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1999 Buick REGAL: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

246 owner complaints analyzed

6 distinct recall campaigns

89,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1999 model year. Data updated: . 116 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Engine is the most frequently named component, appearing in 49 of 246 complaints (19.9%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Steering behavior3614.6%
Braking behavior3213.0%
Engine operation145.7%
Electrical and battery issues104.1%
Transmission and shifting72.8%
Fuel system concerns10.4%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Engine
49
Electrical System
27
Engine And Engine Cooling
19
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine
14
Steering
12
Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls
10
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
9
Steering:Rack And Pinion
8
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Engine49
Electrical System27
Engine And Engine Cooling19
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine14
Steering12
Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls10
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip9
Steering:Rack And Pinion8

Engine: 49; Electrical System: 27; Engine And Engine Cooling: 19; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 14; Steering: 12; Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls: 10; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip: 9; Steering:Rack And Pinion: 8

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
3
25,000 to 49,999
18
50,000 to 74,999
22
75,000 to 99,999
26
100,000 to 149,999
32
150,000 and above
15
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0003
25,000 to 49,99918
50,000 to 74,99922
75,000 to 99,99926
100,000 to 149,99932
150,000 and above15

Under 25,000: 3; 25,000 to 49,999: 18; 50,000 to 74,999: 22; 75,000 to 99,999: 26; 100,000 to 149,999: 32; 150,000 and above: 15

100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (32). 130 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

1999
13
2000
11
2001
14
2002
13
2003
24
2004
25
2005
8
2006
22
2007
18
2008
14
2009
7
2010
6
2011
6
2012
3
2014
3
2015
14
2016
38
2017
3
2018
1
2019
2
2021
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
199913
200011
200114
200213
200324
200425
20058
200622
200718
200814
20097
20106
20116
20123
20143
201514
201638
20173
20181
20192
20211

1999: 13; 2000: 11; 2001: 14; 2002: 13; 2003: 24; 2004: 25; 2005: 8; 2006: 22; 2007: 18; 2008: 14; 2009: 7; 2010: 6; 2011: 6; 2012: 3; 2014: 3; 2015: 14; 2016: 38; 2017: 3; 2018: 1; 2019: 2; 2021: 1

Pattern summary

Engine leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 36 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 32 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 14 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10004675 · 2003-01-31 (January 31, 2003)

INSUFFICIENT INFO-THE CONSUMER HAS A CONCERN ABOUT THE TIE ROD. SCC

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10004675 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10006235 · 2003-02-03 (February 3, 2003)

WHILE DRIVING, BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED ALMOST CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL AND HAVE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT DIMMER SWITCH FAILED.

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Owner report 10008190 · 2003-02-27 (February 27, 2003)

STEERING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 67,000 MILES ON 1999 BUICK REGAL WHICH HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR. SINGLE OWNER VIRTUALLY ALL HIGHWAY USE VEHICLE 3.5 YEARS OLD. STEERING BECAME SLUGGISH WHEN CAR WAS FIRST STARTED, THEN RESPONDED NORMALLY. WAS TOLD SOME INTERNAL SEALS WERE WORN. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM, BUT FORTUNATELY NOT. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE WHERE THE STEERING ASSEMBLY FROM WHEEL TO WHEEL HAD TO BE REPLACED AND HAVE DRIVEN 6 VEHICLE'S TO OVER 100,000 MILES, ONE 130,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 67,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10008190 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10008872 · 2003-03-07 (March 7, 2003)

THE STEERING FAILED ON THE VEHICLE.*DT *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 63,990 miles reported. Look up ODI 10008872 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10010419 · 2003-03-13 (March 13, 2003)

HVAC (CLIMATE CONTROL) DISPLAY WENT COMPLETELY BLANK. DEALER SAYS ONLY OPTION IS TO REMOVE AND REPLACE FOR A PRICE OF $550. THIS OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE WAS 3 YRS OLD. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10010419 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10014319 · 2003-04-13 (April 13, 2003)

ON DECEMBER 27, 2002 AND DECEMBER 30, 2002. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO JEFFREY BUICK 30800 GRATIOT AVE ROSEVILLE, MICHIGAN 48066 ON 12/27/02 BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD NOT KEEP ANTIFREEZE IN THE RESERVOIR (POSSIBLE COOLANT LEAK) AND THE DASHBOARD LOW COOLANT AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT WAS ON. THE CAR WAS MISSING AND BACKFIRING DURING ENGINE START UP AND WAS ALMOST STALLING WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SHOP AND TOLD THE SERVICE SALES ADVISOR KENNETH HOPE WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A SPARK PLUG PROBLEM AND SECONDARY IGNITIO…

Owner-reported narrative. 92,353 miles reported. Look up ODI 10014319 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10014628 · 2003-07-18 (July 18, 2003)

THE VEHICLE SWAYED LEFT TO RIGHT WHILE DRIVING, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO CONTROL. *JB THERE WAS A CLUNK IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH CAUSED BY THE UNDERTORQUED STEERING GEAR BOLTS. THE STEERING SHAFT WAS LOOSE AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. *TS(SEE ANNOTATION - M. JORDAN) *TS. ALSO THE ENGINE FAILED TO TURN OVER, THE DEALER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND FOUND THE NO VOLTAGE ON THE BATTERY, THE TRANSMISSION JUMPED WHEN IT WAS PUT INTO GEAR, THE DEALER FOUND THE SHAFT FOR THE 4TH GEAR WORN, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE SIDE, THE RACK AN…

Owner-reported narrative. 89,477 miles reported. Look up ODI 10014628 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10017263 · 2003-04-21 (April 21, 2003)

WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH THE VEHICLES ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO HOT. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ABOUT 8 MORE BLOCKS BEFORE THE ENGINE DIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE UPPER MANIFOLD WAS DEFECTIVE. *NLM

Owner-reported narrative. 69,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10017263 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

6 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

04V375000 · Exterior Lighting:Headlights

Reported: 2004-08-10 (August 10, 2004)

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." SOME OF THESE VEHICLES DO NOT MEET THE OVERHEAD SIGN ILLUMINATION REQUIREMENTS.

Consequence: LESS ILLUMINATION MAY REDUCE THE ABILITY OF THE DRIVER TO READ OVERHEAD SIGNS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW LOW BEAM HEADLAMP BULBS IN BOTH OF THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080. NOTE: IF THE BULB NEEDS REPLACEMENT IN THE FUTURE, GM BULB NUMBER 89024715 IS AVAILABLE FROM A DEALER, OR THE EQUIVALENT SYLVANIA BULB IS 9006HP, WITH ORANGE LETTERING ON THE BULB.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
08V118000 · Engine And Engine Cooling

Reported: 2008-03-12 (March 12, 2008)

GM IS RECALLING 207,542 MY 1997-2003 BUICK REGAL AND PONTIAC GRAND PRIX VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.8L SUPERCHARGED V-6 ENGINE. THESE VEHICLES HAVE HIGHER FRONT ROCKER COVER GASKET TEMPERATURES, CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR EARLIER DEGRADATION OF THE FRONT ROCKER COVER GASKET AND EVENTUAL OIL SEEPAGE.

