Major Problems with 2011 Buick Regal Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2011 Buick Regal

2011 Buick Regal ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Victims: 2 Mileage: 70000 miles

2011 Buick Regal SIDE/WINDOW Victims: 1 Mileage: 1133 miles

2011 Buick Regal EXTERIOR LIGHTING Victims: 1 Mileage: 49882 miles

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Problems with ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and POWER TRAIN are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Buick Regal owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ENGINE while traveling 55 miles per hour on the high way the car shut off causing me to force the wheel...	81 ~ 67958 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM navigation system has failed three times including not accepting known addresses and sending you to a wrong address which in...	58 ~ 50113 miles
POWER TRAIN 2011 buick regal has unintended acceleration as the foot is transferred from accelerator to brake when approaching stop light. gm	27 ~ 59159 miles
SEATS tl* the contact owns a 2011 buick regal. the contact stated after adjusting the front driver side seat the seat...	24 ~ 35369 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING the headlamps blow out and upon examining the bulb housing the wiring and the casing that the replacement bulbs is...	22 ~ 73921 miles
SERVICE BRAKES the brakes on my 2011 buick regal never felt right. the brake pedal would go down almost to the floor....	20 ~ 54868 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL while traveling 55 miles per hour on the high way the car shut off causing me to force the wheel...	14 ~ 53739 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER driver's side floor mat does not stay in place when stepped on during exit/entry or during the course of driving....	13 ~ 65427 miles
STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2011 buick regal. the contact stated that the vehicle would loose power sporadically. the contact...	12 ~ 62614 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2011 buick regal. the contact was driving less than 5 mph in a parking lot...	10 ~ 36100 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM when i filled the buick regal with gas and at speeds 45mph and up you start to smell gas fumes...	5 ~ 59546 miles
AIR BAGS passenger air bag on/off indicator indicates "air bag off" when passenger is in seat. remained off during 2 hour uninterrupted...	5 ~ 64330 miles
SEAT HEATER/COOLER > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS tl* the contact owns a 2011 buick regal. whenever the front driver side seat warmer was activated it became inoperable...	4 ~ 48800 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2011 buick regal. consumer states on five separate occasions the engine stalled *tgw the consumer stated when the vehicle stalled...	3 ~ 18676 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM my instrument panel cluster is so dim during the day i can't tell how fast i'm going... my previous 2009	3 ~ 1667 miles
TIRES michelin latitude tour hp 235/50r18 tires on 2011 buick regal. tires replaced november 2014 and wore down to 4/32 tread...	2 ~ 49228 miles
SEAT BELTS 2011 buick regal. consumer writes in regards to replacement parts not available to repair recall notice 16v-517. *smd...	2 ~ 67000 miles
WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM in august 2016 i received an "important safety recall" #30710 from buick. the explanation was "the wiring harness for the...	2
FUEL PUMP > DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 2011 buick regal. consumer states on five separate occasions the engine stalled *tgw the consumer stated when the vehicle stalled...	2
PARKING BRAKE tl* the contact owns a 2011 buick regal. the contact stated that the electric parking brake was in what the...	2 ~ 39500 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2011 buick regal. the contact stated that the driver side head lamp failed to illuminate....	1 ~ 59000 miles
SUSPENSION the vehicle seems to want to cut off while at a traffic light! i simply do not understand why the...	1
VISIBILITY/WIPER traveling on freeway approx. 5:45am about 72 degrees sunroof ajar (tilted approx 1") but not fully opened. sudden loud explosion...	1 ~ 105000 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE chrome peeling off interior door handles resulting in sharp edges that cause deep cuts on my passengers fingers as well	1 ~ 100000 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES michelin latitude tour hp 235/50r18 tires on 2011 buick regal. tires replaced november 2014 and wore down to 4/32 tread...	1 ~ 98456 miles
TAIL LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2011 buick regal. the contact stated that the tail lights failed to illuminate. the brake...	1 ~ 100000 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2011 buick regal. the contact stated that the stability control warning indicator randomly flashed. in...	1 ~ 12000 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2011 buick regal. the contact stated that the tire pressure warning light illuminated but indicated...	1 ~ 35030 miles
COOLING UNIT AND LINES > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN 2011 buick regal. consumer writes in regards to vehicle repair issues. *smd the consumer stated he recently noticed several fluid	1
CRANKCASE (PCV) > EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2011 buick regal. the contact stated while traveling at any speed the service engine light...	1 ~ 40000 miles
NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT since the 17th of april each time i start the car the navigation screen puts a warning about having the...	1 ~ 13020 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY navigation system has failed three times including not accepting known addresses and sending you to a wrong address which in...	1 ~ 780 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2011 buick regal. the contact stated that the vehicle would loose power sporadically. the contact...	1 ~ 10000 miles
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT i purchased 2011 buick regal 2011 cxl turbo #7. since then i have experienced serious difficulties with am/fm/xm stereo system...	1
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS tl* the contact owns a 2011 buick regal. while the contact was driving approximately 22 mph over a road bump...	1 ~ 1133 miles
STARTER ASSEMBLY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM we have experienced starter mishaps off and on since we bought this vehicle eg: when we turned the engine off...	1 ~ 13000 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES on new 2011 buick regal cxl sd - within 2 days of purchase (70 miles) - while parked engine on...	1 ~ 70 miles
STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2011 buick regal. the contact stated that the instrument panel lights would reflect off of...	1 ~ 900 miles

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