Service Brakes Problems of Buick Regal - part 2

Engine and brakes seized up on me without warning while driving in a parking lot, low speed. Took it in to my mechanic and found out there was an oil consumption issue, even though I was 2k miles under the next change I was also 2 qts low.

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After my vehicle had been sitting for a few days, and once started back up the brake pedal wouldn't retract back, I would have to pull the brake pedal up with my foot.

Off and on over the past 6 months, there was a loss of brakes directly after startup. After 30 seconds or so, the brakes would function normally. This car is normally garage kept. Walking to the car at night to leave, I noticed oil on the garage floor coming from under the car. After opening the hood, I noticed oil in the engine compartment coming from the top of the engine. After removing the plastic engine cover, I saw that the oil was coming from what I learned is the vaccum pump. There was a visible break in the pump housing. I went to my local dealership to inquire about getting this serviced under warranty. They started that this part is only covered under the bumper to bumper warranty and not powertrain warranty, even though the vacuum pump is directly mounted to and connected to the intake camshaft. My bumper to bumper warranty had expired 3 1/2 months or 219 miles prior, yet the car is still under the powertrain warranty. The dealership was unwilling to help and quoted me $104 for a new ac delco vacuum pump. I was able to order a new ac delco vacuum pump from rock auto for $43. After receiving the new pump, a mechanic friend was helping me to replace the pump. When the old one was removed, it was shown to have disintegrated. The inside of the part was in many pieces. The part that engages the camshaft was also broke into pieces and at this point I believe that several of those are now inside the engine. At this point I am going to take the old part to the dealership, along with photos of the engine and demand that this is now fixed under the powertrain warranty, as the powertrain is directly affected. Had this happened while driving, the loss of brakes could have been catastrophic.

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I have been going back and forth with gm customer service at 866-790-5600. I purchased the car 11/23/18 brand new with 12 miles on it. I had to take the car to get it serviced due to kept hearing something similar to the brakes keep scrubbing, in which I the dealership ordered the parts and gave me a loaner vehicle, 8/31/19 I complained when I went into the dealership to get my oil changed that the radio screen would just go black, and that the air conditioner system would be in off position and it would just keep blowing on high. I was told to bring the car back in. Due to no techs available on Saturday. Everything started working again. 1/6/2020 I took the car in bc ac started back doing the same thing running when off, sos was malfunctioning emergency calls all day and night every 5-10 mins head unit screen stays on service screen and couldnt be changed, the screens kept switching screens without being touched. Talked with service manager at dealership had to deactivate the onstar and take the car back when they received a loaner car. They cleaned button and said they ordered the part its on back order. 2/10/20 im driving my vehicle and all of a sudden the car slows down and stops in the middle of the street in which the screen read reduced engine power. I was not far from dealership took it back yet again. I was given a loaner car the accelerator pedal position senors had to be replaced accelerator pedal with position senor assembly replacement engine controls and fuel. 2/14/20 went and oil change completed that next day another issue on 2/17/20 the radio screen goes out and the ac/heat is on full blast and cant turn off. The same issues I was having 1/6/2020 have began yet again. I was contacted by gm and told they would order the part that was same part that was on back order. My car is still under warranty happening while I am driving. I have a lot of pics.

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My car was in driving mode on the road in newark California and speed limit 35 mph all of the sudden my car without warning without any issues prior to this just stopped locked up brakes locked up steering wheel car still running but won't let me accelerate car radios on toast on my battery just everything locked up out of nowhere no warning signs scare the heck out of me I just had to let it keep rolling to look into a stop and got it towed home now every time we turn on the car if I had the blinker on it shut off the car won't drive it doesn't have enough power almost like electrical issue him a check engine light wasn't coming on now is I have codes u1040,c1225,c1226,c1232, c1233,c1248, why is this car so unsafe and why can't any real actions be taken seriously its old but very major issue in all these makes of year look it up and see same thing every where I am lucky I'm still alive due to all my fairies with recall 15757 and all other major issues that never been really dealt with I submit a claim almost every 2 years when my car catches fire 4x and now this major safety issue!! never got any out come on any of these big issues and this is my safe option for my life in owning a car I pay a lot of money for this I wish I had more info on gm no loyalties to there people please they have told me stright up we will not do anything about this sorry !!! I can't find a lawyer to take a case against gm I think action needs real time investigating not a websit we can write claim after claim after claim hopefully I will get my story out there before people start driving and end up dead due to this horrible situation the 02 Buick Regal is not safe stop driving this car if u own one !!!.

