BUICK Complaints

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING. THE STEERING BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AT TIMES, MAKING THIS A VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LASABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AS IT RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEAD CELL IN THE BATTERY AND THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,386.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE AND FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK DUE TO A FAILED FUEL NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC NOTICED A NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES) AND SUGGESTED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD SURPASSED THE STATUE OF LIMITATIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,000.

2011 BUICK ENCLAVE. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE AIR BAG *TGW THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES FOR THE SAME AIR BAG PROBLEM.

VEHICLE HIT A STATIONARY OBJECT, TELEPHONE POLE, IN THE CENTER OF THE FRONT BUMPER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE ISSUE ARE THE AIR BAGS OF WHICH NONE ACTIVATED. VEHICLE HAD A HISTORY OF AIR BAG RECALL AND WARNING LIGHTS REPAIR. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER ON 1/18/11 FOR THE RECALL AT 42,968 MILES. PREVIOUS REPAIRS WERE AT THE DEALER AND NOT FROM THE RECALL. MY CONCERN IS THERE ARE ADDITIONAL AIR BAG RECALLED VEHICLES ON THE ROAD, WHICH THE OWNER FELT THE RECALL SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THEY MAY HAVE AN ISSUE IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AS THE REPAIRS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM ON MY CAR. *TR

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 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW COULD NOT BE CLOSED OR OPENED. THE OTHER THREE WINDOWS FAILED IN THE PAST AND HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 78,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/5/12 *CN UPDATED 12/12/2012 *JS

DASHBOARD SEPARATION IN FRONT OF THE STEERING COLUMN AND IT IS NOW SEPARATING TOWARD THE PASSENGER CABIN, IT IS MY CONCERN THAT THIS WILL CAUSE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG TO DEPLOY WHILE IN MOTION, THIS STARTED AROUND JULY OF 2011 AND I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER BUICK OWNERS WITH THIS SAME COMPLAINT DOWN TO THE MINUTE DETAIL. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS OFF WHILE AN ADULT IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. DOES NOT RESET AFTER THE ADULT ADJUSTS THEIR POSTURE IN THE SEAT. BASED ON MY INTERNET SEARCHES, THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT MANY OWNERS HAVE REPORTED. IF THERE IS A CRASH, THE PASSENGER WOULD NOT BE PROTECTED BECAUSE THE AIRBAG IS OFF. *TR

DISCOVERED PROBLEM BEFORE AN INCIDENT OCCURRED BUT I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE REQUIRES SOME ATTENTION. THE STEEL FUEL SUPPLY LINE ON MY 2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS THAT GOES FROM THE GAS TANK TO THE FUEL INJECTORS HAS A SLEEVE ON IT, LOCATED BENEATH THE DRIVERS SEAT, THAT TRAPS MOISTURE CAUSING ACCELERATED RUST AND CORROSION OF THE PRESSURIZED SUPPLY LINE. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY SIX YEARS OLD AND THE AMOUNT OF RUST AROUND THE SLEEVE IS ADVANCED RELATIVE TO THE SURROUNDING AREAS. WITHOUT ATTENTION, THE FUEL LINE APPEARS AS IF FAILURE IS IMMINENT. WHILE RUST IS INEVITABLE AND EXPECTED, THIS AMOUNT OF RUST IN A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME IS SURPRISING AND, MOST LIKELY, CAUSED BY THE PROTECTIVE SLEEVE INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. *TR