2011 BUICK REGAL Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE CONTACT TURNED INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO THE WALL OF A BUILDING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO SHOP FOR REPAIR TO THE UNDER CARRIAGE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,350.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LOOSE POWER SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT OR STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE NEVER STALLED, BUT THE CONTACT WOULD LOOSE POWER STEERING WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER TWICE AND WAS ALSO LOOKING AT A POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER FOR MORE EXTENSIVE INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED 7/12/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. HE LOST ALL POWER TO THE STEERING AND BRAKES. THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL VALVE ARM WAS REPLACED. IN MAY 2012, HE WAS MAKING A TURN AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, WHICH LEFT HIM WITH NO STEERING, BRAKES OR TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER HIT A FENCE POST DRAGGING THE FRONT BUMPER. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 07/18/12

NAVIGATION SYSTEM HAS FAILED THREE TIMES INCLUDING NOT ACCEPTING KNOWN ADDRESSES AND SENDING YOU TO A WRONG ADDRESS WHICH IN ONE CASE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE SENDING YOU INTO AN AREA WHICH WAS OBVIOUSLY AN AREA OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY THAT WAS NOWHERE NEAR THE DOCTORS OFFICE WE WERE TRYING TO LOCATE. IT WILL NOT EVEN ACCEPT MY HOME ADDRESS AS A DESTINATION LOCATION. I HAVE ANOTHER NAVIGATION SYSTEM IN OUR OTHER VEHICLE AND ALSO A PORTABLE SYSTEM WHICH ACCEPTS MY ADDRESS AS A DESTINATION. I DON'T FEEL THAT THIS SYSTEM CAN BE COUNTED ON IN AN EMERGENCY AND SHOULD BE RECALLED OR REPLACED. *TR

I PURCHASED 2011 BUICK REGAL 2011 CXL TURBO #7. SINCE THEN, I HAVE EXPERIENCED SERIOUS DIFFICULTIES WITH AM/FM/XM STEREO SYSTEM WITH NAVIGATION AND 40GB HARD DRIVE IT IS PROBLEMATIC, AND IT WAS CHALLENGING TO GET ADEQUATE DIRECTIONS, BECAUSE OF ITS POOR QUALITY OF MAP DATA. A TRIP TAKEN TWICE A YEAR I FELT A BUILD IN NAVIGATION SYSTEM WOULD BE MORE SECURE AND ACCURATE. ROAD NETWORK ATTRIBUTES ARE CONTAINED IN THE MAP DATABASE THE MAP DATABASE DID NOT INCLUDE DATA FOR OLD CONSTRUCTED AREAS OR LONG TERM POINT OF INTEREST. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUES FOR THE DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS. I WAS GIVEN WRONG DIRECTIONS AND DIRECTED TO FAR LOCATION WHEN A CLOSER LOCATION WAS AVAILABLE SINCE UPDATED INFORMATION WAS NOT INCLUDED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THE VEHICLE INCREASED ACCELERATION AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT AND THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,307.

DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR MAT DOES NOT STAY IN PLACE WHEN STEPPED ON DURING EXIT/ENTRY OR DURING THE COURSE OF DRIVING. MAT CAN BECOME LODGED UNDER BRAKE PEDAL RESULTING IN REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, DEMONSTRATED PROBLEM, WAS TOLD THAT NO FIX EXISTS. CONTACTED CORPORATE AND EXPLAINED DANGER, WAS TOLD THAT MATS ARE FUNCTIONING AS THEY SHOULD, NO REPAIR EXISTS. I AM A FORENSIC ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTIONIST AND HAVE SEEN THE RESULTS OF FLOORMATS BECOMING DISLODGED AND HAMPERING EMERGENCY BRAKING ATTEMPTS. *KB

INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER (IPC) DISPLAY IS DIFFICULT TO SEE WHEN DRIVING TOWARD BRIGHT SUNSHINE. THIS CONDITION DOES NOT AFFECT THE IPC OPERATION. THIS CONDITION COULD BE CAUSED BY AN INSUFFICIENT COLOR CONTRAST IN THE IPC DISPLAY AND BY INSUFFICIENT AMBIENT LIGHT REACHING THE CLUSTER FACE DUE TO DEEP TUNNELS AROUND THE IPC GAUGES. PLEASE REFER TO: GM DOCUMENT ID: 2371933 ________________________________________ #06-08-49-021F: DIFFICULT TO VIEW INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER (IPC) DISPLAY WHEN DRIVING TOWARD BRIGHT SUNSHINE (INSTALL NEW INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WITH LED BACK LIGHTING) - (DEC 3, 2009) *KB

DURING THE DAY THE SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE ARE NOT READABLE DURING THE DAY. DIFFICULT TO VIEW INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER (IPC) DISPLAY WHEN DRIVING TOWARD BRIGHT SUNSHINE. *TR

MY INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER IS SO DIM DURING THE DAY I CAN'T TELL HOW FAST I'M GOING... MY PREVIOUS 2009 BUICK LUCERNE HAD A BULLETIN FOR INSTRUMENT PANEL BACK LIGHT REPLACEMENT. *TR

2011 BUICK REGAL. CONSUMER STATES ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE ENGINE STALLED *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO RESTART. THE LAST TWO INSTANCES, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE ECM AND REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP ON JULY 22, 2011. HOWEVER, THE STALLING CONTINUED WELL INTO THE NEXT MONTH. *JB