1998 Buick Regal

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

• 12/31/2013· ENGINE

  WHEN I PUT MY TURN SIGNAL ON THE DASH WARNING LAMPS LIGHT UP AND THE VEHICLE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING, THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES EVEN WHEN IN PARK, YOU TURN THE SIGNALS ON AND THE VEHICLE DIES, IF YOU CYCLE IT A COUPLE OF TIMES IT OPERATES FINE UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF AND STANDING FOR A LITTLE WHILE THEN IT WILL START THE PROBLEM ALL OVER AGAIN. *TR

• 12/30/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING THE TURN SIGNAL THE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

• 12/30/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHEN DRIVING THE HORN IS VERY HARD TO WORK. CONSUMER HAS TO PLAY AROUND WITH THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO FIND OUT WHERE THE SOUND FOR THE HORN IS. IN AN EMERGENCY THE CONSUMER HAS TO USE THE HORN, IT TAKES TIME TO FIND THE BUTTONS FOR THE HORN. *AK

• 12/28/2015· ENGINEFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 BUICK REGAL. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, SHE SMELLED A STRONG BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

• 12/28/2006· STEERING

  TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HIS 1998 BUICK REGAL HARD TIME TURNING LEFT, USUALLY WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH OR LOWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP ,AND WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR RECALL 03V527000 DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD HE NEEDED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER, WHEN HE DID THAT THE MANUFACTURER TOLD HIM TO CONTACT HIS LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WENT BACK TO SAME DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE POWER STEERING AND DIDN'T CHARGE HIM THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS OWN MECHANIC AND THEY INSTALLED TWO NEW POWER STEERING PUMPS. THE REPAIR STILL DIDN'T RESOLVE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DIDN'T THINK THAT THE DEALERSHIP RAN A DIAGNOSTIC ON VEHICLE BEFORE TELLING HIM THAT THE POWER STEERING VALVES NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS MECHANIC TOLDHIM THAT THE VEHICLE DIDN'T NEED TO HAVE THE PUMPS REPLACED, BUTTHE CONTACT THOUGHT IT WAS BEST TO HAVE PUMPS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK, AND TOLD THEM THAT HE DID HAVE THE PUMPS REPLACED, AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT MAYBE IT MAY BE HIS STEERING RACK AND PINION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BACK AND TOLD THEM OF ALL THE REPAIRS, AND ASKED THEM IF THEY WOULD REPAIR RACK AND PINION. HE WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT DO REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY EXCHANGED HE PARTS OUT FOR THIS VEHICLE MANUFACTURED. AK

• 12/27/2004· STEERING

  CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A RECALL CONCERNING STEERING GEAR BEARINGS. CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN AGAIN SINCE THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUED TO MALFUNCTION. DEALER STATED THE REPAIR ONLY CONSISTED OF ONE PART, AND THAT PART HAD BEEN REPLACED. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ,AND STATED THAT THE CONSUMER WAITED TOO LONG, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD. NHTSA RECALL STEERING GEAR BEARINGS 03V527000.*AK

• 12/23/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO GO INTO THE IGNITION AND FAILED TO TURN BACK. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 12/22/2020· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  EVERY TIME I TURN ON MY LEFT OR RIGHT TURN SIGNAL IT SHORTS OUT.... TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND HE DID SOME RE WIRING AND IT WORKED FOR A LITTLE BIT THEN STARTED TO HAPPEN AGAIN.... I DON'T WANT TO SPEND A BUNCH OF MONEY ON IT ANYMORE. WHAT SHOULD I DO?

• 12/21/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS BLEW OUT. IN ADDITION, THE IGNITION KEY WAS RUNNING HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 212,500.

• 12/19/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  1. RIGHT SIDE CORNERING LAMP IS INOPERATIVE DESPITE REPLACING BULB, SOCKET AND EVEN ENTIRE RIGHT SIDE HEADLAMP HOUSING ASSEMBLY WITH ALL NEW WIRING AND BULBS IN IT (NOT THE TURN SIGNAL BECAUSE THAT WORKS AND SO DO ALL HEADLIGHT FUNCTIONS I.E. HIGH/LOW BEAM). 2. WHEN ABOVE ISSUE STARTED CAR SUDDENLY STARTED SHUTTING OFF WHENEVER TURN SIGNALS WHERE USED WHEN PASSING OR TRYING TO ENTER HIGHWAY ON ENTRANCE RAMP REGARDLESS OF IF WE WERE SPEEDING UP OR SLOWING DOWN. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED AT A COMPLETE STAND STILL WHILE LOCAL MECHANIC WAS INVESTIGATING COMPLAINT REGARDING ALL THE ABOVE AND HE IS STILL NOT ABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE. I AM AFRAID TO LET MY FAMILY RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE AND I AM AFRAID IT WILL COST US A FORTUNE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THIS UNSAFE ISSUE! *TR

