1996 Buick Regal complaints

BURNING SMELL, AND SMOKE COMES FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR WHEN EVER THE HEAT IS BEING USED. OR I HAVE TRAVELED OVER 50 MILES. A RATTLING SOUND COMES FROM THE STEERING WHEEL OR STEERING COLUMN WHEN EVER I MAKE A TURN. THE SUN ROOF JUST HUMS WHEN EVER THE SWITCH IS PUSHED TO OPEN OR CLOSE IT, IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. (CANNOT OPEN SUN ROOF). *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL. JUST BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHT HAD COME ON. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE STALLING WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. *SC

ABS LIGHTS FLICKERED ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE REAR DISC BRAKES. AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE THE REAR DISC BRAKES WERE REPLACED AGAIN. ALSO POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. *AK

HARD TO TURN LEFT IN MY 1996 BUICK REGAL, STEERING WENT TIGHT. CAUSED ME TO HIT THE CURB AND OVER THE SIDEWALK, DAMAGING THE 2 FRONT TIRES, RIMS, RADIATOR, BODY AND UNDER CARIDGE. THE POLICE HELPED ME WITH AAA TO GET IT HOME, BUT NOT SURE IF IT WAS REPORTED. * CB

CAR BROKE DOWN 2 DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT IT, IT BROKE DOWN ON THE WAY TO THE SHOP. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS TO FIX IT AND I RECEIVED IT BACK. THE NEXT MORNING, THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, AND IT CONTINUES TO BE ON, DAN NELSON NETWORK REFUSES TO TAKE THE CAR BACK, AND EXPECTS FULL PAYMENTS ON A VEHICLE THAT DOES NOT RUN PROPERLY

OTHER - OIL LEAK - HAVE BEEN TOLD BY INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS THAT IT IS EITHER THE CAM SHAFT TIMING SENCER OR MANIFOLD WITH THE COST RANGING FROM $700.00 TO $1200.00. ALSO THE MOTOR MOUNTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. TAPE PLAYER DOES NOT EJECT TAPE PROPERLY, BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I GOT THE CAR. BRAKES - HAVE HAD COMPLETE BRAKES REPLACED. HAVE BEEN TOLD BUICK REGALS ARE BAD ON BRAKES. AIR CONDITIONUNG COOLING COIL IN FRONT OF RADITOR HAS DEVELOPED A LEAK. ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR IS $400.00. HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO DEALER. I GOT THE CAR USED IN 1997 WITH ABOUT 72500 MILES ON IT.

MY 1996 BUICK REGAL HAS HAD TWO INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURES--ONE AT 52,000 MILES, AND THE MOST RECENT, AT 111,000 MILES. IN THE FIRST INSTANCE, THE LOCAL BUICK DEALERSHIP REFUNDED HALF MY MONEY OF THE COST OF THE $607 REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY AGREED THAT IT WAS HIGHLY UNUSUAL FOR A GASKET TO FAIL AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. MY SON, WHO DID THE MOST RECENT REPAI ANDR IS A MATERIALS SCIENCE ENGINEER, INSPECTED THE MOST RECENT FAILURE AND FOUND SEVERAL PLACES ON THE GASKET WHERE IT WAS DEFORMED AND HAD LET ANTIFREEZE ESCAPE. HIS OPINION WAS THAT IT WAS BADLY DESIGNED, WITH INFERIOR MATERIALS.*AK

VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE WATER PUMP, OIL PAN, AND ENGINE'S EMISSION CONTROL. *LA THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THERE WAS A NOISE WHEN TURNING CORNERS. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. THEN, VEHICLE WILL CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITHOUT BEING RESTARTED. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM ,BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

WHEN THE DRIVER PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR FACIAL BURNS AND BRUISES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM. A BUICK ENGINEER DETERMINED THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE AIR BAG, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *AK *CB *JB

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE DRIVER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AFTER SEEING A DEER ON THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAD GONE OFF THE ROAD AND ROLLED OVER INTO A DITCH. BOTH OF THE FRONT SEAT BELTS FAILED AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER'S NOSE WAS BROKEN AND AN ARTERY WAS PUNCTURED IN THIS RIGHT EYE. *AK *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THEN, VEHICLE RESTARTED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE SWERVED TO MISS A DEER AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE BROKE THROUGH A GUARD RAIL AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THEN, IT FLIPPED TWICE BEFORE COMING TO A REST. BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS BROKE, AND FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED FACIAL BRUISING/ABRASIONS, AND A BROKEN NOSE. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS A LOT OF PLASTIC PARTS INSIDE, THEY MELTED DOWN DUE TO VEHICLE OVERHEATING. THIS TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE MADE LIKE THAT OF THE OLD ONES, WITH METAL PARTS TO MAKE IT LAST LONGER. *LA

