NHTSA Complaint #10606705 — 2014 BUICK VERANO

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, I INADVERTENTLY LIGHTLY BRUSHED ACROSS THE ENGINE START STOP BUTTON WHILE REACHING TO TOUCH SOMETHING ON THE NAVIGATION SCREEN. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF. LUCKILY IT WAS NOT RUSH HOUR AND I HAD TWO OF MY GRANDKIDS WITH ME, FROM THE LANE TO THE RIGHT OF FAST LANE I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR OFF AN EXIT AND COAST UP TO THE TOP OF THE RAMP, PULLED OVER NOT KNOWING IF I WOULD NEED A TOW OF MY BRAND NEW CAR OR WHAT. THERE WERE 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND I HAD NO CONTROL OF CARS COMING AT ME FROM THE REAR. THE STEERING AND BRAKES DID NOT LOCK UP. YOU CANNOT VERY WELL PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND STEP ON THE BRAKE AT THAT SPEED TO RESTART THE CAR, AS I WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD HAVE DONE. THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OD SAFETY COVER OVER THE BUTTON OR MORE PRESSURE SHOULD BE NEEDED TO START OR STOP. I REENACTED THE INCIDENT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD PARKING LOT AND IT IS VERY EASY TO STOP THE CAR IN MOTION, YOU STILL CANNOT START IT WITHOUT STEPPING ON THE BRAKE. I NOTIFIED MY DEALER AND THEY SAID I SHOULD NOTIFY YOU. *TR