1996 BUICK REGAL Problems & Recalls
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ON JULY 17, 2019 AT 8:40AM, I GOT INTO MY CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY. I TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE AIRBAG EXPLODED. (THE CAR WAS NOT STARTED.) THE AIRBAG SOUNDED LIKE A SHOTGUN BEING FIRED AND A POWDER LIKE SUBSTANCE IMMEDIATELY FILLED THE CAR. THE AIRBAG ITSELF HIT ME IN THE ABDOMINAL AREA. I F...
Mileage: 102,931
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT FACILITY FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND FAILURE CODES: C1265 (REAR ABS MOTOR CIRCUIT SHORTED TO GROUND) AND C1286 (EBCM/EBTCM FAILED TO ILLUMINATE TH...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT FACILITY FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND FAILURE CODES: C1265 (REAR ABS MOTOR CIRCUIT SHORTED TO GROUND) AND C1286 (EBCM/EBTCM FAILED TO ILLUMINATE TH...
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THE DOOR DOES NOT WORK WITH KEY EITHER. LOCK SEEMS TO WORKING BUT DOOR DOES NOT OPEN. THE CAR ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND SHOULD BE A RECALL.
Mileage: 60,000
WHILE MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY, I WAS TAKING MY CAR TO BE SMOGGED. AT SPEED, I NOTICED A LITTLE WHITE PUFF OF SMOKE EMIT FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE BAY. AS I PROCEEDED TO START MOVING TO THE SHOULDER, THIS PUFF HAD TURNED INTO A GRAY PLUME. AS I FINALLY REACHED THE SHOULDER, THE ENTIRE FRONT ...
Mileage: 195,000
WHILE MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY, I WAS TAKING MY CAR TO BE SMOGGED. AT SPEED, I NOTICED A LITTLE WHITE PUFF OF SMOKE EMIT FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE BAY. AS I PROCEEDED TO START MOVING TO THE SHOULDER, THIS PUFF HAD TURNED INTO A GRAY PLUME. AS I FINALLY REACHED THE SHOULDER, THE ENTIRE FRONT ...
Mileage: 195,000
WHILE MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY, I WAS TAKING MY CAR TO BE SMOGGED. AT SPEED, I NOTICED A LITTLE WHITE PUFF OF SMOKE EMIT FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE BAY. AS I PROCEEDED TO START MOVING TO THE SHOULDER, THIS PUFF HAD TURNED INTO A GRAY PLUME. AS I FINALLY REACHED THE SHOULDER, THE ENTIRE FRONT ...
Mileage: 195,000
MY CAR STARTED TO NOT START AFTER BEING DRIVEN AND SHORTLY AFTER DID NOT WANT TO START IN A SIMPLE IDLE. SOMEHOW FUEL HAS BEEN GETTING TRAPPED IN A PRESSURIZED LINE AND I'M HAVING TO RELEASE THE FUEL OUT. OIL LEAKED INTO THE SPARK PLUGS CAUSED A PILOT FLAME. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS OF THIS HAP...
Mileage: 238,256
MY CAR STARTED TO NOT START AFTER BEING DRIVEN AND SHORTLY AFTER DID NOT WANT TO START IN A SIMPLE IDLE. SOMEHOW FUEL HAS BEEN GETTING TRAPPED IN A PRESSURIZED LINE AND I'M HAVING TO RELEASE THE FUEL OUT. OIL LEAKED INTO THE SPARK PLUGS CAUSED A PILOT FLAME. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS OF THIS HAP...
Mileage: 238,256
1996 BUICK REGAL. CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT CRIMPED PROPERLY. THE BALL BEARING WENT THROUGH THE GEAR BOX WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL, ON THE STEERING. HOWEVER, HE WAS INFORMED HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INC...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ERRONEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,035.
Mileage: 55,035
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, WEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY WITHOUT IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED ABRASIONS TO THE LEFT FOREARM. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH CAUTION TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT WAS IN ...
Mileage: 182,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 BUICK REGAL LE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL LOUD EXPLOSION IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. SHE OPENED THE HOOD TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE AND WAS EXHUMED WITH THICK SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE I...
Mileage: 130,000
ON ENGINE START, LOUD EXPLOSION IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. INSPECTION REVELED ENGINE COVER BROKEN, UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD (PLENUM) SPLIT IN TWO PIECES. SMELL OF GAS, BROKEN VACUUM AND FUEL LINES. MUST REPLACE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD, FUEL RAIL, 2 INJECTORS, VARIOUS LINES. OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *TR
Mileage: 113,048
VEHICLE BACK FIRE THROUGH THE INTAKE AND SMOKE ROLLS OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE, NORMALLY START GOOD AFTER SITTING OVER NIGHT, BUT GO TO START IT AGAIN IT WILL BACK FIRE OR THE ENGINE IDLE IS VERY ERRATIC BEFORE IT WILL SMOOTH OUT. I REPLACE SPARK PLUG, SPARK PLUG WIRES...
Mileage: 90,000
VEHICLE BACK FIRE THROUGH THE INTAKE AND SMOKE ROLLS OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE, NORMALLY START GOOD AFTER SITTING OVER NIGHT, BUT GO TO START IT AGAIN IT WILL BACK FIRE OR THE ENGINE IDLE IS VERY ERRATIC BEFORE IT WILL SMOOTH OUT. I REPLACE SPARK PLUG, SPARK PLUG WIRES...
Mileage: 90,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SPORADICALLY EXPERIENCED A NO-START CONDITION. THERE WAS ALSO A BACKFIRE THAT OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED PRIOR TO THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WA...
Mileage: 78,117
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SPORADICALLY EXPERIENCED A NO-START CONDITION. THERE WAS ALSO A BACKFIRE THAT OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED PRIOR TO THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WA...
Mileage: 78,117
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 BUICK REGAL. AFTER INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT AN IMPACT OR CRASH. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 157,000...