• 12/19/2000· VISIBILITY

  THERE IS EXCESSIVE GLARE IN THE WINDSHIELD OF THIS VEHICLE; EXCESSIVE TO A POINT OF TOTAL BLINDNESS WHEN I ENTER MY GARAGE. THE PROBLEM IS A RESULT OF THE STEEP ANGLE OF GLASS, A VERY LIGHT COLORED GRAY DASH AND THE SIZE OF THE DASH. THIS COMBINATION CAUSES THE WINDSHIELD TO TAKE ON THE APPEARANCE OF BEING FOGGY AT ALL TIMES. AT NIGHT, WHEN DRIVING UNDER OVERHEAD LIGHTS THE CONDITION IS EVEN WORSE ; AS IS THE CASE WHEN DRIVING THE CAR INTO MY GARAGE WHICH IS ALSO LIGHT GRAY. IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE I AM ALMOST TOTALLY BLINDED BY THE IMAGES TRANSPOSED INTO THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE CONTACTED BUICK AT LEAST 6-8 TIMES ASKING FOR HELP TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT THE MOST THEY WOULD OFFER IS A SUGGESTION TO GET MYSELF SOME POLARIZED SUN GLASSES OR PURCHASE A DASH MAT (WITH A WARNING THAT THE DASH MAT MAY NOT HELP EITHER). MY CONTENTION IS THAT BUICK BUILT THE CAR, THEY CLAIM THAT IT WAS TESTED FOR SAFETY STANDARDS AND IT'S NOT SAFE AS FAR AS MY VISION IS CONCERNED. THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO CORRECT DEFECTS IN THE PRODUCTS THEY SELL. THERE ARE SOLUTIONS TO THIS PROBLEM, THEY ARE AWARE OF IT BUT THEY WOULD RATHER NOT ADDRESS IT UNTILL SOMEONE GETS HURT.T. *AK

• 12/18/2005· STEERING

  THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT DEALERS AND BUICK SAYS IT DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN NO. NHTSA NO. IS 03V527000 MFG. NO. RECALL NO. IS 03062. THE COMPLAIN AND PROBLEM IS WITHIN THE STEERING OF THE CAR THE RACK AND PINION WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN OF ANY SORT THE RACK AND PINION TRIES TO PULL THE STEERING BACK TO THE RIGHT WITH A RE-PRONOUNCED JERKING , IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR WILL NOT TURN LEFT, I HAVE CALL SEVERAL BUICK DEALERS THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL. I HAVE CALLED BUICK THEY SAID THERE WAS WITH THE SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS I HAVE, BUT THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN. NO. THEY SAID TO TAKE IT TO A BUICK DLR. HAVE THEM CHECK IT , AND IF, AND ONLY IF ,IT IS THE SAME AS THE RECALL STATES THE WILL ONLY ASSIST IN THE REPAIR. AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DEALER CHECKING IT . THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND HAS TO BE REPAIRED , I DON'T FEEL I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT WHEN THERE IS A LIGHTENING RECALL ON THE BOOKS FOR THE PROBLEM. I NEED HELP , BEFORE SOME ONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. *JB

• 12/17/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON THE DRIVERS FRONT DOOR IS FAULTY I WENT THROUGH THREE MASTER WINDOW SWITCH'S AND STILL SOMETHING WRONG. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS FAULT EVEN AFTER SOME SENSORS REPLACED. AND THE DIGITAL ODOMETER DISPLAY QUIT WORKING BUT THE REST OF THE GAUGES STILL WORK THE ODOMETER QUIT SHOWING AFTER 115K. THE DRIVER SIDE ELECTRICAL QUIT WORKING ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE NEW MASTER SWITCH WHEN YOU PRESS THE BUTTON IT UNLOCKS AND LOCKS THE DOORS. THE CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING IN OR AROUND 98K MILES. AND THE DIGITAL ODOMETER AND THE OTHER DIGITAL SCREEN STARTED TO FADE AND EVENTUALLY JUST STOPPED SHOWING AFTER 115K MILES.

