Since I purchased and drove off from the dealership, within the first few days the car shut down on me when I was in a drive thru, and it happened times again while pulling out a parking space and drove a few feet away the car would shut off and began smelling of gas as well overtime I drove it. The dealership was not very helpful but finally kept my car a few days and said it was only the hoses which were loose. Now 4/24 my car again is making weird noises since last week and actually will not start this evening after being out and parking in a lot.
2012 Buick Regal electrical complaints
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Vehichle purchased in october 2017 with 35k miles. Has always had a vibrating noise while sitting and idling. It will get worse after the car is driven/heated and then idled. Brakes have always had a very loud screaching noise. Tail lights stopped working. Bulbs were changed and they have worked since. However, the headlights stopped working. Bulbs were changed with no satisfaction. Fuses were changed and blew every time. Took vehicle to mechanic shop - diagnosed. Brakes are ok. Per his words, just cheap setup. (this was how I purchased the car, I've never replaced the brakes since purchasing), the tensioner pulley was causing the vibration. Pulley and belt (stretched) were changed, headlamp assembly's (both) needed to be changed as they were not getting power ($1600.00 each!!! The ballasts were bad), also had my high pressure line for A/C changed as that quit working as well.
Car giving a code of electrical control module gcm .l have the code p 0062
My battery seems to be losing charge. Then it will completely die. When I charge it on a battery charger for a while it would hold the charge for a a couple of days then die again. I had the battery, alternator, and starter checked and machanic stated that they are all working good. This happens randomly. The driverside power control buttons work on and off. Some days they work and others they dont, almost like a short. This also happens randomly.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 buick regal. While driving, the interior lighting turned on and off without warning. Additionally, the radio spontaneously turned on and off. The vehicle was taken to dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 58,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 buick regal. Contact stated that the brake lights and headlights stopped working. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and repaired. No further information was available. The contact also indicated that after shutting the vehicle off, the engine would not restart. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that there was a voltage drainage issue. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 66,000.
The car had no electrical power. Anything electrical wouldn't work. We couldn't remove the ignition key, put windows or anything. The second time I tried to use the vehicles self jump start but nothing would work. There was absolutely no power in this car at this time. My wife said at on different occasions she did smell a burning odor. We also had the digital speedometer stop working. It started working again after the car was shut off and restarted. We feel we are driving a firebomb waiting to happen and do not want anything to do with this car anymore. Currently its at a gm dealer and they are trying to figure out whats wrong with this car. Best part is the dealers don't want this car back as evidenced by the low trade in value that was offered.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 buick regal. The contact stated that the vehicle rpms idles high and the vehicle failed to accelerate over 45mph. Also, the contact mentioned that the doors failed to unlock with the remote control and as a result, she had to use the key to unlock the doors. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times who was unable to duplicate the failure but decided to reprogrammed the vehicle computer system as a safety precaution. The remedy failed to repair the problem. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 19 and the current mileage was 1,200.
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