2015 Buick Verano

BLIND SPOT DETECTION SENSORS BECOME CORRODED DUE TO BEING EXPOSED TO THE ENVIRONMENT. THIS IS A FAULTY DESIGN AND AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THE SYSTEM CAN FAIL AT ANYTIME WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WHEN THE SENSORS BECOME CORRODED, THEY COULD ALSO CAUSE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN THE VEHICLE, THOUGH THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED TO ME YET. I'VE TWO[2] SENSORS FAIL WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, AND NOW THE 3RD ONE HAVE FAILED, WHILE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. BIG DOLLAR FIX THE BUICK IS CLEANING UP ON.

UPON STARTING THE CAR WE HAVE NO WORKING GUAGES. THE TEMPERATURE AND GAS LEVEL DON'T WORK. AND THE FOLLOWING ERROR MESSAGES SHOW UP ON THE DASH. SERVICE AIR BAG, TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM, FRONT CAMERA, PARKING ASSIST, SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM, AND THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM. THE CAR IT BASICALLY UNDRIVEABLE. THE BLINKERS DO NOT WORK, HEATED SEATS (THOUGH THAT IS MINOR) RADIO STOPS WORKING. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE TEMPERATURE OF THE ENGINE IS, HOW MUCH FUEL WE HAVE AND HOW FAST WE ARE GOING. THERE IS ONLY 68,800 MILES ON IT. WHEN I CALL THE DEALERSHIP (THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES WITH THE TECHNOLOGY TO LOOK AT THIS AND TROUBLESHOOT) THEY TELL ME IT'S A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS JUST TO RUN DIAGNOSTICS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT THE CAR IS THIS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BUT I HAVE TO PAY TO DIAGNOSE IT. THEN I FIND OUT JUST TO REPLACE THE SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM WILL COST ME LIKE $700. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO FIX THIS BIGGER ISSUE. I'M FORCED TO PAY TO HAVE DIAGNOSTICS RUN AT THIS POINT BECAUSE I CAN'T HAVE MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER DRIVING AROUND IN THIS VEHICLE WHEN IT'S THIS UNSAFE. I ALSO HAVE A VIDEO I CAN UPLOAD IF NEEDED. BUT FOR NOW I TOOK SCREENSHOTS OF THE VIDEO AND WILL UPLOAD THEM. WHAT CAN BE DONE ON STUFF LIKE THIS? I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME, JASON

CHEVY CRUZE SERVICE SIDE DETECTION MODULE WAS RECALLED. BUICK VERANO USES THE SAME PART. MY BUICK SHOWED SERVICE SIDE DETECTION. THE DESIGN ALLOWS WATER AND SALT TO INTERFERE WITH THE PERFORMANCE. IT SHUT DOWN MY CAR. ENABLED MY ANTILOCK THEFT SYSTEM AND ALL VOLTAGE SYSTEMS SHUT DOWN. THE CAR PROCEEDED TO DRIVE ERRATICALLY. I WAS ADVISED ONLINE BY A BUICK MECHANIC TO UNPLUG THE DEVICE. MY CAR IS DRIVABLE AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I PAID EXTRA FOR THE BLIND SPOT DETECTOR. EVEN IF I REPLACE IT THE DESIGN WILL ALLOW IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN. IT IS NOT PROTECTED WHERE IT IS LOCATED AND IT SENDS VOLTAGE ERROR CODES OFF(ALL VOLTAGE CODES) SERVICE AIRBAGS, SERVICE EVERYTHING. I HAVE PICTURES AS PROOF. PROOF OF THE CONVERSATION ADVISING ME TO DISCONNECT IT AND A READ OUT FROM A LOCAL GM DEALER SHOWING EVERY VOLTAGE CODE FAILURE.

