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2011 Buick Regal engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 112 complaints for the 2011 Buick Regal, 25% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
112 25% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
70,000 miles 97 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 1
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2011 Buick Regal Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 70,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 8 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 11 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 18 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 24 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 15 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 9 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 7 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 70,000 miles
Based on 97 complaints that include mileage. 38% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles8
20k to 40k miles11
40k to 60k miles18
60k to 80k miles24
80k to 100k miles15
100k to 120k miles9
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles7
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 97 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 38% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 fire, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

The throttle body has a defect which shuts off all power to vehicle with no notice. The engine and transmission lock up you lose all steering control and no brakes. Also no lights so when it happens at night it is pitch black. GM does know about the problem and when I questioned them about the loss of life like what happend with the chevy cruze all members of GM are told to hang up the phone. It has happend on several occasions and the dealership sent me back on the road knowing the problem.

Reported at 70,000 miles, February 2018 Injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 buick regal. While driving approximately 25 MPH, the check engine warning indicator illuminated intermittently, which caused the vehicle to go into limp mode. The contact mentioned that the vehicle failed to accelerate more than 1 MPH. In addition, the vehicle needed to be restarted in order to operate. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 83,000.

Reported at 83,000 miles, January 2019

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