1999 BUICK REGAL Problems & Recalls
Detailed safety information and owner complaints
Problem Breakdown
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Common Problems
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 1998-1999 Chevrolet Lumina and Oldsmobile Intrigue, 1997-2004 Buick Regal and Pontiac Grand Prix, 2000-2004 Chevrolet Impala, and 1998-2004 Chev...
07/25/2021 STARTED THE MOTOR, IN STATIONARY IN PERSONAL DRIVEWAY, IN IDLE IT BEGAN TO PUFF THICK WHITE SMOKE FROM THE TAIL PIPE AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. TURNED ENGINE OFF WITHIN 15 SECONDS OF STARTING THE ENGINE. LEFT VEHICLE OFF FOR 24 HRS, AND TRIED TO TURN THE MOTOR BACK ON...
Mileage: 86,000
07/25/2021 STARTED THE MOTOR, IN STATIONARY IN PERSONAL DRIVEWAY, IN IDLE IT BEGAN TO PUFF THICK WHITE SMOKE FROM THE TAIL PIPE AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. TURNED ENGINE OFF WITHIN 15 SECONDS OF STARTING THE ENGINE. LEFT VEHICLE OFF FOR 24 HRS, AND TRIED TO TURN THE MOTOR BACK ON...
Mileage: 86,000
07/25/2021 STARTED THE MOTOR, IN STATIONARY IN PERSONAL DRIVEWAY, IN IDLE IT BEGAN TO PUFF THICK WHITE SMOKE FROM THE TAIL PIPE AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. TURNED ENGINE OFF WITHIN 15 SECONDS OF STARTING THE ENGINE. LEFT VEHICLE OFF FOR 24 HRS, AND TRIED TO TURN THE MOTOR BACK ON...
Mileage: 86,000
WEIRD ENGINE NOISE , WHEN SWITCHING THE IGNITION SWITCH SOMETIMES DELAY, ALSO DASH LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS ALSO AC DOESN'T WORK AND LOW OIL , LOW AIR , AND LOW COOLANT LIGHTS TURN ON EVEN IF ALL OF THEM ARE FULL AT THE RIGHT LEVEL .
WEIRD ENGINE NOISE , WHEN SWITCHING THE IGNITION SWITCH SOMETIMES DELAY, ALSO DASH LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS ALSO AC DOESN'T WORK AND LOW OIL , LOW AIR , AND LOW COOLANT LIGHTS TURN ON EVEN IF ALL OF THEM ARE FULL AT THE RIGHT LEVEL .
WEIRD ENGINE NOISE , WHEN SWITCHING THE IGNITION SWITCH SOMETIMES DELAY, ALSO DASH LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS ALSO AC DOESN'T WORK AND LOW OIL , LOW AIR , AND LOW COOLANT LIGHTS TURN ON EVEN IF ALL OF THEM ARE FULL AT THE RIGHT LEVEL .
PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. TAKATA INFLATORS
Mileage: 120,000
AUGUST 2017', THE STEERING BEGAN TO PULL VERY SLIGHTLY LEFT AND RIGHT AT ALL SPEEDS BUT MORE NOTICEABLE AT LOW SPEEDS OR WHEN TURNING THE WHEELS AT A STOP WITH A VERY SLIGHT CLUNK NOISE THAT GOT LOUDER OVER THE YEAR. VISIBLE INSPECTION AT MY REPAIR SHOP DURING A FLAT REAR TIRE REPAIR DID NOT FIND AN...
Mileage: 162,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE GEAR SHIFTER IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND BEGAN TO SHAKE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON AN INCLINE, IT FAILED TO PROPERLY ACCELERATE AND STARTED TO SHAKE. ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHI...
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 BUICK REGAL. AFTER DRIVING AND PARKING THE VEHICLE, SMOKE AND FLAMES APPEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE FAILURE, BUT THE CONT...
THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE NO MORE THAN 3MINUTES AFTER I PARKED THE CAR. THE VALVE COVER RECALL WAS REPAIRED IN 2016. CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. I JUST HAPPENED TO GO BACK OUT TO THE CAR TO GET MY CELL PHONE WHEN I SAW SMOKE. I OPEN THE HOOD AND SAW FLAMES. I USED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO OUT HE FLAME OUT. ...
THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE NO MORE THAN 3MINUTES AFTER I PARKED THE CAR. THE VALVE COVER RECALL WAS REPAIRED IN 2016. CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. I JUST HAPPENED TO GO BACK OUT TO THE CAR TO GET MY CELL PHONE WHEN I SAW SMOKE. I OPEN THE HOOD AND SAW FLAMES. I USED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO OUT HE FLAME OUT. ...
ON 10/28/2016 MY WIFE HAD DROVE THE CAR ABOUT 3 MILES TO THE STORE DID SOME SHOPPING FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. SHE RETURNED HOME THE 3 MILES PARKED THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE AND WENT IN SIDE. SHE WAS IN THE GARAGE A FEW MINUTES LATER AND SAW SMOKE FILLING THE GARAGE. SHE WEN...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK AND THE CONTACT EXITED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY REVERSED BACKWARDS. THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO RE-ENTER THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND WAS DRAGGED BACKWARDS. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEGS AND CHES...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PARKING IN FRONT OF HIS HOUSE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES BEFORE THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARRIVED. POLICE AND FIRE REPORTS WERE FILED. THERE WERE NO IN...
Mileage: 175,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH IN MARCH, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CONTACT WALKED HOME TO CALL HER HUSBAND. WHEN THE CONTACT STATED AND HER HUSBAND ARRIVED BAC...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH IN MARCH, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CONTACT WALKED HOME TO CALL HER HUSBAND. WHEN THE CONTACT STATED AND HER HUSBAND ARRIVED BAC...
ON 9/1/16, THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED, TURNED OFF, AND UNOCCUPIED. HALF THE CAR BURNED--TOTAL LOSS. I LEARNED SHORTLY AFTER THAT IT WAS UNDER RECALL FOR UNDER HOOD FIRES--DO I HAVE ANY WAY TO RECOVER MY LOSSES FROM GM? I ONLY HAD LIABILITY COVERAGE, SO THERE WON'T BE ANY INSURANCE MON...
Mileage: 145,000
I HAVE THE RECALL LETTER. I HAVE BEEN TO DUER SPEET IN FREMONT MI 4 TIMES AND TO JIM WINTER IN JACKSON MI. BOTH PLACES TOLD ME THEY WOULD CALL AS SOON AS THE PARTS CAME IN. I HAVE BEEN WAITING TO HEAR FROM THEM SINCE FEB. IT'S A SAFETY RECALL!! DOES ANYBODY CARE THAT THIS CAR SHOULD BE FIXED?
I CALLED A GM MOTORS DEALER AND THEY TELL ME THAT THEIR IS NO RECALLS ON MY CAR, BUT WHEN I LOOKED ON THIS SITE, THEIR IS 8 CODES WITH THE ONE RECALL I JUST GOT DONE NOT LONG AGO!! I WANT MY CAR FIXED!
I CALLED A GM MOTORS DEALER AND THEY TELL ME THAT THEIR IS NO RECALLS ON MY CAR, BUT WHEN I LOOKED ON THIS SITE, THEIR IS 8 CODES WITH THE ONE RECALL I JUST GOT DONE NOT LONG AGO!! I WANT MY CAR FIXED!
I CALLED A GM MOTORS DEALER AND THEY TELL ME THAT THEIR IS NO RECALLS ON MY CAR, BUT WHEN I LOOKED ON THIS SITE, THEIR IS 8 CODES WITH THE ONE RECALL I JUST GOT DONE NOT LONG AGO!! I WANT MY CAR FIXED!
1999 BUICK REGAL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE OIL DEPOSITED ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAN CAUSE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE RECALL NOTICE. CONSUMER SEEKS COMPENSATION FOR NEW VEHICLE AFTER RECALLED VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. *SMD
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MAN...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND SMOKE APPEARED THROUGH THE VENTS AND UNDER THE HOOD. THE DRIVER PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EXITED THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE R...
4TH ENGINE SERVICE RECALL 15757 WAS PERFORMED AT DEALERSHIP ON MARCH 25, 2016. ON MAY 13, 2016, ATTEMPTED TO STARTED CAR WHICH WAS PARKED ON SUBURBAN STREET AT 5 A.M. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR SEVERAL DAYS. LOUD BANG SOUND. ENGINE IGNITED. FLAMES SHOT OUT ONTO STREET SURFACE. DRIVER...
Mileage: 71,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR, ABNORMAL POPPING SOUND, AND BLACK SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IN ADDITION THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO NEUTRAL AND PUSHED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION...
Mileage: 213,011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MAN...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTUR...
I TALKED TO TWO DIFFERENT LADIES AT RED LION CHEVY ABOUT A RECALL ON MY CAR. I ASKED FOR A RENTAL TO BE PROVIDED AND BOTH LADIES SAID THEY WOULD GIVE ME A RENTAL AT NO COST SINCE I WOULD BE DROPPING THE CAR OFF, THEY DIDNT KNOW IF THEY WOULD GET TO IT RIGHT AWAY AND THAT IT COULD TAKE UP TO 3 HRS. R...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE TOOLS AND PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN T...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE TOOLS AND PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN T...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS IN OPERATION, SMOKE APPEARED THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. THE SMOKE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BECOME DIZZY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING OIL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AN...
Mileage: 150,000
1999 BUICK REGAL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR EXHAUST MANIFOLD RECALL NOTICE. *SMD
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. WHEN REMOVING THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT PROPERLY ANCHORED TO THE BOLT THAT CONNECTED THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT SCREWED A NUT TO ATTACH TH...
Mileage: 135,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE JERKED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPARK PLUG WIRES HAD CAUGHT FIRE AND...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO HOLD THE BRAKE FLUID. BRAKE FLUID LEAKED FROM UNDERNEATH THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL NEEDED TO BE DEPRESSED IN A PULSE LIKE MANNER IN ORDER TO STOP ...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MAN...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT OBSERVED AND SMELLED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSU...