Consequence: CERTAIN UNDERHOOD FIRES MAY BE CAUSED BY DROPS OF ENGINE OIL, FROM SEEPAGE OR SPILLAGE, BEING DEPOSITED ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD THROUGH HARD BRAKING. IF THE MANIFOLD IS HOT ENOUGH AND THE OIL RUNS BELOW THE HEAT SHIELD, IT MAY IGNITE INTO A SMALL FLAME AND, IN SOME INSTANCES, THE FIRE MAY SPREAD TO THE PLASTIC SPARK PLUG WIRE CHANNEL AND BEYOND.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE’S FRONT VALVE COVER AND FRONT-VALVE-COVER GASKET WITH NEW PARTS OF AN IMPROVED DESIGN AND REMOVE THE ENGINE’S PLASTIC COVER AND PLASTIC OIL-FILL-TUBE EXTENSION, ALONG WITH THE 1-3-5 SPARK PLUG WIRE RETAINERS, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MAY 2016. , FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MAY 2016. UNTIL THE REMEDY IS COMPLETED, GM STRONGLY RECOMMENDS THAT OWNERS OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS (1) THAT OWNERS DO NOT PARK THEIR VEHICLE IN A GARAGE, CAR PORT, OR OTHER STRUCTURE; (2) IF OWNERS NOTICE A BURNING ODOR, THEY SHOULD HAVE THEIR DEALER INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT CHARGE; (3) USE PREMIUM FUEL (91 OCTANE OR HIGHER) IN THE VEHICLE AS RECOMMENDED IN THE VEHICLE'S OWNER MANUAL. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080 OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668, OR THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AT <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM>HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM</A> .

NHTSA campaign record ↗
09V116000 · Engine And Engine Cooling

Reported: 2009-04-08 (April 8, 2009)

GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING 1,497,516 MY 1997-2003 BUICK REGAL, MY 1998-2003 CHEVROLET LUMINA, MONTE CARLO AND IMPALA, MY 1998-1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE, MY 1997-2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.8L V6 NATURALLY ASPIRATED ENGINE. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH DROPS OF ENGINE OIL MAY BE DEPOSITED ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD THROUGH HARD BRAKING.

Consequence: IF THE MANIFOLD IS HOT ENOUGH AND THE OIL RUNS BELOW THE HEAT SHIELD, IT MAY IGNITE INTO A SMALL FLAME AND MAY SPREAD TO THE PLASTIC SPARK PLUG WIRE CHANNEL AND BEYOND INCREASING THE RISK OF AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE’S FRONT VALVE COVER AND FRONT-VALVE-COVER GASKET WITH NEW PARTS OF AN IMPROVED DESIGN AND REMOVE THE ENGINE’S PLASTIC COVER AND PLASTIC OIL-FILL-TUBE EXTENSION, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MAY 2016. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537, AND PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668 OR HTTP://WWW.PONTIAC.COM OR HTTP:WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
15V701000 · Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe | Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine

Reported: 2015-10-26 (October 26, 2015)

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 1998-1999 Chevrolet Lumina and Oldsmobile Intrigue, 1997-2004 Buick Regal and Pontiac Grand Prix, 2000-2004 Chevrolet Impala, and 1998-2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo vehicles. The affected vehicles were previously repaired under recalls 08V-118, 09V-116, and 15V-201 to address the possibility that engine oil may drip onto the hot exhaust manifold.

Consequence: Engine oil that drips onto the hot surface of the exhaust manifold may result in a fire.

Remedy: The remedy applied under recalls 08V-118, 09V-116, and 15V-201 did not adequately remove the safety risk. Under the improved remedy, dealers will replace the engine’s front valve cover and gasket. Vehicles that are covered by recalls 08V-118, 09V-116, or 15V-201 that have not yet received the original remedy will instead receive the improved remedy under the original recall number. The recall began on February 19, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Oldsmobile customer service at 1-800-442-6537 and Pontiac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is 15757. Note: Until the improved remedy has been applied, owners are advised to park their vehicle outside since the fire risk exists even when the vehicle is unattended.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
99V170000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip

Reported: 1999-07-09 (July 9, 1999)

SOME OF THESE VEHICLES WITH THE KEY IN THE "ON" POSITION, EXHIBIT A CONDITION IN WHICH THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) MOTOR SHORTS TO ITS CASE AND GROUNDS THROUGH A FLEXIBLE BRAKE FLUID PIPE.

Consequence: THIS SHORT CAN CAUSE EXTREME HEATING OF THE FLEXIBLE BRAKE PIPE WHERE IT CAN MELT A NEARBY FLEXIBLE PLASTIC FUEL HOSE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A GROUND CABLE FROM THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE (EBCM) TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BODY RAIL.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
99V356000 · Exterior Lighting:Headlights

Reported: 1999-12-17 (December 17, 1999)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THE VERTICAL HEAD LAMP ADJUSTING DEVICE MAY NOT BE CALIBRATED PROPERLY.

Consequence: DRIVER VISIBILITY MAY BE IMPAIRED INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH AN OWNER'S MANUAL INSERT CONTAINING INSTRUCTIONS FOR OPTICALLY AIMING THE HEADLAMPS.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

246 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

47.2%Usable mileage116 / 246 records
93.5%Valid incident date230 / 246 records
100.0%Valid filing date246 / 246 records
93.5%Ordered incident and filing dates230 / 246 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component2008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Engine
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

1100.0%
ODI 10836742

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), BUT 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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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1100.0%
ODI 10567846 · 13,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. *TR

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10838.7%
ODI 10525771 · 17,000 mi

WHILE TRAVELING 55 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGH WAY THE CAR SHUT OFF CAUSING ME TO FORCE THE WHEEL ON THE ROAD. I REPORTED THIS AND WAS GIVEN RENTAL CARS FOR THE NOISES AND BELTS TO BE EXAMINED. THE NOISE SUBSIDED A FEW WEEKS ONLY TO RETURN WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR AND THE CAR CUT OFF AGAIN. THIS TIME IN TRAFFIC MARCH 2013. THE THIRD TIME WAS IN APRIL 2013 . THE LAST TIME WAS JUNE 16, 2013. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP OVER 45 DAYS. NOTHING WAS TOLD TO ME WAS WRONG. THEN WHY IS IT SHUTTING OFF WHILE IM DRIVING? *TR

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2122.8%
ODI 10476686 · 9,135 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE TECHNICIANS WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WEEKS LATER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A DAMAGED SPARK PLUG. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ESCALATED HER CASE STATING THAT THEY WOULD REMAIN …

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99.9%
ODI 10918054 · 28,300 mi

CODES PRESENT IN COMPUTER ARE P1101 AIR INTAKE PERFORMANCE, P0101 MASS AIR FLOW CIRCUIT A FAILURE. THE CAR HAS REDUCED POWER AND SURGING DURING ACCELERATION. STUMBLING AT START UP. THE VEHICLE'S TURBO WASTEGATE FAILS TO CLOSE BEFORE 3,500 RPM THEREFORE CAUSING A SEVERE SPOOL TIME ON TURBOCHARGER THE MANUFACTURE IS UNABLE TO REPAIR AS PER THE 4 MONTHS THE CAR HAS BEEN BEING DIAGNOSED AND FINALLY THE SERVICE MANAGER HAS ADMITTED THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. CORPORATE GM IN INVOLVED ALONG WITH FIELD TECHNICIANS. SINCE THE VEHICLE …

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923.7%
ODI 10882983 · 47,000 mi

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION.FAILED OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS 2.0 TURBO ENGINE. I HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH 2013 MALIBU WITH 2.0 TURBO ENGINE.WHERE IT DEVELOPED A CRACKED PISTON! AT AROUND 30 THOUSAND MILES

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927.3%
ODI 10935079 · 50,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 BUICK REGAL. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PUTTER AND HESITATE WHILE ACCELERATING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED RANDOMLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

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512.2%
ODI 11122934 · 27,000 mi

