BUICK Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE PULLING OUT THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LIFTED THE HOOD AND OBSERVED OIL ON THE MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 166,000.

FUEL RELAY BURNT SO REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND RELAY AND MY BRAND NEW RELAY JUST BURNT UP WHILE SITTING IN DRIVEWAY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN CAR STOPPED AS SHE WAS LEAVING THE PARKING LOT OF A FRIENDS HOME WHERE I CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP AND FOUND OUT RELAY WAS BURNT AND NOW IT'S MELTING RELAYS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE SHIFTED INTO DIFFERENT GEARS FOR THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,827.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

HAD AN OIL CHANGE AT DEALER (TYPICAL 15,000 MILE CHECK). ON THE RETURN TRIP TO HOME, ENGINE STARTED TO MISS, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM BACK OF CAR LIKE OIL WAS BEING BURNED AND THE ENGINE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" CAME ON AND THE CAR WAS STOPPED. CALLED DEALER WHO HAD CAR TOWED TO THEIR LOCATION. WHILE WAITING FOR TOW, I CHECKED OIL LEVEL (IT WAS OVER FILLED BY AT LEAST A QUART (MAYBE MORE), DIP STICK WAS NOT SEATED PROPERLY TO CHECK OIL LEVEL. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVE ARRIVED AND HOOKED THE CAR UP TO TOW, HE INDICATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE ENGINE TO THE FRAME WAS MISSING. HE INDICATED THAT HE WOULD TELL THE DEALER (COLMAN BUICK) ABOUT THE PROBLEM. LATER ON THE SECOND DAY AT THE DEALER, THEY SAID THEY WERE WORKING ON THE CAR ALL DAY AND WERE IN PROCESS OF REPLACING ALL FUEL INJECTOR (DON'T KNOW HOW THEY COULD GO BAD IN 13K MILES) AND THE SMOKING OF THE CAR HAS BEEN REDUCED (SOMEHOW OIL IS GETTING PAST THE RINGS AND IS BEING BURNED.TWO DAYS AND STILL NO CAR.

CONTROL ARM BUSHING FAILED, CAUSING THE CONTROL ARM TO GRIND INTO THE SUB FRAME OF THE CAR. THE SUB FRAME IS ALUMINUM AND WAS DAMAGED VERY QUICKLY. THIS ISSUE GAVE NO INDICATION AND ONLY BECAME APPARENT UNDER VISUAL INSPECTION WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING SERVICED FOR ANOTHER COMPLAINT. THE SUB FRAME COULD FAIL COMPLETELY CAUSING STEERING SUSPENSION AND BRAKES TO FAIL.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, REDUCING THE SPEED TO 35 MPH IN A 70 MPH INTERSTATE. THE VEHICLE CUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. IT WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHICH IDENTIFIED IT AS TIMING CHAIN STRETCHED. ON-LINE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH BUICK, AND THEY EXTENDED THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY TO COVER REPAIRS FOR THE 2008-2009 MODEL. IT APPEARS THAT THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEM IS OCCURRING WITH THE 2010 MODEL. A MAJOR ISSUE WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH AND SUDDENLY YOUR ENGINE LOSES POWER AND YOU FIND YOURSELF DOING ONLY 35MPH WITH NO POWER AND THEN IT STOPS SUDDENLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE FILLED WITH FUEL AND FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL FILLER NECK FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 08/16/16*LJ

FUEL LEAK AND FUEL FILLER NECK ON 2007 GAS WOULD NOT GO INTO GAS TANK AND GAS LEAKING OUT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.