2011 Buick Regal

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

THE 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.

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