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HIS VEHICLES DRIVERS SEAT. THE SEAT BROKE WERE THE MOTOR MOVES THE SEAT FRONT AND BACK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO WARRANTY AND THAT IF THE CONSUMER WANTED TO GET IT REPAIRED HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. *NLM

THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. THE DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD COME ON. THE CONSUMER HAD GONE TO TWO SEPARATE SERVICE DEALERS WHO SUGGESTED THAT IT WAS OKAY TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE REPAIRS COULD BE MADE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE MODULE COIL AND WIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE ENTIRE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *SCC *JB

BUICK REGAL 1996.ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM HORTLY AFTER JUST 72,000 MILES, A LEAK DEVELOPED NEAR THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD, CAUSING EXCESSIVE COOLANT LOSS (UP TO 1 GALLON PER WEEK).*AK I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFTEY HAZARD RESULTING FROM A DESIGN FLAW. THE OWNER'S MANUAL INCLUDES SEVERAL WARNINGS THAT COOLANT CONTAINS ETHYLENE GLYCOL THAT WILL BURN IF IT COMES IN CONTACT WITH HOT ENGINE PARTS. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THIS PROBLEM MAY HAVE CAUSED ENGINE DAMAGE THAT WILL MANIFEST ITSELF LATER. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD ADDRESS THIS AS A SAFETY HAZARD BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR SEIOUSLY INJURED BY AN ENGINE FIRE. THANK YOU. DJS

THE BRAKES AND ROTORS EXPERIENCED PREMATURE FAILURE. *JB

THE VEHICLES SEAT BELTS DID RESTRAIN PROPERLY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING PROPERLY WHICH CAUSED A CRACK IN UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD FORCING EXCESSIVE COOLANT INTO THE TOP END OF THE ENGINE AND UPPER COMBUSTION CHAMBER. THIS IS AN ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH THE 1996 BUICK REGAL. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE AS INDICATED BY THE PREVIOUS RECALL NOTICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT, THE FOLLOWING SERVICE WAS REQUIRED: REPAIR ELECTRICAL FAILURE, CLEAN EXCESSIVE COOLANT FROM UPPER COMBUSTION CHAMBERS, REMOVE COOLANT FROM TOP END OF ENGINE, REPLACE UPPER INTAKE ASSEMBLE AND MANIFOLD, REPLACE SPARK PLUGS, PERFORM INJECTOR SERVICE, REPLACE THE PCV VALVE, OIL AND OIL FILTER. ALTHOUGH I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, I WAS STILL CHARGED $557.17 FOR THE REPAIR. DUE TO THE NUMEROUS SERVICE BULLETINS, CONSUMER COMPLAINTS, AND PREVIOUS RECALL NOTICE FOR THE SAME SITUATION, THIS DEFECT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DETECTED ON MARCH 7, 2002. AT THAT TIME, I HAD THE ROUTINE 60,000 MILE SERVICE PERFORMED EVEN THOUGH THE CAR ONLY HAD 50,480 MILES. THE TOTAL COST FOR THE ROUTINE SERVICE WAS $807.00. FOR THESE REASONS, I SHOULD BE ENTITLED TO A REIMBURSEMENT OF THE $557.01 CHARGE. IF NEEDED, I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO FORWARD A COPY OF MY SERVICE RECORDS FOR YOUR REVIEW. ADDITIONALLY, I AM CONCERNED THIS RECENT EVENT HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND WILL HAVE LONG TERM EFFECTS ON ENGINE PERFORMANCE REQUIRING ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE. IT??S HARD TO BELIEVE THIS DID NOT CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE VALVES AND/OR LIFTERS. ONCE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.*JB

LEVER THAT CONTROLS THE 'TILT WHEEL' BROKE OFF AT THE STEERING COLUMN. THE AUTO WAS PURCHASED NEW BY ME AND I ONLY HAVE 44,000 MILES ON IT. I CALLED LIVINGSTON MOTORS, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON THAT PART..I HAVE BEEN A REGULAR CUSTOMER THERE.

