NHTSA Complaint #10966428 — 2011 BUICK REGAL

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10966428
Vehicle	2011 BUICK REGAL
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	February 5, 2017
Date Filed	March 17, 2017
Mileage	89,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	SC

Consumer Description

MY VEHICLE ISSUE IS THAT THE EXHAUST VALVES WERE BENT DUE TO A VALVE COVER BOLT THAT RELEASED AND DAMAGED HEAD VALVES AND HEAD ON MOTOR. THIS IS A FACTORY ISSUE DUE TO THE BOLT RELEASING. I AM BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR VEHICLE AND ONLY OWNED VEHICLE FOR LESS THEN 2 YEARS. FOR REPLACEMENT HEAD COST AND OR REPLACING THE MOTOR ITSELF IS A COSTLY SITUATION. MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN CITY LIMITS AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START,WOULD TRY TO TURN OVER BUT JUST KEEP SPINNING WITHOUT FULL CRANK. I SHOULDN'T BE REPLACING THE MOTOR ON VEHICLE THAT IS STILL WELL UNDER 100,000 MILES AND NO MAJOR ISSUE PRIOR.

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