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1G4HD57288U117014

2008 BUICK Lucerne CXL

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Year

2008

Make

BUICK

Model

Lucerne

Trim

CXL

Body Style

Sedan/Saloon

Drive Type

Engine

3.8L 6-cyl

Fuel Type

Gasoline

Transmission

Plant

DETROIT HAMTRAMCK, MICHIGAN, UNITED STATES (USA)

Vehicle Type

PASSENGER CAR

Manufacturer

GENERAL MOTORS LLC

Owner Complaints

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Service Bulletins

906 on file Get Report →

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Open Recalls for This Vehicle

14V355000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2005-2009 Buick LaCrosse, 2006-2011 Buick Lucerne, 2000-2005 Cadillac DeVille, 2006-2011 Cadillac DTS, 2006-2014 Chevrolet Impala, and 2006-2007 Chevrolet Monte Carlo vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the weight on the key ring and road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position, turning off the engine.

08V441000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

GM IS RECALLING 857,735 MY 2006-2008 BUICK LUCERNE; CADILLAC DTS; HUMMER H2; MY 2007-2008 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; GMC ACADIA, SIERRA, YUKON, YUKON XL, SATURN OUTLOOK; AND MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A HEATED WIPER WASHER FLUID SYSTEM. A SHORT CIRCUIT ON THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE WASHER FLUID HEATER MAY OVERHEAT THE CONTROL-CIRCUIT GROUND WIRE.

10V240000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2009 BUICK, LUCERNE; CADILLAC DTS; HUMMER H2; MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 BUICK ENCLAVE; CADILLAC CTS; MODEL YEAR 2007-2009 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; GMC ACADIA, SIERRA, YUKON, YUKON XL; SATURN OUTLOOK; AND MODEL YEAR 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A HEATED WASHER FLUID SYSTEM (HWFS). A RECALL WAS IMPLEMENTED IN 2008 TO ADD A FUSE TO THE CONTROL CIRCUIT HARNESS TO ADDRESS THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD (PCB) ELECTRICAL SHORT. HOWEVER, THERE HAVE BEEN NEW REPORTS OF THERMAL INCIDENTS ON HWFS MODULES AFTER THIS IMPROVEMENT WAS INSTALLED. THESE INCIDENTS RESULTED FROM A NEW FAILURE MODE ATTRIBUTED TO THE DEVICE'S THERMAL PROTECTION FEATURE. THE SIGNIFICANCE VARIES FROM MINOR DISTORTION TO CONSIDERABLE MELTING OF THE PLASTIC AROUND THE HWFS FLUID CHAMBER.

Known Issues — Factory Service Bulletins

The manufacturer has filed 906 technical service bulletins with NHTSA for the 2008 BUICK Lucerne — factory-acknowledged issues with documented fixes, distinct from recalls. Top areas:

Equipment · 469Electrical System · 204Engine And Engine Cooling · 94Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · 66Power Train · 61Engine · 45

13598New Vehicle Monitoring Programs Section in IVH

PIC5650MThis Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the security light coming on. Technician may find

PIP5601CThis PI communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from TAC.

Owner-Reported Problems (NHTSA)

Owners have filed 218 complaints with the federal government (NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation) about the 2008 BUICK Lucerne. Complaints are owner-reported issues — unlike recalls, they are not manufacturer-acknowledged defects, but they show where this model-year has real-world trouble spots.

Electrical System · 121Fuel/Propulsion System · 50Engine · 24Structure · 14Fuel System · 14Gasoline · 13

About This VIN

VIN 1G4HD57288U117014 identifies a 2008 BUICK Lucerne CXL sedan/saloon. The first three characters (1G4) form the World Manufacturer Identifier — encoding country, manufacturer, and vehicle type. Characters 4-8 (HD572) describe the model, body, and engine. The 9th character (8) is the check digit. Position 10 (8) encodes the model year (2008). Position 11 (U) is the plant code — this vehicle was assembled in DETROIT HAMTRAMCK, UNITED STATES (USA). The final six characters (117014) are the unique sequential production number.

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