1996 Buick Regal complaints

PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE ROTORS. INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE VIBRATES. DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS TWICE, AND PROBLEM REOCCURRED.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO FOUND FUEL PUMP AND FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THERE WAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP. *YH

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH FELL OFF END OF THE SAFETY BELT, WHICH LEFT OCCUPANT WITHOUT ANY RESTRAIN. ; DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMERTHAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THAT PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

BOLT IN OIL PAN HAS STRIPPED AND SEPARATED FROM OIL PAN. ENTIRE UNIT HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY. DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THE LIGHT TO COME ON.*AK THIS HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN MAKING THE DRIVER NERVOUS. *YH

BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK WHEN HEAD LIGHTS ARE ON. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL SIDE COLLISION. UOPN IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MAJOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

THE RUBBER SEAL AROUND THE FRONT STEERING BALL JOINTS RUPTURED, CAUSING ALL LUBRICANT TO LEAK OUT. THE CAR PULLS RIGHT AND MAKES A SLIGHT NOISE WHEN STEARING, DUE TO ADVANCED WEAR. I CONTACTED BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFATURER, BUT SINCE THE CARS JUST CAME OUT OF WARRANTY, THE COST OF REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED.

TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING FLUID.

AIR BAG LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL ON. CARRIED TO HAVE CHECKED. PROBLEM LOCATED WITH A MODULE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. CARRIED TO SOMEONE ELSE TO CHECK. REPLACED COIL, BUT THAT DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. TRIED TO ORDER ANOTHER PART FOR THE AIR BAG. PART WAS ON BACKORDER DUE TO A RECALL OF 1995 BUICK REGAL. THE SAME PART REQUIRED TO FIX MY PROBLEM WITH SAME PRODUCT CODE IS THE SAME PRODUCT THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THE 1995 BUICK REGAL. WHY HASN'T THE 1996 BUICK REGAL AIRBAG PROBLEM BEEN RECALLED. I HAVE TALKED TO BUICK AIR BAG HOTLINE. THEY SAY IT COULD BE A WHILE TO GET THE PART BECAUSE OF THE RECALL. WHY HASN'T THE AIRBAG FOR MY CAR BEEN RECALLED YET OR WILL IT? I SEE WHERE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING THIS ALREADY. ACTION #EA99026 FOR THE 1996 BUICK REGAL. CAMPAIGN # 00V171000. I WANTED TO REPORT THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR TO FURTHER AID IN A POSSIBLE RECALL. THANK YOU.

VEHICLE WON'T BE ABLE TO CRANK AT THE TIME, AND NO ELECTRICAL FUNCTION. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO TECHNICIAN, AND HE SAID THAT FUEL PUMP HAD MELTED INSIDE OF FUEL TANK. WHEN A PART MELTS LIKE THAT IT JUST MAKES SPARKS.*AK

ENGINE FAILED GOING UPHILL, VALVE FAILURE, REPAIRMAN SAYS NORMAL WITH TYPE OF BUICK. BUICK KNOWS ENGINE IS BAD, RECALLED OTHER ENGINE MODEL FOR THIS YEAR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING FRONT TIRE EXPLODED, THEN DROVE OFF THE ROAD WHERE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE, AND CONSUMER KEPT CONTROL OF VEHICLE. FIRESTONE TIRES 205/70R 15. *AK

REAR BEARINGS HAVE FAILED, AND THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE REAR BEARING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 1100 MILES ALMOST A QUART OF OIL WILL BE GONE. OIL CONSUMPTION IS VERY HIGH. DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISIC. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

SPARK PLUG WIRES FAILED. YH

WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH, AND IN THE PROCESS OF PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND WENT INTO NEUTRAL, AND ENGINE ACCELERATED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED CAUSING CONSUMER TO HEAR A LOUD NOISE FROM THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. NLM

