# 2008 BUICK LUCERNE — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1523157` · 2018-12-12 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** LUCERNE
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 135,000
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE FUEL PUMP RELAY BECAME OVERHEATED AND MELTED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT A FIRE COULD OCCUR DUE TO THE PLACEMENT OF THE RELAY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP RELAY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*