2012 Buick Verano

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK VERANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SHUT-OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO LINKED THE FAILURE TO AN UNKNOWN ELECTRICAL DEFECT. THE CONTACT THEN CALLED DAVID CHEVROLET BUICK (10225 NIAGARA FALLS BLVD, NIAGARA FALLS, NY 14304) WHERE SHE WAS PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT DECLINED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.*DT

EVERY SINCE I FIRST GOT CAR IT HAS HAD PROBLEMS.ALL THE WIRES UNDER THE MELTED TOGETHER AND CAUSED CORROSION. SINCE THEN RADIO BLINKED ON AND OFF TIL NOW IT'S JUST A BLACK SCREEN. HAD PROBLEMS WITH CAM SHAFT CONTROL. HAVE PURCHASED 4 BATTERIES IN 6 YEARS. THERE'S SOMETHING ELECTRICAL THAT BLOWS THE BATTERIES. IF I START MY CAR WITH AUTOMATIC START FROM FOB IT CAUSES BATTERY PROBLEMS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON NOW AND I HAD IT CHECKED THE CODE IS FOR TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THE CAR WILL BE FINE FOR A WEEK OR SO BUT THEN WHILE DRIVING IT CHANGES GEARS AND SLOWS DOWN AS IF IT WANTS TO STOP.. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. SOMETIMES WHILE PUTTING THE CAR IN DRIVE IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH I PUT MY FOOT TO THE GROUND. FINALLY IT WILL PICK UP SPEED. I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS CAR BUT I BELIEVE IT'S ELECTRICAL AND IT'S THE SAME THING THAT CAUSED THE RADIOS TO GO OUT. SOMETIMES THE STABILITY TRACTION LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE THEN IT GOES AWAY FOR AMONTHS. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR. I'VE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 60 AND IT WILL SWITCH GEARS AND SAYS SPEED IS TOO FAST FOR ENGINE.. PLEASE HELP!!!

I WAS NEVER WARNED ABOUT MY CAR NOT HAVING OIL. THE OIL INDICATOR LIGHT NEVER CAME ON THAT I NEEDED TO GET OIL SOON. MY CAR WAS MAKING A LOT OF NOISE WHEN I WAS PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE GAS. MY CAR ALWAYS LOCKS UP ON ME AS IF I DON'T HAVE MY KEYS WHEN I PULL UP IN FRONT OF THE 7/11 STORE NEAR MY HOUSE. KEY NOT DETECTED COMES ON. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR WITHOUT HAVING THE KEY WITH ME. NONE OF THE SIGNALS TO INFORM ME THAT I NEEDED OIL, BRAKES ETC...

OUR BUICK VERANO 2012 DID NOT PASS INSPECTION LAST YEAR. WHEN THE BATTERY WAS CHANGED, THE DATE AND TIME WENT BACK TO THAT WHEN THE CAR WAS MADE. THE DATE AND TIME WERE ADJUSTED TO TRUE DATE AND TIME. DURING INSPECTION, THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP WAS ON ALL THE TIME WHILE STATIONARY & IN MOTION. WE WERE TOLD TO DRIVE IT A LONG DISTANCE TO CLEAR ITSELF. IT CLEARED & IT PASSED INSPECTION AFTER DRIVING IT FOR HUNDREDS OF MILES. THEN THE NOT EVEN ONE YEAR OLD BATTERY STARTED DRAINING ITSELF WITHOUT REASON BECAUSE THE LIGHTS ARE ON AUTOMATIC. WE JUMPED IT WHEN NOT HOME AND CHARGED IT WHEN HOME. THIS YEAR IT WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION SAYING FUEL SYSTEM NOT READY, EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM NOT READY. THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP CAME ON AGAIN AND DISAPPEARED AFTER DRIVING IT HUNDREDS OF MILES. THERE IS ONLY ONE ERROR MESSAGE NOW ABOUT FUEL SYSTEM. MILEAGE NOW IS 29,449. WE HAVE USED A LOT OF GAS DRIVING IT JUST FOR THE TEST AS IT STARTED WITH 29,065. IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE THAT WE HAVE TO DRIVE IT JUST TO CLEAR IT WHILE WE POLLUTE THE ENVIRONMENT. SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG SOMEWHERE EITHER THE TESTING MACHINE AS IT WAS DOWN THE FIRST TIME WE WENT FOR INSPECTION OR THE COMPUTER SYSTEM OF THE CAR. THE INSPECTION FAILURE HAPPENED 02/2017 THE FIRST TIME & 02/2018 & 04/2018 THE LAST TIMES. THE DRAINING OF THE BATTERY HAPPENED BEFORE THE LAST YEAR'S INSPECTION. EVERY NOW AND THEN IT GETS DRAINED AGAIN! WE HAVE TO PAY FOR ANOTHER INSPECTION BECAUSE WE EXCEEDED THE TIME LIMIT ALLOWED FOR THE FIRST FEE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK VERANO. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER EACH FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO REED BUICK GMC (9550 NW PRAIRIE VIEW RD, KANSAS CITY, MO 64153, (816) 436-6300) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK VERANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO START, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER A DIAGNOSIS WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER THE WINDOW STILL WAS NOT FULLY OPERATIONAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000. UPDATED 08/29/17*LJ *CN

I WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND WHEN IT WAS MY TURN TO GO I STARTED TO DRIVE AND REALIZED MY CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING, I HAD THE GAS PEDDLE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AS A TRACTOR TRAILER WAS FASTLY APPROACHING MY REAR BUMPER, LUCKLY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO MEDIAN. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A SWITCH THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MY ENTIRE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND RADIO WENT OUT, WHICH DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE TWICE. MY CAR SHUT OFF WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, IT WAS RAINING AND DEFROST WAS NOT WORKING, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHICH THEY STATED IT WAS MY BATTERY, PAID $200 FOR A NEW BATTERY. MY CAR JERKS AND STALLS WHEN I AM GOING FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND BEGIN TO PICK UP SPEED. I WAS BACKING OUT A PARKING SPOT TODAY AND MY CAR SHUT OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I RESTARTED MY CAR WHICH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON AND THE STALLING AND JERKING CONTINUES. THESE ISSUES CAN CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND IF SEVERE ENOUGHT CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. IF I AM REQUIRED TO HOLD UP MY END OF THE BARGAIN BY PAYING MY CAR NOTE THE MANUFACTURERS NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR END OF THE BARGAIN WHICH IS PROVIDING THEIR BUYERS WITH A SECURE AND RELIABLE VEHICLES FOR FAMILIES.