Buick Regal Complaints

3,261 consumer complaints on file.

#604253September 17, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FAILED. QCAW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541519September 17, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
TRANSAXLE REPEATEDLY FAILS TO ENGAGE INTO DRIVE AFTER A STOP OR AFTER CHANGING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540021September 15, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ANTI LOCK BRAKES AND ROTORS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827863September 14, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
REAR BRAKE ROTORS AND CALIPERS WERE REPLACED AND THERE WAS ONLY 40,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540794September 12, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHEN PAPERS ARE PUT IN GLOVE COMPARTMENT THEY CAN EASILY SLIP INTO THE AIR CONDITIONING FAN. GLOVE COMPARTMENT NOT SEALED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540797September 12, 1998
POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
ODOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827821September 11, 1998
SUSPENSION
FOUR STRUTS IN AND THE CAR COULD NOT BE ALIGNED BECAUSE AN ADJUSTMENT BAR WAS BENT AND HARDWARE WAS MISSING, BOTTOM OF CAR WAS SCRAPPING. SPECIALIST STATED THE CAR HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE, THIS WAS A PROGRAM CAR, TIRES PUT ON THE CAR AND THE WHEELS DO NOT LINE UP PROPERLY. DEALER CONTACTED, NO WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827822September 11, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR WENT DEAD, JUST BURNT OUT, AND MADE THE BATTERY GO DEAD AND NOT CHARGED. DEALER CONTACTED AND STATED THE PROBLEM IS NORMAL. ALSO, NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827838September 11, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVEN FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, IT WILL BEGIN STALLING AND CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, AND WILL NOT RESTART FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. TOOK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827621September 4, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ENGINE BURST INTO FLAMES WHILE DRIVING. PREVIOUS REPAIRS WERE DONE, INCLUDING THE TRANSMISSION. SPEED ABOUT 35 MPH, PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT, LEFT CAR PARKED. FIRE DEPARTMENT DID NOT SHOW UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827589September 3, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH TO VIEW THE ROAD CLEARLY DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE HEADLIGHT LENS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827512September 2, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826907September 2, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE SUN IS SHINING THERE'S IS A RELECTION THAT COMES OFF THE DASHBOARD, MAKING IT HARD TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD. IN ADDITION, WHEN OPERATING WINDSHIELD WIPERS DURING RAIN, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WIPER STOPS AND DROPS ACCUMULATED WATER IN DRIVER'S VISION. WHEN STOPPED AND WIPERS ARE ON HIGH, THE CAR ROCKS AS IF IN A WIND STORM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827467September 1, 1998
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE OR VIBRATE VIOLENTLY, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE ROLLING OVER FOUR TIMES. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540472September 1, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
BRAKES FAILED, AVOIDED THREE CARS, HIT A CAR IN THE INTERSECTION AND THEN HIT A POLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#827421August 31, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BOTH LOCK ON DOORS DO NOT WORK, ALSO, VEHICLE HAS BRAKE FAILURE.*AK THE AIR CONDITION WAS LEAKING, STARTER WAS REPLACED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED WHILE DRIVING, RIGHT INSIDE DOOR TRIM WAS LOOSE, HEADLIGHTS WERE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP, DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE, AND DRIVER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827422August 31, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS HANGING OUT OF THE RETRACTOR, AND WILL NOT RETRACT BACK INTO THE MECHANISM. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. DEALER NOT WILLING TO CORRECT FREE OF CHARGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540256August 29, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING THE MAIN HOOD LATCH FAILED. THE SECONDARY SAFETY LATCH LET GO. THE HOOD FLEW UP OVER THE WINDSHIELD, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. THE HOOD/ITS SUPPORTING PARTS/HINGES, AND INSIDE LIGHT WERE DESTROYED. ALSO, THERE WAS A DENT PUT IN THE ROOF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827368August 28, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WHILE BACKING OUT THE VEHICLE. HORN STARTED TO SOUND OFF, AND SUDDENLY THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR UNKOWN REASON. DEALER/MFR. NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539335August 25, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKE FAILURE TWICE. QCAW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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