Home · 2013 Buick Regal Tourx · Complaints
These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
6 of 91 complaints match · Brakes · clear filters
Second time, the car has basically shut down. Brake assist, ABS and traction control lights on. Stabilitrak Service light. Had to slow down to 25 miles an hour because it was shaking so bad and limped it home. Last time they said it was a bearing in one of the tires. Also states said it has multiple misfires. Having it towed tomorrow to see what it is now.
NHTSA ODI 11573720
AFTER USING THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT DOES NOT COME ALL THE WAY IN THE UP POSITION WHEN THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR IS HOT. I HAVE TO LIFT THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH MY OTHER FOOT, OR BRAKE WILL BE PARTIALLY ENGAGED AND BRAKE LIGHTS WILL BE ON. BRAKE PEDAL WORKS FINE WHEN THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR IS A NORMAL TEMPERATURE.
NHTSA ODI 11415041
BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT RAISE AFTER APPLY, BRAKES REMAIN APPLIED OR BRAKE LIGHTS ON. DISCOVERED WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE FELT SLUGGISH. I AM ABLE TO PULL THE BRAKE PEDAL UP BY HAND WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED.
NHTSA ODI 11243382
MY NAME IS [XXX] , 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. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
NHTSA ODI 11066121
TL* 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. ....UPDATED 03-31-16 *BF UPDATED 05/21/18*JB *CN
NHTSA ODI 10820961
2013 BUICK REGAL GS FWD 18,240 MILES BRAKE NOICE IT IS SO BAD THAT THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED @18240 MILES THE CAR AT THE DEALER WAS DOING THE SQUEELING NOICE I WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL BECAUSE IT HAD BREMBOL BRAKES ROTORS AND PADS THE COST TO REPLACE ALL 4 PADS ROTORS IS $2201.00 THERE IS SO MUCH WEAR AND TEAR AWFUL. *TR
NHTSA ODI 10637738
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