Buick Regal Complaints (1991)

200 consumer complaints on file.

#881639February 27, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES, MOST RECENTLY THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL, CALIPERS HAD BEEN STICKING AND BINDING. ECM FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. HEATER PIPE WAS LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED. WINDSHIELD WASHER DIDN'T WORK RIGHT. LEFT AND RIGHT LENS COVERS REPLACED DUE TO WATER ENTERING THEM. POWER DOOR LOCK FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. LEFT SIDE MIRROR WAS REPLACED. OIL SENSOR WAS REPLACED. LEFT WINDOW MOTOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. RIGHT FRONT LAMP REPLACED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878639January 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW APPLIED BRAKES, BUT VEHICLE DID NOT STOP DUE TO LOSS OF STEERING. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877534January 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
BRAKE CALIPERS WENT, CAUSING BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737028November 29, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
VERY SLIGHT AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN INFREQUENTLY. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NOT A SAFETY DEFECT BECAUSE NO RECALL HAS BEEN ORDERED. SAYS IT'S THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AND WILL NOT CATCH FIRE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558154November 28, 2000
STRUCTURE
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL (00V-189) COMPONENT WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL AND DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN #. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735187October 26, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS LIGHT CONTINUES TOO GLOW AFTER COMPLETE BRAKE SERVICE NEW PADS,COMPLETE BRAKE FLUID FLUSH, DEALER BARRET BROS. IN LUFKIN TEXAS SAYS I NEED TOO REPLACE ABS UNIT. I DISAGREE, I THINK THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873397October 19, 2000
STRUCTURE
RECALL OO V 189 000/CRADLE BOLTS: WHILE TRAVELING AT 25-30 MPH, DRIVER HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE LOST STEERING CONTROL. ; MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THE CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE RECALL PROBLEM IS EXACTLY THE SAME TO WHAT THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING. THEREFORE, THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO COVER THIS VEHICLE TOO. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872392October 5, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WAS DRIVING 5MPH, APPLIED BRAKES, AND VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. ABS WOULD NOT KICK IN. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THAT ABS SYSTEM WAS GONE & NEEDED AN ENTIRE NEW SYSTEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872084October 3, 2000
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE AND BRAKE LINE ARE POSITIONED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER, CAUSING THEM TO CONTINOUSLY RUBBING TOGETHER, RESULTING IN BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872085October 3, 2000
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE AND BRAKE LINE ARE POSITIONED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER WHICH CAUSED A HOLE TO RUB THROUGH THE BRAKE LINE, RESULTING IN COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871439September 25, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKES IN THE REAR ARE CORRODED. ROTORS IN THE REAR ARE NOT WORKING AT ALL. BRAKES WOULD MAKE NOISES WHEN APPLIED, LIKE METAL TO METAL. ALSO, THEY WOULD LOCK UP IN AN OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION. OVER 2 1/2 YEARS AGO, THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS OVERHAULED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729972September 2, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
