BUICK Complaints

HID LIGHTS TURN OFF AFTER OUR 2011 BUICK ENCLAVE IS DRIVEN AFTER 30 SECONDS. HEADLIGHTS COME ON WHEN VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED AT 4:30 A.M. AND TURNS OFF AS INDICATED ABOVE. ISSUE HAS BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE BUICK DEALERSHIP BUT CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE ON THREE VISITS. THERE ARE NO RECALLS FROM THE MANUFACTURER, AS STATED BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR. MANIPULATING THE CONTROLS IS THE ONLY WORKAROUND. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I FOUND THERE IS NO COMPACT SPARE TIRE AND WHEELS FOR THE GRAND SPORT VERSION OF THE 2012 BUICK REGAL ANYWHERE I COULD FIND. THEY ONLY PROVIDE AN INFLATER KIT. MY LAST 3 FLATS COULD NOT BE REPAIRED WITH THE INFLATER BECAUSE OF THE TYPE DAMAGE. NO WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION THAT I HAVE OBTAINED STATED THIS FACT. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WE HAVE FAMILY IN THE MIDDLE OF PENNSLYVANIA AND HAVE TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS WHERE THERE IS NO CELL PHONE CONDUCTIVITY (THAT ELIMINATES THE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE) A REGULAR TRIP IS FOR THANKSGIVING AND WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME EXTREME WEATHER DURING SOME OFF THESE TRIPS WITH MINIMAL TRAFFIC DUE TO THE WEATHER. THEREFORE WE COULD HAVE A FLAT AND BE STRANDED DURING A SNOW STORM. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION.. *TR

..THE DASH PAD ON MY 2003 BUICK LESABRE IS SEPARATING FROM THE DASH, SO FAR IS HALFWAY ACROSS TO PASSENGER SIDE...AFRAID THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG MAY DEPLOY IF IT GOES MUCH FURTHER..THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE AUTOMOBILE, STILL RUNS GOOD AT 108M MILES..UNDERSTAND THIS PROBLEM IS PREVALENT THROUGHOUT BUICK LESABRES...WHY IS GM AND BUICK NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THIS PROBLEM AS DEFECT AND RECALLING THESE VEHICLES..AS GOOD AS THESE CARS ARE, I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM OR BUICK AUTOMOBILE!!!! *TR

MAIN COMPUTER FAILED AND HAS BEEN DISPLAYING "ERROR" FOR YRS. THE EXACT MILEAGE IS UNKNOWN. LEAKING GASKETS AND INTAKE VALVE. THE MOST CURRENT ISSUE IS THE LEAKING GAS TANK. THE GAUGE IS ALSO WRONG. THE SMELL OF GAS IS NAUSEATING. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT NOT MY VIN. GM COULDN'T POSSIBLY CARE LESS AND IT INFURIATES ME THAT THE GOVERNMENT BAILED THEM OUT. I WILL NEVER BUY GM AGAIN!! FORTUNATELY FOR THEM, I LIVE IN A STATE WHERE THERE IS TORT REFORM AND CAN'T GET IN ON THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. I HAVE ALSO SPENT LOTS OF $ ON THIS LEMON AND CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT OR REPLACE IT. HOPEFULLY I WON'T CATCH FIRE OR BLOW UP! IT'S NO WONDER WHY MOST PEOPLE BUY FOREIGN CARS, THEY ARE MADE BETTER!!! I WILL BE CONTACTING AN ATTY. TO PURSUE A SUIT AGAINST THEM AS AN INDIVIDUAL. THEY CAN ALSO EXPECT COMPLAINTS ON EVERY AVENUE I CAN FIND. I ALSO CALL THEM RELENTLESSLY AND MAKE SURE THEY RECORD ALL MY COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS. BEST OF LUCK TO ALL....SO UNFORTUNATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE EQUIPPED WITH UNIROYAL TIGER PAW TIRES SIZE (225/60/16). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT THEN MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE DOT NUMBER AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. ..UPDATED 10/03/12 *BF UPDATED 10/05/2012 *JS

