Buick Regal Complaints (1999)

246 consumer complaints on file.

#8020119October 3, 2002
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LEFT HAND SIDE TIE ROD HAD BROKE AND THE CONSUMER NEEDS TO REPLACE THE PART. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767921September 30, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD FIVE OR SIX FAILURES ON THIS PART ON MY TWO 1999 REGAL GS. WOULD OF BEEN MOR BUT I WAIT UNTIL DISPLAY FADES MORE UNTIL I REPLACE. DEALER IS AWARE. FACTORY IS AWARE. I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY, SO IT IS FREE. PEOPLE ON YOUE SITE HAD TO PAY $600.00. THIS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE YOU CAN NOT TELL WHAT IS SET IN THE HVAC. IF YOU NEED A CONSTANT HEAT AND DEFOG YOU CAN NOT TELL. NO DISPLAY. HAVE TO PUT HAND TO TELL ON VENTS. GM IGNORING THE PROBLEM! NOT BEING ABLE TO TELL IF YOU ARE IN DEFOG IS A SAFETY ISSUE! MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566581July 10, 2002
PARKING BRAKE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL DOWN THE DRIVEWAY IF THE PARKING BRAKE IS PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, THE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009655May 13, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS BROKE OFF WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH, AND LEFT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761271April 27, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE NUT THAT SECURES THE DRIVERS SIDE WIPER ARM TO THE DRIVE SHAFT CAME LOOSE DURING A DRIVING RAIN STORM WHILE TRAVELING ON THE PA TURNPIKE. THE WIPERS WERE OPERATING ON THE HIGHEST SPEED. THE WIPER ARM FLEW OFF FROM THE DRIVE SHAFT AND CAME TO REST AGAINST THE DRIVERS SIDE VIEW MIRROR. DRIVERS VISION IMMEDIATELY AND SEVERELY IMPAIRED DUE TO THE HEAVY DOWNPOUR AND ONLY WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY AND CAUTION (NEGOTIATING THROUGH OTHER TRUCK/CAR TRAFFIC) WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OFF THE ROAD. YOU WOULD EXPECT A NUT, SECURING SUCH A CRITICAL ITEM, WOULD BE DESIGNED NOT TO COME LOOSE. TURNPIKE SERVICE REATTACHED THE WIPER ARM AND NUT AT NO CHARGE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760545April 10, 2002
WHEELS:RIM
RIM FAILED, TIRE WAS NEW AND UNDAMAGED, MANUFACTURER ,PER DEALER, REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004382February 22, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTSDOWN WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO WHEN PROCEEDING FROM A STOP VEHICLE WILL AT TIMES SURGE FORWARD, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756678January 10, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WE HAVE HAD 6 INCIDENTS OF THE REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTORS LOCKING UP MAKING THEM UNUSABLE. THE FAILURES HAVE HAPPENED ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES. THIS LEAVES ONE OF OUR TWO CHILDREN USING THE CENTER LAP BELT, UNTIL REPAIRS CAN BE MADE. ONCE BOTH SHOULDER BELTS FAILED AT THE SAME TIME LEAVING US A SEATBELT SHORT. GM CLAIMS THIS IS THE ONLY BUICK IN CENTRAL IL. WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THEREFORE IT WILL COST APRX. 150.00 TO FIX EACH TIME. I FEEL THIS LEAVES MY CHILDREN AT RISK. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS ADDRESSED NATION WIDE AS I FEEL THIS MUST BE A DESIGN PROBLEM NOT JUST BAD LUCK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754480November 13, 2001
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
ELECTRONIC CLIMATE CONTROL DISPLAY TOTALLY BLACK. DISPLAY STARTED TO LOOSE INTENSITY ABOUT 2 MONTHS PRIOR TO BECOMING TOTALLY BLANK. MODULE STILL SEEMS TO WORK FOR NOW. HOWEVER, OTHER THAN BY GUESSING, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE TEMPERATURE, AIR FLOW, FAN SPEED. I HAVE NOT YET GONE TO THE DEALER, BUT I AM GUESSING THIS WILL BE A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR, SINCE THE ENTIRE MODULE WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752609September 26, 2001
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
