ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS BROKEN OR MISSING, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING/ACCIDENT. *DH
1992 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 1992 record →
BRAKE PADS REPLACED. *SD
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY DOES NOT THREAD PROPERLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED. *DH
DRIVER AND PASSENAGER SEAT BELT RETRACTORS WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK
THE LEFT FRONT AND LEFT BACK BRAKED LOCKED UP. THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH ABS BRAKES. *AK
THE GAS TANK WAS CRACKED ON THE INSIDE AND IT CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL ON THE FREEWAY, DUE TO LOSS OF FUEL. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES, CAUSES EXCESSIVE WEAR ON FRONT BRAKES
CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES WHICH CAUSED REDUCTION IN BRAKE PE94-063. TT
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SHOULDER PORTION OF SHOULDER/LAP BELTS BROKE; BELTS HANG LOOSE, COULD CAUSE INJURY DURING SUDDEN STOPPING. TT
FAILURE OF THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WILL NOT RETRACT. TT
THE SEAT BELT IS LOOSE ON BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER. TT
THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ISN'T WORKING RIGHT . TT
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS BY ITSELF WITHOUT SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION OR STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TT
EA94-041 ACTIVE, CORROSION OF THE REAR DISC BRAKES IN FOR INSPECTION WILL NOT PASS. TT
GOODYEAR TIRES ARE NOISY. *TT
DURING BRAKE APPLICATION PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. RESULTING FROM EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR. THIS IS THE THIRD INCIDENT. TT
REAR BRAKE CALIPERS REPLACED. *SD
BRAKES FAILED, VEHICLE WENT THROUGH RED LIGHT, HAD AN ACCIDENT. TT
PE94-063 BRAKE FAILURE, FRONT BRAKE OVERHEATING CAUSE WARP OF ROTORS AND DISC PADS, IN FOR REPAIR. TT
REPEATED RATTLING NOISE IN LEFT SIDE FRONT STEERING POST AREA. TT
BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, HAVE TO PUMP TO STOP. TT
REPLACED BATTERY.
THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED TWICE. THE PEDAL HAS GONE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARP CONTINUOUSLY. BRAKE PADS ARE GLAZED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
FRONT BRAKEFAILED/NOISY AT 10,000. TT
TRANSMISSION LOW GEAR BAND FAILED. *AK
VEHICLE HAD FIRE DUE TO TRANS AXLE COOLER LINE BREAKAGE WHILE DRIVING AT 20-30MPH. TT
FRONT SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK, ONE WON'T RETRACT, THE OTHER WILL NOT COME OUT. TT
DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTOR BROKE DURING ACCIDENT. *AW
DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL RETRACT AND WILL NOT LOCK. TT
HAD TO REPLACE THE PADS. TT
PITTED ROTORS, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AK
FRONT BRAKES ARE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. TT
CORRODED DISC BRAKES, REPLACED ROTORS AND CALIPERS ON REAR. TT
REAR BRAKE JAMMED, WOULD NOT OPERATE DUE TO FROZEN CALIPER. *AK
TRANSAXLE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIP IN REVERSE GEAR WHILE GEAR LEVER INDICATED NEUTRAL, RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURY. *SKD
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURY. *SKD
ABS, FAILURE OF DISC BRAKES, EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, PE 94-063 ACTIVE. TT
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. *SKD
PULLING IN DRIVEWAY TIRE WENT FLAT DUE TO SIDEWALL BLOWOUT. TT
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *AW
REAR BRAKE FREEZE UP, RESULTING IN WEAR ON FRONT BRAKE AND REAR PART RUSTING, ALSO STRUT REPLACE ONCE. TT
VEHICLES REAR BRAKE HAD COMPLETE FAILURE DUE TO DISC CALIPERS BECOMING INOPERATIVE.(PE94-063). TT
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