Mileage: 157,000
I PURCHASED MY CAR IN 1998 AND SOON AFTER THAT THE PAINT STARTED TO PEEL. IN ABOUT 2000 I FINALLY RESEARCHED IT ONLINE AND FOUND OUT TO LOOK AT MY VIN NUMBER, AND IF THE 11TH NUMBER WAS A '1' THAT IT WAS PAINTED IN CANADA AND THAT THEY TROUBLE WITH BAD PRIMER UP THERE. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD SUED FOR A...
Mileage: 30,000
THERE IS A SEVERE PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A GARAGE AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE TO CORRECT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING. WE CALLED BUICK AND WERE TOLD THAT THE RECALL IS VIN SPECIFIC AND THAT OUR VIN WAS NOT RECALLED. WE WERE ADVISED BY BUIC...
Mileage: 176,000
THERE IS A SEVERE PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A GARAGE AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE TO CORRECT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING. WE CALLED BUICK AND WERE TOLD THAT THE RECALL IS VIN SPECIFIC AND THAT OUR VIN WAS NOT RECALLED. WE WERE ADVISED BY BUIC...
Mileage: 176,000
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE 1996 BUCK REGAL ON I-77 NORTH NEAR CHELYAN, WV ANOTHER DAUGHTER WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL BROKE FROM THE HUB, CAUSING THE CAR TO VEER AND EVENTUALLY HIT THE CONCRETE MEDIAN. THE CRASH SEVERELY DAMAGED THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR; IT WA...
Mileage: 150,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 1996 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING AN OIL CHANGE. AFTER THE OIL CHANGE, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND THE CONTACT HAD THE BATTERY CHANGED. SHE DROVE APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF MILES, MADE A RIGHT TURN, AND ATTEMPTED T...
Mileage: 85,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 186,000. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB UPDATED 02/19/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/2810*JB
Mileage: 186,000
I BOUGHT A USED CAR IN BOARDMAN, OHIO AREA AND I NOW HAVE A 1490.00 REPAIR BILL AFTER SALESMAN TOLD ME IT WAS CHECKED OUT. THEY REPLACED A BURNED OUT BULB WITH ANOTHER BURNED OUT BULB WHICH I CAN PROVE. I NEED HELP TO STOP THIS PRACTICE. *JB
Mileage: 87,000
WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING IN MY 1996 BUICK REGAL BECAME VERY STIFF AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO NEUTRAL. IT HAS ONLY BEEN TWO DAYS NOW THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED, BUT IT'S DANGEROUS, AS IT GIVES NO WARNING. THE TURN ALMOST PUT ME INTO A TREE! IT HAPPENED TODAY BUT I WAS MORE AWARE THAT IT MIGHT HAPPE...
Mileage: 78,000
LARGE PIECES OF PAINT CAME OFF THE HOOD OF MY CAR. *JB
Mileage: 149,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE THE PLASTIC UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 96V116000, REGARDING THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED ...
Mileage: 113,000
CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE INFORMATION ON THE 1996 BUICK REGAL. *TS *NM
A RECALL WAS ISSUED REGARDING THE RACK AND PINION STEERING ON OUR 1996 BUICK. THE PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE CAR. MY 17 YEAR OLD SON WAS PUT IN SERIOUS DANGER BECAUSE THE 'FIX' DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NOW BUICK IS TELLING US THAT THEY WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THE OB...
Mileage: 127,000
ON JANUARY 21, 2006 AT 7:10 AM, WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON U.S. 1, A BUSY STREET DURING RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC, MY DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO CRASH INVOLVED NOR DID MY CAR COME INTO ANY CONTACT WITH ANY OBJECT. I DIDN'T EVEN APPLY THE BRAKES. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON FOR THE AIR BAG TO ...
Mileage: 120,000
FAILURE OF BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS. EMERGENCY FLASHERS OPERATE SO BULBS AND WIRING ARE OK. FUSES CHECKED. NOT REPAIRED YET BUT WAS TOLD IT PROBABLY IS A SWITCH/COMPONENT IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *JB
Mileage: 38,000
HAD AN ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP FAILURE AFTER A PERIOD OF PROBLEMS WITH DIFFICULTY STARTING AND POOR ACCELERATION. WHEN THE FUEL PUMP WAS REMOVED, THERE IS EVIDENCE OF ARCING AT THE CONNECTOR. SEEMS TO BE A FIRE HAZARD, AS THE PUMP IS INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. *NM
Mileage: 156,000
DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 03V527000 IN 2-04 REGARDING THE POWER STEERING LOWER PINION BEARING. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 2-17-04 FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THE CAR HAD 56,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WORK WAS DONE, THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE IN THE POWER STEERING. ON 5-9-05 ...
Mileage: 56,425
DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 03V527000 IN 2-04 REGARDING THE POWER STEERING LOWER PINION BEARING. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 2-17-04 FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THE CAR HAD 56,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WORK WAS DONE, THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE IN THE POWER STEERING. ON 5-9-05 ...
Mileage: 56,425
LEFT HAND RETURN WENT OUT, MY CAR, A 1996 BUICK REGAL, HAS A BULLETIN # 03062 ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM AND A RECALL FOR THIS PART, HOWEVER ON NOTIFYING THE BUICK DEALERSHIP AND THE 800 # HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY VIN # ISN'T INCLUDED. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT MY CAR DOES HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND IS THE CORRECT ...
MY SEATBEALTS DON'T HOLD YOU AT ALL . IF THERE WAS A ACCIDENT LIKE THE ONE WE HAD IN OUR TOYOTA.THE OUTCOME COULD BE TRAGIC!!!! I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT TO DO, AND WHERE TO GO ?? I,M AFRAID TO DRIVE FOR FEAR OF BEING IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT . PLEASE ADVISE ME WHAT TO DO . ...
Mileage: 33,000
AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION, THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED, AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NHTSA RECALL 96V116000. *AK THE EGR VALVE WAS INOPERATIVE AND ON ANOTHER OCCASION ...