DIGITAL READOUT ON CLIMATE CONTROL CENTER HAS GONE BLACK. DEALER TELLS ME ONLY WAY TO REMEDY PROBLEM IS TO REPLACE ENTIRE COMPONENT, AT COST OF OVER $600.00. PROBLEM VERY WIDE SPREAD. BUICK REFUSE TO COVER REPAIR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894657August 17, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PUT CHILD BACK IN SAFETY SEAT PULLED SEAT BELT TO SECURE CSS, AND THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT UNLOCK/RELEASE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894295August 14, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LOCK. CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE BELT FOR A YEAR. DID NOT HAVE NHTSA PHONE #. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750307August 13, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I WAS INFORMED BY THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS THAT THESE PARTS SHOULD NOT FAIL. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891329June 26, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WHILE PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY WITH ENGINE OFF, WITH A 7 YRS OLD CHILD IN VEHICLE, VEHICLE ROLL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY INTO A NEIGHBOR YARD AND HIT A TREE. CHILD WAS WITHOUT INJURY, AND THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STILL IN PARKED POSITION. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK SYSTEM. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745449May 17, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD SEPARATION APPEARED ON ALL 4 TIRES ALMOST TO THE SAME DEGREE. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL ON THE DEFECTIVE TIRES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: M6X0BMWR 2 TIRESIZE: P2256016)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885480April 9, 2001
SUSPENSION
STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885296April 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
VEHICLE STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. ALL LIGHTS ON DASH GO OUT. DEALER HAS REPLACED FUEL PUMP, CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. DIAGNOSTIC DONE, NO CODE GIVEN. TO DEALER TWICE, STALLED 4 TIMES SO FAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882070March 5, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER STEERING PUMP IS DEFECTIVE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881729February 28, 2001
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
CONSUMER WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, HER SON WAS IN BACK SEAT AGE: 5 45 LBS WEARING LAP BELT, NO CHILD SAFETY SEAT. LAP BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN CHILD, AND WAS PROJECTED INTO BACK OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. CHILD WAS NOT INJURED. *AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740906February 14, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKES PULSATED: DEALER TURNED ROTORS @15,200 MI.(NO CHARGE) THE VEHICLE IS 9 MONTHS OLD AND I'VE HAD THE ROTORS TURNED. THE PULSATION RETURNED 12,000 MILES LATER, (NOW 8 MONTHS SINCE ROTORS WERE MACHINED.) ALONG WITH "TRACTION CONTROL" WARNING LITE, "ANTI LOCK BREAKS" LITE AND "SERVICE SOON" LITE. DEALER'S WRITTEN COMMENT: "CAUSE:.. SHORTED." DEALER REPLACED "E2320 BEARING AND HUB ASSMBLY, FRONT WHEEL- REPLACEMENT RIGHT. NO CHARGE." "FRONT ROTORS OUT OF ROUND-WORK DECLINED." WORK ON THE ROTORS WAS DECLINED BECAUSE THE DEALER AND GENERAL MOTORS WILL NOT WARANTY THE ROTORS. THE ASSISTANT SERVICE MGR SAID, "ROTORS GET HOT, SOMETIMES THEY WARP WHEN DRIVEN THROUGH PUDDLES." ON A GM RECORDED LINE A CUSTOMER RELATIONS AGENT SAID THAT IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR ROTORS TO BE TURNED EVERY 15000 MILES. IF THAT WERE THE CASE, I'LL NEED NEW ROTORS WHEN MY BREAK PADS FINALLY NEED REPLACING. THE DEALER NEVER CLAIMED THAT MY DRIVING IS AT FAULT. HE NEVER INDICATED EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE BREAK PADS. MY CONTENTION IS GM INSTALLED INFERIOR ROTORS ON THIS VEHICLE, OR PERHAPS CALIPERS ARE STICKING WHICH MAY CREATE ENOUGH HEAT TO WARP THE ROTORS AND CAUSE THE SENSOR FAILURES I MENTIONED EARLIER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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