Buick Regal Complaints

3,261 consumer complaints on file.

#713490October 18, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
FROM STANDING STOP, CAR EITHER HESITATES VIOLENTLY OR STALLS. DEALERS CANNOT DUPLICATE AND HAVE NOT EVEN ATTEMPTED REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549037October 15, 1999
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT PULL IN FAR ENOUGH FOR GOOD VISIBILITY. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850572October 13, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION @ 25MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE . MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548974October 12, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
RECALL REPAIR REFUSED BY DEALERSHIP (99V-170). YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713016October 8, 1999
STEERING:LINKAGES
STEERING MAKES NOISES AT START-UP OF CAR ESPECIALLY IN COLDER WEATHER. IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING CLANKING. WILL TAKE TO DEALER WHEN WE RETURN TO FLORIDA IN 9 DAYS. IT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712923October 6, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES; TWICE UNDER WARRANTY, ONCE OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. AT 75,000 MILES, THE CAR IS IN NEED OF ITS FOURTH SET OF REAR PADS AND ROTORS. SPECIAL CARE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO MAKE SURE PROPER LUGNUT TORQUE HAS BEEN ADHERED TO. OWNER HAS ALWAYS CHECKED TORGUE AFTER WHEEL REMOVAL AND SET TO MANUFACTURER'S SPEC OF 100 FT/LB. THIS INCLUDES WHEEL REMOVAL BY GM DEALERSHIPS AND TIRE REPAIR SHOPS, ETC. I WOULD LIKE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM FOR ONCE AND FOR ALL. IT IS THE ONLY BLACK EYE FOR THE CAR. I WOULD TRY HIGH PERFORMANCE PADS AND ROTORS IF I KNEW WHERE TO START.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849985October 5, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
WHILE DRIVING CAR CUTS OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849986October 5, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
WHILE DRIVING CAR CUTS OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849792October 4, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THERE IS ALEAKAGE WITHIN THE THROTTLE WHICH LEAKS ANTI-FREEZE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712644October 1, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
TURN SIGNAL LEVER-SOMETIMES WILL NOT TURN COMPLETELY OFF AFTER COMPLETING TURN(BAD SPRING PREHAPS) SOMETIMES A/C COMPRESSOR WILL NOT TURN ON WHEN A/C BUTTON IS PUSHED BUT IF YOU PLAY AROUND WITH IT WILL EVENTUALLY TURN ON(WE THINK ITS A FAULTY WIRE), 3 OR 4 INTRIGUING INSTANCES WHEN A LITTLE PUFF OF WHITE SMOKE HAS COME UP THROUGH THE TOP OF THE STEERING COLUM SEAM(THE LITTLE SEAM IN IT THAT ALLOWS THE WHEEL TO TILT) EVERYTHING ATTACHED TO THE STEERING COLUM STILL WORKS, ALSO THE PAINT HAS EXCEVILLY FADED ESPICALLY ON THE BUMPERS AND MIRRORS(THE BUMPERS ARE A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT COLOR FROM THE BODY WHIC ALSO HAS FADING PAINT) THE CAR IS A DARK RED AND HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT, ALSO THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T RETRACT, OVERALL IT HAS BEEN THE MOST RELIABLE CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED, BUT THE MAIN REASON I WROTE IS BECAUSE OF THE ODOMETER, PLEASE CONTACT ME IF IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO GET IT FIXED DISCOUNTED OR FREE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548823September 30, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
DESIGN OF THE HORN IS DIFFICULT TO LOCATE WHILE DRIVING AND IS HARD TO BLOW QUICKLY. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849378September 30, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. IT FELT LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO RESPOND, BUT VEHICLE KEPT ROLLING INTO AN INTERSECTION, THE CONSUMER HAD TO AVOID AN ONCOMING VEHICLE AN D RAN INTO AN FENCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849446September 30, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
UPON STARTING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, HITTING TWO PARKED CARS AND A WALL BEFORE STOPPING WITH THE ENGINE STILL RACING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849648September 30, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE FRONT CRADLE RETAINER WASHER (BOLTS) HAD RUSTED OUT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THIS CAUSED IT TO ROCK. DRIVER'S SIDE BOLTS HAD RUSTED, BUT HAVE NOT BROKEN THROUGH. YET, THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO DROP. WAS CHANGING THE OIL & NOTICED THE CRADLE BOLTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849167September 29, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. PREVOUISLY THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE OVERDRIVE SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548762September 28, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
PCM SWITCH FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712317September 27, 1999
STEERING
BINDING, RACHETING AND VIBRATION IN STEERING. REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP TWICE AND RACK AND PINION STEERING UNIT ONCE. VIBRATION STILL PRESENT. DEALER SAYS MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT NO FIX YET, AFTER EIGHT MONTHS. YET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712116September 25, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE FROM THE BRAKES WHEN BACKING OUT FROM A PARKED POSITION WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. WINDSHIELD LEAKS AT THE LOCATION OF THE REAR MIRROR LIGHT WIRES, AND DRIPS ON THE GEAR SHIFT AREA. THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR AND THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR ARE TWO DIFFERENT COLORS, WHICH MIGHT INDICATE THE VEHICLE WAS IN A WRECK. I WAS GIVEN NO HISTORY OF REPAIRS ON THIS AUTOMOBILE . AN "ALAMO" STICKER WAS ATTACHED TO THE INSIDE OF THE TRUNK LID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848694September 24, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
THE CONSUMER STATE'S WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING ROUGH DUE TO THE ECM VALVE, BATTERY FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO NOT START. CONSUMER HAS TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TO PROGRAM THE VEHICLE. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548666September 23, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT DUE TO ACCELERATION PROBLEMS, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS PRIOR TO FINAL DIAGNOSIS. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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