Buick Regal Complaints (2000)

184 consumer complaints on file.

#10174988December 2, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2000 BUICK REGAL SUPERCHARGED JUST CAUGHT ON FIRE. HAS THERE BEEN OTHER BUICKS WITH THIS PROBLEM? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174675November 29, 2006
STEERING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH UNDER WET ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE'S LEFT WHEEL FROZE WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE WHEELS LOCKED WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BELT GOT WET. UPDATED 03/07/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172155October 30, 2006
SUSPENSION:REAR
REAR SUSPENSION, TRAILING ARMS USED TO KEEP REAR AXLE IN ALIGNMENT FAILED, THE VEHICLE WAS BECOMING UNSTABLE ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD DEVELOPED A CLUNK DURING STOP/STARTS. WHEN I CHECKED UNDER THE CAR, THE TRAILING ARM HAD SEPARATED FROM THE BODY MOUNT. I IMAGINE UNDER HARD BRAKING THE AXLE MAY WRAP UP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170430October 10, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 BUICK REGAL I TURNED ON THE TURN SIGNAL AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FLASHED AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. THIS RESULTED IN LOST OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES AND I HAD TO FIGHT THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166354August 23, 2006
WHEELS, TIRES:VALVE
CHROME WHEELS DELAMINATING CUTTING VALVE STEMS ON TWO OF THE FOUR WHEELS CAUSING AIR LEAKS. ALL FOUR WHEELS ARE DELAMINATING. VALVE STEMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR- FIVE TIMES. PROBLEM STILL PRESENT,CAUSING SAFETY HAZARD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164275August 3, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR ENGINE DIES WHEN USING LEFT OR RIGHT TURN SIGNAL! UPON ATTEMPTING TO RESTART ENGINE... BATTERY POWER SURGES STARTER, DASH INDICATOR LAMPS, RADIO, A/C, IN PULSES ALMOST KEEPING SPEED WITH THE PULSES OF CARS EMERGENCY FLASHERS! *JB WIFE WAS ALMOST HIT BY ON COMING EIGHTEEN WHEELER WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO CROSS AN INTERSECTION AND MAKE A LEFT TURN! CAR WILL NOT RESTART UNLESS EMERGENCY FLASHERS OR HEADLAMPS ARE MANUALLY TURNED ON! OF COURSE BY THE TIME THIS WILL BE FIGURED OUT BY MOST.... THEY WILL HAVE ALREADY BEEN RUN OVER BY THEIR EIGHTEEN WHEELER!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161478July 5, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
ELECTRIC WINDOW MOTORS FAIL LEAVING OPEN WINDOWS IN VEHICLE DUE TO FAULTY GENERAL MOTORS DESIGN. UPON EXAMINATION I FOUND THAT THE STEEL CABLES THAT HOLD THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS IN MY 2000 BUICK REGAL ARE UNDER GREAT TENSION AND THEY SELF DESTRUCT DUE TO THE PLASTIC GUIDES FALLING APART. IF THE CABLE IS NOT IN TENSION THE MOTOR WILL NOT WORK AND THE WINDOW FALLS OPEN INTO THE CAR DOOR. NEW MOTOR REGULATOR ASSEMBLY COSTS $400 FOR EACH WINDOW AND THE DEALERS WANT $400 LABOR TO REPLACE EACH WINDOW. I TIED THE CABLES WITH ROPE TO GET THE WINDOWS TO SHUT WITH THE MOTOR AND THEN FORCED THE WINDOW TO STAY SHUT WITH A WOOD BRACE IN THE DOOR. AFTER PAYING FOR A NEW VEHICLE AND A VEHICLE EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM GM I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO KEEP PAYING $800 PER ELECTRIC WINDOW FOR THE REST OF MY VEHICLES LIFE. THE WINDOWS NOT SHUTTING IS A VEHICLE SAFELY PROBLEM. GM REPRESENTATIVES CLAIM THAT BECAUSE THEIR ELECTRIC WINDOWS FAIL OPEN THAT IT IS NOT A VEHICLE SAFETY PROBLEM. I KNOW OF MANY OTHER BUICK AND PONTIAC OWNERS THAT ARE ALSO HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS WITH THESE WINDOWS AS THE VEHICLES AGE OUT OF WARRANTY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157139May 9, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL: PASSENGER SIDE AIR STUCK AT ONE TEMPERATURE. PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT RESPOND TO ANY CONTROLS, STAYS AT FOR EXAMPLE AT 70 DEGREES. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. MECHANIC SAYS IT IS AN ELECTRICAL SERVO, RATHER THAN A VACUUM CANISTER. IT HAS COST ME $167 TO FIX BOTH TIMES. IT MAY ALSO BE HELPFUL TO KNOW THAT THE FIRST FAILURE HAPPENED AROUND MAY OF 2005 AND TEMPERATURE WAS ON FULL HEAT AND SECOND FAILURE HAPPENED THIS MAY OF 2006 AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS STUCK AT ABOUT 70 DEGREES. FURTHERMORE, THE TEMPERATURE LIGHTS OF THE DUAL CLIMATE PANEL CYCLE AS THOUGH IT IS FUNCTIONAL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150807February 6, 2006
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
