I Got Rid Of My 2024 Buick Envista, Why!?!?! - 1:1 w/Jeff

[@bernie6355]

My 24 Buick Envista Avenier is 1 year old and I have zero rattles. Love how quiet it is and how it drives.

[@RedEyeC]

My '24 ST hasn't rattled at all, and I live in Pot-Holesville NM. So far a decent car, though with all this new technology - I wonder how long it will be before something ticks off. One thing I am thankful for is the collision detection - on a 40mph road a truck started to veer off to hit me head on - the Envista detected it more than 50 yards away! Gave me time to exit way off on the shoulder - the truck would have hit me smack head on, hit a telephone pole instead. That was incredible.

[@s47industries]

@@RedEyeC good luck, I don’t wish rattles on anyone. Nothing more frustrating than buying a car that is sold on the merits of refinement and quietness. Then it rattles. My Cadillac CTS developed a rattle. Being out of warranty I used the wedge paper towel in between the objects that were rubbing/rattling technique to fix that.lol In general I still like to feel that my experience was the exception, not the norm. It was really the poor customer service that sealed the deal. I was willing to give the car more chances. But it wasn’t meant to be.

[@RedEyeC]

@@s47industries - more than likely most mechanics at the dealerships have no idea how to work on these modern automobiles, so it's a guessing game for them - especially to find loose parts that rattle. When they get recall notices, it comes with step by step detailed videos on how to perform the particular recalls - so it isn't any basic knowledge from the dealership service departments. Still trying to get my 2nd key from the dealership I bought my ST from - reluctant to contact the BBB because I know after a dispute I'd end up with the key, and no future help with the dealership if something were to go wrong.

[@jamesseabolt5915]

Sorry for all the pain you've went through with this vehicle. I know you'll love the Crosstrek. I've owned/leased 4 Subaru's over the last 15 years and currently still am leasing my 5th. You'll get a lot of bang for your bucks. I subcribed and liked your video.

[@s47industries]

I hate that it came to that, because the vehicle itself was really darn good. But yes, so far I'm loving the Crosstrek. There are some things that I miss from the Envista like the proximity/walkaway locking and something that just make me wonder what they were thinking, like how it the radio turns on when I do remote start and it pulls my music away from my phone while I'm outside the vehicle.. But Nissan does the same thing with their vehicles. lol

[@TS-KDMF1777]

A GM lifer here as well. Very curious about the Subaru. I’ll be following this channel. Thanks!

[@WickedChicken37]

My dad switched to Subaru. He loves it.

[@keonjenkins1852]

According to Consumer Reports, Subaru is now more reliable than Toyota.

[@LBCosmicConcerns]

Trading a vehicle because of a interior rattle dang. I thought i was picky lol. As a man surprised you couldn't find the rattle yourself. It doesn't take a technician to find a rattle just have to actually look into your car. I guess a big difference between someone that just drives a car and enthusiasts.

[@s47industries]

@@LBCosmicConcerns no enthusiast is going to be driving the Buick Envista.lol I mean, most people have better things to do than spend time taking down the headliner or pulling off trim panels on a car that is still under bumper to bumper warranty? That’s literally the technician’s job. If you do that and you break the piece, just as they did, then it’s out of your pocket.lol

[@BoxingStrategy-cn4us]

Questioning masculinity while throwing jabs in a feminine condescending way. He isn’t manly because he can’t find a rattle? Don’t have to be a technician to find a rattle? Seems you have chip on your shoulder, and want validation of manliness. Men don’t hate on other men

[@ivanwashington3186]

some of us just can't tune out extraneous noises in an otherwise quiet car.

[@oscarcaba6772]

Good thing that that's his money and he can buy whatever he wants.

[@Mrclavet]

Mine was rattling exactly like yours. I am fortunate that my dealer was willing to work with me finding the issue. They worked with gm engineers and We found out it was the backglass causing the rattle. They will have to remove it and re-seal it again if you will. But i have been waiting on the part for 3months.. they ordered one cause there’s a chance it will break when they will remove it. Part availability really sucks with this car unfortunately

[@LeNoir1NC]

I understand your frustration even with customer service. The parts problem is bigger than it being just a new car. There are labor shortages in manufacturing parts and transportation & logistics plus freight bottlenecks. It took 3-months to receive parts to fix my friend's 2014 Chevy Cruz. It took longer for someone to get their Ford 150 truck repaired. We are facing a different reality today with longer wait times (for many brands) due to supply chain issues. Wish you the very best with your Subaru Crosstrek (nice car)! Thankfully, my 2024 Buick Envista ST has had no issues for a little more than a year. It has been a great car for my needs.