I WAS ENTERING A CITY STREET FROM A SHOPPING MALL. AS I FOUND A SMALL BREAK IN THE TRAFFIC I PULLED OUT AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. MY CAR DID NOT CHANGE GEARS. I WAS FORCED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD QUICKLY TO PREVENT MY CAR FROM GETTING HIT FROM THE REAR. I HAD BEEN DRIVING AROUND ALL DAY ON THE INTERSTATE AND VARIOUS SHOPPING CENTERS WITHOUT ANY INDICATION SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS THE 2ND TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR IN 4 MONTHS WITH NOW WITH ONLY 27K MILES. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FO…

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00.0%

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526.3%
ODI 11139943 · 300 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 BUICK REGAL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE WAS DESIGNED TO SHUT DOWN TO PRESERVE FUEL. INSTEAD, THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD REV AND INCREASE TO 3,000 AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE DRIVER IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM DRIVING THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED ONCE WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MCELVEEN BUICK (117 FARMINGTON RD, SUMMERVILLE, SC), BUT THE FAILURES COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED OR DUP…

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315.8%
ODI 11310082 · 38,601 mi

I HAVE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AT [phone removed]. I PURCHASED THE CAR 11/23/18 BRAND NEW WITH 12 MILES ON IT. I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO GET IT SERVICED DUE TO KEPT HEARING SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THE BRAKES KEEP SCRUBBING, IN WHICH I THE DEALERSHIP ORDERED THE PARTS AND GAVE ME A LOANER VEHICLE, 8/31/19 I COMPLAINED WHEN I WENT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET MY OIL CHANGED THAT THE RADIO SCREEN WOULD JUST GO BLACK, AND THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM WOULD BE IN OFF POSITION AND IT WOULD JUST KEEP BLOWING ON HIGH. I WAS TOLD…

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Electrical System
1100.0%
ODI 10645028 · 58,000 mi

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

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00.0%

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00.0%

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7025.1%
ODI 10455247 · 780 mi

NAVIGATION SYSTEM HAS FAILED THREE TIMES INCLUDING NOT ACCEPTING KNOWN ADDRESSES AND SENDING YOU TO A WRONG ADDRESS WHICH IN ONE CASE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE SENDING YOU INTO AN AREA WHICH WAS OBVIOUSLY AN AREA OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY THAT WAS NOWHERE NEAR THE DOCTORS OFFICE WE WERE TRYING TO LOCATE. IT WILL NOT EVEN ACCEPT MY HOME ADDRESS AS A DESTINATION LOCATION. I HAVE ANOTHER NAVIGATION SYSTEM IN OUR OTHER VEHICLE AND ALSO A PORTABLE SYSTEM WHICH ACCEPTS MY ADDRESS AS A DESTINATION. I DON'T FEEL THAT THIS SYSTEM CAN BE COUNTED ON IN AN EMERG…

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1415.2%
ODI 10471904 · 19 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RPMS IDLES HIGH AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 45MPH. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL AND AS A RESULT, SHE HAD TO USE THE KEY TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT DECIDED TO REPROGRAMMED THE VEHICLE COMPUTER SYSTEM AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE…

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3639.6%
ODI 10575636 · 350 mi

I PURCHASED A NEW 2013 BUICK REGAL E-ASSIST VEHICLE FROM THE GM DEALERSHIP IN ST. CATHARINES. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START MY NEW CAR AND DRIVE IT FOR THE FIRST TIME, TO MY SURPRISE AND DISMAY, THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WENT OFF, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED WIPING, AUDIBLE WARNING SOUNDS WENT OFF, AND THE CAR STARTED MAKING LOUD SCREECHING NOISES! THE VEHICLE SOUNDED AS IF IT WAS CRYING AND DYING! I WAS FRIGHTENED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO EXPLODE IN MY GARAGE! I IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE CAR. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE A FEW MOMENTS LATER, ALL POWE…

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615.8%
ODI 10944573 · 24,000 mi

WHILE NORMALLY DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND ATTEMPTING TO PASS A SEMI TRUCK, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WENT TO MAXIMUN ACCELERATION AND THE BRAKES AND STEERING BOTH FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A SPIN AND CRASHED INTO THE SEMI TRUCK'S REAR TRAILER WHEELS. THE TRUCK RAN OVER THE LEFT FRONT PORTION OF THE VEHICLE, BLOWING BOTH OUTER TIRES ON THE TRUCK AND CRUSHING THE FRONT, LEFT PORTION VEHICLE IN THE PROCESS. THERE WAS NO TICKETS ISSUED BY THE POLICE AGENCY THAT INVESTIGATED THE ACCIDENT. THE INSU…

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412.1%
ODI 10892238 · 25,000 mi

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WANT OUT COMPLETELY, THE CAR DIDN'T STOP RUNNING. I GOT HOME AND TRIED TO GET INTO THE CAR TWO HOURS LATER AND THE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN WITH THE REMOTE,SO I USE THE KEY TO ENTER THE CAR, CLOSE THE DOOR AND THE ALARM WANT OFF AND THE DOORS LOCKED, I PRESSED DOWN ON THE BREAK AND PUSH IN ON THE START BUTTON, THE PANEL LITE UP SAID THAT THE REMOTE DOSE NOT MATCH THE CAR, I TRIED SEVERAL WAYS TO OPEN THE CAR IT DIDN'T DO ANYTHING I WAS LOCKED IN THE CAR FOR 30 MINUTES, THE SUNROOF WINDOW WAS OPEN A LIT…

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614.6%
ODI 10860271 · 16,000 mi

SUDDENLY AFTER LEAVING COSTCO GAS STATION AND DRIVING "NO" DISPLAY OF MILLAGE. SPEED GAUGES AND ALL CRITICAL INFORMATION WENT BLANK/BLACK ON DRIVERS DASH BOARD WITH CRITICAL LIGHTS DISPLAY SHOWING TROUBLE WITH VEHICLE BY DISPLAYING YELLOW; AND RED EXCLAMATIONS; SKID TIRE AND NO GAUGE READINGS FOR ENGINE TEMKP; OR NOTHING!. ON STAR GAVE NEGATIVE RESULTS FOR EMERGENCY HELP. DEALER STATED CAR WAS REPROGRAMED LAST WEEK. PREVIOUS RADIO AND BLUE TOOTH TROUBLE REPORTED TO GM. THEY SEEM TO IGNORE ME. TROUBLED RADIO AND NAVIGATION PURPOSIVELY FIXED…

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315.0%
ODI 11340104 · 21,000 mi

THE PAST TWO WEEKS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY TURNS OFF AND THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. IT IS SO SCARY WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPS. I HAVE TO PUT IT BACK IN PARK AND TRY TO GET THE EMERGENCY BRAKE OFF. IT TAKES A BIT TO GET IT OFF. THEN I CAN START IT AGAIN. I HAPPENED TODAY WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I WAS ON A CITY STREET.

