Buick Lucerne Problems by Model Year
NHTSA recorded 943 consumer complaints across the 6 model years of the Buick Lucerne (2006–2011) that have at least 5 complaints. 2006 has the most, with 330. Across all years, the part named most often is electrical system (399 mentions). Pick a model year below to see its parts, mileage, recalls and service bulletins.
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All Lucerne model years
Years with fewer than 5 complaints are not listed. The score compares years of the same model, allowing for the era and for how long each year has collected complaints: 50 is a typical year, lower means fewer complaints. It is not adjusted for sales volume.
| Year | Complaints | Median mi | Recalls | TSBs | Score (50 = typical) | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 49 | 38,740 | 2 | 1,137 | 35 · Fewer | Falling |
| 2010 | 54 | 56,576 | 2 | 1,101 | 32 · Fewer | Falling |
| 2009 | 128 | 79,000 | 2 | 956 | 61 · Typical | Stable |
| 2008 | 218 | 66,386 | 3 | 905 | 80 · More | Stable |
| 2007 | 164 | 49,000 | 4 | 831 | Not compared (before 2008) | Falling |
| 2006 | 330 | 50,596 | 4 | 721 | Not compared (before 2008) | Falling |
Parts named most often, all years
Counts add up complaint mentions across the listed years. A complaint can name several parts.
- Electrical system399 41%
- Fuel system135 14%
- Body and structure101 10%
- Steering83 8.5%
- Air bags79 8.1%
- Engine77 7.9%
- Brakes53 5.5%
- Vehicle speed control45 4.6%
Example complaints
One per model year, chosen for length and detail. Personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
2010: “Fuse box problem with design. The seat latch design together shorts out the fuel pump relay. This gets hot, shorts out and damages the fuel pump and can cause possible fire. This is a costly deadly design flaw and should be recalled. Lucky we fixed it in time. I have babies that sit in my back seat and it's scary to think that it could catch on fire with them sitting there.”
NHTSA complaint #11364296, filed 2020-10, 71,000 miles2008: “Within the last month, my car has burned though 3 fuel pump relays. One connection is bubbling up in a certain spot. The fuse box is hot to the touch, and a glove was needed to pull the fuel relay out and the bubbling is now apparent on the fuse box itself. I had just finished a 260 mile round trip with my sister and when we stopped for food, the car would crank but not start.”
NHTSA complaint #11257225, filed 2019-09, 104,242 miles2006: “We drove 40 miles round trip to have the recall #14299 safety recall performed on the keys to our car and they refused to preform this safety recall because we did not have the car with us. We had the recall notice and owners card. The service bulletin says nothing about verifying that the VIN number matches our owner's card and the recall notice.”
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate. Methodology