Buick Regal Complaints (1996)

204 consumer complaints on file.

#10088256August 20, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY
BOUGHT A 1996 BUICK REGAL IN 1999. THE PAINT HAS BEEN LITTERLY PEELING OFF THE CAR ALL OVER. IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS OR IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO FOR THIS?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086677August 12, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OTHER SYSTEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083357July 21, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH WHITE SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT COOLANT WAS IN THE ENGINE OIL AND BLEW OUT A HEAD GASKET. THE ENGINE WAS NOT COVER UNDER THE MANUFACTURERS RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057951June 4, 2004
STEERING
THERE WAS A SEVERE WINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL THAT INTENSIFIED WHEN TURNING. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075528June 2, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059614March 17, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
RECALL 03V527000 CONCERNING STEERING GEAR BEARINGS. CONSUMER READ A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ABOUT THE GMC POWER STEERING RECALL. THE CONSUMER HAD NOT RECEIVED THE NOTICE, BUT CALLED GMC TO GET AUTHORIZATION FOR RECALL REPAIRS. VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISES WHEN STARTING AND WHEN TURNING, BUT GMC REPRESENTATIVE STATED IT MAY NOT BE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. THE CONSUMER MUST PAY $90.00 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057736March 17, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT BECAME WORSE WHEN STEERING THE WHEEL WAS TURNED. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE NOISE WAS CAUSED BY RACK AND PINION FAILURE. THERE WAS A STEERING GEAR BEARING RECALL , BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059760February 25, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ONTO A STREET WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF. THIS MADE IT HARD FOR THE DRIVER TO COMPLETE THE TURN. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND DEALER REPLACED THE PINION BEARING. HOWEVER, THAT DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058588February 20, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
EXTERIOR LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS LEAKS, CAUSING BULBS TO CONSTENTLY HAVE TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058592February 20, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
BALL JOINTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. 2 DIFFERENT AUTO REPAIR SHOPS INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE IN BAD SHAPE, AND WILL RESULT IN WHEELS TO FALL HALF WAY OVER. IF DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058598February 20, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
BURNING SMELL, AND SMOKE COMES FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR WHEN EVER THE HEAT IS BEING USED. OR I HAVE TRAVELED OVER 50 MILES. A RATTLING SOUND COMES FROM THE STEERING WHEEL OR STEERING COLUMN WHEN EVER I MAKE A TURN. THE SUN ROOF JUST HUMS WHEN EVER THE SWITCH IS PUSHED TO OPEN OR CLOSE IT, IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. (CANNOT OPEN SUN ROOF). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050122February 19, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL. JUST BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHT HAD COME ON. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE STALLING WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057825February 10, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID
ABS LIGHTS FLICKERED ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE REAR DISC BRAKES. AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE THE REAR DISC BRAKES WERE REPLACED AGAIN. ALSO POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054247January 16, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:PINION SHAFT
HARD TO TURN LEFT IN MY 1996 BUICK REGAL, STEERING WENT TIGHT. CAUSED ME TO HIT THE CURB AND OVER THE SIDEWALK, DAMAGING THE 2 FRONT TIRES, RIMS, RADIATOR, BODY AND UNDER CARIDGE. THE POLICE HELPED ME WITH AAA TO GET IT HOME, BUT NOT SURE IF IT WAS REPORTED. * CB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069352January 15, 2004
SUSPENSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
CAR BROKE DOWN 2 DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT IT, IT BROKE DOWN ON THE WAY TO THE SHOP. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS TO FIX IT AND I RECEIVED IT BACK. THE NEXT MORNING, THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, AND IT CONTINUES TO BE ON, DAN NELSON NETWORK REFUSES TO TAKE THE CAR BACK, AND EXPECTS FULL PAYMENTS ON A VEHICLE THAT DOES NOT RUN PROPERLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070438January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
OTHER - OIL LEAK - HAVE BEEN TOLD BY INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS THAT IT IS EITHER THE CAM SHAFT TIMING SENCER OR MANIFOLD WITH THE COST RANGING FROM $700.00 TO $1200.00. ALSO THE MOTOR MOUNTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. TAPE PLAYER DOES NOT EJECT TAPE PROPERLY, BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I GOT THE CAR. BRAKES - HAVE HAD COMPLETE BRAKES REPLACED. HAVE BEEN TOLD BUICK REGALS ARE BAD ON BRAKES. AIR CONDITIONUNG COOLING COIL IN FRONT OF RADITOR HAS DEVELOPED A LEAK. ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR IS $400.00. HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO DEALER. I GOT THE CAR USED IN 1997 WITH ABOUT 72500 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057355January 14, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE WATER PUMP, OIL PAN, AND ENGINE'S EMISSION CONTROL. *LA THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THERE WAS A NOISE WHEN TURNING CORNERS. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053227January 14, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
MY 1996 BUICK REGAL HAS HAD TWO INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURES--ONE AT 52,000 MILES, AND THE MOST RECENT, AT 111,000 MILES. IN THE FIRST INSTANCE, THE LOCAL BUICK DEALERSHIP REFUNDED HALF MY MONEY OF THE COST OF THE $607 REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY AGREED THAT IT WAS HIGHLY UNUSUAL FOR A GASKET TO FAIL AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. MY SON, WHO DID THE MOST RECENT REPAI ANDR IS A MATERIALS SCIENCE ENGINEER, INSPECTED THE MOST RECENT FAILURE AND FOUND SEVERAL PLACES ON THE GASKET WHERE IT WAS DEFORMED AND HAD LET ANTIFREEZE ESCAPE. HIS OPINION WAS THAT IT WAS BADLY DESIGNED, WITH INFERIOR MATERIALS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053953January 13, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. THEN, VEHICLE WILL CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITHOUT BEING RESTARTED. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM ,BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044549December 18, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN THE DRIVER PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR FACIAL BURNS AND BRUISES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM. A BUICK ENGINEER DETERMINED THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE AIR BAG, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *AK *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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