2011 BUICK REGAL Engine Problems

The contact owns a 2011 Buick Regal. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was able to be restarted. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

The cars mileage was altered due to car being wrecked prior and the other car that was used to replace wrecked parts was hidden and vin number was altered. Copart Inc and ICT Sharp Rides are party's involved, I bought car on 12/28/2023 mileage was listed as 132525

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.

When pulling into parking space the car rapidly accelerated on its' own and crashed into the car in the next parking space. I did not have my foot on the gas, the car was simply idling. The acceleration was so rapid that applying the brake was useless.

Preparing to park into a parking space in an off street parking lot the vehicle forcefully and rapidly accelerated on its' own and crashed into a fence. I was not accelerating. I attempted to stop the car using the brakes but they did not engage quickly enough to stop the rapid, forceful, and without warning acceleration. Buick has been contacted about the defect. Buick ran extensive diagnostics on the car and denies there is a defect. Police came to the scene and advised that given the 2 other incidents that I have experienced, the car is unsafe to drive given potential damage to others. A police report was filed.

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.

The contact owns a 2011 Buick Regal. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH and accelerating to enter the highway, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the traction, stability, and engine power reduced warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated she was able to park on the side of the road for 30 minutes before continuing to drive to her destination. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer however, the mechanic was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. The contact also stated that she was unable to open the doors due to the battery not charging. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

While the vehicle was driving, there was a loss of power, at that moment sparks was seen emanating from under the hood, then the vehicle completely stopped running. Once pulled over smoke was bellowing out from the hood and subsequently ignited into flames. Fire department was dispatched and fire was extinguished. The vehicle was towed away and is still at the tow yard. The tow operator, based on visual inspection stated the fire did start in the engine compartment and spread to the fire wall, totaling the vehicle.

The engine shuts off when I slow down to make a left turn,this has happened twice. It does start again. I am afraid to drive it know.

The car doesn’t stay on park still will move forward or backwards The gear shift locks and does not move When I turn it makes a huge clack sound

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.

BURNING OIL ON A 2.4L EQUINOX ENGINE

ENGINES STARTED TO PUTTER. THEN ENGINE POWER REDUCED CAME ON. CAR DIED THEN THE SERVICE STABILITRAK CAME ON

Mileage: 77,000

ENGINE TIMING FAILURE DUE TO FAULTY CHAIN TENSIONER AT 81000 MILES (2/15/2020) ENGINE CONSUMES EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL BETWEEN CHANGES

Mileage: 94,000

VEHICLE HAS SERIOUS OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES. WILL BURN AS MUCH AS 3 OR MORE QUARTS IN 1000 MILES OR LESS. WAS NOTIFIED BY CHEVROLET MECHANIC THAT SOME OIL CONSUMPTION WAS NORMAL, BUT THAT IF THE CONSUMPTION WAS EXCESSIVE THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY UP TO $3500 OR MORE TO FIX THE CAR. THERE ISN'T A RECALL OUT ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL, BUT ALL CARS EQUIPPED WITH THIS 2.4L ECOTECH ENGINE HAD THE SAME ISSUES FROM THE RESEARCH I CONDUCTED. THE MECHANIC I TALKED TO SAID THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE PISTON RINGS ALLOWING OIL TO REACH THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER. SOMETIMES EVEN THE FUMES COME INTO THE CAR AND THEY ARE PRETTY HARSH TO BREATHE IN.

Mileage: 79,000

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!

Mileage: 100,000

TIMING CHAIN DAMAGED ENGINE

Mileage: 97

DRIVING MY CAR AT AROUND 30MPH, THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THERE IS NO SHUTTER OR SOUND. IT IS JUST SUDDENLY COMPLETELY TURNED OFF. NO BRAKES. NO POWER STEERING. NO GAS. YOU MUST PULL THE CAR OVER. COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. PUT THE CAR IN PARK. TURN THE KEY COMPLETELY OFF, AND THEN THE CAR WILL RESTART ALMOST EVERY TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 5 TIMES IN THE 9 YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED IT. BUT IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 DAYS. NO MECHANIC NOR THE DEALER CAN IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. I HAVE REPLACED THE SERPENTINE BELT TWICE, AND THE THROTTLE BODY/THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR.

Mileage: 116,500

UPON BRINGING MY CAR IN FOR A P10011 CODE (THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON), THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN ON MY CAR WAS STRETCHED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT COST OVER $1900 TO FIX.