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Brake pedal sticks and stays depressed when very hot outside after sitting. This needs to be recalled. Its happened twice to me already and no shop can find anything wrong. It will work fine after pulling pedal up or driving with shaking steering wheel until it works itself out. This needs to be addressed and needs to be a recall fix.

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Brake pedal stay down and does not release causing heating and reduce acceleration. It is a safety issue during fast moving and can't predict the car movement. Brake and accelerator pedal assembly not design to work in a wide range of temperatures. It is serious danger in the highway driving.

The brake pedal does not return when interior temperatures are very high causing brakes to drag and potentially overheat and prematurely wear. It was first noticed when entering vehicle after being parked for a while.

(this complaint is being marked for deletion; duplicate of 11103736) 6/15/18 after purchasing it in February, 2018. The contact stated that while in a drive thru the vehicle lurched forward when he took his foot off the brake and crashed into a safety pole. The left front fender, bumper and headlight were damaged. The vehicle was driven to an independent mechanic where the repairs had not been completed. The dealer greiner Buick and GMC in victorville 14555 civic dr, victorville, CA 92394 who referred the contact to take the vehicle to that independent mechanic authorized to work on Buicks. The manufacturer had not been contacted . The failure mileage was 169. Tf.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2018 Buick Regal. The contact stated that he just picked up the vehicle on 6/15/18 after purchasing it in February, 2018. The contact stated that while in a drive thru the vehicle lurched forward when he took his foot off the brake and crashed into a safety pole. The left front fender, bumper and headlight were damaged. The vehicle was driven to an independent mechanic where the repairs had not been completed. The dealer greiner Buick and GMC in victorville 14555 civic dr, victorville, CA 92394 who referred the contact to take the vehicle to that independent mechanic authorized to work on Buicks. The manufacturer had not been contacted . The failure mileage was 169. Tf.

Tl- the contact owns a 2018 Buick Regal. The contact stated that while pulling to drive thru window, when pressing break pedal vehicle accelerated on its own crashing into a pole. The contact inspected vehicle. The contact was able to drive home. The dealer greiner Buick GMC was contacted located at (14555 civic dr, victorville, CA 92394 (760) 245-3451) the vehicle was not diagnosed. The vehicle was taken to a auto body shop where is awating to be repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 169. As.

Brake pedal sticks when vehicle is hot or weather is hot and/or humid.

The contact owns a 1996 Buick Regal. The contact stated that the brake and abs warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent facility for diagnostic testing and failure codes: c1265 (rear abs motor circuit shorted to ground) and c1286 (ebcm/ebtcm failed to illuminate the red brake warning indicator) were located. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (don brown Chevrolet, 2244 s kings highway blvd, st. Louis, mo 63110, (314) 282-7887) where it was determined that the codes indicated that there was a rear motor short to the ground and the electric brake control module activated the brake warning indicators. Further diagnostic testing would be performed by the dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.

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Vaccum pump falls apart inside of engine. This causes brakes to not work as intended as there is no boost. Replaced old oem with new oem and within 2 months happend again. At start up and for about two minutes you have no brake assistance. Eventually you will have no brake assistance. Please be careful.

My name is ryan conrad, I own a 2013 Buick Regal turbo, about 4 months ago I started having electrical issues with my car ( stereo shuts on and off while driving, dash lights flicker ). Thinking my car needed a new battery I had the battery replaced. No problems for about a month. Not long after, the problem came back, except this time the car shut off while driving, causing all electronics to stop working, including the headlights, power steering, and brakes. I drove it to a gm dealer right away. 1 week goes by and I get a call back saying they couldn't re-create the problem. I pick the car up and within one day it stalls again, this time driving at night on the highway. Again I bring it right to the gm dealer. Another week goes by and I get a call saying they replaced the bcm ( body control module ). As I was driving to work this morning, about a month after the repair, the stereo shuts off, soon after the dash lights flicker, and almost right after the dash lights started flickering the car shut off, the doors unlocked, and I lose the power steering and power brake assist causing me to lose control of the vehicle around a sharp turn and nearly crash. I'm honestly afraid to drive this car now, and I'm not the only one who has had this happen to them. I spent a good 2 hours reading peoples stories online about how they had the same exact experience and how they are also afraid to drive this car. The dealership is unable to fix my car and now I'm stuck with a car that is worth less than what I owe on it, a car I have to worry about driving, a car I'm afraid to have passengers in due to this major safety issue. If an accident occurred as a result of this malfunction I would imagine the malfunction would prevent the airbags from deploying. Before I bought this 2013 Buick Regal I was driving a 1992 Ford f-150, and its sad to say I felt a lot safer in an antique truck.

