Aug 31, 2024SteeringCrash
Steering gear linkage went out
NHTSA ODI 11611974
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What 9 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Buick Verano
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 (9)Crash / fire / injury (1)Electrical system (4)Steering (3)Airbags (2)Body & structure (2)Transmission & drivetrain (2)Lane Departure (1)Latches & locks (1)Speed control (1)Visibility & wipers (1)Wheels (1)
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Mar 6, 2024SteeringTransmission & drivetrainElectrical system
Driving 40 mph all dash electronics went off as going to turn into parking lot medium traffic steering very very hard to turn, made into lot pulled immediately into first open space engine stalled. Put into park attempted to restart, click-click-click like dead battery opened hood alternator belt ok. Walked into nearby restaurant for lunch ( could not close windows) came out (45minutes) car started rite up everything worked - decided to shoot for home (9 miles) steering still very hard to steer made wide turns to get onto road volt gauge read 12.4 & climbing- windows & all electrical began working as volt gauge hit over 12,8 steering came back to normal. Steering happened 1 other time we were during and within a 1/2 mile it came back.
NHTSA ODI 11575844
Sep 1, 2023SteeringElectrical systemSpeed control
Electrical system shut off and I lost control of car
NHTSA ODI 11542168
Working with the data? Download all 9 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 25, 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 Verano verdict →