2001 BUICK REGAL Complaints

VEHICLE HAS A 3.8 LITER SUPER CHARGED ENGINE. PARKED CAR AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES WITH NO NOTICEABLE PROBLEM. ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER, I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ENGULFED. THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS. THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING AND THEIR WAS NO INDICATION OF SMOKE/FIRE WHEN I TURNED IT OFF. *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER LEAKS ONTO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. WHEN THE WATER ENTERS THE VEHICLE, IT SATURATES THE ENTIRE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,400.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED WHEN ACTIVATING THE TURN SIGNALS AND SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN. THE VEHICLE WILL RESTART AFTER A FEW MINUTES HAVE PASSED. THE FAILURE BEGAN IN APRIL 2007 , AND WAS NOW OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN USING TURN SIGNALS, GAUGES CLICK AND FLASH, DRIVE SELECTOR STUCK IN PARK, ENGINE WON'T START. PROBLEM IS FAULTY IGNITION RELAY AND WIRING HARNESS REPLACED BY DEALER AT $400.00 COST. ALLIED SWITCH 2.188 FROM AC DELCO COMPANY. *AK

THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHEN USING THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, WHEN TRYING TO RESTART ALL DASH BOARD LIGHTS FLASH AND THE FUEL GAUGE SWAYS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, THE DRIVE LEVER LOCKS IN THE LOCKED POSITION AND THE CAR WILL NOT START. AFTER LETTING IT SET THE DASH LIGHTS CONTINUE TO FLASH AND WON'T START. IF YOU TURN THE HAZARDS ON OR SET THE PARKING BRAKE THE CAR WILL START BUT SHUTS DOWN WHEN DRIVING. *JB

CAR DIES WHILE DRIVING IF TURN SIGNAL LEVER IS MOVED, INTERMITTENT SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES), ANTI-LOCK BRAKE (ABS) OR TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM (TCS) LAMP ILLUMINATED, ENGINE NO CRANK/NO START, VARIOUS INSTRUMENT PANEL (I/P) CLUSTER INTERMITTENT, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) U1000, U1016, B1422, B2957, B2958 SET, SHIFTER LOCKED IN PARK. *JB

BUICK REGAL. THE HEATING MODULE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT MALFUNCTIONED, CATCHING ON FIRE AND BURNT A HOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF SEAT. CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *MC THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO ASCERTAIN THE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION. *JB

THE ELECTRIC WINDOW MECHANISM ON BOTH REAR WINDOWS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW THE LEFT REAR WINDOW HAS FAILED AGAIN AND ALSO THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW HAS FAILED. WHEN I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER, THEY HAD NO EXPLANATION ON WHY THE REAR WINDOW FAILED AGAIN (ESPECIALLY WHEN I DON'T CARRY REAR PASSENGERS AND THE WINDOW IS SELDOM USED) AND WAS QUOTED $530.00 FOR REPAIR. IT WAS AFTER THAT THE FRONT WINDOW THEN FAILED. IT SEEMS TO ME THERE MUST BE SOME KIND OF PROBLEM OR DEFECT WITH THE MECHANISM SINCE 4 WINDOWS HAVE FAILED SINCE BUYING THE CAR. *JB

AT ABOUT 80,000 MILES GRINDING NOISE IN RIGHT FRONT WHEEL DEVELOPED, REPLACED BRAKES AND ROTORS FOUND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING WAS BAD AND HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED . AT ABOUT 84,000 MILES THE LIFTERS WERE MAKING A TICKING NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A HELICOPTER, REPLACED THE LIFTERS AT A COST OF $1600 THIS WAS JUST ONE MONTH AFTER THE FINAL PAYMENT OF THE 5 YEAR LOAN ONE MONTH AFTER THE LIFTERS WERE REPLACED THE ENGINE SEIZED UP NEEDED TO BE TOWED AND I'M TOLD THAT THE MAIN BEARING HAS GONE BAD AND THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT. *NM

TL* - WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, CONTACTS 2001 BUICK REGAL WAS REAR ENDED, CAUSING THE CONTACTS VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91000. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT. *JB UPDATED 03/07/07*JB