1993 Buick Regal

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/22/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ALTERNATOR FAILED. *SD

• 12/18/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE REAR DISC BRAKE PE94-063. TT

• 12/18/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  EA94-041 ACTIVE, WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED VIBRATION,HAD REPAIRED 12 MONTHS AGO, NEED REPLACEMENT OF ALL FOUR PADS AND ROTORS. TT

• 12/18/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  REAR BRAKES ARE NOT RELEASING, RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE WEAR. TT

• 12/17/1994· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  CHILD ABLE TO OPEN/UNLOCK DOOR WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING. *AK

• 12/04/1996· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  UPON PLACING TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, SUDDENLY ENGINE SURGE THEN ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN A 4 CAR ACCIDENT,

• 11/30/1995· WHEELSCrash

  HAS (4) ALLUMINUM WHEELS CRACKED W/ONE COMPLETELY SEPARATING HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING ACCIDENT. RECALL 95V11500 MFG 90C54 NOT INCLUDING THIS YEAR. TT

• 11/16/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED IN JULY 1997. SOMETIMES THE CAR'S ENGINE STOPS RUNNING FOR NO APPARENT REASON, LEAVING ME IN MOTION WITH NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL RE-START IMMEDIATELY, ONE TIME IT TOOK AS LONG AS SEVERAL HOURS. ALSO, OCCASIONALLY WHEN PARKED, THE CAR WILL CRANK, BUT NOT START AT ALL. SOMETIMES THE CAR STARTS AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, SOMETIMES IT HAS TAKEN FOR AS LONG AS HALF AN HOUR. SEVERAL MECHANICS, INCLUDING MY LOCAL DEALER, HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THIS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. BUICK CUSTOMER RELATIONS WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY USEFUL ADVICE OR ASSISTANCE. THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.

• 11/12/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  POOR ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK CONSUMER TESTED BRAKES AT HOME AND BRAKES WNET ALMOST TO THE FLOOR, AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE THE BRAKES WOULD COME UP, BUT WOULD BECOME HARD, THEREFORE MAKING A STOP WAS A MAJOR EFFORT.*JB

• 11/07/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE HAD PERMANENT TO WORSENING CONDITIONS WITH THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE DESIGN WAS FOUR WHEEL ABS. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND CALIPERS HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE BEFORE, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL DUE TO THE VIN AND AGAIN REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND CALIPERS. THE VEHICLE STILL HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS COMPARED TO NHTSA COMPLAINT # 532762 ABOUT THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK. THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 12/1/06. *JB

• 11/03/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES WOULD STICK WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. CALIPERS WOULD FREEZE UP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC REPLACED ROTORS AND CALIPERS. PROBLEM RETURNED.*AK

• 10/22/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  LIGHTED BUTTONS THAT CONTROL HVAC UNIT AND RADIO HAVE GONE OUT. I TOOK TO MY DEALER IN 1998 AFTER 1 YEAR OF WATCHING MORE LIGHTS GO OUT AND I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE UNIT IF I WANTED THE LIGHTS BACK. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN NIGHT DRIVING WHEN TRYING TO MAKE CHANGES

• 10/18/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  OIL LEAK.

• 10/16/1996· STRUCTURE

  POWER DOOR LOCKS AND TRUNK RELEASE HAVE ELECTRICAL SHORT, TRUNK DOOR OPENS DURING OR WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *AK

• 10/10/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  EA94-041; WHEN DRIVING ANDUPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP, CONSUMER NOTICED A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKE CALIPERS ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 09/22/1997· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE HESITATES TO MAINTAIN SPEED.

• 09/19/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, ABS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR, REPLACED FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. TT

• 09/18/2000· TIRES

  ORIGINAL 1993 BUICK REGAL, TIRE SIZE 20570R15. ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE A BUBBLE AND CRACKS ALONG THE TREADS WHICH SEEMED THAT TREAD MAY HAVE PEELED OFF. THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. *AK THE CUSTOMER LOWERED PRESSURE TO 35 PSI ON THE NEW REPLACEMENT TIRES. THEY WERE OVER INFLATED. *YH

• 09/14/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  REAR BRAKE ROTORS AND CALIPERS WERE REPLACED AND THERE WAS ONLY 40,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

• 09/14/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  REAR DISC BRAKE ROTORS HAVE RUSTED PUTTING PRESSURE ONTO FRONT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

• 09/12/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  THE BATTERY WAS DEAD CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. ALL THE DOORS LOCKED AND THE MANUAL OVERRIDE FROZE SO THAT THE DRIVER COULD NOT EXIT THE VEHICLE. AFTER A LENGTH OF TIME, THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS WITH THE DOOR CONTROLS IN THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *PH

• 09/10/1996· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE.