[@carlweitzel1753]

You should love the Crosstrek. We love ours. We've had it for just over one year and it has been flawless. The dealership is a delight, too.

[@s47industries]

So far so good. Definitely feels a bit more rigid than the Envista. The interior is not nearly nice or stylish, but it feels more rugged and better built. I will say, my ears are just listening for rattles.lol But I think I'll be more willing to accept a rattle in a Subaru vs a Buick. At least they don't sell their vehicles based on the merits of the Quiet-Tuning technology. My ears were spoiled by the first few months of owning the Envista and then they were traumatized by the last few months of owning the Envsita. lol

[@carlweitzel1753]

@@s47industries Few new cars inspire me any longer. I sold my 2016 Volvo XC90 Inscription and bought a 2007 Grand Marquis GS with a soft cloth interior and a comfortable bench seat. I love its simplicity and affordable maintenance. Already shopping for a back-up!

[@lilpeppa117G]

My 2021 gmc terrain rattles like a corba and the transmission is slipping

[@rhetzel9031]

The Crosstrek looks nice. Good luck. Thanks for making the videos. I've had my 2024 Buick Envista for about 5 months, no issues yet. 🙏🏼

[@stevenweiss2148]

I did not know these things have a 'wet' timing belt. FORD has done this with their 3 cyl 1L .

[@stevens1646]

I feel your pain with GM supply chain issues. A year ago, my wife wanted new floor mats for her 2020 Equinox and was told by the dealer that there were none to be found. How can that be when they are same ones found in the 2024 model coming off the assembly line? Ridiculous GM.

[@s47industries]

Everything is probably allocated for new assembly and not for post production sales. My understanding is that the wait time for a new windshield for the Envista was approaching months. I think that's why they're starting to make new SKUs, maybe they're doing SKUs allocated to post production end user sales.

[@chipmiddleton1439]

I have the 2024 Chevy Trax. Same car. I absolutely love it. Sound like they took care of you.

[@680ecks]

I love the style I was going to look at one but the wet timing belt freaked me out I don't know if it would last . Ford had big problems with there wet timing belt engine. Don't think rubber and oil go together well

[@s47industries]

Right, I'll admit the long-term durability due to the wet timing belt was also on my mind, just not as much as the rattle. Maybe I just gott one that was built on a Monday. This is definitely a vehicle that I'd recommend getting the extended bumper to bumper factory backed warranty.

[@4315jdickey]

It sounds like this was all caused by the rear-end accident when someone hit you.

[@2W3X4YZ5]

I left Chevy in 2018. Became a Mazda owner. It was the right decision.

[@gman8578]

That's like a $20,000 entry level vehicle. One of the cheapest vehicles you can get in the USA. You're not going to get Mercedes bill quality and BMW driving dynamics for that price. You're not going to get Bentley materials in a entry-level vehicle like this. People look at these touch screens and think they're riding in a Rolls-Royce. I've rented one with 45,000 miles and it didn't have any rattles. Being so the Subaru is more expensive I'm sure that would have better build quality.

[@bobbyjohnson6355]

I was going to buy my wife an Envista, but when I learned about the wet timing belt I changed my mind. Not sure of the long term reliability.

[@bobbyjohnson6355]

It’s a crapshoot with all new cars now, even Toyota isn’t Toyota reliable anymore.

[@user-tb7rn1il3q]

Not true at all. Other manufacturers have almost caught up to Toyotas perfection though.

[@rickreid81]

For everything you just said, it's this reason I have never purchased a GM vehicle.

[@huie1983]

Good luck with your Subaru. I sold my 2023 Outback Wilderness after a year because it was a rattle box and Subaru's infotainment is an absolute nightmare. I would not consider Subaru again until they replace that system with something else. Also, drive it in all types of different traffic. I didn't realize how much I'd hate a CVT transmission until I had to drive mine in traffic. So. much. laaaag. I miss the AWD in the winter and the 2.4 turbo engine was a peach. The rest of the vehicle was kind of junk. IMO the current state of Subaru, they're not worth the money.

[@boggy7665]

We cannot figure out how to reset the clock on my mom's Subaru

[@jamesseabolt5915]

I've leased 5 Subaru's in the last 15 yrs and haven't had a single problem you mentioned. What are you driving now? Curious.

[@huie1983]

@@jamesseabolt5915 Have any of your Subaru's had the current infotainment offering? It's pure dog crap to live with. The rattles must of just been luck of the draw. I had rattles in both front doors, by the sunroof and somewhere behind the instrument cluster. I went back to Toyota. They're not the most flashy but we've never had any issues with them. Currently driving a Rav4 XLE. No rattles or issues a year in.

