1999 Buick Regal complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED FIRE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND BEGAN TO PRODUCE SMOKE WHILE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THE CONTACT DID NOT SEE ANY FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE, WHILE PARKED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE OIL PAN, AND VALVE COVER GASKET WERE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED BUT THE FAILURE REOCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FOR THE RECALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN ABNORMAL ODOR DUE TO OIL THAT LEAKED ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING ) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ENGINE OIL LEAKING ON TO EXHAUST MANIFOLD THROUGH VALVE COVER GASKETS-SMOKING-SMALL FIRE EXTINGUISHED-NO EXTENSIVE DAMAGE

VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN SUDDENLY WHILE IN TRAFFIC. TRACTION LIGHTS APPEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I PUT MY RIGHT BLINKER ON TO CHANGE LANES AND MY VEHICLE JUST COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ON ME. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD MY CAR STARTED BACK UP AND CONTINUES TO DO SO BUT EVERY TIME I HIT MY BLINKER RIGHT OR LEFT MY VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 40 MPH OR MORE THE ENGINE SUDDENLY CUTS OUT AND THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND THE CAR VIOLENTLY STOPS, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT. THIS IS VERY MUCH LIKE THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM IN THE OTHER RECALLS. AFTER A FEW TRIES THE CAR DOES START AGAIN BUT THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. ALSO THERE HAS BEEN SMOKE POURING FROM THE ENGINE ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EVEN OPERATING FOR MORE THAN TEN MINUTES, AND OFTEN THE SMELL OF GAS PERMEATES THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT KNOB HAD TO BE PULLED IN ORDER TO START THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM THE FRONT VALVE COVER TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, CAUSING HEAVY BURNING OIL SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ALSO STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THEY OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

WAS DRIVEING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING 65 AND WENT TO TURN ON MY TURN SIGNAL AND MY ENGINE STOPED. I NEARLY CRASHED THE CAR. I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AND EVERYTIME I USED THE BLINKERS THE CAR WOULD EITHER TURN OFF RESTARTS THE COMPUTER LIKE I JUST STARTED THE CAR. THE ABS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON NOW AND THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WONT COME ON. I HAD A FRIEND DRIVE 3 HOURS TO COME AND TOW MY CAR. I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK BECAUSE OF THIS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO GET THIS ISSUE FIXED. *TR

MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT HAS STOPPED LOCKING INTO PLACE. THIS IS A CONCERN BECAUSE I AM NOT ABLE TO USE MY SEAT BELT; THIS BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE NOT MISUSED THE SEAT BELT IN ANY WAY FOR IT TO JUST FAIL ON ME IS AN ISSUE. I SEE THAT OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE. THE FIRE DESTROYED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE BEGAN FROM DROPS OF ENGINE OIL ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT DUE TO THE FIRE AND BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PRE-OWNED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST WITH THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 01/20/12*LJ UPDATED 01/20/12

1999 BUICK REGAL. CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR POWER STEERING REPAIRS *TGW THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: STEERING ( STEERING); HOWEVER, THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 01/23/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY AND ON SOME OCCASSIONS, WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE CHIP IN THE KEY MIGHT HAD BEEN DEFECTIVE AND ADVISED TO SPEAK WITH A LOCKSMITH. THE LOCK SMITH INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT WITH THE KEY BUT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE 1999 BUICK REGAL. WHILE LEAVING A CAR WASH, EXPERIENCED A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. SUBSEQUENT MECHANICAL WORK DETERMINED THE CAUSE TO BE TWO SEVERELY CORRODED BRAKE LINES, ONE FRONT AND ONE REAR BRAKE LINE, BOTH LEAKING BRAKE FLUID.. (THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE HAD CATASTROPHIC RESULTS AS WE WERE PLANNING AN 850 MILE TRIP THE NEXT DAY IN THIS CAR.) MECHANIC SAID THESE BRAKE LINES WERE NOT STAINLESS STEEL , DID NOT APPEAR TO BE PROTECTED BY ANY COATING, AND "WE SEE THIS CORROSION ON CARS FROM THE NORTH". THE CAR LIVED IN CHICAGO FOR ITS FIRST 6 YEARS. *KB

