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Vehicle speed controlPart report

2011 Buick Regal Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
13about this part
Share
5%of 280 total for the year
Median mileage
32,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 13 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2011 Buick Regal, 5% of the 280 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 32,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“While stopped at a traffic light, the affected vehicle's throttle body failed, causing sever shaking, revving of the engine to approximately 1500 RPM, and eventually causing the vehicle to drive itself forward while my foot was firmly depressing the brake. It propelled, out of my control, approximately 3 feet forward. Had I not put the vehicle immediately into neutral while this was occurring, the vehicle would have travel further, out of my control. …”

NHTSA complaint #10679567, filed 2015-01, 57,658 miles

“The car stalls when shifting gears. At first, it was only when I was stopped then began to drive and the car was shifting into first gear. However, it recently got worse. I was recently on the freeway and when I reached 60 MPH, it stalled, began to shake, and decrease in speed. It wouldn't let me accelerate. Once I got off the freeway and reached under 10 MPH, it began to work again but still stalled every time it shifted gears. I've taken it to the dealer and they say they can't find anything wrong with it.”

NHTSA complaint #11039487, filed 2017-10, 32,000 miles

“I'm writing about a concern I have regarding the transmission design for the 2011 Buick Regal. I purchased my car from a reputable dealer with a clean car fax in 2014. The car had roughly 45,000 miles on it, and every bit of maintenance has been performed at the appropriate intervals since I purchased it 3.5 years ago. During the time that I've owned my car, I have put an additional 30,000 miles on it total. I haven't driven it on the highway since july of 2015, and my trips are shorter than 4 miles one way. …”

NHTSA complaint #11021713, filed 2017-09, 77,710 miles

“Vehicle had recall 12212 a performed in oct of 2014 at delarship, this results in sometimes if not every time of a mis-calibrated brake position sensor. The mis-calibration results in my vehicle requiring the brake pedal to be depressed almost to the floor before the park position disengagement sensor is activated. It is at this point when the brake lights are activated. This extra pedal travel results in me being able to come to a rapid stop from 85 miles an hour on the freeway without any rear brake lights activating. …”

NHTSA complaint #11031599, filed 2017-10, 11,970 miles

“My cruise control and brake lights stopped working after having a recall fixed on my 2011 Buick Regal. The recalls that were fixed were an oil life monitor control module and a turn signal control module. After having this fixed, my cruise control and brake lights no longer are working. I was pulled over by a policeman, otherwise I did not know they were not working while I was driving. The brakes will come on once I depress the brake pedal all the way to the floor of the car, but not while driving in normal conditions. …”

NHTSA complaint #10693133, filed 2015-03, 74,000 miles

Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2018211%
2016512%
201413%
201378%
201267%
2011135%
200423%
200322%
200233%
2001137%
200053%
199952%
199831%
199711%
199694%
199521%
199498%
199378%
199232%
199153%
199023%
198944%
198843%
198714%
1986433%
1985111%

Other parts of the 2011 Buick Regal

Engine
108 complaints
Electrical system
75 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
39 complaints
Exterior lighting
38 complaints
Brakes
34 complaints
Seats
29 complaints
Electronic stability control
19 complaints
Fuel system
17 complaints
Other or unknown
17 complaints
Steering
17 complaints
Air bags
8 complaints
Suspension
7 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2011 Buick Regal

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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