[@ricoe3288]

Did you do a 2.5 or 2.0 engine?

[@s47industries]

@@ricoe3288 got the 2.5, it pulls pretty good. It’s about as fast if not a bit faster off the line than the Buick was with its turbo. But this one doesn’t run out of steam at the top end of the power-band like the Buick did.

[@jas4925]

I went from a 2018 cruze to a 2023 camry. I looked at the Envists and Encore GX I just couldn't justify the price.

[@ralphabreu5022]

Today's GM stands for General Mechanic GM needs to go back to Body by Fisher and building B body car's....

[@poppyneese1811]

If my 23 F150 ain’t rattling it ain’t moving😂🤣😂🤣Love the truck and old so I don’t hear it most of the time!

[@broandajeep2595]

Did it always rattle?

[@s47industries]

@@broandajeep2595 it didn’t, it was whisper quiet when I first bought it. And for the most part it still was when I sold it back to GM. But that rattle was just too much. Actually, if not for the interior being quiet by design, it might not have been an issue.

[@coryw.9086]

What’s with new cars? My wife’s 2024 CRV has a rattle from the hatch area that they can’t seem to cure. Add in twice we’ve taken it in for check engine lights. All in less than 20k.

[@TS-KDMF1777]

Nothing is made as it was when we were kids. By that I mean the 70s/80s. There is no pride anymore and garbage materials. Having worked at car plants, trust me, it’s all plastic garbage.

[@josephryan2166]

Just some feedback, the music felt a little too loud with your voice. I had a hard time focusing. Anyways, supply issues are terrible with any company, but GM, particularly with new models, is awful. I had a 24' Trax for about a year, so the Envistas Chevy equivalent. My windshield cracked all the way across, likely due to a fault in the manufacturing, and did not get one after 4 months on a waitlist. I only happened to get one after calling a local shop that had one left after ordering a few early on to keep extra. I was waitlisted with both a Chevy dealer and Safelite, supposedly first in line at both for that time period. Being part of an owners group on Facebook, I saw this was a common problem, and also that more severe damage, like from an accident, was having people wait for 6+ months on parts. I ended up trading the lease in for a Blazer, because it freaked me out to think that if the Trax got damaged, that it could just never be fixed. I'll never buy a new-gen vehicle again, I refuse to be a beta tester for a car company's supply chain.

[@s47industries]

I appreciate the feedback. Yeah my audio is definitely something that I'm still struggling with. It's weird, because on lots of my videos, if I listen on my cell phone it sounds fine, but when I listen to any device that has bass, sometimes it ruins the dialogue. I'l continue to work on it. Yeah the parts issue thing is one of the biggest complaints over on the Buick Envista Owners page on FB. Problem is over there too many people are going there for confirmation bias. They want to hear others praise the vehicle or defend issues that others bring up. For a while I did my best to defend the vehicle as a year 1 production model. I tried to be patient, and I was for far too long. But when it became clear that the supply chain issues would continue well in the MY25 and that the quality if anything got worse with MY25 it definitely gave me some concern. Then of course it was the poor customer service both from Buick Engagement and from the first dealership that really got me to start pursuing a buyback/lemon law. I'd really like to see some leadership change at GM. I feel their focus on things that GM Enthusiasts just don't care about has really chased away the old guard and the pursuit of the green (and not talking about money) direction has hurt reliability and build quality. I mean, look at me I'm driving a Subaru my best bud is driving a Toyota. Granted if we're buying trucks we're probably gonna go Silverado/Suburban and get the AFM delete/deactivator. lol

[@grover10011]

Give me an 84 K Car any day with todays troubled autos.

[@psmh4]

Crappy timing belt too

[@JohnDeLorme-g7d]

It’s a cheap Korean car. It’s a rattle trap like my 92 Cavalier. I stopped buying American then. I bought Nissans and Hondas. I had a couple of Lincoln’s. I have a 24 Honda now. You got the base model. That hurts to. Should have got a Avenir.

[@josephryan2166]

The Avenir would still have the same issue as the base model, its not like trim upgrades are removing the plastic covering these cheaper cars.

[@s47industries]

Avenir and ST are actually known to be more problematic as it relates to the exterior trim panels/plastic pieces falling off. The grille design while more stylish, is weaker, resulting in the front tow hook cover being more prone to falling off. Of all the Envista tow hook covers I've seen that fell off, less than 5 were Preferred trim. There rest were almost always either ST or Avenir.

