Buick Regal Complaints (1996)

204 consumer complaints on file.

#880642February 15, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE ROTORS. INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE VIBRATES. DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS TWICE, AND PROBLEM REOCCURRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880560February 14, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO FOUND FUEL PUMP AND FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THERE WAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875876December 1, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH FELL OFF END OF THE SAFETY BELT, WHICH LEFT OCCUPANT WITHOUT ANY RESTRAIN. ; DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMERTHAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THAT PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875010November 15, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BOLT IN OIL PAN HAS STRIPPED AND SEPARATED FROM OIL PAN. ENTIRE UNIT HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874104October 30, 2000
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY. DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THE LIGHT TO COME ON.*AK THIS HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN MAKING THE DRIVER NERVOUS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735311October 28, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK WHEN HEAD LIGHTS ARE ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873479October 20, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL SIDE COLLISION. UOPN IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MAJOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#731395September 14, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THE RUBBER SEAL AROUND THE FRONT STEERING BALL JOINTS RUPTURED, CAUSING ALL LUBRICANT TO LEAK OUT. THE CAR PULLS RIGHT AND MAKES A SLIGHT NOISE WHEN STEARING, DUE TO ADVANCED WEAR. I CONTACTED BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFATURER, BUT SINCE THE CARS JUST CAME OUT OF WARRANTY, THE COST OF REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731396September 14, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING FLUID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729706August 31, 2000
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL ON. CARRIED TO HAVE CHECKED. PROBLEM LOCATED WITH A MODULE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. CARRIED TO SOMEONE ELSE TO CHECK. REPLACED COIL, BUT THAT DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. TRIED TO ORDER ANOTHER PART FOR THE AIR BAG. PART WAS ON BACKORDER DUE TO A RECALL OF 1995 BUICK REGAL. THE SAME PART REQUIRED TO FIX MY PROBLEM WITH SAME PRODUCT CODE IS THE SAME PRODUCT THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THE 1995 BUICK REGAL. WHY HASN'T THE 1996 BUICK REGAL AIRBAG PROBLEM BEEN RECALLED. I HAVE TALKED TO BUICK AIR BAG HOTLINE. THEY SAY IT COULD BE A WHILE TO GET THE PART BECAUSE OF THE RECALL. WHY HASN'T THE AIRBAG FOR MY CAR BEEN RECALLED YET OR WILL IT? I SEE WHERE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING THIS ALREADY. ACTION #EA99026 FOR THE 1996 BUICK REGAL. CAMPAIGN # 00V171000. I WANTED TO REPORT THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR TO FURTHER AID IN A POSSIBLE RECALL. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868579August 24, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
VEHICLE WON'T BE ABLE TO CRANK AT THE TIME, AND NO ELECTRICAL FUNCTION. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO TECHNICIAN, AND HE SAID THAT FUEL PUMP HAD MELTED INSIDE OF FUEL TANK. WHEN A PART MELTS LIKE THAT IT JUST MAKES SPARKS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726535August 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE FAILED GOING UPHILL, VALVE FAILURE, REPAIRMAN SAYS NORMAL WITH TYPE OF BUICK. BUICK KNOWS ENGINE IS BAD, RECALLED OTHER ENGINE MODEL FOR THIS YEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866648August 2, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING FRONT TIRE EXPLODED, THEN DROVE OFF THE ROAD WHERE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE, AND CONSUMER KEPT CONTROL OF VEHICLE. FIRESTONE TIRES 205/70R 15. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865397July 14, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
REAR BEARINGS HAVE FAILED, AND THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE REAR BEARING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864852July 6, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING 1100 MILES ALMOST A QUART OF OIL WILL BE GONE. OIL CONSUMPTION IS VERY HIGH. DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISIC. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550526January 21, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
SPARK PLUG WIRES FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850739November 15, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH, AND IN THE PROCESS OF PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND WENT INTO NEUTRAL, AND ENGINE ACCELERATED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549275October 28, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED CAUSING CONSUMER TO HEAR A LOUD NOISE FROM THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849792October 4, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THERE IS ALEAKAGE WITHIN THE THROTTLE WHICH LEAKS ANTI-FREEZE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849378September 30, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. IT FELT LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO RESPOND, BUT VEHICLE KEPT ROLLING INTO AN INTERSECTION, THE CONSUMER HAD TO AVOID AN ONCOMING VEHICLE AN D RAN INTO AN FENCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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