Consumer Safety Complaints

Search 2,245,377 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA, including 140,173 crashes, 56,794 fires, and 8,580 deaths.

2,245,377 Total Complaints
140,173 Reported Crashes
56,794 Reported Fires
8,580 Reported Deaths

What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?

A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim, NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.

The database below contains over 2,245,377 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports, when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.

How to interpret what you read

A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:

  • One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report, that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
  • Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
  • Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
  • Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.

If you've experienced a defect

File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints, specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened, feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.

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BUICK REGAL (2015) - SEAT BELTS Nov 15, 2018
Incident date: Nov 1, 2018
DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL NOT FASTEN. DEFECTIVE ,SO I'M WITHOUT A SEATBELT
BUICK LACROSSE (2006) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Nov 15, 2018
Incident date: Nov 14, 2018
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE AREA THAT I LIVE IS RURAL AND BACK ROADS DO NOT HAVE STREET LIGHTS. WHILE THE BRIGHTS WERE WORKING, THAT ALSO CREATED A HAZARDOUS CONDITION, AS THE BRIGHTS COULD TEMPORARILY BLIND AN ONCOMING DRIVER, ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS ON NARROW 2 LANE ROADS. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO ART MORAN BUICK DEALERSHIP AND I PAID OVER $300.00 TO REPLACE HEADLI... Read more
BUICK LACROSSE (2006) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Nov 15, 2018
Incident date: Nov 14, 2018
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE AREA THAT I LIVE IS RURAL AND BACK ROADS DO NOT HAVE STREET LIGHTS. WHILE THE BRIGHTS WERE WORKING, THAT ALSO CREATED A HAZARDOUS CONDITION, AS THE BRIGHTS COULD TEMPORARILY BLIND AN ONCOMING DRIVER, ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS ON NARROW 2 LANE ROADS. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO ART MORAN BUICK DEALERSHIP AND I PAID OVER $300.00 TO REPLACE HEADLI... Read more
BUICK REGAL (2004) - ENGINE Nov 15, 2018
Incident date: Nov 14, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE CONTACT SAW SMOKE ESCAPE FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AS IT ENTERED INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S FRIENDS ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE, BUT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT AND A FIRE REPORT WER... Read more
Fire
BUICK LACROSSE (2010) - STRUCTURE:BODY Nov 15, 2018
Incident date: Oct 16, 2018
TAKATA RECALL I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON OCT 16, 2018. I WAS ON THE STREET SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WHEN A VEHICLE HIT ME FROM THE REAR WHICH MADE ME HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
Crash 3 injured
BUICK ENCLAVE (2008) - AIR BAGS Nov 14, 2018
Incident date: Nov 10, 2018
2008 BUICK ENCLAVE (RECALL# 14030)-FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS INTERMITTENTLY NOT WORKING. RESEARCHED AND DISCOVERED THAT GENERAL MOTORS LLC (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2013 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING WITH A PASSENGER IN THE DRIVERS SEAT. THE AIRBAG SENSOR WILL NOT REGISTER ANY IF THE PERSON IN TH... Read more
