2011 Buick Regal

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V517000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS). 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

IN AUGUST 2016, I RECEIVED AN "IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL" #30710 FROM BUICK. THE EXPLANATION WAS "THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE POWER SEATS MAY CONTACT THE SEAT FRAME, CHAFE, A SHORT CIRCUIT COULD OCCUR, RESULTING IN INOPERATIVE POWER SEAT ADJUSTMENTS, FLICKERING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, SPARKING OR SMOKE UNDER THE SEAT, AND POSSIBLE FIRE." HAVING NOT HEARD ANYTHING, I CONTACTED MY AGENCY ON 9/22/16 AND WAS TOLD "NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE." ON 11/23/16, BURNS BUICK SAID, "GM HAS NO SOLUTION. I CONTACTED GM AND SPOKE WITH [XXX] WHO DID NOT HAVE AN ANSWER. ON 11/30/16, GM'S [XXX] SUGGESTED THAT NO DATE OR SUPPLIES HAVE BEEN SET. DO I NEED TO HAVE A FIRE IN MY CAR WHILE MY GRANDCHILDREN ARE IN THE BACK SEAT FOR GM TO FINALLY DETERMINE THIS IS REALLY AN "IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL?" WHY SHOULD IT TAKE 5 MONTHS WITHOUT ANY SOLUTION? I RIDE IN FEAR EVERYDAY KNOWING THAT I AM SITTING ON A TIME BOMB. PLEASE CONDEMN THIS FAILURE TO PROVIDE SOLUTIONS TO THIS PROBLEM AND FINE THEM SO THAT THEY DO NOT DO IT TO ANYONE ELSE IN THE FUTURE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V517000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MONTHS AGO, BUT THE REMEDY AND PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT LATER EXPERIENCED A FAILURE IN WHICH THE SEATS FAILED TO WARM. THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED FOR BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT A DIAGNOSTIC COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO SUPPLY THE PARTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT WARMER FAILED TO OPERATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED UNTIL IT WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V517000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS). THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/03/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER ADVISED A SOLUTION HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED YET. UPDATED 08/17/2017*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. 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 ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE THE RECALL ON THE POWER SEAT WIRING AND MY HEATED SEATS HEAT TO A LEVEL THEN SHUT OFF CONTINUOUSLY. I HAVE A FRIEND HAD THE SAME ISSUE IN A CAMARO AND HAD CHAFED WIRES TO THE HEATED SEAT. I REFUSE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR AND NOW IN MICHIGAN IT IS VERY COLD AND I BOUGHT THIS CAR TO HAVE HEATED SEATS FOR A REASON. THE COPIED INFORMATION IS BELOW ON THE RECALL. THE DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE BUT HERE I AM STUCK WITH A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD WITH NO REPAIR. MANUFACTURER: GENERAL MOTORS LLC SUMMARY: GENERAL MOTORS LLC (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 BUICK REGAL VEHICLES MANUFACTURED NOVEMBER 3, 2009, TO MARCH 25, 2011, EQUIPPED WITH 8-WAY POWER ADJUSTABLE FRONT SEATS. THE POWER SEAT WIRING HARNESS MAY CONTACT THE SEAT FRAME, CAUSING THE WIRES TO CHAFE. CONSEQUENCE: CHAFED HARNESS WIRES MAY CAUSE A SHORT CIRCUIT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A FIRE. REMEDY: GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND SECURE THE WIRING HARNESS, AND REPAIR ANY CHAFED WIRES AS NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. REMEDY PARTS ARE CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE. INTERIM NOTICES WERE MAILED TO OWNERS ON AUGUST 18, 2016. OWNERS WILL RECEIVE A SECOND NOTICE WHEN REMEDY PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-521-7300. GM'S NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS 30710.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V517000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS). 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 01/06/2017*CT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V517000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY DAUGHTER DRIVES OUR 2011 BUICK REGAL CXL THAT WE PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY 2016. IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTH THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED, STEERING LOCKS UP, BRAKES GO COMPLETELY OUT, IT DOESN'T HAVE AN ELECTRICAL AND BECAUSE IT HAS AN ELECTRIC EMERGENCY BRAKE THERE IS NO WAY FOR HER TO STOP. THE FIRST TWO TIMES SHE WAS DRIVING AROUND TOWN AND THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS LAST WEEK AT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. SHE ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. ONCE IT COASTED TO A STOP SHE WAS ABLE TO START IT AND CONTINUE ON. THIS GM VEHICLE 2011 BUICK REGAL IS A DEATH TRAP WAITING TO HAPPEN. DON'T BUY A BUICK!!! I PICKED IT UP FROM THE LOCAL BUICK DEALER YESTERDAY AND THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING. ONCE THE VEHICLE IS RESTARTED AFTER ONE OF THESE INCIDENTS THE COMPUTERS AUTOMATICALLY RESETS AND WIPED CLEAN OF CODES WITHOUT ANY TRACE OF A PROBLEM OR ISSUE. ALL THE ERRORS COMPLETELY DISAPPEAR. THE SERVICE PERSON AT THE DEALERSHIP ASKED ME IF I HAD A DECODER I COULD PLUG IN RIGHT AFTER IT HAPPENS. THIS PROBLEM IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND BUICK DOES NOTHING. YOU CAN BET THAT A GM EXECUTIVE WOULD DECLINE AN OFFER FOR ONE OF HIS/HER FAMILY MEMBERS TO DRIVE IT FOR A WHILE. MAKE NO MISTAKE THESE CARS SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WORKS AT THE MOMENT. NO STEERING, NO BRAKES, STALLED ENGINE, AND NO ELECTRICAL. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!! ALL BUICK SAYS BASE ON ONLINE COMMENTS IS SORRY. SORRY FOR WHAT? KILLING PEOPLE? NOT GIVING A [XXX] ABOUT MY FAMILY OR YOURS? IF THEY WERE SORRY THEY'D STEP UP AND DO THE RIGHT THING BEFORE ITS TOO LATE AND SOMEONE DIES. INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE PROBABLY PAYING OUT LOTS OF MONEY TO THEIR INSURED AND THE PEOPLE THEY HIT, INJURE OR KILL. I BET THEY WOULD LOVE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. BE CAREFULLY WHAT YOU BUY BECAUSE YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED BY YOUR CAR RIGHT BEFORE YOU CRASH. I'VE ALWAYS LIKES GM AND BUICKS BUT NOT ANYMORE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR