# 2011 Buick Lucerne - ABS and Stabilitrak

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-buick-lucerne-abs-and-stabilitrak/135150>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** buick\
**Created:** [February 22, 2019, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-buick-lucerne-abs-and-stabilitrak/135150 "2019-02-22T17:18:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![sandraburton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@sandraburton](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sandraburton)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-buick-lucerne-abs-and-stabilitrak/135150/1 "2019-02-22T17:18:50Z")

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the ABS light and Stabilitrak system came on loud sound then went off

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-buick-lucerne-abs-and-stabilitrak/135150/2 "2019-02-22T17:56:33Z")

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> [@sandraburton](#):
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> ABS light and Stabilitrak system came on loud sound

Because you got onto some slippery stuff, the noise happened because the ABS and Stabilitrak turned on. The light went on to TELL you that both systems just saved you from a crash. The light went off after the event passed.

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**Author:** ![sandraburton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@sandraburton](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sandraburton)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-buick-lucerne-abs-and-stabilitrak/135150/3 "2019-02-25T15:53:29Z")

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I took your advise. On the way home every panel on my dash came up with something wrong. The car shut down I had it towed to the  
dealer, he said my battery was bad and the alternator was bad. So I had to pay for both, which was very expensive.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-buick-lucerne-abs-and-stabilitrak/135150/4 "2019-02-25T16:21:15Z")

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> [@sandraburton](#):
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> he said my battery was bad and the alternator was bad. So I had to pay for both, which was very expensive.

On modern vehicles, when the alternator goes bad, it will cause all manner of strange situations with the vehicle’s electronic devices as a result of a “ripple” effect with the electrical supply.