Buick Regal Complaints

3,261 consumer complaints on file.

• #509184September 25, 1996
  SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

  SEAT RECLINING GEARS DO NOT MESH COMPLETELY, ALLOWING SEAT BACK TO BE MOVED BACK/FORTH ABOUT 3 INCHES.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #509075September 24, 1996
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM

  POWER BRAKES REPLACED.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #801543September 24, 1996
  VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE PULLING OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY HIS VEHICLE JUST TOOK OFF, CAUSING HIM TO HIT TWO TREES. *AK

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #508907September 18, 1996
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER

  SAFETY RECALL--BRAKES. ADJUST SIDE DOOR FOR PROPER CLOSING. 231 FLASH E-PROM AND INSTALL LABEL MA-96-V9943. SAFETY RECALL--BACKFIRE. REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER SWITCH.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #802402September 16, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS

  WHILE DRIVING THE TURN SIGNAL WIRING STARTED SMOKING. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #802344September 13, 1996
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

  WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, NO POWER ASSIST FROM BRAKES, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, CAUSED INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE, INTERMITTENT PROBLEM.*AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #508484September 10, 1996
  VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #800690September 10, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

  WHILE MAKING RIGHT TURNS THE VEHICLE EXPEIENCES A LOSS OF POWER. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #508474September 10, 1996
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

  THE EXHAUST SYSTEM MAKES A LOUD NOISE.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #508297September 4, 1996
  VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  SUDDEN ACCELERATION , CAUSING ACCIDENT.

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #801837September 4, 1996
  EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS

  FIRE IN STEERING COLUMN IN OR AROUND AREA OF SIGNAL INDICATOR, CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL SHORT.*AK *SLC

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #508189September 3, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

  INSTRUMENT PANEL IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE WHEN SUN SHINES THROUGH WINDSHIELD.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #801728September 3, 1996
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

  WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE BRAKES FAILED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK INTERMITTENTLY BRAKE PEDAL FADES WHILE GOING DOWN LONG HILLS THEN TAKES MILES TO RECOVER AND WORK NORMAL. *YH

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #801747September 3, 1996
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC

  IN A (5) YEAR PERIOD THE BRAKES HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES COMPLETELY AND (2) OTHER TIMES FOR FRONT BRAKES.*AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #801600August 29, 1996
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS

  HAVING EXCESSIVE BRAKING PROBLEMS. HAVING TO REPLACE CALIPERS, ROTORS, AND PADS OVER AND OVER AGAIN IN LESS THAN A YEAR'S TIME.*AK *JB

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #601576August 27, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

  ALTERNATOR FAILED.(2ND VEHICLE ON 507935)

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #507970August 27, 1996
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

  REAR BRAKE CALIPERS SEIZED OPEN/ROTORS RUSTED AND WARPED.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #507917August 27, 1996
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT

  BRAKES FAILED THREE TIMES.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #801224August 23, 1996
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER

  BRAKE FAILURE, FRONT DISC BRAKE OVERHAULED, REPLACED ROTORS AND REAR GUIDE PIN SET, ALSO DUE TO CORRISION REPLACED CALIPERS. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #507793August 22, 1996
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

  BRAKE ROTORS, PADS AND CALIPERS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO RECALL BRAKE NOTICE.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0