Buick Regal Complaints

3,261 consumer complaints on file.

#731915September 19, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD 30 - 40 % TREAD SEPERATION. OTHER THREE TIRES SHOW EVIDENCE OD PREMATURE WEAR.( DOT NUMBER: M6X0 TIRE SIZE: P22560R16 )
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#554801September 18, 2000
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER BEGAN TO HEAR AND UNUSAUAL HUMMING SOUND, UPON CAREFUL VISIUAL INSPECTION OF ALL FOUR TIRES DID NOT REVEAL AN UNDER INFLATION, CONSUMER CONTINUED TO DRIVE ABOUT 30 MILES THEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT SEVERLY DAMAGING THE ALUMINUM WHEEL (P211570R15). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870760September 18, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ORIGINAL 1993 BUICK REGAL, TIRE SIZE 20570R15. ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE A BUBBLE AND CRACKS ALONG THE TREADS WHICH SEEMED THAT TREAD MAY HAVE PEELED OFF. THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. *AK THE CUSTOMER LOWERED PRESSURE TO 35 PSI ON THE NEW REPLACEMENT TIRES. THEY WERE OVER INFLATED. *YH
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#731837September 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870738September 18, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
DUE TO DEFECTIVE MICRO RELAY 18 AND 19, WHICH CONTROLS THE FUEL PUMP, FAILING AND CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS MAY CAUSE A CRASH OR A NO START CONDITION. MIRCO RELAY 18 AND 19 HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 50-100 TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
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
#870008September 8, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 20MPH AND VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS TO GETTING AWAY FROM HIM. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL JERKED. RIGHT FRONT TIRES BLEWOUT. THEY WERE FIRESTONE#P, 21570R15. HE CALLED FIRESTONE.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730556September 7, 2000
TIRES
I'VE BEEN COMPLAINING TO BUICK DEALER SINCE 10/99 ABOUT VIBRATION AND WOBBLING IN CAR AND STEERING WHEEL, BUT DEALER COULD NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IN AN EFFORT TO FIND PROBLEM, DEALER ROTATED TIRES (FOR THE THIRD TIME), AND TECHNICIAN FOUND "FUNNY SPOT" (LOOKED LIKE A SLIT) ON SIDEWALL OF TIRE. I WATCHED TIRE FOR A WEEK AND TIRE WAS SPLITTING MORE ON SIDEWALL SO I TOOK IT TO A FIRESTONE DEALER. FIRESTONE REPLACED TIRE FOR COST TO ME OF THE TREAD I HAD USED, PLUS WASTE FEE. (WANTED TO CHARGE ME FOR BALANCE, MOUNT, ETC. AND I REFUSED TO PAY IT.) FIRESTONE TECHNICIAN SAID, IN FACT, TIRE HAD COME APART AT THE "JOIN" AND THAT IS WHY SIDEWALL WAS SPLITTING TOO. UNFORTURNATELY, WE HAVE 16" WILDERNESS AT TIRES (MADE IN CANADA) ON OUR 2000 CHEVROLET PICK-UP. I CONTACTED FIRESTONE BY PHONE ABOUT THESE TIRES ON BOTH OUR VEHICLES AND THEIR ATTITUDE WAS LUDICROUS, CONSIDERING THE RECALL GOING ON AT PRESENT. THEY COULD HAVE CARED LESS AND JUST SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH ANY OF OUR TIRES, EVEN THOUGH I TOLD THEM I HAD A DEFECTIVE TIRE ON MY CAR!!! I BELIEVE NHTSA SHOULD FORCE FIRESTONE TO REPLACE ALL WILDERNESS TIRES, NO MATTER WHAT SIZE THEY ARE, AND ALL OTHER TIRES THAT MAY BE FOUND DEFECTIVE AT THIS TIME!!! I DRIVE 300 MILES ON THE WEEKEND TO THE COUNTRY, AND AM VERY NERVOUS AND UNCOMFORTABLE, TO SAY THE LEAST, ABOUT THESE TIRES ON OUR CAR AND TRUCK! PLEASE HELP US AND EVERYONE ELSE STUCK WITH THESE CRUMMY FIRESTONE TIRES! P.S. I ALSO CONTACTED CHEVROLET, AND THE DEALERS WHERE THESE VEHICLES WERE PURCHASED, AND NONE OF THEM WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT THESE TIRES. CHEVROLET WAS ALSO VERY LAX AND UNCONCERNED ABOUT THIS SITUATION. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO LIGHT A FIRE UNDER THESE COMPANIES???( DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRE SIZE: P215/70R15 )
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554375September 6, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
DEALER REPLACED ENTIRE FAILED HUB ASSEMBLY, CONSUMER STARTED EXPERIENCING LURCHING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES AGAIN, TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO SAID THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN REPLACED BUT THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL SENSOR WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY, FAULTY PART WAS REPLACED AGAIN. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869731September 6, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE ON THE SAFETY RAIL, CAUSING SEAT TO BE UNSTABLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730082September 4, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
