Buick Regal Complaints (1998)

302 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#785292February 19, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED, ALL THE GEARS WOULD NOT ENGAGE EXCEPT FOR PARK. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741178February 19, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE PROBLEMS, PULSATION IN BRAKE PEDAL. REPLACED FRONT ROTORS-BLUE FROM OVERHEATING AT 707 MILES. BRAKES VIBRATE, TURNED ROTORS & REPLACED GLAZED FRONT BRAKE PADS AT 1154 MI. BRAKES PULSATE, REPLACE BOOSTER BRAKE ASSY. AT 1641 MI. BRAKES PULSATE, REPLACE MASTER CYLINDER AT 4926 MILES. BRAKES PULSATE, REPLACED BOTH FRONT ROTORS AT 13,462 MI. BRAKES PULSATE, REPLACED FRONT AND REAR ROTORS (PAPER THIN AND BLUE) AT 14,431 MI.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559611February 13, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 72 MPH THERE WAS A VIBRATION FELT IN RIGHT FRONT TIRES, GOODYEAR EAGELS P22560R16, RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD BELT EDGE SEPARATION AND A BIG KNOTT ON THE INSIDE WALL, LEFT FRONT TIRE SHOWING SAME SIGNS. CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740732February 11, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS MOVE UP AND DOWN APROXIMATELY 4" WHILE IN THE "OFF" POSITION. ADDITIONALLY THE WIPERS WILL STOP, BLOCKING DRIVER VIEW OR NOT WORK AT ALL WHILE IN THE "ON" OR "INT" POSITIONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739845January 23, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED SOON AFTER DELIVERY,DEALER WOULD ONLY TURN THEM AT MY COST,AFTER 40,000 DIFFERENT DEALER ADVISED ROTORS SO BADLY SCRAPED BY PREVIOUS BUICK DEALER NEW ROTORS WERE REQUIRED AT $550...I FEEL LIKE THESE WERE DEFECTIVE FROM THE START AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739058January 9, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
SEVERE FRONT BRAKE PROBLEM WITH SHAKE AND POSSIBLE ROTOR DAMAGE REPORTED TO AND REPAIRED BY CAVENDER BUICK, UNDER WARRANTY, ON JUNE 1999. (NOTE: YOUR NHTSA SITE HAS SEVERAL COMPLAINT ENTRIES REGARDING SAME). ON 12/25/00, ON RETURN TRIP TRAVELING I37 NORTH TO SAN ANTONIO FROM CORPUS CHRISTI, I APPLIED BRAKES TO MAKE MY EXIT ON SAN ANTONIO LOOP 410. IMMEDIATELY AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKE WE HEARD A LOUD ROTATING CLUNK FROM THE FRONT END. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I WAS ON THE SHOULDER WHEN THE CAR MOVEMENT FROZE AND CAME TO A JOLTING HALT. THIS WAS AT 1630 HRS. TOW TRUCK ARRIVED AT 2200 AND MOVED CAR TO NEAREST GM DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS CAVENDER OLDSMOBILE. ALTHOUGH CAVENDER DEALERSHIPS ARE FAMILY RELATED THEY ARE 2 TOTALLY SEPARATE DEALERSHIPS AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. THEY SERVICED MY CAR THE FOLLOWING DAY AND DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER HAD SHEARED OFF AND JAMMED SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE ROTATING WHEEL AND THE FIXED AXLE PREVENTING FOWARD MOVEMENT ON THE CAR. INTERSTATE 37 WAS WET AND SLICK ON DEC 25TH AND I AM VERY VERY HAPPY THAT THE CALIPERS DID NOT COME OFF WHILE I WAS TRAVELING THE SPEED LIMIT ON THAT FREEWAY. OTHERWISE I COULD HAVE CHECKED OFF "YES" ON YOUR FATALITY BOX ON THIS FORM. IT IS UPSETTING TO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE AT THIS SITE INFORMATION REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE YET THEY ARE UNDER "COMPLAINTS" WHILE YOU HAVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS UNDER "INVESTIGATIONS". I WOULD THEN SUGGEST, WITH STRONG URGENCY, THAT AN IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION BE INITIATED REGARDING THE SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM, DESIGN, OR MATERIELS USED. THE SHAKING MAYBE CAUSING STRESS ON THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE CALIPERS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877720January 9, 2001
