1998 BUICK REGAL Complaints

PURCHASED VEHICLE W/4000 MILES, I WAS THE FIRST TITLED OWNER, 1ST TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH 30705 MILES & WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. SECOND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH 53582 MILES. I DON'T FEEL A CAR SHOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 30,000 MILES LET ALONE ANOTHER ONE AT 54,000. SOMETHING ELSE MUST BE WRONG WITH THE ENGINE TO NEED TWO TRANSMISSIONS IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS. *AK

BUCKLE ASSEMBLY FOR DRIVERS FRONT/LEFT RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILS TO STAY LATCHED AND SECURE. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK *JB

VEHICLE BELONGS TO MY MOTHER BUT I AM WRITING FOR HER. WE WERE DRIVING TO HOSPITAL TO VISIT DAD WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WANTED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. ASKED MY MOM TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO SEE IF IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. SHE TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL GOODYEAR DEALER IN MILTON. THE TECH THERE SAID THE TIRES WERE BAD AND SHOWED HER THE TIRES, THE TREAD WAS COMING OFF THE TIRE (TWO ON THE FRONT), THE REARS WERE GETTING THERE. SHE PURCHASED FOUR NEW TIRES AFTER THE TECH TOLD HER THAT HE WOULDN'T EVEN RIDE IN THE CAR. MY MOM KEPT ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES TO SHOW ME - AND YES THE TREAD WAS SEPERATING FROM THE TIRE. I STILL HAVE THE ONE TIRE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2M3 BCB TIRESIZE: P215/70R15)

RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WILL NOT RELEASE, SO PASSENGER IN THAT SEAT CANNOT USE BELT AS REQUIRED.

WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, THE TIRE WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED ALONG WITH THE RIM BEING DAMAGED, THE RIM COULD NOT BE REPAIRED (THE FIRESTONE,FR 680, P215/70R15).

ATTACHING NUT BACKED OFF - ARM DETACHED FROM ASSEMBLY - WIPER STOPPED WORKING DURING RAINSTORM - ALSO NOTICED NUT ON OTHER SIDE WAS ALSO LOOSE. *AK

WINDOW DRIVE MOTORS FAIL. ALL WINDOWS EFFECTED AT LEAST ONCE. SOME FAIL ABRUPTLY OTHERS CREEP DOWN EITHER WITH CAR RUNNING OR PARKED. COST PER REPLACEMENT IS OVERLY HIGH.AK

DATE OF PURCHASE WAS SEPT 2000 USED. REPORTED ROTOR BRAKE WARPAGE AND TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. ROTORS WERE TURNED BUT PROBLEM NOT COMPLETLY GONE. MECHANIC DISMISSED TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AS TRACTION CONTROL ACTIVATION. TRANSMISSION FAILED 7/22/2001.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY. HE PARKED VEHICLE ON AN OVERLOOK. WHEN HE CAME BACK TO VEHICLE TO START HIS WIFE STATED THAT SHE SMELLED SMOKE. WHEN STARTING UP VEHICLE IDLED ROUGHLY, AND STARTED GOING DOWN HILL AT BOTTOM OF HILL. ALSO, THERE SMOKE AND FLAMES ERUPTED FROM CONSOLE. HE APPLIED BRAKES AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. VEHICLE WENT INTO MECHANICAL BRAKES, CAUSING HIM TO STOP 100 FEET. *AK CONSUMER AND WIFE EVACUATED VEHICLE AFTER STOPPING, ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *JB REFERENCED IN EA02-030

STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN IN LEFT DIRECTION, AND IT WAS POWER STEERING. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE VEHICLE SAFELY. *AK