Buick Regal Complaints

3,261 consumer complaints on file.

#886981April 27, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886859April 26, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR FAILED DURING NORMAL OPERATION. ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED/WORKED ON THREE TIMES BECAUSE IT WAS HEATING UP DUE TO ITS LOCATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886438April 23, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
THERE IS A LEAK IN GAS LINE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSING FIRE HAZARD. *AK CONSUMER STATES IT IS AT THE CONNECTION TO METAL PIPE FROM TANK. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886181April 18, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
EVER SINCE DAY ONE OF VEHICLE OWNERSHIP ELECTRIC BOOSTER BRAKE SYSTEM HAS OPERATED ERRATICALLY. AROUND 50,000 MILES DEALERSHIP REPLACED ENTIRE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. RECENTLY, AROUND FEBRUARY, AN UNKNOWN COMPONENT IN THIS SYSTEM RUPTURED, AND CAUSED ALL BRAKE FLUID IN SYSTEM TO LEAK ONTO GROUND. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT DID NOT INFORM CONSUMER OF THE CAUSE OF THE DEFECT. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886154April 17, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH ENGINE STALLED FOR SECOND TIME WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER FOUND OUT THAT CAUSE WAS FUEL PUMP RESISTOR THAT HAD FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886130April 17, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE, FR680, P215/70R15, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, BUICK REGAL WITH 25700 MILES. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE DELAMINATED, THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT OF TIRE, BUT 2 INCHES CLOSE TO RIM.*AK DOT W2M3BCB. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885871April 13, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, INTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS KEPT FLASHING. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885755April 12, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED RECALL 00V171000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00058 FOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER , BENSON BUICK 9631 HICKMAN RD DES MONIES, IA. 50322 PHONE # 515-276-6600, AND BEFORE 2001 WAS TOLD THAT PARTS WEREN'T AVAILABLE. PARTS STILL HAVE NOT COME IN. CONSUMER WILL CALLED BUICK TO SEE IF THEY COULD MAKE SOME ARRANGEMENTS FOR PARTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885401April 9, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DEALERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX RECALL FOR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT THAT HE RECEIVED IN MAIL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
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
#885216April 6, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION, HITTING A TRUCK IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V1710000 FOR DRIVER'S AIR BAG, BUT PASSENGER'S AIR BAG NOT INCLUDED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885234April 6, 2001
AIR BAGS
PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO CORRECT RECALL ON AIRBAG.*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
#743373April 1, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
EXTREME VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL/COLUMN WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884713March 30, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING WINDING NOISE AS SHIFTING THROUGH THE GEARS. DEALER SAID IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. DEALER WILL PAY FOR PARTS, BUT CONSUMER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR LABOR WHICH COULD BE AROUND $700.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884668March 30, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN IN LEFT DIRECTION, AND IT WAS POWER STEERING. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE VEHICLE SAFELY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884512March 28, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS/ FRONT ROTORS AND DRUMS. ROTORS / DRUMS OVERHEATING WHICH IS CAUSING THEM TO WARP. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884090March 26, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
ABS MOTOR BURNED OUT, CAUSING ABS BRAKE LIGHT ON DASHBOARD TO COME ON. *AK MECHANIC REMOVED MASTER CYLINDER, BLED HYDRAULIC BRAKES AND REPLACED ABS. *SLC BUICK WOULD NOT PAY FOR REPAIRS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884198March 26, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AND GOING DOWN A HILL CONSUMER SMELLED HOT FUEL SMELL. GAUGES LOOKED FINE. THEN, A COUPLE OF MINUTES LATER CHECKED IT AGAIN, AND BATTERY GAUGE WAS LOW. CONSUMER KEPT DRIVING, AS APPROACHING INTERSECTION VEHICLE DIED. CONSUMER COASTED TO RIGHT AND SAW SMOKE. THEN, COSUMER LEFT CAR, AND THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION WITH FLAMES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884206March 26, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY
SUNVISORS INABILITY TO REMAIN IN ONE POSITION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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