2009 Buick Lucerne: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Jan 24, 2022 · Electrical, Fuel system · IL

Fuel pump relay under vehicles back seat fried out due to the back seat hitting the fuse box cover and grounding out the fuel pump relay. My child was in the back seat and said there was smoke coming from the back seat and the fuse box nearly caught on fire. After reading online I am appalled that this has not been recalled yet. There was 0 warning, no lights on dash, I did not file a police report or do anything with my insurance as there was no accident. Just a car bomb manufactured by GM

Filed Sep 24, 2020 · Body, Electrical · 88,000 miles · PA · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 buick lucerne. The contact stated that while his girlfriend was driving at an unknown rate of speed upon exiting a highway, the vehicle had shut off without warning. She was able to pull the vehicle over and restart the vehicle. As the contact's girlfriend proceeded to drive, she initially smelled smoke coming from the vehicle; she then saw a flame ignite from the bottom rear passenger seat. She stated that she was initially unable to unlock the doors or roll down the driver side window; after a second attempt, she was able to roll down the driver side window and exited the vehicle. A fellow motorist saw the situation and called the fire department. The fire department arrived and extinguished the fire. A fire report was filed and no injuries were reported as a result of the fire. The vehicle was destroyed at the scene and was towed to an independent junk yard. The contact called penske buick gmc(100 s museum rd, shillington, pa 19607) where he was informed that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 88,000.

Filed May 29, 2018 · Electrical, Fuel system · 53,100 miles · PA

Vehicle stalls out without warning. Unable to start. Burning smell under rear seat (driver side). Service bulletin issued by gm #15-na-051 (july 26, 2016). Design defect causing no start/stalling condition because rear seat bottom bracket pressing on fuel pump relay causing fuel pump relay to short out (burn out). This is a safety issue which could cause serious injury or death by causing an accident when car stalls out without warning. Gm refuses to issue recall. Gm says to take vehicle to local dealer and have repair/modification done at owners expense.

Filed May 1, 2018 · Electrical · 105,000 miles · KY

Car was fine 1 day next day would not start. Had it towed mechanic replaced fuel pump and relay. Next day I'm driving going down hill and it looses all power and won't start. Had it towed again. Mechanic replaced relay. Picked car up and drove it for about 2 hours and relay burned out in middle of intersection. Walked to parts store and bought relay. Replaced and drove home. Next day going to work and relay burns out again. It is super hot and melts plastic around the hole in fuse box where the prong goes in. Have replaced it several more times and I am now taking it back to mechanic before it catches on fire or gets me killed driving down the road. This is a major problem with the buick lucerne. I once trusted this vehicle. Please please please recall and fix this problem. Stranded every time I leave the house.

Filed Aug 18, 2017 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 139,952 miles · MS · 1 injury

I own a 2009 buick lucerne that I attempted to start the vehicle on random occassions. On another occasion the vehicle stalled on highway 49 in the middle of traffic. It fails to start, some relays are hot even when the car is off, fuel relay has been replace 4 times and it gets extra hot and will almost burn your hand, the fuse box is melted partly and has a burning smell. The fuel pump voltage was checked and is good. On the last try to crack now the driver door windo and door lock is not working. There is no corrison under the fuse box. Buick does not have a recall out on the fuse box or relay. The vehicle had to be towed 25 miles. This is a safety hazard. I have a disabled daughter who is transported in my car and I worry about the safety of this vehicle. Buick is aware of this issue with this particular car. The bucik forum and the federal safety agency websites both have complaints about this issue. The manufacture has been notified. It will take accidents, injury, or deaths for this issue to be resovled it seems. As buick and dealers continue to sell these cars many peoples lives are I jeopardy. I have reviewed pages on complaints and again buick is aware of these issues.

Filed Jul 5, 2017 · Electrical · 115,000 miles · PA

Fuel pump relay burns out and is so hot to the touch it will burn your hand. Was found when the car would not start. Has happened twice now, a week apart, and on the second occurrence the fuel pump was replaced by the mechanic to rule out a possible short causing the issue. The relay is still getting hot so much so that the seat gets hot and I fear it will catch on fire. The mechanic is going to look at the fuse block to see if there is corrosion or damaged wiring causing the issue. The relay was hot when the car was running, and just hadn't cooled by the time it was found. This speaks for how hot it was getting as it burned the mechanic when it had been sitting a few minutes. It does cool down after a while so it is not heating up while stationary.

Filed Sep 22, 2015 · Electrical · 116,400 miles · MO

Car cranked but would not start, checked every thing out found fuel pump fuse burnt removed fuse found fuse block burnt, fuse looked like it had been on fire at one time. I live in the country with nothing but curvey roads if that fuse would have gone out when I was driving I would had run off road and hit a tree killing me or my passengers. [xxx] [xxx] richland, missouri 65556 VIN unavailable information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).'

Filed Feb 3, 2015 · Electrical · 75,000 miles · MI · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 2009 buick lucerne. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. In addition, there was a burning smell of wires. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that rear fuse box had melted. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000. Updated 7/7/15

Filed Feb 3, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 108,290 miles · MI · fire

While driving in petoskey the car started to miss an backfiring then the motor stop running. I couldn't stop or steer the car. After I got the car finely stopped the car wouldn't start up an I could smell like wire burning. I had the car delivered to an auto shop brown motors in harbor springs mi. After the diagnosis they found that the fuse block under the rear seat was burned up at the fuel pump fuse, an was on fire at one time.. The fuse block was beyond fixing an needed a new one installed. There was a recall on the ignition switch, but this isn't what is wrong with these cars, I don' believe that the ignition switch on there recall are what is wrong, I believe that the fuse block is what wrong with there recalls when the fuse shorts out the fuel pump stops an so does the car motor. Strange that the car dealers for some reason has them in stock, there should be a recall on all car with this type of fuse box, this is what causing these car to stop running an get in a accidents. To day I got lucky.