CALLED LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR A FEW RECALLS,THEY SAID THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PARTS FOR RECALLS SO WHEN THEY GOT THE PARTS THEY CALLED AND SET ME A TIME TO GET THEM FIXED WELL WHEN I GOT THERE THEY SAID THAT IT ONLY HAD 1 RECALL AND THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART THAT WAS ALREADY SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO BEGAN WITH AND THEY WOULD CALL WHEN THEY GET THE PART IN "STILL WAITING ON THAT CALL" THE VEHICLE HAS 97000 MILES AND IS ALSO BURNING OIL FAST AND SMOKING OUT THE EXHAUST,THEY SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION ON THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE ITS VIN SPECIFIC SO THE BILL WOULD BE ON ME TO HAVE THE ENGINE TORE DOWN TO SEE WHAT IS CAUSING IT TO BURN OIL BUT I NO IT'S BECAUSE OF PREMATURE WEAR OF THE PISTON RINGS AFTER THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE ON THESE ENGINES SO FAR BUT WHAT EVER THE CASE THEY HAVE YET TO CALL ME BACK AND IT'S BEEN ALMOST 2 MONTHS NOW NOT SURE WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT.

Mileage: 97,000

TIMING CHAIN LOOSENED DUE TO TENSIONER BREAKING DUE TO THE BOLT HOLDING IT IN PLACE WIDENING THE HOLE IT WAS IN OVER TIME CAUSING THE CAR TO JUMP TIME AND POSSIBLY BENDING ALL THE VALVES IN THE MOTOR. CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT STALLED AND SHUT OFF. WE HAD JUST MADE A TURN SO LUCKILY WE WERE NOT GOING FAST WHEN THIS HAPPENED. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. NO CODES CAME UP ON THE COMPUTER EITHER WHEN CHECKED.

Mileage: 116,000

TIMING BELT TENSIONER BROKE WHICH CAUSE TIMING CHAIN REPLACEMENT AT 125K

Mileage: 125

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.

Mileage: 159,000

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.

Mileage: 113,000

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.

Mileage: 73,000

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.

Mileage: 164,000

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.

Mileage: 123,964

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.

Mileage: 83,000

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.

Mileage: 67,000

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

Mileage: 60,000

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.

Mileage: 88,000

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.

Mileage: 154,000

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.

Mileage: 50,000

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.

Mileage: 75,000

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.

Mileage: 55,000

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

Mileage: 10

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

Mileage: 93,000

TIMING CHAIN ENGINE FAILURE

Mileage: 130,000

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

Mileage: 85,000

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

Mileage: 64,000

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.

Mileage: 141,000

2.4 L 4CYL ENGINE BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES

Mileage: 82,500

PISTON RING FAILURE CAUSING MASSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILURE

Mileage: 82,000

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.

Mileage: 69,000

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.

Mileage: 84,000

THE THROTTLE BODY HAS A DEFECT WHICH SHUTS OFF ALL POWER TO VEHICLE WITH NO NOTICE. THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION LOCK UP YOU LOSE ALL STEERING CONTROL AND NO BRAKES. ALSO NO LIGHTS SO WHEN IT HAPPENS AT NIGHT IT IS PITCH BLACK. GM DOES KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WHEN I QUESTIONED THEM ABOUT THE LOSS OF LIFE LIKE WHAT HAPPEND WITH THE CHEVY CRUZE ALL MEMBERS OF GM ARE TOLD TO HANG UP THE PHONE. IT HAS HAPPEND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE DEALERSHIP SENT ME BACK ON THE ROAD KNOWING THE PROBLEM. DEALER REP SAID IF I WAS A BETTER CUSTOMER THAY MAY HAVE DONE MORE FOR ME.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO LA FONTAINE BUICK GMC OF ANN ARBOR (500 AUTO MALL DR., ANN ARBOR , MI 48103, (734)7079368) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. IN ADDITION, METAL SHAVINGS WERE FOUND IN THE ENGINE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

