What 90 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Buick Regal Eassist

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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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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