Mileage: 153,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MAN...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REP...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL RE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPA...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. WHILE IN PARK, THE CONTACT NOTICED ENGINE OIL LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS U...
Mileage: 170,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THERE WAS NO FIRE REPORT FILED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE CONTACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE P...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. WHILE PUMPING FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, FLAMES APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. A STATION ATTENDANT OPENED THE HOOD AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT CALLED HER BROTHER-IN-LAW, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO TOWED THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE MECHANIC ASSESSED THE...
Mileage: 180,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. WHILE PUMPING FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, FLAMES APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. A STATION ATTENDANT OPENED THE HOOD AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT CALLED HER BROTHER-IN-LAW, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO TOWED THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE MECHANIC ASSESSED THE...
Mileage: 180,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MAN...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MAN...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, BLACK FUMES OF SMOKE WERE NOTICED COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE BEFORE BEING INFORM BY A FOLLOW DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. NO PO...
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MAN...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE FOLLOWED BY FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUSHED THE FIRE. A POLICE AND A FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V70100...
Mileage: 107,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO OBSERVED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD BEFORE THE VEHICLE ENGULFED INT...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO OBSERVED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD BEFORE THE VEHICLE ENGULFED INT...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ENGINE OIL LEAKED ONTO THE MANIFOLD CAUSING SMOKE AND STRONG BURNING ODORS IN THE VEHICLE AS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. T...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ENGINE OIL LEAKED ONTO THE MANIFOLD CAUSING SMOKE AND STRONG BURNING ODORS IN THE VEHICLE AS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. T...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION AND DETERMINED THAT THE...
Mileage: 117,000
1999 BUICK REGAL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE DEFECT AND REPAIR ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER DID NOT STATE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. *JB THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE SENT IN A RECALL NOTICE, REGARDING THE ENGINE. UPDATED 04/12/16.*JB
ENGINE EXPLOSION AND FIRE VEHICLE WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY ENGINE OFF. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION FOLLOWED BY ENGINE FIRE. FLAMES WERE 20 FT HIGH. FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED BUT I WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND WATER FROM MY GARDEN HOSE. WHEN T...
Mileage: 180,000
ENGINE EXPLOSION AND FIRE VEHICLE WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY ENGINE OFF. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION FOLLOWED BY ENGINE FIRE. FLAMES WERE 20 FT HIGH. FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED BUT I WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND WATER FROM MY GARDEN HOSE. WHEN T...
Mileage: 180,000
ENGINE EXPLOSION AND FIRE VEHICLE WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY ENGINE OFF. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION FOLLOWED BY ENGINE FIRE. FLAMES WERE 20 FT HIGH. FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED BUT I WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND WATER FROM MY GARDEN HOSE. WHEN T...
Mileage: 180,000
MY INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE(UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY AND ONCE OUT OF POCKET TO THE TUNE OF $1800). ALL THE GAUGES, MILEAGE, GAS, WATER AND OIL GAUGE, BATTERY, GEAR SHIFT AND OTHERS ARE NOT ILLUMINATED. THIS POSES A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE DRIVER IS UNAWARE OF THE WARNINGS AND SETTIN...
Mileage: 85,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN OVER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE ERUPTED INTO FLAMES NEAR THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY A NEIGHBOR UPON LIFTING THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT W...
Mileage: 104,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED FIRE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE....
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND BEGAN TO PRODUCE SMOKE WHILE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THE CONTACT DID NOT SEE ANY FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN T...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE, WHILE PARKED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE OIL PAN, AND VALVE COVER GASKET WERE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE OIL CHANGE WAS PE...
Mileage: 155,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANU...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN ABNORMAL ODOR DUE TO OIL THAT LEAKED ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING ) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE...
Mileage: 130,000
ENGINE OIL LEAKING ON TO EXHAUST MANIFOLD THROUGH VALVE COVER GASKETS-SMOKING-SMALL FIRE EXTINGUISHED-NO EXTENSIVE DAMAGE
ENGINE OIL LEAKING ON TO EXHAUST MANIFOLD THROUGH VALVE COVER GASKETS-SMOKING-SMALL FIRE EXTINGUISHED-NO EXTENSIVE DAMAGE
ENGINE OIL LEAKING ON TO EXHAUST MANIFOLD THROUGH VALVE COVER GASKETS-SMOKING-SMALL FIRE EXTINGUISHED-NO EXTENSIVE DAMAGE
VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN SUDDENLY WHILE IN TRAFFIC. TRACTION LIGHTS APPEAR.
Mileage: 100
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ...
Mileage: 108,000
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I PUT MY RIGHT BLINKER ON TO CHANGE LANES AND MY VEHICLE JUST COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ON ME. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD MY CAR STARTED BACK UP AND CONTINUES TO DO SO BUT EVERY TIME I HIT MY BLINKER RIGHT OR LEFT MY VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. *TR
Mileage: 140,000
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 40 MPH OR MORE THE ENGINE SUDDENLY CUTS OUT AND THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND THE CAR VIOLENTLY STOPS, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT. THIS IS VERY MUCH LIKE THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM IN THE OTHER RECALLS. AFTER A FEW TRIES THE CAR DOES START AGAIN BUT THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABL...
Mileage: 124,000
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 40 MPH OR MORE THE ENGINE SUDDENLY CUTS OUT AND THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND THE CAR VIOLENTLY STOPS, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT. THIS IS VERY MUCH LIKE THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM IN THE OTHER RECALLS. AFTER A FEW TRIES THE CAR DOES START AGAIN BUT THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABL...
Mileage: 124,000
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 40 MPH OR MORE THE ENGINE SUDDENLY CUTS OUT AND THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND THE CAR VIOLENTLY STOPS, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT. THIS IS VERY MUCH LIKE THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM IN THE OTHER RECALLS. AFTER A FEW TRIES THE CAR DOES START AGAIN BUT THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABL...
Mileage: 124,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT KNOB HAD TO BE PULLED IN ORD...
Mileage: 139,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT KNOB HAD TO BE PULLED IN ORD...
Mileage: 139,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MI...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM THE FRONT VALVE COVER TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, CAUSING HEAVY BURNING OIL SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE...
Mileage: 83,000
WAS DRIVEING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING 65 AND WENT TO TURN ON MY TURN SIGNAL AND MY ENGINE STOPED. I NEARLY CRASHED THE CAR. I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AND EVERYTIME I USED THE BLINKERS THE CAR WOULD EITHER TURN OFF RESTARTS THE COMPUTER LIKE I JUST STARTED THE CAR. THE ABS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT...
Mileage: 200,000
WAS DRIVEING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING 65 AND WENT TO TURN ON MY TURN SIGNAL AND MY ENGINE STOPED. I NEARLY CRASHED THE CAR. I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AND EVERYTIME I USED THE BLINKERS THE CAR WOULD EITHER TURN OFF RESTARTS THE COMPUTER LIKE I JUST STARTED THE CAR. THE ABS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT...
Mileage: 200,000
WAS DRIVEING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING 65 AND WENT TO TURN ON MY TURN SIGNAL AND MY ENGINE STOPED. I NEARLY CRASHED THE CAR. I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AND EVERYTIME I USED THE BLINKERS THE CAR WOULD EITHER TURN OFF RESTARTS THE COMPUTER LIKE I JUST STARTED THE CAR. THE ABS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT...
Mileage: 200,000
MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT HAS STOPPED LOCKING INTO PLACE. THIS IS A CONCERN BECAUSE I AM NOT ABLE TO USE MY SEAT BELT; THIS BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE NOT MISUSED THE SEAT BELT IN ANY WAY FOR IT TO JUST FAIL ON ME IS AN ISSUE. I SEE THAT OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE. THE FIRE DESTROYED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE BEGAN FROM DROPS OF ENGINE OIL ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN...
Mileage: 100,000
1999 BUICK REGAL. CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR POWER STEERING REPAIRS *TGW THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: ...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY AND ON SOME OCCASSIONS, WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY F...
Mileage: 150,000
COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE 1999 BUICK REGAL. WHILE LEAVING A CAR WASH, EXPERIENCED A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. SUBSEQUENT MECHANICAL WORK DETERMINED THE CAUSE TO BE TWO SEVERELY CORRODED BRAKE LINES, ONE FRONT AND ONE REAR BRAKE LINE, BOTH LEAKING BRAKE FLUID.. (THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE HAD CATASTROPHIC RESU...
Mileage: 128,484
COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE 1999 BUICK REGAL. WHILE LEAVING A CAR WASH, EXPERIENCED A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. SUBSEQUENT MECHANICAL WORK DETERMINED THE CAUSE TO BE TWO SEVERELY CORRODED BRAKE LINES, ONE FRONT AND ONE REAR BRAKE LINE, BOTH LEAKING BRAKE FLUID.. (THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE HAD CATASTROPHIC RESU...
Mileage: 128,484
DASHBOARD CLUSTER STOPPED DISPLAYING ANY INFO. NO SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, OIL, TEP OR ODOMETER. DISPLAY RETURNED WHEN PRIVATE MECHANIC BEGAN DISASSEMBLE. STOPPED. DISPLAY FAILED AGAIN IN ONE WEEK. GM DEALER SAID CLUSTER WAS BAD AND REPLACED IT. LATER SAID THEY REBUILT IT? FAILED AGAIN IN TWO ...
Mileage: 100,000
THIS 1999 BUICK REGAL SERIAL NUMBER [XXX] WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE AND NO ONE WAS IN IT. THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE. THE CAR ENGINE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND SET THE TWO CARS THAT WERE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CAR ON FIRE, AS WELL AS THE GARAGE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO T...
