2011 Buick Regal Complaint Log

VEHICLE DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS AND CAN'T STEER OR BRAKE ONLY PRAY. ALSO, I TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND WON'T RESTART TOWER TO SERVICE CENTER THEY SAID I NEED NEW ENGINE!!!! I WAS JUST DRIVING IT NO SMOKE NO SMELL JUST WON'T START HE SAID NO OIL IN ENGINE EVEN THOUGH NOT SCHEDULED FOR A OIL CHANGE YET. RADIO WON'T KEEP DATE OR TIME OR RADIO STATIONS!

MY 2011 BUICK REGAL WITH THE 2.4L 4CYL HAS BEEN EXCESSIVELY CONSUMING OIL. THE TIMING CHAIN WAS REPLACED AROUND 60K MILES, AND SHORTLY AFTER THE COMPLETE ENGINE WAS REPLACED (SEE CARFAX IMAGE ATTACHED, CONFIRMED WITH DEALER). THOSE REPAIRS HAVE HAPPENED BEFORE I OWNED THIS VEHICLE. MY CONCERN IS THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE A FAILURE WITHIN MY ENGINE AND THE REPAIRS WOULD BE COSTLY TO ME. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO AS IT'S BEEN A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE ENGINES. THE VEHICLE IS NOW AT 159K MILES AND I'VE BEEN ADDING A QUART OR MORE OF OIL BETWEEN CHANGES.

THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY SEAL IS ALLOWING MOISTURE TO ACCUMULATE IN THE HEADLIGHTS CAUSING DIMMING & LOW LIGHTING, THE HEADLIGHTS TO GO ON & OFF PERIODICALLY WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSING THE ASSEMBLY WIRING TO MELT, CAUSING MORE DAMAGE AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WHILE MY HUSBAND DRIVING TO WORK IN THE EARLY MORNING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AND HAD TO USE HIS HIGH BEAM LIGHTS AND ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT WORKING. THIS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 6 AM ON 1/6/2020. GM HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM SINCE 2010 ON SEVERAL OF THEIR GM VEHICLES. NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED.

The contact owns a 2011 Buick Regal. The contact stated that while driving on several occasions the headlights became inoperable. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who informed the contact that the wiring in the bumper was hot at the base. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where the engine was diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was unknown.

113,000 MILES, THE CAR SAID REDUCED ENGINE POWER, SERVICE STABILLITRACK AND THEN DIED. WOULDN'T START. TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY PULLED THE SOLENOID FROM THE ENGINE AND SAID IT WAS COVERED WITH METAL SHAVINGS. CAR WAS WITHIN OIL CHANGE RANGE BUT NO OIL PRESENT. NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH ALL THESE 2.4 ENGINES.

MY CAR HAS BEEN BLOWING LIGHT BULBS VERY FREQUENTLY. I NOTICED THAT THE WIRE WHAT IS CHARD AND BURNED AND NAKED RESULTING IN THE WIRES TOUCHING EACH OTHER AND CAUSING MY LIGHTS TO FAIL. I REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS ONCE AND TWO MONTHS LATER THE INSULATION WAS BURNT OFF OF THE WIRE AGAIN. THERE HAS BEEN 2 INSTANCES WHERE IVE BEEN DRIVING AND MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE WENT COMPLETELY OUT AT NIGHT TIME AND I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA WHERE THERE'S NOT A LOT OF STREET LIGHTS. IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK. IT'S NOT JUST MY VEHICLE THAT HAS THIS ISSUE. I HAVE THREE FRIENDS WHO EITHER DRIVE A REGAL THEMSELVES OR HAVE A CLOSE FAMILY MEMBER THAT HAS ONE AND ALL THREE OF THEM HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY'RE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY CONCERN. AND IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN TO SOMEBODY ELSE WHO WAS MAYBE NOT SO LUCKY IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATAL ACCIDENT.

THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT KEEPS MELTING THE HARNESS THE LIGHT BULB GOES INTO. I'VE REPLACED IT 2 AND THIS WILL BE THE 3RD TIME.NOTICED WHEN I WAS PULLED OVER FOR A FIX IT TICKET. SECOND TIME I NOTICED THE LIGHTS WERE UNEVEN AND THE 3RD TIME IT WAS POINTED OUT BY A TOLL BOOTH ATTENDANT

REFERENCE THE BELOW BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON GM'S L4 - 2.4L 4 CYLINDER ENGINES: PLEASE REFERENCE DOCUMENT ID: 4821148 #12313D: SPECIAL COVERAGE - ENGINE BALANCE CHAIN AND FUEL PUMP - (JUNE 6, 2017) THIS SPECIAL COVERAGE BULLETIN WAS PROVIDED BY MY MECHANIC AT MIDAS FROM THE HTTP://ALLDATAPRO.COM WEBSITE. SPECIAL EXTENDED WARRANTY REPAIRS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE COVERED VIA THIS BULLETIN FOR 120,000 MILES OR 10 YEARS FOR GM VEHICLES THAT HAVE THE L4 ENGINE INCLUDING THE 2011 BUICK REGAL. MY 2011 BUICK REGAL IS DEFINITELY EXHIBITING ALL SYMPTOMS / PROBLEMS THAT ARE WELL KNOWN WITH THE GENERAL MOTORS L4 - 2.4 L FOUR CYLINDER ENGINE. SEE INFORMATION BELOW ABOUT OIL CONSUMPTION AND ENGINE PERFORMANCE SYMPTOMS: HTTPS://WWW.MSN.COM/EN-US/AUTOS/RESEARCH/SEVEN-ENGINES-TO-AVOID-LIKE-THE-PLAGUE/AR-AAVZ7VM#PAGE=3 I AM A FORMER GM POWERTRAIN DIVISION ENGINEERING / SALARIED EMPLOYEE WHERE I HAD A 20 YEAR CAREER BACKGROUND WITH ENGINES AND TRANSMISSIONS. THE L4-2.4L ENGINE IS A KNOWN SAFETY HAZARD AS THE ENGINE CAN FAIL WHILE UNDER NORMAL OPERATION ON A HIGHWAY OR CITY STREET WITH POTENTIAL CATASTROPHIC RESULTS. EVEN WITH THE MECHANIC OE BULLETIN REFERENCED ABOVE, GM REFUSES TO COVER EXPENSES FOR PERMANENT REPAIRS FOR THE 2011 BUICK REGAL. INSTEAD DEALERSHIP CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES ARE INSTRUCTING VEHICLE OWNERS TO JUST ADD OIL FREQUENTLY. (NOTE: THE LOW OIL INDICATOR IS ALSO DEFECTIVE.) PLEASE ALSO REFERENCE THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT BELOW: HTTPS://WWW.CLASSACTION.ORG/MEDIA/BERMAN-ET-AL-V-GENERAL-MOTORS-LLC-JOINT-NOTICE-OF-SETTLEMENT.PDF GM CORPORATION CUSTOMER SERVICE, PROFESSIONAL MECHANICS, AND GM'S DEALERSHIP NETWORK (BUICK AND CADILLAC) ALL ARE FULLY AWARE OF THE CATASTROPHIC SAFETY CONSEQUENCES THAT THIS ENGINE POSES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC; YET, A COMPREHENSIVE RECALL AND APPROPRIATE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE IS BEING DENIED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT DID NOT MOVE AND MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD UNLATCH WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V517000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DECELERATING FROM 60 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO ENGAGE PROPERLY. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH FORCE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE BRAKE PEDAL RELEASED FROM THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE AND THE CONTACT HAD TO REACH DOWN AND RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

WHENEVER I AM DRIVING MY VEHICLE FOR AN HOUR IT STARTS TO STALL OR SPUTTER IN TRAFFIC AND THE ENGINE DIES COMPLETELY. IT WILL RESTART BUT STILL CONTINUES TO HESITATE WHEN ACCELERATING. I'VE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC AND NO ERROR CODES POP UP WHEN THIS HAPPENS SO THEY DO NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OR HOW TO FIX THE ISSUE.