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315.8%
ODI 11473573

The check engine light is always on and has not been diagnosed (as of yet) by Circle Buick - Highland, IN. There is an auto-engine-shutoff feature when the vehicle stops at traffic lights, and when you resume driving there can be a lengthy delay and/or an engine & transmission jolt after the brake pedal is released. The vehicle must be retested every two years for emissions compliance for IN, but cannot do so because of the check engine light never going off. This is a safety issue not to get hit from behind in local traffic. [XXX] INFORMA…

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631.6%
ODI 11310082 · 38,601 mi

I HAVE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AT [phone removed]. I PURCHASED THE CAR 11/23/18 BRAND NEW WITH 12 MILES ON IT. I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO GET IT SERVICED DUE TO KEPT HEARING SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THE BRAKES KEEP SCRUBBING, IN WHICH I THE DEALERSHIP ORDERED THE PARTS AND GAVE ME A LOANER VEHICLE, 8/31/19 I COMPLAINED WHEN I WENT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET MY OIL CHANGED THAT THE RADIO SCREEN WOULD JUST GO BLACK, AND THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM WOULD BE IN OFF POSITION AND IT WOULD JUST KEEP BLOWING ON HIGH. I WAS TOLD…

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Engine And Engine Cooling
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31.1%
ODI 10431052

2011 BUICK REGAL. CONSUMER STATES ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE ENGINE STALLED *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO RESTART. THE LAST TWO INSTANCES, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE ECM AND REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP ON JULY 22, 2011. HOWEVER, THE STALLING CONTINUED WELL INTO THE NEXT MONTH. *JB

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12.4%
ODI 11585149 · 85,900 mi

The contact owns a 2016 Buick Regal. The contact stated while driving 35-40 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the vehicle started sputtering. The contact veered to the side of the road and turned off the vehicle for 5-10 minutes. The contact stated that upon restarting the vehicle, the failure was no longer present. The contact drove to the residence. The contact stated that the failure recurred while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the cylinder #1 coil pack and spark plug needed to b…

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
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3612.9%
ODI 10648923 · 49,882 mi

THE HEADLAMPS BLOW OUT AND UPON EXAMINING THE BULB HOUSING THE WIRING AND THE CASING THAT THE REPLACEMENT BULBS IS SUPPOSE TO BE INSERTED IN IS BURNED OFF. THE WIRING AND THE CASING IS GONE. THE RECALL IS 12V484 IS NOT ADDRESSING THE CONCERN THAT I HAVE OF THE HEADLAMPS CLEARLY FAILING TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS BY BURNING OUT AND NOT GIVING ANY INDICATORS ON THE INFORMATION PANEL THAT THE HEADLAMPS ARE BLOWN. THE CASING IS SO HOT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE THE BULB I BURNED MY HAND AND MY VEHICLE STILL DOES NOT HAVE …

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3234.8%
ODI 10820979 · 66,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK REGAL. CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A VOLTAGE DRAINAGE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

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3437.4%
ODI 11058015 · 12,000 mi

CONSOLE WONT TURN ON IN THE HEAT. IT DISCONNECTS. PARKING LIGHT SAYS NOT IN PARK WHEN PARKED AND WONT TURN OFF. LIGHTS BURN OUT VERY FAST. HAS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE , NEW! IT IS VERY SLUGGISH WHEN TAKING OFF FROM STOP.

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37.9%
ODI 11439926

Condensation inside both headlights. We didn't notice the problem until we moved from the warm west coast weathe to the midwest where the climate is colder.

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824.2%
ODI 10870084 · 25,000 mi

BACK-UP LIGHTS - VISIBILITY LIGHTED BY BACK-UP LIGHTS IS TERRIBLE. THE BACK-UP LIGHTS ARE VERY DIM AND DIRECTED UPWARDS INSTEAD OF BACK ONTO THE PAVEMENT AS THEY SHOULD BE. THE STOP LIGHTS ACTUALLY GIVE MORE LIGHT THAN THE BACK-UP LIGHTS. THE FIRST MONTH I HAD THE VEHICLE I HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISSES BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE THE VEHICLES IN BACK OF ME. I CAN ACTUALLY SEE BETTER SHINING A FLASHLIGHT BEHIND ME THAN I CAN TO SEE WITH THE BACK-UP LIGHTS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP REQUESTING BRIGHTER BULBS TO BE INSTALLED INSSTEAD OF THE ONES…

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49.8%
ODI 10860271 · 16,000 mi

SUDDENLY AFTER LEAVING COSTCO GAS STATION AND DRIVING "NO" DISPLAY OF MILLAGE. SPEED GAUGES AND ALL CRITICAL INFORMATION WENT BLANK/BLACK ON DRIVERS DASH BOARD WITH CRITICAL LIGHTS DISPLAY SHOWING TROUBLE WITH VEHICLE BY DISPLAYING YELLOW; AND RED EXCLAMATIONS; SKID TIRE AND NO GAUGE READINGS FOR ENGINE TEMKP; OR NOTHING!. ON STAR GAVE NEGATIVE RESULTS FOR EMERGENCY HELP. DEALER STATED CAR WAS REPROGRAMED LAST WEEK. PREVIOUS RADIO AND BLUE TOOTH TROUBLE REPORTED TO GM. THEY SEEM TO IGNORE ME. TROUBLED RADIO AND NAVIGATION PURPOSIVELY FIXED…

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210.0%
ODI 11383487 · 41,000 mi

I PURCHASED A CPO 2017 BUICK REGAL SPORTS TOURING EDITION ON 11/13/2020. ON 12/12/2020 I TOOK IT TO GET WASHED AT A HAND CARWASH AS I DO WITH ALL MY VEHICLES. I HAD TO WAIT FOR MY REAL LICENSE PLATE TO ARRIVE AS THE PAPER/TEMP ONE WOULD HAVE BEEN RUINED. AFTER THE CAR WAS FINISHED, I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF CONDENSATION WITH IN MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP. AFTER ARRIVING HOME, I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR APPROX. 10 YEARS WITH THESE SPECIFIC VEHICLES. I WENT AND LOOK AT THE CAR AG…

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176.1%
ODI 10459502 · 10,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LOOSE POWER SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT OR STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE NEVER STALLED, BUT THE CONTACT WOULD LOOSE POWER STEERING WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER TWICE AND WAS ALSO LOOKING AT A POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER FOR MORE EXTENSIVE INSPECTION. THE…

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11.1%
ODI 10500530 · 10,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING PULLED TO THE LEFT INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT NO CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

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44.4%
ODI 10872140 · 60,000 mi

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DOWNSHIFT INDEPENDENTLY DESPITE THE BRAKE PEDAL NOT BEING DEPRESSED. THEN I LOST THE POWER STEERING, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED FLICKERING. IT THEN LOST ALL POWER AND LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE INTERSTATE, NARROWLY MISSING OTHER CARS. WITHIN FIVE MINUTES, THE FLASHERS AND LIGHTS ALSO WENT TOTALLY DEAD. TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AGAIN, BUT WOULD NOT. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AT 60,000 MILES. SEARCHING ON THE INTERNE…

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37.9%
ODI 11081098 · 46,000 mi

IN COLD TEMPERATURES, THERE IS A CREAKING OR RUBBING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL.

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13.0%
ODI 11372813 · 51,000 mi

WHILE EXITING AN INTERSTATE ON A SHARP CURVE FAILED TO RESPOND. NO WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED. WHEN APPLYING BRAKE STEERING BEGAN TO RESPOND. CONTACTED DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT CHARLIE OBAUGH STAUNTON VIRGINIA. VEHICLE IS NOT ON RECALL LIST. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE SIMILAR TO 2016 STEERING RECALL. DEALERSHIP DID NOT OFFER REMEDY FOR PROBLEM. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE LOSING STEERING WHILE IN MOTION. WHAT OPTIONS DO WE HAVE

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1024.4%
ODI 11266895 · 40,570 mi

POWER STEERING RANDOMLY FAILS WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE, ON RESIDENTIAL STREET AND THE EXPRESSWAY. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES SINCE JUNE 3 FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE FIRST TIME THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED: REPLACED COMPLETE RACK & PINION GEAR WITH POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE REINSTALLED, DOWNLOAD FOR POWER STEERING MODULE. DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. SECOND TIME THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED: DOWNLOADED POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE BEFORE REPLACING MODULE. REPLACED RACK & PINION…