BOTH SIDE DETECTION SENSORS OF MY 2015 BUICK VERANO ARE BOTH INOPERATIVE IN UNDER 5 YEARS AFTER PURCHASING BRAND NEW VEHICLE. "SERVICE SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM" MESSAGE PERSISTS. GM MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS WATER PRESENT IN MOUNTING BRACKETS FOR BOTH MODULES AND THERE IS NO COMMUNICATION WITH EITHER ONE. CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN ACCIDENTS AND SERVICE ADVISOR AGREED THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. THERE IS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO INDICATE A PROBLEM, SINCE THE SENSORS ARE HIDDEN. SENSOR MODULE FAILURE SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN GM PRODUCTS, SINCE I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A NATIONAL SHORTAGE ON SENSOR MODULES AND THAT REPAIR WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. REPAIR ESTIMATED AT $1200+. AFTER I EXPRESSED MY DISSATISFACTION TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR, I WAS TOLD THAT GM WAS WILLING TO REDUCE THE REPAIR COST BY $337. I REFUSED THE REPAIR, SINCE I BELIEVE THIS SAFETY EQUIPMENT FAILED AS A RESULT OF THE DESIGN AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED BY GM.

I OWN A 2015 BUICK VERANO CONVENIENCE WITH ONLY 28,000 MILES. ABOUT A MONTH AGO I NOTICED THE RIGHT SIDE DETECTION INDICATOR ON THE MIRROR ACTING SPORADIC. COMING ON WHEN THERE WAS NO VEHICLE IN MY BLIND SPOT, AND NOT COMING ON AS IT SHOULD. AFTER NOTICING THAT, THE SERVICE SIDE DETECTION MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE CENTER COUNSEL. I CONTACTED THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME IT'S A VERY COMMON PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE PLACEMENT OF THE SENSOR MODULES IN THE BUMPER THAT COLLECT WATER, SNOW, SALT AND CAUSES CORROSION. A VERY POOR DESIGN FOR A SAFETY FEATURE! APPROXIMATELY $1,000 TO FIX! I DID PURCHASE AN AFTER MARKET WARRANTY WITH THE VEHICLE, BUT I BELIEVE IT WILL NOT COVER THIS BECAUSE THEY HAVE A CLAUSE ABOUT CORROSION. I DECIDED TO JUST TURN OFF THE FEATURE FROM THE SETTING PANEL AND JUST CALL IT A DAY, SEEING I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 50 YEARS AND NEVER HAD TO RELY ON A SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM TO VIEW MY BLIND SPOT. NOW I GET TWO MESSAGES WHEN I START THE CAR'SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM IS OFF, AND SERVICE SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM. WELL ANYWAY, YESTERDAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE RIGHT-SIDE MIRROR CAME ON, BUT THE SYSTEM WAS OFF. THE LIGHT STILL STAYED ON EVEN WITH THE CAR SHUT OFF. AFTER A WHILE OF DRIVING AND TURNING ON AND OFF THE SYSTEM FROM THE SETTINGS, THE LIGHT FINALLY WENT OFF. WHY WOULD THAT LIGHT COME ON WHEN I MANUALLY TURNED OFF THE SYSTEM? DO I NEED TO PULL THE FUSE FOR THE SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM? I AM JUST AFRAID THAT THIS IS GOING TO CREATE OTHER ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLES ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND BECOME A SAFETY PROBLEM. THERE WAS A SPECIAL PROGRAM GM INITIATED IN APRIL OF 2019 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, BUT ONLY FOR THE CHEVY CRUZE. THE BUICK VERANO AND CHEVY CRUZE ARE BASICALLY THE SAME CAR. IS THERE ANYWAY THE BUICK VERANO CAN BE ADDED TO THIS GM PROGRAM? BULLETIN #N172097060 THANK YOU!

GEAR SHIFT RELEASE SWITCH COVER BROKEN CAUSES CAR TO 1)NOT GO INTO PARK MODE 2)GOES INTO PHYSICAL PARK MODE BUT IGNITION SWITCH IS LOCKED AND DOES NOT RELEASE KEY PLEASE COMPARE TO RECALL NUMBER 16V50200 OR BUICK RECALL NUMBERS 50490 AND 50491 FOR 2013 - 2014 AND 2016 - 2017 BUICK VERANOS, WHY WAS MY MODEL YEAR VEHICLE SKIPPED?