BUICK ENCLAVE (2014) - STEERING Nov 14, 2018
Incident date: Sep 1, 2018
HARD TO STEER, TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. HEARING A CLENCHING SOUND WHEN TURNING.
BUICK ENCLAVE (2010) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Nov 14, 2018
Incident date: Nov 1, 2018
HVAC TEMPERATURE DOES NOT WORK ON PASSENGER SIDE; RIGHT SIDE TEMPERATURE MODE DOOR ACTUATOR HAS FAILED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. 2013 AND NOW 2018.
BUICK ENCLAVE (2010) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER Nov 14, 2018
Incident date: Nov 1, 2018
HVAC TEMPERATURE DOES NOT WORK ON PASSENGER SIDE; RIGHT SIDE TEMPERATURE MODE DOOR ACTUATOR HAS FAILED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. 2013 AND NOW 2018.
BUICK ENCLAVE (2010) - FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Nov 13, 2018
Incident date: Aug 15, 2018
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AFTER HAVING SMOKE TESTS DONE AND THE ERROR MESSAGE IS ALWAYS TIGHTEN FUEL CAP. NEW ORIGINAL GMC PART FUEL CAPS HAVE BEEN PURCHASED AND NUMEROUS SMOKE TESTS HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED. WHEN I'M DRIVING OUT OF THE NOWHERE THE ERROR MESSAGE TIGHTEN FUEL CAP COMES ON
BUICK REGAL (2011) - ENGINE Nov 13, 2018
Incident date: Nov 13, 2018
2.4 L 4CYL ENGINE BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES
BUICK ENCLAVE (2008) - POWER TRAIN Nov 9, 2018
Incident date: Nov 1, 2018
TRANSMISSION HAD AN OVERHEAT INDICATION ON A TRIP. HAD THE TRANS FLUID REPLACED, CAR WORKED FINE FOR ANOTHER 1K MILES. CAR WOULD THEN NOT SHIFT PROPERLY, NOR COULD IT BE SHIFTED MANUALLY, TOOK IT IN. TECH FOUND A WIRING CONNECTOR WITH BAD CONTINUITY, FIXED THAT. CAR GOOD FOR TWO MONTHS. TRANS BEGAN SLIPPING BADLY AND WOULD ONLY GO INTO THREE GEARS, COULD NOT DRIVE OVER 30 MPH ON THE FREEWAY AF... Read more
BUICK LUCERNE (2008) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Nov 9, 2018
Incident date: Oct 1, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, AN ELECTRICAL SURGE OCCURRED AND THE DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER OPENING THE HOOD, FLAMES APPEARED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED AWAY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ... Read more
Fire
BUICK LUCERNE (2008) - ENGINE Nov 9, 2018
Incident date: Oct 1, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, AN ELECTRICAL SURGE OCCURRED AND THE DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER OPENING THE HOOD, FLAMES APPEARED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED AWAY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ... Read more
Fire
BUICK LACROSSE (2016) - AIR BAGS Nov 9, 2018
Incident date: Oct 31, 2018
I WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY
Crash 1 injured
BUICK ENCLAVE (2008) - AIR BAGS Nov 9, 2018
Incident date: Nov 1, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, WATER LEAKED INTO THE CABIN AND ONTO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BECOME SLIPPERY WHEN DEPRESSED. THE FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER (ECKENHOFF BUICK, 919 CHURCH RD, CHERRY HILL, NJ) AND THE MANUFACTUR... Read more
BUICK ENCLAVE (2008) - STRUCTURE:BODY Nov 9, 2018
Incident date: Nov 1, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, WATER LEAKED INTO THE CABIN AND ONTO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BECOME SLIPPERY WHEN DEPRESSED. THE FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER (ECKENHOFF BUICK, 919 CHURCH RD, CHERRY HILL, NJ) AND THE MANUFACTUR... Read more
BUICK ENCLAVE (2018) - ENGINE Nov 8, 2018
Incident date: Nov 6, 2018