THERE IS ALEAKAGE WITHIN THE THROTTLE WHICH LEAKS ANTI-FREEZE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. IT FELT LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO RESPOND, BUT VEHICLE KEPT ROLLING INTO AN INTERSECTION, THE CONSUMER HAD TO AVOID AN ONCOMING VEHICLE AN D RAN INTO AN FENCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE FROM THE BRAKES WHEN BACKING OUT FROM A PARKED POSITION WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. WINDSHIELD LEAKS AT THE LOCATION OF THE REAR MIRROR LIGHT WIRES, AND DRIPS ON THE GEAR SHIFT AREA. THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR AND THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR ARE TWO DIFFERENT COLORS, WHICH MIGHT INDICATE THE VEHICLE WAS IN A WRECK. I WAS GIVEN NO HISTORY OF REPAIRS ON THIS AUTOMOBILE . AN "ALAMO" STICKER WAS ATTACHED TO THE INSIDE OF THE TRUNK LID.

CAR ALL RECALLED 6/96. COMPLAINED TO DEALER AND GM. THEY SAID SHORTED IGNITION WIRES ARE NORMAL.

ENGINE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT DUE TO ACCELERATION PROBLEMS, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS PRIOR TO FINAL DIAGNOSIS. MJS

NEED TO REPLACE BRAKES FOR 3RD TIME DUE TO WARPING

REAR LEAF SPRING DISTORTED CAUSING NOISE. MJS

THE FRONT SEAT IS EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE AT ANY DRIVING DISTANCE. I HAVE CHECKED WITH MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS, AND THIS IS NOT A UNIQUE PROBLEM AS MANY OWNERS EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. THE SEAT DESIGN IS WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTUERS ZONE REPRESENTATIVE HAVE TRIED A COUPLE OF ADJUSTMENTS WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE SEAT PAIN IS AT A LEVEL THAT AFTER 3 OR 4 HOURS, YOU JUST CAN'T DRIVE ANY FURTHER.

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS APPLIED. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GETS HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKES 4 TIMES. *AK

CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE PAST 30MPH UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. INCREASING PRESSURE ON GAS PEDAL AT 30MPH YIELDS NO RESPONSE FROM CAR. WHEN CAR HITS PASSING GEAR, FINALLY ACCELERATES PAST 30MPH. IN ADDITION, AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS IE. 70-75 MPH CAR DEVELOPS ALMOST A STUTTER AND CANNOT MAINTAIN SPEED AND STARTS TO DECELERATE. BOTH PROBLEMS OCCUR IN BOTH DRIVE AND OVERDRIVE. HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS TO 4 DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS, 2 OF THEM AUTHORIZED BUICK DEALERS. THEY HAVE REPLACED THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, CLEANED FUEL INJECTORS, NEW FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER, NEW KNOCK SENSOR AND BLOWN CARBON OUT OF ENGINE TWICE. CAR STILL DOES NOT ACCELERATE AS DESCRIBED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AT 30MPH. UPON IMPACT, SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER RECEIVED A BROKEN BREAST BONE. *AK *YD

WINDOW WON'T ROLL DOWN ON DRIVER'S SIDE DUE TO THE PROBLEM'S WITHIN THE TRACKS ON THE DOOR. *AK

LOUD TICKING NOISE AT STARTUP: CAMSHAFT AND LIFTERS FAILED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY, WHILE TRYINGTO PLACE VEHICLE IN PARK, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHOOT INTO THE GARAGE AND HIT A BOAT WHICH STOPPED VEHICLE, BUT IT WAS STILL IDLING. CONSUMER HAD TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WATER IS GETTING INTO TAIL LIGHT, CAUSING THE TAIL LIGHT TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. *AK

WHILE COASTING AT 10MPH TO SIGNAL LIGHT, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY FAILED TO WORK. HAD TO PUMP BRAKES AT LEAST 3 TIMES BEFORE THEY WORKED. ON 19 JAN 99, WAS GOING 30-35 MPH WHEN VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED SUDDENLY. CONSUMER REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT DUE TO LACK OF BRAKING POWER. TOOK TO DEALER & WAITING FOR PARTS. *AK

BROKEN VALVE SPRING IN THE ENGINE.