TAKATA RECALL - THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE BALLAST IN THE HID HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY FOR THE CXL TURBO MODEL. THE SEAL MAY BE FAULTY DUE TO THE HEADLAMP SHORTING OUT EXCEPT FOR THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. THEY SHORTED OUT RIGHT AFTER A HEAVY DOWNPOUR AND I WAS STOPPED BY A POLICE OFFICER AND TOLD THAT THEY (THE HEADLIGHTS) WERE OUT. I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND LOOKED AT THE THE LIGHTS ONLY TO REALIZE THAT THEY HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND THERE WAS MOISTURE IN THE ASSEMBLY ITSELF.

ENGINE AND BRAKES SEIZED UP ON ME WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT, LOW SPEED. TOOK IT IN TO MY MECHANIC AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS AN OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH I WAS 2K MILES UNDER THE NEXT CHANGE I WAS ALSO 2 QTS LOW.

2011 BUICK REGAL PURCHASED FROM SHOW ROOM FLOOR IN 2011. PRESENTATIVE MAINTENANCE UP TO DATE. NO WARNING LIGHTS. SOMETHING TERRIBLY WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION, ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET APPROACHING INTERSTATE AT 25 MPH, CAR STARTING STALLING, PUTTERING, LOSING POWER. PULLED OVER, PUT IN PARK. THEN CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. WOULD ACCELERATE BUT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR OR MOVE. HAD TO BE TOWED. FIRST THING DEALER SERVICE CENTER SUGGEST IS $3000 TRANSMISSION. CAR ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES, ONE OWNER. NO WAY! NO PRIOR SYMPTOMS OR WARNING LIGHTS, IN FACT ONSTAR DIAGNOSTICS CURRENTLY SHOWING NO ISSUES FOUND WITH ENGINE/TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED!!! 2011 BUICK REGAL DIAGNOSTICS REPORT FROM YOUR 2011 BUICK REGAL AS OF 07/08/2019 NO ISSUES FOUND

I OWN A 2011 BUICK REGAL WITH THE VEHICLE OPTION "TT6" HID HEADLAMPS. BOTH HEADLAMPS ARE CURRENTLY INOPERATIVE. WHAT I HAVE DISCOVERED IS THAT THE FRONT HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES HAVE CONDENSATION INSIDE OF THEM. THIS CONDENSATION IN TURN HAS CAUSED NOT ONLY THE HID BULBS TO FAIL BUT ALSO HAS CREATED CORROSION ON THE CONNECTORS WHICH ATTACH TO THE BALLAST MODULE INSIDE EACH LAMP. THIS HAS RENDERED EACH HEADLAMP COMPLETELY USELESS BECAUSE THE CONNECTORS INSIDE OF THE THEM CANNOT BE REMOVED AS IT IS A SEALED UNIT. THE BALLAST AND THE BULB CAN BE REPLACED BUT THE WIRING/TERMINALS CANNOT BE. ADDITIONALLY, EVEN IF THOSE COMPONENTS COULD BE CHANGED AND THE LIGHTS MIRACULOUSLY CAME BACK TO LIFE, THEY WOULD FAIL AGAIN IN SHORT ORDER DUE TO THE CONDENSATION ISSUE. SIMPLY BUYING A NEW HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY IS THE OBVIOUS FIX BUT EACH UNIT COSTS < $1,250 + TAX AND INSTALLATION, WHICH BY THE WAY, INVOLVES REMOVAL OF THE ENTIRE FRONT FASCIA...ANOTHER $300. THEREFORE HAVING TO SPEND AROUND $3,000 TO GET ONES HEADLAMPS TO FUNCTION IS THE ONLY RECOURSE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE LAMPS CAN JUST BLINK OFF WITHOUT ANY NOTIFICATION WHILE DRIVING WITH THE ONLY FIX BEING OBSCENELY EXPENSIVE.