Mileage: 29,050
AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION, THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED, AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NHTSA RECALL 96V116000. *AK THE EGR VALVE WAS INOPERATIVE AND ON ANOTHER OCCASION ...
Mileage: 29,050
AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION, THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED, AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NHTSA RECALL 96V116000. *AK THE EGR VALVE WAS INOPERATIVE AND ON ANOTHER OCCASION ...
Mileage: 29,050
THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE GEAR SHIFT. CHANGING GEARS ARE VERY DIFFICULT. WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE THE CONSUMER MUST APPLY A LOT OF PRESSURE FOR THE GEARS TO SHIFT. THE OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE GREASE WAS APPLIED TO THE DEFECTIVE PART, HOWEVER, THE PROBL...
Mileage: 42,180
WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE CONSUMER, HOWEVER, IT WAS NEARLY DESTROYED. *JB
Mileage: 163,000
ANTI FREEZE LEAKED INSIDE THE ENGINE DUE TO FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS WHICH WERE MADE OF PLASTIC. THIS HAPPENED FREQUENTLY, EVEN AFTER ANTIFREEZE WAS REFILLED. *AK FUMES FROM THE ANTIFREEZE OIL MIXTURE WERE ENTERING THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE ENGINE. *NM
Mileage: 105,310
EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH PAINT, AS A RESULT WE CAN NOT TRADE OR SELL THE VEHICLE UNLESS VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY PAINTED. *BF *TC
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, IT WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP SAT FOR ABOUT 24 HOURS, WHEN TRYING TO START IT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED.
Mileage: 181,000
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER HEARD AN EXPLOSION. *NM A HOLE WAS DISCOVERED BLOWN THROUGH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED A CRACK IN THE DUST COVER. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIBURSEMENT. *SC
Mileage: 51,278
THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH HIS VEHICLE MAKING A DRAGGING/SPINNING TYPE NOISE. HE STATED IT SOUNDED AS IF IT WAS NOT CONNECTING WITH SOMETHING IN THE DRIVE LINE. HE ALSO STATED HE WENT TO THE COMPUTER AND LOOKED HIS TYPE VEHICLE UP AND READ THAT THIS YEAR VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ...
THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH HIS VEHICLE MAKING A DRAGGING/SPINNING TYPE NOISE. HE STATED IT SOUNDED AS IF IT WAS NOT CONNECTING WITH SOMETHING IN THE DRIVE LINE. HE ALSO STATED HE WENT TO THE COMPUTER AND LOOKED HIS TYPE VEHICLE UP AND READ THAT THIS YEAR VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ...
VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING 30-40 MPH, AND THE WIRING CONNECTED TO THE HORN OVERHEATED AND BECOME INOPERATIVE. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED.*AK
Mileage: 106,468
VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING 30-40 MPH, AND THE WIRING CONNECTED TO THE HORN OVERHEATED AND BECOME INOPERATIVE. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED.*AK
Mileage: 106,468
FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE PINION SHAFT PRODUCED A WHINING NOISE WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. RECALL 03V527000 WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER THE DEALER STATED THAT WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE, AND CHARGED THE CONSUMER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST.*AK
Mileage: 107,760
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
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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
Mileage: 99,000
THERE WAS A SEVERE WINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL THAT INTENSIFIED WHEN TURNING. *AK *SC *JB
Mileage: 30,000
WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
Mileage: 130,000
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 *...
Mileage: 18,000
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 REPRES...
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
Mileage: 124,400
EXTERIOR LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS LEAKS, CAUSING BULBS TO CONSTENTLY HAVE TO BE REPLACED.*AK
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
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
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, I...
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...
Mileage: 15,000
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...
Mileage: 15,000
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
Mileage: 17,000
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
Mileage: 17,000
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
Mileage: 17,000
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
Mileage: 59,087
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 VEHI...
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 VEHI...
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 VEHI...
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 -...
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 -...
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 -...
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 A...
Mileage: 51,750
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
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
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
Mileage: 30,000
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
Mileage: 98,000
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE DRIVER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AFTER SEEING A DEER ON THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAD GONE OFF THE ROAD AND ROLLED OVER INTO A DITCH. BOTH OF THE FRONT SEAT BELTS FAILED AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER'S NOSE WAS BROKEN AND AN ARTERY WAS PUNCTURED IN THIS RI...
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE DRIVER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AFTER SEEING A DEER ON THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAD GONE OFF THE ROAD AND ROLLED OVER INTO A DITCH. BOTH OF THE FRONT SEAT BELTS FAILED AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER'S NOSE WAS BROKEN AND AN ARTERY WAS PUNCTURED IN THIS RI...
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THEN, VEHICLE RESTARTED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM.*AK
Mileage: 59,701
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE SWERVED TO MISS A DEER AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE BROKE THROUGH A GUARD RAIL AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THEN, IT FLIPPED TWICE BEFORE COMING TO A REST. BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS BROKE, AND FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED FACIA...
Mileage: 15,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE SWERVED TO MISS A DEER AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE BROKE THROUGH A GUARD RAIL AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THEN, IT FLIPPED TWICE BEFORE COMING TO A REST. BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS BROKE, AND FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED FACIA...
Mileage: 15,000
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS A LOT OF PLASTIC PARTS INSIDE, THEY MELTED DOWN DUE TO VEHICLE OVERHEATING. THIS TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE MADE LIKE THAT OF THE OLD ONES, WITH METAL PARTS TO MAKE IT LAST LONGER. *LA
Mileage: 80,000
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HIS VEHICLES DRIVERS SEAT. THE SEAT BROKE WERE THE MOTOR MOVES THE SEAT FRONT AND BACK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO WARRANTY AND THAT IF THE CONSUMER WANTED TO GET IT REPAIRED HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF ...
THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. THE DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD COME ON. THE CONSUMER HAD GONE TO TWO SEPARATE SERVICE DEALERS WHO SUGGESTED THAT IT WAS OKAY TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE REPAIRS COULD BE MADE. THE CONSUMER WA...
Mileage: 52,880
BUICK REGAL 1996.ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM HORTLY AFTER JUST 72,000 MILES, A LEAK DEVELOPED NEAR THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD, CAUSING EXCESSIVE COOLANT LOSS (UP TO 1 GALLON PER WEEK).*AK I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFTEY HAZARD RESULTING FROM A DESIGN FLAW. THE OWNER'S MANUAL INCLUDE...
Mileage: 72,000
THE BRAKES AND ROTORS EXPERIENCED PREMATURE FAILURE. *JB
Mileage: 12,900
THE VEHICLES SEAT BELTS DID RESTRAIN PROPERLY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM
Mileage: 107,000
THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING PROPERLY WHICH CAUSED A CRACK IN UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD FORCING EXCESSIVE COOLANT INTO THE TOP END OF THE ENGINE AND UPPER COMBUSTION CHAMBER. THIS IS AN ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH THE 1996 BUICK REGAL. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE AS INDICATED BY THE PREVIOUS RECALL NOT...
Mileage: 58,118
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.*JB
Mileage: 90,000
LEVER THAT CONTROLS THE 'TILT WHEEL' BROKE OFF AT THE STEERING COLUMN. THE AUTO WAS PURCHASED NEW BY ME AND I ONLY HAVE 44,000 MILES ON IT. I CALLED LIVINGSTON MOTORS, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON THAT PART..I HAVE BEEN A REGULAR CUSTOMER THERE.
Mileage: 43,000
LEVER THAT CONTROLS THE 'TILT WHEEL' BROKE OFF AT THE STEERING COLUMN. THE AUTO WAS PURCHASED NEW BY ME AND I ONLY HAVE 44,000 MILES ON IT. I CALLED LIVINGSTON MOTORS, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON THAT PART..I HAVE BEEN A REGULAR CUSTOMER THERE.
Mileage: 43,000
ON 02/02/03, I NOTICED A LARGE PIECE OF MY HOOD WAS EXPOSED DUE TO PEELING PAINT. (THE GRAY METAL OF THE CAR'S STRUCTURE IS EXPOSED) THE CAR IS A 1996 BUICK REGAL PURCHASED IN 12/99. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AREAS SURROUNDING THE PEELING PAINT WILL CONTINUE TO PEEL AWAY RESULTING IN NO WHITE PAINT...
WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL, IN ANY DIRECTION,THERE'S A "RUBBING" NOISE FROM WITHIN STEERING COLUMN. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE CLOCKSPRING WAS RUBBING AGAINST SOME INTERNAL WIRES AND IF THE WIRES SHORT THE AIR BAG MAY DEPLOY WITHOUT WARNING. PH
Mileage: 88,000
WHEN AT A STOP AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD.*AK
CONSUMER NOTICED ANTIFREEZE LEAKING ON GARAGE FLOOR. TOOK TO DEALER. DEALER SAYS UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDS REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
CONSUMER STATE AFTER STICKING KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT OUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE AIR BAG DEPLOYS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
CAR PAINT PEELED OFF IN SHEETS WHEN CAR WAS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD - CREATED DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS, AS I WITNESSED DRIVERS BEHIND ME SWERVING TO AVOID WHAT WAS FLYING OFF THE ROOF OF MY CAR. MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT - CERTIFIED BUICK DEALERSHIP 'FIXED' = THEY CAUSED OVER $700 IN DAMAGE! I AM NOT THE ...
MANIFOLD MAKES NOISE. CRACKED. MR
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN OIL LEAK AT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, THE ENGINE ALSO DEVELOPED ROD BEARING AND/OR WRIST PIN NOISE. NLM
BRAKE ROTORS WEAR IN THE REAR WITH LOW MILEAGE ACCUMULATION. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY DRAG, SCREECH AND PERFORM POORLY. OWNER IS AWARE OF OTHERS WITH SIMILAR FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVE SELECTOR MOVEMENT WAS BECOMING STIFF AND WAS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, THE DRIVE DETENTS COULD HARDLY BE FELT AND CONSUMER HAD TO WATCH THE SELECTOR POINTER TO DETERMINE WHAT DRIVE POSITION WAS BEING SELECTED, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THA...
AT 55MPH, FUEL LINE SNAPPED, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK ONTO THE MOTOR. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK THE PLASTIC CONNECTORS AT THE MOTOR MANIFOLD BROKE OFF. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NO CALL WAS RETURNED TO CONSUMER. THE STEEL TUBING FROM THE GAS TANK IS CONNECTED TO THE STEEL MANIFOLD AT THE M...
PLASTIC CONNECTION HOSE OF OIL FILTER TO MANIFOLD ON MOTOR BLOCK BROKE OFF.CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER, AND THEY FIXED THE HOSE.*AK
THERE WAS A POPPING SOUND WHEN GOING OVER A SEAM IN THE ROAD. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED IT WAS THE TORSION BAR, SIX WEEKS LATER LOWER BALL JOINT SEPARATED. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
THERE WAS A POPPING SOUND WHEN GOING OVER A SEAM IN THE ROAD. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED IT WAS THE TORSION BAR, SIX WEEKS LATER LOWER BALL JOINT SEPARATED. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
FRONT DRIVERS DOOR HINGE HAS RUSTED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE THAT CAME FROM ENGINE. WHEN CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD, THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER HAD TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE, ONCE HE TURNED THE KEY A LOUD NOISE ERRUPTED FROM THE HOOD AREA. VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL FOR BACKFIRE DURIN...