WE ARE BIG FANS OF OUR BUICK'S, AS OF NOW WE'VE OWNED THREE AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS. BUT NOW WITH ONLY 87,000 MILES ON IT THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDE TENSIONER HAS TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS DIAGNOSED IN AN EMISSIONS TEST. WE'VE LOOKED ON LINE FOR A RECALL AND ALL WE SEE ARE SO MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND NO HELP. THIS IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING TO US AS BUICK OWNERS . I'M ASKING THAT YOU RECALL THIS ISSUE AND KEEP US BUICK OWNERS. IT'S A VERY COSTLY ISSUE TO REPLACE AND FOR LESS THAN 90,000 MILES ON OUR REGAL THAT'S NOT NORMAL. I AM ASKING YOU TO CONTRIBUTE/REIMBURSE US FOR AT THE VERY LEAST A PORTION OF THE COST. WITH A BABY ON THE WAY WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE IT IN FOR THE REPAIRS. WE'D LOVE TO CONTINUE WITH PURCHASING BUICKS IN THE FUTURE BUT IF THIS WILL NOT BE LOOKED INTO WE WILL HAVE TO RETHINK GM PRODUCTS. PLEASE HELP ALL YOUR LOYAL CUSTOMERS. WHATEVER YOU CAN DO WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD WHINING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COPPLE CHEVROLET GMC IN LOUISVILLE, NEBRASKA WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 78,000

THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO WANT TO CUT OFF WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT! I SIMPLY DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE ENGINE SEEMS TO BE SO LOUD. I HAD BOTH SHOCKS AND STRUTS REPLACED AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE FRAME SEEMS TO NOSE DIVE OR "WANDER" WHILE I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, TOTALLY UNCOMFORTABLE FEELING. TIRES ARE BASICALLY NEW I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT SEEMS TO BE GOING ON WITH THIS CAR!

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

Mileage: 35,564

BROKEN PURGE VALVE

Mileage: 35,943

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

Mileage: 58,161

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

Mileage: 48,507

VEHICLE STILL STALLING; REPLACED BELT AND TENSIONER 3RD TIME SINCE AUG 2014

Mileage: 70,703

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEIZED AT A RED LIGHT AND NEVER RESTARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND DISRUPTED THE ENGINE, LEAVING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS VISUALLY DIAGNOSED. THE VISUAL DIAGNOSIS DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE PART WAS THE TIMING CHAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,926. *TT *TR

Mileage: 69,926

I PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AN ISSUE IN 2016 WITH ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO TIMING CHAIN FAILURE WHERE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND IMMEDIATELY THERE WAS ENGINE FAILURE, LOSS OF POWER AND WAS PUT IN A VERY UNSAFE POSITION. AFTER I COASTED MY CAR, WITH 4 WAYS ON, TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I CALLED A TOW TRUCK WHICH TOWED ME TO THE NEAREST GM DEALER WHICH WAS VICTORY CHEVY IN MILAN MICHIGAN. AFTER SOME DIAGNOSIS THEY INFORMED ME OF THE COMPLETE TIMING CHAIN FAILURE AND INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE. AT THE TIME I HAD 111K MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I WAS INFORMED THE CAR NEEDED A COMPLETE REBUILD AND I VOICED MY DISPLEASURE ABOUT THE FAILURE SO SOON AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE 100K WARRANTY. WHAT GM DID AGREE TO WAS TO SPLIT THE REPAIR 60-40 WHERE I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROX. $2700 OF THE REBUILD. AT THAT TIME I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE REBUILD VERSUS A NEW MOTOR AND WAS TOLD THAT WAS ALL THEY WOULD OFFER ME. I AGAIN COMPLAINED THAT IF IT'S REBUILT I WILL BE BACK IN WITH THE SAME ISSUE IN THE FUTURE SO HERE I AM LESS THAN 18 MONTHS AFTER A REBUILT MOTOR I TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR A LOUD NOISE ON STARTUP AND SMELL OF AN OIL LEAK. THE DEALER NOW TELLS ME THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN ALONG WITH A TOP END REBUILD COSTING APPROX. $4500 ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO DRIVABILITY ISSUE WITH THE CAR. SO I CALLED GM CUSTOMER CENTER AND SPOKE WITH THE SUPPOSED "HEAD SERVICE ADVISOR" AND WAS TOLD BY HIM THAT SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF THE 12 MONTH WARRANTY THEY WOULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE. I INFORMED HIM I HAVE BEEN A GM CUSTOMER SINCE 2003 AND THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE WORST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. THE TIMING CHAIN IS A KNOWN ISSUE IN THESE CARS FOR FAILURE AND NOT JUST WITH HIGHER MILEAGE ENGINES. WHY IS GM NOT ISSUING A CAMPAIGN FOR THESE VEHICLES AND THEIR MOTORS? I HAVE REPLACED SO MANY THINGS ON THIS CAR I AM GOING TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB AND PURSUE LEMON LAW.

