Buick Regal Complaints (1993)

85 consumer complaints on file.

#530687February 18, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FAILED WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL AND STARTED TO SMOKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#527803January 5, 1998
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#527802January 5, 1998
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#522241September 22, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
SPEED OF THE VEHICLE IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE, THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND CHUG'S WHILE TRYING TO MAINTAIN SPEED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#521703September 2, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES FAILED TWICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#521099August 19, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CORRODED/CONTAMINATED BRAKES CAUSED ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#814639July 31, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
EXHAUST PIPE LEAKS WHERE ATTACHES TO MANIFOLD, CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE PARTS, SYSTEM NEED REPLACING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#510262May 18, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
FRONT/REAR BRAKE PADS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#811915May 1, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN BRAKING, HEARD LOUD SHATTERING NOISE, INTERMITTENT GRABBING, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ACCORDING TO DEALER, BRAKES ARE NORMAL, AN INDEPENDENT DEALER REPLACED BRAKE DRUM/SHOES AND ROTORS . PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, VARIOUS SPEEDS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809413February 26, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER CAME LOOSE, A BOLT FELL OUT, OWNER NOTES THAT HE WAS TOLD THIS COULD BE A DESIGN FLAW WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809191February 20, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
OWNER HAD HER FOOT TO THE FLOOR ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR STILL WASN'T STOPPING, CAR HAD TO BE STOPPED WITH THE EMERG. BRAKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#514654February 11, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE PADS REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#808042January 23, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
HAVE HAD THREE SETS OF BRAKES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. BRAKE GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE WITHOUT USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#512373December 4, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UPON PLACING TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, SUDDENLY ENGINE SURGE THEN ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN A 4 CAR ACCIDENT,
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#804859November 12, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
POOR ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK CONSUMER TESTED BRAKES AT HOME AND BRAKES WNET ALMOST TO THE FLOOR, AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE THE BRAKES WOULD COME UP, BUT WOULD BECOME HARD, THEREFORE MAKING A STOP WAS A MAJOR EFFORT.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#510239October 18, 1996
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#801573October 16, 1996
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
POWER DOOR LOCKS AND TRUNK RELEASE HAVE ELECTRICAL SHORT, TRUNK DOOR OPENS DURING OR WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *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
#601576August 27, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR FAILED.(2ND VEHICLE ON 507935)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#987216July 23, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS: WHEN COMING TO SLOW STOP CAN HEAR SHIFTING TAKING PLACE, LOOSE BRAKING, BRAKES DO NOT GRAB AS SHOULD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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