2011 BUICK REGAL. CONSUMER WRITES SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR VEHICLE REPAIRS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED NOISES COULD BE HEARD COMING FORM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED INITIALLY, THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT WAS NOT. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. *JS

BACK ON FEBRUARY 9TH, 2019 I HAD AN OIL CHANGE AND RECEIVED WHATEVER PREMIUM-ULTRA SYNTHETIC OIL THEY HAD. THIS OIL WAS RATED UP TO 9,000 MILES I BELIEVE. AS I WAS HEADING IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE ON THE MORNING OF JUNE 2ND, 2019 THE CAR SUDDENLY LOCKED WITH BRAKES AND STEERING BECOMING EXTREMELY STIFF. I WAS DRIVING WHEN THIS OCCURRED BUT HAD BEEN COMING TO A STOP WITH NOBODY IN FRONT OF ME LUCKILY. HAD THIS HAPPENED 15 SECONDS BEFORE AS I WAS GOING 55MPH AROUND A CURVE, I WOULD HAVE UNDOUBTEDLY KILLED MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. THERE WAS NO ABILITY TO STEER THE CAR OR BRAKE. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME THE ENGINE WOULD REQUIRE A COMPLETE REBUILD, COSTING SEVEN-THOUSAND-DOLLARS. THEY CLAIM IT WAS CAUSED BY A "LACK OF MAINTENANCE (IE. NOT KEEPING UP ON OIL CHANGES)". THE LACK OF OIL THEN CAUSED THE TIMING CHAIN TO BREAK, WHICH THEN FURTHER DAMAGED INTAKE VALVES, HEAD GASKETS, BALANCE CHAIN, ETC. NOW I KNOW FEBRUARY 9TH AND JUNE 2ND IS NEARLY FOUR MONTHS APART, HOWEVER, IN THAT TIME I HAD PUT LESS THAN 2,000 MILES ON THE CAR. HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT MY ULTRA SYNTHETIC OIL WHICH IS RATED FOR FOUR TIMES LONGER, IN A CAR THAT IN THAT TIME HAD BEEN REPORTED TO BURN OIL, AND DOESN'T HAVE AN OIL LEVEL SENSOR, WOULD BURN OIL? IN MY MIND THIS ISN'T A LACK OF MAINTENANCE, IT IS GM'S LACK OF COMMUNICATION. GM NEVER INFORMED ME OF ANY ISSUES REGARDING OIL BURN, YET THEY SUPPOSEDLY REQUIRE TECHNICIANS TO ROLL BACK THE SENSOR BECAUSE OF THIS VERY ISSUE. I SHOULD ALSO MENTION THAT MIRACULOUSLY THE CAR WASN'T GIVING ANY OUTWARD SIGNS OF DISTRESS INCLUDING EXTRA NOISE, LOUD IDLE, HANDLING DIFFERENCES OR ANYTHING. WHILE MY SITUATION ENDED WITH NO INJURIES, AFTER READING ABOUT THIS ISSUE I AM ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES. THIS ISSUE IS NOT ONLY UNJUSTLY DRAINING BANK ACCOUNTS BUT ALSO COSTING LIVES.

TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED AT JUST LESS THAN 75,000 MILES. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY 2 DIFFERENT MECHANICS THAT IT WOULD BE EASIER TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE THAN GET THE PIECES OUT OF THE ENGINE.

AFTER MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR A FEW DAYS, AND ONCE STARTED BACK UP THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULDN'T RETRACT BACK, I WOULD HAVE TO PULL THE BRAKE PEDAL UP WITH MY FOOT.

THE CAR WAS VERY NOISY AT START UP. HAD THE OIL CHANGED, THE NOISE WAS BETTER FOR A WHILE BUT CAME BACK IN LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AND NOW IT IS CONSTANT. THE CAR WILL STALL OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. I WILL LOSE EVERYTHING, ELECTRICAL AND POWER STEERING. THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHETHER OR NOT ON A HIGHWAY OR DURING CITY DRIVING. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS IN REDUCE POWER MODE. CAMSHAFT CORALATION CODE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SUBURBAN CHEVROLET OF CLINTON (1070 W US-12, CLINTON, MI 49236) WHERE THEY REPLACED THE CONTACT'S KEY. AFTERWARDS, THE SERVICE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY. ALSO, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,774.

IN THE LAST YEAR I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS, CALIPERS AND ROTORS 3 TIMES IN 1 YEAR IN MY 2011 BUICK REGAL CXL 2.4L. NOW I'M GETTING READY TO DO IT FOR A 4TH TIME. I WAS SOLD CAR THAT HAD A HOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF MY EXHAUST THAT I DIDN'T KNOW WAS THERE UNTIL WINTER CAME AND HAD TO RUN THE HEAT. THE STABILITRAK SYSTEM CAME ON OUT OF THE BLUE AND SHUT MY CAR OFF GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. I'M JUST FED UP AND OVER IT. ITS COSTING ME WAY TOO MUCH MONEY FOR ONLY ONLY THE CAR FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR NOW.

