2011 Buick Regal problems
NHTSA has received 442 complaints about the 2011 Buick Regal, and 25% of them involve engine. Next are electrical system (17%) and lighting (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 442 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 13 and 14
- Injuries and deaths
- 12 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 69,000 miles 318 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 42 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 30 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 57 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 70 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 48 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 20 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 25 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 22 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 318 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 69,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 70,000 miles (97 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 13 complaints mention a crash; 14 complaints mention a fire; 12 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2011 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 24 model years of the Buick Regal with enough data (195 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I was driving on a back road when my car started smoking and blazed up on passenger side headlights an I see were people have been saying this was seriously fire issue now I'm out of work no car and I was only owner fa 5 months
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.
Takata recall - my regal is 2011. I have not had any problems prior to this. My service stabilitrak ligh began coming on along with ABS light. I also explained the check engine light would come on after filling the tank and it reduced to 3/4 of tank. Last week all lights came in on car as I was parking. Took the car into to be serviced. The dealer completed a diagnosis advising I had a leak from my fuel pump. Needed new fuel pump, fuel injectors. For the ABS problem needed new bearings and sensors.
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.