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15.0%
ODI 11639097

When i turn the car off the key will not allow me to remove it from ignition to the proper position to remove the key. This is a safety hazzard. I have to mess with the brakes, steering wheel and parking console and keep starting and turning off the car to get key removed. The dealer said they could not locate the problem however several of your other GM vehicles are having this issue. Please assist. I am being stranded in the dark in the cold with a car i cannot leave the key in or someone could steal the car, the doors will not lock with ke…

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15.3%
ODI 11384103 · 22,000 mi

STEERING WHEEL JERKS BACK ON AUTO START AFTER AUTO STOP. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THE ISSUES HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AND AT RANDOM. REPORTED THE ISSUE EARLY FEBRUARY 2020 AGAIN IN EARLY MAY 2020 AFTER FAILURE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT.REPORTED THE ISSUE AGAIN EARLY OCTOBER AFTER THE ISSUE WAS WORSE. ACCORDING TO GM FIELD SPECIALIST THE STEERING RACK WAS THE ISSUE, IT WAS REPLACED BUT THE ISSUE WAS STILL PERSISTENT AND THEY CONTINUED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A MONTH. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED BACK TO ME WITH A SHARPENING NOISE …

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165.7%
ODI 10437523

DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR MAT DOES NOT STAY IN PLACE WHEN STEPPED ON DURING EXIT/ENTRY OR DURING THE COURSE OF DRIVING. MAT CAN BECOME LODGED UNDER BRAKE PEDAL RESULTING IN REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, DEMONSTRATED PROBLEM, WAS TOLD THAT NO FIX EXISTS. CONTACTED CORPORATE AND EXPLAINED DANGER, WAS TOLD THAT MATS ARE FUNCTIONING AS THEY SHOULD, NO REPAIR EXISTS. I AM A FORENSIC ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTIONIST AND HAVE SEEN THE RESULTS OF FLOORMATS BECOMING DISLODGED AND HAMPERING EMERGENCY BRAKING ATTEMPTS. *KB

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55.4%
ODI 10725396 · 39,000 mi

THE CAR HAD NO ELECTRICAL POWER. ANYTHING ELECTRICAL WOULDN'T WORK. WE COULDN'T REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY, PUT WINDOWS OR ANYTHING. THE SECOND TIME I TRIED TO USE THE VEHICLES SELF JUMP START BUT NOTHING WOULD WORK. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO POWER IN THIS CAR AT THIS TIME. MY WIFE SAID AT ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS SHE DID SMELL A BURNING ODOR. WE ALSO HAD THE DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER STOP WORKING. IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN AFTER THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. WE FEEL WE ARE DRIVING A FIREBOMB WAITING TO HAPPEN AND DO NOT WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS C…

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99.9%
ODI 10605259 · 1,500 mi

THE FRONT SEAT HEAD RESTRAINTS ARE HEAD "CONSTRAINTS." BOTH THE ANGLE OF THE BRACES SUPPORTING THE HEAD RESTRAINTS AND THE THICKNESS OF THE PADDING OF THE HEAD RESTRAINTS ARE EXCESSIVE. WHEN THE SEAT IS UPRIGHT, A POSITION OF GOOD POSTURE, THE HEAD RESTRAINT FORCES THE HEAD DOWN TO LOOK AT THE LAP. RAISING THE HEAD RESTRAINT INCREASES THE DOWNWARD ANGLE. MOVING THE SEAT-BACK AWAY FROM VERTICAL MAKES THE HEAD COMFORTABLE BUT THEN THE BACK DOESN'T TOUCH THE SEAT-BACK AND THAT POSITION IS RATHER TIRING. MUCH OF THE TIME, THE SOLUTION IS TO LEAN FO…

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718.4%
ODI 10759325 · 100 mi

I OWNED THE CAR LESS THAN ONE WEEK AND AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE I-10 THE SUNROOF EXPLODED ON ME, DEALERSHIP TRIED TO PIN IT ON ME, BUT THEY WOUND UP KEEPING THE CAR A MONTH AND FINALLY FIXED IT , I KINDA FIGURED IT WAS A MANU DEFECT, BUT THE DEALERSHIP WON'T FESS UP TO THAT

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515.2%
ODI 10758783 · 6,581 mi

BOUGHT THE VEHICLE ON 2/28/2015 FROM RICK HENDRICK BUICK GMC IN DULUTH GA. AROUND THE BEGINNING OF JUNE 2015 MY AIR VENT ON THE DRIVE SIDE WAS COMING OUT OF THE DASHBOARD. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 06/10/2015. THEY SAID THEY HAD TO ORDER A NEW ONE. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER ON 6/13/2015 TO GET THE VENT REPLACED. SINCE THEN THERE HAS BEEN A VERY STRONG ORDOR(SMELL) COMING FROM THE VENTS. IT SMELLS LIKE A STRONG FINGER NAIL POLISH. SOMETIMES THE SMELL GETS WAY TO STRONG AND I HAVE TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN. THE SMELL HAPPEN…

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512.2%
ODI 10860271 · 16,000 mi

SUDDENLY AFTER LEAVING COSTCO GAS STATION AND DRIVING "NO" DISPLAY OF MILLAGE. SPEED GAUGES AND ALL CRITICAL INFORMATION WENT BLANK/BLACK ON DRIVERS DASH BOARD WITH CRITICAL LIGHTS DISPLAY SHOWING TROUBLE WITH VEHICLE BY DISPLAYING YELLOW; AND RED EXCLAMATIONS; SKID TIRE AND NO GAUGE READINGS FOR ENGINE TEMKP; OR NOTHING!. ON STAR GAVE NEGATIVE RESULTS FOR EMERGENCY HELP. DEALER STATED CAR WAS REPROGRAMED LAST WEEK. PREVIOUS RADIO AND BLUE TOOTH TROUBLE REPORTED TO GM. THEY SEEM TO IGNORE ME. TROUBLED RADIO AND NAVIGATION PURPOSIVELY FIXED…

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420.0%
ODI 11340104 · 21,000 mi

THE PAST TWO WEEKS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY TURNS OFF AND THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. IT IS SO SCARY WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPS. I HAVE TO PUT IT BACK IN PARK AND TRY TO GET THE EMERGENCY BRAKE OFF. IT TAKES A BIT TO GET IT OFF. THEN I CAN START IT AGAIN. I HAPPENED TODAY WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I WAS ON A CITY STREET.

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421.1%
ODI 11166356 · 250 mi

REVERSING CAMERA CAMERA IS INSTALLED AND EQUIPPED WITH GUIDE LINES SHOWING DIRECTION OF TRAVEL AND WHEEL POSITION. THESE GUIDELINES INTERMITENTLY DISAPPEAR FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IF THE CAR IS PUT INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN BACK INTO REVERSE LINES REAPPEAR. SINCE THE LINES ARE A FEATURE OF THE VEHICLE AND ARE NOT WORKING RELIABLY I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT, IT IS A DEFINITE DISTRACTION FROM THE INFORMATION THAT THE CAMERA IS PROFFERING. GM ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM INITIALLY AND REPLACED A MODULE 4 TIMES ON THIS VEHICLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT TH…

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210.5%
ODI 11312213 · 605 mi

I PURCHASED VEHICLE BELIEVING IT DID NOT HAVE THE AUTO STOP FUNCTION. IT WAS NOT WORKING WHEN I PURCHASED IT, THE SALESMAN SAID THERE WAS NONE, AND THERE IS NOT A SHUT OFF BUTTON. AFTER DRIVING 600 MILES, THE AUTO STOP STARTED WORKING. A GM REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THERE ARE CERTAIN CRITERIA THAT MUST BE MET BEFORE THE AUTO STOP STARTS TO WORK ON A NEW VEHICLE. ONE OF THOSE IS THAT THE VEHICLE MUST BE DRIVEN OVER 600 MILES BEFORE IT STARTS TO WORK. THIS IS NOT DISCLOSED ANYWHERE TO THE PURCHASER OF THE VEHICLE. I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED A …

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Caliper
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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Engine107,000–155,000 mi139,000 mi21
ODI 10466617 · 83,000 mi

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 FA…

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ODI 10618574 · 139,000 mi

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.

