1996 BUICK REGAL Complaints

THERE WAS A SEVERE WINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL THAT INTENSIFIED WHEN TURNING. *AK *SC *JB

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

RECALL 03V527000 CONCERNING STEERING GEAR BEARINGS. CONSUMER READ A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ABOUT THE GMC POWER STEERING RECALL. THE CONSUMER HAD NOT RECEIVED THE NOTICE, BUT CALLED GMC TO GET AUTHORIZATION FOR RECALL REPAIRS. VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISES WHEN STARTING AND WHEN TURNING, BUT GMC REPRESENTATIVE STATED IT MAY NOT BE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. THE CONSUMER MUST PAY $90.00 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. *AK *JB

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT BECAME WORSE WHEN STEERING THE WHEEL WAS TURNED. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE NOISE WAS CAUSED BY RACK AND PINION FAILURE. THERE WAS A STEERING GEAR BEARING RECALL , BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK *JB

CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ONTO A STREET WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF. THIS MADE IT HARD FOR THE DRIVER TO COMPLETE THE TURN. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND DEALER REPLACED THE PINION BEARING. HOWEVER, THAT DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

BURNING SMELL, AND SMOKE COMES FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR WHEN EVER THE HEAT IS BEING USED. OR I HAVE TRAVELED OVER 50 MILES. A RATTLING SOUND COMES FROM THE STEERING WHEEL OR STEERING COLUMN WHEN EVER I MAKE A TURN. THE SUN ROOF JUST HUMS WHEN EVER THE SWITCH IS PUSHED TO OPEN OR CLOSE IT, IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. (CANNOT OPEN SUN ROOF). *AK

BALL JOINTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. 2 DIFFERENT AUTO REPAIR SHOPS INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE IN BAD SHAPE, AND WILL RESULT IN WHEELS TO FALL HALF WAY OVER. IF DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.*AK

EXTERIOR LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS LEAKS, CAUSING BULBS TO CONSTENTLY HAVE TO BE REPLACED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL. JUST BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHT HAD COME ON. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE STALLING WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. *SC

ABS LIGHTS FLICKERED ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE REAR DISC BRAKES. AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE THE REAR DISC BRAKES WERE REPLACED AGAIN. ALSO POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. *AK