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, BRAKE CALIPER FELL OFF, JAMMING FRONT WHEEL CAUSING IT TO FREEZE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE IN REVERSE BUT THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL STAYED LOCKED. THE CAUSE WAS FOUND TO BE TWO BOLTS THAT HOLD THE CALIPER SHEARED OFF. THE CALIPER, AFTER COMING OFF, JAMMED THE FRONT WHEEL MOVEMENT TO HALT. THE VEHICLE SHAKED WHEN BACKING AND TURNING DUE TO POWER STEERING GEAR FAILURE. THE BRAKES PULSATE WHEN APPLIED DUE TO EXCESS RUNOUT OF BRAKE ROTORS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739025January 8, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
BOTH REAR SHOULDER BELTS GET TWISTED WHEN RETRACTING-WHICH CAUSE RETRACTOR TO BIND-HANG UP INTERNALLY/JUST LIKE ON 98-99 OLDS INTRIGUE. SAME BASIC DESIGN AS ON REGAL AND GRAND PRIX AND OTHER BUICK MODELS-HAVE SAME CONDITION/OLDS CAME OUT WITH RECALL TO INSTALL GUIDE-TO KEEP BELT FROM GETTING TWISTED. BUICK CUSTOMER ASSIT STATED NO FUTURE RECALL IN THE WORKS FOR BUICK. WHY NOT????*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738010December 19, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THERE IS EXCESSIVE GLARE IN THE WINDSHIELD OF THIS VEHICLE; EXCESSIVE TO A POINT OF TOTAL BLINDNESS WHEN I ENTER MY GARAGE. THE PROBLEM IS A RESULT OF THE STEEP ANGLE OF GLASS, A VERY LIGHT COLORED GRAY DASH AND THE SIZE OF THE DASH. THIS COMBINATION CAUSES THE WINDSHIELD TO TAKE ON THE APPEARANCE OF BEING FOGGY AT ALL TIMES. AT NIGHT, WHEN DRIVING UNDER OVERHEAD LIGHTS THE CONDITION IS EVEN WORSE ; AS IS THE CASE WHEN DRIVING THE CAR INTO MY GARAGE WHICH IS ALSO LIGHT GRAY. IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE I AM ALMOST TOTALLY BLINDED BY THE IMAGES TRANSPOSED INTO THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE CONTACTED BUICK AT LEAST 6-8 TIMES ASKING FOR HELP TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT THE MOST THEY WOULD OFFER IS A SUGGESTION TO GET MYSELF SOME POLARIZED SUN GLASSES OR PURCHASE A DASH MAT (WITH A WARNING THAT THE DASH MAT MAY NOT HELP EITHER). MY CONTENTION IS THAT BUICK BUILT THE CAR, THEY CLAIM THAT IT WAS TESTED FOR SAFETY STANDARDS AND IT'S NOT SAFE AS FAR AS MY VISION IS CONCERNED. THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO CORRECT DEFECTS IN THE PRODUCTS THEY SELL. THERE ARE SOLUTIONS TO THIS PROBLEM, THEY ARE AWARE OF IT BUT THEY WOULD RATHER NOT ADDRESS IT UNTILL SOMEONE GETS HURT.T. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558147November 28, 2000
AIR BAGS
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIR BAGS WHEN CONSUMER HIT A CURB AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED CAUSING DAMAGE TO SUN ROOF, FRONT WINDSHIELD AND DASHBOARD, THE GASSES EXPELLED FROM THE AIR BAG IRRITATED DRIVERS BRONCHIAL TUBES CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH BREATHING AND CONSTANT BOUTS OF COUGHING, CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#735643November 2, 2000
TIRES
A TOTAL OF 5 TIRES FAILED. 2 IN 1999 AT 20000 MILES WHICH WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER WITHOUT CHARGE. ONE OF THE REPLACEMENT TIRES FAILED SHORTLY THEREAFTER AND WAS REPLACED. LAST MONTH THE CAR DEVELOPED A VIBRATION AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHICH ADVISED THE REMAINING 2 TIRES HAD SEPERATED AS WELL BUT THEY HAD TOO MANY MILES ON THEM TO BE REPLACED; FURTHER, NEITHER DID HE TELL MY DAD THAT IT COULD BE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH SEPARATIONS.*AK (TIRESIZE: P22570R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P22570R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555866October 10, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555626September 28, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