ENGINE OF MY CAR ACTS WEIRD AND I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC SHOP AND THEY SAY THERES NOTHING WRONG

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. AS THE CONTACT BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVE AND PLACED THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. WITHIN A COUPLE OF SECONDS, ALL THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, EXCEPT THE STEERING AIR BAG. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V517000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,200. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I AM SEEING MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES HERE: HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/BUICK/REGAL/HEADLIGHTS-PROBLEMS.PHP ON MY BUICK, I AM HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUES. FOR SOME REASON, THERE IS CONDENSATION/WATER ENTERING THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING AND CAUSING THE BALLAST AND BULB TO FAIL. BUICK WANTED $1,215.00 TO REPAIR THE HEADLIGHTS. ONE PERSON IN THE SITE ABOVE SAID THE FOLLOWING: "THIS IS DUE TO A FAULTY SEAL BETWEEN THE OUTER AND INNER SHELL ASSEMBLY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, AS THE VEHICLE MAY LOOSE ALL HEADLIGHTS AND CAUSE THE DRIVER TO CRASH. THE ASSEMBLIES ARE VERY COSTLY TO REPLACE AND THE ISSUE IS VERY COMMON ON ALL 2011 THOUGH 2017 REGAL AND GS MODELS WITH HID. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER. NEW ASSEMBLIES WILL RESULT IN THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. THIS COULD BE A DESIGN FLAW OR A MANUFACTURING FLAW. . . REGARDLESS, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS!." I AM IN A MAJOR PREDICAMENT. I CAN'T AFFORD THE NEW HEADLIGHTS, AND EVEN IF I COULD, THIS PERSON IS STATING THAT THEY ARE LIKELY TO FAIL AGAIN. ALSO, THE WAY THIS BUICK IS DESIGNED, I WAS ABLE TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WITH A MORE INEXPENSIVE BULB. I COULD NOT EASILY REPLACE THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT, OR ANOTHER BULB THAT IS OUT. THE DESIGN IS A SAFETY RISK AS I CAN'T AFFORD THE DEALERS'S REPAIR COSTS AND CANNOT DO IT MYSELF. THE WASHER FLUID BOTTLE IS IN THE WAY AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO EASILY REMOVE THE HEADLIGHT. THIS PUTS ME AT RISK FOR A CRASH AND ALSO A TICKET FROM POLICE. BUICK SHOULD FIX THIS FOR ALL REGALS WITH THIS ISSUE - ESPECIALLY SINCE THEIR VEHICLES ARE SO INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE ANYWAY..

NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR UNTIL I HAD IT SERVICED AT MCCURRY-DECK DEALERSHIP WITH A NOISE IN THE STEERING. THEY WORKED ON THE STEERING GEARS, RACK&PINION AND JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING IN THE STEERING OF THE CAR. ALL COVERED UNDER A SERVICE CONTRACT. THEY PUT AFTERMARKET PARTS ON MY CAR THAT THEY TOLD THE ADVISER AT THE SERVICE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS WARRANTY ON PARTS AND LABOR. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR, IT NEVER WAS FIXED. BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY LOOKED AND ADVISED THAT THE PARTS THEY PUT IN DON'T HAVE WARRANTY ON LABOR AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY LABOR. THEY NEVER ADVISED MYSELF OR THE PERSON WHO AUTHORIZED THE REPAIR THAT THE PART THEY USED DIDN'T HAVE WARRANTY. THEY TOLD THE ADVISER IT HAS A 24 MONTH PARTS AND LABOR WARRANTY, WHICH WAS A LIE. NOW I HAVE A CAR THAT I JUST SPENT 2072. TO FIX, BROKEN BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HONOR WHAT THEY TOLD THE SERVICE CONTRACT PEOPLE THE PART HAD AND I CAN NOT PAY THE LABOR TO HAVE IT FIXED. THE DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY ADVISED THAT THEY ARE GOING TO FIX MY CAR. THEY ARE SAYING THEY TOLD THE ADVISER AT THE SERVICE CONTRACT REPRESENTATIVE THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY ON THE PART, AND THE ADVISER AT THE SERVICE CONTRACT OFFICE ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NEVER WOULD HAVE AUTHORIZED FOR THAT PART TO BE USED WITH NO WARRANTY. THEY HAD MY CAR FOR 3 MONTHS AND I STILL HAVE A CAR THAT HAS A DEFECTIVE PART.