[@rayminthecat]

you know what rattles alot- kids!

[@tomthackston1442]

GM! GET MOVING GOOD BYE MISERY!

[@noelmcclintock2825]

never will buy a cadillac again my ats sucks because of the dreadful shudder

[@toddmoats8918]

It amazes me how many excuses people make for their decision to buy junk. Everyone I know that owns an American brand vehicle accepts substandard reliability and problems and ignore how much of a hassle it is to have them. I guess you just want to justify your decision and not use common sense.

[@Phxfan2]

I have a Mercedes AMGC class and I have this Buick and I can tell you I like the Buick much better. Way better on gas, it’s actually more comfortable and a lot more affordable. I’m an outside sales rep and I drive three states and this car has been great everywhere I’ve gone.

[@ItsJSTNDAD]

buy a Mazda CX-5

[@michaelneufeld1334]

Toyota, Subaru, Mazda, Honda. In that order. Anything else will just crush your dreams.

[@jamiespinks3657]

Buyer of the Toyota Tundra (& Lexus LX models) in the last few years will beg to differ

[@michaelneufeld1334]

@jamiespinks3657 should we all be driving Fiat 500s and 2009 Dodge Journey's? The problem is that consumers want a space ship on 4 wheels when we should all be driving perfected 2002 Toyota Avalons/Camrys/Corollas. At least Toyota is replacing the engines and I doubt GM would be doing that.

[@DJAJ101]

I had a Toyota that started to rattle after about 80k miles. Trust me they're all built cheaply these days. The one thing people don't seem to understand is when you find a good vehicle that you like and it's not having issues KEEP IT! Every vehicle is different and no brand is better than any other. I've owned several brands and at lest have a brain and can admit they all have one issue or another. Nothing is perfect.

[@MrDamien1963]

Buick has sucked ever since they decided to get rid of the Lacrosse and Regal. I rarely see a new Buick on the streets and the ones I do see are pathetic. They need to go away

[@moralobjection4836]

You mean your chinese BYD with a buick logo didn't work out? Hmm it's almost like some research could've saved you a lot.

[@s47industries]

@@moralobjection4836 it’s made it South Korea bud. Everyone knows this.

[@moralobjection4836]

@@s47industries Sure buddy, it's called following the money, not the press release. Some people...

[@alanb3213]

​@@s47industriesCorrect all Envista's for Canada and the U.S. are built in S. Korea.

[@z512345]

I'm done with Buick and Cadillac. I was a lifetime owner of these GM cars for 50 years, until I bought a toyota Highlander. Can you say BYE BYE GM?????????

[@jamiespinks3657]

I bet those people who bought a Toyota Tundra in the last few years are bidding BYE BYE Toyota

[@z512345]

@@jamiespinks3657 My friend had a 15 year old Tacoma that the frame had rusted . Toyota replaced the complete frame NO charge. Try that with GM and see how far you get. Again BYE BYE GM.

[@clujborn]

@@z512345 Toyota GTR are blowing up left and right and guess what???Toyota is blaming the owner!!! soooo i dont know what you are smoking.😉

[@z512345]

@@clujborn I own a 2011 GS Corvette, I know nothing about what your talking about.

[@RickStein-i9o]

Just buy a Honda and be done with it

[@RETUSAF1995]

Get a Toyota!

[@s47industries]

@@RETUSAF1995 my understanding is that Subaru is partly owned by Toyota, so I’m kinda there. :)

[@ivanwashington3186]

win the lotto first.

[@Dimas-vx5ri]

There are millions oš people on this earth that are starving. There are thousands of people in Gaza and in Ukraine that don't have shelter because their homes were bombed. And this user of youtube has nothing better to do than to waste our time complaining about a lousy rattle in his Buick.

[@mtae5]

Well aren't you something.

[@TeamMadcrew]

somewhere in china, a dog is being cooked for diner...

[@jamesseabolt5915]

Why are you even here commenting this?

[@captainbeyond4350]

Buick is made in China by our little slanty eyed friends .

[@s47industries]

For North America it's made in Korea.

[@gman8578]

That's like a $20,000 entry level vehicle. One of the cheapest vehicles you can get in the USA. You're not going to get Mercedes bill quality and BMW driving dynamics for that price. You're not going to get Bentley materials in a entry-level vehicle like this. People look at these touch screens and think they're riding in a Rolls-Royce. I've rented one with 45,000 miles and it didn't have any rattles. Being so the Subaru is more expensive I'm sure that would have better build quality.