2011 Buick Regal Complaint Log

53000 MILES. WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION. CAR GOES TO LOW POWER MORE AND CHECK STABILI-TRACK MESSAGE COMES ON. CAR SHAKES BAD AT IDLE, IDLES TOO HIGH,(ALMOST TO A POINT WHERE BRAKES WON'T HOLD AT A STOP). SHUT DOWN AND RESTART CAR GOES BACK TO NORMAL CONDITIONS FOR SHORT PUERILE OF TIME. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND CODE FOR THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION IS DETECTED. CALLED BUICK SERVICE NUMBER AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY. MADE APPOINTMENT WITH DEALERSHIP CHECKED CODE AND DETERMINED SAME CODE ISSUE AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. DID. NOT HAVE THEM FIX IT YET. COST IS EXCESSIVE AND WAS TOLD UNDER WARRANTY BY MANUFACTURER. WAITING ON CUSTOMER SERVICE CALL BACK. CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HAVE SEEN MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS BUT HAVE SEEN NOTHING DONE BY BUICK OR NTSB. *TR

ENGINE NOISE AT START-UP AND IDLE; EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION

THERE WAS A RECALL OF THE KEY AND "FOB" FOR 2010-2014 CHEVY CAMAROS BECAUSE THE KEY COULD BE BUMPED BY SOMEONE'S KNEE OR SOME SIMILAR ISSUE. THE KEY OF MY 2011 BUICK REGAL BROKE, AND I BELIEVE IT HAS THE SAME CONSTRUCTION AS THE CAMARO. BY BROKE I MEAN THAT THE METAL PART THE FLIPS THE KEY IN AND OUT THE FOB (WHEN YOU PRESS A BUTTON) ACTUALLY BROKE, LUCKILY WHILE MY WIFE WAS TURNING OFF THE IGNITION. I THEREFORE SUSPECT THAT SINCE THE CAMARO AND BUICK ARE BUILT BY GM AND PROBABLY SHARE THE SAME KEY/FOB DESIGN, I'M EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE DRIVERS OF THE RECALLED CAMAROS, AND THE KEY/FOB OF THE 2011 BUICK REGALS SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED.

2011 BUICK REGAL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BATTERY CABLE WIRES INSULATION DAMAGES CAUSED ELECTRICAL SHORT FROM FUSE BOX . CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR POWER SEATS WIRING HARNESS RECALL NOTICE REPAIRS. *SMD UPDATED 7/19/17*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED, WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE STOPPING OR SLOWING DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKE PAD WAS COMPLETELY ERODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,300.

MY WIFE'S XENON HID HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES BEGAN LEAKING DURING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN.THE RAIN SHORTED OUT THE BALLAST AND THE HEADLIGHT WENT BLACK. I REPLACED IT AND SOON AFTER, THE OTHER SIDE DID THE SAME. THE ASSEMBLIES GOT WORSE AND BEGAN FOGGING UP DURING WEATHER CHANGES. THEN, MORE BALLASTS WENT OUT. I WENT TO GM AND THEY SAID THE ASSEMBLIES ARE OUT OF PRODUCTION AND NO LONGER AVAILABLE! THIS IS NOT AN OLD CAR. I FOUND NOS UNITS ON EBAY AND OTHERS, AS WELL AS USED UNITS FROM WRECKED CARS, BUT THESE WERE FROM $300 TO $1,500 FOR EACH SIDE! I CHECKED ONLINE AND NOTED THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A HUGE ISSUE THAT HAS HAUNTED MANY FOLKS AND GM IS NOT ADDRESSING IT. I HAD TO ORDER ANOTHER BALLAST TODAY, SO I'M ORDERING TWO. I ALSO FOUND SO-CALLED AFTERMARKET UNITS IN CHINA, BUT DURING INSPECTION I FOUND THEY WERE ACTUALLY MADE AT HELLA SPECIFICATIONS FOR GM IN SLOVINIA, BUT BEING SOLD AS AFTERMARKET IN CHINA FOR $700 A PAIR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE AND IF GM NO LONGER SUPPORTS A NEWER CAR, ONE IS FORCED TO BY ANOTHER CAR. I AM OUT QUITE A BIT OF MONEY WITH NO HELP FROM GM /BUICK WHATSOEVER. HOW CAN THIS BE ALLOWED? THIS ISSUE BEGAN IN 2015!

THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT BULB & CONNECTOR MELTED. BULB CAN NOT BE REPLACED BECAUSE HOUSING IS DAMAGED. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THIS IS NOT COVERED BY ANY RECALLS. I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY PARTS. THIS IS DEFINITELY A FACTORY DEFECT AND CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS PER THE DEALER IS TO REPLACE COMPLETE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V484000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TURNING SIGNAL FAILED SOON AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR TAIL LIGHT BULB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,419.

THE CAR STALLED TODAY AFTER REVERSING OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT AND SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME IN MY 14 MONTHS OF OWNING THE CAR THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. IT ONLY HAPPENS RIGHT AFTER TURNING THE CAR ON. THE STEERING GOES OUT AND THE ENGINE STALLS, BUT THE ELECTRONICS REMAIN ON, IT'S A LOT LIKE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU RUN OUT OF FUEL BUT MY TANK IS FULL. THE DEALER CANNOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. THEY CLAIM THEY'VE NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE BEFORE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS FUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BULBS, CONNECTORS, AND WIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL.WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHANGE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

VEHICLE CONTINUALLY STALLED AND DIED AT RED LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS, OR WHEN SLOWING FOR TURNING VEHICLES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT SERIOUS AND WAS SCHEDULED FOR REPAIR 2 DAYS LATER. DIAGNOSED AS CAMSHAFT INDICATOR. CURRENT RECALL OUTSTANDING ON SOME 2011 BUICK REGALS BUT NOT ALL. HOWEVER, BASED ON RESEARCH ON BUICK SERVICE WEBSITE, IT APPEARS TO BE WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND WAS DANGEROUS CONSIDERING MY VEHICLE DIED AT AN EXIT RAMP LEAVING THE INTERSTATE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CAM SHAFT POSITION ACTUATOR SOLENOID VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,775.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, 78 MPH IN RUSH HOUR AND MY ENGINE DIED/NO POWER, NO BRAKES, NO STEERING. HEAVY TRAFFIC, NO CONTROL. I MADE IT TO SHOULDER, VERY DIFFICULT TO EASE THE VEHICLE OVER. NO WARNING LIGHTS. ENGINE JUST DIED. NO CONTROL. ONCE THE CAR STOPPED AFTER ROLLING AT A HIGH SPEED, I TRIED TO START MY ENGINE. ENGINE STARTED,AND ABLE TO PROCEED. NEXT DAY, SIMILAR INCIDENT HAPPENED I WAS TURNING A CORNER. THE SAME THING HAPPENED, I WAS GOING A LOWER SPEED. I HAD LESS CONTROL AFTER THE ENGINE DIED, NO WARNING LIGHTS ETC.VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. I TURNED THE KEY AND IT STARTED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID NEEDED OIL CHANGE, AND 3 QUARTS LOW ON OIL. AND I WAS 1000 MILES OVER . THEY WERE SENDING ME HOME WITH OIL CHANGE, I PLEADED TO LOOK INTO FURTHER AS I WAS IN FEAR OF MY LIFE DRIVING. THE SERVICE SHEET INDICATED THE CAR HAD MULTIPLE CAM ACTUATOR SYSTEM FAILURE CODES. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID LOW ON OIL, AND WAS SAFE,HE WENT TO GET THE CAR. THE CAR STALLED ON HIM ...NO POWER, NO ALARMS,NO SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHTS, ETC. EVENTUALLY, I CONVINCED THEM TO GIVE ME A VEHICLE TO DRIVE AFTER INITIAL DENIAL. 1 WEEK LATER, THEY HAVE FOUND NOTHING WRONG. SAID EXHAUST CAM SHAFT ACTUATOR WAS BROKEN. THEY REPLACED THE TIMING CHAINS, THE ACTUATORS, AND SELENOIDS. STILL NO EXPLANATION WHY MY CAR DIED DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 78MPH THEY SAID SOMETIMES IT TAKES 3 FAILURES OR KEY CYCLES BEFORE AN ALARM WILL BE SET. NOT SURE IF THEY TRULY FOUND THE PROBLEM SO THEY HAVE ASKED TO DRIVE MY CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS TO SEE IF THE DEFAULT CONTINUES TO SHOW UP. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT AN ENGINE SHOULD STOP WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS 3 TIMES BEFORE AN ALARM SYSTEM OR WARNING WOULD EVER BE GIVEN TO THE DRIVER THAT THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM. I AM STILL VERY CONCERNED AND AM NOT SURE IF I SHOULD BE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE OR NOT FOR FEAR OF MY LIFE.

