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2008 Buick Lucerne fuel system, gasoline problems

13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel system, gasoline on the 2008 Buick Lucerne6% of all complaints for this model year.

13
Fuel System, Gasoline complaints
6%
share of all complaints
60,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 3
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lucerne. The contact stated that the vehicle was at stand still at a hospital parking lot, when he entered the vehicle and detected plastic burning odor as the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was not drivable and towed to his residence. The contact called an…

    filed Apr 20, 2020

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lucerne. When attempting to start the vehicle, it would crank, but there was no fuel being transferred to the engine. The vehicle was towed to a certified mechanic who diagnosed that the fuel pump and the fuel relay both failed and needed to be replaced. The…

    filed Nov 7, 2019

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Fuel System, Gasoline problems in other Lucerne years

YearReportsShare
2011 Lucerne24%
2009 Lucerne75%
2007 Lucerne11%
2006 Lucerne41%
Lucerne fuel system, gasoline problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.