2001 BUICK REGAL Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE, SHE WOULD HAVE TO ENGAGE THE HAZARD LIGHTS FIRST AND THEN TURN THE IGNITION BEFORE IT WOULD START. THE DASHBOARD COMPONENTS WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY AND THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE, GEAR SHIFTER, AND ODOMETER WERE ALL INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STARTED THE ENGINE ON A COLD START AND A SHAKING MOTION OCCURRED. ADDITIONALLY, WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION THE ENGINE POWER FAILED TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO EXCEED OVER 25 MPH. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE POWER TRAIN, TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,584. UPDATED 05/13/10. *LJ

MY 2011 REGAL HAD TO HAVE THE LOWER AND UPPER INTAKE GASKET REPLACED AS WELL AS THE VALVE COVER GASKETS.. A WEEK AFTER THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY GASKET. I THEN GOT IT REPLACED AND THEN A WEEK AFTER THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. IT WAS PULLING UP A CODE FOR A VACUUM LEAK. WTF! MY BOYFRIEND TURNED THE LIGHT OFF AND IT HASN'T COME ON SINCE, SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS A GLITCH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN UNTIL IT WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND HE SHOULD FILE A SAFETY COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR. THE INCIDENT INVOLVES THE CRUISE CONTROL OF THIS VEHICLE. I WAS DRIVING ON I-65. I SET THE CRUISE FOR 65 MPH. LATER, I PUSHED THE ACCELERATE BUTTON TO INCREASE THE SPEED BY 5 MPH. I RELEASED THE SWITCH AT THE DESIRED SPEED BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AS IF I FLOORED IT. I QUICKLY HIT THE BRAKES AND THAT FIRST STOPPED THE ACCELERATION. BUT AS SOON AS I RELEASED THE BRAKES, IT WENT BACK TO ACCELERATION. I THEN TURNED THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION AND THAT STOPPED THE ACCELERATION. I CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 10 MILES WHEN I TRIED THE CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN. THE UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION OCCURRED AGAIN WHEN I USED THE ACCELERATE BUTTON BUT THIS TIME I APPLIED THE DECELERATE BUTTON ONE TIME AS IF TO DECREASE THE SPEED BY 1 MPH. THAT ACTION KILLED THE CRUISE CONTROL ALL TOGETHER. IF I WANTED CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN, I WOULD HAVE TO RESET THE DESIRED SPEED ALL OVER AGAIN AS IF IT WEREN'T SET AT ALL. I HAVE ANOTHER INCIDENT INVOLVING THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE SAME TRIP. I HAD THE DESIRED SPEED SET. WHEN THE CAR HIT A BUMP SUCH AS A SMALL POTHOLE, THE CAR'S SPEED SUDDENLY WOULD START TO INCREASE AS IF I FLOORED IT. AGAIN I HAD TO APPLY THE OFF SWITCH OR DECELERATE BUTTON TO KILL IT. ANOTHER INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE SAME TRIP INVOLVING THE CRUISE CONTROL. I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH IN THE ON POSITION BUT HADN'T SET THE SPEED WHEN I HIT A BUMP ON THE INTERSTATE. AGAIN THE CAR ACTED AS IF I FLOORED THE ACCELERATOR AND AGAIN I HAD TO TURN THE SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION OR USE THE DECELERATE BUTTON TO STOP IT. I HAD THIS CAR TROUBLE-SHOT FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY FOUND THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE WAS AT FAULT BUT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER NATIONWIDE. I WAS TOLD I COULD BE PUT ON A WAITING LIST BUT IT COULD BE A WHILE. ONE WOULD HAVE TO THINK I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. I THINK THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION AND SHOULD BE LOOKED AT. *TR JEFF LEONARD,

WAS IN FATAL ACCIDENT ON MAY 8 2009 IN DES MOINES, IA. IT WAS LIGHT RAIN THAT NIGHT AND I MADE AN ATTEMPT TO TURN A CORNER AND SLIDE RIGHT THROUGH AND FENCE AND DROPPED DOWN A HILL ABOUT AND ESTIMATED 20 FEET. THE ANTI-BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AS WELL AS THE AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING IS MY CONCERN. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST INCIDENT. THE ONE TOOK PLACE IN DECEMBER OF 2009. A DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF THE CAR AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED I WAS THEY CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION, BUT WAS NOT INFORMED TO WHERE I COULD UNDERSTAND. NOW THE CASE IS WITH THEIR LAWYERS WHO WON'T ANSWER THE PHONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. MINUTES LATER AFTER THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED A REPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES WITH THE POWER WINDOWS EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDING TO ROLL DOWN THE FRONT WINDOW, THE WINDOW STALLED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE ROLLED BACK UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE REGULATOR AND THE RETAINER WERE FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAS FAILED EIGHTEEN TIMES OVER THE YEARS SINCE 2004 AND EACH TIME THE SAME PART HAS BEEN REPLACED. ON APRIL 16, 2009, THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE REGULATOR FAILED. THE TECHNICIAN BOLTED UP THE WINDOW. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT SHE WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO USE THAT WINDOW AGAIN AND THERE WAS NO REMEDY TO REPAIR IT; THEREFORE, IT WILL CONTINUE TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 7/9/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDOWS WOULD MAKE A CLICKING SOUND AND THEN IT WOULD FALL DOWN INTO THE DOOR PANEL. DURING RAINY WEATHER, THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 07/17/09.*JB

IN DEC.2008, I HAD MY OIL CHANGED AND I NOTICED SEVERAL WEEK LATER THAT OIL WAS LEAKING ON MY GARAGE FLOOR. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO HAVE IT CHECKED FOR THE OIL LEAK. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE "INTAKE MANIFOLD" WHICH HAD A BAD DESIGN AND IT WAS ALSO CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE OIL. I IMMEDIATELY CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE, AND THERE WERE. HOWEVER, WHEN I CALLED THE "BUICK" HOME OFFICE I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. THE INFORMATION WHICH I COLLECTED STATED THAT LETTERS WERE MAILED OUT FOR 1997-2000 MODELS ON APRIL 28,2008. IT ALSO STATED THAT GM WILL ADVISE WHEN LETTERS FOR THE 2001-2003 MODELS WILL BE MAILED. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE AND I AM AFRAID THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY CAUSE MY CAR TO CATCH FIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED BUICK RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 07035 OR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V118000 REGARDING THE GASKET ON HIS VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED THE FIRST GASKET. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECOND GASKET IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO MAKE THE REPAIR. HE CALLED GM TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND THEY REFERRED HIM TO NHTSA. CURRENTLY, THE GASKET IS LEAKING AND DRIPPING DOWN ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.