Mileage: 165,000
STEPPED ON BRAKES, PEDAL WENT BTO THE FLOOR. STOPPED CAR USING EMERGENCY BRAKE. BRAKE LINE INSIDE REAR CROSSMEMBER RUSTED THROUGH (LINE WELL PROTECTED, NOT EXPOSED TO ROAD DEBRIS ETC) LOCAL REPAIR SHOP STATED HE HAS HAD OTHER BUICKS WITH SAME FAILURE. *TR
Mileage: 134,487
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT TIME, DASH PANEL LIGHTS GO OUT COMPLETELY OR ARE FAINT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Mileage: 148,000
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT TIME, DASH PANEL LIGHTS GO OUT COMPLETELY OR ARE FAINT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Mileage: 148,000
THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER DOORS BOTH HAVE ELECTRICAL WINDOWS, BOTH WINDOW MOTORS HAVE GONE OUT, THEY WERE STUCK DOWN. IN JUNE 2010 THE BACK PASSENGER WINDOW MOTOR HAS DONE THE SAME, IT IS STUCK ROLLED DOWN. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, BLACK SMOKE BEGAN UNEXPECTEDLY BILLOWING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE ROADWAY AND EXIT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE T...
Mileage: 87,000
I AM IN ARMY & WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING AT 5:30 AM MY VAN SLOWLY STARTED ACCELERATING THE MORE I PRESSED THE BRAKE THE FASTER THE VAN WENT, BY THE TIME I REACHED THE STREET THE VAN WAS UP TO 50 MPH I WAS AFRAID SO I CALL MY HUSBAND, TOLD HIM THE SITUATION & THE STREET I WAS TRAVELING, HE WA...
IN JUNE 2009 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR 1999 BUICK REGAL THAT THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTED ENGINE FIRES AND THEY WERE ISSUING A RECALL. I HAVE OWNED MY CAR FOR APPROX. 7 YEARS AND THOUGH I PLANNED ON TAKING IT IN TO GET THE RECALL REPAIRED, I HADN'T HAD A CHANCE TO DO IT YET AS OF 9/1/09. I HAD A...
Mileage: 178,000
LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING A DEFECTIVE INSIDE MIRROR FROM HIS 1999 BUICK REGAL. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED A LIQUID CRYSTAL HAD DRIPPED DOWN FROM THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR THAT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRIM AND SHIFT CONSOLE BELOW THE MIRROR. IT ALSO CAUSED THE INSIDE RE...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE WITHOUT WARNING IN JUNE 2008. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STARTER AND IGNITION SWITCH, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 07/14/09...
Mileage: 69,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPLACED PRIOR TO HIM PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. FOUR YEARS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN AND CAUS...
Mileage: 120,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT PLACED OIL IN HIS VEHICLE AND TWO DROPS LANDED ON THE MANIFOLD, WHICH CAUSED AN IMMEDIATE FIRE. HE WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A HOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AFTER THE FAILURE, BUT EMITTED A BURNING SMELL WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED....
Mileage: 132,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. IN 2008, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AT A SCHOOL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE WIRING UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD AND HOOD WERE ALL BURNED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WA...
THE WINDOW REGULATOR JUST FAILED YESTERDAY ON MY 1999 BUICK REGAL- ONLY 47K MILES- WE HAVE REPLACED 3 OTHER WINDOW REGULATORS ON PONTIAC GRAND AM VEHICLES IN THE LAST 3 YEARS. THIS IS NOT A CHEAP REPAIR- OVER $500 FOR EACH WINDOW! I SEE THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE ONLINE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME TH...
Mileage: 47,000
ON MY WAY TO THE HOSPITAL I STOPPED BY THE GAS STATION AND FILLED UP. AFTER THAT I LEFT TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL, I PARKED AND WENT INSIDE. NOT EVEN 5 MINUTES AFTER I GOT INSIDE, MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE. THE HOSPITAL SECURITY AND POLICE WERE TRYING TO EXTINGUISH IT BEFORE THE FIRE TRUCK ARRIVED TO KEEP FROM...
I DROVE MY 99 BUICK REGAL TO WORK, PARKED, WENT INSIDE, STARTED ANSWERING EMAIL. WAS INFORMED BY CO WORKERS THAT MY CAR WAS BURNING. MY CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES IN MINUTES. *TR
Mileage: 63,000
MY WIFE TOOK MY 1999 BUICK REGAL GS TO THE DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS RECALL 07035. MY CAR WAS IN PERFECT WORKING ORDER AND RUNNING SMOOTHLY. UPON RETURN OF MY VEHICLE, THE A/C NO LONGER WORKED, THE A/C CONTROL PANEL NO LONGER WORKED, AND THE CAR WAS MISSING WHEN GOING UP HILL AND THE ENGINE TROUBLE LIGH...
MY WIFE TOOK MY 1999 BUICK REGAL GS TO THE DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS RECALL 07035. MY CAR WAS IN PERFECT WORKING ORDER AND RUNNING SMOOTHLY. UPON RETURN OF MY VEHICLE, THE A/C NO LONGER WORKED, THE A/C CONTROL PANEL NO LONGER WORKED, AND THE CAR WAS MISSING WHEN GOING UP HILL AND THE ENGINE TROUBLE LIGH...
MY WIFE SAID THE BRAKES FELT "FUNNY". BUT NO RED WARNING LIGHT SHOWED. I WENT TO DRIVE THE CAR TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE AND PUSHED THE BRAKE, THE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE FLUID DRAINED OUT IN A PUDDLE UNDER THE CAN - THEN THE RED WARNING LIGHT ...
Mileage: 84,000
REAR SEAT BELTS MALFUNCTION-CANNOT INSERT BUCKLE IN TWO OUT OF THREE BELTS. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE INCONSISTENTLY WITH THE REST OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT SWAY BAR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN ...
Mileage: 98,700
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). HE CALLED AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. UPON ARRIVAL, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY INSTALL A NEW FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE ROCKER...
Mileage: 65,000
KEY WILL NOT DIS-ENGAGE FROM IGNITION, ESPECIALLY WITH HOTTER WEATHER. WITHOUT WARNING ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF WHEN DRIVING, NO MATTER WHAT SPEED OR WEATHER CONDITIONS YOU'RE DRIVING. *TR
Mileage: 88,160
MY 1999 BUICK REGAL GS WENT ON FIRE IN A PARKING LOT AND IS A TOTAL LOSS. IT WAS PARKED AND THE ENGINE WAS OFF. THE CAR WAS NOT OCCUPIED. THE FIRE COMPLETELY TOTALED ONE NEARBY CAR AND CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO A SECOND. *TR
Mileage: 134,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 BUICK REGAL. IN FEBRUARY OF 2006, THE CONTACT'S PARKED VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. IN MARCH OF 2008, SHE RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). BECAUSE SHE NO LONGER OWNED THE VEHICLE, THE MANUFACT...
Mileage: 100,000
TL*CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, UP A HILL, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP OR TAKE A VERY LONG TIME TO SHIFT GEARS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE WOULD SHAKE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Mileage: 30,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). SHE CALLED SEVERAL GM DEALERS, BUT NONE OF THEM HAD THE PART AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT HER VEHICLE MAY CATCH...
1999 BUICK REGAL BURNED UP. I WANT TO THE STORE AND THEN WANT TO TOWN PARK THE CAR IN PARKING LOT WALK ABOUT FOUR CARS AWAY AND THE CAR WAS ON FIRE I HAVE PIC IF YOU NEED TO SEE CALL FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE CASE NUMBER 30-0820618. *TR
IN DECEMBER OF 2006 MY 1999 BUICK REGAL GSE WITH SUPERCHARGER CAUGHT ON FIRE IN ENGINE DEPARTMENT 5 TO 10 MINUTES AFTER LEAVING VEHICLE. THERE WAS A COMPLAINT OF A 'BURNT TOAST' SMELL IN THE AREA OF THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FIRE. WE DID NOTICE A DECREASE IN THE MPG INDICATOR (5MPG LESS )SEVERAL DAY...
Mileage: 92,000
1) WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH THE BRIGHTS ON MY HEADLIGHTS GO OUT (FAIL) AT RANDOM. THE HEADLIGHTS COME BACK ON WHEN THE DIMMER SWITCH IS HIT ~OR~ BY THEMSELVES IF I WAIT IT OUT. 2) THIS HEADLIGHT FAILURE HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS. IT'S A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. 3) I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHI...
Mileage: 94,000
ENGINE FIRE. *TR
Mileage: 92,000
1999 BUICK REGAL HAD TIRES REPLACED AT 30,000 MILES. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE TIRES DO NOT HOLD AIR PRESSURE SO THE WHEELS NEED TO BE REPLACED. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE WHEELS WERE MANUFACTURED OUT OF ALUMINUM WITH DEFECTIVE CHROME COATINGS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES WOULD NOT ADHERE TO TH...
Mileage: 30,000
OCCASIONALLY DURING COLD WEATHER STARTS AT 10 DEGREES F OR COLDER STRONG ODOR OF FUEL IS NOTICED. REVIEWED NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA02030. CAR STARTS WITH NO PROBLEM NO ROUGHNESS. ENGINE RUNS FINE. NO CAUTION LIGHTS ON DASH INDICATORS. I'M IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. ...
Mileage: 65,500
1999 BUICK REGAL FRONT TURN SIGNALS KEEP BURNING OUT, I BELIEVE IT IS FROM THE HOUSING THAT HOLDS THE BULBS. IT SEEM LIKE THE PLASTIC AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BULB THAT SNAPS IN TO THE HOUSING SPARKS AND BURNS IT CAUSING THE BULBS TO FAIL. *TR
ALUMINUM WHEELS CAUSED THE TIRES TO LEAK, DUE TO CRACKING & PEELING. BOTH BACK TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT COST OF $400. DEALER REFUSED TO COVER REPAIR. *TR
WELL FRIDAY, I WENT TO WORK IN THE REGAL, LIKE ALWAYS, ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER PUNCHING IN AT WORK SOMEONE CAME RUNNING IN AND SAID THERE'S A BLUE REGAL OUT THERE WITH SMOKE POURING OUT THE HOOD, SO I WENT OUT AND SURE ENOUGH IT WAS ME, I POPPED THE LATCH FROM THE INSIDE, WENT AROUND THE FRONT AND ...