ENGINE KEEPS STALLING., IT HAPPENS AT INTERSECTIONS AND RANDOMLLY AFTER ACCELERATING. THE CAR DIES. I HAVE HAD THIS CHECKED BY DEALERS AND SEVERAL MECHANICS. VERY LOUD NOISE WHEN VEHICLE STARTS UP. RUNS ROUGH AND DOES NOT ACCELERATE CORRECTLY. SHAKES WHENEVER IDLE AND TURNS OFF RANDOMLLY. POSSIBLE ECM SOFTWARE UPDATE NEEDED BASED ON INTERNET SEARCH FOR THE SIMILIAR ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST OR EVEN COMMENT ON ANY UPDATES TO SOFTWARE WITHOUT GOING IN AND PAYING FOR INSPECTION AGAIN. FUSES, AIR INTAKE, O2 SENSORS FILERS, EVERYTHING HAS BEEN CHECKED.

THE CHECK/SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER A FEW DAYS IT GOES AWAY. I HAVE HAD THE CODES READ AND THE ISSUE CANNOT BE DETERMINED. SOMETIMES THE ACCELERATION FROM STOP DOES NOT RESPOND TIMELY. IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT WHEN MERGING ON FREEWAYS. I WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHEN THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO SLOW RESPONSE OF ACCELERATION. MAF HAS BEEN CLEAN. THE A NEW MAF WAS INSTALLED. NOTHING HAS CHANGED. ALSO I AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS RELATED BUT I CANNOT RUN MY AIR CONDITIONER UNTIL THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A FEW MILES. IF I DO THE COMPRESSOR WILL MAKE AN AWFUL NOISE. AN ODOR HAS STARTED TO COME FROM THE VENTS WHEN THE AIR IS NOT RUNNING.

VEHICLE RUNNING ROUGH AND STALLING; 2ND REPLACEMENT OF TIMING CHAIN, FUEL PUMP TENSIONER/BELT

ENGINE STALLING IN INTERSECTION, AND IN A PARKING LOT. WAS ATTEMPTING TO CROSS AN INTERSECTION AND CAR JUST DIED, STARTED IT AGAIN IT MOVED VERY ROUGHLY AND DIED AGAIN. IT WAS HOT OUTSIDE AND I HAD THE AIR RUNNING. NO DTC CODES PRESENT. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES WHILE JUST LETTING OFF THE GAS AND PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT. IT'S VERY RANDOM AND I AM AFRAID TO HAVE MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND HAVE IT DIE IN A CROSS ROAD OR INTERSECTION. LOTS OF POSTS ON SIMILAR ISSUES, BUT NO RECALLS FROM BUICK.....WILL SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FIRST?

