Buick Regal Complaints
3,261 consumer complaints on file.
- #883777March 22, 2001AIR BAGS
CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED RECALL ID# 00V171000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00058 CONCERNING AIR BAG SYSTEM. PARTS WERN'T AVAILABLE. MANUFACTURER WILL SEND A LETTER WHEN THE PART BECOME AVAILABLE.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #883621March 21, 2001SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
WHILE DRIVING COULD HERE A GRINDING NOISE, AND SMOKE COMING OUT BACK NEAR CALIPER.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #883667March 21, 2001AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PARTS ARE UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #742528March 16, 2001LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK WAS DEFECTIVE AS ASSEMBLY FAILED. UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM THE OUITSIDE. POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM TO DRIVER IF A MEDICAL EMERGENCY DEVELOPE. EXTRACTING DRIVER FROM PASSANGER SIDE WOULD HAVE BEEN NEAR IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE OF BUCKET SEATS AND CONSOLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #742553March 16, 2001SUSPENSION:FRONT
I AM HAVING PROBLEM WITH FRONT-END SUSPENSION MAKING GRINDING AND POPING NOISE, ACCORDING TO SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER:533307B IT IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE, AND WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION OR ASSISTANCE CAN NHTSA PROVIDE TO ME. THANK YOU!*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #883259March 16, 2001AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL NOTICE 00V171000 REPAIRS REGARDING AIRBAG FAILURE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED HER THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE ,AND HAS YET TO HEAR ANYTHING FROM THEM REGARDING REPAIRS. *AK RECALL REPAIR WAS FINALLY COMPLETED. *SLC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #882908March 13, 2001SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
VEHICLE HAS INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCE DURING ALL KIND OF WEATHER. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES HARD THERE IS A GRINDING SOUND. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #882909March 13, 2001SEAT BELTS
DRIVER SEATBELT WILL NOT LOCK WHEN BRAKING WITH FORCE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #882768March 12, 2001AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 00V171000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00058. DEALER STATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE AND THE DEALER HAD RECEIVED INSTRUCTION TO FIX VEHICLE, BUT DEALER STILL UNABLE TO FIX THE RECALL PROBLEM BECAUSE OF INAVAILABILITY OF PARTS. *YH
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #882771March 12, 2001STEERING
WHILE COMING HOME HEARD A BANGING NOISE WHENEVER HITTING A BUMP. CONSUMER TURNED STEERING AND HEARD A LARGE CLUNK. THEN, THERE WAS LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, STEER WHEEL COULD TURN ALL THE WAY AROUND. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #882815March 12, 2001VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKS INTERMITTENLY AT TIMES. HE CAN TURN SWITCH ON AND THERE IS A DELAY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIPERS WITH THE SAME KIND OF FAILED PART AND IT FAILED AGAIN. *YH
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #742268March 11, 2001VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
MY WINDSHIELD WIPER ASSEMBLY FAILED DURING COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS. I CONTACTED BUICK CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT MY ISSUE AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ASSEMBLY.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #882538March 9, 2001AIR BAGS
RECALL 00 V 171 000 INADVERTENT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. CONSUMER CONTACTED PINNO BUICK , OXFORD ,PA 610-932-2892, TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS DONE, AND WAS TOLD THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #882033March 5, 2001STRUCTURE
WHILE MAKING A TURN HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM LEFT SIDE OF CAR. TOOK TO DEALER, AND PUT ON FRONT CRADLE BOLTS AND WASHER, BUT NEVER DID REAR. CONSUMER FELT LIKE REAR HAS GONE BAD, AND THEY MAY LOOSE STEERING.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #882070March 5, 2001STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER STEERING PUMP IS DEFECTIVE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #559984February 28, 2001AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE DEALER HAS NOT RECEIVED PARTS FOR RECALL OOV-171 FOR THE AIR BAG WIRING. NLM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #881729February 28, 2001SEAT 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
- #881771February 28, 2001AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
A TRUCK HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AT 35 TO 40 MPH, AND NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CAR HAD BEEN TO DEALER THREE TIMES FOR SEVERE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #741655February 27, 2001ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE STALLED OUT WITHOUT WARNING, ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ARE INOPERABLE WHEN VEHICLE STALLS, DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROB. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #881537February 27, 2001VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE MAJORITY OF THE TIME, THEY WORKED ONLY ON RANDOM BASIS. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER/MECHANIC AND HAS BEEN TOLD THAT IT COULD BE ONE OF NINE PARTS, BUT THEY COULD NOT SEE A REASON FOR ERRATIC OPERATION. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT ON ONE OCCASION WIPERS FAILED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY SNOW. *SLC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0