Buick Regal Complaints

3,261 consumer complaints on file.

#10221115March 13, 2008
WHEELS:RIM
THE CHROME-PLATED ALLOY RIMS ON THE 2003 BUICK REGAL HAVE THE PLATING PEELING OFF IN SHEETS ON THE INSIDE OF THE RIMS, WHERE IT CAN STRIKE AND POTENTIALLY SLICE OR DAMAGE THE TIRES, BRAKES, BRAKE LINES, ETC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219700February 29, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE CAR LOST POWER ON FREEWAY, TOWED, REPAIRED=ALTERNATOR AND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND PLENUM REPLACED ($812.80). TWO DAYS LATER, THE CAR LOST POWER ON FREEWAY, TOWED, REPAIRED=BURNT WIRE AND RELAY LEADING TO FUEL PUMP REPLACED, NO CHARGE FOR REPAIR. TWO DAYS LATER, THE CAR LOST POWER ON FREEWAY, TOWED, SPUN CRANKSHAFT BEARING. THIS CAR HAS 74,976.1 ORIGINAL MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219459February 27, 2008
WHEELS:RIM
2003 BUICK REGAL UNSAFE TIRES DEEMED BY GOODYEAR TIRE CO. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE INSIDE OF THE RIMS IS PEELING BACK CAUSING CORROSION AND FLAT TIRES. ALSO THE PLATING IS HITTING THE BRAKE DRUMS AND CALIPERS. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218945February 23, 2008
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
ENGINE CRADLE FELL OUT OF CAR WHEN WIFE WAS DRIVING KIDS HOME FROM SCHOOL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218682February 20, 2008
WHEELS:RIM
I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS FLAT TIRES ON THE 2002 BUICK REGAL. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY GOODYEAR THE FLAT TIRES WERE DUE TO THE PEALING OF THE CHROME RIMS ON THE VEHICLE. THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE TIRES WERE LOW AND BECAME FLAT. THERE WEREN'T ANY PARTICULAR ROAD OR WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN TIRES WENT FLAT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ABOUT 60,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216539January 30, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT TURN. AS OF JANUARY 30, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 77,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216261January 28, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PARKED MY CAR AT A COMPANY PARKING LOT AND WENT INSIDE. WITHIN 15 MINUTES, A PERSON APPROACHED ME TO TELL ME MY CAR WAS ON FIRE OUTSIDE. ANOTHER PERSON WHO WAS WALKING PAST THE CAR AT THE TIME SAID IT TRIED TO START ALL BY ITSELF JUST BEFORE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIREMEN PUT THE FIRE OUT BUT NOT BEFORE IT MELTED THE THROTTLE BODY, THE RADIATOR, BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD, EXPLODING THE LEFT FRONT TIRE AND HAD BEGUN BURNING THROUGH THE FIREWALL INTO THE CAB. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215827January 23, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
2004 BUICK REGAL STOPS WHILE DRIVING. KEY WAS STUCK IN IGNITION AND REPAIRED AT LOCAL DEALER IN MACON. VEHICLE NOW SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED AT 45 MPH OR MORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215176January 16, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING:RACK AND PINION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING 1-5 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD CONSTANTLY STALL. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER IT STALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,900 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,988. UPDATED 02/15/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SUCH AS STEERING GEAR FAILURE, WHICH THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED. AIR CONDITION FAILURE, TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER, WHICH THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHAULED. THE IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED OUT. THE RIGHT FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215050January 15, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 BUICK REGAL WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE NOTICED AN ODOR. UPON PERSONAL INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213774January 5, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I OWN A 1995 BUICK REGAL. THE ENGINE IS HYDROLOCKED I'VE BEEN TOLD. THE INTAKE WAS LEAKING COOLANT FOR A WHILE AT THE PLASTIC MANIFOLD. I'VE DONE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I'VE READ SOMEWHERE THAT GM TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT AND ISSUED A FIX BY ADDING A PILL ADDITIVE TO THE COOLANT OR SOMETHING. I WASN'T AWARE OF THIS AND MY ENGINE IS TOTALLY SHOT. I'M A POOR SENIOR CITIZEN AND CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX A CAR. I HAVE NO WAY TO GET AROUND. PLEASE FORCE GM TO ENACT A RECALL AND REIMBURSE ALL DAMAGE CAUSED BY THEIR FAULTY ENGINEERING. PLEASE. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213722January 4, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE HAS A 3.8 LITER SUPER CHARGED ENGINE. PARKED CAR AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES WITH NO NOTICEABLE PROBLEM. ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER, I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ENGULFED. THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS. THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING AND THEIR WAS NO INDICATION OF SMOKE/FIRE WHEN I TURNED IT OFF. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213187December 29, 2007
