Buick Regal Complaints (1998)

302 consumer complaints on file.

#10081917July 14, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TOWARDS THE LEFT STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. *AK THE DEALER DETERMINE THAT THE SHORT RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080918July 13, 2004
STEERING
ON JANUARY 23, 2004 I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO THE LASORSA BUICK DEALER FOR SERVICE CONCERNING MY STEERING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I PAID TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIRED CONCERNING THE STIFFEN STEERING. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR GM CARS AND MY VEHICLE FELL INTO THIS GROUP. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT CONFIRMED OR DENIED WHETHER VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE RECALL. IF IT WAS, I WOULD LIKE SOME KIND OF INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS RECALL. PLEASE! SEE NEW YORK POST ARTICLE DATED JANUARY 13, 2004, GM RECALLINGSM 800,000 CARS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061221July 6, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND VEHICLE WAS WORKING FINE. *AK VEHICLE ALSO STALLS WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A COMPLETE STOP. CONSUMER HAS TO SHIFT VEHICLE TO NEUTRAL IN ORDER VEHICLE TO RESTART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074799June 4, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
TURN SINGALS DONT WORK, EVEN WHEN REPLACED. I HAVE THE WORST TIME WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE TURN SIGNAL. IT HAS COST ME ALOT OF MONEY TO REPAIR, BUT STILL DOESNT WORK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072954May 21, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
THE RACK AND PINION STEERING WENT OUT IN NOVEMBER OF 2003 AND WAS REPLACED BY DAY MOTORS. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR WE SAY ON TV AND IN THE NEWS PAPER THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS REPAIR. DAY MOTORS SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS RECALL. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS, THEY RESPONDED AND SAID THAT OUR VEHICLE VIN # WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. I FAIL TO SEE HOW THIS COULD BE, AS THE DEFECT STATED ON THE KELLY BLUE BOOK INFORMATION DESCRIBES THIS SAME PROBLEM I HAD WITH THE RACK AND PINION STEERING. HAD I NOT CAUGHT THIS PROBLEM IN TIME, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066697May 17, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
AS THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING DID NOT RESPOND. LATER, THE STEERING WORKED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN A LEFT TURN WAS MADE. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS. RECALL#03V527000. THE ENTIRE STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063200April 20, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER SAID THAT BUICK HAD A RECALL ON VEHICLE FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066598March 31, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WITHOUT WARNING, THE CONSUMER WAS BARELY ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING HEEL TO THE LEFT SINCE THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WAS INOPERABLE. *PH RACK AND PINION SYSTEM FAILED. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064083March 29, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
STEERING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065097March 23, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
GRINDING AND STEERING PROBLEMS. *PH THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING A DEFECTIVE RACK AND PINION. THE VEHICLE HAD OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS COOLANT, OIL AND TIMING COVER GASKET LEAKS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063105March 12, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING TO THE LEFT STEERING COLUMN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WOULD TURN ONLY TO THE RIGHT. DEALER REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION SHAFT GEAR AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060519March 5, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A 1998 BUICK REGAL USED FORM GLENN BUIGE IN LANSING MI. WITH-IN FOUR MONTHS OF OWNING THIS CAR THE TRANSMISSION STARTED GOING OUT. IT WAS SHIFTING HARD BETWEEN THE 1 AND THE 2 GEAR THEN IT STARTED NOT TO SHIFT AT ALL IF THE CAR WASN'T WARMED UP FOR FIFTEEN MIN. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED THAT SINCE THERE WERE NO LIGHTS COMING ON AND IT TESTED ALL RIGHT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM BUT THEY COULD PUT IN A REBUILT TRANSMISSION FOR 2,000. SOMEHOW THIS DID NOT MAKE SENSE. AFTER READING UP AND STUDIES THAT I HAVE DONE THIS IS A ON GOING PROBLEM THAT GM TRANSMISSIONS HAVE AND THE COMPANY REFUSES TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AS WELL AS ALL OF THE COMPLAINS ABOUT THEIR TRANSMISSION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061211March 3, 2004
TIRES
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT B.F.GOODRICH TIRES STARTED TO DRY ROT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059352February 19, 2004
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY LOOSE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058524February 19, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
FAILURE OF DRIVER'S SIDE REAR BRAKE LIGHT TO ACTIVATE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. PASSENGER SIDE AND HIGH MOUNT LIGHT WORK FINE. LEFT TURN SIGNAL (WHICH IS THE SAME WIRE AS THE BRAKE) ALSO WORKS. AFTER BEING TICKETED FOR EQUIPMENT FAILURE, HAD DIAGNOSED AND FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS SWITCH CONTROLS TURN SIGNALS, WIPERS, CRUISE CONTROL, ETC. SINCE THIS OCCURED I HAVE NOTICED OTHER GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES WITH THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND I WONDER IF ANY INVESTIGATIONS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THIS PROBLEM?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056964February 10, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
I HAVE A 1998 BUICK REGAL. IN DECEMBER THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, I WAS ABLE TO TURN TO THE RIGHT AND WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY, ABLE TO TURN TO THE LEFT. THE AUTOMOBILE HAS ONLY 14343 MILES ON IT AND THE VIN NO. IS [XXX]. *AK I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THIS BECAUSE IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING I FEEL THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS PROBLEM SHE BEING NOT AS STRONG AM ME. I REPORTED THIS TO BUICK AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL BUT MY VIN NO. WAS NOT INCLUDED. I FEEL THAT ALL 1998 BUICKS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND CHECKED. THANK YOU. UPDATED 07/30/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056661February 6, 2004
STEERING
I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP (MCCADDON BUICK-BOULDER, CO) ON 2-6-04 REGARDING THE RECALL ON 1998 BUICK REGALS WITH A STEERING PROBLEM. MY CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT FORCED BUICKS RECALL. IN FACT, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MAY 21, 2003 FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $1200.00 TO FIX MY CAR. THEY SAID THE PROBLEM SHOULD NOT GET ANY WORSE SO I HAVE PUT UP WITH THE HARD STEERING (TO THE LEFT) SINCE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID MY AUTO WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057669February 6, 2004
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING LEFT TURNS IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER, AND THE STEERING BECAME STIFF. DEALER DETERMINED A STEERING PROBLEM, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057681February 6, 2004
AIR BAGS
WHILE TRAVELING AT 20 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056510February 4, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS VEHICLE APPEARS TO HAVE A SERIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE LEFT BLINKER GOING REALLY FAST WHEN DEPRESSED (AS IF GOING OUT). THEN EVERY TIME YOU DEPRESS THE LEFT BLINKER THE ELECTRICAL ON THE DASH GOES OFF AND BLINKS. THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY EVERYTIME IT HAS HAPPENED WE HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT THIS COULD SERIOUSLY PUT SOMEONE IN DANGER. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS RELATED BUT THE ELECTRICAL ON THE THERMOSTAT CONTROL DASHBOARD HAS GONE OUT AS WELL AS SOME OF THE ELECTRICAL ON THE WINDOWS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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