Buick Regal Complaints

3,261 consumer complaints on file.

#10171514October 21, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE MOTOR DIES WHENEVER THE TURN SIGNALS ARE USED. THE VEHICLE USE TO START RIGHT UP AFTER THIS HAPPENS. BUT NOW INSTEAD OF STARTING RIGHT BACK UP, IT TAKES IT A FEW MINUTES. IT HAS ALSO AFFECTED THE AIRBAG LIGHT SIGNAL ON THE DASH. IT IS OFTEN ON AFTER THE MOTOR HAS STARTED. ALSO, IN THE RESTING POSITION, THE TURN SIGNAL ARM, THE TURN SIGNALS MAKE A FAST FLASHING LIKE NOISE, AND FOR SOME REASON, ALL THE LIGHTS TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE FLASH ON AND OFF CONSTANTLY. TO MAKE IT STOP, I HAVE TO RAISE OR LOWER THE TURN SIGNAL ARM ABOUT A HAIR OUT OF IT'S RESTING POSITION. I HAVE SINCE THEN TIED RUBBERBANDS AROUND THE TURN SIGNAL ARM, FROM THE ARM TO THE SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN TO THE STEERING WHEEL TILT LEVER. I FEEL THAT THE ROOT OF BOTH PROBLEM IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL. NOTHING HAS YET BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE IT IS A VEHICLE WITH AN AIR-BAG IN THE STEERING WHEEL. AND THAT PROCEDURE IS VERY EXPENSIVE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171151October 18, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON OCT 15, 2006 OUR BUICK REGAL WITH 39,000 MILES ON IT WAS DRIVEN THAT DAY APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES ON FLAT TERRAIN IN A TEMPERATURE OF 75 DEGREES. CAR RETURNED TO HOME AND WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MINUTES LATER THE CAR SPONTANEOUSLY ERUPTED IN FIRE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. FORTUNATELY THE CAR WAS NOT PARKED INSIDE THE GARAGE.. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171153October 18, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ORIGINAL OWNER OF 2002 REGAL WITH 38,678 MILES. CAR ERUPTED IN FLAMES AFTER BEING PARKED FOR DRIVEN FOR 25 MILES ON A MILD 75 DEGREE DAY. CAR WAS ROUTINELY SERVICE AND HAD NO HISTORY OF PROBLEMS. OWNER BELIEVES THE CAR TO BE A LEMON AND POSSIBLY HAVING A DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170985October 16, 2006
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE ENTIRE UNDER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS LOCATED IN A SALT BELT STATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170859October 15, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE ABOUT AN HOUR'S DISTANCE WITH NO PROBLEMS, AND ONE HALF HOUR STOP ALONG THE WAY. I PARKED THE VEHICLE AND THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON AND NO SMELL COMING FROM THE CAR. I WALKED AWAY TO A NEIGHBORS HOUSE FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES AND WHEN I CAME BACK THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ON FIRE. THIS QUICKLY SPREAD TO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR, TOTALLING ABOUT 2/3 OF THE VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS JUST METAL, IT MELTED OUT THE WIND SHIELD AND BOTH FRONT WINDOWS, CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO LEATHER INTERIOR, MELTED THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD, MELTED OFF ONE OF MY REAR VIEW MIRRORS. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT IT OUT, WHICH SAVED THE REAR FENDERS, BUMPER AND TRUNK. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE MELTED OFF, FRONT RIMS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170654October 12, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO UPON INSPECTION, DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THAT SAME COMPONENT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND EXPRESSED THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED, AND DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME ISSUES STATED IN THE RECALL # 97V017000 REGARDING VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER:SWITCH/WIRING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170430October 10, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 BUICK REGAL I TURNED ON THE TURN SIGNAL AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FLASHED AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. THIS RESULTED IN LOST OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES AND I HAD TO FIGHT THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170221October 8, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL CONTINUALLY BLOWS OUT ON MY 1998 BUICK REGAL. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT WILL START A FIRE IN MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169907October 4, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON FRONT SEAT BELT OF BUICK REGAL 92 DUE TO FACTS ONE -MINE BROKE DURING ACCIDENT FACT TWO -THE SHOULDER RESTRAINT DIDN'T LOCK LIKE SUPPOSE TO. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10169843October 3, 2006
STRUCTURE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH ON A CITY STREET, THERE WAS A BANGING NOISE FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE SLIPPED OUT OF ITS MOUNT BECAUSE THE ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS HAD FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 00V189000, REGARDING THE STRUCTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169192September 25, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE WINDOW REGULATORS ARE DEFECTIVE ON 3 WINDOWS. I HAD TO GET THEM SHUT PERMANENTLY WITH TAPE. UNABLE TO OPEN ALL THREE WINDOWS - FRONT DRIVER AND TWO BACK WINDOWS. THE PART ALONE IS ABOUT $400 -VISIBILITY-POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168763September 20, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING, DAMAGE TO VARIOUS ENGINE COMPONENTS. CATALYTIC CONVERTER PLUGGED SHUT AND HEAT DAMAGE TO VARIOUS ENGINE COMPONENTS. "NEAR ENGINE FIRE." CATALYTIC CONVERTER, MANIFOLD, IAC VALUE, GASKET, FUEL LINE, FUEL REGULATOR, EVAP HOSE FROM ENGINE TO FUEL TANK ALL REPLACED. BUICK HAS PARTIALLY REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS. TWO ITEMS STILL PENDING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168224September 14, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ENGINE DIES WHEN LEFT OR RIGHT TURN SIGNAL IS APPLIED. CAR DIED AS I WAS TAKING OFF RAMP ON HIGHWAY CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKING. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168295September 14, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THE SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED AT A COST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168133September 13, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE JUMPED INTO REVERSE ON ITS OWN SLAMMING THE CONTACT BETWEEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND A CHAIN LINK FENCE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE LEFT LEG AND CALF AND A BROKEN RIGHT FOOT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. THERE WAS DAMAGE DONE TO THE VEHICLE AND TO THE CHAIN LINK FENCE. ON ONE OTHER OCCASION THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF PARK AND TRIED TO GO FORWARD, BUT THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN TIME.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10168036September 6, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2001 REGAL POWER WINDOWS FAILED. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDOW WOULD SUDDENLY GO DOWN AND WOULD NOT COME BACK UP WHEN THE BUTTON WAS PRESSED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167164August 31, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ON 2002 BUICK REGAL, $614 TURN SIGNAL SWITCH REPLACED BECAUSE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON ALSO IGNITION SWITCH $250 REPLACED WHICH HAD CAUSED THE SPEED CONTROL AND HEAT AND AIR FAN TO NOT WORK. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166852August 29, 2006
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING LEFT TURNS, THE STEERING BECAME HARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V527000, REGARDING THE RACK AND PINION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166678August 27, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC
BRAKES CONTINUALLY OVERHEAT AND CAUSE THE WHEEL COVERS TO BECOME ALMOST TOO HOT TO TOUCH. BRAKES, ROTORS, CALIPERS, PADS AND BRAKE FLUID ON BOTH FRONT AND BACK JUST CHANGED LAST WEEK AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. GAS MILEAGE IS DOWN ALMOST 10%. NO WARNING LIGHTS ON. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167980August 24, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING 1998 BUICK REGAL'S COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONING. *TS THE CONSUMER HAS HAD A NEW COMPUTER INSTALLED AND THE COMPUTER FLASHED. NOW THE VEHICLE IS EXHIBITING SIGNS OF COMPUTER FAILURE AGAIN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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