1995 Buick Regal complaints

RECALL 00V171000. AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED , INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN SYSTEM. CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER STATED REPAIRING VEHICLE WILL TAKE A WEEK TO COMPLETE. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT OFFER A RENTAL CAR. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED RECALL 00V171000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00058 FOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER , BENSON BUICK 9631 HICKMAN RD DES MONIES, IA. 50322 PHONE # 515-276-6600, AND BEFORE 2001 WAS TOLD THAT PARTS WEREN'T AVAILABLE. PARTS STILL HAVE NOT COME IN. CONSUMER WILL CALLED BUICK TO SEE IF THEY COULD MAKE SOME ARRANGEMENTS FOR PARTS.*AK

DEALERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX RECALL FOR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT THAT HE RECEIVED IN MAIL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION, HITTING A TRUCK IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V1710000 FOR DRIVER'S AIR BAG, BUT PASSENGER'S AIR BAG NOT INCLUDED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO CORRECT RECALL ON AIRBAG.*AK

CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED RECALL ID# 00V171000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00058 CONCERNING AIR BAG SYSTEM. PARTS WERN'T AVAILABLE. MANUFACTURER WILL SEND A LETTER WHEN THE PART BECOME AVAILABLE.*AK

DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PARTS ARE UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL NOTICE 00V171000 REPAIRS REGARDING AIRBAG FAILURE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED HER THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE ,AND HAS YET TO HEAR ANYTHING FROM THEM REGARDING REPAIRS. *AK RECALL REPAIR WAS FINALLY COMPLETED. *SLC

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK WAS DEFECTIVE AS ASSEMBLY FAILED. UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM THE OUITSIDE. POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM TO DRIVER IF A MEDICAL EMERGENCY DEVELOPE. EXTRACTING DRIVER FROM PASSANGER SIDE WOULD HAVE BEEN NEAR IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE OF BUCKET SEATS AND CONSOLE.

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 00V171000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00058. DEALER STATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE AND THE DEALER HAD RECEIVED INSTRUCTION TO FIX VEHICLE, BUT DEALER STILL UNABLE TO FIX THE RECALL PROBLEM BECAUSE OF INAVAILABILITY OF PARTS. *YH

RECALL 00 V 171 000 INADVERTENT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. CONSUMER CONTACTED PINNO BUICK , OXFORD ,PA 610-932-2892, TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS DONE, AND WAS TOLD THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.*AK

THE DEALER HAS NOT RECEIVED PARTS FOR RECALL OOV-171 FOR THE AIR BAG WIRING. NLM

AFTER PARKING VEHICEL IN PARKING LOT ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN INTO FRONT END OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

00 V 171 000/INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT: NOTICE RECEIVED AND CONTACTED DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT. DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEED TO INSPECT VEHICLE FIRST BEFORE THEY COULD ORDER PART, AND THEN THEY WOULD MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS. NOTICE STATED: DEALER WILL REPLACE INFLATORS ON THESE AIR BAGS. NOTHING STATED THAT THEY NEED TO INSPECT BEFORE REPAIRS COULD BE DONE. REQUESTING SOME HELP FROM NHTSA ON THIS MATTER; DEALER IS TOM RICE BUICK IN HUNTINGTON, NY; PHONE# 631/549-7700. LEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN JUNE FOR DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG, STATING THAT AIRBAG COULD DEPLOY AT ANYTIME. DEALER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT WAS REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT SAFE. *YH

THROTTLE CABLE BROKE TRAVELING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. VEHICLE WAS JUST IDILING. CONSUMER FLOATED ACROSS THREEE LANES TO GET OFF. DEALER HAD NO EXPLANATION WHY IT HAPPENED. *AK DEALER REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR CABLE. *SLC

WE RECEIVED A SAFETY NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT DUE TO DEFECTIVE INFLATOR IN JULY OF 2000. I CONTACTED BUICK IN DECEMBER 2000 WONDERING WHY WE HAD NOT HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT RECALL AND WAS TOLD 3 TO 6 MONTHS MORE BEFORE REPAIR WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THEY DID REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART WITH A NEW OLD PART THAT HAD NOT SUFFERED THE DEGRADATION OF TIME. THIS TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT WAS/IS TO HOLD ME OVER UNTIL THE PROPER PART BECOMES AVAILABLE. MY COMPLAINT IS THE ORIGINAL LETTER STATED THE REPAIR WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN SEVERAL MONTHS. I WAITED 6 MONTHS TO BE TOLD 3 TO 6 MORE MONTHS. WHAT IF I SELL OR TRADE THIS VEHICLE IN DOES THE MANUFACTURER TRACK THIS VEHICLE DOWN THROUGH REGISTRATION INFORMATION OR DOES THE VEHICLE GO UNREPAIRED AT A COST SAVINGS TO THE MANUFACTURER? A RESPONSE TO MY CONCERNS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.

