NHTSA Complaint #11290297 — 2014 BUICK VERANO

TL* THE CONTACT LEASES A 2014 BUICK VERANO. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS RANDOMLY ILLUMINATED AND ALL THE DOOR LOCKS WENT UP AND DOWN. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LEASING MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WAS LOOSE, WHICH CAUSED ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO WEEKS LATER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME LEASING MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 179,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.