2008 Buick Regal

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Electrical System	1		0	0	0

What owners reported

Newest filings

Electrical System

Filed Oct 16, 201458,000 milesOH

THE INFAMOUS GENERAL MOTORS IGNITION-SWITCH RECALL AFFECTING MY CAR EVIDENTLY DOES NOT INVOLVE REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE SWITCH, BUT INSTALLING INSERTS IN THE BASE OF THE KEY, ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE BUICK DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THE INSERT CLOSES THE OBLONG HOLE AND LEAVES A SMALL ROUND HOLE; THIS PREVENTS PEOPLE FROM HANGING TOO MUCH STUFF ON THE KEY, WHICH CAN CAUSE THE SWITCH TO SHUT OFF. THIS IS NOT THE FIX I'VE READ ABOUT. SHOULDN'T THE CAR GET A NEW, REDESIGNED IGNITION SWITCH? *TR

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1998

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Deaths	Assessment
2020	2	2	0	0	Routine
2019	19	3	0	0	Routine
2018	19	3	0	0	Routine
2017	20	0	1	0	Routine
2016	41	1	0	0	Routine
2015	33	0	1	0	Routine
2014	38	2	0	0	Routine
2013	91	6	2	0	Routine
2012	92	7	2	0	Routine
2011	279	4	7	0	Above average
2010	1	0	0	0	Routine
2009	1	0	0	0	Routine
2008 — this page	1	0	0	0	Routine
2005	4	0	0	0	Routine
2004	66	4	2	0	Routine
2003	101	5	14	0	Routine
2002	117	5	23	0	High concern
2001	187	8	48	0	High concern
2000	184	10	30	0	High concern
1999	246	8	44	1	Fatalities reported
1998	302	7	41	0	High concern
1997	136	8	19	0	Routine
1996	204	4	16	0	Above average
1995	173	8	4	0	Routine
1994	110	3	2	0	Routine
1993	85	2	3	2	Fatalities reported
1992	144	2	5	1	Fatalities reported
1991	200	7	4	0	Above average
1990	77	9	1	1	Fatalities reported

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.