Buick Regal Complaints (2000)

184 consumer complaints on file.

#10117249March 29, 2005
WHEELS
2000 BUICK REGAL GS HAS DEFECTIVE TIRE EQUIPMENT. ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE LOW TIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE VEHICLE 8 TIMES. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE DEALER HAD TO REINFLATED THE TIRES. THEY ALSO REPLACED TIRE CAPS AND VALVE STEMS. FINALLY ONCE THE WHEEL WAS REPLACED THE PROBLEM NO LONGER OCCURRED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107590January 19, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
PERSISTENT OIL LEAKAGE FROM ENGINE AND SUBSEQUENT SMOKE FROM LEAKAGE. THE AUTOMOBILE HAS BEEN TAKEN FOR SERVICING THE PROBLEM FIVE (5) TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO (2) YEARS WITH NO SOLUTION TO PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100590November 27, 2004
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
(1) BOTH REAR SEATS SAFETY BELTS DID NOT OPERATE; (2) UNSAFE CONDITION FOR PASSENGERS IN REAR SEAT; AND (3) TOOK CAR TO DEALER. THEY TOLD ME IT NEEDED BOTH NEW REAR SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES.*AK VEHICLE: 2000 BUICK REGAL LS VIN [XXX] I FEEL THAT THIS BEING A SAFETY RELATED PROBLEM, WITH A LAW IN FORCE THAT SAYS YOU HAVE TO WEAR A SEAT BELT SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY GM. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE FEBRUARY 04, 2004 I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE NO ONE HAS BEEN IN THE BACK SEAT. IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ONE REAR SEATBELT ASSEMBLY, I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED, BUT THE FACT THAT BOTH REAR SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES ARE COMPLETELY LOCKED UP SAYS TO ME THAT THERE MUST BE SOME KIND OF DEFECT, AND I FEEL THAT THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM SHOULD BE REPORTED, AND CHECKED FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OR MALFUNCTIONS. UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099424November 4, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098087November 1, 2004
STEERING, STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE, TURNED WHEEL TO THE LEFT. HEARD AND FELT "CLUNKING" SOUND FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER TURN TO THE LEFT, HOWEVER TURNED OT THE RIGHT WITHOUT PROBLEM. VEHICLE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT RACK & PINION STEERING GEAR FAILED. REPAIR COST OF $750.00. CONSIST OF REPLACE STEERING BOX, FLUSH POWER STEERING SYSTEM TO REMOVE DEBRIS, AND RE-ALIGN VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY FAILURE OCCURED DURING LOW SPEED OPERATION. IF FAILURE OCCURED AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED, IT MAY HAVE RESULTED IN SEVERE INJURY. SAFETY DEPENDANT ON THE PHYSICAL STRENGTH OF THE OPERATOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093739October 7, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1. NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT 2. LEFT TURN SIGNAL/DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT CONSTANTLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED (BURNING OUT) 3. MANY REPLACEMENTS OF THE BULB. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093741October 7, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
1. NOT KNOWN- NO SPECIFIC REASON 2. DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HEATER 3. REPAIRED UNDER 3 YEAR WARRANTY AT DEALER- OLD PART NOT AVAIL (FIXED ONCE IN 2003 NOT WORKING AGAIN AS OF OCT. 6 2004). *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079800June 23, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
2000 BUICK REGAL LEFT OUTER TIE ROD END PROBLEMS. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081942June 4, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS
2000 BUICK REGAL DESIGN FLAW IN THE FOG LAMP COMPONENT.*MR THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE REQUIRED BULB WAS EITHER TOO HOT IR THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE BULB AND THE BOTTOM OF THE UNIT WAS TOO CLOSE AND A HOLE BURNED THROUGH WHICH ALLOWED WATER TO COLLECT IN THE FOG LAMP UNIT AND CAUSED THE BULB TO BURN OUT. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE UNIT AND SAID IT WAS NOT A DEFECT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071765June 4, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TIE RODS WORE OUT THEREFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS THE INSPECTION. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067176May 11, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE STEERING FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A SNOW BANK. *AK THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TWO CRASHES DUE TO THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING LOCKING. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS FOR THE STEERING PROBLEM BUT THE LOCKING CONTINUED. THE DASH LIGHTS WOULD COME ON (GAS GAUGE AND OIL LIGHT), THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND THE TRUNK WOULD FLY OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *SC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067883April 27, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
AT 83000 MILES MY ABS SYSTEM FAILED LEAVING MY CAR WITHOUT ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL I THINK THAT AT THIS LOW MILIAGE THIS SHOULD NOT BE A FACTOR IN THIS CAR THE PART TO MAKE EVERYTHING WORK RIGHT AGAIN IS $1269.00 WITHOUT LABOR. I FEEL OTHER BUICK OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE LOOKED AT MORE CLOSELY. *A
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071471April 23, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED BRAKES LOCKED UP. AS A RESULT, DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051849March 17, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
RACK AND PINION MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. NO IMPACT WAS REPORTED. *AK *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055374February 24, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE OR MANEUVERING A TURN THE VEHICLES STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE 1996 AND 1997 REGALS ARE BEING RECALL FOR STEERING PROBLEMS (03V527000). *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058778February 23, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WENT TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPOT AT DOCTOR'S OFFICE CAR MADE A "BANGING" NOISE. THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT WORK WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT. IT DOES WORK WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. I WENT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP BECAUSE I THOUGHT SOMETHING.HAPPENED IN THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING THE STEERING TO BIND WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE RACK WAS BAD AN NOT THE TRANSMISSION. I GOT ON THE WEB TO FIND PRICING FOR A NEW RACK AND FOUND A WEB SITE THAT LISTED OVER 50 ISSUES. *AK WITH THE RACK FOR GM CARS. I CALLED GM AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO HELP. AFTER READING THE COMPLAINTS FROM THE WEB SITE I FEEL THAT SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK AT SAFETY ISSUES REGUARDING SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART (STEERING) OF THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054398January 18, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
STEERING IN CAR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. TOOK CAR TO BUICK DEALER AND HE TOLD ME IT MIGHT BE A TIE ROD. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068984January 15, 2004
STRUCTURE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRUNK LEAKS,FLOOR BOARD PASSENGER SIDE FILLS WITH WATER. GIVES FALSE TIRE PRESSURE READING WARNING,DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL WAS INOPERABLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049837December 2, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AFTER STARTING THE IGNITION AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042036October 1, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON DIM THEY DO NOT PUT OUT EFFICIENT AMOUNT OF LIGHT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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