2011 Buick Lucerne Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 23about this part
- Share
- 47%of 49 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 106,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 23 complaints about the electrical system of the 2011 Buick Lucerne, 47% of the 49 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 106,000 miles. 3 a fire, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“On march 28th, 2018 my vehicle a 2011 Buick Lucerne with 162,554 miles on it, would not restart after making a twenty-mile trip to take my grandchildren to school. I parked on the side of the road in front of my mother's house to visit, and upon my attempt to leave, the vehicle would not start. There were no warning indicators, strange noises, or smells that would lead me to believe the fuse box failure, leading to the box melting. …”
NHTSA complaint #11081971, filed 2018-03, 162,544 miles“On 9/1/18 I drove my car all morning late that night when I went to drive again it wouldn't start and I could smell a little burning. Checked the fuse box and it had blew out a couple of fuses so we changed them. 3days later it did the same thing we changed the fuses again and once again the blew now when we changed them it won't start at all. I had to keep changing the fuel pump fuse and a dealer said it was because of the metal of the seat touching the box .”
NHTSA complaint #11124504, filed 2018-09, 106,000 miles“The Buick Lucerne 2011 we own had the battery explode upon turning the key. I am wife/caregiver to 100% disabled veteran and his service dog. Normally I would have put them both in the car before turning the key but luckily on this day I did not or we all would have been killed. The car was in the driveway when this happened. We immediately had car towed to mechanic after the acid and smoke in car had cleared. It was deemed that battery exploded as it is under the rear seat and we could not see it until the seat was out. …”
NHTSA complaint #11035317, filed 2017-10, 67,000 miles“Background - I just went through the ignition recall on my 2007 chevrolet cobalt. The ignition switch was replaced and I am comfortable driving the car now. Then I received recall 14299 on my 2011 Buick Lucerne (NHTSA campaign id 14v355) involving a similar ignition issue. It also mentioned the weight issue of items hanging on the key causing loss of engine power, braking, etc. The recall provided the same interim instructions as the cobalt, remove everything from the key including the fob. …”
NHTSA complaint #10648256, filed 2014-10, 40,480 miles“I was driving on a highway and stopped at a stop sign--when I accelerated to continue driving the car shifted into the gear for driving in the snow. The gear shift still was in drive. In the snow drive gear you get a bumpy ride and can only go 30 MPH. I had on star at that time and they told me to turn the ignition off and it would get me out of that gear. I did that twice and it worked. I brought the car to a dealer in florida and they said it was caused by a faulty fuse--which they replaced. This same thing happened to me again this week; I now have 34,000 miles on the odometer. …”
NHTSA complaint #10650820, filed 2014-10, 20,000 milesRelated recalls
- 14V355000Jun 23, 2014This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings…Covers: Buick Lucerne 2006–2011, Chevrolet Impala 2006–2014, Cadillac Deville 2000–2005 +3 more
- 10V553000Nov 5, 2010General motors is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 dts and buick lucerne vehicles equipped with v8 engines. The starter or alternator cable is in…Covers: Buick Lucerne 2010–2011, Cadillac DTS 2010–2011
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Electrical system: other model years
Other parts of the 2011 Buick Lucerne
6 complaintsBrakes
5 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaintsEngine
3 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsTires
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2011 Buick Lucerne
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.
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