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH AND WAS COMING INTO AN INTERSECTION IN WHICH I NEEDED TO TURN. STOPLIGHT TURNED RED, SO I STOPPED. AS SOON AS I STOPPED, THE CAR JUST DIED. WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR! WE COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY BEEN HURT. SOMEONE PLEASE FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON. HAVE HAD MY CAR AT DEALER BEFORE AND MENTIONED STALLING, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. WILL BE HAVING IT TOWED BACK IN MONDAY. *TR

ON SATURDAY, 4/18/15, I WAS IN THE INTERSECTION WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN; THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING. WHEN IT WAS CLEAR TO COMPLETE THE LEFT HAND TURN, I PLACED MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. BY THIS TIME, THE LIGHT CHANGED TO RED, PERMITTING TRAFFIC IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO MOVE FORWARD. HOWEVER, I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION UNABLE TO MOVE. I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AT WHICH TIME, I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER MY VEHICLE OUT THE AWAY AND COMPLETE MY LEFT HAND TURN. I TOOK IT TO THE BUICK DEALERSHIP LOCATED AT 7400 W CERMAK ROAD IN NORTH RIVERSIDE, IL ON 4/20/15 AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. SO I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE HOME 4/20/15 AND DROVE IT HOME. ON THE RIDE HOME, IT PERFORMED WITH NO ISSUES. THEN ON TUESDAY, 4/21/15, I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN WHICH PERMITTED ME TO MOVE FORWARD, I PLACED MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE JOLTED FORWARD AN INCH OR SO AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD ANY LONGER. THE VAN BEHIND ME HAD TO SWING TO THE RIGHT OF MY VEHICLE TO AVOID REAR ENDING ME. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS AND/OR INJURY AND FATALITIES. I ALSO HAD MY 13 YR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME DURING BOTH INCIDENTS. I'VE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS THE COULD END SOMEONE'S LIFE OR SERIOUSLY INJURE SOMEONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TURN SIGNAL, BRAKE, AND HAZARD LIGHTING FAILED TO ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO FIND A FAILURE. THE LIGHT BULBS WERE CHANGED, BUT THE FAILURES PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,115.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR RANDOMLY FLASHED. IN ADDITION, UPON MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE HESITATED, SHOOK, AND VIBRATED AS IF IT WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT IT STILL EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT VIBRATIONS. *JS

PIRELLI PZERO NERO ALL SEASON TIRES. P235/50ZR 18 97W 45,000 MILE WARRANTY. THIS WAS MY 1ST PURCHASED OF THIS BRAND OF TIRE IN 2015. AFTER ONLY ABOUT 15,000 IN 2016, I WAS INFORMED THE TIRES WERE BALD AND NEEDED REPLACED. I WENT BACK TO PLACE OF PURCHASE & PIRELLI GAVE ME A DISCOUNT FOR SAME TYPE OF TIRE AS REPLACEMENT, 4/8/2016. I NOW HAVE BEEN TOLD THESE TIRES NEED REPLACED AGAIN TO TIRE WEAR. I HAVE BEEN GETTING ALL TIRES ROTATED EVERY 3 MONTHS, SINCE I OWNED ANY CAR WITH ANY TIRES. TELEPHONE STARTING 8-7-2017 WERE NEVER RETURNED TO DISCUSS STATED TIRES. I FOUND CONTACT INFO ON BBB WEB PAGE, LEFT MESSAGES FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AS WELL AS 2 INDIVIDUALS NAMED AS PRODUCT/MARKETING. NO RETURN CALLS.I ALSO TOOK A SCREEN SHOT OF THE BBB WHICH REFLECTED CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS IN REFERENCE TO THE WARRANTY ISSUES WITH PIRELLI TIRES. AND EMAILED IT TO PIRELLI COMPANY. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM AN INDIVIDUAL IN CUSTOMER SERVICE, OFFERED SAME TIRES AT ANOTHER DISCOUNT, I STATED THAT WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE, AS THE QUALITY, DEPENDABILITY AND SAFETY IS THE ISSUE. HE SAID THERE WAS NO OTHER OPTION. I THEN RECEIVED A CALL FROM A MARKETING INDIVIDUAL, WE HAD A LONG CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW I ROTATE TIRES EVERY 3000 MILES AND HIS TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE, HE REQUESTED I EMAIL HIM THE INVOICE & PHONE LOG. AFTER A FEW DAYS I HAD TO CONTACT HIM, HE INSINUATED I DID NOT TAKE PROPER CARE OF THE TIRES AND ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF THE TOTAL COST WOULD BE REFUNDED. NHTSA NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THESE TIRES, THEY DO NOT EVEN MEET HALF OF THE WARRANTY, AND THE COMPANY REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM. THESE TIRES PLEASE NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED. THEY ARE DEFECTIVE IN QUALITY, DEPENDABILITY AS WELL AS SAFETY. BY THE WAY, I PAID ABOUT $1,700 WITHIN 2 YEARS FOR THE STATED TIRES.