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS BLOWN UP ONCE BEFORE IN THE VEHICLE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING STARTED UP. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER NOTED THAT THE VECHILE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. NLM
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN A REPAIR SHOP A BURNED UP FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED IN FUEL TANK. FUEL PUMP AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS. *AK *YH
WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED OVER NIGHT HORN IS INOPERABLE UNTIL AFTER VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY WARMED UP, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
BRAKE ROTORS ARE RUSTING AND PREMATURELY WEARING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. OTHER THAN THE SHOCK OF WHAT HAPPENED , I ONLY SUSTAINED A SCRATCH ON MY FACE AS A RESULT OF THE DEPLOYMENT. THE DEALER WANT TO CHARGE $800 TO REPAIR THE AIR BAG WHICH SEEMS UNFAIR DUE TO THE APPARENT DEFECT OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. I REPORTED THIS INC...
CONSUMERS HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, THE ROTORS, AND BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN TURNED AND/OR REPLACED DUE TO THEM BEING OUT OF ROUND AND NOISY.*JB
CONSUMERS HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, THE ROTORS, AND BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN TURNED AND/OR REPLACED DUE TO THEM BEING OUT OF ROUND AND NOISY.*JB
WHENEVER THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED, IT WOULD LEAK. LEAKAGE IS OCCURRING ALONG THE SEAM OF FUEL TANK DUE TO CORROSION. ONCE FILLED & DRIVING AWAY, FUEL VAPORS CAN BE SMELLED INSIDE THE VEHICLE.*AK
VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL BRAKING PROBLEMS AND FAILURES, DEALER HAS REPLACED WORN BRAKE PADS, FRONT ROTORS, AND BRAKE HOSES, ON ONE OCCASION, THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILED, CONSUMER HAS LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE AND HAS HAD PROPERTY DAMAGE TO VEHICLE DUE TO RUNNING ...
TIRES NEEDED REPLACED, NO SPECIFIC INFORMATION GIVEN.(DAUGHTER ON BEHALF OF MOTHER). *SLC
VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL BRAKING PROBLEMS AND FAILURES, DEALER HAS REPLACED WORN BRAKE PADS, FRONT ROTORS, AND BRAKE HOSES, ON ONE OCCASION, THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILED, CONSUMER HAS LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE AND HAS HAD PROPERTY DAMAGE TO VEHICLE DUE TO RUNNING ...
TIRES NEEDED REPLACED, NO SPECIFIC INFORMATION GIVEN.(DAUGHTER ON BEHALF OF MOTHER). *SLC
MY VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELLERATE UPON ENTERING HIGHWAY. I COULD NOT SLOW THE CAR DOWN. I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. I PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER, SHIFTED TO NUETRAL, AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. THE BRAKES WERE SMOKING AND BURNT OUT. VEHICLE WAS DISABLED, I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED.*AK
MY VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELLERATE UPON ENTERING HIGHWAY. I COULD NOT SLOW THE CAR DOWN. I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. I PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER, SHIFTED TO NUETRAL, AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. THE BRAKES WERE SMOKING AND BURNT OUT. VEHICLE WAS DISABLED, I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED.*AK
CONSUMER CRANKED THE ENGINE AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY CONTACT WITH ANY OBJECT. AIRBAG EXPLOSION CAUSED MINOR INJURIES TO CONSUMER.*AK
AFTER CAR WARMS UP AND WHEN STARTING TO MOVE FROM FULL STOP CAR WILL NOT TURN TO THE LEFT EXCEPT WITH EXTREEM FORCE. *AK
WHEN CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE THERE WAS A LOUD BANG THAT CAME FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE. SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD, AND THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THIS DEFECT WAS THAT THE FUEL DID NOT GO INTO FUEL RELAY SYSTEM, AND INJECTOR SPRAYED FUEL BACKWARDS ONTO INTAKE MANIFO...
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS/ FRONT ROTORS AND DRUMS. ROTORS / DRUMS OVERHEATING WHICH IS CAUSING THEM TO WARP. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS/ FRONT ROTORS AND DRUMS. ROTORS / DRUMS OVERHEATING WHICH IS CAUSING THEM TO WARP. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE ROTORS. INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE VIBRATES. DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS TWICE, AND PROBLEM REOCCURRED.*AK
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO FOUND FUEL PUMP AND FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THERE WAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP. *YH
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO FOUND FUEL PUMP AND FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THERE WAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP. *YH
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH FELL OFF END OF THE SAFETY BELT, WHICH LEFT OCCUPANT WITHOUT ANY RESTRAIN. ; DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMERTHAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THAT PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PRO...
BOLT IN OIL PAN HAS STRIPPED AND SEPARATED FROM OIL PAN. ENTIRE UNIT HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY. DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THE LIGHT TO COME ON.*AK THIS HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN MAKING THE DRIVER NERVOUS. *YH
BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK WHEN HEAD LIGHTS ARE ON. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL SIDE COLLISION. UOPN IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MAJOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
THE RUBBER SEAL AROUND THE FRONT STEERING BALL JOINTS RUPTURED, CAUSING ALL LUBRICANT TO LEAK OUT. THE CAR PULLS RIGHT AND MAKES A SLIGHT NOISE WHEN STEARING, DUE TO ADVANCED WEAR. I CONTACTED BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFATURER, BUT SINCE THE CARS JUST CAME OUT OF WARRANTY, THE COST OF REPAIR WOU...
TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING FLUID.
AIR BAG LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL ON. CARRIED TO HAVE CHECKED. PROBLEM LOCATED WITH A MODULE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. CARRIED TO SOMEONE ELSE TO CHECK. REPLACED COIL, BUT THAT DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. TRIED TO ORDER ANOTHER PART FOR THE AIR BAG. PART WAS ON BACKORDER DUE TO A RECALL OF 1995 BUICK REG...
