1998 Buick Regal complaints

ON ABOUT 6 OCCASIONS WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A DEAD STOP, ENGINE STOPS DEAD WHILE DASH LIGHTS AND ACCESORIES SUCH AS AIR CONDITIONING AND RADIO REMAIN FUNCTIONAL. ENGINE IS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED EACH THIS HAPPENS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND COULD NOT FIND ANY FAULT NOR COULD THEY DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. GM WAS ALSO NOTIFIED BUT SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM, YET THERE ARE 13 SUCH PROBLEMS REPORTED TO NHTSA. IF PROBLEM WERE TO OCCUR WHILE TRYING TO NAVIGATE AN INTERSECTION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, SEVER ACCIDENT COULD RESULT. MR

BLOW OUT WHICH RESULTED IN BROKEN AXLE AND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO FRONT FENDER, AND BENT RIM. ALSO CAUSED CONTUSIONS TO DRIVER UPON IMPACT OF HILLSIDE.*AK

BLOW OUT WHICH RESULTED IN BROKEN AXLE AND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO FRONT FENDER, AND BENT RIM. ALSO CAUSED CONTUSIONS TO DRIVER UPON IMPACT OF HILLSIDE.*AK

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE. ALSO, THERE IS SLOW BRAKING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER TRIED TO USE THE SIGNAL LEVER, HOWEVER IT WOULD NOT WORK. MECHANIC REPLACED THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH. *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 TO 60 MPH ENGINE DIED. NO POWER BRAKES AND NO STEERING IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. TOOK VEHICLE TO BUICK, AND THEY DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM, BUT COULDN'T FIX IT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

DRIVER'S SEATBELT WILL NOT BUCKLE UP ANY LONGER. *AK

STEERING BINDS IN LOW SPEED TURNS AND ALWAYS MAKES WHINING NOISE. FLUID LEVEL OK. *AK

THE RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY BROKE WHILE IN A PARKING LOT. VEHICLE COULD NOT BE TURNED TO THE LEFT. NORMALLY AT THE TIME THIS OCCURRED, I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE FREEWAY AND MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE SUFFERED A FATAL CRASH. THE DEALER SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FACTORY DENIED ANY STEERING PROBLEMS, RECALLS OR REPAIR ASSISTANCE. DEALERSHIP MECHANICS SAID THERE HAS BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE RACK AND PINION STEERING. DRIVE TRAINS AND ENGINES ARE WARRANTED TO 100,000 MILES ALONG WITH EMISSIONS SYSTEMS. A PART AS ESSENTIAL TO SAFETY AS THE STEERING SHOULD NOT BE FAILING ESPECIALLY AT THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF THIS CAR. THE OWNERS MANUAL MAKES A BIG DEAL OUT OF THE FACT THAT TUNEUPS, ANTIFREEZE, ETC SHOULD LAST 100,000 MILES. ISN'T STEERING MORE IMPORTANT!! I FEEL THAT BUICK SHOULD PAY FOR THIS REPAIR.*AK

PURCHASED VEHICLE W/4000 MILES, I WAS THE FIRST TITLED OWNER, 1ST TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH 30705 MILES & WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. SECOND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH 53582 MILES. I DON'T FEEL A CAR SHOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 30,000 MILES LET ALONE ANOTHER ONE AT 54,000. SOMETHING ELSE MUST BE WRONG WITH THE ENGINE TO NEED TWO TRANSMISSIONS IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS. *AK

BUCKLE ASSEMBLY FOR DRIVERS FRONT/LEFT RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILS TO STAY LATCHED AND SECURE. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK *JB

VEHICLE BELONGS TO MY MOTHER BUT I AM WRITING FOR HER. WE WERE DRIVING TO HOSPITAL TO VISIT DAD WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WANTED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. ASKED MY MOM TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO SEE IF IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. SHE TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL GOODYEAR DEALER IN MILTON. THE TECH THERE SAID THE TIRES WERE BAD AND SHOWED HER THE TIRES, THE TREAD WAS COMING OFF THE TIRE (TWO ON THE FRONT), THE REARS WERE GETTING THERE. SHE PURCHASED FOUR NEW TIRES AFTER THE TECH TOLD HER THAT HE WOULDN'T EVEN RIDE IN THE CAR. MY MOM KEPT ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES TO SHOW ME - AND YES THE TREAD WAS SEPERATING FROM THE TIRE. I STILL HAVE THE ONE TIRE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2M3 BCB TIRESIZE: P215/70R15)

RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WILL NOT RELEASE, SO PASSENGER IN THAT SEAT CANNOT USE BELT AS REQUIRED.

WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, THE TIRE WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED ALONG WITH THE RIM BEING DAMAGED, THE RIM COULD NOT BE REPAIRED (THE FIRESTONE,FR 680, P215/70R15).

ATTACHING NUT BACKED OFF - ARM DETACHED FROM ASSEMBLY - WIPER STOPPED WORKING DURING RAINSTORM - ALSO NOTICED NUT ON OTHER SIDE WAS ALSO LOOSE. *AK

WINDOW DRIVE MOTORS FAIL. ALL WINDOWS EFFECTED AT LEAST ONCE. SOME FAIL ABRUPTLY OTHERS CREEP DOWN EITHER WITH CAR RUNNING OR PARKED. COST PER REPLACEMENT IS OVERLY HIGH.AK

DATE OF PURCHASE WAS SEPT 2000 USED. REPORTED ROTOR BRAKE WARPAGE AND TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. ROTORS WERE TURNED BUT PROBLEM NOT COMPLETLY GONE. MECHANIC DISMISSED TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AS TRACTION CONTROL ACTIVATION. TRANSMISSION FAILED 7/22/2001.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY. HE PARKED VEHICLE ON AN OVERLOOK. WHEN HE CAME BACK TO VEHICLE TO START HIS WIFE STATED THAT SHE SMELLED SMOKE. WHEN STARTING UP VEHICLE IDLED ROUGHLY, AND STARTED GOING DOWN HILL AT BOTTOM OF HILL. ALSO, THERE SMOKE AND FLAMES ERUPTED FROM CONSOLE. HE APPLIED BRAKES AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. VEHICLE WENT INTO MECHANICAL BRAKES, CAUSING HIM TO STOP 100 FEET. *AK CONSUMER AND WIFE EVACUATED VEHICLE AFTER STOPPING, ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *JB REFERENCED IN EA02-030

EXTREME VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL/COLUMN WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK

STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN IN LEFT DIRECTION, AND IT WAS POWER STEERING. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE VEHICLE SAFELY. *AK

ABS MOTOR BURNED OUT, CAUSING ABS BRAKE LIGHT ON DASHBOARD TO COME ON. *AK MECHANIC REMOVED MASTER CYLINDER, BLED HYDRAULIC BRAKES AND REPLACED ABS. *SLC BUICK WOULD NOT PAY FOR REPAIRS. *SLC

BRAKE PROBLEMS, PULSATION IN BRAKE PEDAL. REPLACED FRONT ROTORS-BLUE FROM OVERHEATING AT 707 MILES. BRAKES VIBRATE, TURNED ROTORS & REPLACED GLAZED FRONT BRAKE PADS AT 1154 MI. BRAKES PULSATE, REPLACE BOOSTER BRAKE ASSY. AT 1641 MI. BRAKES PULSATE, REPLACE MASTER CYLINDER AT 4926 MILES. BRAKES PULSATE, REPLACED BOTH FRONT ROTORS AT 13,462 MI. BRAKES PULSATE, REPLACED FRONT AND REAR ROTORS (PAPER THIN AND BLUE) AT 14,431 MI.

TRANSMISSION FAILED, ALL THE GEARS WOULD NOT ENGAGE EXCEPT FOR PARK. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 72 MPH THERE WAS A VIBRATION FELT IN RIGHT FRONT TIRES, GOODYEAR EAGELS P22560R16, RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD BELT EDGE SEPARATION AND A BIG KNOTT ON THE INSIDE WALL, LEFT FRONT TIRE SHOWING SAME SIGNS. CJ

