Buick Regal Complaints (1999)

246 consumer complaints on file.

#10131866August 7, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SEVERELY RUSTED REAR BRAKE ROTORS RESULTING IN CALIPER PINS SEIZING AND PREMATURE WEARING OF BRAKE PADS ON REAR WHEEL BRAKES. VEHICLE IS 6 YEARS OLD WITH ONLY 46,500 MILES. REQUIRED TO REPLACE BRAKE ROTORS, HARDWARE AND PADS. VEHICLE STILL HAS ORIGINAL PADS AND ROTORS ON THE FRONT BRAKES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127364July 3, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
(1) I NOTICED ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO THAT THE LEFT REAR WINDOW DID NOT GO DOWN, UPON EXAMINING THE LEFT REAR DOOR I FOUND THAT THE ELECTRONICS ALSO DID NOT OPERATE THE DOOR LOCK AND THAT DOOR STAYED UNLOCKED AT ALL SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117782April 12, 2005
WHEELS:RIM
BOTH REAR RIMS, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, ARE EXPERIENCING LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE. CONSUMER REPLACED BOTH RIMS, AND THE PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE CORRECTED AT THIS TIME. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10115289March 17, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR ALL 4 WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONED, AND COMPLETELY DIED. THE WINDOWS WILL NOT COME DOWN. THE MOTORS BURNED OUT AT DIFFERENT TIMES. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THESE MOTORS WERE A PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115001March 7, 2005
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
BUICK REGAL LS 1999, LEAKED WATER FROM UNDERNEATH THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT WHEN IT RAIN. *BF THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE TUBES FROM THE EVAP CASE WERE CRACKED CAUSING RAIN WATER TO ENTER THE BLOWER MOTOR AND A RESISTOR WHICH SHORTED OUT THE A/C. THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE VEHICLE'S EXTENDED WARRANTY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112673March 7, 2005
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
OVER SEVERAL WEEKS TIME I NOTICED THAT WHEN VEHICLE WAS SITTING STILL RIGHT TURN REQUIRED GREATER EFFORT TO TURN STEERING WHEEL, AS THOUGH WHEEL WAS AGAINST CURB. THEN NOTICED THAT I COULD "SHAKE" TIRES IF GRASPED AT 3 AND 9 OCLOCK ALSO COULD HEAR A SLIGTH "CLUNK" TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD RACK AND PINION WAS DEFECTIVE, WITH VEHICLE ON RACK MECHANIC PIERCED RUBBER BOOT ON RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY AND FLUID RAN OUT, ALSO TIE ROD END WAS LOOSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104136December 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS A 1999 BUICK REGAL LSE WITH 63,000 MILES. REGULAR MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED IN A TIMELY MANNER. WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT WITH THE CAR IN REVERSE AND FOOT LIGHTLY ON THE BRAKE, IT FELT AS THOUGH I HAD BUMPED INTO ANOTHER CAR OR THAT MY WHEEL HAD SLIPPED INTO A POT HOLE. UPON EXAMINATION, NOTHING WAS HIT BY THE BODY OF THE CAR OR THE WHEELS. THIS HAPPENED ONE TIME AND THEN ONE TIME A MONTH LATER. TWO DAYS AFTER THAT, THE INCIDENT REPEATED ITSELF, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE IN REVERSE WHEN IDLING UNLESS I PRESSED ON THE GAS HARD. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A BUICK DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS, I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104993December 16, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE PLACING THE KEY INSIDE THE IGNITION SWITCH VEHICLE FAILED TO TURN OFF. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC SPRAYED LUBRICATION GEL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH AN DIT LOCKED UP. MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK THE IGNITION SWITCH. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE, AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106825December 3, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
SAFETY BELT WAS DEFECTIVE. PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT FUNCTIONED. DRIVER' SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED AND I FLEW FORWARD HITTING MY HEAD AGAINST STEERING WHEEL. *BF THE RELEASE MECHANISM THAT RELEASES THE HOLDING UNIT WAS LOOSE. THE CONSUEMR WAS REAR ENDED AND THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE SEAT BELT FAILURE. *TC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10096306October 24, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT, POWER STEERING PUMP AND PRESSURE HOSE REPLACED, PROBLEM NOT CORRECTED. STEERING TO LEFT IS VERY DIFFICULT EVEN AFTER PUMP WAS REPLACED, AS IT WAS PRIOR TO PUMP BEING REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091849October 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE VEHICLE'S TTACTION CONTROL LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096575October 12, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHEN USING THE TURN SIGNALS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD THE OWNER THAT IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT WAS CAUSING THE DEFECT. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092512October 6, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS
THE TRANSMISSION WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AFTER GOING BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. *JB THE RIGHT REAR FOG LIGHT FELL OUT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093597October 5, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