VEHICLE WON'T BE ABLE TO CRANK AT THE TIME, AND NO ELECTRICAL FUNCTION. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO TECHNICIAN, AND HE SAID THAT FUEL PUMP HAD MELTED INSIDE OF FUEL TANK. WHEN A PART MELTS LIKE THAT IT JUST MAKES SPARKS.*AK
ENGINE FAILED GOING UPHILL, VALVE FAILURE, REPAIRMAN SAYS NORMAL WITH TYPE OF BUICK. BUICK KNOWS ENGINE IS BAD, RECALLED OTHER ENGINE MODEL FOR THIS YEAR. *AK
WHILE DRIVING FRONT TIRE EXPLODED, THEN DROVE OFF THE ROAD WHERE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE, AND CONSUMER KEPT CONTROL OF VEHICLE. FIRESTONE TIRES 205/70R 15. *AK
REAR BEARINGS HAVE FAILED, AND THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE REAR BEARING.*AK
REAR BEARINGS HAVE FAILED, AND THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE REAR BEARING.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 1100 MILES ALMOST A QUART OF OIL WILL BE GONE. OIL CONSUMPTION IS VERY HIGH. DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISIC. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
SPARK PLUG WIRES FAILED. YH
WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH, AND IN THE PROCESS OF PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND WENT INTO NEUTRAL, AND ENGINE ACCELERATED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH, AND IN THE PROCESS OF PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND WENT INTO NEUTRAL, AND ENGINE ACCELERATED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE. *AK
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED CAUSING CONSUMER TO HEAR A LOUD NOISE FROM THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. NLM
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED CAUSING CONSUMER TO HEAR A LOUD NOISE FROM THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. NLM
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED CAUSING CONSUMER TO HEAR A LOUD NOISE FROM THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. NLM
THERE IS ALEAKAGE WITHIN THE THROTTLE WHICH LEAKS ANTI-FREEZE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. IT FELT LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO RESPOND, BUT VEHICLE KEPT ROLLING INTO AN INTERSECTION, THE CONSUMER HAD TO AVOID AN ONCOMING VEHICLE AN D RAN INTO AN FENCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE FROM THE BRAKES WHEN BACKING OUT FROM A PARKED POSITION WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. WINDSHIELD LEAKS AT THE LOCATION OF THE REAR MIRROR LIGHT WIRES, AND DRIPS ON THE GEAR SHIFT AREA. THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR AND THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR ARE TWO DIFFERENT COLORS, WHICH MIGHT INDICA...
EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE FROM THE BRAKES WHEN BACKING OUT FROM A PARKED POSITION WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. WINDSHIELD LEAKS AT THE LOCATION OF THE REAR MIRROR LIGHT WIRES, AND DRIPS ON THE GEAR SHIFT AREA. THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR AND THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR ARE TWO DIFFERENT COLORS, WHICH MIGHT INDICA...
CAR ALL RECALLED 6/96. COMPLAINED TO DEALER AND GM. THEY SAID SHORTED IGNITION WIRES ARE NORMAL.
CAR ALL RECALLED 6/96. COMPLAINED TO DEALER AND GM. THEY SAID SHORTED IGNITION WIRES ARE NORMAL.
CAR ALL RECALLED 6/96. COMPLAINED TO DEALER AND GM. THEY SAID SHORTED IGNITION WIRES ARE NORMAL.
ENGINE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT DUE TO ACCELERATION PROBLEMS, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS PRIOR TO FINAL DIAGNOSIS. MJS
NEED TO REPLACE BRAKES FOR 3RD TIME DUE TO WARPING
REAR LEAF SPRING DISTORTED CAUSING NOISE. MJS
THE FRONT SEAT IS EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE AT ANY DRIVING DISTANCE. I HAVE CHECKED WITH MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS, AND THIS IS NOT A UNIQUE PROBLEM AS MANY OWNERS EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. THE SEAT DESIGN IS WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTUERS ZONE REPRESENTATIVE HAVE TRIED A CO...
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS APPLIED. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. *AK
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GETS HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKES 4 TIMES. *AK
CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE PAST 30MPH UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. INCREASING PRESSURE ON GAS PEDAL AT 30MPH YIELDS NO RESPONSE FROM CAR. WHEN CAR HITS PASSING GEAR, FINALLY ACCELERATES PAST 30MPH. IN ADDITION, AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS IE. 70-75 MPH CAR DEVELOPS ALMOST A STUTTER AND CANNOT MAINTAIN S...
CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE PAST 30MPH UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. INCREASING PRESSURE ON GAS PEDAL AT 30MPH YIELDS NO RESPONSE FROM CAR. WHEN CAR HITS PASSING GEAR, FINALLY ACCELERATES PAST 30MPH. IN ADDITION, AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS IE. 70-75 MPH CAR DEVELOPS ALMOST A STUTTER AND CANNOT MAINTAIN S...
CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE PAST 30MPH UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. INCREASING PRESSURE ON GAS PEDAL AT 30MPH YIELDS NO RESPONSE FROM CAR. WHEN CAR HITS PASSING GEAR, FINALLY ACCELERATES PAST 30MPH. IN ADDITION, AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS IE. 70-75 MPH CAR DEVELOPS ALMOST A STUTTER AND CANNOT MAINTAIN S...
CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE PAST 30MPH UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. INCREASING PRESSURE ON GAS PEDAL AT 30MPH YIELDS NO RESPONSE FROM CAR. WHEN CAR HITS PASSING GEAR, FINALLY ACCELERATES PAST 30MPH. IN ADDITION, AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS IE. 70-75 MPH CAR DEVELOPS ALMOST A STUTTER AND CANNOT MAINTAIN S...
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AT 30MPH. UPON IMPACT, SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER RECEIVED A BROKEN BREAST BONE. *AK *YD
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AT 30MPH. UPON IMPACT, SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER RECEIVED A BROKEN BREAST BONE. *AK *YD
WINDOW WON'T ROLL DOWN ON DRIVER'S SIDE DUE TO THE PROBLEM'S WITHIN THE TRACKS ON THE DOOR. *AK
LOUD TICKING NOISE AT STARTUP: CAMSHAFT AND LIFTERS FAILED. *AK
CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY, WHILE TRYINGTO PLACE VEHICLE IN PARK, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHOOT INTO THE GARAGE AND HIT A BOAT WHICH STOPPED VEHICLE, BUT IT WAS STILL IDLING. CONSUMER HAD TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WATER IS GETTING INTO TAIL LIGHT, CAUSING THE TAIL LIGHT TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. *AK
WHILE COASTING AT 10MPH TO SIGNAL LIGHT, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY FAILED TO WORK. HAD TO PUMP BRAKES AT LEAST 3 TIMES BEFORE THEY WORKED. ON 19 JAN 99, WAS GOING 30-35 MPH WHEN VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED SUDDENLY. CONSUMER REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT DUE TO LACK OF BRAKING POWER. TOOK TO DEALER &...
