Buick Regal Complaints

3,261 consumer complaints on file.

#8005669March 14, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SEATBELT WILL NOT BUCKLE UP ANY LONGER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005398March 12, 2002
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
DRIVESHAFT WOULD THUMP OR JERK WHEN ENGAGED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005403March 12, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
KEY IN THE IGNITION SWTICH WOULD NOT START VEHICLE. KEY WOULD KEEP ON TURNING. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005473March 12, 2002
STRUCTURE
FRONT CRADLE BOLT PULLED THROUGH RETAINER DUE TO CORROSION. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY TWO MASTER TECHNICIANS AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GET FIXED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005222March 8, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON UNTIL STOPPED VEHICLE AND RESTART IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005150March 7, 2002
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THERE IS A LEAK ON LEFT HAND ON DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR NEAR BRAKE PEDAL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT SITUATION, AND NO ONE CAN FIND OUT WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005083March 6, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN A REPAIR SHOP A BURNED UP FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED IN FUEL TANK. FUEL PUMP AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004647February 27, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS NOT SHIFTING GEARS PROPERLY. ALSO, OVERDRIVE GEAR WAS INOPERATIVE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004616February 26, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
CONSUMER'S PARENTS WERE DRIVING ALONG THE FREEWAY ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE. THEY GOT OUT, VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES, AND IT BURNED COMPLETELY, EVEN TIRES EXPLODED. CONSUMER'S PARENTS WERE EMOTIONALLY TRAUMATIZED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
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
#8004279February 20, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE DRIVERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE ENDED UP IN A DITCH, AFTER THE ACCIDENT, CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE ON THE AIRBAG, CONSUMER SUFFERED A DAMAGED LUNG, AND HER CHEST WAS CAVED IN.*JG *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8004105February 15, 2002
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
STEERING WHEEL GETS EXTREMELY STIFF AFTER A COUPLE OF MILES OF DRIVING. ALSO, CONSTANT STALLING WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758258February 15, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
STEERING BINDS IN LOW SPEED TURNS AND ALWAYS MAKES WHINING NOISE. FLUID LEVEL OK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003885February 11, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
REAR BRAKES FREEZE UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO FISHTAIL AND HAVE NO CONTROL WHEN BRAKING. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT DIRT AND RUST FORM AROUND IN THE PIN THAT OPERATES THE CALIPERS. TWICE VEHICLE HAS HAD THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003766February 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY STOP WITHOUT WARNING.*AK *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757990February 8, 2002
POWER TRAIN
DON'T KNOW ACTUAL MILEAGE AND DON'T KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT REPAIR. MECHANIC QUOTED EXORBITANT COST TO REBUILD ODOMETER HEAD PLUS COST OF LABOR TO REMOVE & REPLACE.ALSO HE ADVISED THAT A DEALER TOLD HIM THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE CARS, & REPLACING WITH A USED PART WOULD LIKELY RESULT IN SAME PROBLEM. WHAT DO WE DO?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564317February 6, 2002
TIRES
CONSUMER STATES FRONT TIRES EXPERIENCED BAND SEPARATION, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO WOBBLE DURING LOW AND MODERATE SPEEDS UNDER 50 MPH, THE REAR TIRES EXPERIENCED CUPPING, CAUSING A THUMPING SENSATION, MICHELIN REPLACED ALL TIRES, THE TIRES WERE GOODYEAR EAGLE LS, P225/60R16. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003625February 6, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA# 00 V 171 000 MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00058 CONCERNING INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT: DEALER POIRIER BUICK; FALL RIVER, MA; PHONE# 508/679-3200 WAS UNABLE TO HONOR RECALL BECAUSE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564098January 23, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT AND SHOULDER BELT HAS COME UNWOUND, MAKING RESTRAINT IMPOSSIBLE AND HAS INSUFFICIENT PROTECTION. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002101January 14, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED OVER NIGHT HORN IS INOPERABLE UNTIL AFTER VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY WARMED UP, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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