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MOVE UP AND DOWN APROXIMATELY 4" WHILE IN THE "OFF" POSITION. ADDITIONALLY THE WIPERS WILL STOP, BLOCKING DRIVER VIEW OR NOT WORK AT ALL WHILE IN THE "ON" OR "INT" POSITIONS. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED SOON AFTER DELIVERY,DEALER WOULD ONLY TURN THEM AT MY COST,AFTER 40,000 DIFFERENT DEALER ADVISED ROTORS SO BADLY SCRAPED BY PREVIOUS BUICK DEALER NEW ROTORS WERE REQUIRED AT $550...I FEEL LIKE THESE WERE DEFECTIVE FROM THE START AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, BRAKE CALIPER FELL OFF, JAMMING FRONT WHEEL CAUSING IT TO FREEZE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE IN REVERSE BUT THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL STAYED LOCKED. THE CAUSE WAS FOUND TO BE TWO BOLTS THAT HOLD THE CALIPER SHEARED OFF. THE CALIPER, AFTER COMING OFF, JAMMED THE FRONT WHEEL MOVEMENT TO HALT. THE VEHICLE SHAKED WHEN BACKING AND TURNING DUE TO POWER STEERING GEAR FAILURE. THE BRAKES PULSATE WHEN APPLIED DUE TO EXCESS RUNOUT OF BRAKE ROTORS. *YH

SEVERE FRONT BRAKE PROBLEM WITH SHAKE AND POSSIBLE ROTOR DAMAGE REPORTED TO AND REPAIRED BY CAVENDER BUICK, UNDER WARRANTY, ON JUNE 1999. (NOTE: YOUR NHTSA SITE HAS SEVERAL COMPLAINT ENTRIES REGARDING SAME). ON 12/25/00, ON RETURN TRIP TRAVELING I37 NORTH TO SAN ANTONIO FROM CORPUS CHRISTI, I APPLIED BRAKES TO MAKE MY EXIT ON SAN ANTONIO LOOP 410. IMMEDIATELY AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKE WE HEARD A LOUD ROTATING CLUNK FROM THE FRONT END. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I WAS ON THE SHOULDER WHEN THE CAR MOVEMENT FROZE AND CAME TO A JOLTING HALT. THIS WAS AT 1630 HRS. TOW TRUCK ARRIVED AT 2200 AND MOVED CAR TO NEAREST GM DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS CAVENDER OLDSMOBILE. ALTHOUGH CAVENDER DEALERSHIPS ARE FAMILY RELATED THEY ARE 2 TOTALLY SEPARATE DEALERSHIPS AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. THEY SERVICED MY CAR THE FOLLOWING DAY AND DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER HAD SHEARED OFF AND JAMMED SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE ROTATING WHEEL AND THE FIXED AXLE PREVENTING FOWARD MOVEMENT ON THE CAR. INTERSTATE 37 WAS WET AND SLICK ON DEC 25TH AND I AM VERY VERY HAPPY THAT THE CALIPERS DID NOT COME OFF WHILE I WAS TRAVELING THE SPEED LIMIT ON THAT FREEWAY. OTHERWISE I COULD HAVE CHECKED OFF "YES" ON YOUR FATALITY BOX ON THIS FORM. IT IS UPSETTING TO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE AT THIS SITE INFORMATION REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE YET THEY ARE UNDER "COMPLAINTS" WHILE YOU HAVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS UNDER "INVESTIGATIONS". I WOULD THEN SUGGEST, WITH STRONG URGENCY, THAT AN IMMEDIATE INVES

BOTH REAR SHOULDER BELTS GET TWISTED WHEN RETRACTING-WHICH CAUSE RETRACTOR TO BIND-HANG UP INTERNALLY/JUST LIKE ON 98-99 OLDS INTRIGUE. SAME BASIC DESIGN AS ON REGAL AND GRAND PRIX AND OTHER BUICK MODELS-HAVE SAME CONDITION/OLDS CAME OUT WITH RECALL TO INSTALL GUIDE-TO KEEP BELT FROM GETTING TWISTED. BUICK CUSTOMER ASSIT STATED NO FUTURE RECALL IN THE WORKS FOR BUICK. WHY NOT????*AK