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ODI 10649952 · 124,000 mi

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

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Electrical System77,000–143,500 mi88,160 mi15
ODI 10151359 · 88,000 mi

VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITH USE OF TURN SIGNALS. HEADLIGHT AND DASH LIGHTS ALSO GO OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE PAST 3 WEEKS. ONE TIME THIS HAPPENED ON AN INTERSTATE. THIS CONDITION PRESENTS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD TO THE DRIVER AND ALL PASSENGERS. VEHICLE IS AT DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. *NM

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ODI 10174290 · 35,440 mi

1999 BUICK REGAL, 3.8L. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM PRIVATE OWNER WITH ONLY 34K MILES THIS PAST SUMMER. WHILE DRIVING AT CRUISING SPEED, ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. POTENTIALLY, COULD BE REAR-ENDED IF NO PULL-OFF AREA IS AVAILABLE. CAR STARTS/RUNS WHEN PLACED IN PARK. *NM

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ODI 10178951 · 118,000 mi

VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITH USE OF TURN SIGNALS. HEADLIGHT AND DASH LIGHTS ALSO GO OFF. THIS CONDITION PRESENTS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD TO THE DRIVER AND ALL PASSENGERS. *JB

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Engine And Engine Cooling92,353–132,000 mi100,000 mi9
ODI 10014319 · 92,353 mi

ON DECEMBER 27, 2002 AND DECEMBER 30, 2002. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO JEFFREY BUICK 30800 GRATIOT AVE ROSEVILLE, MICHIGAN 48066 ON 12/27/02 BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD NOT KEEP ANTIFREEZE IN THE RESERVOIR (POSSIBLE COOLANT LEAK) AND THE DASHBOARD LOW COOLANT AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT WAS ON. THE CAR WAS MISSING AND BACKFIRING DURING ENGINE START UP AND WAS ALMOST STALLING WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SHOP AND TOLD THE SERVICE SALES ADVISOR KENNETH HOPE WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A SPARK PLUG PROBLEM AND SECONDARY IGNITIO…

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ODI 10152287 · 88,420 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR 10 MINUTES WHEN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT NOT INSPECTED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS.

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ODI 10173009 · 102,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ANTIFREEZE WAS VANISHING UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE MANIFOLD WARPED ALLOWING THE ANTIFREEZE TO ENTER INTO THE ENGINE. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED THREE YEARS AGO. UPDATED 12/05/06. *JB

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine63,000–89,477 mi69,246 mi9
ODI 10014628 · 89,477 mi

THE VEHICLE SWAYED LEFT TO RIGHT WHILE DRIVING, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO CONTROL. *JB THERE WAS A CLUNK IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH CAUSED BY THE UNDERTORQUED STEERING GEAR BOLTS. THE STEERING SHAFT WAS LOOSE AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. *TS(SEE ANNOTATION - M. JORDAN) *TS. ALSO THE ENGINE FAILED TO TURN OVER, THE DEALER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND FOUND THE NO VOLTAGE ON THE BATTERY, THE TRANSMISSION JUMPED WHEN IT WAS PUT INTO GEAR, THE DEALER FOUND THE SHAFT FOR THE 4TH GEAR WORN, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE SIDE, THE RACK AN…

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ODI 10018117 · 73,000 mi

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. PH. THE ENGINE BLOCK AND WATER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

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ODI 10039392 · 44,000 mi

THIS VEHICLE FREQUENTLY STALLS. IT JUST STOPS RUNNING. IT HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY, AT INTERSECTIONS, AND ON CITY STREETS. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE DEALER HAS HAD THIS VEHICLE ON THREE SEPERATE OCCASIONS, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT.

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Steering63,990–150,000 mi89,477 mi9
ODI 10008190 · 67,000 mi

STEERING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 67,000 MILES ON 1999 BUICK REGAL WHICH HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR. SINGLE OWNER VIRTUALLY ALL HIGHWAY USE VEHICLE 3.5 YEARS OLD. STEERING BECAME SLUGGISH WHEN CAR WAS FIRST STARTED, THEN RESPONDED NORMALLY. WAS TOLD SOME INTERNAL SEALS WERE WORN. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM, BUT FORTUNATELY NOT. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE WHERE THE STEERING ASSEMBLY FROM WHEEL TO WHEEL HAD TO BE REPLACED AND HAVE DRIVEN 6 VEHICLE'S TO OVER 100,000 MILES, ONE 130,000.

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ODI 10008872 · 63,990 mi

THE STEERING FAILED ON THE VEHICLE.*DT *JB

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ODI 10014628 · 89,477 mi

THE VEHICLE SWAYED LEFT TO RIGHT WHILE DRIVING, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO CONTROL. *JB THERE WAS A CLUNK IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH CAUSED BY THE UNDERTORQUED STEERING GEAR BOLTS. THE STEERING SHAFT WAS LOOSE AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. *TS(SEE ANNOTATION - M. JORDAN) *TS. ALSO THE ENGINE FAILED TO TURN OVER, THE DEALER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND FOUND THE NO VOLTAGE ON THE BATTERY, THE TRANSMISSION JUMPED WHEN IT WAS PUT INTO GEAR, THE DEALER FOUND THE SHAFT FOR THE 4TH GEAR WORN, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE SIDE, THE RACK AN…

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Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls89,000–100,000 mi90,000 mi5
ODI 10147837 · 114,000 mi

3 OUT OF 4 POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED. ONE WAS COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE PARTS TO FIX THE WINDOW YOURSELF FROM DEALER IS OVER $300.00. THE COST TO HAVE FIXED AT THE DEALER IS OVER $500.00. WINDOWS HAVE FAILED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NORMAL USE ONLY. THE DESIGN/MOTORS OF THESE WINDOWS MUST BE FAULTY. *JB

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ODI 10150561 · 90,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW FELL DOWN WITHOUT WARNING AND WILL NOT GO BACK UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WERE THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE THE ELECTRICAL MOTOR IN THE POWER WINDOW. DURING A PERIOD OF TIME THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW AND THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOWS HAVE ALSO MALFUNCTIONED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED HOWEVER, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.

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ODI 10190678 · 89,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 89000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND REAR SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE ON 5/15/07 FOR THIS FAILURE.

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipToo few reports for a range25,638 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10151942 · 25,638 mi

1999 BUICK REGAL ABS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON WHEN YOU PRESS ON BRAKE AND INTERMITTENTLY ALL DASH WARNING LIGHTS WILL COME ON. *TS THE BRAKE MODULE, CONNECTOR, HEAT/AIR CONTROL DISPLAY WOULD BECOME BRIGHT AND THEN GO DARK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CONTROL HEAD. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *JB

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Steering:Rack And Pinion35,611–89,000 mi73,800 mi5
ODI 10025786 · 89,000 mi

SEVERE CLUNKING NOISE UNDER HOOD WHEN TURNING WHEEL. AFTER TAKING CAR TO VARIOUS MECHANICS, IT WAS A UNANIMOUS CONSENUS THE RACK & PINION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK

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ODI 10039481 · 33,500 mi

IN THE WATERLOO COURIER OF 9/23/03 IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS INVESTIGATING A POSSIBLE STEERING DEFECT IN GM VEHICLES. THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED INVOLVED DIFFICULTY IN STEERING WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. THIS HAPPENED TO ME AND MY DAUGHTER (WHO WAS DRIVING MY CAR AT THE TIME) ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, IN CEDAR FALLS, IOWA. WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE (1999 BUICK REGAL) BACK TO WAVERLY TO JERRY ROLING'S DEALERSHIP. ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE RACK AND PINION (SP?) HAD GONE OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIR…

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ODI 10054075 · 102,000 mi

WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE STEERING ISSUE, HOWEVER THE RECALL STOPPED AT THE 1998 MODELS. *JB

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-102026-09

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-09 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 25 reports

2019: 5 complaints · 2020: 2 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2019235
2020112
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
20191801
2020200

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentEngineElectrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingEngine And Engine Cooling:EngineSteeringVisibility:Power Window Devices And ControlsService Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipSteering:Rack And Pinion
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4
ODI 10618574 · 139,000 mi

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.

