2014 BUICK VERANO Complaints

THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, BOTH IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. IT STARTED DOING THIS FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS, IT IS CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURER ERROR WHEN PUTTING TOGETHER THE SEATS. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THEY LIMIT THE FIX TO ONLY CARS UNDER 72,000 MILES. MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF MILES AND I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING THING TO CAUSE THIS TO SUDDENLY START MALFUNCTIONING, YET IT IS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD CAUSED BY THE MANUFACTURER, THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HOW MANY MILES ARE ON THE CAR, YET THEY WON'T FIX IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BUICK VERANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED A MILE DOWN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BUICK VERANO EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTACT TIRES, SIZE: P235/45R/1894H (NA). THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE RUNNING LOW ON AIR. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (JEFF WYLER FLORENCE BUICK GMC, 1154 BURLINGTON PIKE, FLORENCE, KY 41042) STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT DEFECTIVE. THE VIN WAS PROVIDED. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000.

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS- VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN ON ITS OWN. AT RANDOM! WHEN I AM ABLE TO BRING IT BACK UP THE PROBLEM NO LONGER EXIST AND CAN'T BE TRACED. AT RANDOM MY SERVICES LIGHTS POPS ON AND OFF!. EMERGENCY PARKING BREAKS LOCKS ON THEIR OWN AND I CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR PROPERLY. GEARS SHIFT ON THEIR OWN WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD AND BODY.! I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE GEARS SHIFTED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT WOULDN'T ACCURATE WHEN MY FOOT WAS ON THE GAS.I WAS ROLLING AND BECAUSE MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULDN'T WORK I PULLED OVER TO THE GRAVEL NEXT TO ME VEHICLE AND THE GRAVEL FLEW UP AND BROKE MY WINDSHIELD AND DID A LITTLE BODY DAMAGE. I CONTACTED GM AND ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND SPECIAL COVERAGES THEY DENIED MY CLAIM AFTER DOING AN CDR REPORT AND I NEVER REPORTED TO BE IN A CRASH!

ACTUATOR HAS GONE OUT AT 28,000 MILES WHICH HAS TO DO WITH THE TIMING CHAIN. IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A DESIGN ISSUE WITH THE VERANO. IT IS IN THE SHOP AND HAS BEEN FOR TWO WEEKS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BUICK VERANO. AFTER APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE REAR WINDOW SUDDENLY SHATTERED. THE CONTACT NOTICED A ROUND BURNED SPOT IN ONE OF THE REAR WINDOW DEFROST FILAMENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER (LOU FUSZ BUICK/GMC IN SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DEFROST SHORTED OUT AND THE WINDOW NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE JANUARY 2015. AT THIS TIME I NOW HAVE 73000 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING THE WRENCH AND LIGHTENING BOLT FLASHES ON AND OFF REALLY FAST MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK. IT ONLY LASTS A FEW SECONDS BUT NOW IT KEEPS DOING IT AND IM SCARED IT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL BUICK DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID NO CODES WERE FOUND, BUT MY BATTERY TEST FAILED SO I PAID FOR A BATTERY REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER THE BATTERY THAT WAS REPLACED WAS ONLY A YEAR OLD! EVEN WITH THE BATTERY REPLACED IT STILL HAPPENS AND WE CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHY. WHAT WOULD CAUSE A BATTERY TO FAIL IN A YEARS TIME? WHAT WOULD CAUSE THAT SPECIFIC LIGHT TO FLICKER AND THE CAR BEGAN JERKING. NO CODES ARE SHOWING UP ON THEIR SYSTEM SO THEY CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHY IT IS HAPPENING. AND OF COURSE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN WHEN THEY DRIVE IT FOR A BIT, BUT IT HAPPENS WHEN I DRIVE SO THEY CANNOT SEE WHAT IT IS DOING.

LOW PROFILE TIRES: A ROCK HIT MY TIRE-TIRED DESTROYED-HIT SMALL HOLE APPROXIMATELY 4 IN DEEP ABOUT 6 INCHES WIDE TIRE BLEW. TODAY WIFE BACKING UP HIT ROUNDED CORNER TIRE BLEW. CONTINENTAL TIRES LOW PROFILE ARE UNSAFE. I DO NOT TRUST THEM AND DEALERS. TELL ME THEY ARE CHANGING TIRES BY MULTIPLE TIMES DUE TO LOW PROFILE. TIRES ARE 235X45X 18 PRO H . I BELIEVE THEY ARE A SAFETY HAZARD .

A METALLIC KNOCKING OR THUMPING NOISE SEEMINGLY LOCATED AROUND RIGHT FRONT OF CAR WHEN MOVING, INTERMITTENTLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 BUICK VERANO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND CAUSED BOTH A FRONT AND REAR END COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT'S WIFE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND ARM THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INSURANCE LOT AND THEN LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400. UPDATED 08/03/17*LJ *AS