BRAKE ROTORS PREMATURLEY WEAR OUT , CONSUMER HAS ALREADY REPLACED 4 SETS OF ROTORS, TWICE IN FRONT AND TWICE IN REAR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE RECALL 00V-171 FOR THE FAULTY DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG BECAUSE THE NECESSARY PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. NLM

RECALL 00V171000/ AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. PARTS FOR RECALL ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMMUNICATION FROM BUICK SINCE JULY. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

THE REAR ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND CRAKCED, THE CALIPERS WERE FROZE OPEN, THIS WAS CAUSING ALL OF THE BRAKING TO BE MADE WITH THE FRONT BRAKES ONLY. *SLC

THERE WAS SOME LEAKAGE OF ANTIFREEZE INTO ENGINE CAUSED BY A BAD INTAKE MANIFOLD. THIS HAPPENED WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65MPH. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER ASSUMED HEAD GASKET WAS THE PROBLEM, AND CHARGED CONSUMER $4,700 TO GET A NEW ENGINE. AFTER NEW ENGINE WAS INSTALLED, DEALER PUT OLD INTAKE MANIFOLD BACK ON, AND NEW ENGINE ALSO BLEW OUT. *AK THE VEHICLE NEEDS NEW ENGINE AGAIN. A NEW INTAKE MANIFOLD IS NEEDED TOO BECAUSE OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY ANTIFREEZE. *YH

IN AUGUST OF 1996 I PURCHASED A 1995 BUICK REGAL, 4 DOOR, SEDAN. VIN # [XXX]. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE HIT NO BUMPS, NOR HAD AN ACCIDENT. BUICK HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK THE AIR BAG DEPLOYING RESULTED IN ACCIDENT. *YH

PULSE WIPER SWITCH WAS REPLACED BEFORE RECALL 97V017000, WHEN RECALL NOTICE CAME CONSUMER HAD REPAIR DONE AGAIN, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *SLC

FUEL PUMP BURNED. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP. *AK FUEL PUMP LOCATED IN GAS TANK GOT HOT ENOUGH TO MELT THE INSULATION ON THE WIRING, MELT SOME OF PLASTIC BODY OF FUEL PUMP. *YH

MANY TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, WHEN TRAVELING EXTREMELY SLOWLY, EG. COMING TO A STOP SIGN, BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, ETC., I HEAR AND FEEL A HEAVY RATTLE (AS THOUGH METAL HAS RELEASED A LINKAGE) AND I CAN FEEL SOMETHING RELEASE THRU MY BREAK PEDDLE. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW SECONDS. THIS HAPPENS MANY TIMES EACH DAY AND IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY LATELY. I'VE HAD IT CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES BY MECHANICS AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT MY BREAKS COULD FAIL AND I HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED A PRELIMINARY RECALL NOTICE ON MY AIRBAGS, WHICH I HAVEN'T RECEIVED THE INFORMATION YET ON THE REPAIRS, WHICH ADDS AN ADDITIONAL CONCERN TO POSSIBLE BRAKE FAILURE. I'M A DIVORCED MOM, WITH TWO KIDS AT HOME AND HAUL OTHER CHILDREN OFTEN. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS A KNOW CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU.

WHEN DRIVING AND UPON MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURN STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, AND RESULTING IN A NEAR ACCCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

FRONT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS ARE RUSTING OUT DUE TO CHEAP MATERIAL USED FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM, CAUSING PREMATURE REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE PADS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

BUICK FACTORY NOTICE OF POSSIBLE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT NO CRASH NEED TO HAVE OFF/ON SWITCH PERMIT UNTIL DEFECTIVE SYSTEM CAN BE REPLACED, ESTIMATED BY BUICK AT SIX (6) CANNOT TAKE ANY CHANCES OF DRIVING CAR. BUICK WILL PUT OFF/ON SWITCH IN AT NO CHARGE SO WE CAN DRIVE THE CAR NOW SO PLEASE EXPEDIATE APPROVAL TO THE FORM WE ARE SUBMITTING BY FAX/MAIL. ADDINTIONALLY WE HAVE A MAJOR COMPLAINT REGARDING YOUR DEPT'S OPERATIONS AND ATITTUDE. *AK

