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2016 Buick Regal

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Owner complaints for the 2016 Buick Regal do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 29.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

21 reports with mileage · 20 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Steering. Review the 10 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Exterior Lighting. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports

Unknown Or Other complaints

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Mileage unknown · Jun 3, 2021
Unknown Or Other

I purchased the buick regal new in Feb 2016. After about two years, it skid on a perfect road surface in a perfect weather, the traction control light and the engine light came on, but disappeared after 30 seconds or so. The problem was scary enough that I brought the car to a neighborhood dealership to see if there was any safe…

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I purchased the buick regal new in Feb 2016. After about two years, it skid on a perfect road surface in a perfect weather, the traction control light and the engine light came on, but disappeared after 30 seconds or so. The problem was scary enough that I brought the car to a neighborhood dealership to see if there was any safety recall for that issue. There was none. The replaced a sensor or something to fix the problem. It has not happened again until two weeks ago. Exactly the same thing happened, skid briefly on a perfect road surface in a perfect weather condition, skid light and the engine light came on, but disappeared after a minute. I brought back the car to the dealership and asked them find the original record for fixing the problem. But, they insisted it was not the same issue, this time it was my old tires that caused the problem. I got all my tires and brakes replaced, but still experienced the same problem. Given severity of the safety hazard, now I am afraid to drive the car. I could easily been in an accident if there were more cars around during either of the skidding incidents. I am surprised there was no report from other car owners. I could not be the only one experienced this problem. Very serious safety hazard for sure.

NHTSA ODI #11419524

Mileage unknown · Oct 1, 2020
Unknown Or Other

CAR WINDOW ANTI PINCH NOT STOPPING WINDOW FROM CRUSHING FINGERS. CAR IMMOBILE.

NHTSA ODI #11362241

22,700 miles · Oct 10, 2018
Unknown Or Other

MOLD IN AIR CONDITIONER. WHEN TURNING ON ENGINE, MOLD SMELL COMES OUT OF AIR VENTS.

NHTSA ODI #11139435

12,000 miles · Jul 27, 2017
Electrical SystemUnknown Or Other

DRIVER INFOTAINMENT CENTER HAS MANY ISSUES, REMAINS BLANK WHILE RADIO IS PLAYING AND CAN BE CONTROLLED BY STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS AND HVAC VIA EXTERNAL BUTTONS. ALSO BACKUP CAMERA INTERMITTENTLY JUMPS THE VIDEO FROM CAMERA BUT NOT THE CGI LINES. THIS MAKES YOU STOP DUE TO REFLEXES THINKING SOMETHING RAN OUT IN THE WAY OF BACKING…

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DRIVER INFOTAINMENT CENTER HAS MANY ISSUES, REMAINS BLANK WHILE RADIO IS PLAYING AND CAN BE CONTROLLED BY STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS AND HVAC VIA EXTERNAL BUTTONS. ALSO BACKUP CAMERA INTERMITTENTLY JUMPS THE VIDEO FROM CAMERA BUT NOT THE CGI LINES. THIS MAKES YOU STOP DUE TO REFLEXES THINKING SOMETHING RAN OUT IN THE WAY OF BACKING UP. ON OCCASION THE DISPLAY HAS SHOWN SYSTEM ERROR AND ALSO HVAC CONTROL NOT OPERABLE. ALSO HAVE SEEN THE CGI DIRECTIONAL LINES NOT SHOW UP UNTIL PLACED IN FORWARD GEAR JUST BEFORE THE DISPLAY TURNS OFF THE CAMERA. DEALER AND BUICK HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM SO THEY WILL NOT REPLACE ANY COMPONENTS YET THIS PROBLEM OCCURS DAILY BETWEEN TRIPS BUT CANNOT BE REPLICATED TO SHOW DEALER. WE HAVE VIDEOS OF THE PROBLEM AND PHOTOS OF THE ERROR MESSAGES. DEALER HAS REPROGRAMMED THE SYSTEM MULTIPLE TIMES NO FIX YET. BUICK WAS OF ZERO HELP ON THIS LEMON OF A PROBLEM AND REMINDED US THE LEMON LAW DOES NOT APPLY TO ACCESSORIES SUCH AS THIS BACKUP CAMERA. LANE CHANGE AND COLLISION DETECTION ALSO HAVE ISSUES OF FALSE REPORTING BUT NO SOLUTION EITHER. STAY AWAY FROM THIS SYSTEM AS IT IS FLAWED AND NO HELP FROM BUICK OR DEALER. DEALER ACTUALLY SUGGEST TAKING THE ISSUE TO ANOTHER DEALER - WOW VERY NICE AFTER SALE SUPPORT.

NHTSA ODI #11010894

16,000 miles · Apr 19, 2016
Electrical SystemExterior LightingUnknown Or Other

SUDDENLY AFTER LEAVING COSTCO GAS STATION AND DRIVING "NO" DISPLAY OF MILLAGE. SPEED GAUGES AND ALL CRITICAL INFORMATION WENT BLANK/BLACK ON DRIVERS DASH BOARD WITH CRITICAL LIGHTS DISPLAY SHOWING TROUBLE WITH VEHICLE BY DISPLAYING YELLOW; AND RED EXCLAMATIONS; SKID TIRE AND NO GAUGE READINGS FOR ENGINE TEMKP; OR NOTHING!. O…

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SUDDENLY AFTER LEAVING COSTCO GAS STATION AND DRIVING "NO" DISPLAY OF MILLAGE. SPEED GAUGES AND ALL CRITICAL INFORMATION WENT BLANK/BLACK ON DRIVERS DASH BOARD WITH CRITICAL LIGHTS DISPLAY SHOWING TROUBLE WITH VEHICLE BY DISPLAYING YELLOW; AND RED EXCLAMATIONS; SKID TIRE AND NO GAUGE READINGS FOR ENGINE TEMKP; OR NOTHING!. ON STAR GAVE NEGATIVE RESULTS FOR EMERGENCY HELP. DEALER STATED CAR WAS REPROGRAMED LAST WEEK. PREVIOUS RADIO AND BLUE TOOTH TROUBLE REPORTED TO GM. THEY SEEM TO IGNORE ME. TROUBLED RADIO AND NAVIGATION PURPOSIVELY FIXED LAST WEEK

NHTSA ODI #10860271

Official recalls

1

16V108000 · Steering:electric Power Assist System

Feb 24, 2016

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016 Buick Regal Vehicles manufactured August 30, 2015, to February 12, 2016. The affected vehicles have a power-steering assist system that may fail.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: A loss of power steering assist may increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the electric belt drive rack and pinion steering gear assembly, free of charge. The recall began on March 21, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300. GM's number for this recall is 21510.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

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