2010 Buick LUCERNE
Problems, Recalls & Reliability Report
Quick Summary
The 2010 Buick LUCERNE has 77 owner complaints filed with NHTSA — that's 1.0x the segment average of 80. The most common issue is electrical problems (26% of all complaints), specifically: had car towed to dealership on 12/17/14. car not starting and stalling. had battery replaced and next day car would not start again. stalled and making noise under hood and in rear by battery. took back to dealership and they stated could not replicate problem therefore no solution to be found. told. ⚠️ 2 fire reports filed.
77
Total Complaints
0
Recalls Issued
—/5
Safety Stars
1.0x
vs Segment Avg
Known Problems
ELECTRICAL
20 complaints- • HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP ON 12/17/14. CAR NOT STARTING AND STALLING. HAD BATTERY REPLACED AND NEXT DAY CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. STALLED AND MAKING NOISE UNDER HOOD AND IN REAR BY BATTERY. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM THEREFORE NO SOLUTION TO BE FOUND. TOLD
- • NO WARNING CAR WOULD NOT CRANK. TURN OVER BUT NOT CRANK. AFTER ABOUT A HOUR CAR CRANKED. 1 WEEK LATER CAR WOULD NOT CRANK. BUT STILL WOULD TURN OVER. FOUND A BURNED FUEL PUMP RELAY. CHANGED IT OUT. 30 MILES LATER. CAR KILLED LUCKILY COME TO A RED LIGHT. CHECK RELAY , IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT. LOCATED U
- • TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE FUSES IN THE FUSE BOX HAD BURNED OUT. THE FUSE
“HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP ON 12/17/14. CAR NOT STARTING AND STALLING. HAD BATTERY REPLACED AND NEXT DAY CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. STALLED AND MAKING NOISE UNDER HOOD AND IN REAR BY BATTERY. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM THEREFORE NO SOLUTION TO BE FOUND. TOLD”
— NHTSA complaint filing
FUEL SYSTEM
12 complaints- • HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP ON 12/17/14. CAR NOT STARTING AND STALLING. HAD BATTERY REPLACED AND NEXT DAY CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. STALLED AND MAKING NOISE UNDER HOOD AND IN REAR BY BATTERY. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM THEREFORE NO SOLUTION TO BE FOUND. TOLD
- • TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT, WHO WAS A CERTIFIED AUTO ENGINEER, STATED THAT THE RELAY FOR THE FUEL PUMP HEATED UP AND MELTED, CAUSING THE FUEL PUMP TO STOP FUNCTIONING.
- • WHEN TO START VEHICLE ON THE ABOVE DATE AND IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER, THE DAY BEFORE WHILE I WAS DRIVING I SMELL SOMETHING BURNING AND TODAY IT DOES NOT START. READING ABOUT PROBLEM AND COMPLAINT ON THE INTERNET I REALIZE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE YEARS 2006 UNTIL 2011. IT SEEMS
“HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP ON 12/17/14. CAR NOT STARTING AND STALLING. HAD BATTERY REPLACED AND NEXT DAY CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. STALLED AND MAKING NOISE UNDER HOOD AND IN REAR BY BATTERY. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM THEREFORE NO SOLUTION TO BE FOUND. TOLD”
— NHTSA complaint filing
STEERING
9 complaints- • TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING FAILED SUDDENLY. THE DEALER WAS ON THE WAY TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE TO INSPECT IT AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3,213. UPDATED 6/1
- • I WAS DRIVING EAST BOUND ON INTERSTATE 20 APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES WEST OF SWEETWATER TEXAS ON JULY 11, 2014, WHEN I WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE (THAT LEFT THE SCENE.) THE JARRING CAUSED ME TO LOSE POWER SO I WAS UNABLE TO STEER OR TO BRAKE, WHICH SENT MY CAR CRASHING INTO A GUARDRAIL; FU
- • SQUEAKING NOISE FROM STEERING WHEN TURNING. DEALER PURCHASED CAR NEW FROM DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING STEERING RACK AND LOOSE MOTOR MOUNT REPLACED FOR APPROX. $1325.00. CAR HAS LOW MILES AND NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT.
