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2011 BUICK LUCERNE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1539153 · 2019-02-12

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
LUCERNE
Year
2011
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
112,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE KEY FOB DID NOT WORK. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY FOB, SHE BECAME LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DID NOT WORK AND THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. ALSO, THE VEHICLE MADE GRINDING AND CLICKING SOUNDS EVEN WITH IT BEING OFF. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER THAT DESCRIBED THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT CALLED COGGIN BUICK GMC IN JACKSONVILLE (7245 BLANDING BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32244, (904) 638-1115) AND WAS INFORMED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11176513
Machine
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