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2011 Buick Regal seats problems

29 complaints about seats have been filed for the 2011 Buick Regal, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
29 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
93,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 2
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When seats problems show up

Seats complaints by mileage, 2011 Buick Regal Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 93,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 93,000 miles
Based on 13 complaints that include mileage. 31% 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 miles1
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 13 seats complaints that report mileage, the median is about 93,000 miles, and 31% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 fires.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2011 buick regal. While the vehicle was parked with the engine turned off, the engine compartment caught fire. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. No injuries were sustained. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to a collision center where it was diagnosed that the wiring harness caught fire and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v517000 (electrical system, seats).

Reported at 90,000 miles, March 2016 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 buick regal. The contact stated that the heater switch to warm the seats failed. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v517000 (electrical system, seats). The part needed for the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 45,200. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Reported at 45,200 miles, October 2016

Other problems reported for the 2011 Buick Regal

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