I was parking in marked space. I had turned into space, my foot was off the gas pedal. The car was 3/4 into the space when it malfunctioned and rapidly accelerated into a hardened snow bank. i instantly braked but there was not enough space to avoid collision.

THE VEHICLE LOST MOST OF ITS POWER, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WOULD NOT EVEN ACCELERATE TO 40 MPH. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE THE MINIMUM SPEED IS 45 MPH. APPARENTLY, THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON WITH THAT ENGINE. I AM NOW PAYING $611 TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY THAT APPARENTLY IS THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM ON THIS ESSENTIALLY NEW CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED DURING COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 36 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, THE ENGINE AND THE OIL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE AFFECTED VEHICLE'S THROTTLE BODY FAILED, CAUSING SEVER SHAKING, REVVING OF THE ENGINE TO APPROXIMATELY 1500 RPM, AND EVENTUALLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE ITSELF FORWARD WHILE MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. IT PROPELLED, OUT OF MY CONTROL, APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET FORWARD. HAD I NOT PUT THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY INTO NEUTRAL WHILE THIS WAS OCCURRING, THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TRAVEL FURTHER, OUT OF MY CONTROL. HAD SOMEONE BEEN IN FRONT OF ME AT THE INTERSECTION, OR IF I HAD NOT PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM ENTERING THE INTERSECTION, A VEHICULAR COLLISION WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, PER THE DEALERSHIP WORK ORDER, WAS "THROTTLE BODY INTERNAL INTERMITTENT SHORT." *TR

MY CRUISE CONTROL AND BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AFTER HAVING A RECALL FIXED ON MY 2011 BUICK REGAL. THE RECALLS THAT WERE FIXED WERE AN OIL LIFE MONITOR CONTROL MODULE AND A TURN SIGNAL CONTROL MODULE. AFTER HAVING THIS FIXED, MY CRUISE CONTROL AND BRAKE LIGHTS NO LONGER ARE WORKING. I WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICEMAN, OTHERWISE I DID NOT KNOW THEY WERE NOT WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE BRAKES WILL COME ON ONCE I DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR, BUT NOT WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS. I COULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED SEVERAL TIMES, AS THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED BUT INDICATED THAT THE WRONG TIRE WAS DEFLATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,030.

2011 BUICK REGAL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE REPAIR ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECENTLY NOTICED SEVERAL FLUID SPOTS UNDER THE VEHICLE. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES DETERIORATED WHICH CAUSED THE LEAK. *JB