BROKEN VALVE SPRING IN THE ENGINE.
AFTER HAVING REPORTED A STEADY BURNING "ENGINE CHECK LIGHT" TO THE DEALER, APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO ENGINE PROBLEM AND UPON BEING ADVISED TO BE SURE TO TIGHTEN GAS CAP TO CREATE THE PROPER VACUUM, THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE CAR RAN LIKE A TOP. UPON STOPPING AT THE STORE AND HEARING A LITTLE...
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN WET CONDITIONS,THE VEHICLE WILL STALL. ALSO EXPERIENCES A POWER SURGE ,WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK
CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP VEHICLE, SHE COULDN'T BECAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR, VEHICLE DID NOT STOP ON TIME AND BRAKES FLUID WAS ALL OVER. ALSO, THERE WAS A RECALL BEFORE REGARDING ABS BRAKES, RECALL PERFORMED BY INSTALLING CLIP TO PREVENT RUBBING, NEW LOCATION OF SHIFTED BRAKELI...
CONSUMER EXPRIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKING SYSTEM. WHENEVER DRIVING A WINDING NOISE APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM THE WHEEL, AND WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK INTERMITTENTLY. ASLO, LEARNED FROM AN INDEPENDENT DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END WAS SHOT, AND NEEDED MAJOR R...
CONSUMER EXPRIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKING SYSTEM. WHENEVER DRIVING A WINDING NOISE APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM THE WHEEL, AND WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK INTERMITTENTLY. ASLO, LEARNED FROM AN INDEPENDENT DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END WAS SHOT, AND NEEDED MAJOR R...
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.
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
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
ANTI LOCK BRAKES AND ROTORS FAILED.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES AND ROTORS FAILED.
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, ...
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
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
BRAKES FAILED, AVOIDED THREE CARS, HIT A CAR IN THE INTERSECTION AND THEN HIT A POLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.
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.
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
WHILE DRVING THE HOOD LATCH RELEASED FROM THE LOCK WHICH CAUSED THE HOOD TO FLY UP, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED.
THE METAL BRAKE LINE IS RUBBING AGAINST THE BOLT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE BRAKE FLUID. ALSO, THE BRAKE GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
CONSUMER STATES AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
TRANSMISSION MAKES LOUD WHINING NOISE.
APPEARS THAT CALIPERS WERE DEFECTIVE, NO CONTACT BETWEEN CALIPERS AND DISC, RESULTING IN PULSATION AND PRESENCE OF RUST ON THE DISC. INSPECTED LEFT FRONT BRAKE LINE FOR CLEARANCE/CLIP RET-REPOSITION, RECALL 96V-069. *AK
APPEARS THAT CALIPERS WERE DEFECTIVE, NO CONTACT BETWEEN CALIPERS AND DISC, RESULTING IN PULSATION AND PRESENCE OF RUST ON THE DISC. INSPECTED LEFT FRONT BRAKE LINE FOR CLEARANCE/CLIP RET-REPOSITION, RECALL 96V-069. *AK
APPEARS THAT CALIPERS WERE DEFECTIVE, NO CONTACT BETWEEN CALIPERS AND DISC, RESULTING IN PULSATION AND PRESENCE OF RUST ON THE DISC. INSPECTED LEFT FRONT BRAKE LINE FOR CLEARANCE/CLIP RET-REPOSITION, RECALL 96V-069. *AK
THE LEFT REAR SUSPENSION ARM SNAPPED IN TWO CAUSING TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL, DUE TO WEAK MATERIAL.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE INSTEAD OF BRAKE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
TWICE WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED FACING DOWNHILL THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED THE FOLLOWING MORINING, WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS LESS THAN 1/4 FULL.
ON THREE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. AFTER SECOND OCCASION, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. ON (5) OR (6) OCCASIONS THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS BEEN EXTREMELY HARD TO APPLY. THEY POPPED AND CRACKED. BECAUSE THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERS...
ON THREE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. AFTER SECOND OCCASION, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. ON (5) OR (6) OCCASIONS THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS BEEN EXTREMELY HARD TO APPLY. THEY POPPED AND CRACKED. BECAUSE THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERS...
RADIO FAILED.
EXHAUST SYSTEM BUSHING BETWEEN PIPES FAILED.
BRAKES PERFORM POORLY CAUSING LOUD NOISE.
THE FUEL PUMP SHORTED, CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL ARC IN THE GAS TANK. THE FUSE DID NOT BREAK THE CURRENT. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED , OWNER WAS NOT PLEASED WITH OUTCOME. *AK
STRUT FAILED.
SPRING FAILED.
SUN ROOF FAILED.
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED.
WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED.
CHIP IN THE ON BOARD COMPUTER FAILED.
REAR TURN SIGNAL BULB FAILED.
DASH LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO REASON.
THE TRUNK OPENS WHILE DRIVING.
THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT TURN OFF.
BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA.
THE POWER LOCKS/REMOTE CONTROLS DON'T WORK.
GROANING/GROWLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE.
WHEN GAS PEDAL IS PUSHED THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT CLICKING NOISE.
VEHICEL STALLED SEVERAL TIMES.
PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER'S POWER WINDOW.
BRAKE SYSTEM IS FAILING.
WHEN IGNITION WAS TURNED ON THE CONSUMER NOTICED A BURNING SMELL.
