The contact owns a 2012 Buick Regal. The contact stated that while driving at night, the illumination from the headlights was very dim. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic and was informed that condensation had accumulated in both headlight modules causing the failure. The dealer was notified of the issue and informed her that they would call her back. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 82,000.
2012 Buick Regal lights complaints
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Headlight housing leaks water into headlight. This appears to be a problem with this vehicle as I read numerous complaints about this.
Issue with the condensation/water getting inside our HID headlights. Have replaced once and now they are both full of water again. Dealer refuses to cover as a defect. VERY expensive to repair. Huge safety issue because lights can fail at any time going down a dark road! Safety to thers as they may not see me coming.
The front headlights get water in them and fogs up..causing your headlights to look dim at night.
My passenger headlight went out and did know till I got a ticket. I have taken it to a repair shop for repair two times and they found that it is not sealed properly. There is corrosion under the headlight assembly due to it collecting water. How can this be fixed I have heard that this is a big issue please advise on what can be done to help everyone affected.
Water seems to be leaking in headlights, causing blowout headlight hid.
Both headlights went out while driving at night. Mechanic told me I needed new ballast.
Condensation/water getting inside hid headlight option tf4
Condensation in headlight causing the bulb to quit. Get new bulb for $150, change bulb, it rains, it happens again. Am told a new assembly is $1500. This is a common issue with this vehicle. Seems like it should be fixed by buick.
In the 2 years I've owned this vehicle, I have had to replace both rear turn signal bulbs 4 times. The socket looks melted. On october 3, 2020...the front passenger seat adjustment stopped working. It can recline back, but not return to the upright position
My hid headlight assembly has a seal leak, causing moisture to form in it every morning which results in the headlight electrical and headlight to burn out. The first time it was the drivers side, now the passenger side. The consequence is that inadequate lighting may reduce the visibility of the driver, thus increasing the risk of a crash. It should have been under the manufacture warranty.
Hid driver headlight assembly became full of condensation and stopped working. Quote from dealer to replace entire assembly is $1800.
Hid driver headlight assembly became full of condensation and stopped working. Quote from dealer to replace entire assembly is $700 plus labor.
Both headlights let water from rain in. Both hid bulbs have been replaced several times. I've had headlights go out at night. Had to park car and call someone to come pick me up. Gm needs to fix this problem before someone gets killed from there headlights going completely out at night and causing an accident.
Right hid headlamp assembly contains moisture and prematurely wears out ballast. Even after replacing ballast and removing moisture it has slowly started to reappear on the inside of the headlamp assembly.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 buick regal. The contact noticed condensation in the driver's side headlight and that the fuse was blown. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 34,000.
Condensation issue in drivers side headlight.this is a manufacturers defect as thousands have complained about this issue and nothing is being done. The entire hid headlight assembly cost $1,320.95 at the dealer without taxes. This is appalling to me that I should have to pay for this problem when clearly this is a manufacturers defect. This is a very serious safety issue. My car did not even have 45,000 miles on it when the headlight went out.
Both driver and passenger headlights constantly show condensation/water in the headlight assembly after it rains. At one point, the condensation caused the premature failure of the hid ballast, an loss of headlight. In viewing a buick regal forum, this seems to be a common problem on this model car and gm should be responsible for fixing the problem. Vehicle can be stationary or moving. Rain causes the faulty headlight seals to show the problem.happens on a regular basis when it rains. Images to large to send.
Tamara recall I noticed that there was water in the front left headlight and as I was driving down the road the bulb burnt out. When I took the light out the water ran down into the ballast this the second headlight that I have brought and the same problems exist. This is very dangerous especially driving on a back dark road I did research on this problem and I noticed everybody was having the same problem. Gm had discontinued the headlight because they was aware of this problem. I think they should replace these headlights as it is a safety concern
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.
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.
Takata recall I noticed that the driver side light keep getting condensation in it I noticed that everybody who have the gs model has condensation in causing the ballast to fill with water and causing the bulb to burn out and the ballast and bulb have to be replaced because of water entering into the headlight
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.
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