OUR CUR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ALL POWER LIGHTS ENGINE EVERYTHING DOING 80 MPH ON INTERSTATE 84 IN IDAHO. A SEMI SEEN IT HAPPEN JUMPED IN THE MIDDLE OF BOTH LANES TO BLOCK TRAFFIC SO WE COULD GET TO THE SHOULDER. IN A NO CELL PHONE AREA 13 WE DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND HAD TO SHIFT SRIVE IT IN LIMP MODE. NO ALERT LIGHTS CAME ON WE TOOK IT YO A CERTIFIED DEALER TO FIND THE PISTONS, TIMING CHAIN AND OTHER THINGS ARE NTOKEN GM/ BUICK WAS NOTIFIED THEY DECIDED TO DECLINE ASSISTANCE BECAUSE WE ARE OUT OF WARRANTY 93K MILES ON THE CAR AND OVER 5,000$ IN REPAIR AND POSSIBLY ANOTHER 2100$ TO REPAIR THE CADILITIC CONVERTER. WE WERE IN A NO CELL SERVICE AREA AND HAD TO DRIVE IN THE SHOULDER NOW THE HEADLIGHTS WON'T TURN ON AT ALL EITHER. THE CAR NEVER ALERT US IT JUST SHUT OFF THE DEALER SAYS THE OIL WAS VERY LOW AGAIN NO OIL LIGHT CAME ON WITH THAT YHE DEALER SAYS THERECOULD BE A BCM/ECM COMMUNICATION ISSUE COSTING 1200.00 TO 2500.00 TO FIX. THEY CAN'T ASSESS COMPLETELY UNTIL THE PISTON/ TIMING BELT ISSUE IS FIXED BUT THE CAR IS NOT COMMUNICATING THE STEERING IS NOW SUPER TIGHT AND THE ONLY YHING IT SAYS NOW IS SERVICE STIBILATRAC AND THE MECHANIC DIDN'T EVEN BRING THAT UP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO LIMP MODE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE MORE THAN 1 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE RESTARTED IN ORDER TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT CALLED VISION BUICK GMC (800 PANORAMA TRAIL S, ROCHESTER, NY 14625, (585) 200-3905) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE BECAUSE OF DETERGENT IN RECOMMENDED ENGINE OIL. WITH THE YEARLY OIL CHANGE AND HIGH DETERGENT LEVELS IT EATS AWAY AT SEALS AND GASKET.

THE OIL CONSUMPTION IN THE CAR IS HORRIBLE, I HAVE TO ATLEAT ADD OIL IN MY CAR ABOUT 5 TIME IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES, AND MY OIL CHANGES ARE DONE REGULARLY, IVE ALSO HAVE THE ISSUE OF MY OIL AND GAS MIXING, I DID TAKE IT TO THE SHOP ONCE AND THEY FIXED A RECALL THAT WAS INVOLVED WITH HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, BUT IM GUESSING THEY DIDNT FIX THE ISSUE ONCE THAT REPAIR WAS DONE LIKE THEY SAID IT WOULD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LIBERTY BUICK GMC (9028 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD, MATTHEWS, NC 28105, (704) 708-8000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE OIL WAS BELOW THE LOW MARKER ON THE DIPSTICK. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL LEAK EVIDENT; HOWEVER, THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL CONSUMPTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE FAILED.*JB PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *JS

