2000 BUICK REGAL Complaints

MY 2000 BUICK REGAL 3.2L V6 LS STALLS WHILE I AM DRIVING. THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE ALL THE OTHER ELECTRIC SERVICES (LIGHTS,RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONING,ETC.) CONTINUE TO OPERATE. I WAS NOT EVEN AWARE OF THE SITUATION UNTIL I TRIED TO ACCELERATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES OVER THE LAST MONTH. THE CAR WILL RESTART AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES(WHICH LEADS ME TO THE CONCLUSION OF A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION ALTHOUGH NO ERROR CODE OCCURS). I HAVE FOUND THIS HAS OCCURRED TO OTHERS ON THE SAME VEHICLE BY SEARCHING THE INTERNET (WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM). THE DEALERSHIP SHOWS NO ERROR CODES IN THE COMPUTER ANALYSIS, BUT THE VEHICLE IS TRULY UNDEPENDABLE AND A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

MY 2000 BUICK REGAL DOES GREAT IN WINTER, NOW IN SUMMER, IT WILL JUST DIE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. SOMETIMES YOU CAN GO TO THE STORE GO IN AN COME OUT 30 MINUTES LATER OR AN HOUR AND IT WONT START, KINDA SOUNDS LIKE ITS OUT OF GAS BUT ITS NOT. IT TURNS OVER BUT WONT START AND THEN IF YOU WAIT LONG ENOUGH IT WILL START RIGHT UP????? I HAVE HAD THE FUEL PUMP CHECKED IT IS FINE. IT DOES HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND THE CODE READS SECONDARY AIR MALFUNCTION...??? NAY SUGGESTIONS? PLEASE EMAIL ME AT [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STARTED UP THE VEHICLE AND HEARD A LOUD BANG. SUDDENLY, FIRE ERUPTED UNDER THE HOOD UNTIL IT WAS PUT OUT WITH AN EXTINGUISHER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK REGAL. WHILE SITTING IDLE IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE REAR VALVE COVER LEAKED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BY THROWING SAND ON THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED HE OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD SEVERAL TIMES BUT WAS NOT AWARE OF A POSSIBLE FIRE. THE DEALER ADVISED REPAIRS COULD BE MADE TO THE VEHICLE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING CAR USED FROM DEALERSHIP, CAR EXHIBITED SYMPTOMS OF ACCELERATION/SURGING WHEN VEHICLE STOPPED. ALSO SUDDEN HARD VIBRATIONS/JERKINGS AND LOSS OF POWER WHEN DRIVING. MULTIPLE SENSORS COME ON (AIRBAG, ETC) AND DON'T GO OFF. AND ALL ITEMS IN DASH HAVE GONE OUT (OCCASIONALLY FLICKERS BACK ON). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK REGAL GS. THE VEHICLES ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE ON OCTOBER 25, 2009 WHILE IT WAS PARKED. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VALVE COVER GASKET; YET, WHEN SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THEY STATED THAT THERE MIGHT BE A RISK IN REPAIRING THE RECALL AND THAT ANOTHER PART COULD BREAK. THEY ALSO QUOTED HER $500.00 TO REPAIR THE RECALL; THEREFORE, SHE DID NOT HAVE THE REPAIR DONE. REPORT# 681666 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND SOMEONE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED THE VEHICLE DESTROYED. THE OHIO FIRE DEPT REPORT INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

2000 BUICK REGAL LX. ODOMETER DIMMED INTERMITTENTLY, BUT NOW IS COMPLETELY DARK. GAS GAUGE "BOUNCES" AROUND MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH FUEL REMAINS. OUT OF FUEL CONDITION IN INTERSECTION POSED A SAFETY HAZARD THREE TIMES. *TR

A FIRE BROKE STARTED UNDER THE ENGINE AND QUICKLY SPREAD TO THE TOP AND FRONT SEAT. MY SON GOT OUT JUST IN TIME, THANK GOD. THE CAR WAS TOTALLY BURNED. A MONTH LATTER WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE STATING A FIRE COULD HAPPEN. I HAVE BEEN CONVERSING WITH ALOT OF PEOPLE AND GETTING NO WHERE. I PRAY YOU CAN HELP ME. MY SON WAS ON HIS WAY TO COLLEGE AND HAD EVERYTHING HE OWNED IN THE CAR. WE HAD LIABILITY ONLY SO WE LOST IT ALL. THANK YOU*TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK REGAL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AT 70 MPH THE SPEED WOULD NOT INCREASED. NEXT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER.. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130000. UPDATED 12/07/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE TURNED ON HER TURN SIGNAL TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH STARTED FLASHING AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOOSE POWER. THE CONSUMER GOT OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT AND WHEN SHE MADE A TURN, THE VEHICLE CUT OFF. ALSO EVERY MONTH THE LOW PRESSURE TIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ONE OF THE TIRES WAS EXTREMELY LOW. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE REASON THE TIRE WAS LOOSING AIR WAS BECAUSE OF THE RIMS. UPDATED 12/09/09.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED MY BLINKER ON TO PASS A VEHICLE WHEN THE CAR SHUT THE POWER OFF AND ON TO THE GAS.WHILE I DID THAT THE ALL THE LIGHTS ON MY DASH WERE BLINKING WHEN I TURNED BACK IN TO THE OTHER LANE I HAD TURNED MY BLINKER BACK ON. STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. I GOT TO AN EXIT TO TURN AROUND TO GO HOME SO I TURNED MY BLINKER BACK ON AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN ON MY WHILE I WAS TURNING A SHARPE CORNER. SO I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I STARTED IT BACK UP BUT WHEN I GOT DOWN THE ROAD I HAD TO TURN AGAIN SO I TURNED MY BLINKER ON AND IT HAD DID IT AGAIN. I NOTICED I HAD TO TURN MY HAZARDS ON TO GET HOME, AND WHEN I DID THAT THEY LIGHTS DIDN'T BLINK ON THE DASH. I MADE IT HOME AND CHECKED ALL THE FUSES BUT THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM. I CAN'T START MY CAR NOW AND THE LIGHTS STILL BLINK ON THE DASH EVEN WHEN THE KEY IS JUST ON THE ON POSITION. *TR