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My brake pedal always get stuck depressed down in hot humid weather. You literally have to drive with two feet to lift pedal when time to accelerate. My driver seat also goes in and out when trying to adjust the seat. It will not move unless I play with the power adjuster a few times then it will maneuver. My radio also turns off and on by itself with bluetooth is connected or sometimes the radio wouldn't turn on with car running or turn off while car is off.

The contact owns a 2012 Buick Regal. The contact stated that the brake pedal was extremely difficult to depress. The abs and brake indicators illuminated several times. The dealer (fremont Chevrolet Buick GMC, 1401 n federal blvd, riverton, wy 82501, (307) 240-3110) diagnosed that the timing chain needed to be replaced. The vehicle was also taken to an independent mechanic for further diagnostic testing. The independent mechanic took pictures of the failure, which showed that a bolt fractured and impacted the engine and braking system. The manufacturer stated that there were no recalls and the vehicle was out of warranty by six months. The approximate failure mileage was 35,000.

Vehicle has 69,579 miles. While turning onto side street off of main road, engine shut off causing loss of power steering and brakes. Vehicle was able to be restarted after a minute and driven home. Vehicle was taken to lester glenn Buick dealership for this problem . The dealership was "unable to duplicate the problem" and there were no codes showing a problem. I was told that the issue was that the vehicle was 100 miles overdue for and oil change and was a little low on oil. When I questioned this I was told it is a "safety feature" to protect the engine from damage because of low oil. I asked if it was a "safety feature" than why was my son able to restart the vehicle within a minute. Still have not received an answer. I have made numerous calls to g m about this issue but all I have gotten were two calls to my house phone when I was not home when I specifically left my cell phone number to be called. I have called an additional three times and left a message for a senior adjuster to call me back and still have not received a response. As luck would have it, I own two 2011 Buick Regals and my daughters car is experiencing the same issues, but that will be listed as another complaint . Appears to be multiple issues on the internet with this same concern, but nothing seems to get done.

When driving the vehicle, the brakes become so hot that the rotors will glow red. This would normally be a hung up calliper but it seems to move to different sides of the car and different wheels. Upon letting the vehicle sit for long periods of time, the rotor will cool off. The only problem is that you never know when or where the rotors will get that hot and the cars driving and braking are adversely affected.

My daughter drives our 2011 Buick Regal cxl that we purchased in February 2016. In the last several month the vehicle has stalled, steering locks up, brakes go completely out, it doesn't have an electrical and because it has an electric emergency brake there is no way for her to stop. The first two times she was driving around town and the last time it happened was last week at 70 mph on the highway. She almost hit the car in front of her. Once it coasted to a stop she was able to start it and continue on. This gm vehicle 2011 Buick Regal is a death trap waiting to happen. Don't buy a Buick!!! I picked it up from the local Buick dealer yesterday and they can't do anything. Once the vehicle is restarted after one of these incidents the computers automatically resets and wiped clean of codes without any trace of a problem or issue. All the errors completely disappear. The service person at the dealership asked me if I had a decoder I could plug in right after it happens. This problem is all over the internet and Buick does nothing. You can bet that a gm executive would decline an offer for one of his/her family members to drive it for a while. Make no mistake these cars shut down completely without any warning and absolutely nothing works at the moment. No steering, no brakes, stalled engine, and no electrical. Absolutely nothing!!! all Buick says base on online comments is sorry. Sorry for what? killing people? not giving a damn about my family or yours? if they were sorry they'd step up and do the right thing before its too late and someone dies. Insurance companies are probably paying out lots of money to their insured and the people they hit, injure or kill. I bet they would love to hear more about this issue. Be carefully what you buy because you might be surprised by your car right before you crash. I've always likes gm and Buicks but not anymore.

The contact owned a 2003 Buick Regal. While driving 5 mph, the brakes malfunctioned and another vehicle struck the passenger side of the contact's vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained injuries to the back, the entire right side of the body, the foot, and the neck. Medical attention was required. The vehicle was towed to a dealer. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage and VIN were unknown.

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My brake pedal is sticking causing my car to stall and my cruise control not to work, I have to manually pull my break pedal back up after I use my brakes while driving. My car is also just dying with no warning, while driving down the interstate. My lights, and radio will stay on when this happens, but my air conditioner and engine will cut off. It has happened over a handful of times in the last 3 weeks, it's gotten to the point that I am scared to drive it anywhere.