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED, OBSCURING DRIVER'S VISION. VEHICLE WAS NOT HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND IT DID NOT HIT A BUMP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC PLACED IT ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE & NOTHING WAS WRONG. HAD THE AIR BAG REPLACED. *AK

EA99026, INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT; RIGHT AFTER THE IGNITION WAS TURNED ON, AIR BAG ON DRIVER'S SIDE DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. VEHICLE WAS BEING CHECKED BY THE DEALERSHIP. *AK *ML

ANY TIME WHEN ADJUSTING THE STEERING POSITION IT WILL SLIP, AND HAS ALOT OF PLAY IN THE TILT. CONTACTED DEALER, VEHICLE NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THEY SAID IT WAS A DESIGN DEFECT, AND A SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

VEHICLE WAS IN THE OFF POSITION FOR SOME HOURS AND HORN SOUNDED OFF. HORN IS CURRENTLY INOPERATIVE, CONSUMER NOTED IF HORN WAS NEEDED IN AN EMERGENCY, IT WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION LEAKAGES/ A PUDDLE OF FLUID CAN BE SEEN ON THE GROUND; DEALER NOTIFIED AND UNABLE TO LOCATE THE LEAKS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD ACTIVATE INTERMITTENTLY, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

EA 99 026/INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT: WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, DRIVER'S AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED, NO BUMP OR POTHOLE WAS HIT. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BURNING DRIVER'S ARMS, AND CAUSING OTHER INJURIES.THERE WAS NO PRIOR ACCIDENT, NO IMPACT, AND NO AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON TO INDICATE A DEFECT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. *AK

PAPERS IN GLOVE COMPARTMENT WERE SUCK INTO FAN, CAUSING FAN TO BREAK, AND RESULTING IA A FIE IN DUCT OF AIR AND HEAT CHANNEL. SOME SORT OF SHIELD SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN PLACE BETWWEN THE FAN AND GLOVE COMPARTMENT. *AK

I BOUGHT A 94 FORD EXPLORER 02/02/200 AND THE CAR OVERHEATED THE NEXT DAY. I WANTED OUT FROM THE WHOLE DEAL BUT THEY SAID NO OR ELSE THEY WILL RUIN MY CREDIT, SO I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO GET THE BUICK, I WAS CONCERENED ABOUT MY CREDIT, AND ON THE NEXT DAY I'M HAVING ALL THESE PROBLEMS. *AK

AIR BAG COIL WOULD MAKE A SQUEAKING NOISES WHEN THE WHEELS ARE TURNED. SOMETIMES LATER, IT SOUNDED LIKE PAPER WAS BRUSHING AGAINST IT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC UNDERSTOOD WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM. WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO WAS NOT INFORMED IF AIR BAG WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE TURNING OFF AT AN INTERSECTION. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT HE NEVER SAW A TRANSMISSION BLOW UP LIKE THAT ONE WITH ONLY 52,000 MILES. *AK

THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. OWNER HAS TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND START IT BACK UP AGAIN WHEN THIS OCCURS. DEALER CHANGED SERPENTINE BELT AND BRAKE PADS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION @ 25MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE . MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES; TWICE UNDER WARRANTY, ONCE OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. AT 75,000 MILES, THE CAR IS IN NEED OF ITS FOURTH SET OF REAR PADS AND ROTORS. SPECIAL CARE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO MAKE SURE PROPER LUGNUT TORQUE HAS BEEN ADHERED TO. OWNER HAS ALWAYS CHECKED TORGUE AFTER WHEEL REMOVAL AND SET TO MANUFACTURER'S SPEC OF 100 FT/LB. THIS INCLUDES WHEEL REMOVAL BY GM DEALERSHIPS AND TIRE REPAIR SHOPS, ETC. I WOULD LIKE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM FOR ONCE AND FOR ALL. IT IS THE ONLY BLACK EYE FOR THE CAR. I WOULD TRY HIGH PERFORMANCE PADS AND ROTORS IF I KNEW WHERE TO START.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. PREVOUISLY THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE OVERDRIVE SYSTEM. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. DRIVER EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE BRAKE LOSS, WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT, AND WAS BROADSIDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER HAS VEHICLE NOW. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK