2011 BUICK REGAL Complaints

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.

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.

2011 BUICK REGAL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FAULTY DIRECT IGNITION HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAD THE SAME IGNITION HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP THAT RESULTED IN A RECALL FOR GMC VEHICLES. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 05/03/2017*JS

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?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V517000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

MY VEHICLE ISSUE IS THAT THE EXHAUST VALVES WERE BENT DUE TO A VALVE COVER BOLT THAT RELEASED AND DAMAGED HEAD VALVES AND HEAD ON MOTOR. THIS IS A FACTORY ISSUE DUE TO THE BOLT RELEASING. I AM BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR VEHICLE AND ONLY OWNED VEHICLE FOR LESS THEN 2 YEARS. FOR REPLACEMENT HEAD COST AND OR REPLACING THE MOTOR ITSELF IS A COSTLY SITUATION. MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN CITY LIMITS AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START,WOULD TRY TO TURN OVER BUT JUST KEEP SPINNING WITHOUT FULL CRANK. I SHOULDN'T BE REPLACING THE MOTOR ON VEHICLE THAT IS STILL WELL UNDER 100,000 MILES AND NO MAJOR ISSUE PRIOR.

POLICE STOPPED ME DUE TO MISSING PASSENGER HEADLAMP. AS I WAS REPLACING SAID HEADLIGHT, UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, I NOTICED THAT THE BULB WIRE HARNESS WERE BURNT BLACK. THE SMELL OF BURNING WAS DETECTED.

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.

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES BECOME SO HOT THAT THE ROTORS WILL GLOW RED. THIS WOULD NORMALLY BE A HUNG UP CALLIPER BUT IT SEEMS TO MOVE TO DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE CAR AND DIFFERENT WHEELS. UPON LETTING THE VEHICLE SIT FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, THE ROTOR WILL COOL OFF. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN OR WHERE THE ROTORS WILL GET THAT HOT AND THE CARS DRIVING AND BRAKING ARE ADVERSELY AFFECTED.

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.