2012 Buick Regal Driver assistance Problems

[XXX] my car failed to let me use the brake, i was going about 45mph and when i went to apply brake pressure the pedal was so stiff i couldnt use the brake. Causing from end collision, when i made a trip to springdale to have my car inspected it didnt make it, started backfiring and dying around 65 mph then the motor blew, it had some issues starting but nothing like what happened within that few seconds. Im out of a car now because it drove perfect and i never have to give it thought. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

11627455

Incident

Nov 24, 2024

THE 2012 BUICK REGAL CONSUMES A QUART OR MORE OF OIL IN LESS THAN 2 WEEKS OR 300 MILES. I AM PUTTING A QUART IN IT JUST TO GET IT TO READ ON THE DIP STICK AND MORE IF NEEDED. AS IT CONSUMES OIL, THE ENGINE GAINS A NOTICABLE TICKING NOISE WITH A ROUGH START. ALL OF THIS IS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY OR RURAL ROAD. THE BACK RIGHT TIRE AND OR TIRE AREA MAKES A THUMPING NOISE AT ALL SPEEDS. THE TIRE IS NOT THE ISSUE. THE STABILITRAK WARNING LIGHT COMES ON OFTEN . I AM THE 3RD OWNER TO THE CAR WITH WITH 164,333 CURRENT MILES. THE CAR HAS HAD ROUTINE OIL CHANGES ETC BY ALL OWNERS.

NHTSA ID

11372918

Incident

Sep 11, 2020

Mileage

163,247 mi

I GOT A 2012 BUICK REGAL I BROUGHT IT JULY 2018 MY CAR WAS DIED OUT OF NOWHERE ABOUT 5 MONTHS PRIOR LIST AND THEN AFTER I CHANGED MY OIL MY CAR DIDN'T GO ANYMORE IT SOUNDED LIKE A CHAIN THE FIRST NIGHT AFTER THEY CHANGE THE OIL AND THEN THE NEXT DAY I DROVE IT FOR 2 HOURS I DON'T KNOW IF THE TIMING IS OFF OR WHAT

NHTSA ID

11288951

Incident

Jul 7, 2019

Mileage

164 mi

CODES P0016 P0017 DTC P0299 UNDER TURBO BOOST P0010 - FLUID LEAK FROM TRANSMISSION - STABILITRAK LIGHT ON AND OFF (2017, 2018, 2019)- { I PAID TO HAVE THE ISSUE FIXED AND LESS THAN A YEAR LATER IT HAPPENS AGAIN} CAR WILL NOT PICK UP SPEED - CRANK / CAM POSITION NOT PLAUSIBLE - TIMING CHAIN STRETCHED /STUCK.( POPPING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER MY SEAT IN 2017)THESE ARE ALL ISSUES THAT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. I AM GETTING ON THE ON RAMP FOR THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR WILL NOT GO PASS 35 MPH FOR OVER 15 SECONDS, EVEN IF I FLOOR IT. THERE IS ON COMING TRAFFIC DOING 60 TO 70 MPH AND THAT IS A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION. I HAVE NO WAY OF MOVING TO AVOID BEING HIT. MY CAR WILL STALL WHEN I TRY TO DRIVE AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT.

NHTSA ID

11208170

Incident

May 16, 2019

Mileage

86,047 mi

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE STABILITRAK - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT / MULTIFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT COMING ON AT RANDOM TIMES (THE ON STAR DIAGNOSTIC REPORT DOESN'T GIVE ANY INDICATION OF WHATS GOING ON WITH THE CAR SO THAT REGULAR PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND BEFORE GOING IN TALKING TO A DEALER ABOUT THE ISSUE) - POWERTRAIN ISSUES I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY BATTERY WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR I WAS TOLD IT WAS NEWER AND SHOULDN'T HAVE ISSUES. MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS FULL OF WATER. THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY ISSUES WITH THIS CAR YET NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN FOUND ON MY PARTICULAR CAR. I READ REVIEWS FROM OTHERS AND THE 2012 BUICK REGAL JUST SEEMS TO HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS CONSUMERS SUCH AS MYSELF SHOULD BE ENTITLED TO A HUGE PORTION OF CASH PAID FOR THE DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A SAFE FAMILY CAR BUT IT JUST DIDN'T TURN OUT THAT WAY. I WAS AFRAID TO TAKE MY FAMILY IN MY CAR FOR 6 MONTHS BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW IF I WOULD WE WOULD BE STRANDED. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO A CERTIFIED DEALER TO GET IT REPAIRED IT WAS WORSE MY CAR SHOOK WHILE I DROVE. BUICK JUST ISN'T THE CAR FOR ME OR ANYONE UNTIL THEY ARE ABLE TO CREATE A SAFE CAR. AESTHETICALLY NEWER MODEL BUICKS ARE NICE BUT MECHANICALLY THEY ARE A BUST.

NHTSA ID

11099986

Incident

Jun 3, 2018

Mileage

73,000 mi

GENERAL MOTORS DENIES THAT MY CAR VIN NUMBER DO NOT APPLY TO 13V173000, RECALL DATE 05/06/2013, COMPONENT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 13136 DESPITE, KEY BUICK PERFORMED REPAIRS ON MODULE 2.560, THE VEHICLE DRIVER SEAT (MOVES UP/ DOWN, AND FORWARD/BACKWARDS) WHILE I AM DRIVING, RADIO SYSTEM (RADIO TURNS OFF AND ON, AND CAN BE TURNED OFF AND ON WITHOUT KEYS IN THE IGNITION), INDICATORS (NOT WORKING). HOWEVER, ALL PROBLEMS STILL EXIST.