2000 BUICK REGAL STEERING GEAR FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** THE CONSUMER STATED THE MORE PRESSURE THAT WAS APPLIED TO THE STEERING, THE MORE IT LOCKED UP. THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147592January 9, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
2000 BUICK REGAL DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146042December 25, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
I PURCHASED A 2000 BUICK REGAL GSE 8/18/00 WHICH HAS A SUPERCHARGED ENGINE. THE CAR HAS BEEN A GREAT CAR UNTIL 12/16/2005. AFTER I HAD PARKED THE CAR AND GONE INTO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE, MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. THE CAR WAS TOTALED AND THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER TOLD ME IT WAS THE 3RD BURNED BUICK REGAL SUPERCHARGED ENGINE THAT HE'D SEEN THIS YEAR ALONE. AFTER INVESTIGATION, IT APPEARS THE GASKET IN THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM LEAKED, FUEL DROPPED ONTO THE MANIFOLD SYSTEM, A FIRE STARTED AND THE CAR WAS DESTROYED (ALONG WITH A GOOD BIT OF DAMAGE TO THE VOLVO PARKED NEXT TO MINE). IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE SUPERCHARGED ENGINE GASKETS ARE A PROBLEM AND FORTUNATELY FOR ME, THE CAR WAS THE ONLY LOSS....IT COULD HAVE BEEN SO MUCH MORE. I DO NOT KNOW IF OTHERS HAVE LOST ANYTHING BEYOND THEIR CARS BUT I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142750November 15, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1. TRAC OFF LIGHT / ANTILOCK LIGHT / CHK ENG SOON LIGHT ON 2. & 3. NOTE: VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTHORIZED BUICK DEALERSHIP (BROWN & WOOD - 329 GREENVILLE BLVD - GREENVILLE,NC 27834 (TEL.252-355-6080) ..FOLLOWING COMMENTS RECORDED ON CUSTOMER # 7536183 INVOICE # 152240 DTC C1218 PUMP MOTOR CIRCUIT SHORTED TO VOLTAGE. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT ALWAYS EXIST. THE DIAGNOSIS AT THIS TIME IS ALL OK. NOTHING CHECKS FAULTY, BUT THE EBCM IS FAILING AT TIMES. ALSO MAY NEED A BPMV PACK ALSO. QUOTED . DECLINED . CLEARED DTC'S . I WOULD REPLACE THE EBCM FIRST. ( COST FOR REPAIR QUOTED APPROX $2500 WHICH WAS DECLINED DUE TO FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY OWNER ON WHETHER THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 64,814 MI.) SEARCHED NHTSA SITE & NOTED ITEM NUMBER 10017271. ISSUE ALSO REPORTED TO GM @ 800-762-2737 IN WHICH FILE WAS OPENED FOR BUSINESS CASE IN EFFORT TO RESOLVE WITH MINIMUM COST TO ME AS THE CUSTOMER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140479October 21, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
(1) ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, ENGINE DIES, CAR QUITS RUNNING WITH NO WARNING, ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, CAR DIED IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION NARROWLY MISSING OTHER CARS (2) CAR TOTALLY DISABLED, HAD TO HAVE TOWED (3)BUICK DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140021October 17, 2005
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
MY COMPLAINT IS MY WINDOWS. MY CAR WILL BE PAID OFF THIS NOV. AND I SHOULD HAVE ALREADY FILED THIS COMPLAINT. THE FIRST OF THIS YEAR MY RIGHT BACK WINDOW GOT STUCK IN THE DOWNWARD POSITION. I CALLED SUPERIOR CHEV TO GET A QUOTE, IT WAS 249.00 JUST FOR THE WINDOW REGULATOR OVER 600.00 PARTS AND LABOR. I HAD TO HAVE THE PART SO I BOUGHT IT AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH SOMEONE THAT COULD PUT IT ON FOR ME FOR ABOUT 90% LESS THAN SUPERIOR CHEV IN DEKALB COUNTY GEORGIA. I ALWAYS HAD TROUBLE WITH THE REAR LEFT WINDOW. I HAVE MY GRANDDAUGHTER CAR SEAT ON THAT SIDE. WHEN I WOULD PICK UP MY SON FROM SCHOOL WE COULD NOT ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT COME DOWN. THEN I HAD THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOWN AND IT GOT STUCK IN THE DOWNWARD POSITION. I HAD TO TAKE IT IN TO HAVE SOMEONE TO TIE IT UP WILL PLASTIC TIES BECAUSE IT WAS STARTING TO RAIN. I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND IT WAS NOT ABOUT TO GET RUIN OVER SOME RAIN BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I DIDN'T AND DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE ALL THESE WINDOWS FIXED. I STILL CAN'T GET THE WINDOWS DOWN ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. I CALLED MONDAY SUPERIOR CHEV OCT 14,2005 INSTEAD OF THE PART BEING 249.00. IT IS NOW 329. HOW IN THE WORLD CAN SOMEONE COME OUT OF THEIR POCKET WITH THIS MUCH MONEY WHEN IT IS THE MANUFACTURERS FAULT. FOR ME IT IS EMBARRASSING TO GO THROUGH A DRIVE-THRU AND OPEN A DOOR TO PAY AND OPEN AGAIN TO PICK-UP THE FOOD. I DON'T GO TO DRIVE-THROUGH NO MORE. IT'S STILL HOT WHEN I WAIT ON MY SON TO GET OFF FROM WORK AND I CAN'T LOWER THE DRIVER'S WINDOW OR THE RIGHT LEFT REAR WHERE MY GRANDDAUGHTER SITS. COULD YOU PLEASE SEE IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE DONE AND NOT JUST FOR ME, BUT FOR OTHER CAR BUYERS TOO. I HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT WHAT I CONSIDER AMERICAN MADE CARS AND WE NEED TO DO BETTER IN ORDER TO KEEP OUR JOBS. I ALSO HAD A TIE ROD I HAD TO HAVE REPLACED I BELIEVE IT WAS IN 2002 OR 2003. I ALSO HAD A LOCK ACTUATOR PUT ON THE CAR 4/30/02.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134868August 31, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