I MENTION THIS BECAUSE OF A POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD WHERE IT SEEMS A FIRE COULD START QUITE EASILY. AFTER GIVING A LOCKSMITH A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS TO CHANGE A 1999 REGAL IGNITION CYLINDER, THE FOLLOWING MALFUNCTION CONTINUES. ABOUT 80% OF THE TIME I CANNOT TURN THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION. THE KEY CANNOT BE PULLED OUT UNTIL I AM ABLE TO GET THE IGNITION INTO THE OFF POSITION. IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH OR TO MUCH VOLTAGE GOING TO THE IGNITION SECURITY SYSTEM CAUSING THE IGNITION TO LOCK UP. RECENTLY I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS A SECURITY SWITCH RIGHT BEHIND THE KEY CYLINDER THAT IS MALFUNCTIONING. IT CONSISTS OF A SMALL STEEL PLUNGER TYPE BUTTON THAT IS SUPPOSE TO DEPRESS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN PARK. I FOUND OUT THAT IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE FOR THE DEALER TO REPLACE. THEREFORE I DRILLED A HOLE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A SILVER DOLLAR UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL COLLAR. WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF, I NEED TO PLACE MY FINGER IN THE HOLE AND PRESS THIS BUTTON WHICH ALLOWS ME TO TURN THE KEY INTO THE OFF POSITION. I NOTICED THAT THIS SWITCH BECOMES EXTREMELY HOT. I WOULD THINK THE DEALER WOULD CORRECT THIS WITHOUT COST SINCE IT SEEMS OBVIOUS TO BE A MANUFACTURED BAD DESIGN AND A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE RECEIVED QUITE OF FEW REPLIES FROM BUICK CUSTOMERS EXPRESSING THE SAME PROBLEM SINCE POSTING THIS ISSUE ON THE WEB.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094889October 1, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION KEY SWITCH GOES OUT WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS TURNED ON. ALSO, ENGINE FAILS. THE DESIGN OF THE KEY SWITCH IS FAULTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091347September 20, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD MELTED BETWEEN EGR PORT AND WATER JACKET. THIS ALLOWED COOLANT TO FLOOD THE MOTOR. THREE WEEKS AFTER THIS $1200 REPAIR I SPUN A ROD BEARING PROBABLY. $2700 LATER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091430September 7, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE VEHICLE BRAKE LINE AND FUEL LINE RUSTED. AS A RESULT THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089744August 25, 2004
WHEELS:RIM
ALL FOUR RIMS ARE PEELING AND BREAKING INTO PIECES , CREATING POCKETS THAT TRAP DIRT AND DEBRIS. THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ALIGN THE TIRES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086161August 4, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
ON JULY 31, 2004 I ATTEMPTED TO START MY 1999 BUICK REGAL FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT DAY AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED A TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD ALONG WITH A FOUL ODOR THAT DID NOT SMELL LIKE ANTIFREEZE. THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT ON, THOUGH I HAD JUST FLUSHED AND REFILLED THE RADIATOR JUST 3 MONTHS BEFORE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET THE CAR TO THE REPAIR SHOP, IT DIED AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I WAS LATER INFORMED THAT A DEFECT COMMON TO THIS ENGINE HAD CAUSED THE PROBLEM; THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND HAD BROKE, ALLOWING COOLANT TO ENTER THE ENGINE. JUST TO REPLACE THE MANIFOLD IS GOING TO COST ME $652. AND THE EXTENT OF THE ENGINE DAMAGE CAN ONLY BE DETERMINED AFTERWARDS. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THE MANUFACTURER COULD BUILD SUCH AN EXPENSIVE, SUPPOSEDLY "LUXURY" VEHICLE WITH SUCH A CHEAP PART THAT THEY KNOW WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING AND END THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE OR REQUIRE VERY HIGH REPAIR BILLS. IT IS JUST THEIR DECEPTIVE WAY OF MAKING THEIR VEHICLES DISPOSABLE AND RIPPING OFF THE CONSUMER. THIS IS THE 3RD BUICK I HAVE OWNED AND I'VE ALWAYS PRAISED THE BUICK NAME, BUT THEY'VE JUST LOST A CUSTOMER!! SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THEIR DECEPTIVE MANUFACTURING PRACTICES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082706July 26, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
ONE OWNER CAR, WELL MAINTAINED AND SAFELY DRIVEN. 70000 MILES. WHILE DRIGING CAR, STEERING LOCKED UP DURING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS. STEERING POPPED"OUT OF POSITION SEVERAL TIMES. VERY HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE. MECHANIC WAS A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY, HOWEVER TY THE TIME I GOT THERE, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS POSITIONED AT THE 4 O'CLOCK POSITION WIHILE DRIGIN STRAIGHT AHEAD. MECHANIC STATED THE ONLY OTHER CAR THAT HE HAD SEEN A RACK FAIL ON SO EARLY WAS A '97 BUICK REGAL. UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A RECALL THAT ENEDED IN 1998.*AK REPAIR TO REPLACE RACK, $800. ADDITIONAL COST OF $350 AT DEALER TO FIX AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. DEALER MAINTAINS INCORRECT REPAIR TO RACK CAUSED THIS PROBLEM IN THE STEERING WHEEL. OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. THIS WAS A SERIOIUS HAZARD!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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