Buick Regal Complaints

3,261 consumer complaints on file.

#831432November 30, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH SEAT BELT BUCKLE. SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS CRACKED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542634November 18, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#830887November 17, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHEN APPLYING GAS AFTER MAKING A COMPLETE STOP, ENGINE WILL SHUT ITSELF OFF,CONSUMER MUST RESTART VEHICLE .THIS DEFECT COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER HAS REPLACED IGNITIONS MODULE AND COIL. ALSO CRANK CASE SENSOR. DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING, DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE DEFECT. A TRADE ASSIST HAS SINCE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED, VEHICLE REPURCHASED BY BUICK. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700643November 16, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED IN JULY 1997. SOMETIMES THE CAR'S ENGINE STOPS RUNNING FOR NO APPARENT REASON, LEAVING ME IN MOTION WITH NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL RE-START IMMEDIATELY, ONE TIME IT TOOK AS LONG AS SEVERAL HOURS. ALSO, OCCASIONALLY WHEN PARKED, THE CAR WILL CRANK, BUT NOT START AT ALL. SOMETIMES THE CAR STARTS AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, SOMETIMES IT HAS TAKEN FOR AS LONG AS HALF AN HOUR. SEVERAL MECHANICS, INCLUDING MY LOCAL DEALER, HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THIS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. BUICK CUSTOMER RELATIONS WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY USEFUL ADVICE OR ASSISTANCE. THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700664November 16, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
DEALER REFUSED TO MAKE REPAIRS. SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. COMPLETE FAILURE RESULTED
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700497November 10, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NOT STARTING (ENGINE TRIES TO START BUT JUST WON'T CATCH) AND STALLING WHILE IDLING. #1 OF 6: TOOK CAR FROM HOME, DROVE ABOUT 15 MILES, TURNED IT OFF FOR OVER AN HOUR, DROVE ABOUT 1/10 MILE, TURNED IT OFF FOR OVER AN HOUR, WOULDN'T START. LEFT IT SIT FOR 30 MINUTES. STARTED UP JUST FINE. #2 OF 6: TOOK CAR FROM HOME, DROVE ABOUT 5 MILES, TURNED IT OFF FOR 2 HOURS, DROVE ABOUT 1/2 MILE, TURNED IT OFF FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, WOULDN'T START. LEFT IT SIT FOR 10 MINUTES. STARTED UP FINE, ALTHOUGH I FOLLOWED PROCEDURE FOR FLOODED ENGINE. STOPPED ABOUT 2 BLOCKS AGAIN TO GET GAS. STARTED UP FINE AGAIN. #3 OF 6: TOOK CAR FROM HOME, DID A LOT OF START/STOP DRIVING THAT MORNING. LATER THAT AFTERNOON DROVE ABOUT 10 MILES, TURNED IF OFF FOR OVER AN HOUR, STARTED UP FINE, DROVE ABOUT 1/2 MILE, HAD TO STOP AT STOP LIGHT. WHILE IDLING, STALLED OUT. WOULDN'T START FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. AT THIS POINT I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PROM AND IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE. #4 OF 6: 2 DAYS AFTER DEALER REPLACED THE ABOVE, IT STALLED AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK AND DRIVING JUST A SHORT DISTANCE. HOWEVER, UNLIKE ALL OTHER TIMES IT STARTED UP WITHIN A MINUTE. (IT WAS RAINY THAT EVENING.) TOOK BACK TO DEALER. HE SEALED THE CONNECTIONS - THOUGHT MAYBE THEY GOT WET. #5 OF 6: ABOUT 5 WEEKS LATER WE WENT ON A LONG TRIP AND ALL WAS WELL UNTIL WE WENT TO A STORE AND BACK AND THEN ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER IT WOULD NOT START. #6 OF 6: DROVE HOME FROM WORK (14 MILES), STOPPED FOR GAS ABOUT 1 MILE FROM HOME, FILLED TANK, DROVE HOME, LEFT CAR SIT FOR 45 MINUTES, DROVE ABOUT 3 MILES, LEFT CAR SIT FOR 1 AND 1/4 HOURS, WOULDN'T START. HAD RAINED EARLIER IN THE DAY, BUT THE ROADS WERE FAIRLY DRY. THIS HAPPENED TONIGHT. TOMORROW I WILL PHONE THE DEALER. DOES THIS HAPPEN TO OTHER REGAL OWNERS AND WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT IT? I AM ALMOST SCARED TO DRIVE ANYMORE. DEPENDING WHERE IT STALLS, THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. MIGHT I ADD THAT I HAVEN'T HAD ANY MAJOR PRO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830361November 9, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MOTOR KIT WITHIN ABS HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES.THIS DEFECT COULD CAUSE LOSS OF BRAKES WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830316November 6, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH REAR BRAKES. CALIPER ASSEMBLY FREEZES UP, WHICH CAUSES THE ROTORS TO RUST. THE DEFECTS ARE DESCRIBED IN INVESTIGATION NUMBERS 1555EA94041 AND 2823PE94063. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829949November 2, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN THEY MADE A THUMPING SOUND. CALLED DEALER. TOOK VEHICLE IN. VEHICLE STARTED SQUEAKING & THUMPING. ABS LIGHT CAME ON & STAYED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829951November 2, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY AND SUDDENLY IN REVERSE CONDITIONS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN INTO GARAGE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542336October 29, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THE WINDSHIELD DESIGN CREATES POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO REFLECTION OF DASHBOARD AND AIR VENTS ONTO AREA OF VISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700064October 24, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