• 12/17/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. NO POLICE OR FIRE REPORTS WERE FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

• 12/17/2015· ENGINEFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 BUICK REGAL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED DUE TO THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 12/16/2015· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE) 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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/15/2015· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER WAS NOT YET NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS AND THE PERMANENT REMEDY FOR THIS CONDITION WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD BE COMPLETED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/15/2015· ENGINEFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED WITH THE ENGINE OFF. THE CONTACT HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

• 12/15/2004· STEERING

  RECALL 03V527000 CONCERNING STEERING GEAR BEARINGS. VEHICLE IS HAVING PROBLEMS MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS. WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN THE WINDING NOISE GETS LOUD, AND STEERING BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK......UPON MAKIN GLEFT HAND TURNS STEERING FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. NEEDS STEERING RACK TO CORRECT PROBLEM. REVIEWED A RECALL NOTICE. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME RACK PROBLEM. YETR THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK

• 12/14/2015· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ENGINEFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT ABOUT 5 MPH, THERE WAS SMOKE EMITTING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT LIFTED THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE HOWEVER, THE FLAMES WERE EXCESSIVE AND THE VEHICLE BURNED COMPLETELY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE FIRE, SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 THE (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED. UPDATED 03/16/16*LJ;05/11/18*JB *TR

• 12/12/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END WHEN VEHICLE IS BACKING UP. *LA THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE NOISE APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM THE ABS. DURING A TEST DRIVE THE TECHNICIAN ALSO HEARD THE NOISE BUT WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER CONTACTED THE REGIONAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN WHO INDICATED THAT THE ABS NOISE WAS NORMAL. *NM

• 12/11/2006· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS ON A STREET, THERE WAS A LOSS OF ALL POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THE SERPENTINE BELT FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A TEST DRIVE, AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A SHARP LEFT HAND TURN AT LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING RACK AND PINION FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE STEERING RACK AND PINION AS WELL AS THE BUSHINGS WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

• 12/09/2003· STEERING

  PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING MECHANISM. *MR THERE WAS A CLUNKING SOUND IN THE STEERING MECHANISM. MECHANICS BELIEVED THAT THIS WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RACK AND PINION. THE STEERING STARTED TO HAVE DIFFICULTY IN MOVEMENT AS WELL AS ALMOST LOCKING WHEN SLOWING OR TURNING. *SCC *JB

• 12/07/2009· STEERING

  STEERING WILL NOT TURN TO LEFT STEERING TURNS BACK TO RIGHT VIOLENTLY. *TR

• 12/07/2009· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK REGAL. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CONDITION, WOULD NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY, AND THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RESURFACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/05/1999· SUSPENSION

  NO SUMMARY

• 12/03/2003· STEERING

  CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE TRAVELING AND MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN THAT POWER STEERING LOCKED UP. *AK VEHICLE ROLLED AFTER A STOP AND POWER STEERING LOCKED UP FROM THEN ON. HARD STEERING AND CLUNKING NOISE ON LEFT TURNS. *PH

• 12/02/2003· VISIBILITY

  THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER AND THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER SWITCH AND THE RESISTOR. *AK WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 45 MPH WITH THE BLOWER ON AT A LOW SPEED, WITHOUT WARNING IT WOULD SHUT OFF ALONG WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. THIS PROBLEM REPEATED. THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER HAD THE SAME VEHICLE AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. GM STATED THAT THERE WERE NO OTHER INSTANCES REPORTED. *SCC THE CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE BLOWER RESISTOR BURNED UP, WHICH CAUSED OTHER COMPONETS TO FAIL. *JB

• 11/30/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I HAVE A 1998 BUICK REGAL GS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WHEN ACTIVATING THE TURN SIGNALS. UPON ACTIVATING A SIGNAL IN EITHER DIRECTION THE CAR'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN AND STALLS THE ENGINE. THE CAR IS NORMALLY IN MOTION AND POWER STEERING, HEADLIGHTS ETC IS LOST. *TR