ICAR ONLY HAS APPROX 86,000 MILES. WAS RIDING DOWN STREET CAR SHUT OFF. IT TURNED RIGHT BACK ON BUT IT WAS MAKING A VERY LOUD NOISE. PARKED IT. NEXT MORNING WENT TO START IT AND IT WOULDN'T. HAD TIMING SILENOIDS AND STARTER CHANGED. CAR IS READ NO CODES AND IT STILL WENT START. HAD TAKEN TO ANOTHER SHOP FOR SECOND OPINION. THEY SAID I NEEDED A MOTOR. WHERE AM I TO GET $2800

WHEN I TRY TO USE MY SEAT WARMER ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE IT STAYS ON FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN TURNS OFF. THE DRIVER SIDE HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. THE PASSENGER SIDE JUST STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO. MY SEAT WARMERS COME ON BUT NEVER GET WARM AND THEY CUT OFF AFTER ONLY A FEW SECONDS.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES PER HOUR, CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. PRIOR TO THAT, ENTINE CAR SHOOK VIOLENTLY RIGHT BEFORE THE SHUT DOWN. I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE WITH LIGHT TRAFFIC. CAR IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE.

CONDENSATION STARTED IN DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT TO THE POINT WHEN LIGHT BULBS SHORT OUT AND ARE RUINED AS SOON AS THEY ARE PUT IN. THE WATER ENTERING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS DANGEROUS.

OBD WARNING B0074, B0081 - PPS MODULE FAULTY - CANNOT DETECT PASSENGER WEIGHT IN CAR, THEREFORE DISABLED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I AM SEEING MULTIPLE GM ISSUES ON THE SAME ERROR, OBD B0081, FAULTY PPS SENSOR ON COMAROS AND VOLTS

2.4 L 4CYL ENGINE BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. CODE P0011 PRESENT. INDICATING OVER-ADVANCED CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. WHILE PERFORMING A U-TURN, THE VEHICLE DIED/LOST ENGINE POWER AND STEERING LOCKED IN PLACE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS SPREAD ACROSS THREE LANES, AS I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF MY U-TURN, WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC APPROACHING. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR BACK UP AND REGAIN CONTROL JUST AS TRAFFIC NEARED MY POSITION. ALMOST DEADLY SITUATION. ALSO NOTICING ENGINE HESITATION AS WELL AS SHAKING OF THE VEHICLE WHILE IDLING.

I WAS SITTING IN MY BROTHERS YARD WITH MY CAR CRUNK UP AND WHEN I BEGAN TO PUT IT IN REVERSE IT STARTED MAKING A STRANGE NOISE. SO WHEN I PUT IT BACK IN PARK THE NOISE STOPPED. SO I PUT THE CAR BACK IN REVERSE SO I COULD BACK OUT HIS DRIVEWAY, BUT THIS TIME THE CAR WOUND NOT MOVE. SO I PUT IT IN DRIVE TO SEE WOULD IT GO FORWARD AND IT DID FOR MAYBE A HUNDRED FEET BUT IT WOULD NOT SWITCH OUT OF SECOND GEAR.

NYB CAR HAS LESS THAN 69K MILES AND IS BURNING THROUGH OIL. I BOUGHT IT USED AND THE DEALER LIKED WARRANTY ENDED BEFORE PROBLEMS STARTED. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITHIN THE FIRST 2000 MILES OF ME DRIVING AND THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE ME ANOTHER $200 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. SO I WENT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE ENGINE WAS BURNING THROUGH OIL FASTER THAN IT SHOULD. AT THIS POINT THE CAR HAD TURNED OFF WHILE UNDER 10MPH TWICE WHICH IS DANGEROUS AS THE BRAKES LOCK UP ALONG WITH STEERING BECOMING VERY STIFF. A MECHANIC DID WORK ON THE CAR REPLACING PLUGS AND OTHER PARTS THAT HAD BEEN DAMAGED FUE TO THE OIL BEING GONE, BUT THE SAME ENGINE IS STILL IN THE CAR. NOW LESS THAN A YEAR LATER ALONG WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES THE CAR STILL BURNS THROUGH OIL. THE ENGINE CAUSES THE CAR TO ROCK WHEN AT IDLE AND WHEN MOVING UNDER 5MPH. MY FEAR IS THAT IVE CAR WILL SHUT OFF AGAIN. THIS IS A FAULT OF BUICK FOR DESIGNING AN ENGINE THAT CAN'T HOLD OIL.

