1999 BUICK REGAL Complaints

DIFFICULTLY HONKING HORN IN EMERGENCY,DEALER SAY IT WAS THE FAULT OF THE THICK AIR BAG AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT.ET.

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ABS SENSOR LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMING ON, AND INDICATING ABS BRAKING FAILURE. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. *AK

CONSUMER IS BEING DENIED RECALL REPAIR 99V17, THE DEALER IS STATING THAT THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. *SLC

CLUNKING FEEL IN STEERING AS IF LOOSE COMPONENT OR EXCESS FREEPLAY SOMEWHERE. ORIGINAL "RACK" WAS REPLACED, AND NOW 3000 MILES LATER, THE REPLACEMENT RACK IS GETTING LOOSE AND CAUSING THE CLUNKING. THERE'S A SERVICE ALERT WITHIN GENERAL MOTORS # 98-12, BUT CLEARLY THEY HAVEN'T SOLVED IT, SINCE REPLACEMENT UNITS SOON REDEVELOP THE PROBLEM. ISSUE ASIDE FROM THE ANNOYANCE OF CLUNKING IN THE STEERING GEAR, IS "WHEN IS SOMETHING GOING TO FALL OFF AND CAUSE LACK OF STEERING"? INCIDENTALLY, MY WIFE RECENTLY PURCHASED A '98 OLDS INTRIGUE, AND THEY JUST REPLACED HER STEERING RACK. WONDER HOW LONG IT WILL LAST? FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME FOR MORE DETAILS. *AK

POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE RESULTED IN AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. NLM

CONSUMER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN A FIX FOR RECALL FOR DRIVERS SIDE CARPET WHICH HAS COME UNDONE WHICH CAN SNAG A FEMALES SHOE CAUSING HER TO TRIP. NLM CONSUMER STATES AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO HAVE THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK REPAIRED AT SEVERAL DEALERS AND BEING TOLD THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE LOCK, SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CLAIM THE PROBLEM IS THE AUTOMATIC SWITCH WHICH WILL NOT SPRING THE LOCK BACK COMPLETELY TO ALLOW THE DOOR TO BE OPENED, IT REMIANS IN THE LOCK POSITION, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY MECHANIC THEY CAN NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY , GM MECHANICS CLAIM THEY DO NOT NOT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *JB

WHILE BACKING VEHICLE OUT IT ACCELERATED BACKWARDS INTO TRAFFIC. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS PLACED ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. NOTHING FOUND. WOULD ONLY HAPPEN WHEN IN REVERSE. BEEN TO DEALER TWICE FOR PROBLEM & EACH TIME NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG. EACH TIME IT HAPPENED FOOT WAS ON BRAKES. *AK