Interested in any popular upgrades and service tips.

Also, suggestions for a touchscreen replacement radio for the cassette player/radio.

I’ve been a loyal hyundai customer for all 3 of my cars but something always goes wrong so when the engine on my 2018 hyundai tucson gave out i decided to go for a buick instead of another hyundai! meet eleanor the envision, she’s a 2021 and i got her with 60k miles. i love her, she’s better than any hyundai i’ve ever had. my mom has a buick envision as well so we’re now matching😂she has a 2023 avenir whereas mine is a 2021 preferred.

Here is an update on the status of my Buick project. I’ve owned the car for about a year now. The following parts have been replaced: tires, control arms, sway bar links, and shock absorbers. Welding work was required on the rocker panels, and I also had to fix some electrical issues. The front subframe bushings needed replacing as well. On top of that, there were many smaller jobs I can't list in detail here. And, of course, I thoroughly cleaned the car inside and out and polished the paint. Even though it was unfortunately very expensive, I think it was worth it. If you zoom in on the image, you will unfortunately still find areas on the car that aren't perfect yet.

Occasionally the dash will briefly light up, and while I'm turning the ignition if I click another screen (climate, etc) it will briefly pop over before before switching to the radio. I suspect it has to do with the RAP (Retained Accessory Power) as nothing else works yet. Just put a new battery in, and touch screen works perfectly. When the dash does light up it also works perfectly. Any ideas on what to do?

Stock picture for example.

A few months ago I noticed that the hud doesn’t pop out of the door anymore. Pressing the button for it does nothing at all. A mechanic wanted to charge me $199 just to diagnose the issue. I’ve tried to google the problem and have found a few forums describing the same thing but no answer.
Buick encore GX 2020

Need some info on the 1989 reatta, does it have a transmission lock when the car is in park and off with no key? What are ways to get around it? Thanks in advance for the help.

I’m really confused on what could be making this noise and causing these issues that have progressively gotten worse. You can hear in the video the high pitched loud noises coming from inside the dash when I adjust the climate controls. At first I noticed the AC would sort of make a high pitched noise after the refrigerant was filled. Then the drivers side air became noticeably warmer than the passenger, and now the passenger side doesn’t get cold either. Around this time I noticed a loud gurgling water noise coming from the glovebox at high rpms. I got the coolant flushed since I thought it might have been an air bubble moving around in the heater core, and now the noise is quieter and less frequent but is still there (there is no water coming from the glovebox). Also around the same time, the AC became really loud and its the same high pitched noise coming from the dash near the windshield (behind the vents). Today I just noticed that turning the air vent dial to the feet or windshield position (but the forward facing positions don’t make the noise) causes the exact same noise as turning on the AC, which didn’t happen before (listen to video). The heat works well and the air speed is good. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Hi everyone! I’m hoping someone with a Buick Encore GX or a mechanic can give me some advice before I spend ~$7,000.
I have a 2020 Buick Encore GX and it has repeatedly been giving me the warning:
“Oil pressure low — turn vehicle off.”
Before taking it to the dealership, I took it to a mechanic because I was also having a check engine light. They replaced the purge valve twice, but the issue kept coming back.
I eventually took it to a GMC/Buick dealership, and they told me that they found metal shavings in the engine oil and that the engine is damaged and needs to be replaced.
They quoted me around $7,000 for an engine replacement.
My questions are:
Does finding metal shavings in the oil basically confirm that the engine is damaged, or could there be another issue causing the low oil pressure?
Is there anything else I should have them test before agreeing to an entire engine replacement?
Should I get a second opinion from an independent mechanic?
Does ~$7,000 sound reasonable for an engine replacement on a 2020 Encore GX?
Has anyone else with a 2020 Encore GX 1.3L experienced the same “oil pressure low” warning or metal shavings?
I obviously don’t want to spend $7k if there’s another repair that could solve the problem, but I also don’t want to keep driving it and make the damage worse.
Any advice or similar experiences would be REALLY appreciated!

Anyone else with severe 30 mph low-speed transmission shudder? Still under factory warranty. Have service appointment Thursday. What should I expect?

Looking at buying a 2015 Buick Regal and one headlight has quite a bit of condensation/moisture inside.

