1998 Buick Regal complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS ON A STREET, THERE WAS A LOSS OF ALL POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THE SERPENTINE BELT FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A TEST DRIVE, AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A SHARP LEFT HAND TURN AT LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING RACK AND PINION FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE STEERING RACK AND PINION AS WELL AS THE BUSHINGS WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE ENTIRE UNDER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS LOCATED IN A SALT BELT STATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL CONTINUALLY BLOWS OUT ON MY 1998 BUICK REGAL. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT WILL START A FIRE IN MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *NM

THE WINDOW REGULATORS ARE DEFECTIVE ON 3 WINDOWS. I HAD TO GET THEM SHUT PERMANENTLY WITH TAPE. UNABLE TO OPEN ALL THREE WINDOWS - FRONT DRIVER AND TWO BACK WINDOWS. THE PART ALONE IS ABOUT $400 -VISIBILITY-POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING LEFT TURNS, THE STEERING BECAME HARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V527000, REGARDING THE RACK AND PINION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING 1998 BUICK REGAL'S COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONING. *TS THE CONSUMER HAS HAD A NEW COMPUTER INSTALLED AND THE COMPUTER FLASHED. NOW THE VEHICLE IS EXHIBITING SIGNS OF COMPUTER FAILURE AGAIN. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN LEFT. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, #03V527000, CONCERNING THE RACK AND PINION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

AN ABNORMAL NOISE NOTED WHEN DRIVING, SO TOOK IT IN FOR INSPECTION. FRONT STABILIZER BAR HAD CRACKED THROUGH AND HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED - REPAIR COST $319.99. IT SEEMS THIS MAY BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL BUICK (3800V^) ACCORDING TO MECHANIC WHO HAS HAD SEVERAL REPAIRS OF THIS NATURE IN THIS SMALL COMMUNITY. HE FEELS THIS IS OCCURRING BECAUSE THE BAR IS HOLLOW AND NOT SOLID. *JB

CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER ON 3 SEPARATE LEFT-HAND TURNS. HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. *JB

FRONT STABILIZER BAR HAS CRACKED. THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS CRACKED AT THE EXACT TRANSITION POINT WHERE THE BAR CHANGES SHAPE FROM A TUBE TO A FLAT PIECE OF METAL. THE CRACK IS BIG ENOUGH TO INSERT A BUSINESS CARD INTO THE CRACK. THE CRACK PROCEEDS TO A DEPTH OF HALF OF THE MATERIAL THICKNESS. *JB

CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD (PLASTIC) RESULTING IN $700 REPAIR BILL. THIS PART SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PLASTIC - CANNOT WITHSTAND PRESSURES!*JB

OPERATION OF THE TURN SIGNALS CAUSE THE CAR TO STALL AFFECTING THE POWER STEERING AND ABS. THIS HAPPENED WHILE ON INTERSTATE C-470 AT 65 MPH WHILE USING THE TURN SIGNAL TO MAKE A LANE CHANGE. THE STEERING WAS ALMOST LOCKED AND THE BRAKES WERE VERY HARD TO PUSH. ONCE OFF THE HIGHWAY THE CAR RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEMS. DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE LATER, THEY STATED THAT IT WAS A BAD IGNITION SWITCH. COST TO REPLACE THIS WAS JUST OVER $400.00. *JB

HEAD LIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF WHEN THE BLOWER FAN IS TURNED ON. THE REAR WINDOW DEFROST WILL NOT OPERATE, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ALSO AFFECTED BY THIS. I HAVE HAD THIS IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS LATER IT IS JUST GETTING WORSE. *NM

PARKED AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF; WAS INFORMED APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES LATER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE ENGINE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES BY THAT TIME. FIRE DEPT UNABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH EXTINGUISHERS, THE TRUCK HAD TO BE BROUGHT IN AND THE CAR HOSED DOWN. WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *NM

VEHICLE HAS DIFFICULTY TURNING TO THE LEFT - AS IF THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED. WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE GAS AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN THE CAR WILL JERK BACK TO THE RIGHT - THIS COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THERE IS A RECALL MATCHING THIS INFORMATION, HOWEVER THE INCONSIDERATE PERSON (WILLIAM BLOECHEL) SAID THAT THIS CAR IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL AND WOULD NOT LET ME SPEAK TO ANYONE ELSE AT THE COMPANY. *JB