MULTIPLE BRAKE FAILURE.
VEHICLE STALLS WHEN DRIVING,. ONCE IT STALLS THE VEHICLE WILL NOT RESTART; HAVE TO GET IT TOWED. VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
DUE TO DESIGN, TOP OF DASH BOARD REFLECTS IN WINDSHIELD WHICH THEN REFLECTS IN EYES, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. REAR END OF VEHICLE WAS INCINERATED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK THE AUTOMOTIVE SPECIALISTS HAVE DETERMINED THE ORIGION OF THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL OR ELECTRIC TRUNK RELEASE OR TRANK LIGHT ASSEMBLY FAILURE. *YH
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. REAR END OF VEHICLE WAS INCINERATED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK THE AUTOMOTIVE SPECIALISTS HAVE DETERMINED THE ORIGION OF THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL OR ELECTRIC TRUNK RELEASE OR TRANK LIGHT ASSEMBLY FAILURE. *YH
BRAKE ROTORS HEAVILY RUSTED, CAUSING VIBRATION.
ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON.
CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED CONTINUOUS BRAKE PROBLEMS, SEVERAL REPAIRS DONE TO NO AVAIL. THE FINAL REPAIR FOUND THE BRAKE CALIPERS DEFECTIVE, THERE WAS NO CONTACT BETWEEN THE CALIPERS AND THE DISC, RESULTING IN PULSATION/RUST ON DISCS.
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT.
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT INSTRUMENT PANELS ARE NOT STANDARDIZED, LOCATION OF GAUGES/RADIO CONTROLS ETC. VARY FROM VEHICLE TO VEHICLE.
SEAT BELT TWISTS CONSTANTLY.
IT IS NOT EASY TO PUT THE IGNITION KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, BECAUSE THE IGNITION SWITCH IS HIDDEN BY PART OF THE WHEEL.
ANTILOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
RIGHT REAR WHEEL HUB REPLACED.
HARNESS ASSEMBLY REPLACED.
ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED 3 TIMES.
IN AN ACCIDENT BETWEEN 40-60 MPH, 12:00 POSITION, CAR HIT GAURDRAIL AND DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED A BROKEN RIB AND OTHER INJURIES. *AK
WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED IT GOES LOWER THAN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO BE ACCIDENTALLY DEPRESSED/VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD.
IGNITION FAILURE.
REAR SPRING FAILED.
GOODYEAR TIRE BLEW OUT.
SHIFT LEVER IS DIFFICULT TO OPERATE, MUST USE BOTH HANDS TO MOVE OUT OF PARK POSITION.
DESIGN OF THE INTERIOR CONTAINS A PANEL ABOVE THE BRAKE PEDAL THAT PREVENTS A SMOOTH QUICK MOTION FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO THE BRAKE PEDAL.
FRONT SEAT BELTS LOCATED ON REAR SIDE PANEL CAUSE HEAD/HAIR TO GET CAUGHT, ALSO BELT TENSION IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE.
SEAT BELTS LOCATED ON REAR SIDE PANEL FOR FRONT OCCUPANTS IS DANGEROUS FOR REAR SEAT PASSENGERS, CAUSING PASSENGERS TO STUMBLE.
GAS PEDAL SPRING TENSION HAS LITTLE SPRING, BARELY TOUCHES PEDAL, VEHICLE WILL GO EXTREMELY FASTER THAN INTENDED, HAVE TO HOLD BACK FOOT TO AVOID ACCIDENT. *AK
TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL.
SAFETY RECALL--BRAKES. ADJUST SIDE DOOR FOR PROPER CLOSING. 231 FLASH E-PROM AND INSTALL LABEL MA-96-V9943. SAFETY RECALL--BACKFIRE. REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER SWITCH.
SAFETY RECALL--BRAKES. ADJUST SIDE DOOR FOR PROPER CLOSING. 231 FLASH E-PROM AND INSTALL LABEL MA-96-V9943. SAFETY RECALL--BACKFIRE. REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER SWITCH.
SAFETY RECALL--BRAKES. ADJUST SIDE DOOR FOR PROPER CLOSING. 231 FLASH E-PROM AND INSTALL LABEL MA-96-V9943. SAFETY RECALL--BACKFIRE. REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER SWITCH.
WHILE MAKING RIGHT TURNS THE VEHICLE EXPEIENCES A LOSS OF POWER. *AK
THE EXHAUST SYSTEM MAKES A LOUD NOISE.
DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON FRONT END IMPACT, DRIVER LOST CONTROL, HIT TELEPHONE POLE, SPEED 25 MPH.*AK
DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON FRONT END IMPACT, DRIVER LOST CONTROL, HIT TELEPHONE POLE, SPEED 25 MPH.*AK
DRIVER AND PASSENAGER SEATBACKS RECLINE BACKWARDS, CAUSING CONTROL PROBLEM. *AK
DRIVER AND PASSENAGER SEATBACKS RECLINE BACKWARDS, CAUSING CONTROL PROBLEM. *AK
PLASTIC BUMPER DENTED IN 1/6 MPH COLLISION WITH PLASTIC GARBAGE CAN. *DSH
LOUD THUMPING NOISE UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, RESULTING IN HITTING A POLE. TT
LOUD THUMPING NOISE UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, RESULTING IN HITTING A POLE. TT
DESIGN OF VEHICLE IS SUCH THAT SHORTER PEOPLE ARE IN DANGER OF INJURY FROM BEING TOO CLOSE TO AIR BAG WHEN IT INFLATES. *DSH
REAR BRAKES GRIND EXCESSIVELY, RUSTING AND WARPING ROTORS. OWNER HAS USED EMERGENCY BRAKES FOR ADJUSTING, NO CHANGE. TT EVEN THE THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE IS STILL GRINDING, DEALER KEEPS INFROMING CONSUMER THAT THIS IS NORMAL, CONSUMER FEELS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *SLC