POSSIBLE WIRING PROBLEM, VEHICLE EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS WITH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND BLINKERS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731915September 19, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD 30 - 40 % TREAD SEPERATION. OTHER THREE TIRES SHOW EVIDENCE OD PREMATURE WEAR.( DOT NUMBER: M6X0 TIRE SIZE: P22560R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554801September 18, 2000
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER BEGAN TO HEAR AND UNUSAUAL HUMMING SOUND, UPON CAREFUL VISIUAL INSPECTION OF ALL FOUR TIRES DID NOT REVEAL AN UNDER INFLATION, CONSUMER CONTINUED TO DRIVE ABOUT 30 MILES THEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT SEVERLY DAMAGING THE ALUMINUM WHEEL (P211570R15). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870738September 18, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
DUE TO DEFECTIVE MICRO RELAY 18 AND 19, WHICH CONTROLS THE FUEL PUMP, FAILING AND CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS MAY CAUSE A CRASH OR A NO START CONDITION. MIRCO RELAY 18 AND 19 HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 50-100 TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730556September 7, 2000
TIRES
I'VE BEEN COMPLAINING TO BUICK DEALER SINCE 10/99 ABOUT VIBRATION AND WOBBLING IN CAR AND STEERING WHEEL, BUT DEALER COULD NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IN AN EFFORT TO FIND PROBLEM, DEALER ROTATED TIRES (FOR THE THIRD TIME), AND TECHNICIAN FOUND "FUNNY SPOT" (LOOKED LIKE A SLIT) ON SIDEWALL OF TIRE. I WATCHED TIRE FOR A WEEK AND TIRE WAS SPLITTING MORE ON SIDEWALL SO I TOOK IT TO A FIRESTONE DEALER. FIRESTONE REPLACED TIRE FOR COST TO ME OF THE TREAD I HAD USED, PLUS WASTE FEE. (WANTED TO CHARGE ME FOR BALANCE, MOUNT, ETC. AND I REFUSED TO PAY IT.) FIRESTONE TECHNICIAN SAID, IN FACT, TIRE HAD COME APART AT THE "JOIN" AND THAT IS WHY SIDEWALL WAS SPLITTING TOO. UNFORTURNATELY, WE HAVE 16" WILDERNESS AT TIRES (MADE IN CANADA) ON OUR 2000 CHEVROLET PICK-UP. I CONTACTED FIRESTONE BY PHONE ABOUT THESE TIRES ON BOTH OUR VEHICLES AND THEIR ATTITUDE WAS LUDICROUS, CONSIDERING THE RECALL GOING ON AT PRESENT. THEY COULD HAVE CARED LESS AND JUST SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH ANY OF OUR TIRES, EVEN THOUGH I TOLD THEM I HAD A DEFECTIVE TIRE ON MY CAR!!! I BELIEVE NHTSA SHOULD FORCE FIRESTONE TO REPLACE ALL WILDERNESS TIRES, NO MATTER WHAT SIZE THEY ARE, AND ALL OTHER TIRES THAT MAY BE FOUND DEFECTIVE AT THIS TIME!!! I DRIVE 300 MILES ON THE WEEKEND TO THE COUNTRY, AND AM VERY NERVOUS AND UNCOMFORTABLE, TO SAY THE LEAST, ABOUT THESE TIRES ON OUR CAR AND TRUCK! PLEASE HELP US AND EVERYONE ELSE STUCK WITH THESE CRUMMY FIRESTONE TIRES! P.S. I ALSO CONTACTED CHEVROLET, AND THE DEALERS WHERE THESE VEHICLES WERE PURCHASED, AND NONE OF THEM WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT THESE TIRES. CHEVROLET WAS ALSO VERY LAX AND UNCONCERNED ABOUT THIS SITUATION. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO LIGHT A FIRE UNDER THESE COMPANIES???( DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRE SIZE: P215/70R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729084August 25, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE CAR'S PROBLEM IS THAT IT STOPS AT ANY TIME. BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, MY SON AND MY WIFE, WHO DRIVES THE CAR, HAD MANY TIMES THE POSIBILITIES TO BE INVOLVED IN THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553767August 11, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL INFORMATION (99V-356), CONSUMER IS NOT SURE ABOUT THE RECALL PROCEDURE, INFORMATION WAS PREVIOUSLY SUPPLIED THAT CONFLICTS AND IS CONFUSING TO CONSUMER. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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