1998 BUICK REGAL Complaints

MY CAR'S RADIATOR COOLING LIGHT CAME ON, AND I DISCOVERED THAT THE OVERFLOW TANK WAS EMPTY. SINCE IT WAS ZERO DEGREES OUT, I WAS AFRAID THE ENGINE WOULD FREEZE. MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOUND THE UPPER MANIFOLD LEAKING AND CHARGED ME OVER $900 TO REPLACE IT AND REFILL THE COOLING SYSTEM. I NOW DISCOVER THAT THIS WAS IN TWO PREVIOUS MFG BULLETINS. BUICK REFUSES TO REIMBURSE ME SAYING I HAD TO DRIVE IT TO THEIR DEALER (A DISTANCE AWAY). I FEEL THIS IS UNFAIR. IT IS A DEFECT THAT I DISCOVERED THEY HAVE RECTIFIED IN RECENT MODELS.

TREAD DELAMINATED AS VEHICLE WAS ENTERING I-20 WESTBOUND IN BENBROOK, TX. PHOTOS AVAILABLE. DT

ON ABOUT 6 OCCASIONS WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A DEAD STOP, ENGINE STOPS DEAD WHILE DASH LIGHTS AND ACCESORIES SUCH AS AIR CONDITIONING AND RADIO REMAIN FUNCTIONAL. ENGINE IS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED EACH THIS HAPPENS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND COULD NOT FIND ANY FAULT NOR COULD THEY DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. GM WAS ALSO NOTIFIED BUT SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM, YET THERE ARE 13 SUCH PROBLEMS REPORTED TO NHTSA. IF PROBLEM WERE TO OCCUR WHILE TRYING TO NAVIGATE AN INTERSECTION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, SEVER ACCIDENT COULD RESULT. MR

BLOW OUT WHICH RESULTED IN BROKEN AXLE AND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO FRONT FENDER, AND BENT RIM. ALSO CAUSED CONTUSIONS TO DRIVER UPON IMPACT OF HILLSIDE.*AK

BLOW OUT WHICH RESULTED IN BROKEN AXLE AND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO FRONT FENDER, AND BENT RIM. ALSO CAUSED CONTUSIONS TO DRIVER UPON IMPACT OF HILLSIDE.*AK

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE. ALSO, THERE IS SLOW BRAKING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER TRIED TO USE THE SIGNAL LEVER, HOWEVER IT WOULD NOT WORK. MECHANIC REPLACED THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH. *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 TO 60 MPH ENGINE DIED. NO POWER BRAKES AND NO STEERING IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. TOOK VEHICLE TO BUICK, AND THEY DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM, BUT COULDN'T FIX IT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

STEERING BINDS IN LOW SPEED TURNS AND ALWAYS MAKES WHINING NOISE. FLUID LEVEL OK. *AK

THE RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY BROKE WHILE IN A PARKING LOT. VEHICLE COULD NOT BE TURNED TO THE LEFT. NORMALLY AT THE TIME THIS OCCURRED, I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE FREEWAY AND MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE SUFFERED A FATAL CRASH. THE DEALER SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FACTORY DENIED ANY STEERING PROBLEMS, RECALLS OR REPAIR ASSISTANCE. DEALERSHIP MECHANICS SAID THERE HAS BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE RACK AND PINION STEERING. DRIVE TRAINS AND ENGINES ARE WARRANTED TO 100,000 MILES ALONG WITH EMISSIONS SYSTEMS. A PART AS ESSENTIAL TO SAFETY AS THE STEERING SHOULD NOT BE FAILING ESPECIALLY AT THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF THIS CAR. THE OWNERS MANUAL MAKES A BIG DEAL OUT OF THE FACT THAT TUNEUPS, ANTIFREEZE, ETC SHOULD LAST 100,000 MILES. ISN'T STEERING MORE IMPORTANT!! I FEEL THAT BUICK SHOULD PAY FOR THIS REPAIR.*AK