• 11/30/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED AT 25,000 MILES AND REQUIRED SURFACING. THE SECOND DEALER SURFACED ROTORS CORRECTLY. WHEN THE ROTORS ARE SLIGHTLY WARPED THE ABS CYCLED EVERY TIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED INCREASING BRAKING DISTANCE. UPON PARKING THE CAR ON A SLIGHT GRADE AND RESTARTING THE ABS CYCLES. WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE UPON LETTING UP TO BACK OUT THE ABS CYCLES AND RELEASES THE BRAKES. THE STEEPER THE SLOPE THE FARTHER YOU ROLL WITHOUT BRAKES. MORE THAN EIGHT FEET IN SOME INSTANCES BEFORE THE BRAKES REAPPLY. THE DEALER AND BUICK SERVICE STATE THAT THIS IS NORMAL. *AK

• 11/29/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  1998 BUICK REGAL W/ 3.8L ENGINE. HAD RECALL ISSUE FIXED MARCH 2011. VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER DRIVING UP TO OUR LOCAL MOUNTAINS. FIRE BEGAN AFTER VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, AS WE WERE GETTING OUR CHILDREN OUT OF THE CAR. THE FIRE BEGAN AT THE SPARK PLUG WIRES, CONTINUED UP THE WIRE ASSEMBLY TO THE FUEL LINES AND BURNED THROUGH FUEL LINES. IMMEDIATELY HAD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY, SINCE FUEL LINES WERE SPEWING GAS AT THE FIRE. WE WERE ABLE TO PUT FIRE OUT WITH SNOW ON THE BRUSHY HILLSIDE WE WERE PARKED BESIDE. FILED CLAIM WITH GM. THEY DENIED IT DUE TO CAR'S AGE, AND CLAIMED THEY HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY AFTER THE CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD. THEIR RECALL FIX DID NOT WORK. THE CAR STILL CAUGHT ON FIRE ANYWAY WITH MY FAMILY INSIDE. *KB

• 11/28/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTIFY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

• 11/28/2000· AIR BAGS

  FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIR BAGS WHEN CONSUMER HIT A CURB AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED CAUSING DAMAGE TO SUN ROOF, FRONT WINDSHIELD AND DASHBOARD, THE GASSES EXPELLED FROM THE AIR BAG IRRITATED DRIVERS BRONCHIAL TUBES CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH BREATHING AND CONSTANT BOUTS OF COUGHING, CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. NLM

• 11/26/2001· STEERING

  THE RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY BROKE WHILE IN A PARKING LOT. VEHICLE COULD NOT BE TURNED TO THE LEFT. NORMALLY AT THE TIME THIS OCCURRED, I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE FREEWAY AND MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE SUFFERED A FATAL CRASH. THE DEALER SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FACTORY DENIED ANY STEERING PROBLEMS, RECALLS OR REPAIR ASSISTANCE. DEALERSHIP MECHANICS SAID THERE HAS BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE RACK AND PINION STEERING. DRIVE TRAINS AND ENGINES ARE WARRANTED TO 100,000 MILES ALONG WITH EMISSIONS SYSTEMS. A PART AS ESSENTIAL TO SAFETY AS THE STEERING SHOULD NOT BE FAILING ESPECIALLY AT THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF THIS CAR. THE OWNERS MANUAL MAKES A BIG DEAL OUT OF THE FACT THAT TUNEUPS, ANTIFREEZE, ETC SHOULD LAST 100,000 MILES. ISN'T STEERING MORE IMPORTANT!! I FEEL THAT BUICK SHOULD PAY FOR THIS REPAIR.*AK

• 11/20/2002· TIRES

  TREAD DELAMINATED AS VEHICLE WAS ENTERING I-20 WESTBOUND IN BENBROOK, TX. PHOTOS AVAILABLE. DT

• 11/18/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ENGINE OIL WAS ADDED TO THE VEHICLE, SOME OF THE OIL SPILLED ON TOP OF THE MANIFOLD AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

• 11/17/2002· STEERING

  NO SUMMARY. DT

• 11/17/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE STALLS AFTER ACCELERATING FROM DEAD STOP. YH

• 11/17/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHEN APPLYING GAS AFTER MAKING A COMPLETE STOP, ENGINE WILL SHUT ITSELF OFF,CONSUMER MUST RESTART VEHICLE .THIS DEFECT COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER HAS REPLACED IGNITIONS MODULE AND COIL. ALSO CRANK CASE SENSOR. DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING, DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE DEFECT. A TRADE ASSIST HAS SINCE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED, VEHICLE REPURCHASED BY BUICK. *AK *ML