Mileage: 156,000

THE MORNING OF DEC 8 I WAS PULLING INTO MY JOB PARKING LOT AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF 3 TIMES. AFTER WORK ON THE WAY HOME I NOTED A ROUGH IDLE. I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND IT SHUT OFF AGAIN. I WAS ABOUT 100 YARDS FROM MY GM DEALERSHIP SO I PARKED IT THERE FOR SERVICE/REPAIR THE NEXT DAY. I WAS CALLED ON THE 10TH AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN AND THIS REPAIR WOULD COST APPROX. $2200. I WAS THEN TOLD ON THE 12TH THAT THE TIMING SPROCKET AND CAM SHAFT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED ADDING COST TO THIS POOR MATERIAL OR POOR WORKMANSHIP. I REMEMBER A RECALL ON A ENGINE EARLIER IN THE YEAR THAT I THOUGHT THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED WHICH I BELIEVE WAS SOMETHING INVOLVED WITH THE CAM SHAFT BUT I KNOW THEY HAD TO GO INTO THE ENGINE. THIS SHUTTING OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION REALLY SCARED ME AND THE CAM SHAFT, CAM SHAFT SPROCKET AND TIMING CHAIN SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE OF A BETTER MATERIAL, A STRONGER MATERIAL. $2000 SPENT EARLIER PLUS THE $2200 ESTIMATED NO I COULD HAVE PURCHASED AN ENGINE FOR $4200. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT BURNS CHEVROLET BEING REPAIRED SINCE DEC 8TH. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THERE WAS A MISFIRE IN THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FRACTURED AND CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO COUNTRYSIDE GM (N8167 KELLOM RD, BEAVER DAM, WI 53916, (920) 885-3301) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,351.

Mileage: 96,351

THE CAR STALLS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. AT FIRST, IT WAS ONLY WHEN I WAS STOPPED THEN BEGAN TO DRIVE AND THE CAR WAS SHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR. HOWEVER, IT RECENTLY GOT WORSE. I WAS RECENTLY ON THE FREEWAY AND WHEN I REACHED 60 MPH, IT STALLED, BEGAN TO SHAKE, AND DECREASE IN SPEED. IT WOULDN'T LET ME ACCELERATE. ONCE I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND REACHED UNDER 10 MPH, IT BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN BUT STILL STALLED EVERY TIME IT SHIFTED GEARS. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT.

Mileage: 32,000

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN OFF OF MAIN HIGHWAY INTO A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO LESTER GLENN BUICK THAT NIGHT. THE NEXT DAY AFTER SITTING IN THE DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START AND THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY WERE"UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM" AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I PRESENTLY OWN TWO(2) 2011 BUICK REGAL AND BOTH HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING. I HAVE CONTACTED G M NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE RECEIVED NO CALLS BACK FROM THEIR "SENIOR " ADVISER. HAVE ALSO READ ABOUT SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET WITH THESE VEHICLES. HOPEFULLY G M WILL ADDRESS THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT

Mileage: 39,562

VEHICLE HAS 69,579 MILES. WHILE TURNING ONTO SIDE STREET OFF OF MAIN ROAD, ENGINE SHUT OFF CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER A MINUTE AND DRIVEN HOME. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LESTER GLENN BUICK DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM . THE DEALERSHIP WAS "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM" AND THERE WERE NO CODES SHOWING A PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ISSUE WAS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS 100 MILES OVERDUE FOR AND OIL CHANGE AND WAS A LITTLE LOW ON OIL. WHEN I QUESTIONED THIS I WAS TOLD IT IS A "SAFETY FEATURE" TO PROTECT THE ENGINE FROM DAMAGE BECAUSE OF LOW OIL. I ASKED IF IT WAS A "SAFETY FEATURE" THAN WHY WAS MY SON ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITHIN A MINUTE. STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED AN ANSWER. I HAVE MADE NUMEROUS CALLS TO G M ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT ALL I HAVE GOTTEN WERE TWO CALLS TO MY HOUSE PHONE WHEN I WAS NOT HOME WHEN I SPECIFICALLY LEFT MY CELL PHONE NUMBER TO BE CALLED. I HAVE CALLED AN ADDITIONAL THREE TIMES AND LEFT A MESSAGE FOR A SENIOR ADJUSTER TO CALL ME BACK AND STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT, I OWN TWO 2011 BUICK REGALS AND MY DAUGHTERS CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES, BUT THAT WILL BE LISTED AS ANOTHER COMPLAINT . APPEARS TO BE MULTIPLE ISSUES ON THE INTERNET WITH THIS SAME CONCERN, BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO GET DONE