NOTE: "SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM SOON" "ANTI-LOCK", AND THE "TRACTION" LIGHTS LIGHTS BEGAN TO COME ON, THEN OFF. OCASSIONALLY ,THERE WOULD BE A VIBRATION ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. I HAD MY SON-IN-LAW DRIVE IT BUT NONE OF THESE THINGS OCCURED. NEST TIME I WAS DRIVING ALL THESE LIGHTS CAME ON THEN OFF AND THE BRAKES MADE THE VIBATION. I DROVE IT TO THE GARAGE WHERE I BUY MY TIRES AND WHERE THEY DO SERVICE VEHECLES AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK OUT ALL THESE PROBLEMS. HE DROVE IT AROUND THE BLOCKS BUT NO LIGHTS CAME ON NOR DID THE BRAKES VIBRATE. HE PULLED A WHEEL BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. A FEW DAYS LATER THE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR AND CAUSED ME TO REAR-END THE CAR AHEAD WHO WAS STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT. MY SUV WAS TOTALLED BUT THANKFULLY THERE WERE NO INJURIES BUT AFTER MY PROBLEM, I DISCOVERED A FORUM ON LINE AND THERE ARE BLOGS DESCRIBING THE ABS, TRACTION SYSTEM PROBLEM IN THE BUICK SUV SO WHY DID GM FAIL TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES? I WONDER IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY MAJOR INJURIES OR EVEN DEATHS AS THE RESULT OF THE BRAKES FAILING? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK VERANO (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED THE ENGINE ON/OFF BUTTON LOCATED IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD, CLOSE TO THE RADIO AND GPS. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD, AND BELIEVED THAT A VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE TURNED OFF BY PRESSING A BUTTON, WHILE IN MOTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 210.

SIDE MIRRORS FAIL TO FOLD OR IF FOLDED WILL NOT UNFOLD LIMITING VISIBILITY, FIRST WAS THE DRIVER SIDE, BY NOW REPAIRED, NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR AS OF AUGUST 2012. *TR

OUR 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE BEGAN LEAKING WATER ONTO AND UNDER THE DASHBOARD FROM THE SUNROOF. NOT ONLY HAS THIS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM SINCE 2008, BUT THERE WAS AN ACTUAL RECALL THAT YEAR TO FIX THIS LEAK. FOR SOME REASON OUR VIN NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE ORIGINAL RECALL BUT IT IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES THAT THE RECALL WAS TO ADDRESS. THIS LEAK CAN CAUSE SEVERAL SAFETY ISSUES INCLUDING CORROSION AND FAILURE OF AIRBAG SYSTEMS, THE FUSE PANEL, THE BLOWER MOTOR THAT OPERATES THE DEFROST/DEFOG FUNCTION, AND A BUILDUP OF MOLD AND MILDEW. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT MY FUSE PANEL IS SHOT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I SUSPECT THAT I HAVE OTHER DAMAGED ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AS WELL. I HAVE ATTACHED THE URL'S OF SEVERAL SITES WHICH REFERENCE THE EXTENT TO WHICH THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING WITH THESE VEHICLES. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE INITIAL RECALL DID NOT COVER ALL OF THE VEHICLES WITH THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM AND NOW WE ARE STUCK WITH A DEALER QUOTE FOR $1900 REPAIR THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE BLOWER MOTOR AND AIRBAGS. I WOULD APPRECIATE A PROMPT RESPONSE AS I CAN'T DRIVE IN THE RAIN AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT HIDDEN DAMAGE THAT COULD AFFECT THE CAR'S SAFETY. THANKS. HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=FNYKJLHUSXI VIDEO OF WATER-DAMAGED DAMAGED BLOWER MOTOR DUE TO THIS KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE LEAKING SUNROOFS. HTTP://WWW.ENCLAVEFORUM.NET/INDEX.PHP?TOPIC=3411.0 CONTAINS THE 2008 ENCLAVE RECALL NOTICE HTTP://WWW.FAQS.ORG/CAR/BUICK-ENCLAVE-2008/VISIBILITY/ LISTS THE GM TECHNICAL BULLETINS FOR THIS ENCLAVE LEAK ISSUE HTTP://WWW.ENCLAVEFORUM.NET/INDEX.PHP?TOPIC=2039.0 34 PAGES OF POSTS REGARDING THE LEAKING SUNROOF ISSUE HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/[email protected]@.F17FC13/53#MSG53 SEVERAL PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ON AN EDMUNDS FORUM HTTP://WWW.EDMUNDS.COM/SEARCH/RESULTS.HTML?Q=ENCLAVE+SUNROOF+LEAKS&SRC=USERGEN&AC=&X=29&Y=11 ETC. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL FREEWAY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT AND COULD NOT BE TURNED ON MANUALLY. HAS BEEN OCCURRING INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THAT TIME. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR AT NIGHT AS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR