I was driving about 35 mph on city street and my car starting jerking i looked at the dash the gear had shifted it said 'md' when i looked at what gear my car was in . the car was jerking more and there was a lot of smoke coming from my car the engine light also came on . i panicked this has never happened . i turned on a side street and instantly pulled over and turned the car off. got out the car and opened the hood , let it coo off and started it back up the engine light wasn't on . drove the car to my destination had no problems . i use this car as my daily driver to work i have to travel 15 miles to and from work . i lease this car from a local dealership in my city i owe about 12 thousand and i make monthly payments . please help. i believe there is still a warranty on my car i will have to find out more about it . my son was in the car with me with this happened i was terrified didn't know what to do . the car has 69,3772 miles on it .
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 buick regal. the contact stated that the vehicle had a sudden loss of power. the check engine light flashes off and on. ideal buick gmc (5871 urbana pike, frederick, md 21704, 301-663-3121) and an independent mechanic diagnosed that cylinder four was at 75% psi and the rest of the cylinders were at 160 psi. the dealer and the independent mechanic were unable to provide a specific remedy to prevent the loss of power. the vehicle had to be towed more than once to the dealer and the independent mechanic, but no remedy was provided. the manufacturer was notified of the failures and indicated that there was a power train warranty that may cover the repair. the manufacturer stated that they would follow up regarding the repair process. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 42,225. *tr
Off and on over the past 6 months, there was a loss of brakes directly after startup. after 30 seconds or so, the brakes would function normally. this car is normally garage kept. walking to the car at night to leave, i noticed oil on the garage floor coming from under the car. after opening the hood, i noticed oil in the engine compartment coming from the top of the engine. after removing the plastic engine cover, i saw that the oil was coming from what i learned is the vaccum pump. there was a visible break in the pump housing. i went to my local dealership to inquire about getting this serviced under warranty. they started that this part is only covered under the bumper to bumper warranty and not powertrain warranty, even though the vacuum pump is directly mounted to and connected to the intake camshaft. my bumper to bumper warranty had expired 3 1/2 months or 219 miles prior, yet the car is still under the powertrain warranty. the dealership was unwilling to help and quoted me $104 for a new ac delco vacuum pump. i was able to order a new ac delco vacuum pump from rock auto for $43. after receiving the new pump, a mechanic friend was helping me to replace the pump. when the old one was removed, it was shown to have disintegrated. the inside of the part was in many pieces. the part that engages the camshaft was also broke into pieces and at this point i believe that several of those are now inside the engine. at this point i am going to take the old part to the dealership, along with photos of the engine and demand that this is now fixed under the powertrain warranty, as the powertrain is directly affected. had this happened while driving, the loss of brakes could have been catastrophic.
Vaccum pump falls apart inside of engine. this causes brakes to not work as intended as there is no boost. replaced old oem with new oem and within 2 months happend again. at start up and for about two minutes you have no brake assistance. eventually you will have no brake assistance. please be careful
Excessive oil consumption.failed oil consumption tests 2.0 turbo engine. i had same problem with 2013 malibu with 2.0 turbo engine.where it developed a cracked piston! at around 30 thousand miles