ON 10/17/2018, I WAS LEAVING OUT OF MY WORKPLACE PARKING LOT, WHILE PULLING ON TO THE ROADWAY. MY SUNROOF EXPLODED SENDING GLASS ALL OVER MYSELF AND INSIDE OF MY VEHICLE AND I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO SEE A GAPING HOLE IN MY SUNROOF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE NORMALLY AFTER A FEW MINUTES. ACCORDING TO THE CONTACT, THE CARFAX REPORT INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO HIM PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

PISTON RING FAILURE CAUSING MASSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILURE

TAMARA RECALL; MY BUICK REGEAL IS 2011 WITH 84000 MILEAGE. A FRUSTRATING ROTTING/GRANDING NOISE COMES OUT FROM THE ENGINE FROM THE CAR IGNITION TURN ON TO ACCELERATING FR0-25MPH, BEFORE THE ANNOYING NOISE STOP. ENGINE ALSO MISFIRE AND CAR DIES WHEN IT LIKES; STABILITY CONTROL INDICATE ON THE SCREEN. WHEN CHECK ONLINE, LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM AND HOW DIFFICULT FOR IT TO BE RESOLVE AS MANY THINGS BROCKEN CAN CAUSE THE PROBLEMS.

VEHICLE HAD 45000 MILE'S WHEN I BOUGHT IT IN OCT 2017 AND NOW HAS 47500 MILES. CAR HAD NO PROBLEMS AND DROVE AND LOOKS LIKE NEW. LAST WEEK (09/07/18) IT STARTED BUCKING GOING DOWN ROAD AT @30MPH, THEN WOULD JUMP INTO GEARS AT STOP. THEN DID NOT WANT TO GO INTO REVERSE. WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT IN FORWARD GEARS. MANUAL WOULD NOT WORK EITHER. WE WERE STUCK IN TRAFFIC AT BUSY INTERSECTION...ALL IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES TIME. LIMPED TO AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS AND LEFT IT...DIAGNOSIS WAS NEEDED TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION..COST;3400.00 HAVE READ THIS HAS HAPPENED ON OTHER 2011 MODELS. SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL..45000 MILES IS STILL LIKE NEW AND THIS SHOULD HAVE AND COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED..I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. WAS JUST DRIVING NORMAL IN CITY WHEN HAPPENED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMALLY STRONG ODOR IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED JOHN HIESTER CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 3100 N MAIN ST, FUQUAY-VARINA, NC 27526, (919) 552-4944, TO NOTIFY THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF TSB 99-01-39-004G WHICH WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.*DT *AS

I HAVE HAD THE DRIVER'S SIDE HID HEADLIGHT BALLAST REPLACED 3 TIMES IN 9 MONTHS DUE TO MOISTURE IN THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY.

MOTOR HAS VERY HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. GOING THROUGH 5 QUARTS OR MORE BEFORE SYSTEM INDICATES THE VEHICLE NEEDS A OIL CHANGE. ENGINE HAS A LOUD RATTLING NOISE AT START UP.

A LOT OF PRESSURE IS NEEDED IN ORDER FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE BRAKE LIGHT ONLY ILLUMINATES WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP BUT NOT WHEN GRADUALLY ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP. I HAVE HAD MY CAR AT A REPAIR SHOP AND DURING THE DISCUSSION I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO ADD MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE CARS BEHIND ME ARE NOT ALLOWED ENOUGH TIME TO STOP IN AN APPROPRIATE TIME. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY THE POLICE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR THIS ISSUE ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT MORE PRESSURE IS NEEDED ON THE BRAKES FOR THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THIS IS NOT GOOD AND MAKES ME FEAR FOR MY SAFETY.

BRAKE PEDAL STAY DOWN AND DOES NOT RELEASE CAUSING HEATING AND REDUCE ACCELERATION. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE DURING FAST MOVING AND CAN'T PREDICT THE CAR MOVEMENT. BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY NOT DESIGN TO WORK IN A WIDE RANGE OF TEMPERATURES. IT IS SERIOUS DANGER IN THE HIGHWAY DRIVING.