2004 BUICK REGAL Complaints

COMMENTS: SAFETY ISSUE: IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WHERE I NEED MY HORN TO SOUND, I HAVE DIFFICULTY FINDING THE "RIGHT" SPOT ON MY STEERING WHEEL TO SOUND THE HORN, AS THE WHEEL MAY NOT BE STRAIGHT AT THAT TIME, BUT TURNED RIGHT OR LEFT. ALSO, I MAY BE MORE CONCERNED TO SEE THE TRAFFIC SITUATION AND CANNOT SAFELY LOOK DOWN FOR THE HORN SYMBOL. ON OLDER CARS BEFORE AIR BAGS, THAT WAS NOT A PROBLEM. I PLACED A SMALL STICKER OVER THE HORN SYMBOLS ON MY TWO CARS. NOW, AT A GLANCE, I CAN SEE EXACTLY WHERE TO PRESS THE STEERING WHEEL FOR THE HORN TO SOUND, NO MATTER WHAT POSITION THE WHEEL IS IN. FOR NIGHT USE, MAYBE A STICKER WITH MORE "FEEL" CAPABILITY, OR A STICKER THAT WILL SLIGHTLY ILLUMINATE. FROM NHTSA WEB SITE. *JB

COMPLAINT REGARDING AIR BAG LIGHT & LOW TIRE LIGHT CAME ON SEVERAL TIMES CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICE AND ONCE OFF THE SERVICE LOT ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. *TS THE TRUN SIGNAL AND WIPER MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE HUB ASSEMBLT HARNESS HAD TO BE REPALCED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH THE NO TRAC AND ABS LIGHT. *NM

THE INSIDE OF THE REAR ROTORS RUSTED AND AS A RESULT THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP. THIS IS THE CONSUMERS FIFTH VEHICLE FROM GM. WHEN THE REAR ROTORS RUSTED IT CAUSED THE FRONT ROTORS TO OVERWORK AND RESULTED IN THE FRONT ROTORS WARPING. THE ROTORS ARE NOT YET REPAIRED. *AK *SB *NM

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO COME ON. DRIVER CONTACTED AND DROVE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

FRONT DEFROSTER INEFFECTIVE. WITH THE ENGINE AT OPERATING TEMPS, IF CAR TURNED OFF TO GO INTO A STORE, WHEN RETURNED THE WINDOWS ARE FOGGED AND IT TAKES ANYPLACE FROM 5 TO 20 MINUTES TO DEFROST ( THE ENGINE IS STILL AT OPERATING TEMPS.). COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS A GM DESIGN AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE BUSHINGS, AND GREASED THE RACK AND PINION.*AK