Mileage: 69,579

LAST NITE, 9:30 PM WE CAME OUT OF PUBLIX PARKING LOT DOING AN EASY LEFT. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, ALL LIGHTS LIT UP ON DASH AND CENTER CONSOLE LIT UP SAYING "LOWER DRIVER WINDOW.." FOLLOWED BY "LOWER PASSENGER WINDOW"!! WE COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD, PUT IT IN PARK THEN IT STARTED AND WE GOT HOME. THIS MORNING, A EASY RIGHT ONTO HIGHWAY AND LOCKS OPENED AND CLOSED BY THEMSELVES AT ABOUT 30 MPH! DURING THE HWY DRIVE, AT 75MPH CAR STUTTERS, ENGINE WHINES THEN CATCHES ITSELF, ALL DASH LIGHTS COME ON AND THE ENGINE LIGHT BLINKS 3 TIMES THEN GOES OUT! WHAT THE HE**.. COULD HAVE DIED!

Mileage: 61,000

ONLY 64,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TIMING CHAIN WAS BAD. I BELIEVE IT IS A DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAIN

Mileage: 64,000

BUICK REGAL 2011 IS CURRENTLY AT 67K, THE VEHICLE HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 63K. THE AUTOMOBILE CONTINUES TO STALL AS THERE SEEMS TO BE CONCERNS RELATED TO THE ACCELERATION/POWER OF THE CAR AT TIMES, VEHICLE DOESN'T DISPLAY THE POWER IT SHOULD BE DRIVING WITH. IN ADDITION AUTOMOBILE IS MAKING A SQUEAKING NOISE FROM THE WATER PUMP OR BELT WHEN VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING IS RAN (EITHER IN MOTION OR STATIONARY).

Mileage: 67,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED OVERHEATING AND STALLING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO WRIGHT CHEVROLET BUICK WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BALANCED CHAIN WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND EXPLAINED THAT THE REMEDY WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. IF A RECALL OCCURRED, THE CONTACT WOULD BE REIMBURSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

MY CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE FREEWAY, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET HIT BY THE CAR BEHIND ME. THE CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING FINE, THERE WERE NO INDICATOR/WARNING LIGHTS FLASHING ON MY DASH PRIOR TO THIS. I AND IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC CLOSE BY AND HE TOLD ME IT LOOKS LIKE THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKE. I BOUGHT THIS AS A CERTIFIED CAR AND HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE OIL CHANGED AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE INFORMATION LAMP INDICATED IT WAS DUE.

Mileage: 108,000

ENGINE CONSUMING OIL WITH NO LEAKS. TECH SAID THAT OIL IS PASSING THROUGH RINGS AND BURNING DURING COMBUSTION. MY CAR HAS 174000 MILES AND HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR. I AM VERY UPSET THAT THE REMEDY FOR THIS IS TO OVERHAUL OR REPLACE THE ENGINE. ALSO, A/C DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE. TECH SAYS COMPRESSOR HAS FAILED. PLEASE REMEDY. LAST AMERICAN CAR I BUY.

Mileage: 174,000

REPLACED ENGINE A 2.4L LAF AND TRANSMISSION A 6T-50 WITH BAD TRANS @ 149K MILES ON 2011 BUICK REGAL. REPLACEMENT IS 2011 2.4L LAF ENGINE AND 6T-50 TRANS W/ 17K MILES. CAR NOW HAS P0089 AND P228D CODES AND WHINE FROM HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AS DESCRIBED IN #PIP5203A. TURNS OUT ORIGINAL ENGINE IS A 2010 ENGINE WITH ALL THE CAM CHAIN ISSUES SEEN IN OTHER NHTSA COMPLAINTS. TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY MY DEALER TELLS ME ECM CAN NOT BE REPROGRAMMED TO 2011 BECAUSE PROGRAMMING IS DRIVEN BY THE VIN# ONLY. MY ONLY CHOICE IS TO BUY THE PARTS FROM GM (ABOUT $1000) TO TURN MY ENGINE BACK INTO A 2010 ENGINE OR PAY A DEALER SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS TO DO THE WORK. I`M IN A POSITION OF PAYING SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS MORE FOR THE CAR THEN IT IS WORTH. THIS WAS TO BE MY RETIREMENT GIFT TO MYSELF, GUESS I WILL BE DRIVING MY 1997 PONTIAC GRAND AM UNTIL I DROP DEAD. THANKS GM, MY BRAND LOYALTY SURE PAYS OFF. MY ADVICE TO FUTURE CAR BUYERS, BUY ANOTHER BRAND!! P.S. I HOPE THIS CONSTITUTES SOME EMISSION VIOLATION AND THE EPA HITS GM WITH A MULTI MILLION DOLLAR FINE. P.S.S. IT DIES ON THE ROAD TO. WHERE IS MARRY B. WHEN YOU HER?