NHTSA ID

11044960

Incident

May 30, 2015

Mileage

30,000 mi

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 70MPH AND CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ALMOST CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND DASH BOARD WENT HAYWIRE BRAKES LOCKED AND SERVICE STABILIKTRACK SYSTEM AND ABS ASSIST WARNINGS AND IT SMELLED LIKE MY CAR WAS ON FIRE BRAKES LOCKED STEERING AND LOST POWER TOTALLY SHUT DOWN GLAD SOMEONE WAS IN CAR TO HELP ME STEER TO SIDE OF ROAD OUT OF TRAFFIC HAD TO HAVE TOWED AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BEFORE APPARENTLY GM DIDNT GET IT RIGHT I COULD HAVE DIED AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO REPAIR PROBLEM SINCE THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD IT DONE BEFORE I PURCHASED IT AND THERE ARE OTHER OWNERS HAVING SAME ISSUES AGAIN

NHTSA ID

11022715

Incident

Sep 2, 2017

Mileage

34,149 mi

"SERVICE STABILITRAK" LIGHT AND MESSAGE CAME ON WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE IN COLD WEATHER. THIS OCCURRED 3 SEPARATE TIMES IN JAN-FEB 2014. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR WARRANTY WORK ON JAN 16, 2015, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY ISSUES WITH "STABILITRAK." ON FEB 11, 2015, THE "SERVICE STABILITRACK" LIGHT AND MESSAGE CAME ON AGAIN. IT STAYED ON FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS THIS TIME. TOOK VEHICLE TO DIFFERENT DEALER ON FEB 16TH, BUT THEY INSTRUCTED US TO BRING IT BACK ON FEB 20TH. RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALER ON FEB 20TH, BUT AGAIN THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY ISSUES WITH "STABILITRAK." *TR

NHTSA ID

10700803

Incident

Jan 21, 2014

Mileage

3,860 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DECELERATING FROM 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY JERKED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT DEALERS. THE FIRST DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WHILE THE SECOND STATED THAT THE SHIFT ADAPTER NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE WORSENED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

NHTSA ID

10578094

Incident

Mar 17, 2014

Mileage

12,000 mi

ON DECEMBER 12, 2012 , SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET, MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING ON A RURAL ROAD AT ABOUT 30 MPH. I WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. I REACHED OVER TO SWITCH THE RADIO FROM SIRIUS TO FM, BUT INADVERTENTLY HIT THE ENGINE ON/OFF BUTTON, LOCATED ABOUT 2 CM FROM THE RADIO BUTTON. WHEN I HIT THE BUTTON, THE ENGINE WENT OFF, WE LOST ALL INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL LIGHTS, AND THE CAR SLOWED DRAMATICALLY. IT WAS TERRIFYING. WE MANAGED TO PULL THE CAR TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. HAD WE BEEN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, A MAJOR COLLISION AND PILE-UP LIKELY WOULD HAVE FOLLOWED. WHEN WE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE DEALERSHIP, IT INITIALLY CLAIMED THE CAR'S INTERNAL CONTROLS WOULD PREVENT THE ENGINE FROM TURNING OFF WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING BUT SUBSEQUENT DEALER TESTS DISCLOSED EVEN A SLIGHT TOUCH OF THE POWER BUTTON SHUT OFF ALL POWER. I REPORTED IT TO BUICK AND BUICK ASKED THE DEALER TO RECONFIRM THE TESTS, WHICH IT DID. THE DEALERSHIP SEEMED VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY PROBLEM BUT SAID BUICK NEEDED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. BUICK SAID THE CAR OPERATED AS DESIGNED AND THERE WAS NOTHING MORE IT COULD DO. I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH BUICK'S RESPONSE; NOR SHOULD THIS AGENCY. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, I WAS GIVEN NO WARNING ABOUT THIS POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING HAZARD. ALTHOUGH THE DRIVERS' MANUAL CONTAINS MANY HIGHLIGHTED WARNINGS, IT ONLY MENTIONS THE ENGINE SHUT OFF IN PASSING. QUOTING 9-18 OF THE DRIVERS' MANUAL: "DO NOT TURN OFF THE ENGINE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. THIS WILL CAUSE A LOSS POWER ASSIST IN THE BRAKE AND STEERING SYSTEMS AND DISABLE THE AIRBAG." NOTHING ELSE WAS SAID. THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE PRIMARY CONTROL FOR RADIO CHANNEL SELECTION TO THE POWER BUTTON, AND THE POTENTIALLY LETHAL CONSEQUENCES OF INADVERTENTLY HITTING THE POWER BUTTON IS AN INHERENTLY DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW. THE LACK OF EXPLICIT WARNINGS EXACERBATES THIS ALREADY SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10496411

Incident

Dec 12, 2012

Mileage

7,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.

NHTSA ID

10480187

Incident

Oct 12, 2012

Mileage

200 mi