DASHBOARD CLUSTER STOPPED DISPLAYING ANY INFO. NO SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, OIL, TEP OR ODOMETER. DISPLAY RETURNED WHEN PRIVATE MECHANIC BEGAN DISASSEMBLE. STOPPED. DISPLAY FAILED AGAIN IN ONE WEEK. GM DEALER SAID CLUSTER WAS BAD AND REPLACED IT. LATER SAID THEY REBUILT IT? FAILED AGAIN IN TWO DAYS. AT DEALER. I HAVE MY DOUBTS THAT THE CLUSTER WAS BAD AT ALL ALTHOUGH THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF ONLINE SITES OFFERING TO SELL AND/OR INSTALL NEW GM CLUSTERS. *TR

THIS 1999 BUICK REGAL SERIAL NUMBER [XXX] WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE AND NO ONE WAS IN IT. THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE. THE CAR ENGINE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND SET THE TWO CARS THAT WERE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CAR ON FIRE, AS WELL AS THE GARAGE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

STEPPED ON BRAKES, PEDAL WENT BTO THE FLOOR. STOPPED CAR USING EMERGENCY BRAKE. BRAKE LINE INSIDE REAR CROSSMEMBER RUSTED THROUGH (LINE WELL PROTECTED, NOT EXPOSED TO ROAD DEBRIS ETC) LOCAL REPAIR SHOP STATED HE HAS HAD OTHER BUICKS WITH SAME FAILURE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT TIME, DASH PANEL LIGHTS GO OUT COMPLETELY OR ARE FAINT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER DOORS BOTH HAVE ELECTRICAL WINDOWS, BOTH WINDOW MOTORS HAVE GONE OUT, THEY WERE STUCK DOWN. IN JUNE 2010 THE BACK PASSENGER WINDOW MOTOR HAS DONE THE SAME, IT IS STUCK ROLLED DOWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, BLACK SMOKE BEGAN UNEXPECTEDLY BILLOWING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE ROADWAY AND EXIT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED BURNS TO HER ARMS AND HANDS. A FIRE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRING OF THE GEAR CONSOLE FAILED AND CAUSED THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT THE FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,000.

I AM IN ARMY & WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING AT 5:30 AM MY VAN SLOWLY STARTED ACCELERATING THE MORE I PRESSED THE BRAKE THE FASTER THE VAN WENT, BY THE TIME I REACHED THE STREET THE VAN WAS UP TO 50 MPH I WAS AFRAID SO I CALL MY HUSBAND, TOLD HIM THE SITUATION & THE STREET I WAS TRAVELING, HE WAS ON THE WAY. BY THEN I WAS UP TO 60-65 MPH, I CALLED 911 STATED THE SITUATION, ASKING FOR HELP & TO HAVE SOMEONE ON THE PHONE JUST IN CASE. I ALMOST HIT A BUS, LOOKING AHEAD A FEW BLOCKS I SAW BACK-TO-BACK TRAFFIC STARTING TO BUILD-UP, I DID NOT WANT TO HURT MYSELF OR ANYONE ELSE, THEN GOING 65-70 MPH I LOOKED OVER AND SAW A PARK I TURNED THE VAN INTO THE PARK & TO STOP IT I DECIDED TO CRUSHED THE VAN INTO A TREE. I TURNED TOWARD THE TREE AND JUMPED OUT; THE VAN CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE TREE & CONTINUED TO KEEP GOING. I RAN AFTER IT AS I SAW THE VAN JUMP THE CURB AND GOING 70MPH TOWARDS THE ROW OF HOMES ACROSS THE STREET CRASHED INTO A TREE HEAD ON. THE VAN ENGINE AFTER ALL THAT CONTINUED TO ROAR AS IF TRYING TO KEEP GOING. I FLAGGED DOWN A VAN AND RECALLED THE POLICE TO LET THEM KNOW WHERE THE VAN HAD STOPPED. WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME & TURNED THE VAN OFF THEY TOLD ME THE VAN WAS ON FIRE & THEY TOWED IT AWAY. THIS IS A BLESSING KNOW ONE WAS HURT, BUT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS, & FOR THE AUTO COMPANY NOT TO INVESTIGATE IS A TRAGEDY. WHAT ARE THEY SAYING NUMEROUS PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO DIE, BEFORE THEY WILL ADMIT THERE MAYBE A PROBLEM, JUST TO SAVE MONEY? IF THAT