On the early morning of 03/08/2016 around 5:50am on my way to work, the car lost all power as I was trying to turn left on to a county road. I was able to steer the car out of traffic coming from the opposite direction and almost went down the ditch due to the steering was very hard to turn. I put the car in neutral and restart the car continuing to get to my destination. At the next intersection, this happened again as soon as I used the turn signal (I was turning right this time). I restart the car again after put it in neutral. This problem is now will occur each time I use either turn signal left or right. I consider this is a safety problem because accident can occur if someone didn't know how to react when it happen the 1st time on a busy road.

Vehicle was being driven off of main highway into a shopping center parking lot when the engine shut off causing the vehicle to lose power steering and brakes. Vehicle would not restart and needed to be towed to lester glenn Buick that night. The next day after sitting in the dealership parking lot, the vehicle was able to start and the dealership stated they were"unable to duplicate the problem" and found nothing wrong with the vehicle. I presently own two(2) 2011 Buick Regal and both have experienced this same problem with loss of steering and braking. I have contacted g m numerous times and have received no calls back from their "senior " adviser. Have also read about similar complaints on the internet with these vehicles. Hopefully g m will address this serious safety issue before someone gets seriously hurt.

The contact owns a 2013 Buick Regal. While driving in a parking area to approach and enter a parking space at 5 mph, the contact's vehicle independently surged with a high rate of speed above 60 mph and crashed into another vehicle. The contact applied extreme force to the brake pedal for an extended period of time to try to stop the vehicle. The driver and front passenger sustained whiplash and minor bruising, but did not receive medical treatment. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a dealer who was unable to replicate and diagnose the condition of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop and the extensive body damages were repaired. The cause of the failure was unable to be determined. The VIN was not available. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 16,738.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Buick Regal. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph, her vehicle started over heating and also noticed white smoke coming from the engine. . Upon further observation, the vehicle was not on fire. The vehicle was taken to an independent shop where it was diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been notified of the failure. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v201000 (engine) however the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The failure mileage was 70,300. Ed.

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I was driving down the highway, 78 mph in rush hour and my engine died/no power, no brakes, no steering. Heavy traffic, no control. I made it to shoulder, very difficult to ease the vehicle over. No warning lights. Engine just died. No control. Once the car stopped after rolling at a high speed, I tried to start my engine. Engine started,and able to proceed. Next day, similar incident happened I was turning a corner. The same thing happened, I was going a lower speed. I had less control after the engine died, no warning lights etc. Very difficult to maneuver. I turned the key and it started. I took it to the dealer. They said needed oil change, and 3 quarts low on oil. And I was 1000 miles over . They were sending me home with oil change, I pleaded to look into further as I was in fear of my life driving. The service sheet indicated the car had multiple cam actuator system failure codes. The service manager said low on oil, and was safe,he went to get the car. The car stalled on him . . . No power, no alarms,no service engine soon lights, etc. Eventually, I convinced them to give me a vehicle to drive after initial denial. 1 week later, they have found nothing wrong. Said exhaust cam shaft actuator was broken. They replaced the timing chains, the actuators, and selenoids. Still no explanation why my car died driving down the road at 78mph they said sometimes it takes 3 failures or key cycles before an alarm will be set. Not sure if they truly found the problem so they have asked to drive my car for several days to see if the default continues to show up. I am very concerned that an engine should stop while traveling at high speeds 3 times before an alarm system or warning would ever be given to the driver that there may be a problem. I am still very concerned and am not sure if I should be driving this vehicle or not for fear of my life.

The contact owns a 1999 Buick Regal. While pumping fuel in the vehicle, flames appeared under the hood. A station attendant opened the hood and extinguished the fire. The contact called her brother-in-law, an independent mechanic, who towed the vehicle to his residence. The mechanic assessed the damage and diagnosed that the abs wires underneath the vehicle burned. The wires were replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. Approximately eight months later, the contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The failure mileage was 180,000.