I HAVE A 2000 BUICK REGAL. IN JUNE 2005 THREE WARNING LIGHTS STARTED SHOWING UP ON MY DASH "CHECK ENGINE", "ANTI LOCK BRAKES" AND "TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM OFF". THE LIGHT STAYED ON FOR 1 WEEK AND THEN WENT OFF. THIRTY DAYS LATER, THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND STAYED ON FOR 1 WEEK AND THEN WENT OFF. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE WILLIAMS FAMILY AUTO MALL DEALERSHIP (WHERE I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE CAR AND HAVE HAD MY CAR SERVICED) TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT WILL COST ME $3,200 TO FIX. THE CAR HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT. I DECLINED HAVING THIS FIXED BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO REPAIR THE CAR. IN THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST, THE THREE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN AND HAVE STAYED ON SINCE THEM. NOW THAT I SEE THE RECALL NOTICE FOR GM'S TRUCKS AND SUV'S WITH ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEMS I WANTED TO SEE IF MY PROBLEMS ARE RELATED TO THE RECALL. I ALSO WANTED TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYWAY I CAN HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED ALONG WITH THIS RECALL NOTICE. ITS NOT RIGHT FOR SUCH A SYSTEM TO GO OUT WITH 80,000 MILES. IN AUGUST 2005, I ALSO HAS THE POWER STEERING GO OUT ON ALL LEFT TURNS. THIS WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND I HAD TO PAY $1,000 TO HAVE THIS FIXED. THIS ALSO HAPPENED AT 80,000 MILES AND AGAIN, IN MY OPINION, SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE OUT. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I COULD NOT MAKE ANY LEFT TURNS WITH THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN ESTIMATE WHICH WAS $2,300 WHO SAID THE "RACK" WAS OUT. I THEN TOOK IT TO A LOCAL GARAGE, DEMPSEYS, AND THEY SAID THE "PINION" PART OF THE STEERING WAS OUT. I HAD THE CAR FIXED AT DEMPSEYS FOR $1,000 WITH REFURBISHED PARTS AND THE PROBLEM IS FIXED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124126July 15, 2005
AIR BAGS
DT: THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A WRECK, THE IMPACT WAS THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. AIR BAG LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. THE SPEED WAS 30-35 MPH. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THIS WAS A 2000 BUICK REGAL. THE VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED REGULARLY. *AK THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS SHOULDER, NECK, LOWER BACK AND BOTH KNEES. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10126452June 24, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
DT: THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED ABOUT A MONTH AGO. WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON ALL THE TIME. THE LIGHT STAYED ON FOR A WHILE AND THEN WENT OFF, LIKE IT WENT ON FOR 20 MINUTES, AND STAYED OFF FOR 10 MINUTES. THEN, IT CAME BACK ON. THE CAR HAS FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN WRECKED. RECALL 00V371000 WAS ISSUED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND WILL BE PICKED UP TODAY. OWNER HAD TO PAY HALF THE COST, AND THE VEHICLE HAS 22,000 MILES ON IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124591June 8, 2005
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT FLICKERS ON & OFF, NOW ITS BEEN ON A WHILE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BECAUSE I WAS TOLD TO RESEARCH RECALLS, FIRST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122337May 27, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT: THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING AT ALL. THE LCD TEMPERATURE SCREEN IS ALSO OUT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116276April 2, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE AND TRACTION OFF WARNING LIGHTS ARE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. TWO PREVIOUS TIMES SINCE JULY 2004 THIS HAS OCCURRED. THREE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM HAVE BEEN CHANGED.I'M CONCERNED ABOUT FAULTY EQUIPMENT AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES NOT WORKING IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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