TEN TIMES OR MORE THROUGHOUT HISTORY OF CAR TURN SIGNALS DO NOT OPERATE FOR NO REASON. AFTER SITTING FOR A DAY THEY OPERATE. SUSPECT MOISTURE, SEEMS TO HAPPEN AFTER RAIN STORMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700020October 22, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
I HAVE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES ON MY 1990 BUICK REGAL. AFTER MANY REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS TO THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM . I DISCOVERED THAT THE ROOT CAUSE WAS THE MALFUNCTION OF THE REAR BRAKES. THE REAR CALIPERS ARE DESIGNED, THAT WHEN THEY CORRODE THE BRAKING ACTION IS DIMINISHED AND EVENTUALLY STOPS WHEN THE CALIPERS ARE COMPLETELY FROZEN. THIS FAILURE CAUSES SUBSEQUENT PROBLEMS : 1. BECAUSE THE FRONT BRAKES NOW CARRY MORE BREAKING LOAD THE PAD WEARS OUT VERY QUICKLY. 2. BECAUSE THE FRONT BRAKES NOW CARRY MORE BREAKING LOAD THE ROTORS WILL WARP AND REQUIRE FREQUENT TURNING, WHICH EVENTUALLY RENDERS THE ROTOR BELOW SPECIFIED THICKNESS AND MUST BE REPLACED . 3. THE REAR CALIPERS CAN SOMETIMES LOCK IN THE ENGAGED POSITION. THIS WILL CAUSE EXCESS AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS HEAT IN THE BRAKES. THIS WILL EVENTUALLY RUIN ROTORS AND MAY PRESENT A FIRE HAZARD. 4. THE LACK OF BREAKING IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE CAUSES AN IMBALANCE IN THE BREAKING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LERCH SIDEWAYS IN AN EMERGENCY BREAKING SITUATION AS THE INERTIA FROM THE REAR IS NOT IMPEDED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP WITH ANY CONTROL. I HAVE EXPERIENCED ALL 4 OF THESE CONDITIONS ON MY VEHICLE. ITEMS 1-3 ARE TROUBLESOME BECAUSE THE COST IMPACT HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT . BUT THE 4TH ITEM IS CAUSE FOR MY GREATEST CONCERN AS I SEE THIS AS A SERIOUS LIFE AND SAFETY DEFECT. I HAVE EXPERIENCED FIRST HAND THE EFFECT OF THIS CONDITION WHEN MAKING AN EMERGENCY BREAKING MANEUVER. MY VEHICLE LITERALLY SNAPPED SIDEWAYS INTO THE ONCOMING LANE WHEN I HAD TO JAMB ON THE BREAKS. LUCKILY BECAUSE THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT, I WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL AND EVENTUALLY STOP THE VEHICLE. AN ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT FACTOR IS, THERE IS NO ADVANCED INDICATION THAT THE REAR CALIPERS HAVE FROZEN OR NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, PUTTING THE SAFETY OF OPERATOR AND PASSENGERS AT SIGNIFICANT RISK. THIS MUST EFFECT ALL THE OTHER GM MODELS THAT HAVE THE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700031October 22, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THE REASON IS THAT THE BRAKES RUST, THE CALIPERS SEIZE, AND THE REAR BRAKES NO LONGER WORK. SO NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES BUT USUALLY THE FRONT BRAKES ARE ALSO WORN OUT BY THE TIME YOU NOTICE, BECAUSE OF THE INCREASED LOAD ON THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828964October 15, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKING SYSTEM WEARING OUT WITHIN 25,000-30,000 MILE OF WEAR. ROTORS AND PADS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND COST ALWAYS GOES TO CONSUMER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828967October 15, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS NOT TURNING OFF HEADLIGHTS PROPERLY. CONSUMER REPORTED PUSHING HEADLIGHT BUTTON BETWEEN 5-10 MIN UNTIL LIGHTS ARE ABLE TO TURN OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828755October 9, 1998
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES REAR SEAT BELTS LOCK UP, BELTS GET VERY TIGHT, PREVENTING THE OCCUPANTS IN THE SEAT TO MOVE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATES NORMAL OPERATIONS DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE SEAT BELT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828785October 9, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
DRIVER'S POWER SEAT BURNED, INCLUDING BOTTOM AND BACK DUE TO A FIRE. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED THE WIRING HARNESS WAS AT FAULT. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE, WARRANTY STILL EFFECTIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828478October 2, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
RECALLS 91V005 & 92V003; DRIVER'S SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED, THE SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RETRACT. WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. MANUFACTURER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541073September 29, 1998
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
RECALL WORK SCHEDULED FOR REAR CRADLE BOLTS, HOWEVER BEFORE REPAIR WORK REAR AND FRONT CRADLE BOLTS FAILED RESULTING IN EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WORK DENIED DUE TO FRONT CRADLE BOLTS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NOTICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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