Service Brakes
Filed Nov 18, 2014TX
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 BUICK REATTA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
1991 Buick Reatta
Routine
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structure | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsStructure
Filed Jan 22, 2001OH
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH CAR SUDDENLY JUMPED TWO LANES TO LEFT, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL. DEALER FELT THAT ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS A ROTTED OUT. THERE IS RECALL 00V189000/ ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS FAILURE ON BUICK, REGAL 1990. *AK THERE WAS DAMAGE TO RIGHT SUSPENSION DUE TO A ROTTED OUT ENGINE CRADLE, RIGHT DRIVE AXLE AND DRIVE BELT. *YH
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.