“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING FAILED SUDDENLY. THE DEALER WAS ON THE WAY TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE TO INSPECT IT AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3,213. UPDATED 6/1”
— NHTSA complaint filing
SEATS/RESTRAINTS
7 complaints- • TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD RESTRAINTS WERE IMPROPERLY SHAPED. THEY LEANED SO FAR FORWARD THAT HE COULD NOT SIT COMFORTABLY IN HIS SEAT AND WAS HIT IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WHEN HE TRIED TO SIT BACK IN THE SEAT. WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP
- • TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH HE ADJUSTED THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND THE SEAT WENT BACK DOWN TO THE FLOOR. HE STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SEAT WILL NOT STAY WHERE IT WAS SET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON FIVE OCCASIONS AND THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLE
- • TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S HEADREST WAS NOT DESIGNED PROPERLY AND REMAINED TILTED FORWARD WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING TENSION IN THE NECK AREA. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. T
“TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD RESTRAINTS WERE IMPROPERLY SHAPED. THEY LEANED SO FAR FORWARD THAT HE COULD NOT SIT COMFORTABLY IN HIS SEAT AND WAS HIT IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WHEN HE TRIED TO SIT BACK IN THE SEAT. WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP”
— NHTSA complaint filing
ENGINE
7 complaints- • I RECENTLY RENTED A BRAND NEW BUICK LUCERNE CAR FROM ENTERPRISE RENTALS. THE FOLLOWING DAY I WAS STANDING BY THE REAR OF THE CAR AND I SUSTAINED A PAINFUL BURN ON MY LEG FROM THE CHROME TAILPIPE. SECOND OR THIRD DEGREE BURN APPROX 3X3 CM. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT A CHILD COULD GRAB ONTO THE TAILPI
- • ENGINE MOUNT HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE, THE FIRST IS LISTED ABOVE, THE SECOND TIME IS SEPT, 24, 2012 AND THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE IS 31,000. THIS IS UNUSUAL AND MAKE ME WONDER IF THE PART IS DEFLECTIVE. A VEHICLE LESS THAN THREE YEAR OLD HAS TWO ENGINE MOUNTS REPLA
- • HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP ON 12/17/14. CAR NOT STARTING AND STALLING. HAD BATTERY REPLACED AND NEXT DAY CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. STALLED AND MAKING NOISE UNDER HOOD AND IN REAR BY BATTERY. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM THEREFORE NO SOLUTION TO BE FOUND. TOLD
“I RECENTLY RENTED A BRAND NEW BUICK LUCERNE CAR FROM ENTERPRISE RENTALS. THE FOLLOWING DAY I WAS STANDING BY THE REAR OF THE CAR AND I SUSTAINED A PAINFUL BURN ON MY LEG FROM THE CHROME TAILPIPE. SECOND OR THIRD DEGREE BURN APPROX 3X3 CM. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT A CHILD COULD GRAB ONTO THE TAILPI”
— NHTSA complaint filing
Estimated Repair Costs
Estimates based on average reported repair costs. Actual costs vary by location, shop, and severity.
🔍 Pre-Purchase Inspection Checklist
Based on 77 owner complaints for this specific year, here's what to check or ask about:
- ☐ELECTRICAL: HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP ON 12/17/14. CAR NOT STARTING AND STALLING. HAD BATTERY REPLACED AND NEXT DAY CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. STALLED AND MAKING NOISE UNDER HOOD AND IN REAR BY BATTERY. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM THEREFORE NO SOLUTION TO BE FOUND. TOLD
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
- ☐FUEL SYSTEM: HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP ON 12/17/14. CAR NOT STARTING AND STALLING. HAD BATTERY REPLACED AND NEXT DAY CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. STALLED AND MAKING NOISE UNDER HOOD AND IN REAR BY BATTERY. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM THEREFORE NO SOLUTION TO BE FOUND. TOLD
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
- ☐STEERING: TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING FAILED SUDDENLY. THE DEALER WAS ON THE WAY TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE TO INSPECT IT AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3,213. UPDATED 6/1
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
- ☐SEATS/RESTRAINTS: TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD RESTRAINTS WERE IMPROPERLY SHAPED. THEY LEANED SO FAR FORWARD THAT HE COULD NOT SIT COMFORTABLY IN HIS SEAT AND WAS HIT IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WHEN HE TRIED TO SIT BACK IN THE SEAT. WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
- ☐General: Get a pre-purchase inspection from an independent mechanic ($100-$200)
Buick LUCERNE — Year Comparison
How does 2010 compare to other years? Fewer complaints = more reliable.
Full years-to-avoid analysis →NHTSA Safety Rating
No NHTSA safety rating available
At a Glance
- Complaints
- 77
- Recalls
- 0
- Fire reports
- 2
- Crash reports
- 2
- Injury reports
- 1
- Segment avg
- 80
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