1999 BUICK REGAL Complaints

STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. ALL LIGHTS ON DASH GO OUT. DEALER HAS REPLACED FUEL PUMP, CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. DIAGNOSTIC DONE, NO CODE GIVEN. TO DEALER TWICE, STALLED 4 TIMES SO FAR.*AK

CONSUMER WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, HER SON WAS IN BACK SEAT AGE: 5 45 LBS WEARING LAP BELT, NO CHILD SAFETY SEAT. LAP BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN CHILD, AND WAS PROJECTED INTO BACK OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. CHILD WAS NOT INJURED. *AK *SLC

BRAKES PULSATED: DEALER TURNED ROTORS @15,200 MI.(NO CHARGE) THE VEHICLE IS 9 MONTHS OLD AND I'VE HAD THE ROTORS TURNED. THE PULSATION RETURNED 12,000 MILES LATER, (NOW 8 MONTHS SINCE ROTORS WERE MACHINED.) ALONG WITH "TRACTION CONTROL" WARNING LITE, "ANTI LOCK BREAKS" LITE AND "SERVICE SOON" LITE. DEALER'S WRITTEN COMMENT: "CAUSE:.. SHORTED." DEALER REPLACED "E2320 BEARING AND HUB ASSMBLY, FRONT WHEEL- REPLACEMENT RIGHT. NO CHARGE." "FRONT ROTORS OUT OF ROUND-WORK DECLINED." WORK ON THE ROTORS WAS DECLINED BECAUSE THE DEALER AND GENERAL MOTORS WILL NOT WARANTY THE ROTORS. THE ASSISTANT SERVICE MGR SAID, "ROTORS GET HOT, SOMETIMES THEY WARP WHEN DRIVEN THROUGH PUDDLES." ON A GM RECORDED LINE A CUSTOMER RELATIONS AGENT SAID THAT IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR ROTORS TO BE TURNED EVERY 15000 MILES. IF THAT WERE THE CASE, I'LL NEED NEW ROTORS WHEN MY BREAK PADS FINALLY NEED REPLACING. THE DEALER NEVER CLAIMED THAT MY DRIVING IS AT FAULT. HE NEVER INDICATED EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE BREAK PADS. MY CONTENTION IS GM INSTALLED INFERIOR ROTORS ON THIS VEHICLE, OR PERHAPS CALIPERS ARE STICKING WHICH MAY CREATE ENOUGH HEAT TO WARP THE ROTORS AND CAUSE THE SENSOR FAILURES I MENTIONED EARLIER. *AK

MY GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES (ORIGINAL TIRES) FAILED TO PASS THE STATE INSPECTION AT 16, 284 MILES. THE BUICK DEALERSHIP & DISCOUNT TIRE BOTH CONFIRMED THAT THE TREAD MEASURED LOWER THAN ACCEPTED STANDARDS AT 2/32 ON THE FRONT TIRES AND JUST BARELY PASSED AT 4/32 ON THE BACK. BOTH CONFIRMED IT WAS EVEN WEAR NOT CAUSED BY BAD ALIGNMENT. I COULD NOT BELIEVE MY TIRES HAD GOTTEN TO THE POINT OF BEING UNSAFE ON A NEW CAR WITH ONLY 16,284 MILES ON IT. I FEEL THE GOODYEAR TIRES GM USED THAT YEAR WERE NOT GOOD AND I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED ON OTHER CARS FROM THAT TIME PERIOD. I WAS FURIOUS I HAD TO SPEND $400 TO PURCHASE FOUR NEW TIRES WHEN I'D ROTATED THESE AND DID EVERYTHING THAT WAS REQUIRED OF ME. I'M JUST THANKFUL FOR THE STATE INSPECTIONS THAT BROUGHT THIS TO MY ATTENTION AND POSSIBLY SAVED ME FROM AN ACCIDENT FROM A BLOW OUT. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK I HAD SOME RECOURSE FOR THIS UNNECESSARY EXPENSE BUT DOUBT THAT I WILL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN PUBLIC SAFETY.*AK (TIRESIZE: P225/60R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/60R16 )

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999, BUICK, REGAL AT CITY SPEEDS TIRE BLEWOUT DUE TO A CHUNK OF TREAD SEPARATING. GOODYEAR DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT 3 TIRES FAILED DUE TO A PUNCTURE, PLUG FAILURE, AND TIRES HAD PROBLEMS KEEPING AIR PRIOR TO FAILURES, TIRES ARE GOODYEAR EAGLE. *SLC

OUTER EDGE TIRE WEAR AND FEATHERING/CUPPING ON THREE SETS OF TIRES. DEALER REFUSES TO HELP BEYOND ALIGNMENT, STATES "NO PROBLEM FOUND". ALIGNED AND BALANCED ALL WHEELS 6 TIME SINCE NEW, CAR VIBRATES THROUGH SEAT AND STEERING COLUMN AT ALL SPEEDS OVER 15MPH, DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VEHICLE.( DOT NUMBER: )

FRONT DISC BRAKES HAVE RUSTED. VEHICLE HAS LESS 24,000 MILES. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE SITUATION. HOWEVER, REFUSES TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER BY REPLACING THE DISC. DEALER STATES THAT THEY WILL TURN THE DISC. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE HAS STALLED OUT 5 TIMES, ALL DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. ENGINE LOSES POWER, SPEEDOMETER GOES UP TO 120MPH. PROBLEM REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES, UNABLE TO FIX OR FIND PROB. OCCURS EVERY 3-4 WEEKS.

WHILE DRIVING DASH LIGHTS AND RADIO LIGHTS TURNED OFF AND ON. CONSUMER WAS UNSURE IF THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE TAIL LIGHTS WERE TURNING OFF AND ON. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK *ML