Buick Regal Complaints

3,261 consumer complaints on file.

#833808January 21, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AN MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE BRAKE SWITCH ON THIS VEHICLE WENT BAD CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUT IN THE ENIGINE COMPARTMENT WICH LED TO AN FIRE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833542January 14, 1999
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S SIDE LAP AND SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT RETRACT INTO THE HOUSING MECHANISM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SEAT BELTS SEVEN TIMES WITH NO CORECTION TO THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833563January 14, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN WET CONDITIONS,THE VEHICLE WILL STALL. ALSO EXPERIENCES A POWER SURGE ,WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700089January 12, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I HAVE A TERRIBLE ENGINE KNOCK, AND WHEN TAKEN TO A MECHANICAL SHOP THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ME OVER $4000 FOR A REBUILT GM ENGINE, BECAUSE IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. ANOTHER MECHANIC TOLD ME THE 3.8 IS USUALLY AN EXCELLENT ENGINE, AND HE'D NEVER HEARD OF ONEGOING BAD WITH ONLY THE AMOUNT OF MILES I HAVE ON MINE. I READ THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM IN THE '93 REGAL...CAN I GET IT FIXED UNDER A RECALL OR SOMETHING? I LOVE MY CAR AND I AM A NURSE WHO TAKES CARE OF A TOTALLY DISABLED LADY IN HER HOME...I NEED MY CAR BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT I CAN'T AFFORD $4000. PLEASE ADVISE ME WHAT TO DO...I STILL OWE $11,000. ON THIS CAR...HELP ME PLEASE! OTHER THAN THE ENGINE KNOCK IT HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL CAR. I TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT. I JUST HAD THE BODY RETOUCHED SO IT LOOKS LIKE NEW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831896January 12, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH HORN; WHENEVER CONSUMER TRIES TO ACTIVATE THE HORN ON STEERING WHEEL HE HAS A PROBLEM PUSHING THE HORN TO OPERATE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REPLACED THE HORN, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833241January 8, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
WHENEVER IT RAINS THE TURN SIGNALS BECOME INOPERATIVE. DEALER IS REPLACING THE TURN SIGNAL INDICTOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833251January 8, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
CONSUMER CANNOT OPEN HOOD. THE RELEASE MECHANISM INSIDE VEHICLE WILL NOT RELEASE HOOD LATCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701977January 7, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
I WAS ASSIGNED THIS BUICK REGAL WITH 33,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS HAD A CHATTER WHILE TURNING CORNERS. I WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT KELLEY BUICK THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP DID NOT MEET SPECS. OUR COMPANY HAS ANOTHER IDENTICAL REGAL THAT SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING PUMP AT 25,000 MILES. IS THIS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THESE CARS? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833054January 5, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH CONSUMER HIT AN POTHOLE THAT CAUSED THE FRONT LEFT CORNNER OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO POP OFF OF TRACK, THROWING THE DRIVER BACKWARDS INTO THE BACK SEAT CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701826January 3, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHEN CAR DECELERATES ON THE EXIT RAMP OF THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR DIES. THERE IS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. THE CAR THEN RESTARTS IMMEDIATELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832850December 30, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
WHEN DRIVING THE HORN IS VERY HARD TO WORK. CONSUMER HAS TO PLAY AROUND WITH THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO FIND OUT WHERE THE SOUND FOR THE HORN IS. IN AN EMERGENCY THE CONSUMER HAS TO USE THE HORN, IT TAKES TIME TO FIND THE BUTTONS FOR THE HORN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543191December 29, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI LOCK PUMP AND ACCUMULATOR FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832458December 17, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP VEHICLE, SHE COULDN'T BECAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR, VEHICLE DID NOT STOP ON TIME AND BRAKES FLUID WAS ALL OVER. ALSO, THERE WAS A RECALL BEFORE REGARDING ABS BRAKES, RECALL PERFORMED BY INSTALLING CLIP TO PREVENT RUBBING, NEW LOCATION OF SHIFTED BRAKELINE PATH RESULTED IN RUBBING TWO INCHES FROM ORIGINAL LOCATION, REQUEST MANUFACTURER TO REEVALUATE RECALL REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832272December 14, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION:FRONT
CONSUMER EXPRIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKING SYSTEM. WHENEVER DRIVING A WINDING NOISE APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM THE WHEEL, AND WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK INTERMITTENTLY. ASLO, LEARNED FROM AN INDEPENDENT DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END WAS SHOT, AND NEEDED MAJOR REPAIRS. DEALER NOTIFED, BUT NO CORRECTION WAS MADE AT THIS TIME. BRAKES CONTINUE TO GIVE CONSUMER PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831863December 7, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
RIGHT HEADLIGHT HAS CONSUMED MOISTURE THAT COULD INADVERTENTLY CAUSE THE BULB TO BLOW OUT OR A SHORT CIRCUIT. WATER INSIDE LENS LESSENS THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE HEADLIGHT. GM SAYS THAT ALL THEIR LIGHTS LEAK, BUT THAT THEY WILL DRY UP FROM THE HEAT INSIDE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831816December 4, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY
VEHICLE HAS WATER INSIDE ON THE FLOOR BEHIND THE DRIVERS SEAT. SOMETIMES THE ENTIRE FLOOR WILL BE WET IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, FRONT FLOOR HAS NEVER BEEN WET. DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. VARIOUS MECHANICS CONTACTED, AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831820December 4, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DOOR SEEMS TO BE INOPERABLE WHEN TRYING TO OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE, WHEN TURNING THE KEY, IT IS VERY HARD TO OPEN. DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831836December 4, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831561December 2, 1998
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
WHEN TRYING TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE THE DOORS WON'T OPEN, AND THE DOOR LATCH GETS STUCK. WATER IS GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE IN THE BACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND IN THE FRONT ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE FRONT PASSENGER S AND THE DRIVER DON'T KNOW HOW THE WATER IS GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE , ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S NOT RAINING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831605December 2, 1998
POWER TRAIN
THE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER BROKE, WONT BE ABLE TO READ ACCURATELY THE MILEAGE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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