Buick Regal Complaints

3,261 consumer complaints on file.

#10003285January 23, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 3 YEARS THE DOOR LATCH ON DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HAS BROKEN OFF. THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE COST OF REPAIR IS $150.00. I HAVE HEARD OF THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING IN OTHER GM VEHICLES WITH THE SAME DOOR LATCH DESIGN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004545January 23, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE OIL LIGHT APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD. AND WITH IN SECONDS THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004033January 16, 2003
STEERING
CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. DEALER NOTIFIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001485January 8, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE IN MOTION THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE RIGHT FORNT TIRE CAUSING CONSUMER TO CRASH. THIS RESULTED IN CONSUMER SUSTAINING SEVERAL INJURIES. *JG *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8024095December 10, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
CONSUMER NOTICED ANTIFREEZE LEAKING ON GARAGE FLOOR. TOOK TO DEALER. DEALER SAYS UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDS REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770600December 8, 2002
AIR BAGS
THE SRS (AIR BAG) INDICATOR IS ON SOLID & WILL NOT RESET. I RESEARCHED THE NHTSA OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION RECALL DATABASE AND AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2000 BUICK REGAL FOR THE INTERIOR SYSTEMS: PASSIVE RESTRAINT: AIR GAG: SIDE DOOR: DRIVER. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # IS 00V371000. I WAS NEVER CONTACTED VIA MAIL ON THIS RECALL. I WAS MAILED INFORMATION ON NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 01V109000. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO BESIDES GET MY VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO HAVE THIS SRS UNIT CHECKED? DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023735December 4, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HER VEHICLE. CONSUMER WANTED DEALER FIXED HER CAR OR EXCHANGED. PLEASE MS. GONZALES PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770388December 3, 2002
WHEELS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
MY MAJOR CONCERN IS WHEN I WENT TO REPLACE MY TIRES TODAY GOODYEAR LS EAGLES I WAS TOLD THE TIE RODS WERE WORN SO BADLY THAT THEY COULD NOT DO IT WITHOUT REPLACING THEM TO ALIGN THE CAR PROPERLY. THERE HAD BEEN A NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR SINCE THE DAY ONE THAT I THOUGHT WAS NORMAL TIRE NOISE, BASED ON MY YEARS OF DRIVING (37 WITHOUT INCIDENT) IT SEEMS WORN TIE RODS AT 31,000 MILES IS SOMETHING TO CONSIDER INVESTIGATING. MY DRIVING IS LOCAL 90% OF THE TIME, 7 MILES EACH WAY TO WORK, 5 DAYS A WEEK. ONCE A MONTH A TRIP TO BOSTON. I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPORT THE OTHER LITTLE INCIDENTAL PROBLEMS THAT DO NOT HAVE AN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ON MY SAFETY, THE EXCEPTION BEING THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE NOT REPORTED THESE MINOR PROBELMS TO THE DEALER. I HAVE REVIEWED THE RECALL NOTICES FOR MY BUICK REGAL AND BASED ON MY VIN NUMBER I AM HOPING NHTSA CAN LET ME KNOW IF ALL THE RECALL WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN JULY 2000 AND I AM ONLY AWARE OF TWO RECALLS THAT REQUIRED US TO REPLACE THE LABELS ON OUR VISORS AND RETURN TO THE DEALER FOR SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. I HAVE NEVER BEEN CONTACTED FOR THE OTHER REPORTED RECALLS ALTHOUGH THEY OCCURRED IN MAY 00 AND JUNE 00 AND I DID NOT PURCHASE THE CAR UNTIL 7/29/00. IS IT SAFE TO ASSUME THE RECALLS IN MAY AND JUNE WERE PERFORMED ON MY CAR IF IT WAS ONE OF THE VEHICLES IN NEED? DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023553December 2, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONSUMER STATED THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL PANEL NO LONGER DISPLAYED THE DIGITAL READOUTS, CONSUMER HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE TEMPERATURE WAS SET ON. TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#568433November 26, 2002
STRUCTURE
CONSUMERS SON WAS IN OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE WHEN SUDDENLY ALL STEERING WAS LOST. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THE FRAME HAD SEPARATED FROM THE CHASSIS AND HAD DROPPED, DISENGAGING THE STEERING ASSEMBLY. THE CAUSE WAS THE CRADLE BOLTS HAD PULLED THROUGH THE RETAINERS DUE TO CORROSION. BUICK SENT CONSUMER A RECALL NOTICE SHORTLY AFTER REGARDING THE SAME PROBLEM. BUICK TOLD CONSUMER TO SEND THE REPAIR BILL TO THEM FOR REIMBURSEMENT. CONSUMER HAS NOT HEARD FROM THEM SINCE. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023226November 25, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER STATE AFTER STICKING KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT OUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE AIR BAG DEPLOYS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023110November 21, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE VEHICLES HORN STARTS TO BLOW ON ITS OWN. TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND THEY REPLACED THE WHOLE AIRBAG SYSTEM. SEPTEMBER 2002 CONSUMER RECIEVED A RECALL LETTER THE AIRBAG SYSYEM. SYSTEM HAD BEEN REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769930November 20, 2002
TIRES
TREAD DELAMINATED AS VEHICLE WAS ENTERING I-20 WESTBOUND IN BENBROOK, TX. PHOTOS AVAILABLE. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769807November 17, 2002
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE FAILED. P/N ON ITEM IS16238601 WITH A SERVICE NUMBER OF 09352490. MY REPAIR INVOICE REFERENCES THE FOLLOWING NUMBER: 12209720 MODULE. DUE TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ITEM I FELT NHTSA SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769825November 17, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769519November 10, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE REAR DOOR CHILD SAFETY LOCKS HAVE BEEN REMOVED ON THE 2003 MODEL MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR A CHILD AS YOUNG AS FOUR YEARS OLD WHO IS RESTRAINED IN A CHILD SEAT TO MANUALY UNLOCK THE REAR DOOR, PULL THE DOOR HANDLE AND OPEN THE DOOR. THESE DOOR LOCKS WERE STANDARD ON THE REGAL PRIOR TO THE 2003 MODEL. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022456November 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE ENGINE FAIL FROM UNDER VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS SERVICE TECHNICIAN NOTICE CRADLE MOUNTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022383November 7, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CONSUMER STATES HEADLIGHTS FAILED WHILE DRIVING. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE MULTIFUNCTION MODULE SWITCH, LOCATED IN VEHICLE'S STEERING COLUMN, HAD FAILED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768967October 27, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
CAR IS HARD TO SHIFT OUT OF NEUTRAL UNLESS THE PARKING BRAKE IS ENGAGED, THEN DIS-ENGAGED. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768968October 27, 2002
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS CAR CAME FROM KENTUCKY TO IOWA, IS THERE ANY WAY OF TELLING IF IT HAS BEEN WRECKED? IS THE VIN # LEGITIMATE? DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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