WHEN I FILLED THE BUICK REGAL WITH GAS AND AT SPEEDS 45MPH AND UP, YOU START TO SMELL GAS FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. IT'S COLD OUT SO THE WINDOWS ARE UP AND ON TWO OCCASIONS, AFTER I GOT TO WORK I WAS DIZZY AND LIGHT-HEADED AND MY HEART WAS POUNDING. TWO CO-WORKERS WOULDN'T LEAVE MY SIDE UNTIL MY HEAD CLEARED. THEY THOUGHT I WAS HAVING A HEART ATTACK OR SOMETHING, BUT MY HEART AND HEAD FINALLY CLEARED. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT AND I WORK AN HOUR AWAY AND MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS 2011 BUICK REGAL WITH ABOUT 53000 MILES ON IT FROM A PRIVATE SELLER. FROM THE DAY I GOT IT THE STEREO, CLOCK, NAVIGATION HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM. THE CLOCK DOESN'T HOLD THE TIME, STEREO TURNS OFF MY ITSELF OR SOMETIMES MAKES A LOUD POP NOISE AND DOESN'T WORK. THE NAVIGATION IS IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, I LIVE IN N.Y. THE DRIVERS HEATED SEAT DOESN'T WORK. THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY WAS UP 3000 MILE AGO, AT THIS POINT. LATER, THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MOTOR MADE A LOUD KNOCK AND WOULD SURGE, HESITATE AND STALL. WITH THE TIMING BEING OFF, THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T DOWNSHIFT AND WAS HARD TO STOP THE CAR. TWO MONTHS LATER THE SAME SYMPTOMS RE-OCCURRED. THE DEALER CHARGED ME TO DIAGNOSE AND TOLD ME IT WAS DOWN 2 QUARTS OF OIL. THEY CHANGED THE OIL 2 MONTHS PRIOR. NOW, I NOTICED THE REAR BRAKES ARE DRAGGING AND DON'T RELEASE SOMETIMES. GM, BUICK AND TWO DEALER WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT ANY OF THIS. AN EXPENSIVE CAR THAT IS BARELY YEARS OLD WITH ALL THESE PROBLEMS. I'VE SEEN THE SERVICE BULLETINS ON ALL OFF THESE PROBLEMS. NO HELP FROM GM, JUST INDEX CARD READERS FROM THE PHILIPPINES WHO APOLOGIZE EVERY THIRTY SECONDS AND MAKE EXCUSES! *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT BULB MELTED. BULB CAN NOT BE REPLACED BECAUSE HOUSING IS DAMAGED. CONTACT THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THIS IS NOT COVERED BY ANY RECALLS. I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY PARTS. THIS IS DEFINITELY A FACTORY DEFECT AND CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE ORDERED PART AND I'M STILL WAITING FOR REPLACEMENT FROM DEALER. *TR

BROKEN PURGE VALVE

UNEXPLAINED ENGINE STALLING; ROUGH IDLE AND NOISE ON START. VEHICLE SPUTTERS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V447000 (SEATS). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PAM UPDATED 11/20/14*LJ UPDATED 02/03/15

THE HEADLAMPS BLOW OUT AND UPON EXAMINING THE BULB HOUSING THE WIRING AND THE CASING THAT THE REPLACEMENT BULBS IS SUPPOSE TO BE INSERTED IN IS BURNED OFF. THE WIRING AND THE CASING IS GONE. THE RECALL IS 12V484 IS NOT ADDRESSING THE CONCERN THAT I HAVE OF THE HEADLAMPS CLEARLY FAILING TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS BY BURNING OUT AND NOT GIVING ANY INDICATORS ON THE INFORMATION PANEL THAT THE HEADLAMPS ARE BLOWN. THE CASING IS SO HOT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE THE BULB I BURNED MY HAND AND MY VEHICLE STILL DOES NOT HAVE HEADLAMPS. THIS SHOULD NOT BE SOMETHING THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPAIR. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED AT GM EXPENSE. *TR

