Buick Regal Complaints (2000)

184 consumer complaints on file.

#8004647February 27, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS NOT SHIFTING GEARS PROPERLY. ALSO, OVERDRIVE GEAR WAS INOPERATIVE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004105February 15, 2002
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
STEERING WHEEL GETS EXTREMELY STIFF AFTER A COUPLE OF MILES OF DRIVING. ALSO, CONSTANT STALLING WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755377December 6, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899529November 27, 2001
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899535November 27, 2001
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING 30-40 MPH VIBRATION OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753629October 24, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SUSPENSION
POPPING/CRACKING FROM STEERING COLUMN, LOOSE ENGINE MOUNTS, REPLACED STEERING COLUMN/KNUCKLE, EXCESS VIBRATION/SHUDDER, POPPING/CRACKING NOISES FROM STEERING WHEEL, UNDERCARRIAGE, SUSPENSION... DEALER HAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753631October 24, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION "CLUNKS" WHEN SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE. HARD SHIFTS FELT THROUGH STEERING COLUMN. ENTIRE VEHICLE SHUDDERS AT 70 MPH AND LESS, FEELS AS IF CAR LURCHING FORWARD/BACK. FELT THROUGH STEERING WHEEL, SEATS, GEARSHIFT. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753633October 24, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
SEVERE BRAKE ROTOR DISTORTION (ALL FOUR WHEELS). RESURFACE OF ROTORS FAILED TO CORRECT. DEALER REPLACED ALL FOUR ROTORS AND ALL BRAKE LININGS AT 23,000 MILES. ABS SYSTEM ALSO ACTIVATED WITHOUT CAUSE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. DEALER RELOCATED WIRING AWAY FROM WHEEL/AXLE ASSEMBLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897944October 18, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN REAR END COLLISON THAT CAUSED A COLLISION WITH CAR IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896782September 24, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP WHE N CONSUMER APPLIED PEDAL AND BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890375June 14, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 20 MPH AND WHEN TRYING TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE CONSUMER FRONT TIRE RAN INTO CURVE, CAUSING FRONTAL AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889416May 30, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS IN VOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A 1989, ASTRO VAN AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH OR LESS. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. *AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886130April 17, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE, FR680, P215/70R15, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, BUICK REGAL WITH 25700 MILES. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE DELAMINATED, THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT OF TIRE, BUT 2 INCHES CLOSE TO RIM.*AK DOT W2M3BCB. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884206March 26, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY
SUNVISORS INABILITY TO REMAIN IN ONE POSITION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881771February 28, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
A TRUCK HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AT 35 TO 40 MPH, AND NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CAR HAD BEEN TO DEALER THREE TIMES FOR SEVERE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881537February 27, 2001
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE MAJORITY OF THE TIME, THEY WORKED ONLY ON RANDOM BASIS. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER/MECHANIC AND HAS BEEN TOLD THAT IT COULD BE ONE OF NINE PARTS, BUT THEY COULD NOT SEE A REASON FOR ERRATIC OPERATION. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT ON ONE OCCASION WIPERS FAILED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY SNOW. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881483February 26, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES A GRINDING SOUND WOULD COME FROM FRONT WHEELS, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. VEHICLE IN DEALER SHOP ON ONE OCCASION, AND PROBLEM STILLOCCURRING. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737484December 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE PEDAL SLOWLY DECENDS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLING BRAKES. IN NORMAL BRAKING A SMALL TAP WOULD MAKE THE BRAKES REACT AND THE PEDAL STAYED FIRM AND WOULD NOT SLOWLY DECEND TO FLOOR. I TOOK IT INTO SUDBAY (THE PROBLEM OCCURED THE WHOLE HALF HOUR DRIVE). WHEN I GOT THERE, THE BRAKES WERE AGAIN FUNCTIONING NORMALLY AND DID SO ALL THE WAY TO WORK (15 MINUTES). WHEN I LEFT WORK THIS EVENING, IT WAS ACTING UP AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875221November 20, 2000
TIRES
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON THIS VEHICLE, FIRESTONE TDCSPEC1096MS TIRE SIZE P21570R. ONE REAR TIRE DISINTEGRATED WHICH ALMOST CAUSED VEHICLE TO FLIP AND A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557310November 13, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE FR 680-02 TIRES (P215 70 R15) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACEMENT TIRES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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