Mileage: 149,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS STRETCHED, WHICH CAUSED A KNOCKING AND TICKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA TO SEE IF THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED PER A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

WHEN AT A STOP SIGN MY VEHICLE DIED. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT BUT AT SLOW SPEEDS IT CONTINUED TO DIE. ON THE WAY HOME, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR PERFORMED FINE. AT SLOW SPEEDS THE REST OF THE DAY AND DURING A TEST DRIVE THE NEXT DAY, AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE DIED ALMOST CONTINUOUSLY, LOSING POWER STEERING ETC. TO GET HOME I HAD TO KEEP A FOOT ON THE GAS WHILE BRAKING/TURNING AND STOPPED TO KEEP THE IDLE SPEED UP. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK REVEALED A P0010 FAILURE CODE FROM WHICH THEY FOUND THE INTAKE CAMSHAFT ACTUATOR SOLENOID WAS SHORTED. THEY REPLACED IT AND CURRENTLY IT IS OPERATING FINE. THEY INDICATED IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND NOT SUBJECT TO THE SPECIFIC VEHICLE RECALL THAT I RECEIVED.

Mileage: 73,500

WHEN DRIVING OR COMING TO A STOP OR EVEN MAKING A TURNING THE VEHICLES SHAKES AND THEN SHUTS OFF, THIS FIRST HAPPEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A VERY BUSY STREET, THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED IT HAPPENED WITH NO WARNING JUST A SHAKE AND THEN THE CAR SHUT OFF, REDUCING SPEED RAPIDLY , CAUSING THE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME TO DO THE SAME, THANK GOD THAT THERE WASN'T AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT SURE COULD HAVE BEEN. AND NOW I SEE ON THE FORUM THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM, BUICK ISN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT, DOES THIS FALL UNDER THE LEMON LAW, HELP

Mileage: 121,747

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT OBSERVED AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CONDUCT AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART SUCCESSFULLY. LATER, WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT 2 MPH, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 42,000

VEHICLE CUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. LOSS ALL CONTROL WHILE TURNING A CORNER IN TOWN

Mileage: 112,000

THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE STARTING WHICH IS APART OF A CLASS SUIT BUT HAS NOT BEEN SOLIDIFIED. I AM ANGERED AS TO WHY MY CAR KEEPS NOT STARTING WHEN IN POSITION. I HAVE TO TRY TO START MY VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE ACTUALLY STARTING. NOW I TAKE IT IN AND ITS STILL AN ENGINE ISSUE WHICH THEY SAID IT WAS THE CAMSHAFT. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS NO LOANER VEHICLE AND IM NOW WITHOUT A VEHICLE. SO UPSETTING.

Mileage: 10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ENGINE LOST POWER, STALLED, AND THE STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAMSHAFT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000. ..UPDATED 08/23/16 *BF

Mileage: 72,000

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.

Mileage: 22,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,200.

Mileage: 21,200

MY BRAKE PEDAL IS STICKING CAUSING MY CAR TO STALL AND MY CRUISE CONTROL NOT TO WORK, I HAVE TO MANUALLY PULL MY BREAK PEDAL BACK UP AFTER I USE MY BRAKES WHILE DRIVING. MY CAR IS ALSO JUST DYING WITH NO WARNING, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. MY LIGHTS, AND RADIO WILL STAY ON WHEN THIS HAPPENS, BUT MY AIR CONDITIONER AND ENGINE WILL CUT OFF. IT HAS HAPPENED OVER A HANDFUL OF TIMES IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS, IT'S GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT ANYWHERE.

Mileage: 98,000

WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH MY 2011 BUICK REGAL WITH LESS THAN 48,000 COMPLETELY STALLED OUT. NO WARNING AT ALL. ALL THE LIGHTS WERE ON IN THE DASH INCLUDING A STABILI TRAC. LIGHT AND A MESSAGE THAT READ ENGINE POWER REDUCED. I THEN BLARED MY HORN AND CRUISED THRU THE INTERSECTION ON A RED LIGHT THANKFUL IT JUST TURNED RED AND OPPOSING TRAFFIC HADN'T STARTED ACROSS YET. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP THE CAR THAT HAD ABSOLUTELY NO POWER STEERING AND ABS WAS TURNED OFF AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES UNTIL MY NERVES CALMED DOWN AND RESTARTED THE CAR ALL THE LIGHTS WERE OFF EXCEPT THE ENGINE LIGHT. DROVE THE CAR HOME AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, WHO THEN HAD IT TOWED TO THEM. BY THAT TIME THE COMPUTER RESTARTED ITSELF AND NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, WITH THAT NO READING AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS LEFT BEING LOOKED AT AS IF I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. THIS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS AGO AND I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES SINCE THEN. WHEN IS BUICK GOING TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND FINALLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO BE KILLED FIRST? I'VE READ THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME CAR NUMEROUS TIMES ON NUMEROUS SITES...WHERE IS OUR HELP???? *TR