THE "START STOP" FEATURE CAUSED A LIFE THREATENING HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION FROM A FULL STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. ENCLAVE DOES NOT OFFER ANY OVERRIDE FOR THIS OPTION. THERE MUST BE A FIRMWARE UPDATE PROVIDED BY GM TO ALLOW IT TO BE DISABLED!!! THIS IS GOING TO KILL SOMEBODY!!!
BUICK LUCERNE (2008) - ENGINE Nov 8, 2018
Incident date: May 10, 2009
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE, IT SHUT OFF. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING OVER A PUDDLE, WATER ENTERED THE ENGINE AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO MOMENTARILY SHUT DOWN. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GARBER BUICK GMC (772-467-0835, LOCATED AT 5255 US-1, FORT PIERCE, FL 34982), BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILUR... Read more
BUICK ENCLAVE (2010) - STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE Nov 8, 2018
Incident date: Oct 8, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE FRACTURED AND WOULD NOT STAY UP WITHOUT BEING MANUALLY HELD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
BUICK LUCERNE (2008) - SERVICE BRAKES Nov 8, 2018
Incident date: May 3, 2009
WHEN MAKING A TURN WHERE THERE IS A PUDDLE OF WATER, THE ENGINE DIES, AND I LOSE CONTROL OF THE POWER STEERING FOR SERVAL SECONDS, IT SEEMS TO MOSTLY HAPPEN WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN THROUGH WATER. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF WATER. THE DEALER MAINTENANCE DEPT. THE LAST TIME I SPOKE TO THEM, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 8 YEARS, OF COMPLAINING OF THIS PROBLEM, THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT IS BECAUS... Read more
BUICK LUCERNE (2008) - ENGINE Nov 8, 2018
Incident date: May 3, 2009
WHEN MAKING A TURN WHERE THERE IS A PUDDLE OF WATER, THE ENGINE DIES, AND I LOSE CONTROL OF THE POWER STEERING FOR SERVAL SECONDS, IT SEEMS TO MOSTLY HAPPEN WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN THROUGH WATER. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF WATER. THE DEALER MAINTENANCE DEPT. THE LAST TIME I SPOKE TO THEM, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 8 YEARS, OF COMPLAINING OF THIS PROBLEM, THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT IS BECAUS... Read more
BUICK LUCERNE (2008) - STEERING Nov 8, 2018
Incident date: May 3, 2009
WHEN MAKING A TURN WHERE THERE IS A PUDDLE OF WATER, THE ENGINE DIES, AND I LOSE CONTROL OF THE POWER STEERING FOR SERVAL SECONDS, IT SEEMS TO MOSTLY HAPPEN WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN THROUGH WATER. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF WATER. THE DEALER MAINTENANCE DEPT. THE LAST TIME I SPOKE TO THEM, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 8 YEARS, OF COMPLAINING OF THIS PROBLEM, THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT IS BECAUS... Read more
BUICK ENCLAVE (2008) - ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) Nov 8, 2018
Incident date: Oct 6, 2018
VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2010. FIRST HAD PROBLEM WHILE SITTING STILL AT A RED LIGHT. ALARM BELL RINGS STATING STABILITRAK TRACTION CONTORL SERVICE, POWER DOOR LOCKS AND UNLOCK, SPEEDOMETER MOVES OUT OF CONTROL. WHEN WE TRY TO DRIVE POWER IS SLOW AND ENGINE PULLS HARD, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. WE TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY KEPT IT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS BUT COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THIS HA... Read more
BUICK REGAL (2012) - ENGINE Nov 7, 2018
Incident date: Dec 15, 2016
