BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP. TT *JB
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 →
THE REAR BRAKE WAS REPLACED , THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING AND THE STARTER WHEN OUT . TT
THE BRAKES IN THE REAR ARE CORRODED AND RUSTED AND ARE NOT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
WHILE DRIVING, REAR BRAKE CALIPER FAILED; FROZE UP; ALL STOPPING ON FRONT BRAKES CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OUT. TT
BRAKE CALIPERS/PINS REPLACED . *AW
BRAKES GOING OUT EVERY 3-4 MONTHS. NO ACCIDENTS YET BUT AUTO IS HARD TO STOP. TT
REPLACED LEAKING MASTER CYLINDER. *AK
REPLACED FROZEN REAR CALIPER SLIDES. *AK
THE CAR HAS HAD 2 SETS OF BRAKES . THE FRONT PADS HAVE BEEN CHEWED TO PIECES. *AK
HAVE HAD THREE BRAKE FAILURES, HAD ENTIRE SYSTEM REPLACED. TT
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
DISC BRAKES RUST AND CRACK. *SKD
ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, TURN IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON, LIGHT STILL ON, THEN BRAKE FAILED WITHIN HOURS, ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE SWITCH FAULTY. TT
PASSENGER FRONT SHOULDER/LAP BELT WON'T RETRACT BACK INSIDE DOOR ASSEMBLY. TT
REAR BRAKES CORRODED, RESULTING IN FRONT BRAKE WEAR, NEED TO CLEAN/UNFREEZE REAR CALIPER PINS.
JACK BROKE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RAISE CAR. TT
CORRODED REAR BRAKES. *AK
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR FROM OVERDRIVE TO NEUTRAL. TT
BRAKES DO NOT STOP VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY; EXTENDED STOPPING; PADS/ROTORS SEEM TO BE OK. TT
TRANSMISSION OIL LEAK.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES CONTINUOUSLY MAKE NOISE, ALSO PERFORM SLUGGISHLY.
ALL FOUR WHEEL RIMS WERE CRACKED, CAUSING LOUD NOISES WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. *SKD
FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED. *SKD
UPON APPLICATION OF BRAKE THE PEDAL PULSATES, BRAKE ACTION SEEMS INADEQUATE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN REAR DISC BRAKES BECOME INOPERATIVE. TT
BRAKE FAILURE, EXPERIENCE LOSS BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS, REPLACE DISC PADS IN FRONT, EA94-041 ACTIVE. TT
BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED 3 TIMES.
CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES, REPLACED PADS, ROTORS AND PINS. TT
REAR DISC BRAKES FROZE/REPLACED REAR BRAKE ROTORS/PADS/CALIPERS. *AK
REAR DISC BRAKES FELL APART. *SKD
CORRODED DISC BRAKES, CAUSED BRAKE FAILURE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. TT
BRAKE ROTORS TOO SOFT, CAUSING THEM TO WARP EASILY, ALSO BRAKES WEAR EXCESSIVELY. *AW
CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES, CALIPER PIN WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. TT
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE; ABS LIGHT COMES ON/OFF. TT
THE REAR DISC BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR NEED TO BE REPLACE. TT
THE REAR CALIPER LOCK HAVE NO BRAKE. TT
EXPERIENCING LONG STOPPING DISTANCE, REPLACE BOTH REAR CALIPER PIN/PAD AND RESURFACE ROTOR, TO NO AVAIL. TT
CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES/ RUSTED ROTORS AND PADS. TT
CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES. TT
RIGHT REAR BRAKE CORRODED/FROZE. *SKD
REAR BRAKES LOCK UP CAUSING FRONT BRAKES TO WEAR PREMATURELY. TT
PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT/REAR BRAKE PADS/ROTORS/CALIPERS, OTHE COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED AS WELL. TT
PARKING BRAKE CABLE LUBED.
REAR DISC BRAKE CORRODED TWICE IN THREE MONTHS, CHANGED THEM IN 11/94 AND 2/95. TT
BRAKES PERFORM ERRATICALLY DUE TO NO DISC LEFT ON CALIPER AND BRAKES WORN WITH ADDITIONAL FRONT BRAKE WORK. TT
WAS GOING OFF OF A MAIN ROAD AT HIGH SPEED WHEN BRAKES STOPPED WORKING, VEHICLE HIT A TREE AS A RESULT. TT
WHEEL AXLE CRACKED, CAUSING WHEEL TO SEPARATE. *SKD
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER 40 TO 50,000 MILES. TT
REPLACED WATER PUMP. TT
WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED HIGHLY, FULL THROTTLE. DRIVER HIT TREE AS A RESULT. TT
DISC BRAKE; LOOSE PEDAL AND MAKES NOISE WHEN PRESS ON BRAKE PURCHASE CAR USED. TT
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