1999 BUICK REGAL WITH A DEFECTIVE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR. CUSTOMER STATES SOMETHING MELTED INSIDE THE REARVIEW MIRROR CAUSING IT TO DRIP ONTO THE CONSOLE. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE DAMAGES. THE CONTACT HAS THE PARTS AVAILABLE AS PROOF IF NHTSA WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW THEM. *KB THE...
BUICK REGAL..99 ELECTRIC WINOWS FAILING 3 NOW....VERY EXPENSIVE FIX 600 EACH TIME FOR A VERY MINOR PLASTIC PART..GM MAKES YOU BUY 300 DOLLAR ASSEMBLY AND A 200 TO 300 DOLLAR INSTALLATION BECAUSE A VERY COMMON PLASTIC RAINIER FAILURE....THEY SHOULD BE MADE TO DO A FIX AS DESCRIBED ON WEBSITES.... *...
Mileage: 82,645
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 89000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND REAR SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE ON 5/15/07 FOR THIS FAILURE.
Mileage: 89,000
I PURCHASED A 1999 BUICK REGAL LS NEW. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND REAR DRIVER SIDE POWER DOOR LOCKS IN THE PAST. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT I CURRENTLY HAVE THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AS WELL AS THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOWS FALLING DOWN WITH THE POWER WINDOWS NOT WORKING AT ALL. I ALS...
I PURCHASED A 1999 BUICK REGAL LS NEW. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND REAR DRIVER SIDE POWER DOOR LOCKS IN THE PAST. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT I CURRENTLY HAVE THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AS WELL AS THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOWS FALLING DOWN WITH THE POWER WINDOWS NOT WORKING AT ALL. I ALS...
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, ABS, TRACTION"LIGHTS CONTANTLY COME ON, THE WINDOWS DO NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN. IT STARTED GETTING WORSE AND WORSE THEN ONE DAY THEY JUST WOULDN'T WORK. *AK
CAR JUST RANDOMLY QUITS. I PULL OVER AND IT RESTARTS . ALSO IT IS AT DIFFERENT TIMES. DOESN'T LET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. *TR
CAR HESITATES AND SOMETIMES DIES WHEN EITHER BLINKER IS SELECTED. SEEMS TO BE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM GETTING WORSE. *NM
CAR HESITATES AND SOMETIMES DIES WHEN EITHER BLINKER IS SELECTED. SEEMS TO BE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM GETTING WORSE. *NM
ON FEB 3, 2007 I DROVE TO A SHOPPING MALL IN MY 1999 BUICK REGAL THAT HAS A 3800 SERIES V6. I EXPERIENCED NO MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES. TEN MINUTES AFTER I PARKED THE CAR THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS IN FLAMES. THE CAR WAS TOTALLY IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPT CAME AND DECLARED IT AN UNKNOWN ELECTR...
Mileage: 72,000
POWER STEERING FAILS WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. UNIT OPERATES CORRECTLY WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT, HOWEVER THERE IN INTERMITTENT POWER ASSIST TO THE LEFT. THE UNIT FAILED WHEN TURNING IN A PARKING LOT TO THE LEFT, THERE WAS A POP FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER ASSIST TO THE LEFT. THE FLUID ...
Mileage: 110,000
VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITH USE OF TURN SIGNALS. HEADLIGHT AND DASH LIGHTS ALSO GO OFF. THIS CONDITION PRESENTS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD TO THE DRIVER AND ALL PASSENGERS. *JB
Mileage: 118,000
MY CAR STARTED JUMPING FORWARD WHILE IN PARK AND JUMPING WHILE DRIVING. ABOUT A WEEK OR SO AFTER DOING THAT I WAS DRIVING WHEN A HUGE CLOUD OF SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND GETTING OUT OF THE CAR, IT WAS ON FIRE IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. THE FIRE DEPT CAME AND EVE...
TL*- THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN HE SMELLED GAS FUMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE HAD A CUT FUEL LINE BACK NEAR THE FIREWALL. THE GAS SPILLED ON THE ENGINE, THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT TELL HIM WHY IT HAD HAPPENED. *AK THE HEATE...
Mileage: 100,100
TL*- THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN HE SMELLED GAS FUMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE HAD A CUT FUEL LINE BACK NEAR THE FIREWALL. THE GAS SPILLED ON THE ENGINE, THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT TELL HIM WHY IT HAD HAPPENED. *AK THE HEATE...
Mileage: 100,100
1999 BUICK REGAL, 3.8L. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM PRIVATE OWNER WITH ONLY 34K MILES THIS PAST SUMMER. WHILE DRIVING AT CRUISING SPEED, ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. POTENTIALLY, COULD BE REAR-ENDED IF NO PULL-OFF AREA IS AVAILABLE. CAR STARTS/RUNS WHEN PLACED IN PARK. *NM
Mileage: 35,440
ENGINES SHUTS OFF WHEN TURN SIGNALS ARE USED. CHECK ABS LIGHT COMES ON,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, BRAKES PULSATE OCCASIONALLY WHEN DRIVING,ALL DASH LIGHTS COME ON SOMETIMES WHEN CHECK ABS LIGHT COMES ON. HARD TO START AFTER FIRST INITIAL START UP. PROBLEM OCCURS MOST IN WET CONDITIONS. TAKEN TO A...
THE HVAC PANEL LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT SO I CAN'T TELL WHERE BLOWER IS SET. EVERY TIME IT RAINS I GET WATER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. IT LOOKS LIKE IT COMES IN THE BACK AND MAKES ITS WAY TO THE FRONT IF ENOUGH RAIN ENTERS. *NM
Mileage: 65,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ANTIFREEZE WAS VANISHING UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE MANIFOLD WARPED ALLOWING THE ANTIFREEZE TO ENTER INTO THE ENGINE. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED THREE YEARS AGO. UPDATED 12/05/06. *JB
Mileage: 102,000
WHEN TRYING TO TURN OFF THE CAR, THE KEY GET STUCK AND UNABLE TO BE PULLED OUT OF THE IGNITION. SOMETIMES MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT AND RIGHT IT ALLOWS THE KEY TO BE RELEASED, OR AFTER SEVERAL TRIES OF TURNING THE CAR BACK ON AND THEN OFF THE KEY WOULD COME OUT. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP...
THE MOTOR DIES WHENEVER THE TURN SIGNALS ARE USED. THE VEHICLE USE TO START RIGHT UP AFTER THIS HAPPENS. BUT NOW INSTEAD OF STARTING RIGHT BACK UP, IT TAKES IT A FEW MINUTES. IT HAS ALSO AFFECTED THE AIRBAG LIGHT SIGNAL ON THE DASH. IT IS OFTEN ON AFTER THE MOTOR HAS STARTED. ALSO, IN THE RESTING PO...
I HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE ABOUT AN HOUR'S DISTANCE WITH NO PROBLEMS, AND ONE HALF HOUR STOP ALONG THE WAY. I PARKED THE VEHICLE AND THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON AND NO SMELL COMING FROM THE CAR. I WALKED AWAY TO A NEIGHBORS HOUSE FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES AND WHEN I CAME BACK THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPA...
ENGINE DIES WHEN LEFT OR RIGHT TURN SIGNAL IS APPLIED. CAR DIED AS I WAS TAKING OFF RAMP ON HIGHWAY CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKING. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *NM
BRAKES CONTINUALLY OVERHEAT AND CAUSE THE WHEEL COVERS TO BECOME ALMOST TOO HOT TO TOUCH. BRAKES, ROTORS, CALIPERS, PADS AND BRAKE FLUID ON BOTH FRONT AND BACK JUST CHANGED LAST WEEK AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. GAS MILEAGE IS DOWN ALMOST 10%. NO WARNING LIGHTS ON. *JB
Mileage: 88,000
BRAKES CONTINUALLY OVERHEAT AND CAUSE THE WHEEL COVERS TO BECOME ALMOST TOO HOT TO TOUCH. BRAKES, ROTORS, CALIPERS, PADS AND BRAKE FLUID ON BOTH FRONT AND BACK JUST CHANGED LAST WEEK AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. GAS MILEAGE IS DOWN ALMOST 10%. NO WARNING LIGHTS ON. *JB
Mileage: 88,000
THE CAR THAT ME AND MY FIANCE HAVE IS A 1999 BUICK REGAL AND BOTH REAR SEAT BELTS HAVE LOCKED AND WILL NOT UNLOCK. FORCING ME TO PUT MY CHILD IN THE MIDDLE WHICH IS A VERY DANGEROUS SPOT FOR A CHILD IN A CAR SEAT BECAUSE THEY CAN BE THROWN FROM THE CAR. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER SITES AND THERE ARE...
THE CAR THAT ME AND MY FIANCE HAVE IS A 1999 BUICK REGAL AND BOTH REAR SEAT BELTS HAVE LOCKED AND WILL NOT UNLOCK. FORCING ME TO PUT MY CHILD IN THE MIDDLE WHICH IS A VERY DANGEROUS SPOT FOR A CHILD IN A CAR SEAT BECAUSE THEY CAN BE THROWN FROM THE CAR. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER SITES AND THERE ARE...
I HAVE A 1999 BUICK REGAL IN WHICH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS LEAKING. THIS IS NOT NEW AND RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY GM FOR PARK AVENUE CARS WITH SIMILAR 3.8 L ENGINES. THE CAR WAS FINE UNTIL ONE DAY ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ALONG WITH LOW COOLANT, TRAC OFF AND HOT TEMP LIGHTS CAME O...
