2010 Buick LUCERNE - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2010 Buick Lucerne received high ratings in front crash tests for both the driver and passenger sides, with a score of 5 out of 5. However, the overall side crash rating was slightly lower at 4 out of 5 for both the driver and passenger sides. The car is equipped with optional electronic stability control and lane departure warning systems, which can enhance overall safety. It does not have a forward collision warning system. In terms of recalls and complaints, there have been 2 recalls and 50 complaints reported for this vehicle. Overall, the Buick Lucerne shows good performance in frontal crashes and offers additional safety features like stability control and lane departure warning, contributing to its safety profile.

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Complaint Count

50

Recall Count

2

Investigation Count

0

Safety Rating

Not Rated

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Safety Features

2010 Buick Lucerne 4-DR. w/SAB Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2010 Buick Lucerne 4-DR. w/SAB

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Optional
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

No
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

Optional

2010 Buick Lucerne 4-DR. w/SAB Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2010 Buick Lucerne 4-DR. w/SAB Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2006 Score 2010 Score 2011 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated 5
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 5 5 5
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5 4

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2006 Score 2010 Score 2011 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated 2
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 4 4 1
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating 4 4 2
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated Not Rated 1
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated Not Rated 2
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated Not Rated 2

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2006 Score 2010 Score 2011 Score
Rollover Rating Not Rated Not Rated 5
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated 2

Complaints for the 2010 Buick LUCERNE

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

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Complaint:
"rear fuse block, fuel pump relay, gets hot and melts. apparently due to seat latch pushing against fuse block cover. smoked, but not fire."
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2024-02-01
Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2010 buick lucerne. the contact stated that while the rear seat was occupied, it was raised up on the battery and fuse box, causing the fuse relay to short circuit. while driving, the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuse box and fuel pump needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 70,000."
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2024-04-03
Complaint:
"fuse box melted"
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2022-09-02
Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2010 buick lucerne. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. due to the failure, the contact had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic where the vehicle was diagnosed with a defective fuel pump relay. after receiving the diagnosis, the contact had the fuel pump relay replaced. despite the repair, the contact stated that while her husband was driving home from the mechanic at a low rate of speed, the vehicle shutoff again without warning. due to the failure, the contact had the vehicle towed back to the same independent mechanic where it remained in their possession. upon investigation, the contact linked her failure to nhtsa campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system). the manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed her that there were no recalls on the vehicle. the contact was offered no further assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 158,000."
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2020-04-09
Complaint:
"car would not start. noticed a burning smell. while researching problems found a thread on common issues with this car. turns out the is an issue with the fuel relay. checked the box sure enough the relay melted. this was under my sons car seat!!!! if this is a known issue why was this not reviewed and recalled. does someone have to be injured or even die? how horrible is it that a known issue is not addressed. after the relay was discovered i also discover the fuse box has some indentations. these are from the seat clamp."
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2021-03-09
Complaint:
""takata recall" the fuse board repeatedly burns up"
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2017-08-02
Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2010 buick lucerne. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. the vehicle was towed to white bear lake superstore (3900 n highway 61 n, white bear lake, minnesota 55110) where it was diagnosed that the fuse block and relay failed and needed replacement. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 136,106."
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2019-11-05
Complaint:
"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 was replaced, but it was later discovered that the fuse and fuse box had melted. the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. the dealer was not notified. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 90,000."
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2018-01-05
Complaint:
"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 under the back seat where my kids ride. only vehicle. is there a recall. as dangerous as ignition problem. *tr"
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2017-03-01

Recalls for the 2010 Buick LUCERNE

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"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."
Consequence:
If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury. Additionally, a key knocked out of the run position will cause loss of engine power, power steering, and power braking, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Remedy:

GM will notify owners, and dealers will install two key rings and an insert in the key slot or a cover over the key head on all ignition keys, free of charge. The recall began on September 23, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-458-8006 (Cadillac), and 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet). GM's number for this recall is 14299.

Component(s) Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM > IGNITION
Date of incident: 2014-06-23

BUICK Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

BUICK ranks 20 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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