BUICK Complaints

AS WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN A BACK ROAD AT ABOUT 35MPH, I NOTICED THAT MY DASH SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 85MPH. IT SEEMED LIKE THE GAUGE WOULD GO UP, BUT WOULD NOT COME BACK DOWN. LUCKILY, I HAVE A HEADS-UP DISPLAY THAT HAS ALWAYS SHOWN THE CORRECT SPEED. LATER, MOST OF THE REST OF MY DASH GAUGES BEGAN RANDOMLY DOING THE SAME THING -- THEY'D GO UP, BUT NOT COME BACK DOWN. THE ONLY GAUGE THAT SEEMED UNAFFECTED WAS MY FUEL GAUGE -- UNTIL LAST WEEK. IT, TOO, IS DOING THE SAME THING. I'M SEEING LOTS OF WEB ADS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, WHICH MEANS THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS, SINCE, IF I RUN OUT OF GAS ON A MAJOR ROAD DURING ICY WEATHER (WHICH WE HAVE MUCH OF THE YEAR HERE IN WISCONSIN), IT COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. IF THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, IT'S NOT A RANDOM CHANCE FAILURE -- IT'S A DEFECT IN DESIGN, MATERIALS OR "WORKMANSHIP" (WHICH INCLUDES AUTOMATED PROCESSES). PLEASE ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM! *TR

THE LIGHTS ON MY HEATER CONSOLE BEGAN TO GO OUT, ONE BY ONE OVER A ONE WEEK PERIOD. OBVIOUSLY ALL THESE BULBS WERE MANUFACTURED AT THE SAME TINE TO THE VERY SAME SPECS! AFTER FINDING OUT FROM Y SERVICE SHOP THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE UNIT (AT A COST OF OVER $600 JUST FOR THE PART), I FOUND SOME BULBS FROM RADIO SHACK THAT I SOLDERED IN MYSELF (THROUGH FIXYA.COM - SO MANY PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM). SHORTLY THEREAFTER, MORE BULBS ON OTHER SWITCHES (WINDOW CONTROLS, STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS, RADIO) ALSO WENT OUT. THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF YOU HAVE DRIVERS HUNTING IN THE DARK FOR CONTROLS AS THEY ARE DRIVING. TEXTING IS BAD ENOUGH, BUT FUMBLING IN THE DARK FOR YOUR OWN CAR'S CONTROLS AND TRYING TO CORRECT A BUTTON YOU PUSHED INADVERTENTLY CAN CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *TR

2009 BUICK LACROSSE. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE AIR BAGS. CONSUMER STATES IT WOULD SHOW AIR BAGS OFF ABOUT ONCE A WEEK OR SO FOR A SHORT TIME AND KEEPS GETTING WORSE MORE OFTEN.*TGW

2006 BUICK TERRAZA. CONSUMER SENT CORRESPONDENCE IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE DOORS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR DID NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. ON ONE OCCASION, THE DOOR OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DRIVER'S HEATED SEAT WAS INOPERATIVE. THE HEATED SEATED PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A SEAT ELEMENT ISSUE. *JB

SLOWING DOWN TO STOP FOR RED LIGHT THE CAR SPEEDED UP BY ITSELF. I HAD TO PRESS VERY HARD ON THE BRAKES TO STOP THE CAR . *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.

AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. LOVE BUICK, COLUMBIA SC REPLACED MODULE. SEVERAL DAYS LATER AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WITH A MESSAGE " SERVICE AIRBAG ". ABOVE DEALER NOW HAS THIS VEHICLE IN SERVICE AND SAYS THEY NEED TO KEEP IT SEVERAL DAYS FOR MORE DIAGNOSTICS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL WAS BEING CHANGED WHEN HE WAS INFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT THE HUBS WERE DETACHING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO SEIZE WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THROUGH EACH GEAR AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ABRUPTLY APPLIED AGAIN, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD POP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ECT SWITCH IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ECT SWITCH TO THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 BUICK SKYHAWK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHENEVER IT CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY RESTART ONCE THE ENGINE WAS COOLED DOWN. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY A DEALER TO UN PLUG A FOUR PRONGED CONNECTER THAT LEADS TO THE TRANSMISSION TO PREVENT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FELT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THIS PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM SLOWING DOWN ON HILLS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000.