MANY TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, WHEN TRAVELING EXTREMELY SLOWLY, EG. COMING TO A STOP SIGN, BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, ETC., I HEAR AND FEEL A HEAVY RATTLE (AS THOUGH METAL HAS RELEASED A LINKAGE) AND I CAN FEEL SOMETHING RELEASE THRU MY BREAK PEDDLE. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW SECONDS. THIS HAPPENS MANY TIMES EACH DAY AND IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY LATELY. I'VE HAD IT CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES BY MECHANICS AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT MY BREAKS COULD FAIL AND I HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED A PRELIMINARY RECALL NOTICE ON MY AIRBAGS, WHICH I HAVEN'T RECEIVED THE INFORMATION YET ON THE REPAIRS, WHICH ADDS AN ADDITIONAL CONCERN TO POSSIBLE BRAKE FAILURE. I'M A DIVORCED MOM, WITH TWO KIDS AT HOME AND HAUL OTHER CHILDREN OFTEN. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS A KNOW CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729972September 2, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
TWO MONTHS AGO WHEN I USED MY TURN SIGNAL SMOKE BEGAN TO COME FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. ANYTIME I USE THE TURN SIGNAL NOW IT SMOKES. WE HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND TRIED TO GET THE PART BUT EVERYONE HAS TOLD US THAT IT WILL MOST LIKELY TAKE 6 MONTHS. I DO NOT WANT TO PUT MY FAMILIES SAFETY ON THE LINE LIKE THAT. GM SEEMS TO NOT BE TAKING THE STITUATION AS SERIOUSLY AS THEY SHOULD BE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729818September 1, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SEATS
WAS RIDING THROUGH SHOPPING CENTER WITH SMOOTH PAVEMENT WHEN DRIVER SEAT ALL OF A SUDDEN BROKE LOOSE AND STARTED TO TIP REARWARD, WENT TO BUICK DEALER (HUDSON BUICK POGHKEEPSIE, NY) ABOUT A HALF MILE AWAY WHERE I GOT A SERVICE TECHNICIAN TO LOOK AT IT. HE IMMEDIATELY WENT UNDER THE SEAT LIKE HE HAS SEEN THE PROBLEN A NUMBER OF TIMES BEFORE AND TOLD ME THAT THE LEFT FRONT SEAT MOUNT TO THE SEAT RAIL IS SNAPPED AND THE LEFT SEAT RAIL MUST BE REPLACED. WHEN I EXAMINED THE PART BY LOOKING UNDER THE SEAT IT APPEARS THAT THE SEAT MOUNT HAD THE RIPPLED APPEARANCE OF METAL FATIGUE. (WHAT GOOD ARE SEAT BELTS AND AIR BAGS IF THE SEAT IS GOING TO FALL OUT!) THIS CAR IS A LITTLE OVER 6 YEARS OLD, HAS UNDER 42000 MILES. INDOOR GARAGED AND HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.. THE MASTER CYLINDER: I WAS DRIVING ON RT 52 WEST WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT STOPPED AND THEN I SLOWLY PROCEEDED TO A NEARBY MIDAS MUFFLER WHO TOLD ME THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD FAILED. THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER BECAUSE OF THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. I DID AND CONTACTED BUICK WHO AGREED TO HAVE THE DEALER REPLACE THE PART FOR FREE WITH ME PAYING FOR THE LABOR. THE WORK WAS DONE AT COLANDREA BUICK RT 17K NEWBURGH, NY SINCE I WAS TOO FAR FROM THE DEALER THAT SOLD THE CAR AND THEY WERE LOCAL. ALMOST A YEAR LATER THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN WHILE I WAS RIDING ON RT 17K WEST IN NEWBURGH, NY AND I WAS SLOWLY ABLE TO LIMP IT TO THE DEALER. THEY LOOKED AT THE BRAKES AND REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE MASTER CYLINDER SEENS ALL RIGHT NOW BUT I HAVE NO IDEA IF IT WILL FAIL AGAIN LIKE IT DID 10000 MILES AGO AND ABOUT 8000 MILES BRFORE THAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552873September 1, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
DELCO BATTERY IS LEAKING ACID. NLM
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
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729259August 27, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WIPER SYSTEM WOULD NOT TURN ON. PREVIOUS RECALL 97V017000 HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729084August 25, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE CAR'S PROBLEM IS THAT IT STOPS AT ANY TIME. BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, MY SON AND MY WIFE, WHO DRIVES THE CAR, HAD MANY TIMES THE POSIBILITIES TO BE INVOLVED IN THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728895August 24, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR, SEATS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE ODOMETER HAS NOT WORKED SINCE 75,000 MILES (1993). THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WOULD COST AROUND $200.00 AND SINCE I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW JUST HOW MANY MILES I HAD PUT ON IT SINCE IT QUIT, I THOUGHT "WHAT'S THE USE?" SO ANY AND ALL MILEAGE QUOTES FROM NOW ON ARE GUESSES.... THE TAPE PLAYER WILL NOT PLAY ANY TAPES, IT JUST EJECTS EVERYTHING... THE TRIM KEEPS FALLING OFF AND I HAVE A STRIP OF CHROME IN THE BACK FLOORBOARD AS I TYPE THIS....BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR STRUTS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED....AND JUST LAST WEEK MY HUSBAND HAD TO BOLT THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO THE FRAME.
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

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