2016 Buick Regal

We purchased this vehicle in May 2016 and from the beginning had strange issues with the engine. It was in and out of the dealer with them trying to figure out the exact problem. They could not, so they contacted GM for approval for an engine replacement. We were concerned about going this route but were assured it would be taken care of for the life of the car. After the replacement in July 2016, the car seemed to be better but other weird issues arose. The engine always made a squealing noise that we were told was fine. We have done all required maintenance, recalls, and regular service. For the past 2 months, the car has had strange shifting issues. It was taken in to be looked at and nothing was found. The transmission received its' routine maintenance on schedule. It still was a problem and we were told to drive it until a code appeared. The car got progressively worse and had great difficulty shifting, which had us involved in a few close calls. Took it to a different dealer that also didn't find a problem. They said since there was no code, but seemed transmission related, they would drain it and replace the fluid. This also didn't work. We continued to drive the car and almost ended up stranded in the middle of the night while driving the freeway. The car became almost uncontrollable. We made it home. But, the following day while driving it to work, the car was jerking, stalled, and then lost the capability of reverse and neutral. We had to have it towed and a new transmission put in. We were told by the dealer that there was an explosion in the transmission, and we were lucky we were somewhere safe when the car died. It's very frustrating paying for a vehicle that didn't seem right from the beginning. We have put well over $6,500 in trying to repair a car that seems like it was never right in the first place. We have been fortunate that neither of us, or any of our children, have been hurt considering the major issues with our car.

I was driving and all of a sudden my power steering light came on telling me to drive with care. The wheel tightened up within seconds my abs lights on, no all wheel drive, stabilize for tracation went off. All safety equipment went hairwired. We looked up the part and found out that there was a recall on the steering power prior however everyone is telling us not for our car. I only had it for less than 3 years. The car was manufactured in Sept of 2015 which was part of the recall but they said it wasn't the style car. I had to have it towed back home. This seems like a serious problem for this vehicle and GM should fix this problem before someone gets hurt or worse.

I purchased the buick regal new in Feb 2016. After about two years, it skid on a perfect road surface in a perfect weather, the traction control light and the engine light came on, but disappeared after 30 seconds or so. The problem was scary enough that I brought the car to a neighborhood dealership to see if there was any safety recall for that issue. There was none. The replaced a sensor or something to fix the problem. It has not happened again until two weeks ago. Exactly the same thing happened, skid briefly on a perfect road surface in a perfect weather condition, skid light and the engine light came on, but disappeared after a minute. I brought back the car to the dealership and asked them find the original record for fixing the problem. But, they insisted it was not the same issue, this time it was my old tires that caused the problem. I got all my tires and brakes replaced, but still experienced the same problem. Given severity of the safety hazard, now I am afraid to drive the car. I could easily been in an accident if there were more cars around during either of the skidding incidents. I am surprised there was no report from other car owners. I could not be the only one experienced this problem. Very serious safety hazard for sure.

ENGINE HAS A DEFECT THAT CAUSES A PIECE OF THE ENGINE TO BREAK OFF AND END UP IN THE OIL LINES, ENDS UP IN OIL PAN. THIS DEFECT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO FREEZE AND OWNER MUST REPLACE THE ENGINE. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD 50K MILES AND I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE IT. I NOW NEED A BRAND NEW ENGINE AND BUICK KNOWS ABOUT DEFECT BUT WON'T ISSUE RECALL OR FIX THE DEFECT. I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN

WHEN ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE AFTER COMING TO A STOP OR SLOWING DOWN STUMBLING/STUTTERING OCCURRED ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND THE STABILITRAK/ TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. CONTINUED ON INTO THE NEXT DAY WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS EXCEPT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED OFF AND CAME BACK ON WITH AN OIL LIGHT. WAITING ON DEALERSHIP TO INSPECT. DEALERSHIP MENTIONED MULTIPLE CARS THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

OUT OF KNOW WHERE MY BREAKING SYSTEM JUST DECIDED TO STOP MY AUTOMOBILE. I HAD BROUGHT MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP PROXIMALLY 10 TIMES AND IT STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED IT FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS. MY NEW ABS SYSTEM MAKES A LOUD NOISE ONCE IT DECIDES TO GO ON. I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES FOR EXAMPLE GOING UNDER A BRIDGES OR GOING AROUND CURVES COULD ACTIVATE MY SYSTEM. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING WHEN THIS CAR DECIDES TO STOP ON ITS OWN, IT HAPPEN EVEN WHEN THERE ISN'T CARS, OR CURVES IT'S JUST DECIDES TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO STOP. IT WHEN THERE NOTHING IN FRONT OF MY CAR. I DON'T LINE IS THIS ONE OF THE APPLES IT SCARES THE [XXX] OUT OF ME. YOU CAN GO FROM 50 MILES AN HOUR TO ZERO WITHOUT ANY WARNING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

POWER STEERING RANDOMLY FAILS WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE, ON RESIDENTIAL STREET AND THE EXPRESSWAY. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES SINCE JUNE 3 FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE FIRST TIME THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED: REPLACED COMPLETE RACK & PINION GEAR WITH POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE REINSTALLED, DOWNLOAD FOR POWER STEERING MODULE. DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. SECOND TIME THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED: DOWNLOADED POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE BEFORE REPLACING MODULE. REPLACED RACK & PINION, RE-DOWNLOAD POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION TO THE POWER STEERING FAILING, THE CAR ALSO SHUT OFF TWICE, ONCE WHILE IN PARK AND THE SECOND TIME WHILE IN DRIVE AT AN INTERSECTION. THIRD TIME THE CAR WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP A CONFIGURATION ERROR FAULT CODE IN PSCM WAS FOUND. FOLLOWING REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED: RESET STEERING ANGLE SENSOR VALUES, SEVERAL TIMES. POWER STEERING WENT OUT, TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE FOURTH TIME THE SCAN TEST ONLY SHOWED A RADIO CODE, U150K 00 (THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE RADIO). THE DEALERSHIP TEST DROVE THE CAR FOR 66 MILES AND COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO MIMIC THE STEERING PROBLEM. BECAUSE A LACK OF STEERING LIGHT AND COULDN'T MIMIC THE PROBLEM, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.