AIR BAGS
I SLID IN A SNOW STORM, HITTING A TRUCK AND CRASHED IN THE FRONT OF MY 2005 BUICK, LACROSSE. I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY DUE TO THE WEATHER BUT GAINED SPEED AS I CAME DOWN THE HILL. THE FRONT OF MY CAR WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. NONE OF MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE FIRST EMERGENCY MAN ON THE SCENE SAID SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE AIR BAGS THAT THEY HAD NOT GONE OFF WITH THE TYPE OF CRASH AND CUT THE POWER CABLES SO THEY COULD NOT GO OFF AFTER THE CRASH. THE POLICE OFFICER TOLD ME THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG THAT THE BAGS DID NOT GO OFF WITH TYPE OF CRASH I HAD AND I SHOULD HAVE THE BAGS INVESTIGATED. LUCKILY, I DID NOT BREAK ANY BONES BUT HAD MANY SERIOUS CONTUSIONS, CUTS, BRUISES, SCRAPES, WHIP LASH, CRACKED BREAST BONE, ETC. MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM. I WAS TOLD THAT: "OH, THE CAR WASN'T HIT HARD ENOUGH," (REMEMBER THE FRONT IS SMASHED) "IT DIDN'T HIT THE BUMPER LOW ENOUGH;" "THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME THAT THEY DON'T GO OFF;" "HMMM, THAT'S INTERESTING." I TOLD THEM THAT I FELT THAT THEY WERE USING FALSE ADVERTISING WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH ALL THE SAFETY INFORMATION OF THE AIR BAGS IF THIS "HAPPENED ALL THE TIME." NO RESPONSE FROM THEM. THAT HAPPENED DECEMBER 6, 2007. TODAY IS DECEMBER 29TH AND I STILL DO NOT HAVE A REPORT FOR MY INSURANCE FROM THE DEALERSHIP ALTHOUGH WHEN THEY FIRST SAW THE CAR THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE TOTALED BECAUSE THE BLOCK WAS LEAKING FLUID. MY CAR RENTAL WILL RUN OUT THURSDAY. I CAN NOT PURCHASE A NEW CAR UNTIL I GET THINGS SETTLED WITH MY INSURANCE. NEW CAR INCENTIVES, WHICH I THOUGHT I WOULD BE ABLE TO USE TO HELP ME OUT, WILL RUN OUT JANUARY 2ND AND I WILL HAVE MISSED THAT DUE TO THE DEALERSHIP NOT GETTING A REPORT IN TO THE INSURANCE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10213044December 28, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BRAKE STEEL LINE, EXTENDING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE WHEEL, HAS WORN OUT. THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED AND BARELY STOPPED THE VEHICLE. A LOCAL GENERAL MOTORS DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE SURROUNDING COMPONENTS. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WAS $450. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE, WHICH COMES FROM CONDENSATION FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT LEAKING ONTO THE CYLINDER AND CREATING RUST. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,500. UPDATED 01-15-08. *KB UPDATED 01/15/08 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213062December 28, 2007
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND REQUIRES A LOT OF EFFORT. HE FEELS IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE HE IS UNABLE TO STEER PROPERLY. GENERAL MOTORS STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V527000 (STEERING:RACK AND PINION), EVEN THOUGH THE FAILURES ARE IDENTICAL. THE GM RECALL NUMBER IS 03062. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 128,281. UPDATED 02-14-08. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212679December 25, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
1) WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH THE BRIGHTS ON MY HEADLIGHTS GO OUT (FAIL) AT RANDOM. THE HEADLIGHTS COME BACK ON WHEN THE DIMMER SWITCH IS HIT ~OR~ BY THEMSELVES IF I WAIT IT OUT. 2) THIS HEADLIGHT FAILURE HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS. IT'S A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. 3) I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN TO BE LOOKED AT TWICE AND NO CORRECTION HAS YET TO BE MADE TO THE PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC NOW BELIEVES THAT IT'S DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE DIMMER SWITCH. *** THIS FAILURE STARTED IN MID NOVEMBER '07 AND HAS BEEN ONGOING EVER SINCE WITH SEVERAL RANDOM INCIDENTS WEEKLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212181December 18, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211952December 14, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2003 BUICK REGAL 1. NORMAL DRIVING. 2. WINDOWS FALL OPEN AT ANY TIME. 3. REPLACE BROKEN WINDOW REGULATOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209999November 26, 2007
STEERING
STEERING SHAFT IN MY 2001 BUICK HAS FAILED 3 TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209689November 22, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AFTER DRIVING BETWEEN EVENTS, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT DOWNHILL ANGLE, IGNITION TURNED OFF AND LEFT. WITHIN APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES OF THE IGNITION BEING TURNED OFF, A FIRE STARTED WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE 2000 BUICK REGAL GS SUPERCHARGED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND THE PUT OUT THE FIRE, BUT THE FIRE DESTROYED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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