AT LOW SPEEDS (PARKING; TURNING) STEERING LOSS IS EXPERIENCED. COMPLAINED TO DEALER AFTER FIRST PURCHASED. WAS TOLD TO KEEP THE RPMS UP TO ASSIST TURNING. GETS SO BAD I HAVE HAD TO STOP AND BACK UP AND USE ALL MY STRENGTH TO TURN THE WHEEL. *JB
Mileage: 5,000
REPEATED FAILURES OF THE PLASTIC BULB SOCKET (GM PART #12456483) ON FRONT TURN SIGNAL -PARKING LIGHT ON 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE BULB, A STANDARD 3157NA, BURNS OUT IN EXACTLY THE SAME FASHION AS BULBS THAT BURN OUT ON OTHER GM MODELS COVERED BY THE NHTSA SAFETY RECALL IS # 04V524. APPARENTLY THE BU...
Mileage: 78,134
END OF FEBRUARY 2006, THE LEFT REAR WINDOW FELL DOWN FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TOOK CAR ON MARCH 1, 2006 TO A MECHANIC TO FIX AND ALSO TO FIX RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WHICH HAD BEEN MALFUNCTIONING(FAILURE TO ROLL DOWN). THIS COST ME $800 TO REPAIR BOTH WINDOWS AS THE REAR AND FRONT WINDOW REGULAT...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR 10 MINUTES WHEN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT NOT INSPECTED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS.
Mileage: 88,420
VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITH USE OF TURN SIGNALS. HEADLIGHT AND DASH LIGHTS ALSO GO OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE PAST 3 WEEKS. ONE TIME THIS HAPPENED ON AN INTERSTATE. THIS CONDITION PRESENTS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD TO THE DRIVER AND ALL PASSENGERS. VEHICLE IS AT D...
Mileage: 88,000
1999 BUICK REGAL ABS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON WHEN YOU PRESS ON BRAKE AND INTERMITTENTLY ALL DASH WARNING LIGHTS WILL COME ON. *TS THE BRAKE MODULE, CONNECTOR, HEAT/AIR CONTROL DISPLAY WOULD BECOME BRIGHT AND THEN GO DARK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CONTROL HEAD. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS R...
Mileage: 25,638
1999 BUICK REGAL ABS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON WHEN YOU PRESS ON BRAKE AND INTERMITTENTLY ALL DASH WARNING LIGHTS WILL COME ON. *TS THE BRAKE MODULE, CONNECTOR, HEAT/AIR CONTROL DISPLAY WOULD BECOME BRIGHT AND THEN GO DARK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CONTROL HEAD. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS R...
Mileage: 25,638
1999 BUICK REGAL ABS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON WHEN YOU PRESS ON BRAKE AND INTERMITTENTLY ALL DASH WARNING LIGHTS WILL COME ON. *TS THE BRAKE MODULE, CONNECTOR, HEAT/AIR CONTROL DISPLAY WOULD BECOME BRIGHT AND THEN GO DARK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CONTROL HEAD. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS R...
Mileage: 25,638
I AM THE OWNER OF A 1999 BUICK REGAL LS. I HAVE 70,000 MILES ON MY CAR. IN DECEMBER I NOTICED PROBLEMS MAKING SHARP TURN TO THE RIGHT. I WOULD BE BACKING OUT OF DRIVE WAYS OR MAKING 3-POINT TURNS AND I WOULD HEAR AND FEET A CLINK LIKE SOMETHING IT STUCK AND THEN PUSHES THROUGH WITH PRESSURE. ON FEBR...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW FELL DOWN WITHOUT WARNING AND WILL NOT GO BACK UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WERE THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE THE ELECTRICAL MOTOR IN THE POWER WINDOW. DURING A PERIOD OF TIME THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW AND THE R...
Mileage: 90,000
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1999 BUICK REGAL GS (3.8L SUPER CHARGED) WITH APPROX. 85,000 MILES. ON JAN. 12, 2006 I LOST POWER ASSIST WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. THIS FAILURE ONLY EFFECTED THE POWER ASSIST IN A LEFT HAND TURN; RIGHT WAS OK. I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT AFTER A SHORT DRIVE TO W...
Mileage: 85,000
3 OUT OF 4 POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED. ONE WAS COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE PARTS TO FIX THE WINDOW YOURSELF FROM DEALER IS OVER $300.00. THE COST TO HAVE FIXED AT THE DEALER IS OVER $500.00. WINDOWS HAVE FAILED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NORMAL USE ONLY. THE DESIGN/MOTORS OF THESE WINDOWS MUST BE ...
Mileage: 114,000
(12-06-05) 1999 BUICK REGAL CHECK ENGINE AND ANTI LOCK LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE MODULE. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** THE HEATING AND AIR CONDITION DISPLAY WOULD LIGHT UP AND THEN BECOME DARK. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE CONTROL HEAD. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCE STARTING PROBLEMS WHI...
(12-06-05) 1999 BUICK REGAL CHECK ENGINE AND ANTI LOCK LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE MODULE. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** THE HEATING AND AIR CONDITION DISPLAY WOULD LIGHT UP AND THEN BECOME DARK. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE CONTROL HEAD. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCE STARTING PROBLEMS WHI...
(12-06-05) 1999 BUICK REGAL CHECK ENGINE AND ANTI LOCK LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE MODULE. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** THE HEATING AND AIR CONDITION DISPLAY WOULD LIGHT UP AND THEN BECOME DARK. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE CONTROL HEAD. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCE STARTING PROBLEMS WHI...
DT: CALLER STATED BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES WERE RUSTY. CALLER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, AND WHEN CALLER CHECKED, THERE WAS NO FLUID IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CALLER FOUND A HOLE IN THE FRONT BRAKE LINE. CALLER NOTICED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS ...
Mileage: 153,573
SEVERELY RUSTED REAR BRAKE ROTORS RESULTING IN CALIPER PINS SEIZING AND PREMATURE WEARING OF BRAKE PADS ON REAR WHEEL BRAKES. VEHICLE IS 6 YEARS OLD WITH ONLY 46,500 MILES. REQUIRED TO REPLACE BRAKE ROTORS, HARDWARE AND PADS. VEHICLE STILL HAS ORIGINAL PADS AND ROTORS ON THE FRONT BRAKES. *NM
Mileage: 46,450
(1) I NOTICED ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO THAT THE LEFT REAR WINDOW DID NOT GO DOWN, UPON EXAMINING THE LEFT REAR DOOR I FOUND THAT THE ELECTRONICS ALSO DID NOT OPERATE THE DOOR LOCK AND THAT DOOR STAYED UNLOCKED AT ALL SPEEDS.
Mileage: 88,100
BOTH REAR RIMS, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, ARE EXPERIENCING LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE. CONSUMER REPLACED BOTH RIMS, AND THE PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE CORRECTED AT THIS TIME. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK
Mileage: 39,000
THE ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR ALL 4 WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONED, AND COMPLETELY DIED. THE WINDOWS WILL NOT COME DOWN. THE MOTORS BURNED OUT AT DIFFERENT TIMES. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THESE MOTORS WERE A PROBLEM. *AK
OVER SEVERAL WEEKS TIME I NOTICED THAT WHEN VEHICLE WAS SITTING STILL RIGHT TURN REQUIRED GREATER EFFORT TO TURN STEERING WHEEL, AS THOUGH WHEEL WAS AGAINST CURB. THEN NOTICED THAT I COULD "SHAKE" TIRES IF GRASPED AT 3 AND 9 OCLOCK ALSO COULD HEAR A SLIGTH "CLUNK" TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD RA...
Mileage: 35,611
BUICK REGAL LS 1999, LEAKED WATER FROM UNDERNEATH THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT WHEN IT RAIN. *BF THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE TUBES FROM THE EVAP CASE WERE CRACKED CAUSING RAIN WATER TO ENTER THE BLOWER MOTOR AND A RESISTOR WHICH SHORTED OUT THE A/C. THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE VEHICLE'S EXTE...
THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS A 1999 BUICK REGAL LSE WITH 63,000 MILES. REGULAR MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED IN A TIMELY MANNER. WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT WITH THE CAR IN REVERSE AND FOOT LIGHTLY ON THE BRAKE, IT FELT AS THOUGH I HAD BUMPED INTO ANOTHER CAR OR THAT MY WHEEL HAD SLIPPED INT...
Mileage: 63,000
WHILE PLACING THE KEY INSIDE THE IGNITION SWITCH VEHICLE FAILED TO TURN OFF. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC SPRAYED LUBRICATION GEL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH AN DIT LOCKED UP. MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK THE IGNITION SWITCH. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCU...
SAFETY BELT WAS DEFECTIVE. PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT FUNCTIONED. DRIVER' SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED AND I FLEW FORWARD HITTING MY HEAD AGAINST STEERING WHEEL. *BF THE RELEASE MECHANISM THAT RELEASES THE HOLDING UNIT WAS LOOSE. THE CONSUEMR WAS REAR ENDED AND THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE S...
ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT, POWER STEERING PUMP AND PRESSURE HOSE REPLACED, PROBLEM NOT CORRECTED. STEERING TO LEFT IS VERY DIFFICULT EVEN AFTER PUMP WAS REPLACED, AS IT WAS PRIOR TO PUMP BEING REPLACED.*AK
Mileage: 90,250
CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE VEHICLE...
CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE VEHICLE...
WHEN USING THE TURN SIGNALS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD THE OWNER THAT IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT WAS CAUSING THE DEFECT. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Mileage: 91,200
THE TRANSMISSION WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AFTER GOING BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. *JB THE RIGHT REAR FOG LIGHT FELL OUT. *JB
Mileage: 100,000
THE TRANSMISSION WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AFTER GOING BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. *JB THE RIGHT REAR FOG LIGHT FELL OUT. *JB
Mileage: 100,000
I MENTION THIS BECAUSE OF A POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD WHERE IT SEEMS A FIRE COULD START QUITE EASILY. AFTER GIVING A LOCKSMITH A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS TO CHANGE A 1999 REGAL IGNITION CYLINDER, THE FOLLOWING MALFUNCTION CONTINUES. ABOUT 80% OF THE TIME I CANNOT TURN THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION. THE K...