STEERING REQUIRING MORE EFFORT THAN NORMAL AND JERKY WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP AND FLUSHED SYSTEM, ALL NEW FLUID. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. TOOK IT TO A DEALER BECAUSE THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. BUICK RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V527000 DATE: 2003-DEC-11 COMPONENT: STEERING: RACK AND PINION THE DEALER SAID MY VIN WASN'T COVERED IN THE RECALL BUT THEY WOULD BE GLAD TO CHECK IT & FIX THE PROBLEM IF I PAID FOR IT. WHAT GIVES? WHAT GOOD IS A RECALL IF THE DEALERS DON'T HONOR IT? I FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON CARSTATS.COM OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE DEALERS SAYING THEIR VIN ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *NM

RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN RECALLED BUT NOT INCLUDING MY VIN. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LOOSES ALL POWER STEERING WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V527000 REGARDING THE STEERING: RACK AND PINION. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

WHEN USING TURN SIGNALS, ALL DASH LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS GO OFF AND ENGINE DIES. ENGINE WILL NOT RESTART UNTIL TURN SIGNAL IS CANCELLED. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. REPLACING THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH ASSY HAS NOT CHANGED THE SYMPTOMS. *NM

THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT DEALERS AND BUICK SAYS IT DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN NO. NHTSA NO. IS 03V527000 MFG. NO. RECALL NO. IS 03062. THE COMPLAIN AND PROBLEM IS WITHIN THE STEERING OF THE CAR THE RACK AND PINION WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN OF ANY SORT THE RACK AND PINION TRIES TO PULL THE STEERING BACK TO THE RIGHT WITH A RE-PRONOUNCED JERKING , IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR WILL NOT TURN LEFT, I HAVE CALL SEVERAL BUICK DEALERS THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL. I HAVE CALLED BUICK THEY SAID THERE WAS WITH THE SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS I HAVE, BUT THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN. NO. THEY SAID TO TAKE IT TO A BUICK DLR. HAVE THEM CHECK IT , AND IF, AND ONLY IF ,IT IS THE SAME AS THE RECALL STATES THE WILL ONLY ASSIST IN THE REPAIR. AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DEALER CHECKING IT . THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND HAS TO BE REPAIRED , I DON'T FEEL I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT WHEN THERE IS A LIGHTENING RECALL ON THE BOOKS FOR THE PROBLEM. I NEED HELP , BEFORE SOME ONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, AND WHEN HE TURNED IT BACK ON, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE AND BRAKE LIGHT WOULD BE ON. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, AND HE FOUND THE GROUND ON THE SAFETY BRAKE MALFUNCTIONED. HE FOUND A RECALL ON WEB LINE, BUT ACCORDING TO BUICK, THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

I TOOK CAR MY CAR INTO A SHOP TO HAVE CHECKED OUT, ONE OF MY COMPLAINTS WAS THAT MY STEERING APPEARED TO BE LOOSE AND NOT TURNING RIGHT WHEN I TURN LEFT ESPECIALLY. ALTHOUGH THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN CONTINUOUSLY IT HAS BECOME A BIG CONCERN OF MINE. IT SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE I DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER THE STEERING WHEEL. THE MECHANIC LOOKED UP AND FOUNDED THAT A RECALLED HAD BEEN PLACED ON THIS MAKE OF AUTO. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS IMMEDIATELY, ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALLED. THIS PROBLEM IS SERIOUS AND I WILL LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANYWAY YOU CAN ASSIST ME. *JB

DT: THE VEHICLE TURNS PROPERLY TO THE RIGHT, BUT WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT, IT FEELS AS THOUGH THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP BEING REPAIRED, AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH RACK AND PINION. VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE CURRENT RECALL.*AK *JB