ON 02/02/03, I NOTICED A LARGE PIECE OF MY HOOD WAS EXPOSED DUE TO PEELING PAINT. (THE GRAY METAL OF THE CAR'S STRUCTURE IS EXPOSED) THE CAR IS A 1996 BUICK REGAL PURCHASED IN 12/99. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AREAS SURROUNDING THE PEELING PAINT WILL CONTINUE TO PEEL AWAY RESULTING IN NO WHITE PAINT ON THE HOOD. UPON RESEARCHING HOW TO REPAIR THIS, I CAME UPON INFORMATION THAT GM HAD/IS HAVING A CONCEALED, LATENT MANUFACTURING DEFECT. (THE PHOTOS I VIEWED SHOWED THAT I AM HEADING TO BECOMING ANOTHER VICTIM TO GM'S PAINT PROBLEMS) I CONTACTED BUICK CORPORATION AND WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY FOR THE REPAIRS HAD EXPIRED. I BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION THE DISCOVERY RULE AND THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO KNOW OF GM'S LATENT DPAINT DEFECT UNTIL THE PAINT LITERALLY STARTED PEELING OFF OF MY VEHICLE. AND I STILL WAS NOT AWARE OF A PROBLEM UNTIL I CONDUCTED A SEARCH ENGINE ON THE INTERNET. APPARENTLY A STORY WAS DONE BY DATELINE NBC IN 11/97 ABOUT THE ISSUE. (ONCE AGAIN, MY CAR WAS PURCHASE 12/99) THE REPRESENTATIVE REPEATED THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND ENDED THE CONVERSATION. I AM ANGRY BECAUSE I AM ABOUT TO MAKE MY FINAL CAR PAYMENT AND THIS ISSUE WAS NEVER BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE?

WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL, IN ANY DIRECTION,THERE'S A "RUBBING" NOISE FROM WITHIN STEERING COLUMN. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE CLOCKSPRING WAS RUBBING AGAINST SOME INTERNAL WIRES AND IF THE WIRES SHORT THE AIR BAG MAY DEPLOY WITHOUT WARNING. PH

WHEN AT A STOP AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED ANTIFREEZE LEAKING ON GARAGE FLOOR. TOOK TO DEALER. DEALER SAYS UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDS REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER STATE AFTER STICKING KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT OUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE AIR BAG DEPLOYS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

CAR PAINT PEELED OFF IN SHEETS WHEN CAR WAS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD - CREATED DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS, AS I WITNESSED DRIVERS BEHIND ME SWERVING TO AVOID WHAT WAS FLYING OFF THE ROOF OF MY CAR. MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT - CERTIFIED BUICK DEALERSHIP 'FIXED' = THEY CAUSED OVER $700 IN DAMAGE! I AM NOT THE ONLY BUICK OWNER OF THAT YEAR TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM & BUICK / GM REFUSES TO ASSIST IN ANY WAY - EVEN AFTER THEIR DEALERSHIP RUINS MY CAR! HAVE 3 CERTIFIED BUICK AUTO BODY REPAIR QUOTES, SHEET OF THE BAD PAINT & CHUNK OF RUBBER WINDOW GASKET HACKED OFF MY CAR - LATER FOUND INSIDE VEHICLE. BUICK KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM & CONSUMERS ARE PAYING TOP DOLLAR FOR DEFECTIVE MERCHANDISE (FALSE ADVERTISING AT THE VERY LEAST). PLEASE HELP! MR

MANIFOLD MAKES NOISE. CRACKED. MR

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN OIL LEAK AT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, THE ENGINE ALSO DEVELOPED ROD BEARING AND/OR WRIST PIN NOISE. NLM

BRAKE ROTORS WEAR IN THE REAR WITH LOW MILEAGE ACCUMULATION. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY DRAG, SCREECH AND PERFORM POORLY. OWNER IS AWARE OF OTHERS WITH SIMILAR FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVE SELECTOR MOVEMENT WAS BECOMING STIFF AND WAS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, THE DRIVE DETENTS COULD HARDLY BE FELT AND CONSUMER HAD TO WATCH THE SELECTOR POINTER TO DETERMINE WHAT DRIVE POSITION WAS BEING SELECTED, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT RUST WAS IN THE STEERING COLUMN.*JB

AT 55MPH, FUEL LINE SNAPPED, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK ONTO THE MOTOR. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK THE PLASTIC CONNECTORS AT THE MOTOR MANIFOLD BROKE OFF. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NO CALL WAS RETURNED TO CONSUMER. THE STEEL TUBING FROM THE GAS TANK IS CONNECTED TO THE STEEL MANIFOLD AT THE MOTOR BLOCK WITH A THIN WALLED PLASTIC TUBING. UNDER THE VEHICLE, THE PLASTIC TUBING IS HEAT-SHRUNK TO THE STEEL TUBING IN WHICH NO FITTINGS ARE USED. AT THE MOTOR MANIFOLD, PLASTIC FITTINGS ARE USED. THE FITTING BROKE, AND FUEL WAS SPILLING ONTO THE HOT MOTOR BLOCK AND FORMED A PUDDLE OF HOT FUEL, ONE PERSON INHALED THE GAS FUMES. *JG

