1996 BUICK REGAL Complaints

CONSUMER STATE AFTER STICKING KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT OUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE AIR BAG DEPLOYS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

CAR PAINT PEELED OFF IN SHEETS WHEN CAR WAS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD - CREATED DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS, AS I WITNESSED DRIVERS BEHIND ME SWERVING TO AVOID WHAT WAS FLYING OFF THE ROOF OF MY CAR. MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT - CERTIFIED BUICK DEALERSHIP 'FIXED' = THEY CAUSED OVER $700 IN DAMAGE! I AM NOT THE ONLY BUICK OWNER OF THAT YEAR TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM & BUICK / GM REFUSES TO ASSIST IN ANY WAY - EVEN AFTER THEIR DEALERSHIP RUINS MY CAR! HAVE 3 CERTIFIED BUICK AUTO BODY REPAIR QUOTES, SHEET OF THE BAD PAINT & CHUNK OF RUBBER WINDOW GASKET HACKED OFF MY CAR - LATER FOUND INSIDE VEHICLE. BUICK KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM & CONSUMERS ARE PAYING TOP DOLLAR FOR DEFECTIVE MERCHANDISE (FALSE ADVERTISING AT THE VERY LEAST). PLEASE HELP! MR

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN OIL LEAK AT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, THE ENGINE ALSO DEVELOPED ROD BEARING AND/OR WRIST PIN NOISE. NLM

BRAKE ROTORS WEAR IN THE REAR WITH LOW MILEAGE ACCUMULATION. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY DRAG, SCREECH AND PERFORM POORLY. OWNER IS AWARE OF OTHERS WITH SIMILAR FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVE SELECTOR MOVEMENT WAS BECOMING STIFF AND WAS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, THE DRIVE DETENTS COULD HARDLY BE FELT AND CONSUMER HAD TO WATCH THE SELECTOR POINTER TO DETERMINE WHAT DRIVE POSITION WAS BEING SELECTED, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT RUST WAS IN THE STEERING COLUMN.*JB

AT 55MPH, FUEL LINE SNAPPED, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK ONTO THE MOTOR. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK THE PLASTIC CONNECTORS AT THE MOTOR MANIFOLD BROKE OFF. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NO CALL WAS RETURNED TO CONSUMER. THE STEEL TUBING FROM THE GAS TANK IS CONNECTED TO THE STEEL MANIFOLD AT THE MOTOR BLOCK WITH A THIN WALLED PLASTIC TUBING. UNDER THE VEHICLE, THE PLASTIC TUBING IS HEAT-SHRUNK TO THE STEEL TUBING IN WHICH NO FITTINGS ARE USED. AT THE MOTOR MANIFOLD, PLASTIC FITTINGS ARE USED. THE FITTING BROKE, AND FUEL WAS SPILLING ONTO THE HOT MOTOR BLOCK AND FORMED A PUDDLE OF HOT FUEL, ONE PERSON INHALED THE GAS FUMES. *JG

PLASTIC CONNECTION HOSE OF OIL FILTER TO MANIFOLD ON MOTOR BLOCK BROKE OFF.CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER, AND THEY FIXED THE HOSE.*AK

THERE WAS A POPPING SOUND WHEN GOING OVER A SEAM IN THE ROAD. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED IT WAS THE TORSION BAR, SIX WEEKS LATER LOWER BALL JOINT SEPARATED. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FRONT DRIVERS DOOR HINGE HAS RUSTED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE THAT CAME FROM ENGINE. WHEN CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD, THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER HAD TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE, ONCE HE TURNED THE KEY A LOUD NOISE ERRUPTED FROM THE HOOD AREA. VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL FOR BACKFIRE DURING ENGINE STARTING, DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR WITHOUT PAYMENT. *JG REFERENCED IN EA02-030