Mileage: 47,000

CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, TREMENDOUSLY DANGEROUS TO MY FAMILY AND OTHER DRIVERS. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING AND NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, THE CAR BECOMES COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE BUT ALL THE LIGHTS ARE STILL ON. THIS SCENARIO IS HAZARDOUS TO THE TRAVELING PUBLIC ON ALL ROADWAYS!

Mileage: 109,000

I HAVE OWNED MY REGAL SINCE 2011. AS I ACCELERATE THE CAR WOULD SHUDDER AND SHAKE, THEN I WOULD GET A SERVICE STABILLI TRAC MESSAGE FOLLOWED BY A MESSAGE STATING THAT THE ENGINE POWER HAS BEEN REDUCED. AFTER I HAVE THE ISSUE IT WILL RESET ITSELF AFTER RESTARTING AND THEN WILL RUN FINE FOR A WHILE. I CALLED ON STAR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT HAS AN ENGINE MISFIRE OR THE STABILITY TRAC NEEDS TO BE SERVICED OR THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY IS MALFUNCTIONING. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY TRIED TO FIX WITHOUT ANY LUCK. I THINK PART OF THE TROUBLE WITH FIXING IT IS THE FACT THAT THE COMPUTER RESETS ITSELF AND THEREFORE THEY CAN'T FIND A CODE. THE OTHER ISSUE WITH TRYING TO FIX IS THE FACT THAT THE CAR ONLY HAS THE ISSUE WHEN IT IS 35-40 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND BELOW. OTHER ISSUES I HAVE HAD, DRIVER'S SEAT HEATER NOT WORKING, OUTSIDE TRUNK RELEASE NOT WORKING, PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT CONNECT PROPERLY AND OF COURSE THE RECALLS FOR THE DRIVER'S SEAT BOLT AND EXTERIOR TURN SIGNALS. NOW FOR THE BAD NEWS FOR MYSELF IS THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. GIVEN THE FACT THAT I HAVE READ MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND MOST OF THEM NOT BEING RESOLVED, I FIND IT VERY HARD TO BRING MYSELF TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND HAVE THEM GUESS TO WHAT THE FIX MAY BE AT MY EXPENSE.

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD YESTERDAY, AT AROUND 50 MILES PER HOUR, OUR 2011 BUICK REGAL, WITH ONLY 56,000 MILES ON IT, LOST POWER OUT OF THE BLUE AND WOULD NOT DRIVE OVER 30 MILES PER HOUR. IT APPARENTLY WAS IN REDUCED POWER MODE DUE TO A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. THANKFULLY WE WERE NOT ON THE EXPRESSWAY, AS THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION GIVEN THE ROADS WERE VERY ICY YESTERDAY. APPARENTLY, MANY 2010 - 2012 BUICK REGALS ARE COVERED FOR THIS WITH A SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT SO IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. WE BELIEVE OUR VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS ADJUSTMENT AS WELL. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND WE BELIEVE IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

Mileage: 56,000

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, IT STALLED AND CUT OFF WHILE IN THE MIDST OF MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. ALL POWER WAS ON TEMPORARILY BUT THE ENGINE WAS UNABLE TO TURN OVER AFTER CUTTING OUT. THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE, AND APPARENTLY THE ISSUE HAS OCCURRED BEFORE TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER A 5 YEAR 100,000 POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. IT APPEARS NO PROPER DIAGNOSIS HAS OCCURRED AND THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN OCCURRING ON THE CAR SINCE APPROX. 52,000 MILES CURRENT MILLAGE IS 75,900. I HAVE REFERENCED PREVIOUS TSB NHTSA ID 10037218 TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE AS OF YET AS TO THE UNDERLYING ISSUE. I HAVE DISCOVERED OTHER OWNERS HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES ON WEBSITES SUCH AS CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND VARIOUS BUICK REGAL FORUMS. THIS APPEARS TO ME AS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS WHEN THE CAR SHUTS OFF IT DOES NOT POWER BACK ON, AND IT CUTS SEEMINGLY RANDOMLY.