DT: THE AIR BAG WAS PUSHING THROUGH THE DASHBOARD ON THE CONSUMERS 1998 BUICK REGAL. SHE NOTICED THIS ON 7-21-05. SHE TOOK IT IN ON THE 22ND AND THEY SAID THE CLIP WAS BROKEN. THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD GLUE IT DOWN BUT THEN IT MIGHT NOT WORK IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THEY SAID THAT RIGHT NOW, IF ANYONE WAS RIDING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, IT MIGHT KILL THEM AND IT WOULD BREAK THE WINDOW. SHE IS NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE. SHE HAS NOT TALKED TO GENERAL MOTORS. THERE IS NO AIR BAG LIGHT ON IN THE VEHICLE. SHE HAS NOT WRECKED THE CAR. SHE HAS ONLY HAD THE CAR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AND IT WAS NOT LIKE THAT AT A ALL WHEN SHE BOUGHT IT. *JB

HAVE 1998 BUICK REGA GS. ONLY 55000 MILES. HAVE HAD SEVERAL ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED OVER LIFE OF VEHICLE. SAME PROBLEM EVEN WHILE UNDER WARRENTY. DEALER ORIGINALLY TURNED ROTORS. DEALER APPEARED TO BE AWARE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM RETURNED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. AFTER SEVERAL ROTORS AND BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENTS OUT OF WARRENTY I FINALLY REPLACED ROTORS WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE CROSS DRILLED AND SLOTTED ROTOR (ASSUMING A HEAT PROBLEM) BUT TO NO AVAIL. VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLANTLY AT TIMES WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AND ROTORS ALWAYS WARPED. I BELIEVE GM WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM FROM ONSET BUT REFUSES TO RECALL VEHICLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS VEHICLE DID THIS FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED IT NEW IN DECMEBER OF 1997 BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS A NEW FORM OF ANTILOCK BRAKED THAT PULSATED. FEAR THAT IF SOLD TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL, VEHICLE BRAKES MAY FAIL.

OPERATION OF THE TURN SIGNAL CAUSES THE CAR TO STALL, AFFECTIGN THE POWER STEERING AND ABS.

I WAS DRIVING ON AC EXPRESSWAY WHEN MY STEERING FAILED. I COULD TURN RIGHT BUT WAS BLOCKED FROM TURNING LEFT. AFTER SOME TIME I COULD FORCE THE CAR TO GO LEFT, BUT IT FORCED THE GEAR BEARING TO SLIP AND NOW THE STEERING WHEEL IS 180 DEGREES UPSIDE DOWN AT STRAIGHT AHEAD POSITION. I HAVE NOT HAD THE CAR REPAIRED YET. IT IS STILL INOPERABLE. THIS REGAL WAS MADE IN CANADA IN APRIL OF 1998, MORE THAN SIX MONTHS AFTER THE BUICK REGAL RECALL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. I AM ASKING FOR AN INVESTIGATION FROM ODI SO THAT IF ALL 1998 AND 1999 REGALS HAVE THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM, THAT THEIR OWNERS BE NOTIFIED THAT STEERING MAY FAIL WHILE DRIVING. ONLY THE 1998 REGAL OWNERS WHO HAD CARS BUILT FROM 1/1/97 TO 10/15/97 HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED SO FAR. AND WITH MY VEHICLE BEING MANUFACTURED SIX MONTHS AFTER THE RECALL, IT WASN'T JUST BUILT WITH AN ERRANT 'OLD' PART, AS G.M. CLAIMS, BUT WHICH CAN BE REFUTED BY ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS SINCE THEN. OWNERS MUST BE INFORMED, AS THE REGALS WERE ORIGINALLY SOLD WITH THE PITCH THAT THE CARS COULD GO 200,000 MILES BEFORE WEARING OUT DUE TO THE 'W' WHEEL BASE. AND OWNERS LIKE MYSELF MAY TRY TO DRIVE THAT FAR- NOT KNOWING THAT THE STEERING FAILS AT AROUND 100,000 MILES.

ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING MY WIFE'S 1998 BUICK REGAL WHEN I HEARD A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND NOISE. I HAD FOUND OUT THAT BOTH OF THE REAR WINDOWS HAD FALLEN AS IF THEY WERE OFF TRACK, BUT THESE WERE ELECTRIC WINDOWS. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL AS WELL. I CALLED 3 DIFFERENT BUICK DEALERS WHO ALL TOLD ME THAT THE REGULATORS ON MY YEAR MODEL HAVE A VERY BAD TENDANCY TO GO OUT. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THE REGULATOR FOR EACH WINDOW IS $400.00 PLUS LABOR. I SPOKE TO BUICK'S CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO SAID THAT THEY HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A COMPLAINT ON THIS, BUT I HAVE FOUND COUNTLESS FORUMS ONLINE WITH MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM OF TWO OR MORE WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONING ALL AT ONE TIME...THIS IS NO COINCEDENCE. ALTHOUGH IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S JUST A FEW WINDOW PROBLEMS, UNFORTUNATELY WHEN IT RAINS THE WINDOWS FALL AND MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER HAVE ENDED UP IN A VERY WET CAR TRYING TO COME HOME. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AS I HAVE ALSO HAD THE WIRES IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR SHORT OUT AND MELT. THIS HAS HINDERED THE VIEW FROM MY MIRROR AS WELL AS LEAKED BLACK GOO ALL OVER MY CONSOLE. WHEN I TOLD THIS TO BUICK THEY DIDN'T SEE IT AS A PROBLEM. I HAVE ONE OTHER COMPLAINT THAT THE REAR SEAT BELTS ARE NOT PROPERLY DONE. THEY WORK AND DON'T WORK WHENEVER THE MOOD STRIKES THEM. THIS IS VERY DISCONCERNING WHEN I HAVE CHILDREN TO PUT IN THE BACK. *AK

ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. IT CUT OFF NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE TRYING TO GET TO MY DESTINATION EACH TIME I TURNED ON THE TURN SIGNALS. REPLACED BATTERY & TESTED ALTERNATOR BEFORE TAKING TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THEY DIAGNOSED IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE & REPLACED. NO LONGER HAVE PROBLEM WITH IT CUTTING OFF BUT THE SECURITY LIGHT NOW GOES ON & OFF ON A REGULAR BASIS. ALSO SLUGGISH WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS.*AK

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CAUSING LEAKAGE OF THE ANTIFREEZE THAT EVENTUALLY LEAKED OUT THE EXHAUST PIPE. THIS LED TO OTHER REPAIRS THAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED.*AK

NUMEROUS FAILURES - POWER WINDOWS(SAME WINDOW 2X), HEATER/AC BLOWER MOTOR, TURN SIGNALS (SAME DIRECTION 3X), ALTERNATOR, WATER PUMP, ENGINE STRUT BRACKETS, LEAKY GASKET VALVE COVERS. CURRENT UNRESOLVED PROBLEM - FAILURE TO START ALTHOUGH BATTERY IS FINE. REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH AND STARTER YET STILL FAILS REGULARLY. NEXT REPAIR, REPLACE A WIRE IN STEERING COLUMN THAT CONTACTS THE CHIP IN THE KEY???*JB

NOT SURE OF THE PROBLEM W/ MY 98 BUICK REGAL GS. IT HAS 59,000 MILES ON IT, AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THE PAST 10 MONTHS ON A REGULAR BASIS. HAVE REPLACED SPARK PLUGS, BATTERY, AND AM NOW ON THE 3RD NEW FUEL PUMP. PUT OVER $5,000 INTO THIS CAR. NO PREVIOUS HISTORY OF PROBLEMS. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER. IT HAS COMPLETELY CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND HAS LEFT ME STRANDED 6 TIMES, 3 OF THOSE WITH MY 4 YEAR OLD. THESE PROBLEMS STARTED ON EASTER, 2004 AND ARE STILL CONTINUING TO DATE. *JB

CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A RECALL CONCERNING STEERING GEAR BEARINGS. CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN AGAIN SINCE THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUED TO MALFUNCTION. DEALER STATED THE REPAIR ONLY CONSISTED OF ONE PART, AND THAT PART HAD BEEN REPLACED. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ,AND STATED THAT THE CONSUMER WAITED TOO LONG, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD. NHTSA RECALL STEERING GEAR BEARINGS 03V527000.*AK

RECALL 03V527000 CONCERNING STEERING GEAR BEARINGS. VEHICLE IS HAVING PROBLEMS MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS. WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN THE WINDING NOISE GETS LOUD, AND STEERING BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK......UPON MAKIN GLEFT HAND TURNS STEERING FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. NEEDS STEERING RACK TO CORRECT PROBLEM. REVIEWED A RECALL NOTICE. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME RACK PROBLEM. YETR THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER TRIED TO TURN LEFT BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. AND CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN LEFT. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO TURN RIGHT. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