WELL FIRST THERE ARE A FEW COMPLAINTS , FIRST FEW MONTHS ,CAR ALARM GOING OFF AT RANDOM , THEN TRUNK POPPED AT RANDOM ,BROUGHT IN TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO DEALER FOR SERVICE WAS SAID TO BE FIXED . THEN LEFT SIGNAL OUTAGE FEW OCCASIONS BROUGHT IN WITH THE OTHER WORK , HAD NO IDEA ABOUT THE BULBS TILL THIS SITE , THEN RADIO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENT , BATTERY OR OTHER CAR DIES CHARGES WILL DRIVE ALL DAY END OF DAY AFTER A BATTERY JUMP STUTTERS AS DRIVING OR FEELS LIKE GOING TO JUST DIE . GOT HOME ON 7/21/2014 AND NOTICED ALL THE RECALLS ON NEWS HAD NO CLUE IT WAS THIS MAKE,MODEL ,YEAR,ETC., MY 18 HAS DRIVEN ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS (GOD FORBID) ! ALSO I'M READING WHERE THIS MAKE TAKES OFF AT RANDOM HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES IN DRIVE THRU ASSUMED I HADN'T APPLIED ENOUGH PRESSURE TO BRAKE . I'M FURIOUS AND HONESTLY WITH YOUNG ADULT DRIVERS SCARED TO DEATH NOW! OHHH AND NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL INFO ON THIS VEHICLE EVER! OH AND MY KEY BROKE TO ONLY THING IS IT BENT AND HAD REPLACED ! AND SEAT WAS LOOSE ALSO . *TR

TIMING CHAIN AND WATER PUMP CHAIN AND ALL THE OTHER GOOD THINGS THAT GO ALONG WITH THIS NEEDED TO BE REPLACE ON MY 2011 BUICK REGAL 2.4L ENGINE JUST UNDER 25000 MILESTHIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AT THIS MILEAGE. WHAT IF THIS DECIDED TO GO WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY..THIS SEEMS LIKE A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

VEHICLE DROVE FINE NIGHT BEFORE, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE AWAY THE NEXT MORNING IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKES WERE DRAGGING, PARTIALLY ON, NOTED BRAKE PEDAL IN DEPRESSED POSITION. CHECKED PARKING BRAKE TO ENSURE IT WAS NOT ENGAGED, JACKED UP EACH TIRE ONE AT A TIME AND NOTED DRAG ON ALL THE WHEELS. LEFT THE VEHICLE AS IS FOR A COUPLE HOURS THEN IT WOULD NOT START, ACTED LIKE A DEAD BATTERY. CHARGED BATTERY AND HAD IT CHECKED UNDER LOAD AT O'RIELLY'S AUTO PARTS UNDER LOAD..BATTERY TESTED GOOD. REINSTALLED BATTERY AND CAR STARTED, NO WARNING LIGHTS OR MESSAGES. BRAKE PEDAL HAD RETURNED TO UPRIGHT POSITION, TEST DROVE THE CAR AND IT DROVE AND BRAKED FINE. GOOD PEDAL, NO DRAG. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER ON JULY 2,2014 BRAKE PEDAL HAD DROPPED AGAIN ON IT'S OWN AND BRAKES WERE AGAIN DRAGGING. BATTERY AND ELECTRICS WERE NO ISSUE THIS TIME. LET CAR SIT FOR 4 DAYS WHILE OUT OF TOWN AND WHEN RETURNED BRAKES AND PEDAL OK. DROVE IMMEDIATELY TO BUICK DEALER AND PROVIDED THEM WITH SERVICE BULLETIN 338152 AND NHTSA ACTION NUMBER 10045319 WHICH APPEARS TO COVER THE EXACT SITUATION. I AM WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. *JS