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The first few times, the vehicle lost power as I was braking for stop signs. The anti-locks activated, the anti-lock warning came on, and then the engine refired, the dash lights went out, and it ran fine. I brought the vehicle in for a complete tune-up. Then it quit on the highway and the ignition would refire. Then it quit on an onramp and I had to shift to neutral to restart it. The last time it failed, I attempted to start it in a parking lot. It took several attempts to keep it running. The last several times that it failed, all of the dash lights would blink on and off until I restarted it. That was the clue that I searched for on the internet. I found this particular website and I also found videos and blogs of my problem. My local mechanic did his own research and we came to the conclusion to replace the ignition contact block. So, I took the old ignition contact block apart. Three contacts were burned. Two were mild, but the third one was severe. I can't tell you what circuit it was for, but it was the last contact away from the circular opening on the side where the red and the orange wires enter the block. Since the repair, the car is running good. Due to the random nature of the problem, I cannot be comfortable quite yet until I put a few more miles on it. I frankly do not understand why gm does not admit that the scope of their ignition switch recall is probably much larger than they already admit to - unless it involves that many more cars. I read an article where they are telling people not to hang any weight on the ignition key until they can get their repairs done. I jiggled and pulled on my key while car was running ok between bouts of failure: it had no effect. This repair cost me $326. 54 and I am holding my receipt just in case either the govt. Or gm does the right thing and reimburses me. I think I will look at Ford next time.

Vehicle drove fine night before, when attempting to drive away the next morning it felt like the brakes were dragging, partially on, noted brake pedal in depressed position. Checked parking brake to ensure it was not engaged, jacked up each tire one at a time and noted drag on all the wheels. Left the vehicle as is for a couple hours then it would not start, acted like a dead battery. Charged battery and had it checked under load at o'rielly's auto parts under load. . Battery tested good. Reinstalled battery and car started, no warning lights or messages. Brake pedal had returned to upright position, test drove the car and it drove and braked fine. Good pedal, no drag. About 2 weeks later on July 2,2014 brake pedal had dropped again on it's own and brakes were again dragging. Battery and electrics were no issue this time. Let car sit for 4 days while out of town and when returned brakes and pedal ok. Drove immediately to Buick dealer and provided them with service bulletin 338152 and NHTSA action number 10045319 which appears to cover the exact situation. I am waiting for a response.

The vehicle engine shut down and had to be restarted while rolling. Every event usually involved turning and braking at the same time, but occasionally shut down while idling at stop lights. It appeared to be similar to the ignition recalls that have been made on other vehicles, but not on this particular model. It has occurred several times and at least two to three times while turning onto on ramps to freeways. It always requires shifting into neutral to restart and very stiff steering because power steering is disabled. This has occurred in traffic and presented very hazardous conditions. I believe the ignition is at fault, but cannot say positively. Usually occurs when the car has been driven for some time and the engine has been running quite some time and is considerably warm. Under hot conditions it occurs more often.

2012 Buick Regal. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle wheels and brake problems. The dealer informed the consumer, the wheels were squeaking, because there was moisture and condensation on the rotors.

Well driveing I was going along at 40 mph and the car just up and died all the dash lights started to flashing stearing becomes hard and the brakeing is like standing on a brick I do belive the ignition switch may be the problom it is the same switch that is in the Chevrolet impala that had been recalled I used to work for a garage and install them offten I do hope you look in to this with care second thing is the stearing rack is really bad and when I took it in to them at the dealer they tryed to tell me it was from use I dont belive it I have a ase cirtified person do all the work to it and the brakes are brand new so you tell me there is a mad defect on the car it should have been recalled some time ago and I dont know as to why this is atilll not on the list of recalls but it needs to be same for tge 2000 01 02 03 Buicks thank you for your time hope this get taken care of.

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1st time vehicle wheels and steering completely locked up when making a right turn blocking traffic and had to be towed after police and no one could release it. After having towed the vehicle to my home. I was able to release the lock and tested it before I decided to drive it to a gas station for gas. As I pulled out of the gas station the vehicle locked up again blocking two lanes of traffic coming at me on a 4 lane county road. I sent a letter to gm reporting the problem and the repair that was done, but I am very concerned that there may be other vehicles on the road that could end up with many deaths. And I am not confident that my problem has been solved.

The brakes on my 2011 Buick Regal never felt right. The brake pedal would go down almost to the floor. I complained to the dealer, they tested it and said that was the way the brakes are on all the Regals. Then in the very hot summer of 2012 the brake pedal started to stick to floor when I started the vehicle. I had to use my foot to get under the pedal to pop it up. I went back to the dealer and told them, and at first, they told me they never heard of any recall or problems with other Regals or other vehicles. I told them this is a serious safety problem and after I started to ask others in the service department, the service manager said he did have other Regals with that problem as well as other Buick models. They gave me a loaner and ordered a new brake assemble. Following the repair two weeks later I noticed on the receipt "pic#5692a addressing concern, replaced brake pedal and retainers per pic#5692a. " this problem should have been a recall.