• 11/16/2011· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 11/14/2008· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V527000 (STEERING:RACK AND PINION). SHE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPONTANEOUSLY DRIFT TO THE LEFT. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE NEEDED TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 01/14/09. *LJ UPDATED 01/15/09. *JB

• 11/14/2001· POWER TRAIN

  PURCHASED VEHICLE W/4000 MILES, I WAS THE FIRST TITLED OWNER, 1ST TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH 30705 MILES & WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. SECOND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH 53582 MILES. I DON'T FEEL A CAR SHOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 30,000 MILES LET ALONE ANOTHER ONE AT 54,000. SOMETHING ELSE MUST BE WRONG WITH THE ENGINE TO NEED TWO TRANSMISSIONS IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS. *AK

• 11/12/2003· STEERING

  WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT TURN LEFT. *AK THE VEHICLE GAVE NO INDICATION THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG IT HAD GONE OUT AT ONCE. THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FOR THE REPAIRS. *SCC *JB

• 11/05/2005· SEAT BELTS,WHEELS

  BOTH SIDE SEAT BELTS HAVE STOPPED WORKING IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR. THIS HAS CAUSED QUITE A PROBLEM WITH THE LAW REQUIRING PASSENGERS TO WEAR SEAT BELTS. IT IS ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD. THE STOCK RIMS OF THE VEHICLE SLOWLY CUT THE TIRES AND CAUSE AIR LEAKAGE. THIS REQUIRES THE OWNER TO REPLACE THE TIRES BEFORE THEY WOULD OTHERWISE BE NEEDED. AND ALSO CAUSES THE 'LOW TIRE' WARNING LIGHT TO REPEATEDLY LIGHT UP AND NEED RESETTING. THIS IS ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD AS LOW TIRES CAN CAUSE BLOW OUTS. *JB

• 11/05/2003· STEERING

  STEERING WHEEL HAS GOTTEN HARDER AND HARDER TO TURN OVER A 8 HOUR PERIOD OF TIME. STEERING WHEEL FINALLY LOCKED UP, AND VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. HE REPLACED A STEERING MECHANISM. *AK CONSUMER NOTED THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED THE DEALER WHO SOLD THE VEHICLE TO THE CONSUMER. *PH

• 11/04/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CAR STALLS AFTER COMING TO A STOP AND THEN PUSHING GAS PEDAL. DEALER CLAIMS THAT A WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE RE-ROUTED. READING THE COMPLAINT DATABASE I SEE THIS IS A MORE COMMON PROBLEM THAN WAS TOLD. IF IT IS THE WIRING HARNESS, THEN OKAY AND THE DEFECT SHOULD BE RECALLED. IF THIS IS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE STALLING THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WILL DO.

• 11/03/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK REGAL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. HE OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED FLAMES. A FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS USED TO DOUSE THE FIRE. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, HE FOUND A RECALL FOR HIS VEHICLE REGARDING THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE VIN AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 170,000.

• 11/02/2000· TIRES

  A TOTAL OF 5 TIRES FAILED. 2 IN 1999 AT 20000 MILES WHICH WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER WITHOUT CHARGE. ONE OF THE REPLACEMENT TIRES FAILED SHORTLY THEREAFTER AND WAS REPLACED. LAST MONTH THE CAR DEVELOPED A VIBRATION AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHICH ADVISED THE REMAINING 2 TIRES HAD SEPERATED AS WELL BUT THEY HAD TOO MANY MILES ON THEM TO BE REPLACED; FURTHER, NEITHER DID HE TELL MY DAD THAT IT COULD BE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH SEPARATIONS.*AK (TIRESIZE: P22570R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P22570R15 )

• 10/29/1998· VISIBILITY

  THE WINDSHIELD DESIGN CREATES POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO REFLECTION OF DASHBOARD AND AIR VENTS ONTO AREA OF VISION.

• 10/25/2001· SEAT BELTS

  BUCKLE ASSEMBLY FOR DRIVERS FRONT/LEFT RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILS TO STAY LATCHED AND SECURE. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK *JB