Home · 2017 Buick Regal Tourx · Complaints

What 20 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Buick Regal Tourx

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.

All (20)Crash / fire / injury (2)Brakes (12)Electrical system (3)Lights (2)Transmission & drivetrain (2)Backup camera & sensors (1)Driver assistance (1)Steering (1)

1 of 20 complaints match · Transmission & drivetrain · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Jul 16, 2022Transmission & drivetrainElectrical systemBrakesFire1 injury

Vacuum Pump blew up forcing cam shaft sensor to blew out of engine and caused my brakes to fail. This happened at a stop sign. I proceed through the stop in front of a semi-tractor. Fortunately it was in front of the police station in(30mph) town zone and he was able to brake before killing me. My vehicle stopped before going through the front door of an auto shop, My Timing Cam is damaged and Shepherds is quoting $2600 to replace, plus an additional $800 already spent in replacing the vacuum pump. I’ve driven the car an additional 6 months with the cam sensor detached but the vehicle stalls when I slow or stop. This has caused additional hazardous situations. Person(s) will die if this defect is not addressed, it’s probably already happened. I have over 25 years in Automotive safety systems design and manufacture, this needs addressed immediately.

NHTSA ODI 11474224

Working with the data? Download all 20 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 21, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2017 Buick Regal Tourx verdict →