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ODI 10816262 · 180,000 mi

ENGINE EXPLOSION AND FIRE VEHICLE WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY ENGINE OFF. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION FOLLOWED BY ENGINE FIRE. FLAMES WERE 20 FT HIGH. FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED BUT I WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND WATER FROM MY GARDEN HOSE. WHEN THE FIRE DEPT ARRIVED THE FIRE WAS ALREADY OUT. MY EVALUATION IS THE FOLLOWING: THE FORCE OF THE EXPLOSION WAS SO GREAT THAT IT SPLIT OPEN/CRACKED THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD (UPPER PLANUM). IT ALSO LIFTED THE FUEL RAIL FROM THE ENGINE AND SOME INJECTO…

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ODI 10905002

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH IN MARCH, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CONTACT WALKED HOME TO CALL HER HUSBAND. WHEN THE CONTACT STATED AND HER HUSBAND ARRIVED BACK TO THE VEHICLE, IT HAD CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED TO THE GROUND. THE POLICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE AT THE SCENE AND REPORTS WERE FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE REMNANT OF THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE …

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1
ODI 10852000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE TOOLS AND PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PART WOULD BE SUPPLIED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 05/26/16*LJ *TR

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0
1
ODI 10649952 · 124,000 mi

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

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000
Electrical System
4
ODI 10618574 · 139,000 mi

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.

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ODI 10816262 · 180,000 mi

ENGINE EXPLOSION AND FIRE VEHICLE WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY ENGINE OFF. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION FOLLOWED BY ENGINE FIRE. FLAMES WERE 20 FT HIGH. FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED BUT I WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND WATER FROM MY GARDEN HOSE. WHEN THE FIRE DEPT ARRIVED THE FIRE WAS ALREADY OUT. MY EVALUATION IS THE FOLLOWING: THE FORCE OF THE EXPLOSION WAS SO GREAT THAT IT SPLIT OPEN/CRACKED THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD (UPPER PLANUM). IT ALSO LIFTED THE FUEL RAIL FROM THE ENGINE AND SOME INJECTO…

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ODI 10905002

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH IN MARCH, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CONTACT WALKED HOME TO CALL HER HUSBAND. WHEN THE CONTACT STATED AND HER HUSBAND ARRIVED BACK TO THE VEHICLE, IT HAD CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED TO THE GROUND. THE POLICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE AT THE SCENE AND REPORTS WERE FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE REMNANT OF THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE …

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—0
2
ODI 10017758

THERE WERE LOUD NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE PLASTIC CONNECTING TUBE WHICH CARRIED THE ANTIFREEZE BROKE AND ALLOWED COOLANT TO FLOW INTO ENGINE, AND DESTROYED THE ENGINE. ALSO, THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEAD GASKETS,VALVE SEALS, FLYWHEEL, INTAKE PLENUM,SPARK PLUGS AND STARTER. *AK *JB

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ODI 10183797

CAR HESITATES AND SOMETIMES DIES WHEN EITHER BLINKER IS SELECTED. SEEMS TO BE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM GETTING WORSE. *NM

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2
ODI 10446109 · 200,000 mi

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

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ODI 10884645

I CALLED A GM MOTORS DEALER AND THEY TELL ME THAT THEIR IS NO RECALLS ON MY CAR, BUT WHEN I LOOKED ON THIS SITE, THEIR IS 8 CODES WITH THE ONE RECALL I JUST GOT DONE NOT LONG AGO!! I WANT MY CAR FIXED!

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0
1
ODI 10091849

CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE VEHICLE'S TTACTION CONTROL LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY. *NM

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0
Engine And Engine Cooling
1
ODI 10852000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE TOOLS AND PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PART WOULD BE SUPPLIED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 05/26/16*LJ *TR

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0—00000
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine0
2
ODI 10017758

THERE WERE LOUD NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE PLASTIC CONNECTING TUBE WHICH CARRIED THE ANTIFREEZE BROKE AND ALLOWED COOLANT TO FLOW INTO ENGINE, AND DESTROYED THE ENGINE. ALSO, THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEAD GASKETS,VALVE SEALS, FLYWHEEL, INTAKE PLENUM,SPARK PLUGS AND STARTER. *AK *JB

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ODI 10183797

CAR HESITATES AND SOMETIMES DIES WHEN EITHER BLINKER IS SELECTED. SEEMS TO BE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM GETTING WORSE. *NM

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0—
1
ODI 10014628 · 89,477 mi

THE VEHICLE SWAYED LEFT TO RIGHT WHILE DRIVING, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO CONTROL. *JB THERE WAS A CLUNK IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH CAUSED BY THE UNDERTORQUED STEERING GEAR BOLTS. THE STEERING SHAFT WAS LOOSE AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. *TS(SEE ANNOTATION - M. JORDAN) *TS. ALSO THE ENGINE FAILED TO TURN OVER, THE DEALER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND FOUND THE NO VOLTAGE ON THE BATTERY, THE TRANSMISSION JUMPED WHEN IT WAS PUT INTO GEAR, THE DEALER FOUND THE SHAFT FOR THE 4TH GEAR WORN, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE SIDE, THE RACK AN…

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000
Steering
1
ODI 10649952 · 124,000 mi

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

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2
ODI 10446109 · 200,000 mi

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

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ODI 10884645

I CALLED A GM MOTORS DEALER AND THEY TELL ME THAT THEIR IS NO RECALLS ON MY CAR, BUT WHEN I LOOKED ON THIS SITE, THEIR IS 8 CODES WITH THE ONE RECALL I JUST GOT DONE NOT LONG AGO!! I WANT MY CAR FIXED!

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0
1
ODI 10014628 · 89,477 mi

THE VEHICLE SWAYED LEFT TO RIGHT WHILE DRIVING, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO CONTROL. *JB THERE WAS A CLUNK IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH CAUSED BY THE UNDERTORQUED STEERING GEAR BOLTS. THE STEERING SHAFT WAS LOOSE AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. *TS(SEE ANNOTATION - M. JORDAN) *TS. ALSO THE ENGINE FAILED TO TURN OVER, THE DEALER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND FOUND THE NO VOLTAGE ON THE BATTERY, THE TRANSMISSION JUMPED WHEN IT WAS PUT INTO GEAR, THE DEALER FOUND THE SHAFT FOR THE 4TH GEAR WORN, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE SIDE, THE RACK AN…

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Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls00000—00
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip0
1
ODI 10091849

CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE VEHICLE'S TTACTION CONTROL LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY. *NM

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0000—0
Steering:Rack And Pinion0000000—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

8 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

18 mentions · 7.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 97,177 mi (14 usable records).

