Ownership Cost for 2012 Buick Verano (Leather Group)
Estimated: $39737 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2678
$1286
$1125
$1018
$911
$7018
Insurance
$1839
$1903
$1970
$2039
$2110
$9861
Fuel
$1472
$1516
$1569
$1632
$1705
$7894
Maintenance
$2294
$1605
$1032
$1079
$2075
$8085
Repairs
$804
$979
$1113
$1235
$1429
$5560
Taxes & Fees
$892
$892
$892
$892
$892
$1320
Total Ownership Costs
$9978
$7391
$6938
$7085
$8345
$39737
Air Bag Loc Curtain: All Rows
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Knee: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st & 2nd Rows
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 2400.0
Displacement CI: 146.45698582735
Displacement L: 2.4
Doors: 4
Engine Cylinders: 4
Engine Model: LEA
Fuel Injection Type: Stoichiometric gasoline direct injection (SGDI)
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Fuel Type Secondary: Ethanol (E85)
Make: BUICK
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Manufacturer Id: 984
Model: Verano
Model Year: 2012
Note: Body type: 4Dr Sedan; Notchback
Other Engine Info: Book Code: P, 0G.
E85 Max. Aluminum.
Plant City: Orion
Plant Company Name: GMNA
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Michigan
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: Leather Package
TPMS: Direct
Valve Train Design: Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Windows: 4
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK VERANO (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED THE ENGINE ON/OFF BUTTON LOCATED IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD, CLOSE TO THE RADIO AND GPS. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD, AND BELIEVED THAT A VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE TURNED OFF BY PRESSING A BUTTON, WHILE IN MOTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 210.
2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE IS UNRELIABLE, UNPREDICTABLE AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, SINCE YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY WARNING OR KNOW WHEN AND WHERE THE ENGINE WILL DIE. THE ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY, LEAVING ONLY A FEW SECONDS TO STEER ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. THIS WAS FOLLOWING AN EARLIER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM FOUR WEEKS BEFORE IN WHICH MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS STAYED ON AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR (WE WERE TOLD THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE BATTERY BEING INSTALLED OVER A PORTION OF THE WIRING HARNESS AND EVENTUALLY CUTTING THE WIRES). THIS WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING SEVERAL COMPUTER MODULES AND PORTIONS OF THE WRING HARNESS. THE EARLIER REPAIR, WAS DOUBLE CHECKED BY ANOTHER BUICK DEALERSHIP AND WE WERE ASSURED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FULLY REPAIRED AND SAFE TO DRIVE. THE 60 MPH FAILURE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A CHAFED WIRE SHORTING OUT AND BLOWING A FUSE. THE DAY FOLLOWING THE LATEST REPAIR THE ENGINE DIED AGAIN, WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. BEFORE BEGINNING THE NEXT REPAIR, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DRAINED THE BATTERY OVERNIGHT. WE WERE TOLD TWO DAYS AGO, THAT A NEW MAIN COMPUTER AND FOUR COILS WERE REPLACED. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD SINCE THEN, THAT THE CAR WAS READY TO BE PICKED UP IN THE MORNING AND THEN CALLED THE NEXT DAY AND WAS TOLD MORE TEST WERE REQUIRED. IT IS NOW 7 DAYS LATER, AND GM ENGINEERS AND THE DEALER ARE STILL TRYING TO DIAGNOSE THE ROOT CAUSE AND FIND A SOLUTION. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD REPEATEDLY THAT THIS IS THE FIRST AUTO OF ITS KIND, WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR A BUICK VERANO. DAY 28/18, DEALER CALLED THIS MORNING AND TOLD US THEY HAVE NOW FOUND A GROUND FAULT IN THE WIRING HARNESS. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD US HE WOULD WANT HIS WIFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR. WE DON'T DRIVE IT EITHER. *JB ..UPDATED 12/17/13 *BF