THERE IS EXCESSIVE GLARE IN THE WINDSHIELD OF THIS VEHICLE; EXCESSIVE TO A POINT OF TOTAL BLINDNESS WHEN I ENTER MY GARAGE. THE PROBLEM IS A RESULT OF THE STEEP ANGLE OF GLASS, A VERY LIGHT COLORED GRAY DASH AND THE SIZE OF THE DASH. THIS COMBINATION CAUSES THE WINDSHIELD TO TAKE ON THE APPEARANCE OF BEING FOGGY AT ALL TIMES. AT NIGHT, WHEN DRIVING UNDER OVERHEAD LIGHTS THE CONDITION IS EVEN WORSE ; AS IS THE CASE WHEN DRIVING THE CAR INTO MY GARAGE WHICH IS ALSO LIGHT GRAY. IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE I AM ALMOST TOTALLY BLINDED BY THE IMAGES TRANSPOSED INTO THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE CONTACTED BUICK AT LEAST 6-8 TIMES ASKING FOR HELP TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT THE MOST THEY WOULD OFFER IS A SUGGESTION TO GET MYSELF SOME POLARIZED SUN GLASSES OR PURCHASE A DASH MAT (WITH A WARNING THAT THE DASH MAT MAY NOT HELP EITHER). MY CONTENTION IS THAT BUICK BUILT THE CAR, THEY CLAIM THAT IT WAS TESTED FOR SAFETY STANDARDS AND IT'S NOT SAFE AS FAR AS MY VISION IS CONCERNED. THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO CORRECT DEFECTS IN THE PRODUCTS THEY SELL. THERE ARE SOLUTIONS TO THIS PROBLEM, THEY ARE AWARE OF IT BUT THEY WOULD RATHER NOT ADDRESS IT UNTILL SOMEONE GETS HURT.T. *AK

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIR BAGS WHEN CONSUMER HIT A CURB AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED CAUSING DAMAGE TO SUN ROOF, FRONT WINDSHIELD AND DASHBOARD, THE GASSES EXPELLED FROM THE AIR BAG IRRITATED DRIVERS BRONCHIAL TUBES CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH BREATHING AND CONSTANT BOUTS OF COUGHING, CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. NLM

A TOTAL OF 5 TIRES FAILED. 2 IN 1999 AT 20000 MILES WHICH WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER WITHOUT CHARGE. ONE OF THE REPLACEMENT TIRES FAILED SHORTLY THEREAFTER AND WAS REPLACED. LAST MONTH THE CAR DEVELOPED A VIBRATION AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHICH ADVISED THE REMAINING 2 TIRES HAD SEPERATED AS WELL BUT THEY HAD TOO MANY MILES ON THEM TO BE REPLACED; FURTHER, NEITHER DID HE TELL MY DAD THAT IT COULD BE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH SEPARATIONS.*AK (TIRESIZE: P22570R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P22570R15 )

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. *SLC

POSSIBLE WIRING PROBLEM, VEHICLE EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS WITH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND BLINKERS. *SLC

RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD 30 - 40 % TREAD SEPERATION. OTHER THREE TIRES SHOW EVIDENCE OD PREMATURE WEAR.( DOT NUMBER: M6X0 TIRE SIZE: P22560R16 )

DUE TO DEFECTIVE MICRO RELAY 18 AND 19, WHICH CONTROLS THE FUEL PUMP, FAILING AND CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS MAY CAUSE A CRASH OR A NO START CONDITION. MIRCO RELAY 18 AND 19 HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 50-100 TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER BEGAN TO HEAR AND UNUSAUAL HUMMING SOUND, UPON CAREFUL VISIUAL INSPECTION OF ALL FOUR TIRES DID NOT REVEAL AN UNDER INFLATION, CONSUMER CONTINUED TO DRIVE ABOUT 30 MILES THEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT SEVERLY DAMAGING THE ALUMINUM WHEEL (P211570R15). NLM

I'VE BEEN COMPLAINING TO BUICK DEALER SINCE 10/99 ABOUT VIBRATION AND WOBBLING IN CAR AND STEERING WHEEL, BUT DEALER COULD NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IN AN EFFORT TO FIND PROBLEM, DEALER ROTATED TIRES (FOR THE THIRD TIME), AND TECHNICIAN FOUND "FUNNY SPOT" (LOOKED LIKE A SLIT) ON SIDEWALL OF TIRE. I WATCHED TIRE FOR A WEEK AND TIRE WAS SPLITTING MORE ON SIDEWALL SO I TOOK IT TO A FIRESTONE DEALER. FIRESTONE REPLACED TIRE FOR COST TO ME OF THE TREAD I HAD USED, PLUS WASTE FEE. (WANTED TO CHARGE ME FOR BALANCE, MOUNT, ETC. AND I REFUSED TO PAY IT.) FIRESTONE TECHNICIAN SAID, IN FACT, TIRE HAD COME APART AT THE "JOIN" AND THAT IS WHY SIDEWALL WAS SPLITTING TOO. UNFORTURNATELY, WE HAVE 16" WILDERNESS AT TIRES (MADE IN CANADA) ON OUR 2000 CHEVROLET PICK-UP. I CONTACTED FIRESTONE BY PHONE ABOUT THESE TIRES ON BOTH OUR VEHICLES AND THEIR ATTITUDE WAS LUDICROUS, CONSIDERING THE RECALL GOING ON AT PRESENT. THEY COULD HAVE CARED LESS AND JUST SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH ANY OF OUR TIRES, EVEN THOUGH I TOLD THEM I HAD A DEFECTIVE TIRE ON MY CAR!!! I BELIEVE NHTSA SHOULD FORCE FIRESTONE TO REPLACE ALL WILDERNESS TIRES, NO MATTER WHAT SIZE THEY ARE, AND ALL OTHER TIRES THAT MAY BE FOUND DEFECTIVE AT THIS TIME!!! I DRIVE 300 MILES ON THE WEEKEND TO THE COUNTRY, AND AM VERY NERVOUS AND UNCOMFORTABLE, TO SAY THE LEAST, ABOUT THESE TIRES ON OUR CAR AND TRUCK! PLEASE HELP US AND EVERYONE ELSE STUCK WITH THESE CRUMMY FIRESTONE TIRES! P.S. I ALSO CONTACTED CHEVROLET, AND THE DEALERS WHERE THESE