IN JUNE 2009 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR 1999 BUICK REGAL THAT THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTED ENGINE FIRES AND THEY WERE ISSUING A RECALL. I HAVE OWNED MY CAR FOR APPROX. 7 YEARS AND THOUGH I PLANNED ON TAKING IT IN TO GET THE RECALL REPAIRED, I HADN'T HAD A CHANCE TO DO IT YET AS OF 9/1/09. I HAD ACTUALLY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THE PRIOR WEEK TO SEE IF I HAD TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND THEY SAID NO, TO JUST COME BY ANYTIME. I WORK 6 DAYS A WEEK AND TAKING IT WAS GOING TO BE HARD FOR ME BUT I HAVE ALWAYS GOTTEN IT DONE IN THE PAST. ANYWAY, I DROVE THE CAR 11 MILES FROM MY MOMS HOUSE TO MY HOUSE ON THE 1ST. AND WHEN I GOT HOME I CARRIED IN SOME GROCERIES AND SENT MY SON OUTSIDE TO GET THE REST. HE CAME BACK IN YELLING THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE! MY HUSBAND WHO WAS HOME POPPED UP THE HOOD AND FLAMES WERE ABOUT A FOOT HIGH. I HAD PARKED RIGHT BY THE HOUSE AND HE GRABBED THE HOSE AND MY SONS SWEATSHIRT AND TOGETHER HE AND MY SON PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE BURNED AREA IS RIGHT WHERE THE RECALL DESCRIBED THE FIRE COULD HAPPEN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REFERRED ME TO THE BUICK RECALL LINE. I CALLED THEM AND THEY TOOK MY INFO. 2 WEEKS LATER I GET A LETTER THAT SAYS MY "WARRANTY CLAIM" HAS BEEN DENIED. I CALLED THE NUMBER BACK AT THE TOP OF THE LETTER BUT IT HAD BEEN DISCONNECTED! I CALLED THE RECALL LINE NUMBER BUT KEPT GETTING A VOICE MAIL AND NO RETURN CALLS BACK. FINALLY ON 10/21 I CALLED THEM AND THEY AGAIN TOLD ME TO CALL THE NUMBER ON THE LETTER AND I SAID IS WAS NOT IN SERVICE AND

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING A DEFECTIVE INSIDE MIRROR FROM HIS 1999 BUICK REGAL. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED A LIQUID CRYSTAL HAD DRIPPED DOWN FROM THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR THAT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRIM AND SHIFT CONSOLE BELOW THE MIRROR. IT ALSO CAUSED THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR NOT TO OPERATE PROPERLY. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE WITHOUT WARNING IN JUNE 2008. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STARTER AND IGNITION SWITCH, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 07/14/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STOP SUDDENLY. UPDATED 07/16/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPLACED PRIOR TO HIM PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. FOUR YEARS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO JERK WHILE IN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. LATELY, THE VEHICLE HAS BECOME DIFFICULT TO DRIVE DUE TO THE JERKING AND SLIPPING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT PLACED OIL IN HIS VEHICLE AND TWO DROPS LANDED ON THE MANIFOLD, WHICH CAUSED AN IMMEDIATE FIRE. HE WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A HOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AFTER THE FAILURE, BUT EMITTED A BURNING SMELL WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED. THE DAY BEFORE THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V116000 AND SCHEDULED A REPAIR APPOINTMENT. HE SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND ASKED IF THE ODOR WAS A SYMPTOM OF THE RECALL, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT IT ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 132,000. UPDATED 06/27/09 *BF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO OIL DRIPPING ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS OFF. UPDATED 06/24/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. IN 2008, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AT A SCHOOL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE WIRING UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD AND HOOD WERE ALL BURNED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS REPAIRED. RECENTLY, SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR GM RECALL NUMBER 90047 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING ON THE ENGINE). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 07/14/09. *LJ UPDATED 07/15/09.*JB

