2012 BUICK VERANO Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK VERANO. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, THE BRAKES MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

CORROSION AND FAULTY CONNECTION TO POSITIVE CABLE I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BATTERY 2 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. THE BATTERY BRACKET IS CORRODING AND THE COMPUTER. POSITIVE CABLE TERMINAL

10/26/15 - CAR WOULDN'T START; RECV'D JUMP, REPLACED BATTERY ($169.40). 11/6/15 - CAME OUT OF RESTAURANT, CAR WOULDN'T START. GOT JUMP TOOK TO DEALER. DEALER REPLACED STARTER AND ISSUE RESOLVED. 11/12-11/21: CAR STALLED 8-10 MORE DOCUMENTED TIMES BOTH WHEN BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPOT IN REVERSE AND AT VEHICLE SPEEDS VARYING FROM 35MPH TO 67MPH ON 5 LANE INTERSTATE DURING RUSH HOUR. TOOK TO DEALER AND CALLED GM. REPLACED TWO SOLENOIDS AND SOME HOSE, KEEPING CAR SO TECH CAN DRIVE FOR 2 DAYS TO SEE IF PROBLEM CAN BE REPLICATED. I CAN'T DETERMINE A CAUSE OR PATTERN AND DON'T GET ANY PRIOR WARNING, SO HOPING IT DOES OCCUR IN THEIR POSSESSION DURING TESTING. THIS VEHICLE IS UNRELIABLE AND VERY DANGEROUS. I ALMOST CAUSED A MULTIPLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE AND RISK INJURY OR DEATH BY OPERATING THIS VEHICLE. MY FAMILY IS AT RISK, MYSELF AND OTHER MOTORISTS. GM SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM BUT AFTER SEEING THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA.GOV AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER ONLINE FORUMS, IT IS CLEAR THAT GM IS TRYING TO AVOID ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THEIR VEHICLES. I HAVE OWNED GM PRODUCTS SINCE TURNING 16 AND THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. I HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH A DEALERSHIP LOANER AND WILL REFUSE TO TAKE MY VERANO BACK AS I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING OR OWNING THIS VEHICLE. CURRENTLY HAVE OPEN COMPLAINT WITH GM BUT DO NOT HAVE RESOLUTION AT THE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT.

TODAY I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 BUICK VERANO AND WITHOUT ANY ADVANCED NOTICE (IE.. LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD) MY VEHICLE LOST POWER AND JUST STARTED TO CREEP TO A FULL STOP. THE DASHBOARD WAS BLACK NOTHING TO TELL ME WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THANK GOD THEY HAVE CREATED A LARGE PULL OFF ON THE HIGHWAY OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY HURT. I TRIED SEVERAL TIME TO RESTART MY VEHICLE THE RESTARTING PROCESS WAS NOT THE PROBLEM IT WAS PUTTING THE CAR IN GEAR EVERY TIME I TRIED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR IT WOULD SHUT OFF AND THE ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK VERANO. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND JERKED WHILE THE VEHICLE MOVED ACROSS DIFFERENT LANES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF WARNING INDICATOR , MY STEERING WHEEL FELL OFF. I MANAGE TO REATTACH IT AND MANEUVER OUT OF TRAFFIC TO SAFETY. ONCE I MADE IT TO SAFETY THE STEERING WHEEL AGAIN FAIL COMPLETELY OFF. MY CAR HAD A RECALL ON IT, THAT WAS REPAIRED A FEW WEEKS AGO DEALING WITH THE AIRBAG. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS A MANUFACTOR PROBLEM OR NEGLIGENCE ON THE DEALERSHIP ON REATTACHING THE STEERING COLUMN.

DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD DOES NOT CLEAR DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN. WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER GOES TO THE LEFT, IT IS OKAY, BUT WHEN IT RETURNS TO THE RIGHT IT DRAGS THE WATER BACK ACROSS IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS VIEW CAUSING A TEMPORALLY BLOCKING OF VIEW. USING THE WIPERS AT HIGH SPEED MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS SINCE WE FIRST PURCHASED OUR NEW VEHICLE. GM INSTALLED A PRODUCT CALLED CLEARVUE AND CHANGED THE WIPER BLADES. THIS HAS NOT HELPED. WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY BERGLUND CHEVY. THAT GM DOES NOT FEEL THIS IS WORTH THEIR TIME BECAUSE THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. TALKED WITH GM TODAY AND THEY GAVE ME THEIR OLD CASE NUMBER 71-1508013118 AND A NEW CASE # 71-1508013118

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK VERANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 12V522000 (AIR BAGS) AND 13V023000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER EACH RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 6/8/15*CN UPDATED 10/06/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK VERANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRACTION AND LOW VOLT LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,831.

TRAVELING NORTH ON RT 1/GRANITE STREET IN WESTERLY RI AT 4:25PM SATURDAY MARCH 28TH. THE DRIVING LANE BETWEEN CUMBERLAND FARMS AND MCDONALD'S, GIANT POT HOLE POPPED MY TIRE. PULLED INTO THE NAPA PARKING LOT FOR TIRE CHANGE. CALLED WESTERLY POLICE AND THEY RECOMMENDED I CONTACT DOT FOR TIRE SERVICE. *TR