Mileage: 75,900

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

Mileage: 53,000

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.

Mileage: 88,750

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.

Mileage: 59,374

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.

Mileage: 107,000

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.

Mileage: 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.

Mileage: 96,000

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.

Mileage: 63,000

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?

Mileage: 40,102

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

Mileage: 47,920

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

Mileage: 40,040

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

Mileage: 53,000

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.

Mileage: 44,000

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

Mileage: 18,000

PURCHASED CAR IN SUMMER OF 2011. DURING THE FIRST COLD WEATHER CAR WOULD GIVE A WARNING TO SERVICE STABILITI TRAC AND THAT THE ENGINE POWER HAD BEEN REDUCED. I DECIDED TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD RESET THE COMPUTER AND THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF. I TOOK THIS TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. I STARTED TO LET THE CAR WARM UP IN THE WINTER AND THIS SEEMED TO HELP UNTIL RECENTLY. WITHIN THE LAST FEW WEEKS I HAVE BEEN HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS EVEN AFTER LETTING THE CAR WARM UP. THE CAR WILL AUTOMATICALLY REDUCE ENGINE POWER EVEN WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. AFTER THESE INCIDENTS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON BUT WILL GO OFF AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING. I HAVE CONTACTED ONSTAR AND THEY TELL ME THE SAME THING THAT THE WARNING LIGHTS DO. I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH THE CAR TRYING TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN WHILE AT A STOPLIGHT. AFTER GOING TO THE DEALER AND HAVING THEM NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM OR TRY TO REPAIR IT AND NOT FIX THE ISSUES, I FEEL AT A LOSS OF WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT. I DO NOT HAVE THE TIME OR MONEY TO KEEP GOING TO THE DEALER ONLY TO LEAVE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. I WOULD THINK THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD BE MORE INCLINED TO FIX THESE ISSUE BEFORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED OR ANY FATALITIES OCCUR DUE TO THEIR NEGLIGENCE. I FEEL THAT AFTER READING ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE'S SIMILAR ISSUES THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD CALL FOR A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 6,000

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

Mileage: 33,000

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

Mileage: 43,507

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

Mileage: 69,000

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.

Mileage: 40,000

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

Mileage: 17,000

I EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT NOISE FROM THE RIGHT/PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I DROVE VEHICLE TO SUBURBAN BUICK GMC AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE NOISE AND NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. ON WHILE IN EL PASO, TX THE NOISE RETURN AND WOULD NOT STOP. DROVE VEHICLE TO SHAMALEY BUICK GMC ON JUNE 28, 2012 AND THE BELT TENSIONER WAS REPLACE (INVOICE 25754MILAGE 35416). AGAIN, THE INTERMITTENT NOISE RETURN AND AGAIN I TOOK VEHICLE TO SUBURBAN BUICK GMC AND SERVICE CENTER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE NOISE. ADVISE SERVICE OF PREVIOUS REPAIR AND SINCE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED IN SERVICE AREA, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. WHILE IN LAS VEGAS, NV TOOK VEHICLE TO FAIRWAY CHEVROLET BUICK GMC ON JUNE 17, 2013 FOR ANOTHER CONCERN. WHILE IN SERVICE AREA SERVICE ADVISOR DUPLICATED THE NOISE WHILE MOVING VEHICLE. SERVICE ADVISOR KNOW WHAT CAUSES THE NOISE, THE REPAIR WAS PERFORM IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER CONCERN. REPLACE BELT TENSIONER AND SERPENTINE BELT (TAG 0059 MILEAGE 71195) THE ORIGINAL PART FAILS AND WAS REPLACE THEN THE SECOND PART FAILS. THIS PART SHOULD NOT FAIL IN 35,000 MILES. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

WHILE TRAVELING 55 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGH WAY THE CAR SHUT OFF CAUSING ME TO FORCE THE WHEEL ON THE ROAD. I REPORTED THIS AND WAS GIVEN RENTAL CARS FOR THE NOISES AND BELTS TO BE EXAMINED. THE NOISE SUBSIDED A FEW WEEKS ONLY TO RETURN WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR AND THE CAR CUT OFF AGAIN. THIS TIME IN TRAFFIC MARCH 2013. THE THIRD TIME WAS IN APRIL 2013 . THE LAST TIME WAS JUNE 16, 2013. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP OVER 45 DAYS. NOTHING WAS TOLD TO ME WAS WRONG. THEN WHY IS IT SHUTTING OFF WHILE IM DRIVING? *TR

Mileage: 17,000