TWO MONTHS AGO WHEN I USED MY TURN SIGNAL SMOKE BEGAN TO COME FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. ANYTIME I USE THE TURN SIGNAL NOW IT SMOKES. WE HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND TRIED TO GET THE PART BUT EVERYONE HAS TOLD US THAT IT WILL MOST LIKELY TAKE 6 MONTHS. I DO NOT WANT TO PUT MY FAMILIES SAFETY ON THE LINE LIKE THAT. GM SEEMS TO NOT BE TAKING THE STITUATION AS SERIOUSLY AS THEY SHOULD BE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728895August 24, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR, SEATS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE ODOMETER HAS NOT WORKED SINCE 75,000 MILES (1993). THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WOULD COST AROUND $200.00 AND SINCE I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW JUST HOW MANY MILES I HAD PUT ON IT SINCE IT QUIT, I THOUGHT "WHAT'S THE USE?" SO ANY AND ALL MILEAGE QUOTES FROM NOW ON ARE GUESSES.... THE TAPE PLAYER WILL NOT PLAY ANY TAPES, IT JUST EJECTS EVERYTHING... THE TRIM KEEPS FALLING OFF AND I HAVE A STRIP OF CHROME IN THE BACK FLOORBOARD AS I TYPE THIS....BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR STRUTS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED....AND JUST LAST WEEK MY HUSBAND HAD TO BOLT THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO THE FRAME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725444July 14, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CRUISE CONTROL KEPT ON GOING OUT ON US ON OUR TRIP THROUGH NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA. IT WAS REALLY ANNOYING AND COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS IF THERE HAD BEEN MORE TRAFFIC. I HAD TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE ODOMETER OR SPEEDOMETER AS CLOSELY AS I COULD. I FELT THAT THIS COULD HAVE REALLY BEEN DANGEROUS. I TALKED TO A MECHANIC IN A GAS STATION AND HE TOLD ME THAT IT POSSIBLY COULD BE COMPRESSION. HE COULD NOT HELP ME. WE TRAVELED EXTENSIVELY THROUGH THE AREAS OF ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO, AND I THOUHT THAT MAYBE IT WAS DUE TO ELEVATION THAT WOULD BE CAUSING SOME OF THE PROBLEMS. WHEN RETURNING TO OUR HOME IN INDIANAPOLIS THOUGH, WHILE GOING THROUGH THE FLATLANDS OF KANSAS, AND SOME OF THE OTHER PLACES WHERE IT WAS FLAT, IT DID THE SAME THING. I WOULD SET THE CRUISE, IT WOULD WORK FOR A WHILE, THEN IT WOULD FAIL BY SLOWING DOWN TREMENDOUSLY, AS I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL, THINKING ALL ALONG THAT IT WOULD WORK IN THESE AREAS. THERE WERE NO HILLS, SO WHAT WAS I TO LOSE. EXCEPT I DID LOSE THE POWER OF THE CRUISE CONTROL. ALSO THE AIR CONDITIONER SEEM TO BE AFFECTED ALSO. I WOULD LOSE SOME POWER FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER. EVEN NOW WHILE TRAVELING AROUND THE HIGHWAYS HERE IN INDY IT HAPPENS ALSO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864095June 22, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
SHOULDER BELT GUIDE LOOP ATTACHED TO DOOR HAS A CRACKED COVER. THIS CAUSES THE SHOULDER BELT TO BE LOOSE AND NOT RETRACTING PROPERLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724275June 20, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
BOTH FENDERS HAVE RUSTED THROUGH IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT ON BOTH SIDES , POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WITH THE PAINT ITSELF OR THE METAL USED FOR THE FENDERS. IT DOESN'T SEEMS AS THOUGH THIS SHOULD HAPPENED TO A VEHICLE WITH THAT FEW MILES ON IT. ALWAYS BEEN TAKEN CARE OFF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724276June 20, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE AIR COMPRESSOR WILL NOT COME ON EVEN THOUGH THE FREON LEVEL IS WHERE IT SHOULD BE ACCORDING TO A MECHANIC. HE HAS CHECKED THE RELAYS AND EVERYTHING LOOKS FINE BUT THE AIR CONDITIONER WILL NOT COME ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724201June 19, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE ENGINE BOLTS WERE NOT SECURE. WHILE BROWSING THE NET I FOUND THAT THE 91 BUICK REGAL WAS BEING RECALLED BECAUSE OF THIS AND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT STEPS NEED TO BE TAKEN IN ORDER TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO PEP BOYS FOR TIRES WHEN I WAS INFORMED OF A NEED FOR THE THE REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY (DRUMS, ROTORS, CALIPERS, ETC.) TO BE REPAIRED AND I FOUND THAT BUICK WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THESE PARTS AS WELL AS THE SUSPENSION. I ALSO FOUND THAT CHEVY WAS HAVING A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE LUMINA. AT THIS POINT I AM JUST TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO GET IN CONTACT WITH BUICK TO GET SOME OF THESE ISSUES RESOLVED. THANKS IN ADVANCE, ERICA JONES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862025May 17, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
DIRECTIONAL LIGHT ASSEMBLY CRACKED, CAUSING LOSS OF TURN SIGNALS. PARTS HAVE BEEN ON BACK ORDER SINCE DECEMBER. NO FUTURE DATE WAS GIVEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552172May 9, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, SUSPENSION:REAR, SUSPENSION:FRONT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, POWER TRAIN
BOTH REAR STRUTS FAILED CAUSING A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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