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1991 Buick Regal complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1991 record →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Oct 5, 1995IL

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP. TT *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Sep 21, 1995WI

THE REAR BRAKE WAS REPLACED , THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING AND THE STARTER WHEN OUT . TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Sep 12, 1995NY

THE BRAKES IN THE REAR ARE CORRODED AND RUSTED AND ARE NOT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Aug 29, 1995OH

WHILE DRIVING, REAR BRAKE CALIPER FAILED; FROZE UP; ALL STOPPING ON FRONT BRAKES CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OUT. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Aug 17, 1995NJ

BRAKE CALIPERS/PINS REPLACED . *AW

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Aug 11, 1995CA

BRAKES GOING OUT EVERY 3-4 MONTHS. NO ACCIDENTS YET BUT AUTO IS HARD TO STOP. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Aug 2, 1995OH

REPLACED LEAKING MASTER CYLINDER. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Jul 11, 1995PA

REPLACED FROZEN REAR CALIPER SLIDES. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Jun 26, 1995NY

THE CAR HAS HAD 2 SETS OF BRAKES . THE FRONT PADS HAVE BEEN CHEWED TO PIECES. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jun 26, 1995MI

HAVE HAD THREE BRAKE FAILURES, HAD ENTIRE SYSTEM REPLACED. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Jun 26, 199500

THE FRONT BRAKES OF THE CAR WENT OUT AT 22,000 MILES AND THE REAR BRAKES ARE CORRODED AND THE PINS NEED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Jun 18, 1995MI

DISC BRAKES RUST AND CRACK. *SKD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 16, 1995VA

ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, TURN IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON, LIGHT STILL ON, THEN BRAKE FAILED WITHIN HOURS, ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE SWITCH FAULTY. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Jun 14, 1995CO

PASSENGER FRONT SHOULDER/LAP BELT WON'T RETRACT BACK INSIDE DOOR ASSEMBLY. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Jun 14, 1995KY

REAR BRAKES CORRODED, RESULTING IN FRONT BRAKE WEAR, NEED TO CLEAN/UNFREEZE REAR CALIPER PINS.

Equipment › Mechanical › Accessory Scissor/Screw/Bottle Jack/Lift
Filed May 26, 1995TN

JACK BROKE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RAISE CAR. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed May 15, 1995MI

CORRODED REAR BRAKES. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 2, 1995FL

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR FROM OVERDRIVE TO NEUTRAL. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Apr 27, 1995FL

BRAKES DO NOT STOP VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY; EXTENDED STOPPING; PADS/ROTORS SEEM TO BE OK. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 25, 1995WA

TRANSMISSION OIL LEAK.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 20, 1995WA

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES CONTINUOUSLY MAKE NOISE, ALSO PERFORM SLUGGISHLY.

Wheels › Rim
Filed Apr 5, 1995CA

ALL FOUR WHEEL RIMS WERE CRACKED, CAUSING LOUD NOISES WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. *SKD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Apr 5, 1995MI

FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED. *SKD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Mar 31, 1995MI

UPON APPLICATION OF BRAKE THE PEDAL PULSATES, BRAKE ACTION SEEMS INADEQUATE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN REAR DISC BRAKES BECOME INOPERATIVE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Mar 30, 1995MI

BRAKE FAILURE, EXPERIENCE LOSS BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS, REPLACE DISC PADS IN FRONT, EA94-041 ACTIVE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Mar 30, 1995MI

BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED 3 TIMES.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Mar 29, 1995MI

CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES, REPLACED PADS, ROTORS AND PINS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Mar 29, 1995MI

REAR DISC BRAKES FROZE/REPLACED REAR BRAKE ROTORS/PADS/CALIPERS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Mar 27, 1995WI

REAR DISC BRAKES FELL APART. *SKD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › DiscCrash
Filed Mar 22, 1995ID

CORRODED DISC BRAKES, CAUSED BRAKE FAILURE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Mar 22, 1995NY

BRAKE ROTORS TOO SOFT, CAUSING THEM TO WARP EASILY, ALSO BRAKES WEAR EXCESSIVELY. *AW

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Mar 21, 1995WI

CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES, CALIPER PIN WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Abs Warning Light
Filed Mar 20, 1995PA

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE; ABS LIGHT COMES ON/OFF. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Mar 20, 1995MI

THE REAR DISC BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR NEED TO BE REPLACE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Mar 20, 1995MI

THE REAR CALIPER LOCK HAVE NO BRAKE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Mar 17, 1995FL

EXPERIENCING LONG STOPPING DISTANCE, REPLACE BOTH REAR CALIPER PIN/PAD AND RESURFACE ROTOR, TO NO AVAIL. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Mar 16, 1995FL

CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES/ RUSTED ROTORS AND PADS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Mar 14, 1995WI

CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Mar 11, 1995MA

RIGHT REAR BRAKE CORRODED/FROZE. *SKD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Mar 10, 1995MI

REAR BRAKES LOCK UP CAUSING FRONT BRAKES TO WEAR PREMATURELY. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Mar 9, 1995WI

PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT/REAR BRAKE PADS/ROTORS/CALIPERS, OTHE COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED AS WELL. TT

Parking Brake › Conventional › Mechanical › Linkage and Cable
Filed Mar 8, 1995OH

PARKING BRAKE CABLE LUBED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Mar 2, 1995MA

REAR DISC BRAKE CORRODED TWICE IN THREE MONTHS, CHANGED THEM IN 11/94 AND 2/95. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Mar 2, 1995NH

BRAKES PERFORM ERRATICALLY DUE TO NO DISC LEFT ON CALIPER AND BRAKES WORN WITH ADDITIONAL FRONT BRAKE WORK. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 15, 1995DE

WAS GOING OFF OF A MAIN ROAD AT HIGH SPEED WHEN BRAKES STOPPED WORKING, VEHICLE HIT A TREE AS A RESULT. TT

Suspension
Filed Feb 15, 1995NY

WHEEL AXLE CRACKED, CAUSING WHEEL TO SEPARATE. *SKD

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 7, 199500

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER 40 TO 50,000 MILES. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Filed Feb 6, 1995TX

REPLACED WATER PUMP. TT

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 10, 1995NH

WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED HIGHLY, FULL THROTTLE. DRIVER HIT TREE AS A RESULT. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Jan 5, 1995MI

DISC BRAKE; LOOSE PEDAL AND MAKES NOISE WHEN PRESS ON BRAKE PURCHASE CAR USED. TT

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