AFTER HAVING REPORTED A STEADY BURNING "ENGINE CHECK LIGHT" TO THE DEALER, APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO ENGINE PROBLEM AND UPON BEING ADVISED TO BE SURE TO TIGHTEN GAS CAP TO CREATE THE PROPER VACUUM, THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE CAR RAN LIKE A TOP. UPON STOPPING AT THE STORE AND HEARING A LITTLE CHUG, THE ENGINE THEN RATTLED, ETC. AND HAD NO POWER ON START-UP AND WAS TOWED TO DEALER. THE DEALER FOUND A BROKEN VALVE SPRING IN THE ENGINE. MUCH TO OUR CONSTERNATION WHEN WE THOUGHT WE HAD PURCHASED A 100,000 MILE VIRTUALLY MAINTENANCE FREE ENGINE, THERE SEEMS TO BE NO EXPLANATION FOR THIS OCCURRENCE AND WE WONDER IF: (1) OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF SUCH A PROBLEM, (2) THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, AND (3) THIS MIGHT BE A DEALER DEFECT TO BE CORRECTED BY THE DEALER. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN WET CONDITIONS,THE VEHICLE WILL STALL. ALSO EXPERIENCES A POWER SURGE ,WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP VEHICLE, SHE COULDN'T BECAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR, VEHICLE DID NOT STOP ON TIME AND BRAKES FLUID WAS ALL OVER. ALSO, THERE WAS A RECALL BEFORE REGARDING ABS BRAKES, RECALL PERFORMED BY INSTALLING CLIP TO PREVENT RUBBING, NEW LOCATION OF SHIFTED BRAKELINE PATH RESULTED IN RUBBING TWO INCHES FROM ORIGINAL LOCATION, REQUEST MANUFACTURER TO REEVALUATE RECALL REPAIR. *AK

CONSUMER EXPRIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKING SYSTEM. WHENEVER DRIVING A WINDING NOISE APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM THE WHEEL, AND WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK INTERMITTENTLY. ASLO, LEARNED FROM AN INDEPENDENT DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END WAS SHOT, AND NEEDED MAJOR REPAIRS. DEALER NOTIFED, BUT NO CORRECTION WAS MADE AT THIS TIME. BRAKES CONTINUE TO GIVE CONSUMER PROBLEMS. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.

APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN THEY MADE A THUMPING SOUND. CALLED DEALER. TOOK VEHICLE IN. VEHICLE STARTED SQUEAKING & THUMPING. ABS LIGHT CAME ON & STAYED. *AK

DRIVER'S POWER SEAT BURNED, INCLUDING BOTTOM AND BACK DUE TO A FIRE. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED THE WIRING HARNESS WAS AT FAULT. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE, WARRANTY STILL EFFECTIVE. *AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKES AND ROTORS FAILED.

FOUR STRUTS IN AND THE CAR COULD NOT BE ALIGNED BECAUSE AN ADJUSTMENT BAR WAS BENT AND HARDWARE WAS MISSING, BOTTOM OF CAR WAS SCRAPPING. SPECIALIST STATED THE CAR HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE, THIS WAS A PROGRAM CAR, TIRES PUT ON THE CAR AND THE WHEELS DO NOT LINE UP PROPERLY. DEALER CONTACTED, NO WARRANTY. *AK

ALTERNATOR WENT DEAD, JUST BURNT OUT, AND MADE THE BATTERY GO DEAD AND NOT CHARGED. DEALER CONTACTED AND STATED THE PROBLEM IS NORMAL. ALSO, NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVEN FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, IT WILL BEGIN STALLING AND CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, AND WILL NOT RESTART FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. TOOK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

BRAKES FAILED, AVOIDED THREE CARS, HIT A CAR IN THE INTERSECTION AND THEN HIT A POLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.

WHILE DRIVING THE MAIN HOOD LATCH FAILED. THE SECONDARY SAFETY LATCH LET GO. THE HOOD FLEW UP OVER THE WINDSHIELD, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. THE HOOD/ITS SUPPORTING PARTS/HINGES, AND INSIDE LIGHT WERE DESTROYED. ALSO, THERE WAS A DENT PUT IN THE ROOF.