The Honda (188,000 miles) and Toyota (167,987 miles) now over 10 years old have not had a single repair beyond oil and brakes. BOTTOM LINE: Our experiment is over and we will never purchase an GM product. Malibu has similar problems and lack of GM response, just not as bad. If i had a GM dealer fix all of the manufacturing defects that I, and most other owners, have had the repair costs would exceed over $12, 000. The engine is just one of many issues with this vehicle all which are expensive to repair.
Based on a quick internet search is seems this is common and when GM does finally issue special coverage warranty, they seem to only 5% of affected cars or issue it covering low miles to keep the Class Action lawsuits at bay. Now at 82,000 miles uses 2 Qts every 3,000 miles. Being an engineer, this Verano has seen nothing but DEXOs oil from mile 1 and still the engine … consumes oil. For starters, almost all GM engines these days consume oil regardless of maintenance. All have significant issues, but this Buick Verano is the worse.
As an experiment over 5 years, we purchased 3 GM products. My wife urged me to consider GM products again since she came from a GM family.