WHEN STARTING THE CAR IN THE MORNING, IT ACTS DEAD, BUT THE BATTERY IS OKAY. AFTER A FEW TRIES IT DOES START BUT THEN I HAVE THE DASH LIGHT BEHAVING CRAZY - EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON AND VARIOUS MESSAGES IN MY CENTER DASH. I RESET EVERYTHING TO NORMAL AND AM OKAY. UPON A RESTART LATER IN THE DAY, THINGS ARE USUALLY OKAY. BEING A SENIOR CITIZEN I DON'T GO VERY FAR BUT YESTERDAY, AS I WAS ENTERING A TRAFFIC CIRCLE, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT, A HUGE TRAILER TRUCK WAS BEARING DOWN ON ME AND LUCKILY THE CAR STARTED BACK UP JUST IN TIME. THE BUICK DEALER (DARBY) TREATED ME RUDELY OVER A MINOR PROBLEM SO NOW I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO OR WHAT TO DO FOR HELP ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO TURN MY VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS REGARDING MY VEHICLE BREAKING DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, THE CARD BASICALLY RUNS LIKE A TOY! WITHIN MONTHS OF PURCHASING THIS PRECERTIFIED ONE OWNER VEHICLE, THE OIL LIGHT SUPPOSEDLY WAS RECALLED AND DID NOT FUNCTION-CAR HAD ABSOLUTELY NO OIL. I CONTINUED TO RECEIVED BUICK HANDLED MAINTENANCE AND STILL EXPERIENCING ISSUES. THE VEHICLE STILL LOOSES OIL WITHIN RANGE OF NOT NEEDING A CHANGE. THE CARD JERKS AND WHEN APPROACHING STOPS AND WILL COMPLETELY CUT OFF. I RECENTLY GOT MY CAR BACK AFTER TWO WEEKS OF REPAIRS REPLACING OF ENGINE PISTONS, BELTS SO ON AND SO FORTH HOWEVER TODAY AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK AND SHAKE AND THE DIED. THE LIGHT TURN GREEN AND I WAS IN FRONT OF A SCHOOL BUS! I CANNOT BE ON THE ROAD AND MY CAR CUTTING OFF IN TRAFFIC AFTER MULTIPLE REPAIRS! THIS WAS MY FIRST CAR PURCHASE AND I AM MORE THAN DISAPPOINTED. ONCE AGAIN I HAVE TO TAKE MY CAR IN TO SEE WHY THE ISSUE CONTINUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE NOR DID THEY REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CODE WAS CLEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO SEE THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

PASSENGER AIR BAG ON/OFF INDICATOR INDICATES "AIR BAG OFF" WHEN PASSENGER IS IN SEAT. REMAINED OFF DURING 2 HOUR UNINTERRUPTED TRIP. DEALER "COULD NOT DUPLICATE" PROBLEM. NO PARTS REPLACED, NO ADJUSTMENTS MADE. DEALER INDICATED THAT AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF INDICATION IS "OFF". *TR

I FIRST GOT MY CAR WITH 20K MILES ON IT. DROVE IT FOR A MONTH AND THE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING CAME ON. THE CAR STALLED AND I HAD TO RESTART IT, ONLY FOR IT TO DO IT A COUPLE MORE TIMES. VERY SCARY!!! THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF, AS I BOUGHT A LEMON! TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AS IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT. HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW MONTHS LATER! APPARENTLY THEY DIDN'T FIX IT. GM NEEDS TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AND RECALL THIS, AS I SEE MORE AND MORE COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING! CLASS ACTION NEEDS TO BE FILED OTHERWISE.

WHEN I CAME TO A STOP THE CAR STALLED. RETURNED TO DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. ON 5/29/13 I WAS MAKING A U TURN AND WHEN THE TURN WAS COMPLETED THE CAR STALLED AGAIN THIS WAS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. CAR IS IN SHOP NOW AND AGAIN, THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. WHENEVER THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT WARMER WAS ACTIVATED, IT BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V517000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

2011 BUICK REGAL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE RADIO WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF BY ITSELF, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ACTING IN AN ERRATIC AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL.

I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM BUICK WHICH SAID MY BALANCING BELT (TIMING CHAIN) COULD BREAK CAUSING ENGINE DAMAGE. THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL IT BROKE. THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY IN CASE THAT HAPPENED. IF THE TIMING CHAIN BREAKS AND THE ENGINE STOPS, I WILL LOSE STEERING CONTROL WHICH IS A COMFORTING THOUGHT. IF I AM ON INTERSTATE DOING 70 MPH AND LOSE STEERING, GOOD BYE! *TR