CAR BURNS 1 QT. OIL/ 1000 MILES EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION REQUIRES PISTONS AND RINGS TO BE REPLACED --- MANY GM 2.4 LITER ENGINES HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS FIRST HAPPENED UNDER WARRANTY BUT WE DID NOT REALIZE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS UNTIL THE 5 YEARS WAS JUST PASSED. HOWEVER IT WAS STILL UNDER 60,000 MILES WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN FOR AN "OIL CONSUMPTION TEST".
BUICK REGAL (2003) - ENGINE Nov 7, 2018
Incident date: Nov 7, 2018
WHILE MY VEHICLE IS IN MOTION I CAN SMELL OIL BURNING FROM SOME WHERE
BUICK ENCLAVE (2011) - STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE Nov 7, 2018
Incident date: Jun 1, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK ENCLAVE. UPON ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE REAR LIFTGATE WITH THE KEY FOBIK, THE LIFTGATE OPENED APPROXIMATELY 3/4 AND SLAMMED DOWN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. LAWRENCE HALL CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (1385 SOUTH DANVILLE DRIVE, ABILENE, TEXAS 79605, (325) 695-8800) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000... Read more
BUICK REGAL (2000) - AIR BAGS Nov 6, 2018
Incident date: Sep 12, 2018
PURCHASED THIS CAR SPRING 2017 PAID IN FULL TO PRIOR OWNER. ASKED PRIOR OWNER WHEN TEST DROVE CAR HOW COME ALL THE SERVICE LIGHTS UP AND INCLUDING AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASH COLLUM ARE LIT UP? OWNERS RESPONSE "NOT SURE BUT HAS BEEN LIKE THAT FOR AS LONG AS CAN REMEMBER WE DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD WORRY?" A WEEK LATER NOTICE THE CAR WANTS TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN? JUST BOLTS ON MY MOM AND I ? WITH... Read more
3 injured
BUICK REGAL (2000) - STEERING Nov 6, 2018
Incident date: Sep 12, 2018
PURCHASED THIS CAR SPRING 2017 PAID IN FULL TO PRIOR OWNER. ASKED PRIOR OWNER WHEN TEST DROVE CAR HOW COME ALL THE SERVICE LIGHTS UP AND INCLUDING AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASH COLLUM ARE LIT UP? OWNERS RESPONSE "NOT SURE BUT HAS BEEN LIKE THAT FOR AS LONG AS CAN REMEMBER WE DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD WORRY?" A WEEK LATER NOTICE THE CAR WANTS TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN? JUST BOLTS ON MY MOM AND I ? WITH... Read more
3 injured
BUICK REGAL (2000) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER Nov 6, 2018
Incident date: Sep 12, 2018
PURCHASED THIS CAR SPRING 2017 PAID IN FULL TO PRIOR OWNER. ASKED PRIOR OWNER WHEN TEST DROVE CAR HOW COME ALL THE SERVICE LIGHTS UP AND INCLUDING AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASH COLLUM ARE LIT UP? OWNERS RESPONSE "NOT SURE BUT HAS BEEN LIKE THAT FOR AS LONG AS CAN REMEMBER WE DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD WORRY?" A WEEK LATER NOTICE THE CAR WANTS TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN? JUST BOLTS ON MY MOM AND I ? WITH... Read more
3 injured
BUICK LACROSSE (2006) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Nov 6, 2018
Incident date: Nov 1, 2018
WHEN I AM DRIVING SOMETIMES THE AUTOMATIC LIGHTS SHUT OFF AND THE ONLY LIGHTS THAT WILL WORK ARE MY BRIGHT LIGHTS. CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME OF THE DAY.
BUICK LUCERNE (2009) - FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Nov 6, 2018
Incident date: Oct 23, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, A BURNING FUEL ODOR WAS DETECTED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FA... Read more
Fire
BUICK LACROSSE (2006) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Nov 6, 2018
Incident date: Nov 5, 2018