PLASTIC CONNECTION HOSE OF OIL FILTER TO MANIFOLD ON MOTOR BLOCK BROKE OFF.CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER, AND THEY FIXED THE HOSE.*AK

THERE WAS A POPPING SOUND WHEN GOING OVER A SEAM IN THE ROAD. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED IT WAS THE TORSION BAR, SIX WEEKS LATER LOWER BALL JOINT SEPARATED. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FRONT DRIVERS DOOR HINGE HAS RUSTED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE THAT CAME FROM ENGINE. WHEN CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD, THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER HAD TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE, ONCE HE TURNED THE KEY A LOUD NOISE ERRUPTED FROM THE HOOD AREA. VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL FOR BACKFIRE DURING ENGINE STARTING, DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR WITHOUT PAYMENT. *JG REFERENCED IN EA02-030

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS BLOWN UP ONCE BEFORE IN THE VEHICLE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING STARTED UP. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER NOTED THAT THE VECHILE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. NLM

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN A REPAIR SHOP A BURNED UP FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED IN FUEL TANK. FUEL PUMP AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS. *AK *YH

WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED OVER NIGHT HORN IS INOPERABLE UNTIL AFTER VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY WARMED UP, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

BRAKE ROTORS ARE RUSTING AND PREMATURELY WEARING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. OTHER THAN THE SHOCK OF WHAT HAPPENED , I ONLY SUSTAINED A SCRATCH ON MY FACE AS A RESULT OF THE DEPLOYMENT. THE DEALER WANT TO CHARGE $800 TO REPAIR THE AIR BAG WHICH SEEMS UNFAIR DUE TO THE APPARENT DEFECT OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. I REPORTED THIS INCIDENT AFTER SEEING ACTION # EA99-026 WITH A SUJECT OF " INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT" IN YOUR MONTHLY DEFECT INVESTIGATION REPORT THINKING THIS INCIDENT MAY BE RELATED? THANKS. *AK

CONSUMERS HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, THE ROTORS, AND BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN TURNED AND/OR REPLACED DUE TO THEM BEING OUT OF ROUND AND NOISY.*JB

WHENEVER THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED, IT WOULD LEAK. LEAKAGE IS OCCURRING ALONG THE SEAM OF FUEL TANK DUE TO CORROSION. ONCE FILLED & DRIVING AWAY, FUEL VAPORS CAN BE SMELLED INSIDE THE VEHICLE.*AK

VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL BRAKING PROBLEMS AND FAILURES, DEALER HAS REPLACED WORN BRAKE PADS, FRONT ROTORS, AND BRAKE HOSES, ON ONE OCCASION, THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILED, CONSUMER HAS LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE AND HAS HAD PROPERTY DAMAGE TO VEHICLE DUE TO RUNNING OFF THE ROAD.(DAUGHTER ON BEHALF OF MOTHER) *SLC

MY VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELLERATE UPON ENTERING HIGHWAY. I COULD NOT SLOW THE CAR DOWN. I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. I PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER, SHIFTED TO NUETRAL, AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. THE BRAKES WERE SMOKING AND BURNT OUT. VEHICLE WAS DISABLED, I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED.*AK

CONSUMER CRANKED THE ENGINE AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY CONTACT WITH ANY OBJECT. AIRBAG EXPLOSION CAUSED MINOR INJURIES TO CONSUMER.*AK

AFTER CAR WARMS UP AND WHEN STARTING TO MOVE FROM FULL STOP CAR WILL NOT TURN TO THE LEFT EXCEPT WITH EXTREEM FORCE. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE THERE WAS A LOUD BANG THAT CAME FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE. SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD, AND THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THIS DEFECT WAS THAT THE FUEL DID NOT GO INTO FUEL RELAY SYSTEM, AND INJECTOR SPRAYED FUEL BACKWARDS ONTO INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH IGNITED THE FUEL. THIS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE JULY 28, 2000 AND AGAIN ON MAY 13, 2001. *AK *JB

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS/ FRONT ROTORS AND DRUMS. ROTORS / DRUMS OVERHEATING WHICH IS CAUSING THEM TO WARP. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK