Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| PI-0324-C | 04/17/2012 | 10043647 | Gmc/chevrolet/buick: transmission pump needs inspecting due to engine cranking but fails to start, has no forward, no reverse, transmission leaks, hard shift and no cranking. *pe | 04/17/2012 | |
| PIP-4990 | 12/01/2011 | 10043320 | Buick/chevrolet/gmc/pontiac/saturn: some model year vehicles may experience service engine soon (ses) lamp illuminated. issue may be caused by the control solenoid/module assembly or may have damaged or poor terminals for under hood fuse | 03/13/2012 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | |||
| 10/18/2012 | 5500 | 1 | |
| While driving at 65 mph in the right lane of a 4-lane divided highway, my engine quit, and all gauges went dark. i had steering, brakes, turn signal and hazard lights, and telephone. i was losing speed, and was unable to accelerate. however, i was able to coast to the shoulder of the highway. i was not able to restart the car. i put on the hazard lights and used my cell phone to call the dealer. after 10 - 15 minutes of waiting, i was able to restart the car. a representative from the dealer had just arrived and followed me to the dealership. they kept the car overnight. they could not duplicate the episode, so they reset the computer. i am suspicious that the computer activated the engine immobilizer feature. the engine stall was preceded by several instances of the intellilink screen going dark, as though the light bulb had burned out. *tr | |||
| 10/18/2012 | 5500 | ||
| While driving at 65 mph in the right lane of a 4-lane divided highway, my engine quit, and all guages went dark. i had steering, brakes, turn signal and hazard lights, and telephone. i was losing speed, and was unable to accelarate. however, i was able to coast to the shoulder of the highway. i was not able to restart the car. i put on the hazard lights and used my cell phone to call the dealer. after 10 - 15 minutes of waiting, i was able to restart the car. a representative from the dealer had just arrived and followed me to the dealership. they kept the car overnight. they could not duplicate the episode, so they reset the computer. i am suspicious that the computer activiated the engine immobilizer feature. the engine stall was preceded by several instances of the intellilink screen going dark, as though the light bulb had burned out. | |||
| 07/04/2012 | 7000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2012 buick verano. the contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, who was unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 7,000 and the current mileage was 7,700. | |||
| 07/04/2012 | 7000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2012 buick verano. the contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, who was unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 7,000 and the current mileage was 7,700. sm. | |||
| 07/04/2012 | 7000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2012 buick verano. the contact stated that while driving 70 mph the vehicle stalled without any warnings. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnosed the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 7,000 and the current mileage was 7,700. pm | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 03/31/2012 | 295 | ||
| The engine of this new 2012 buick verano stalled four times. the first time was in freeway. the second time was in front of a red light. the third time was in a local street at ~35 miles/hour. the fourth time happened when the dealer service department was driving it. similar problem every time: the engine suddenly stalled and became very rough. the car cannot go faster than 10 miles/hour for a minute or two and the engine would completely die. there's always a misfire code. the vehicle appeared ok after 5-10 minutes later but the check engine may stay on. the dealer service department suspected the fuel was bad. what's ironic is that the engine stalled again when they were driving it after they drained the fuel and put in new gasoline. this is a brand new car from buick with ~600 miles on it. something is seriously wrong with this vehicle and the sudden stalling of the engine carries too high risk of rear-end collision. | |||