RECALL 03V527000 CONCERNING STEERING GEAR BEARING FAILURE. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH EXERTING MORE EFFORT WHEN MAKING TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE TWO FRONT TIRES DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR AND HAD TO GET A FRONT END WHEEL ALIGNMENT WHICH WAS A RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE RACK. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT LOST POWER BRAKES AND STEERING WITHIN 5 SECONDS. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. FOLLOWING THIS, THE CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE HOME. THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT THIS FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A BAD IGNITION SWITCH. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *AK *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER FELT THAT THE VEHICLE'S SEAT WAS GETTING TOO WARM. CONSUMER STOPPED AT A REST STOP TO USE THE FACILITIES AND RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE. UPON RETURNING TO THE VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. THE CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT NO ONE IN THE VEHICLE SMOKED. CONSUMER MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE HEATED SEATS IN THE VEHICLE THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REFUSED TO HELP SOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT EH HEAT SEAT WIRING MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED A SMALL FIRE WHICH LEFT A HOLE IN THE SEAT ABOUT 6 INCHES IN DIAMETER. *NM

PLENUM INTAKE GASKET LEAK ON SECOND ENGINE. 1998 REGAL WITH 2000 REGAL ENGINE. $750.00 TO FIX!*AK

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POP NOISE. THE VEHICLE THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. *AK *SC *JB

WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TOWARDS THE LEFT STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. *AK THE DEALER DETERMINE THAT THE SHORT RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NM

ON JANUARY 23, 2004 I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO THE LASORSA BUICK DEALER FOR SERVICE CONCERNING MY STEERING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I PAID TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIRED CONCERNING THE STIFFEN STEERING. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR GM CARS AND MY VEHICLE FELL INTO THIS GROUP. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT CONFIRMED OR DENIED WHETHER VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE RECALL. IF IT WAS, I WOULD LIKE SOME KIND OF INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS RECALL. PLEASE! SEE NEW YORK POST ARTICLE DATED JANUARY 13, 2004, GM RECALLINGSM 800,000 CARS. *LA

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND VEHICLE WAS WORKING FINE. *AK VEHICLE ALSO STALLS WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A COMPLETE STOP. CONSUMER HAS TO SHIFT VEHICLE TO NEUTRAL IN ORDER VEHICLE TO RESTART.

TURN SINGALS DONT WORK, EVEN WHEN REPLACED. I HAVE THE WORST TIME WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE TURN SIGNAL. IT HAS COST ME ALOT OF MONEY TO REPAIR, BUT STILL DOESNT WORK. *AK

THE RACK AND PINION STEERING WENT OUT IN NOVEMBER OF 2003 AND WAS REPLACED BY DAY MOTORS. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR WE SAY ON TV AND IN THE NEWS PAPER THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS REPAIR. DAY MOTORS SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS RECALL. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS, THEY RESPONDED AND SAID THAT OUR VEHICLE VIN # WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. I FAIL TO SEE HOW THIS COULD BE, AS THE DEFECT STATED ON THE KELLY BLUE BOOK INFORMATION DESCRIBES THIS SAME PROBLEM I HAD WITH THE RACK AND PINION STEERING. HAD I NOT CAUGHT THIS PROBLEM IN TIME, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.*AK

AS THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING DID NOT RESPOND. LATER, THE STEERING WORKED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN A LEFT TURN WAS MADE. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS. RECALL#03V527000. THE ENTIRE STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER SAID THAT BUICK HAD A RECALL ON VEHICLE FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *LA

WITHOUT WARNING, THE CONSUMER WAS BARELY ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING HEEL TO THE LEFT SINCE THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WAS INOPERABLE. *PH RACK AND PINION SYSTEM FAILED. *MR

STEERING. *AK

GRINDING AND STEERING PROBLEMS. *PH THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING A DEFECTIVE RACK AND PINION. THE VEHICLE HAD OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS COOLANT, OIL AND TIMING COVER GASKET LEAKS. *JB