WHILE DRIVING WITH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT SETTING MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I TRIED TO GO FROM AUTOMATIC TO MANUAL BUT THE LIGHTS REMAINED OUT. HIGH BEAMS CONTINUED TO WORK AS NORMAL. A VERY DARK NIGHT ON A TWO LANE ROAD WITH OPPOSING TRAFFIC AND THIS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WAS UNPLEASANT AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I ALMOST WENT OFF THE SIDE INTO A DITCH WITH A DROP OFF AND TREES WHEN I COULD NOT SE... Read more
BUICK ENCLAVE (2008) - STRUCTURE:BODY Nov 6, 2018
Incident date: Nov 5, 2018
PASSENGER SIDE VIEW MIRROR HOUSING IS ATTACHED TO THE BODY OF THE 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE IN A VERY BROAD AND BUBBLY MANNER. THIS ENHANCES YET ANOTHER LARGE AND DANGEROUS BLIND SPOT. THIS BLIND SPOT IS ACTIVATED WHEN A VEHICLE OR PEDESTRIAN) APPROACHES FROM 120-140 DEGREE ANGLE- OR RIGHT HAND SIDE CROSSING MERGING INTO TRAFFIC OR APPROACHING THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO PROCEED ACROSS TO THE FRONT END ... Read more
BUICK ENCLAVE (2008) - STRUCTURE:BODY Nov 6, 2018
Incident date: Nov 6, 2018
2008 BUICK ENCLAVE WITHOUT ACCIDENTS NOR SUNROOF OR WINDSHIELD REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING WATER LEAKAGE FROM VISOR JOINTS, SIDE CURTAIN PANELS AND UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN. MY RADIO AMPLIFIER SUFFERED WATER DAMAGE AND 2" OF WATER HAS POOLED AFOOT OF MY VEHICLE FLOOR. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN PRESENT AS OF MARCH 2018 AND HAS RETURNED FOR REPAIR EVERY TWO MONTHS SINCE TO DATE AND IS THER... Read more
BUICK ENCLAVE (2008) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Nov 6, 2018
Incident date: Nov 6, 2018
2008 BUICK ENCLAVE WITHOUT ACCIDENTS NOR SUNROOF OR WINDSHIELD REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING WATER LEAKAGE FROM VISOR JOINTS, SIDE CURTAIN PANELS AND UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN. MY RADIO AMPLIFIER SUFFERED WATER DAMAGE AND 2" OF WATER HAS POOLED AFOOT OF MY VEHICLE FLOOR. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN PRESENT AS OF MARCH 2018 AND HAS RETURNED FOR REPAIR EVERY TWO MONTHS SINCE TO DATE AND IS THER... Read more
BUICK ENCLAVE (2008) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER Nov 6, 2018
Incident date: Nov 6, 2018
2008 BUICK ENCLAVE WITHOUT ACCIDENTS NOR SUNROOF OR WINDSHIELD REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING WATER LEAKAGE FROM VISOR JOINTS, SIDE CURTAIN PANELS AND UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN. MY RADIO AMPLIFIER SUFFERED WATER DAMAGE AND 2" OF WATER HAS POOLED AFOOT OF MY VEHICLE FLOOR. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN PRESENT AS OF MARCH 2018 AND HAS RETURNED FOR REPAIR EVERY TWO MONTHS SINCE TO DATE AND IS THER... Read more
BUICK ENCORE (2013) - ENGINE Nov 5, 2018
Incident date: Nov 5, 2018
EARLY THIS YEAR WE START HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON THEN THE REDUCE POWER TO ENGINE COMING ON, SO WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WE BOUGHT IF FROM. SO FIRST WE HAD TO HAVE THREE SENSORS CHANGED, WE DID THAT AND AFTER THAT WAS DONE IT STILL KEPT JUMPING ON 4 TIME BEFORE IT STOPPED. THEN JUNE OF THIS YEAR IT STARTED BACK WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THEN THEY TELL ... Read more
BUICK ENCLAVE (2015) - WHEELS Nov 5, 2018
Incident date: Aug 24, 2018
I PURCHASED THE CAR IN AUGUST 2015. LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER BUYING IT, I HAD ISSUES WITH WHEELS AS IT WIGGLES AND IS NOT STABLE REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE OF ROAD I AM IN. THE DEALERSHIP NEEDED TO REALIGN THE WHEELS. AND IT'S BEEN HAPPENING ALL THE TIME THAT THEY NEEDED TO REALIGN THE WHEELS ALMOST EVERY TIME I HAVE AN OIL CHANGE DONE. ON TOP OF IT, THE WHEELS ALSO LOSES AIR PRESSURE TOO OFTEN. IT IS A... Read more