ODI 10014319 · 92,353 mi

ON DECEMBER 27, 2002 AND DECEMBER 30, 2002. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO JEFFREY BUICK 30800 GRATIOT AVE ROSEVILLE, MICHIGAN 48066 ON 12/27/02 BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD NOT KEEP ANTIFREEZE IN THE RESERVOIR (POSSIBLE COOLANT LEAK) AND THE DASHBOARD LOW COOLANT AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT WAS ON. THE CAR WAS MISSING AND BACKFIRING DURING ENGINE START UP AND WAS ALMOST STALLING WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SHOP AND TOLD THE SERVICE SALES ADVISOR KENNETH HOPE WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A SPARK PLUG PROBLEM AND SECONDARY IGNITIO…

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ODI 10020606 · 61,900 mi

MY BUICK REGAL 3.8 1999 HAS STALLED WHILE RUNNING AT SPEED 5 TIMES IN THE PAST FIVE DAYS. THE DEALE, THOMPSON BUICK, PLACERVILLE CA SAID THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING SINCE IT IS AN INTERMITANT PROBLEM. I SHIFT INTO N AND THEN TURN THE KEY TO START WHILE STILL TRAVELING AND IT USUALLY STARTS.

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ODI 10039392 · 44,000 mi

THIS VEHICLE FREQUENTLY STALLS. IT JUST STOPS RUNNING. IT HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY, AT INTERSECTIONS, AND ON CITY STREETS. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE DEALER HAS HAD THIS VEHICLE ON THREE SEPERATE OCCASIONS, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT.

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Steering assistance concerns

18 mentions · 7.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 90,250 mi (11 usable records).

ODI 10040438

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, THE AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL. THE DRIVER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION. *AK (MAKING LEFT TURNS WERE VERY HARD AND STIFF) THE CONSUMER AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT BY TURNING RIGHT. THE RACK AND PINION WAS BINDING AND WAS REPLACED. *SCC *JB

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ODI 10054075 · 102,000 mi

WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE STEERING ISSUE, HOWEVER THE RECALL STOPPED AT THE 1998 MODELS. *JB

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ODI 10054350 · 46,956 mi

1999 REGAL WITH 47,000 MILE HAS DEVELOPED A CLANKING NOISE FROM STEERING WHEEL WHEN MAKING LEFT TURN SAME PROBLEM NOW EXIST WHEN MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. DELIVERY DATE ON SERVICE ID IS 28 OCT 98. YET THIS MODEL IS NOT LISTED IN LASTEST POWER STEERING RECALL - THE DESCRIPTION OF MY PROBLEM IS DUPLICATED IN THIS LATEST RECALL. *CB

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

13 mentions · 5.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 69,500 mi (7 usable records).

ODI 10037573 · 30,574 mi

SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID DUE TO PREMATURE RUSTING OF METAL BRAKE LINES. BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, BRAKE PEDAL WENT MUSHY, SOME DIFFICULTY IN STOPPING VEHICLE. SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION REVEALED METAL BRAKE LINES SEVERELY RUSTED IN THREE PLACES, ONE RESULTED IN SAID LOSS OF FLUID. *JB

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ODI 10038296

AUTO DESIGN DEFECT IS BILKING CONSUMERS AND HURTING ECONOMY.*MR THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THERE BEING A PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER MENTIONED THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE NOT DOING THEIR JOB. INSTEAD OF WARNING THE DRIVER, IT'S COSTING THEM MONEY TO GET THEM TURNED OFF EACH TIME. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM AND WHY HAS IT NOT BEEN FIXED YET? *PH *JB

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ODI 10071975 · 37,111 mi

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE FAILED. CONSUMER WILL HAVE THE MECHANIC REPLACE THE ENGINE. *AK PRIOR TO THE ENGINE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES BECAUSE THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING ONTO HER DRIVEWAY.

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Brake response concerns

8 mentions · 3.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 72,000 mi (8 usable records).

ODI 10022324 · 60,000 mi

THE FRONT BRAKES FAILED TO RELEASE. THE PADS WERE NOT WORN, HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNGLUED.*AK. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE GLUE ON THE BRAKES WAD DEFECTIVE. *JB

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ODI 10037573 · 30,574 mi

SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID DUE TO PREMATURE RUSTING OF METAL BRAKE LINES. BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, BRAKE PEDAL WENT MUSHY, SOME DIFFICULTY IN STOPPING VEHICLE. SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION REVEALED METAL BRAKE LINES SEVERELY RUSTED IN THREE PLACES, ONE RESULTED IN SAID LOSS OF FLUID. *JB

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ODI 10047131 · 40,000 mi

EXTERIOR MIRROR GLASS VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING CAUSING BLURRED VISION. HAD ONE SIDE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. 6 MONTHS LATER, BOTH SIDES DO IT. IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE CLEARLY!!! CHROME COATING ON WHEELS PEELING OFF. PIECES WILL STICK TO THE ABS SENSOR CAUSING FAULT. ONE OCCASION IT MADE BRAKES FAIL ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT. *LA

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Fuel smell or leak mentions

3 mentions · 1.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 100,100 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10176987 · 100,100 mi

TL*- THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN HE SMELLED GAS FUMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE HAD A CUT FUEL LINE BACK NEAR THE FIREWALL. THE GAS SPILLED ON THE ENGINE, THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT TELL HIM WHY IT HAD HAPPENED. *AK THE HEATED SEAT RELAY WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 02/09/07. *JB

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ODI 10207389 · 65,500 mi

OCCASIONALLY DURING COLD WEATHER STARTS AT 10 DEGREES F OR COLDER STRONG ODOR OF FUEL IS NOTICED. REVIEWED NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA02030. CAR STARTS WITH NO PROBLEM NO ROUGHNESS. ENGINE RUNS FINE. NO CAUTION LIGHTS ON DASH INDICATORS. I'M IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. FUEL LEAKS AND POSSIBLE FIRES CAN BE DEADLY. JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW. *TR

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ODI 10649952 · 124,000 mi

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

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Matching rule\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b

Hard or delayed shifting

3 mentions · 1.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 100,000 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10268759 · 120,000 mi

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.

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ODI 10845777

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE JERKED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPARK PLUG WIRES HAD CAUGHT FIRE AND THERE WAS OIL LEAKING FROM THE VALVE COVER GASKET. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR HAND INJURIES BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. HO…

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ODI 11031897 · 80,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE GEAR SHIFTER IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND BEGAN TO SHAKE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON AN INCLINE, IT FAILED TO PROPERLY ACCELERATE AND STARTED TO SHAKE. ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PENSKE CHEVROLET OF CERRITOS (18605 STUDEBAKER RD, CERRITOS, CA 90703 [phone removed]). BUT NO DIAGNOSTIC FAILURE CODES WERE FOUND AND THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEH…

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

1 mentions · 0.4% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 10086161

ON JULY 31, 2004 I ATTEMPTED TO START MY 1999 BUICK REGAL FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT DAY AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED A TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD ALONG WITH A FOUL ODOR THAT DID NOT SMELL LIKE ANTIFREEZE. THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT ON, THOUGH I HAD JUST FLUSHED AND REFILLED THE RADIATOR JUST 3 MONTHS BEFORE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET THE CAR TO THE REPAIR SHOP, IT DIED AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I WAS LATER INFORMED THAT A DEFECT COMMON TO THIS ENGINE HAD CAUSED THE PROBLEM; THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND HAD BROKE, ALLOWING…

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b

Oil consumption or dilution

1 mentions · 0.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 83,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10466617 · 83,000 mi

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 FA…

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Matching rule\b(oil consumption|burn\w* oil|consum\w* oil|oil dilution|gas(?:oline)? in (?:the )?oil)\b