IGNITION KEY SWITCH GOES OUT WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS TURNED ON. ALSO, ENGINE FAILS. THE DESIGN OF THE KEY SWITCH IS FAULTY.*AK
Mileage: 57,454
THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD MELTED BETWEEN EGR PORT AND WATER JACKET. THIS ALLOWED COOLANT TO FLOOD THE MOTOR. THREE WEEKS AFTER THIS $1200 REPAIR I SPUN A ROD BEARING PROBABLY. $2700 LATER. *AK
Mileage: 92,000
THE VEHICLE BRAKE LINE AND FUEL LINE RUSTED. AS A RESULT THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Mileage: 60,000
THE VEHICLE BRAKE LINE AND FUEL LINE RUSTED. AS A RESULT THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Mileage: 60,000
ALL FOUR RIMS ARE PEELING AND BREAKING INTO PIECES , CREATING POCKETS THAT TRAP DIRT AND DEBRIS. THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ALIGN THE TIRES.*AK
Mileage: 40,000
ON JULY 31, 2004 I ATTEMPTED TO START MY 1999 BUICK REGAL FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT DAY AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED A TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD ALONG WITH A FOUL ODOR THAT DID NOT SMELL LIKE ANTIFREEZE. THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT ON, THOUGH I HAD JUST FLUSHED AND REFILLED THE RADIATOR JUST 3 MON...
ONE OWNER CAR, WELL MAINTAINED AND SAFELY DRIVEN. 70000 MILES. WHILE DRIGING CAR, STEERING LOCKED UP DURING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS. STEERING POPPED"OUT OF POSITION SEVERAL TIMES. VERY HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE. MECHANIC WAS A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY, HOWEVER TY THE TIME I GOT THERE, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS P...
Mileage: 69,500
SIMULTANEOUS FAILURE OF BOTH MOTORS IN POWER WINDOWS IN DRIVER AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER OF 1999 BUICK REGAL, CAUSING SUDDEN DROP OF WINDOWS. BOTH WERE REPLACED BY DEALER AT COST TO OWNER OF $1,100. NO EXPLANATION WAS PROVIDED BY DEALER AS TO REASON FOR THIS EXTRAORDINARY OCCURENCE OTHER THAN STATI...
[XXX] [XXX] SUBJECT: OWNER COMPLAINT MY VEHICLE: 1999 BUICK REGAL [XXX] MESSAGE: ON 05/15/04, MY CAR SERVICE ENGINE SOON INDICATOR CAME ON. THE CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED GM DEALER. AFTER $1,226.35 I WAS TOLD THE PR...
Mileage: 69,246
[XXX] [XXX] SUBJECT: OWNER COMPLAINT MY VEHICLE: 1999 BUICK REGAL [XXX] MESSAGE: ON 05/15/04, MY CAR SERVICE ENGINE SOON INDICATOR CAME ON. THE CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED GM DEALER. AFTER $1,226.35 I WAS TOLD THE PR...
Mileage: 69,246
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE FAILED. CONSUMER WILL HAVE THE MECHANIC REPLACE THE ENGINE. *AK PRIOR TO THE ENGINE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER...
Mileage: 37,111
WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN POWER STEERING FAILED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR DRIVER TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED RACK AND PINION. *AK MANUFACTURER HAS RECALLED SOME MODELS FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT DIDN'T COVERED CONSUMER'S. IN ADDITION, STEERING F...
Mileage: 73,800
I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR LESS THAN ONE YEAR AND AM EXPERIENCING EXTREME PAINT (DARK BLUE COLOR) FLAKING. THE FLAKING OF PAINT IS OCCURRING AROUND ALL PARTS OF THE CAR INCLUDING DOORS, ABOVE WHEELS, BACK QUARTER PANEL, TRUNK, AND HOOD. THE CAR HAS 80,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED--GARAGE KEPT...
WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE STEERING ISSUE, HOWEVER THE RECALL STOPPED AT THE 1998 MODELS. *JB
Mileage: 102,000
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK
Mileage: 5,000
MY 1999 BUICK REGAL LS CONTINUES TO DEMONSTRATE AN OCCASIONAL POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURS WITH A FIRST START/COLD START OR AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AFTER BEING OPERATED. THE PROBLEM IS A LACK OF "POWER STEERING" WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT, I.E. WHEN PULL...
Mileage: 55,000
HAD TO REPLACE THE RACK ON THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM TODAY DUE TO STEERING DIFFICULTY AND LEAKAGE. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 104K MILES. REPAIR COST BY A BUICK DEALERSHIP WAS APPROXIMATELY $1400.00.*AK
Mileage: 104,000
1999 REGAL WITH 47,000 MILE HAS DEVELOPED A CLANKING NOISE FROM STEERING WHEEL WHEN MAKING LEFT TURN SAME PROBLEM NOW EXIST WHEN MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. DELIVERY DATE ON SERVICE ID IS 28 OCT 98. YET THIS MODEL IS NOT LISTED IN LASTEST POWER STEERING RECALL - THE DESCRIPTION OF MY PROBLEM IS ...
Mileage: 46,956
MY WIFE?S 99 BUICK REGAL, WITH LESS THAN 31,000 MILES, BOUGHT NEW 12/99, SUDDENLY STARTED TO LOSE BRAKE FLUID DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER. WE COULD SEE NO OBVIOUS LEAKS BUT EACH TIME WE TEST DROVE THE CAR, A SMALL AMOUNT OF BRAKE DISAPPEARED FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR. SINCE THE WAR...
Mileage: 30,574
IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, ON THE ROAD. MULTIPLE TIMES. *LA
Mileage: 74,000
EXTERIOR MIRROR GLASS VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING CAUSING BLURRED VISION. HAD ONE SIDE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. 6 MONTHS LATER, BOTH SIDES DO IT. IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE CLEARLY!!! CHROME COATING ON WHEELS PEELING OFF. PIECES WILL STICK TO THE ABS SENSOR CAUSING FAULT. ONE OCCASION IT MADE BRAKES FAIL ALM...
Mileage: 40,000
EXTERIOR MIRROR GLASS VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING CAUSING BLURRED VISION. HAD ONE SIDE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. 6 MONTHS LATER, BOTH SIDES DO IT. IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE CLEARLY!!! CHROME COATING ON WHEELS PEELING OFF. PIECES WILL STICK TO THE ABS SENSOR CAUSING FAULT. ONE OCCASION IT MADE BRAKES FAIL ALM...
Mileage: 40,000
EXTERIOR MIRROR GLASS VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING CAUSING BLURRED VISION. HAD ONE SIDE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. 6 MONTHS LATER, BOTH SIDES DO IT. IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE CLEARLY!!! CHROME COATING ON WHEELS PEELING OFF. PIECES WILL STICK TO THE ABS SENSOR CAUSING FAULT. ONE OCCASION IT MADE BRAKES FAIL ALM...
Mileage: 40,000
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, THE AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL. THE DRIVER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION. *AK (MAKING LEFT TURNS WERE VERY HARD AND STIFF) THE CONSUMER AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT BY TUR...
IN THE WATERLOO COURIER OF 9/23/03 IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS INVESTIGATING A POSSIBLE STEERING DEFECT IN GM VEHICLES. THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED INVOLVED DIFFICULTY IN STEERING WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. THIS HAPPENED TO ME AND MY DAUGHTER (WHO WAS DRIVING MY CAR AT THE TIME) ON SATUR...
Mileage: 33,500
THIS VEHICLE FREQUENTLY STALLS. IT JUST STOPS RUNNING. IT HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY, AT INTERSECTIONS, AND ON CITY STREETS. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE DEALER HAS HAD THIS VEHICLE ON THREE SEPERATE OCCASIONS, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT.
Mileage: 44,000
A CLIP THAT HOLDS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN POSITION FELL OFF. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE UNTIL THE PEDAL WAS RETURNED TO ITS PROPER POSITION AND THE CLIP WAS REPLACED. I FEEL THERE NEEDS TO BE A BETTER RETENTION MECHANISM TO HOLD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN POSITION. THIS COULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY ...
Mileage: 70,000
SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID DUE TO PREMATURE RUSTING OF METAL BRAKE LINES. BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, BRAKE PEDAL WENT MUSHY, SOME DIFFICULTY IN STOPPING VEHICLE. SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION REVEALED METAL BRAKE LINES SEVERELY RUSTED IN THREE PLACES, ONE RESULTED IN SAID LOSS OF FLUID. *JB
Mileage: 30,574
THE FRONT BRAKES FAILED TO RELEASE. THE PADS WERE NOT WORN, HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNGLUED.*AK. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE GLUE ON THE BRAKES WAD DEFECTIVE. *JB
Mileage: 60,000
AUTO DESIGN DEFECT IS BILKING CONSUMERS AND HURTING ECONOMY.*MR THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THERE BEING A PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER MENTIONED THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE NOT DOING THEIR JOB. INSTEAD OF WARNING THE DRIVER, IT'S COSTING THEM MONEY TO GET THEM TURNED OFF EACH TIME. THE CONS...
THREE TIRES WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THE ALUMINUM WHEELS CAUSED THE TIRES TO LEAK. *AK *SCC *JB
THE HVAC (TEMPERATURE CONTROL PANEL) STARTED FADING IN AND OUT, AND THEN EVENTUALLY WENT BLANK. SEEMS TO WORK FINE. BUT CANNOT TELL WETHER THE DEFROST ETC. IS SET AT AND WHAT TEMPERATURE THE HEAT OR AIR IS SET AT. TOOK TO DEALER, WAS TOLD WOULD COST $600.00 TO FIX. I ALSO HAVE TROUBLE WITH WATER CO...