THE WINDOW REGULATOR JUST FAILED YESTERDAY ON MY 1999 BUICK REGAL- ONLY 47K MILES- WE HAVE REPLACED 3 OTHER WINDOW REGULATORS ON PONTIAC GRAND AM VEHICLES IN THE LAST 3 YEARS. THIS IS NOT A CHEAP REPAIR- OVER $500 FOR EACH WINDOW! I SEE THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE ONLINE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING. BUICK AND GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR FAULTY MECHANISMS AND THERE SHOULD BE SOME COMPENSATION FOR REPEATED FAILUES SUCH AS THESE. I WILL NOT BUY AMERICAN MADE CARS AGAIN WITH A HISTORY OF FAILURES LIKE THESE. *TR

ON MY WAY TO THE HOSPITAL I STOPPED BY THE GAS STATION AND FILLED UP. AFTER THAT I LEFT TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL, I PARKED AND WENT INSIDE. NOT EVEN 5 MINUTES AFTER I GOT INSIDE, MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE. THE HOSPITAL SECURITY AND POLICE WERE TRYING TO EXTINGUISH IT BEFORE THE FIRE TRUCK ARRIVED TO KEEP FROM SPREADING TO THE OTHER CARS. THANKFULLY IT DIDN'T. THE FIRE GOT WORST AND ENGULFED THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE CAR WITH FLAMES, THE FIRE DEPT. MANAGED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT BUT NOT BEFORE THE CAR WAS BADLY DAMAGED. FIRE DEPT STATED THAT IT STARTED IN THE ENGINE DEPT. WAITING ON TOW TRUCK TO TOW CAR OFF. COULDN'T SAVE ANYTHING. BUT A COUPLE ITEMS IN THE TRUNK. I GOT HOME A LITTLE LATER AND SAW THAT I HAD A LETTER FOR A RECALL. STATING THAT ENGINE COMPONENT OR PARTS CAN CAUSE FIRES. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS. I GOT THE RECALL LETTER TO LATE. I NEED THIS TAKEN CARE OF IMMEDIATELY. OR A NEW CAR. *TR

I DROVE MY 99 BUICK REGAL TO WORK, PARKED, WENT INSIDE, STARTED ANSWERING EMAIL. WAS INFORMED BY CO WORKERS THAT MY CAR WAS BURNING. MY CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES IN MINUTES. *TR

MY WIFE TOOK MY 1999 BUICK REGAL GS TO THE DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS RECALL 07035. MY CAR WAS IN PERFECT WORKING ORDER AND RUNNING SMOOTHLY. UPON RETURN OF MY VEHICLE, THE A/C NO LONGER WORKED, THE A/C CONTROL PANEL NO LONGER WORKED, AND THE CAR WAS MISSING WHEN GOING UP HILL AND THE ENGINE TROUBLE LIGHT IS NOW CONTINUOUSLY FLASHING. MY WIFE WAS IN A VERY RURAL AREA AND I HAD TO GET IN MY TRUCK TO FOLLOW HER HOME. RECALL REPAIR FOR 07035 HAS VIRTUALLY MADE MY CAR INOPERABLE AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS NOTHING THEY DID. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A MECHANIC TO KNOW THEY DID SOMETHING WRONG WHEN THE CAR GOES IN WORKING PERFECTLY AND COMES OUT WITH SO MANY PROBLEMS. WHAT CAN YOU DO REGARDING THE DEALERSHIP, OR GENERAL MOTORS TO MAKE MY CAR SAFE AGAIN AND OPERATING SAFELY FOR MY WIFE. *TR

