Buick Regal Complaints

3,261 consumer complaints on file.

#725444July 14, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CRUISE CONTROL KEPT ON GOING OUT ON US ON OUR TRIP THROUGH NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA. IT WAS REALLY ANNOYING AND COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS IF THERE HAD BEEN MORE TRAFFIC. I HAD TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE ODOMETER OR SPEEDOMETER AS CLOSELY AS I COULD. I FELT THAT THIS COULD HAVE REALLY BEEN DANGEROUS. I TALKED TO A MECHANIC IN A GAS STATION AND HE TOLD ME THAT IT POSSIBLY COULD BE COMPRESSION. HE COULD NOT HELP ME. WE TRAVELED EXTENSIVELY THROUGH THE AREAS OF ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO, AND I THOUHT THAT MAYBE IT WAS DUE TO ELEVATION THAT WOULD BE CAUSING SOME OF THE PROBLEMS. WHEN RETURNING TO OUR HOME IN INDIANAPOLIS THOUGH, WHILE GOING THROUGH THE FLATLANDS OF KANSAS, AND SOME OF THE OTHER PLACES WHERE IT WAS FLAT, IT DID THE SAME THING. I WOULD SET THE CRUISE, IT WOULD WORK FOR A WHILE, THEN IT WOULD FAIL BY SLOWING DOWN TREMENDOUSLY, AS I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL, THINKING ALL ALONG THAT IT WOULD WORK IN THESE AREAS. THERE WERE NO HILLS, SO WHAT WAS I TO LOSE. EXCEPT I DID LOSE THE POWER OF THE CRUISE CONTROL. ALSO THE AIR CONDITIONER SEEM TO BE AFFECTED ALSO. I WOULD LOSE SOME POWER FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER. EVEN NOW WHILE TRAVELING AROUND THE HIGHWAYS HERE IN INDY IT HAPPENS ALSO.
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#865397July 14, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
REAR BEARINGS HAVE FAILED, AND THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE REAR BEARING.*AK
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#725349July 12, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON FIVE OCCURRENCES NOW. EACH TIME HAS BEEN BELOW 20 MPH. THE LAST TIME IT STALLED, IT TOOK APPROX. 5 ATTEMPTS TO GET THE VEHICLE RUNNING. EACH ATTEMPT WOULD RUN THEN DIE IMMEDIATELY. THIS LAST OCCURED IN A MAJOR INTERSECTION, WITH ME OBSTRUCTING TRAFFIC.*AK
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#865273July 12, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES CONSUMER WOULD HEAR A RUBBING NOISE, CONSUMER SAID IT WAS GETTING HARD TO STOP VEHICLE.*AK
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#865284July 12, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70-75 MPH LEAF SPRING BROKE RIGHT AT THE BRAKE CALIPER. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY KIND OF INDICATIONS. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
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#725181July 10, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
I TRIED TO CONTACT THE GUY IN THE WSJOURNAL ABOUT ENGINES ACCELERATING, TO NO AVAIL. HAVE HIM SEND ME AN EMAIL AND I WILL ENLIGHTEN HIM AS TO CAUSE ON THE FIRST ONE. HAVENT FIGURED OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS RUN AMOK CAR,YET. BUT WILL SEND DETAILS IN EMAIL! *AK
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#725033July 6, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NEED TO KNOW IF PAINT AND/OR PAINT JOB HAS HAD ANY DEFECTS; HAVE BBEN TOLD BY BUICK OWNERS THERE HAVE BEEN BUT NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM..THANKS. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK
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#864852July 6, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING 1100 MILES ALMOST A QUART OF OIL WILL BE GONE. OIL CONSUMPTION IS VERY HIGH. DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISIC. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
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#864788July 5, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. THE BRAKES PEDAL GOES COMPLETELY TO THE FLOORBOARD. DEALER HAS TRIED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BUT CAN'T REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK
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#552855June 29, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
REAR BRAKES FAILED. YH
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#864525June 29, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS RELEASE FROM THE RETRACTING MECHANISM, CAUSING SEAT BELTS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. *AK *ML
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#724646June 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
EXCESSIVE ROTOR CORROSION REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THIS IS THE SECOND OR THIRD TIME I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH ROTOR CORROSION. *AK
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#864076June 22, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP TOLD CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM HAS BEEN RESOLVED. BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
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#864095June 22, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
SHOULDER BELT GUIDE LOOP ATTACHED TO DOOR HAS A CRACKED COVER. THIS CAUSES THE SHOULDER BELT TO BE LOOSE AND NOT RETRACTING PROPERLY.*AK
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#724275June 20, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
BOTH FENDERS HAVE RUSTED THROUGH IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT ON BOTH SIDES , POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WITH THE PAINT ITSELF OR THE METAL USED FOR THE FENDERS. IT DOESN'T SEEMS AS THOUGH THIS SHOULD HAPPENED TO A VEHICLE WITH THAT FEW MILES ON IT. ALWAYS BEEN TAKEN CARE OFF.*AK
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#724276June 20, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE AIR COMPRESSOR WILL NOT COME ON EVEN THOUGH THE FREON LEVEL IS WHERE IT SHOULD BE ACCORDING TO A MECHANIC. HE HAS CHECKED THE RELAYS AND EVERYTHING LOOKS FINE BUT THE AIR CONDITIONER WILL NOT COME ON. *AK
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#863816June 20, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING DASH LIGHTS AND RADIO LIGHTS TURNED OFF AND ON. CONSUMER WAS UNSURE IF THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE TAIL LIGHTS WERE TURNING OFF AND ON. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK *ML
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#724201June 19, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE ENGINE BOLTS WERE NOT SECURE. WHILE BROWSING THE NET I FOUND THAT THE 91 BUICK REGAL WAS BEING RECALLED BECAUSE OF THIS AND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT STEPS NEED TO BE TAKEN IN ORDER TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO PEP BOYS FOR TIRES WHEN I WAS INFORMED OF A NEED FOR THE THE REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY (DRUMS, ROTORS, CALIPERS, ETC.) TO BE REPAIRED AND I FOUND THAT BUICK WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THESE PARTS AS WELL AS THE SUSPENSION. I ALSO FOUND THAT CHEVY WAS HAVING A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE LUMINA. AT THIS POINT I AM JUST TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO GET IN CONTACT WITH BUICK TO GET SOME OF THESE ISSUES RESOLVED. THANKS IN ADVANCE, ERICA JONES. *AK
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#863778June 19, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC DUE TO A MELTDOWN. MECHANIC SAID THAT BRAKE LIE MELTED DUE TO ENGINE HEAT. NO WARNING. *AK *ML
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#863659June 15, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED, OBSCURING DRIVER'S VISION. VEHICLE WAS NOT HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND IT DID NOT HIT A BUMP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC PLACED IT ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE & NOTHING WAS WRONG. HAD THE AIR BAG REPLACED. *AK
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