Mileage: 45,000
THE HVAC (TEMPERATURE CONTROL PANEL) STARTED FADING IN AND OUT, AND THEN EVENTUALLY WENT BLANK. SEEMS TO WORK FINE. BUT CANNOT TELL WETHER THE DEFROST ETC. IS SET AT AND WHAT TEMPERATURE THE HEAT OR AIR IS SET AT. TOOK TO DEALER, WAS TOLD WOULD COST $600.00 TO FIX. I ALSO HAVE TROUBLE WITH WATER CO...
Mileage: 45,000
THE VEHICLE SWAYED LEFT TO RIGHT WHILE DRIVING, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO CONTROL. *JB THERE WAS A CLUNK IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH CAUSED BY THE UNDERTORQUED STEERING GEAR BOLTS. THE STEERING SHAFT WAS LOOSE AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. *TS(SEE ANNOTATION - M. JORDAN) *TS. ALSO THE...
Mileage: 89,477
THE VEHICLE SWAYED LEFT TO RIGHT WHILE DRIVING, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO CONTROL. *JB THERE WAS A CLUNK IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH CAUSED BY THE UNDERTORQUED STEERING GEAR BOLTS. THE STEERING SHAFT WAS LOOSE AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. *TS(SEE ANNOTATION - M. JORDAN) *TS. ALSO THE...
Mileage: 89,477
THE VEHICLE SWAYED LEFT TO RIGHT WHILE DRIVING, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO CONTROL. *JB THERE WAS A CLUNK IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH CAUSED BY THE UNDERTORQUED STEERING GEAR BOLTS. THE STEERING SHAFT WAS LOOSE AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. *TS(SEE ANNOTATION - M. JORDAN) *TS. ALSO THE...
Mileage: 89,477
THE VEHICLE SWAYED LEFT TO RIGHT WHILE DRIVING, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO CONTROL. *JB THERE WAS A CLUNK IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH CAUSED BY THE UNDERTORQUED STEERING GEAR BOLTS. THE STEERING SHAFT WAS LOOSE AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. *TS(SEE ANNOTATION - M. JORDAN) *TS. ALSO THE...
Mileage: 89,477
THE VEHICLE SWAYED LEFT TO RIGHT WHILE DRIVING, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO CONTROL. *JB THERE WAS A CLUNK IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH CAUSED BY THE UNDERTORQUED STEERING GEAR BOLTS. THE STEERING SHAFT WAS LOOSE AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. *TS(SEE ANNOTATION - M. JORDAN) *TS. ALSO THE...
Mileage: 89,477
SEVERE CLUNKING NOISE UNDER HOOD WHEN TURNING WHEEL. AFTER TAKING CAR TO VARIOUS MECHANICS, IT WAS A UNANIMOUS CONSENUS THE RACK & PINION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK
Mileage: 89,000
SEVERE CLUNKING NOISE UNDER HOOD WHEN TURNING WHEEL. AFTER TAKING CAR TO VARIOUS MECHANICS, IT WAS A UNANIMOUS CONSENUS THE RACK & PINION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK
Mileage: 89,000
SEVERE CLUNKING NOISE UNDER HOOD WHEN TURNING WHEEL. AFTER TAKING CAR TO VARIOUS MECHANICS, IT WAS A UNANIMOUS CONSENUS THE RACK & PINION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK
Mileage: 89,000
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. PH. THE ENGINE BLOCK AND WATER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Mileage: 73,000
MY BUICK REGAL 3.8 1999 HAS STALLED WHILE RUNNING AT SPEED 5 TIMES IN THE PAST FIVE DAYS. THE DEALE, THOMPSON BUICK, PLACERVILLE CA SAID THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING SINCE IT IS AN INTERMITANT PROBLEM. I SHIFT INTO N AND THEN TURN THE KEY TO START WHILE STILL TRAVELING AND IT USUALLY STARTS.
Mileage: 61,900
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONSUMER PROPERLY, WHICH CAUSED INJURIES. *JB
THERE WERE LOUD NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE PLASTIC CONNECTING TUBE WHICH CARRIED THE ANTIFREEZE BROKE AND ALLOWED COOLANT TO FLOW INTO ENGINE, AND DESTROYED THE ENGINE. ALSO, THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEAD GASKETS,VALVE SEALS, FLYWHEEL, INTAKE PLENUM,SPARK PLUGS AND STARTER. *AK *JB
THERE WERE LOUD NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE PLASTIC CONNECTING TUBE WHICH CARRIED THE ANTIFREEZE BROKE AND ALLOWED COOLANT TO FLOW INTO ENGINE, AND DESTROYED THE ENGINE. ALSO, THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEAD GASKETS,VALVE SEALS, FLYWHEEL, INTAKE PLENUM,SPARK PLUGS AND STARTER. *AK *JB
THERE WERE LOUD NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE PLASTIC CONNECTING TUBE WHICH CARRIED THE ANTIFREEZE BROKE AND ALLOWED COOLANT TO FLOW INTO ENGINE, AND DESTROYED THE ENGINE. ALSO, THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEAD GASKETS,VALVE SEALS, FLYWHEEL, INTAKE PLENUM,SPARK PLUGS AND STARTER. *AK *JB
WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH THE VEHICLES ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO HOT. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ABOUT 8 MORE BLOCKS BEFORE THE ENGINE DIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE UPPER MANIFOLD WAS DEFECTIVE. *NLM
Mileage: 69,000
ON DECEMBER 27, 2002 AND DECEMBER 30, 2002. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO JEFFREY BUICK 30800 GRATIOT AVE ROSEVILLE, MICHIGAN 48066 ON 12/27/02 BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD NOT KEEP ANTIFREEZE IN THE RESERVOIR (POSSIBLE COOLANT LEAK) AND THE DASHBOARD LOW COOLANT AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT WAS ON. THE CAR ...
Mileage: 92,353
HVAC (CLIMATE CONTROL) DISPLAY WENT COMPLETELY BLANK. DEALER SAYS ONLY OPTION IS TO REMOVE AND REPLACE FOR A PRICE OF $550. THIS OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE WAS 3 YRS OLD. *JB
THE STEERING FAILED ON THE VEHICLE.*DT *JB
Mileage: 63,990
STEERING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 67,000 MILES ON 1999 BUICK REGAL WHICH HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR. SINGLE OWNER VIRTUALLY ALL HIGHWAY USE VEHICLE 3.5 YEARS OLD. STEERING BECAME SLUGGISH WHEN CAR WAS FIRST STARTED, THEN RESPONDED NORMALLY. WAS TOLD SOME INTERNAL SEALS WERE WORN. THIS COULD...
Mileage: 67,000
WHILE DRIVING, BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED ALMOST CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL AND HAVE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT DIMMER SWITCH FAILED.
INSUFFICIENT INFO-THE CONSUMER HAS A CONCERN ABOUT THE TIE ROD. SCC
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HER VEHICLE. CONSUMER WANTED DEALER FIXED HER CAR OR EXCHANGED. PLEASE MS. GONZALES PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
CONSUMER STATED THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL PANEL NO LONGER DISPLAYED THE DIGITAL READOUTS, CONSUMER HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE TEMPERATURE WAS SET ON. TS *JB
Mileage: 40,000
AIR BAG SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE FAILED. P/N ON ITEM IS16238601 WITH A SERVICE NUMBER OF 09352490. MY REPAIR INVOICE REFERENCES THE FOLLOWING NUMBER: 12209720 MODULE. DUE TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ITEM I FELT NHTSA SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. DT
CONSUMER STATES HEADLIGHTS FAILED WHILE DRIVING. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE MULTIFUNCTION MODULE SWITCH, LOCATED IN VEHICLE'S STEERING COLUMN, HAD FAILED. TS
CONSUMER STATED WHEN TURNING THERE IS A WEIRD NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. TOOK TO DEALER AND RACK MOUNTING BOLTS HAD WORKED LOOSE, CONSUMER FEELS IF BOLTS LOOSEN TO MUCH THEY MAY NOT BE ANY STEERING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LEFT HAND SIDE TIE ROD HAD BROKE AND THE CONSUMER NEEDS TO REPLACE THE PART. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. NLM
I HAVE HAD FIVE OR SIX FAILURES ON THIS PART ON MY TWO 1999 REGAL GS. WOULD OF BEEN MOR BUT I WAIT UNTIL DISPLAY FADES MORE UNTIL I REPLACE. DEALER IS AWARE. FACTORY IS AWARE. I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY, SO IT IS FREE. PEOPLE ON YOUE SITE HAD TO PAY $600.00. THIS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE YOU CAN...
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL DOWN THE DRIVEWAY IF THE PARKING BRAKE IS PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, THE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. *SLC
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, WHILE THERE IS STILL PLENTY OF BRAKE PAD IN THE BACK, CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE REAR BRAKES ARE NON FUNCTIONAL, CAUSING THE FRONT BRAKES TO DO ALL OF THE WORK. *SLC
LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS BROKE OFF WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH, AND LEFT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
THE NUT THAT SECURES THE DRIVERS SIDE WIPER ARM TO THE DRIVE SHAFT CAME LOOSE DURING A DRIVING RAIN STORM WHILE TRAVELING ON THE PA TURNPIKE. THE WIPERS WERE OPERATING ON THE HIGHEST SPEED. THE WIPER ARM FLEW OFF FROM THE DRIVE SHAFT AND CAME TO REST AGAINST THE DRIVERS SIDE VIEW MIRROR. DRIVER...
RIM FAILED, TIRE WAS NEW AND UNDAMAGED, MANUFACTURER ,PER DEALER, REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTSDOWN WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO WHEN PROCEEDING FROM A STOP VEHICLE WILL AT TIMES SURGE FORWARD, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WE HAVE HAD 6 INCIDENTS OF THE REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTORS LOCKING UP MAKING THEM UNUSABLE. THE FAILURES HAVE HAPPENED ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES. THIS LEAVES ONE OF OUR TWO CHILDREN USING THE CENTER LAP BELT, UNTIL REPAIRS CAN BE MADE. ONCE BOTH SHOULDER BELTS FAILED AT THE SAME TIME LEAVING US A SE...