MY WIFE SAID THE BRAKES FELT "FUNNY". BUT NO RED WARNING LIGHT SHOWED. I WENT TO DRIVE THE CAR TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE AND PUSHED THE BRAKE, THE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE FLUID DRAINED OUT IN A PUDDLE UNDER THE CAN - THEN THE RED WARNING LIGHT WENT ON. PRIOR TO THIS, THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A BRAKE PROBLEM. IF WE HAD BEEN DRIVING, WE WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO IS NOW MAKING REPAIRS. I CONTACTED GM TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE CATASTROPHIC NATURE OF THIS BRAKE FAILURE -THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN TO OTHER BUICK OWNERS WILL SERIOUS NEGATIVE RESULTS. *TR

REAR SEAT BELTS MALFUNCTION-CANNOT INSERT BUCKLE IN TWO OUT OF THREE BELTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE INCONSISTENTLY WITH THE REST OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT SWAY BAR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN WAITING THREE MONTHS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PARTS ARE ON NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,700 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). HE CALLED AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. UPON ARRIVAL, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY INSTALL A NEW FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE ROCKER COVER GASKET, ALTHOUGH THE REAR GASKET WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

KEY WILL NOT DIS-ENGAGE FROM IGNITION, ESPECIALLY WITH HOTTER WEATHER. WITHOUT WARNING ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF WHEN DRIVING, NO MATTER WHAT SPEED OR WEATHER CONDITIONS YOU'RE DRIVING. *TR

MY 1999 BUICK REGAL GS WENT ON FIRE IN A PARKING LOT AND IS A TOTAL LOSS. IT WAS PARKED AND THE ENGINE WAS OFF. THE CAR WAS NOT OCCUPIED. THE FIRE COMPLETELY TOTALED ONE NEARBY CAR AND CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO A SECOND. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 BUICK REGAL. IN FEBRUARY OF 2006, THE CONTACT'S PARKED VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. IN MARCH OF 2008, SHE RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). BECAUSE SHE NO LONGER OWNED THE VEHICLE, THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL*CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, UP A HILL, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP OR TAKE A VERY LONG TIME TO SHIFT GEARS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE WOULD SHAKE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). SHE CALLED SEVERAL GM DEALERS, BUT NONE OF THEM HAD THE PART AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT HER VEHICLE MAY CATCH FIRE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

1999 BUICK REGAL BURNED UP. I WANT TO THE STORE AND THEN WANT TO TOWN PARK THE CAR IN PARKING LOT WALK ABOUT FOUR CARS AWAY AND THE CAR WAS ON FIRE I HAVE PIC IF YOU NEED TO SEE CALL FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE CASE NUMBER 30-0820618. *TR

IN DECEMBER OF 2006 MY 1999 BUICK REGAL GSE WITH SUPERCHARGER CAUGHT ON FIRE IN ENGINE DEPARTMENT 5 TO 10 MINUTES AFTER LEAVING VEHICLE. THERE WAS A COMPLAINT OF A 'BURNT TOAST' SMELL IN THE AREA OF THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FIRE. WE DID NOTICE A DECREASE IN THE MPG INDICATOR (5MPG LESS )SEVERAL DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRE . THE FIRE RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE ALSO CAUSED A MONETARY LOSS DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR A $500 INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE PLUS THE INSURANCE COMPANY ONLY GAVE US TRADE-IN VALUE INSTEAD OF REPLACEMENT VALUE FOR THE VEHICLE. *TR

1) WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH THE BRIGHTS ON MY HEADLIGHTS GO OUT (FAIL) AT RANDOM. THE HEADLIGHTS COME BACK ON WHEN THE DIMMER SWITCH IS HIT ~OR~ BY THEMSELVES IF I WAIT IT OUT. 2) THIS HEADLIGHT FAILURE HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS. IT'S A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. 3) I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN TO BE LOOKED AT TWICE AND NO CORRECTION HAS YET TO BE MADE TO THE PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC NOW BELIEVES THAT IT'S DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE DIMMER SWITCH. *** THIS FAILURE STARTED IN MID NOVEMBER '07 AND HAS BEEN ONGOING EVER SINCE WITH SEVERAL RANDOM INCIDENTS WEEKLY. *TR

ENGINE FIRE. *TR