BUICK ENCLAVE (2017) - STRUCTURE:BODY Nov 4, 2018
Incident date: Oct 2, 2018
WAITING IN LINE AT SONIC DRIVEWAY STARTED REVERSING AT BREAKNECK SPEEDS - FINALLY STOPPED AFTE R JUMPING A CURB AND HITTING A HEAVY PICKUP, AIR BAGS DID NOT OPEN MALFUNCTION OF VEHICLE SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE THE GEAR SHIFT SEEMED STICKY
Crash
BUICK ENCLAVE (2017) - SEATS Nov 4, 2018
Incident date: Oct 2, 2018
WAITING IN LINE AT SONIC DRIVEWAY STARTED REVERSING AT BREAKNECK SPEEDS - FINALLY STOPPED AFTE R JUMPING A CURB AND HITTING A HEAVY PICKUP, AIR BAGS DID NOT OPEN MALFUNCTION OF VEHICLE SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE THE GEAR SHIFT SEEMED STICKY
Crash
BUICK ENCLAVE (2017) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER Nov 4, 2018
Incident date: Oct 2, 2018
WAITING IN LINE AT SONIC DRIVEWAY STARTED REVERSING AT BREAKNECK SPEEDS - FINALLY STOPPED AFTE R JUMPING A CURB AND HITTING A HEAVY PICKUP, AIR BAGS DID NOT OPEN MALFUNCTION OF VEHICLE SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE THE GEAR SHIFT SEEMED STICKY
Crash
BUICK ENCLAVE (2010) - ENGINE Nov 3, 2018
Incident date: Feb 12, 2017
GETS THE ABOUT TIMING CHAIN. A LOT OF PEOPLE TALKS ABOUT HOW TIMING CHAIN GOES OUT. . THINK IF GM HAD A LOT OF CALLS ABOUT THIS ENGINE THEY NEED TO FIX. IF I KNEW THIS I WOULD HAVE NOT BUY IT
BUICK RENDEZVOUS (2004) - AIR BAGS Nov 2, 2018
Incident date: Jun 8, 2017
TAKATA RECALL CLOSED PASSENGER DOOR ON A HILL, WHICH CAUSED IT TO SLAM SHUT, PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WENT OFF, CAR WAS PARKED AND NOT ON.
BUICK RENDEZVOUS (2004) - SEATS Nov 2, 2018
Incident date: Jun 8, 2017
TAKATA RECALL CLOSED PASSENGER DOOR ON A HILL, WHICH CAUSED IT TO SLAM SHUT, PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WENT OFF, CAR WAS PARKED AND NOT ON.
BUICK LACROSSE (2012) - FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Nov 2, 2018
Incident date: Oct 1, 2018
MY VEHICLE IS STALLING AND TAKES A LONG TIME TO CRANK AFTER RE-FUELING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE SUGGESTING THAT THE PURGE VALVE SELONOID NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, HOW MAY OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED? PLEASE ADVISE IF THERE WILL BE ANY ACTION TAKEN REGARDING THIS. AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
BUICK LACROSSE (2012) - SEATS Nov 2, 2018
Incident date: Oct 1, 2018
MY VEHICLE IS STALLING AND TAKES A LONG TIME TO CRANK AFTER RE-FUELING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE SUGGESTING THAT THE PURGE VALVE SELONOID NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, HOW MAY OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED? PLEASE ADVISE IF THERE WILL BE ANY ACTION TAKEN REGARDING THIS. AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
BUICK REGAL (2011) - ENGINE Nov 2, 2018
Incident date: Oct 1, 2018
PISTON RING FAILURE CAUSING MASSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILURE
BUICK ENCLAVE (2008) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER Nov 1, 2018
Incident date: Oct 24, 2018
"TAKATA RECALL" SUNROOF CLOG CAUSES WATER IN VEHICLE AFTER THE RAIN. I SEEN ONLINE A LARGER PUMP INSTALLED UNABLE TO DO MYSELF.
BUICK ENCORE (2013) - SERVICE BRAKES Nov 1, 2018
Incident date: Nov 26, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK ENCORE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE BRAKES SQUEAKED AND MADE A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SID DILLON BUICK GMC - FREMONT DEALER (402-317-5718, 2420 E 23RD ST, FREMONT, NE 68025) WHERE THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ABOUT TWO YEARS LATER. THE VEHICLE W... Read more
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