ELECTRONIC CLIMATE CONTROL DISPLAY TOTALLY BLACK. DISPLAY STARTED TO LOOSE INTENSITY ABOUT 2 MONTHS PRIOR TO BECOMING TOTALLY BLANK. MODULE STILL SEEMS TO WORK FOR NOW. HOWEVER, OTHER THAN BY GUESSING, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE TEMPERATURE, AIR FLOW, FAN SPEED. I HAVE NOT YET GONE TO THE DEA...
DIGITAL READOUT ON CLIMATE CONTROL CENTER HAS GONE BLACK. DEALER TELLS ME ONLY WAY TO REMEDY PROBLEM IS TO REPLACE ENTIRE COMPONENT, AT COST OF OVER $600.00. PROBLEM VERY WIDE SPREAD. BUICK REFUSE TO COVER REPAIR.*AK
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PUT CHILD BACK IN SAFETY SEAT PULLED SEAT BELT TO SECURE CSS, AND THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT UNLOCK/RELEASE.*AK
DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LOCK. CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE BELT FOR A YEAR. DID NOT HAVE NHTSA PHONE #. *AK *SLC
I WAS INFORMED BY THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS THAT THESE PARTS SHOULD NOT FAIL. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
WHILE PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY WITH ENGINE OFF, WITH A 7 YRS OLD CHILD IN VEHICLE, VEHICLE ROLL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY INTO A NEIGHBOR YARD AND HIT A TREE. CHILD WAS WITHOUT INJURY, AND THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STILL IN PARKED POSITION. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK SYSTEM. PROVIDE...
TREAD SEPARATION APPEARED ON ALL 4 TIRES ALMOST TO THE SAME DEGREE. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL ON THE DEFECTIVE TIRES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: M6X0BMWR 2 TIRESIZE: P2256016)
STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
VEHICLE STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. ALL LIGHTS ON DASH GO OUT. DEALER HAS REPLACED FUEL PUMP, CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. DIAGNOSTIC DONE, NO CODE GIVEN. TO DEALER TWICE, STALLED 4 TIMES SO FAR.*AK
VEHICLE STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. ALL LIGHTS ON DASH GO OUT. DEALER HAS REPLACED FUEL PUMP, CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. DIAGNOSTIC DONE, NO CODE GIVEN. TO DEALER TWICE, STALLED 4 TIMES SO FAR.*AK
POWER STEERING PUMP IS DEFECTIVE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
CONSUMER WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, HER SON WAS IN BACK SEAT AGE: 5 45 LBS WEARING LAP BELT, NO CHILD SAFETY SEAT. LAP BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN CHILD, AND WAS PROJECTED INTO BACK OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. CHILD WAS NOT INJURED. *AK *SLC
BRAKES PULSATED: DEALER TURNED ROTORS @15,200 MI.(NO CHARGE) THE VEHICLE IS 9 MONTHS OLD AND I'VE HAD THE ROTORS TURNED. THE PULSATION RETURNED 12,000 MILES LATER, (NOW 8 MONTHS SINCE ROTORS WERE MACHINED.) ALONG WITH "TRACTION CONTROL" WARNING LITE, "ANTI LOCK BREAKS" LITE AND "SERVICE SOON" LITE....
MY GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES (ORIGINAL TIRES) FAILED TO PASS THE STATE INSPECTION AT 16, 284 MILES. THE BUICK DEALERSHIP & DISCOUNT TIRE BOTH CONFIRMED THAT THE TREAD MEASURED LOWER THAN ACCEPTED STANDARDS AT 2/32 ON THE FRONT TIRES AND JUST BARELY PASSED AT 4/32 ON THE BACK. BOTH CONFIRMED IT WAS E...
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999, BUICK, REGAL AT CITY SPEEDS TIRE BLEWOUT DUE TO A CHUNK OF TREAD SEPARATING. GOODYEAR DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT 3 TIRES FAILED DUE TO A PUNCTURE, PLUG FAILURE, AND TIRES HAD PROBLEMS KEEPING AIR PRIOR TO FAILURES, TIRES ARE GOODYEAR EAGLE....
OUTER EDGE TIRE WEAR AND FEATHERING/CUPPING ON THREE SETS OF TIRES. DEALER REFUSES TO HELP BEYOND ALIGNMENT, STATES "NO PROBLEM FOUND". ALIGNED AND BALANCED ALL WHEELS 6 TIME SINCE NEW, CAR VIBRATES THROUGH SEAT AND STEERING COLUMN AT ALL SPEEDS OVER 15MPH, DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VEHICLE.( DOT NUMBER:...
FRONT DISC BRAKES HAVE RUSTED. VEHICLE HAS LESS 24,000 MILES. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE SITUATION. HOWEVER, REFUSES TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER BY REPLACING THE DISC. DEALER STATES THAT THEY WILL TURN THE DISC. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION. *AK
VEHICLE HAS STALLED OUT 5 TIMES, ALL DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. ENGINE LOSES POWER, SPEEDOMETER GOES UP TO 120MPH. PROBLEM REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES, UNABLE TO FIX OR FIND PROB. OCCURS EVERY 3-4 WEEKS.
VEHICLE HAS STALLED OUT 5 TIMES, ALL DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. ENGINE LOSES POWER, SPEEDOMETER GOES UP TO 120MPH. PROBLEM REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES, UNABLE TO FIX OR FIND PROB. OCCURS EVERY 3-4 WEEKS.
WHILE DRIVING DASH LIGHTS AND RADIO LIGHTS TURNED OFF AND ON. CONSUMER WAS UNSURE IF THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE TAIL LIGHTS WERE TURNING OFF AND ON. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK *ML
DIFFICULTLY HONKING HORN IN EMERGENCY,DEALER SAY IT WAS THE FAULT OF THE THICK AIR BAG AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT.ET.
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ABS SENSOR LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMING ON, AND INDICATING ABS BRAKING FAILURE. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. *AK
CONSUMER IS BEING DENIED RECALL REPAIR 99V17, THE DEALER IS STATING THAT THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. *SLC
CLUNKING FEEL IN STEERING AS IF LOOSE COMPONENT OR EXCESS FREEPLAY SOMEWHERE. ORIGINAL "RACK" WAS REPLACED, AND NOW 3000 MILES LATER, THE REPLACEMENT RACK IS GETTING LOOSE AND CAUSING THE CLUNKING. THERE'S A SERVICE ALERT WITHIN GENERAL MOTORS # 98-12, BUT CLEARLY THEY HAVEN'T SOLVED IT, SINCE REP...
POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE RESULTED IN AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. NLM
CONSUMER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN A FIX FOR RECALL FOR DRIVERS SIDE CARPET WHICH HAS COME UNDONE WHICH CAN SNAG A FEMALES SHOE CAUSING HER TO TRIP. NLM CONSUMER STATES AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO HAVE THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK REPAIRED AT SEVERAL DEALERS AND BEING TOLD THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE ...
CONSUMER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN A FIX FOR RECALL FOR DRIVERS SIDE CARPET WHICH HAS COME UNDONE WHICH CAN SNAG A FEMALES SHOE CAUSING HER TO TRIP. NLM CONSUMER STATES AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO HAVE THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK REPAIRED AT SEVERAL DEALERS AND BEING TOLD THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE ...
PASSENGER SIDE ROLLER IS MARKING THE GLASS. NLM
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY, MERELY COVERING HALF THE WINDOW. NLM
WHILE BACKING VEHICLE OUT IT ACCELERATED BACKWARDS INTO TRAFFIC. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS PLACED ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. NOTHING FOUND. WOULD ONLY HAPPEN WHEN IN REVERSE. BEEN TO DEALER TWICE FOR PROBLEM & EACH TIME NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG. EACH TIME IT HAPPENED FOOT WAS ON BRAKES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE OUTSIDE MIRROR ON DRIVER'S SIDE WOULD FLICKER OR VIBRATES. HAD NO CLEAR VISION OF OTHER VEHICLES IN MIRROR. BEEN TO DEALER TO REPLACE SIDE MIRRORS. NOT SATISFIED. HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH REPLACEMENT MIRRORS. CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAID ALL ...
WHEN APPYLING BRAKES THEY ARE NOISY DUE TO WARPED REAR ROTORS WHICH HAD TO BE GROUNDED OR QUICKLY FIXED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE HORN IS VERY HARD TO PUSH, AND WON'T SOUND WHEN PRESSING THE HORN BUTTONS. *AK
RECALL REPAIR REFUSED BY DEALERSHIP (99V-170). YH
DESIGN OF THE HORN IS DIFFICULT TO LOCATE WHILE DRIVING AND IS HARD TO BLOW QUICKLY. YH
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 TO 50 MPH HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE LEFT SIDE. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT VEHICLE WAS SWERVING TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. AND THERE WASNO POWER STEERING. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH VEHICLE T- BONE ON THE SIDE, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGD DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER REGARDING RECALL NUMBER 99V170000 /MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99033, ABS BRAKES. DEALER REFUSE D TO CORRECT RECALL. *AK
DUE TO THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY LOCATED IN THE STEERING WHEEL, DRIVER HAS TO PUSH THE HORN ONLY WHERE THE PICTURE IS OFF THE HORN, IN AN EMERGENCY THIS CAN BE A PROBLEM BECAUSE CONSUMER HAS TO LOOK TO SEE EXACTLY WHERE IT IS. *AK
REAR BUMPER BOTTOM LEFT SIDE CAME APART. YH
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND MAKING A TURN, TIRES FELT LIKE THEY WERE IN WATER. ALSO POWER STEERING FELT LOOSE. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND MAKING A TURN, TIRES FELT LIKE THEY WERE IN WATER. ALSO POWER STEERING FELT LOOSE. *AK
VEHICLE "SHAKES" ON SMOOTH ROADS, PITCHED ROADS, ON CURVED ROADS.
SPEAKERS FAILED. NM