2000 BUICK REGAL Complaints

MY COMPLAINT IS MY WINDOWS. MY CAR WILL BE PAID OFF THIS NOV. AND I SHOULD HAVE ALREADY FILED THIS COMPLAINT. THE FIRST OF THIS YEAR MY RIGHT BACK WINDOW GOT STUCK IN THE DOWNWARD POSITION. I CALLED SUPERIOR CHEV TO GET A QUOTE, IT WAS 249.00 JUST FOR THE WINDOW REGULATOR OVER 600.00 PARTS AND LABOR. I HAD TO HAVE THE PART SO I BOUGHT IT AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH SOMEONE THAT COULD PUT IT ON FOR ME FOR ABOUT 90% LESS THAN SUPERIOR CHEV IN DEKALB COUNTY GEORGIA. I ALWAYS HAD TROUBLE WITH THE REAR LEFT WINDOW. I HAVE MY GRANDDAUGHTER CAR SEAT ON THAT SIDE. WHEN I WOULD PICK UP MY SON FROM SCHOOL WE COULD NOT ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT COME DOWN. THEN I HAD THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOWN AND IT GOT STUCK IN THE DOWNWARD POSITION. I HAD TO TAKE IT IN TO HAVE SOMEONE TO TIE IT UP WILL PLASTIC TIES BECAUSE IT WAS STARTING TO RAIN. I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND IT WAS NOT ABOUT TO GET RUIN OVER SOME RAIN BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I DIDN'T AND DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE ALL THESE WINDOWS FIXED. I STILL CAN'T GET THE WINDOWS DOWN ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. I CALLED MONDAY SUPERIOR CHEV OCT 14,2005 INSTEAD OF THE PART BEING 249.00. IT IS NOW 329. HOW IN THE WORLD CAN SOMEONE COME OUT OF THEIR POCKET WITH THIS MUCH MONEY WHEN IT IS THE MANUFACTURERS FAULT. FOR ME IT IS EMBARRASSING TO GO THROUGH A DRIVE-THRU AND OPEN A DOOR TO PAY AND OPEN AGAIN TO PICK-UP THE FOOD. I DON'T GO TO DRIVE-THROUGH NO MORE. IT'S STILL HOT WHEN I WAIT ON MY SON TO GET OFF FROM WORK AND I CAN'T LOWER THE DRIVER'S WINDOW OR THE RIGHT LEFT REAR WHERE MY GRANDDAUGHTER SITS. COULD YOU PLEASE SEE IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE DONE AND NOT JUST FOR ME, BUT FOR OTHER CAR BUYERS TOO. I HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT WHAT I CONSIDER AMERICAN MADE CARS AND WE NEED TO DO BETTER IN ORDER TO KEEP OUR JOBS. I ALSO HAD A TIE ROD I HAD TO HAVE REPLACED I BELIEVE IT WAS IN 2002 OR 2003. I ALSO HAD A LOCK ACTUATOR PUT ON THE CAR 4/30/02.*JB

I HAVE A 2000 BUICK REGAL. IN JUNE 2005 THREE WARNING LIGHTS STARTED SHOWING UP ON MY DASH "CHECK ENGINE", "ANTI LOCK BRAKES" AND "TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM OFF". THE LIGHT STAYED ON FOR 1 WEEK AND THEN WENT OFF. THIRTY DAYS LATER, THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND STAYED ON FOR 1 WEEK AND THEN WENT OFF. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE WILLIAMS FAMILY AUTO MALL DEALERSHIP (WHERE I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE CAR AND HAVE HAD MY CAR SERVICED) TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT WILL COST ME $3,200 TO FIX. THE CAR HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT. I DECLINED HAVING THIS FIXED BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO REPAIR THE CAR. IN THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST, THE THREE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN AND HAVE STAYED ON SINCE THEM. NOW THAT I SEE THE RECALL NOTICE FOR GM'S TRUCKS AND SUV'S WITH ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEMS I WANTED TO SEE IF MY PROBLEMS ARE RELATED TO THE RECALL. I ALSO WANTED TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYWAY I CAN HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED ALONG WITH THIS RECALL NOTICE. ITS NOT RIGHT FOR SUCH A SYSTEM TO GO OUT WITH 80,000 MILES. IN AUGUST 2005, I ALSO HAS THE POWER STEERING GO OUT ON ALL LEFT TURNS. THIS WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND I HAD TO PAY $1,000 TO HAVE THIS FIXED. THIS ALSO HAPPENED AT 80,000 MILES AND AGAIN, IN MY OPINION, SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE OUT. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I COULD NOT MAKE ANY LEFT TURNS WITH THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN ESTIMATE WHICH WAS $2,300 WHO SAID THE "RACK" WAS OUT. I THEN TOOK IT TO A LOCAL GARAGE, DEMPSEYS, AND THEY SAID THE "PINION" PART OF THE STEERING WAS OUT. I HAD THE CAR FIXED AT DEMPSEYS FOR $1,000 WITH REFURBISHED PARTS AND THE PROBLEM IS FIXED. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A WRECK, THE IMPACT WAS THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. AIR BAG LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. THE SPEED WAS 30-35 MPH. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THIS WAS A 2000 BUICK REGAL. THE VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED REGULARLY. *AK THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS SHOULDER, NECK, LOWER BACK AND BOTH KNEES. *NM

