10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 0 miles
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I am unclear whether I should only report "safety" problems to you, and am not sure this would be such a problem. The design of this vehicle is such that there is a black plastic part which hangs down below the front bumper (looks like a mud flap but it is stiff). A Buick dealer repair facility told me this flap is for adequate air flow to the engine. The flap is so low that normal driving (hitting the smallest bumps in the road, going up or down driveway entrances or any uneven surface causes the flap to scape on the pavement making a loud griding sound. It is annoying to say the least, and I am not sure what would happen if it were to hit at high speed. Would it just crack off" be driven into the engine compartment" I believe this is a poor (if not unsafe) design and that a remedy should be available. The car cannot be driven under normal circumstances. A day does not go by where it does not scrape. If this is not something you can relate to GM, please let me know so I can contact them directly. Thank you.
- Wethersfield, CT, USA
When using driver side sunvisor it covers up 1/3 of the rear view miror, blocking driver's view. Dealer has been contacted. Valance under the front of the car repeatedly hits bottom and scrapes the road at minor dips. Owner also concerned about safety of the doors automatically unlocking when vehicle is placed into park.
- Danville, IL, USA
The design of the dashboard being constructed in two sections causes a reflected line to glare onto the windshield causing poor visibility.
- Yakima, WA, USA
The unusually low design of the front end causes vehicle to touch the ground.
- Glendale, CA, USA
- Dayton, OR, USA