2011 Buick Regal exterior lighting problems
38 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2011 Buick Regal — 14% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Driver side headlamp draws moisture, keeps blowing bulbs at 104.99 a pop. Water gets in the headlight assembly and shorts out the ballast. This happens even when driving down the road at random. It could be pitch black and suddenly you have no headlights and are forced to drive with only fog lamps”
filed Dec 28, 2023
“Condensation gets into headlight assembly and shorts out HID headlight. Issue occurred with drivers and passenger headlights. Car will not have headlights because of short. Thus causing a safety issue.”
filed Mar 28, 2023
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- These vehicles are equipped with two turn signal bulbs in each front turn signalCampaign 12V484000 · Oct 4, 2012
Exterior Lighting problems in other Regal years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regal | 2 | 10% |
| 2016 Regal | 6 | 15% |
| 2015 Regal | 8 | 24% |
| 2014 Regal | 3 | 8% |
| 2013 Regal | 37 | 41% |
| 2012 Regal | 33 | 36% |
| 2004 Regal | 1 | 2% |
| 2003 Regal | 5 | 5% |
| 2002 Regal | 6 | 5% |
| 2001 Regal | 6 | 3% |
| 2000 Regal | 7 | 4% |
| 1999 Regal | 7 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2011 Buick Regal
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.