Seller offered a $1000 discount because his mechanic quoted him $400 for repair and $1700 for aftermarket replacement.

Has anyone dealt with this on a 2014–2017 Regal? Is there a common leak point that can be repaired/resealed, or does the whole headlight assembly usually need replacement?

If you repaired yours, did the fix last?

Thanks!

So over the weekend I overheated and have either gas or oil in my coolant system or both. I opened up the radiator and tan spewed out. The extra reservoir smells like gas kinda but idk. I also had a small oil leak dripping on the spark plug area .picture two doesn't exactly show it but you can see oil sludge on the top. it's coming from where the top of the engine meets the rest..

That day I let it cool down. It has not happened again. Runs at operating temp as of now still. I'll be taking the car on the highway today for work tho for 10 min. My friend at the shop ordered a lower intake manifold gasket and the whole gasket kit. So if it's just the lower it will be cheaper. He really thinks it's something like that not the oil cooler. Radiator got replaced 1 months ago. What you guys think.

This was about a mile downriver from a junk yard. Late 40’s? None of the emblems I saw on Google matched it exactly. Looks like it hadn’t been submerged for any great length of time, rust on the back is minimal. Pretty interesting!

Ive tried to install two plenums, following the instructions religiously and both times the bosses next to the coolant ports have split. I even undertorqued them the second time. Is the wholesaler closeout worse quality than buying the regular dorman brand on rockauto?

Has anyone repaired the cup holder/ console trim on 97-04 Regal ?

The frame is broken for the trim on my original. Just bought the car. it came with one thats a different color and marred. thanks for reading.

I have a 1969 Buick Skylark Custom, but the fuel gauge hasn’t been working. I’ve seen others have fuel gauges that would still work after a certain amount of fuel is in the tank, but the fuel gauge on my Buick doesn’t work at all. I’m thinking it’s a maybe a ground connection, definitely something electrical. But I’m not sure and I’d like to try and possibly fix it, my father has been saying he’s gonna fix it and I got sick of waiting on him but it’s better to learn now than later! But seriously I’d like to try and diagnose and fix it, it doesn’t need to be fixed the car runs and drives beautifully, all original. But the fuel gauge hasn’t worked and makes it hard to know when I actually need fuel, instead of just taking a guess.

Hello! I‘ve had a 2018 Buick Lacrosse for several years and it’s been fantastic so far! Minimal maintenance, great ride, etc.

But lately the car’s alarm and theft system has been weird. I started getting “theft attempt” notifications. When I unlocked my car, it would then lock and unlock by itself several times.

Now, inexplicably, it’ll start blaring its car alarm. Nothing hit it, no loud sounds.

I’m guessing this is a key fob issue, but want to see if anyone has had similar issues.

NOT Realated to the engine.

More so curious if there’s any other years with the same parts specifically the trunk torsion rod and reverse light wiring harness.

Owned since 68k, currently just under 160k.

Replaced cat, o2 sensor, exhaust manifold, hpfp, in tank fuel pump, fuel rail pressure sensor. P0191 occasionally comes back for a moment...but there's this terrible whirring noise/vibration coming from the engine almost like a bad wheel bearing. Didn't start happening until I started getting numerous codes. Currently no codes but vibration noise persists. Tensioner pulley also sounds like shit and I have a replacement just not sure if that could actually cause this noticable of a noise. Wondering if anyone else has dealt with anything similar and if so what the fix was?

I could drive quite a few different vehicles, but knowing this poor girl has sat to long I just keep getting drawn to it. New shocks and struts, new brake lines, new exhaust, runs like a champ!

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Car has had belt noise in the front end for a little while the odd time and then got worse last few days ( was going to get it checked next week) as of today it’s been wheezing and the engine light came on ( not flashing). It shut off while driving slowly in a parking lot. Scanner shows P0011 (cam timing over‑advanced).

Idle is rough sometimes now and it sometimes dies at stops. Looking for advice on this , I understand cars a little bit so would like some opinions. We have kept up with regular oil changes on it since we've owned it.

This is my 2016 Encore Convenience, which I named "Snow White." I bought this beauty lightly used (only 60k miles on it at purchase) in April this year, and I only have had one repair done to it (the spark plugs and coil pack.) I absolutely love it, and I find it is a great commuter car. Highly recommend these to anyone.