DT: THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED ABOUT A MONTH AGO. WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON ALL THE TIME. THE LIGHT STAYED ON FOR A WHILE AND THEN WENT OFF, LIKE IT WENT ON FOR 20 MINUTES, AND STAYED OFF FOR 10 MINUTES. THEN, IT CAME BACK ON. THE CAR HAS FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN WRECKED. RECALL 00V371000 WAS ISSUED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND WILL BE PICKED UP TODAY. OWNER HAD TO PAY HALF THE COST, AND THE VEHICLE HAS 22,000 MILES ON IT.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT FLICKERS ON & OFF, NOW ITS BEEN ON A WHILE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BECAUSE I WAS TOLD TO RESEARCH RECALLS, FIRST.

DT: THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING AT ALL. THE LCD TEMPERATURE SCREEN IS ALSO OUT. *TT

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE AND TRACTION OFF WARNING LIGHTS ARE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. TWO PREVIOUS TIMES SINCE JULY 2004 THIS HAS OCCURRED. THREE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM HAVE BEEN CHANGED.I'M CONCERNED ABOUT FAULTY EQUIPMENT AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES NOT WORKING IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.*AK

2000 BUICK REGAL GS HAS DEFECTIVE TIRE EQUIPMENT. ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE LOW TIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE VEHICLE 8 TIMES. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE DEALER HAD TO REINFLATED THE TIRES. THEY ALSO REPLACED TIRE CAPS AND VALVE STEMS. FINALLY ONCE THE WHEEL WAS REPLACED THE PROBLEM NO LONGER OCCURRED. *NM

PERSISTENT OIL LEAKAGE FROM ENGINE AND SUBSEQUENT SMOKE FROM LEAKAGE. THE AUTOMOBILE HAS BEEN TAKEN FOR SERVICING THE PROBLEM FIVE (5) TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO (2) YEARS WITH NO SOLUTION TO PROBLEM. *NM

(1) BOTH REAR SEATS SAFETY BELTS DID NOT OPERATE; (2) UNSAFE CONDITION FOR PASSENGERS IN REAR SEAT; AND (3) TOOK CAR TO DEALER. THEY TOLD ME IT NEEDED BOTH NEW REAR SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES.*AK VEHICLE: 2000 BUICK REGAL LS VIN [XXX] I FEEL THAT THIS BEING A SAFETY RELATED PROBLEM, WITH A LAW IN FORCE THAT SAYS YOU HAVE TO WEAR A SEAT BELT SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY GM. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE FEBRUARY 04, 2004 I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE NO ONE HAS BEEN IN THE BACK SEAT. IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ONE REAR SEATBELT ASSEMBLY, I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED, BUT THE FACT THAT BOTH REAR SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES ARE COMPLETELY LOCKED UP SAYS TO ME THAT THERE MUST BE SOME KIND OF DEFECT, AND I FEEL THAT THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM SHOULD BE REPORTED, AND CHECKED FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OR MALFUNCTIONS. UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)