• 09/02/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES FAILED TWICE.

• 08/30/2004· SEATS

  WHEN DRIVING, THE CONSUMERS SEAT BACK COLLAPSED. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT HE MAY FALL BACK WITH NO WARNING AND HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THE ANCHOR OF THE SEAT WAS BROKEN. *JB *SC *JB

• 08/28/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE PADS WEAR. TT

• 08/27/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ALTERNATOR FAILED.(2ND VEHICLE ON 507935)

• 08/23/2001· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHILE PROCEEDING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH MOTOR DIES WITHOUT WARNING AT DEALERS SUGGESTION, REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND FILTER, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS, DEALER NOW SUGGESTS REPLACING SENSOR THAT CHANGES RPM WHEN DECELERATING. *AK

• 08/19/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CORRODED/CONTAMINATED BRAKES CAUSED ACCIDENT.

• 08/18/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER NOTICED WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD TRAVEL EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TECHNICIAN WHO SERVICED VEHICLE REPLACED BRAKES DUE TO CORROSION. *AK

• 08/17/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER EXPERIENCING CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS ROTORS ON 4 WHEEL DISC BRAKES. NLM

• 08/15/2003· VISIBILITY

  VEHICLE POWER WINDOWS ROLLED UP WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED TRAPPING 5-YEAR OLD CHILD'S HEAD. *MR WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONSUMERS FIVE YEAR OLD SONS NECK BECAME STUCK IN THE POWER WINDOW AS IT ROLLED UP. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE CHILD FROM THE WINDOW UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE CHILD COULDN'T BREATH, EVEN AFTER THE REMOVAL. *SCC *JB

• 08/07/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURES, THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS FAILED CAUSING VIBRATION/SHIMMY, THE R/F WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND REAR CALIPER FAILED. NLM

• 07/31/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  EXHAUST PIPE LEAKS WHERE ATTACHES TO MANIFOLD, CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE PARTS, SYSTEM NEED REPLACING. *AK

• 07/28/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  REAR CALIPERS ARE LOCKED UP. VEHICLE IS ONLY RELYING ON THE FRONT BRAKES. CURRENTLY, THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY ARE BURNING OUT. DEALER HASN'T MENTIONED IF THEY WILL REPAIR VEHICLE, JUST THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT IN PROCESS. *AK

• 07/27/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE ROTORS GROVED, CAUSING PULSATION. *AW

• 07/23/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS: WHEN COMING TO SLOW STOP CAN HEAR SHIFTING TAKING PLACE, LOOSE BRAKING, BRAKES DO NOT GRAB AS SHOULD. *AK

• 07/19/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  UPON PLACING TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, SUDDENLY ENGINE SURGED THEN ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN MULTI CAR ACCIDENT. *AK

• 07/12/1995· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD KEEPS CRACKING. TT

• 07/10/1996· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT FABRIC RIPPED WHILE PUTTING SEAT BELT ON.

• 07/05/2001· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT TURNING LOOPS WOULD NOT SUSTAIN STRUCTURAL LOADING IN AN IMPACT. (WEB WOULD CUT). *AK

• 06/25/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE METAL FRAME MOUNTS THAT HOLD ENGINE UP IN THE VEHICLE DETERIORATED, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DROP TO THE GROUND WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

• 06/16/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE DRIVING ON SMOOTH DRY PAVEMENT AND APPLYING BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, A NOISE WAS HEARD AND ABS FAILED STOP VEHICLE FROM 25 MPH. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

• 06/13/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN DRIVING ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT AND UPON ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP BY DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CALIPERS. BRAKE PROBLEMS RETURNED AFTER REPAIRS. *AK *ML

• 06/12/2001· STRUCTURE

  WHILE IN REVERSE ENGINE CRADLE COLLAPSED DUE TO RUST RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

• 06/08/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. *AK

• 06/07/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, HOWEVER NEAR ACCIDENTS DUE TO DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS. MJS

• 05/31/1995· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  A/T:WHILE DRIVING FORWARD, FOOT ON BRAKES, ENGINE STARTED RACING AND MAKING LOUD NOISE; VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD;SHIFTED TO REVERSE; LURCHED BACKWARDS; HIT WALL.

• 05/24/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR. *SKD

• 05/23/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 05/18/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CALIPER FAILED.