Mileage when the problem started
Owner reports
Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2013 Buick Verano owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).
The car power steering locked and stopped working while driving on the freeway, this incident put at risk myself and my children safety. After exiting the freeway the steering wheel stopped working again. this is a known issue as the car steering power was not recalled but the issue was acknowledged but GM. The car is a safety hazard for the person who drive it and the public.
Started having the radio blank out and then steering wheel would lose power while driving. Service stability track error comes on. Took in for diagnostic and was told rear control module was bad. After 1500 to 1800.00 in repairs still had the same issues within 7 days. I've contacted dealership and general motor. I'm afraid my car will lose power while on highway
My driver side air bag notification keeps coming on. On and off, while I'm driving. My electrical system is odd. I can not charge any devices and my screen will turn off while I'm driving. I'm giving today's date, but this is an ongoing problem for at least a year.
I turned my car on and had both the front and rear defrost. I smelled something funny, so I turned the car off to investigate. I didn't see anything so turned the car back on and pulled back into the driveway and turned it off. Within a minute or two, the entire back driver- side door was in flames. I had to use a fire extinguisher to get rid of the fire. When the mechanic looked at it, he said he had never seen anything like that and guessed it May have been the circuit to the defroster and if I had not of gotten out of the car and turned it off, I could have been seriously injured or died because the car caught so quickly.
Making a left hand turn, wrench light came on, stabilitrak light came on, middle console went out and yanked the entire car to the right. Luckily both hands were on the wheel and no cars in the lane to the right, was able to keep the car in the lane barely. Stopped at the car wash, felt the car jump a bit. Drove another 3 minutes home and as I was backing into the my parking spot my middle console went out and came back on several times with approx 4 sec delays being off, cars power steering was off and on constantly, trying to turn the wheel to the left to pull forward a little the car kept jerking forward as I kept trying to turn left but the wheel kept acting like it was hitting a wall, the stabilitrak light kept flashing. Trying to turn it right and back up the middle console kept flashing and the wheel kept jerking. …
1.) my car reduced speed on the highway driving 55. When pulling over the car would not accelerate and turned off. After being off for 20 minutes on the side of the road the vehicle drove normally. After a week carmax service could not find the reason for this incident. 2.) the epb warning light flashed while driving on a city street and slows the vehicle down. I came to a stoplight and my car died. It was towed to carmax service and after a week they were not able to duplicate the problem and fix the issue. 3.) while driving on a city street the epb service light started flashing in my car jerked forward I would not accelerate. 4.) I was merging onto the highway when the power system light turned on and my doors started locking and unlocking on its own. The vehicle would not accelerate and turned off. …
Purchased the car used from a reputable Buick dealer with 84K miles on it. 7 days later, the check engine light came on while driving home from work. I immediately brought the car home to prevent further mechanical problems and noticed that when I put the car into park, the transmission felt like it dropped and it was hard to shift. I turned the car off, let it rest, and then turned it back on. This time, the check engine light came on again. I tried shifting the car into reverse and the "r" light on my dash began to flash. I put it into drive and the "d" began to flash. I tried to move the car forward and the car had almost now power. Each shift made the transmission feel as though it was dropping and it made a very loud noise. I had the car towed back to the dealer and was told that it is the transmission control module ($1100). …
While driving on a suburban street, engine and electrical system shut down. There was no warning. I was driving about 30 MPH, when engine turned itself off, dashboard went dark, turn signal did not work, and steering became more difficult. I drifted to the curb, and after a minute restarted the car with no problem; it has a push-button starter. Dealer can find nothing wrong with car. Dealer says it May be a small animal (a rat or squirrel) living in the car?s engine compartment at night, and chewing on electrical lines. Dealer cannot, however, find any damaged wires. When car was about 2 months old, had a similar incident when radio and ?intellilink? System cut out without warning. When I pushed radio button, radio came back on and operated normally. We bought this car because of the safety features; now I am afraid to drive it on the freeway.
The heat/air system is not working correctly. I believe this is a safety hazard because in the winter months, if I were to get caught in my car for some reason, I would have no heat to keep me warm and it can get very cold here in nys. I will have it fixed myself, but it shouldn't be something I should have to deal with. If I got caught in a traffic jam on one of the hot days, I wouldn't be able to use the air conditioning. Sometimes it works and sometimes is doesn't. There has been something wrong since I first purchased it, but I never brought it in. When I put the defogger on, it would blow cold air no matter how high I had the heat. Now, it doesn't even blow most of the time. I have no air and no heat in the vehicle at all most of the time. When it does work it is very loud.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 Buick Verano. While driving at any speed, the 2013 Buick Verano lost power, doors would unlock, then power would come back on and doors would lock. This would happen repeatedly, in addition, the wrench icon illuminated and the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to newby Buick GMC [phone], located at 1629 s convention center dr, st. George, ut 84790), but the cause of the failure could not be diagnosed. The failure recurred and the vehicle was taken back to the same dealer, but they did diagnose the failure and was electrical. Issues. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 35,500. Consumer stated vehicle was traded in on 5/7/19
Related recalls
Electrical system › Ignition
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Buick Verano and 2016 Chevrolet Malibu as the electronic park lock lever may allow the ignition key to be removed without the transmission being in PARK.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and if necessary replace the key cylinder lock housing, free of charge. The recall began on October 14, 2016.
Electrical complaints in other Verano years
Frequently asked questions
How common are electrical problems on the 2013 Buick Verano?
NHTSA has 23 complaints about the electrical system of the 2013 Buick Verano, 21% of the model year's 107 complaints.
Is there a recall for 2013 Buick Verano electrical problems?
Yes — NHTSA recall 16V-502 (ignition, Jul 5, 2016). Recall repairs are free at authorized dealers.
At what mileage do 2013 Buick Verano electrical problems start?
Half of the complaints with a recorded mileage happened before about 58,000 miles, and 25% before 25,000 miles.
Is it dangerous?
Owners linked 0 crashes, 1 fire and 0 injuries to electrical system problems on this model year. If you notice symptoms, have the car checked before driving further.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) — owner complaints through October 20, 2026, recalls and defect investigations; fuel economy from the EPA. Complaints are unverified reports and are not proof of a defect. How we rate model years.