THE CAR'S PROBLEM IS THAT IT STOPS AT ANY TIME. BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, MY SON AND MY WIFE, WHO DRIVES THE CAR, HAD MANY TIMES THE POSIBILITIES TO BE INVOLVED IN THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT.

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL INFORMATION (99V-356), CONSUMER IS NOT SURE ABOUT THE RECALL PROCEDURE, INFORMATION WAS PREVIOUSLY SUPPLIED THAT CONFLICTS AND IS CONFUSING TO CONSUMER. *MJS

RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED & UNDERSTOOD. BUT, CERTIFICATE WASN'T HELPING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HEADLIGHTS ON LOW BEAM DIDN'T COVER VISIBILTY FOR DRIVING WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS. HIGH BEAMS WORKED FINE. DEALER HAS TRIED & NO SUCCESS. *AK

VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON FIVE OCCURRENCES NOW. EACH TIME HAS BEEN BELOW 20 MPH. THE LAST TIME IT STALLED, IT TOOK APPROX. 5 ATTEMPTS TO GET THE VEHICLE RUNNING. EACH ATTEMPT WOULD RUN THEN DIE IMMEDIATELY. THIS LAST OCCURED IN A MAJOR INTERSECTION, WITH ME OBSTRUCTING TRAFFIC.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP TOLD CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM HAS BEEN RESOLVED. BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

THE BOLTS THAT HOLD UP THE ENGINE CRADLE RUSTED OUT, CAUSING ENGINE TO DROP. PARTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED FROM A DEALERSHIP TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION. *AK

THE EBCM-4 COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS CAUSING THE BRAKES TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, AND AFTER SITTING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NO SUMMARY

FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED AT 25,000 MILES AND REQUIRED SURFACING. THE SECOND DEALER SURFACED ROTORS CORRECTLY. WHEN THE ROTORS ARE SLIGHTLY WARPED THE ABS CYCLED EVERY TIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED INCREASING BRAKING DISTANCE. UPON PARKING THE CAR ON A SLIGHT GRADE AND RESTARTING THE ABS CYCLES. WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE UPON LETTING UP TO BACK OUT THE ABS CYCLES AND RELEASES THE BRAKES. THE STEEPER THE SLOPE THE FARTHER YOU ROLL WITHOUT BRAKES. MORE THAN EIGHT FEET IN SOME INSTANCES BEFORE THE BRAKES REAPPLY. THE DEALER AND BUICK SERVICE STATE THAT THIS IS NORMAL. *AK

ENGINE STALLS AFTER ACCELERATING FROM DEAD STOP. YH

CAR STALLS AFTER COMING TO A STOP AND THEN PUSHING GAS PEDAL. DEALER CLAIMS THAT A WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE RE-ROUTED. READING THE COMPLAINT DATABASE I SEE THIS IS A MORE COMMON PROBLEM THAN WAS TOLD. IF IT IS THE WIRING HARNESS, THEN OKAY AND THE DEFECT SHOULD BE RECALLED. IF THIS IS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE STALLING THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WILL DO.

FROM STANDING STOP, CAR EITHER HESITATES VIOLENTLY OR STALLS. DEALERS CANNOT DUPLICATE AND HAVE NOT EVEN ATTEMPTED REPAIR.