2001 BUICK REGAL Complaints

WELL DRIVING I WAS GOING ALONG AT 40 MPH AND THE CAR JUST UP AND DIED ALL THE DASH LIGHTS STARTED TO FLASHING STEERING BECOMES HARD AND THE BRAKING IS LIKE STANDING ON A BRICK I DO BELIEVE THE IGNITION SWITCH MAY BE THE PROBLEM IT IS THE SAME SWITCH THAT IS IN THE CHEVROLET IMPALA THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED I USED TO WORK FOR A GARAGE AND INSTALL THEM OFTEN I DO HOPE YOU LOOK IN TO THIS WITH CARE SECOND THING IS THE STEERING RACK IS REALLY BAD AND WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO THEM AT THE DEALER THEY TRIED TO TELL ME IT WAS FROM USE I DON'T BELIEVE IT I HAVE A ASE CERTIFIED PERSON DO ALL THE WORK TO IT AND THE BRAKES ARE BRAND NEW SO YOU TELL ME THERE IS A MAD DEFECT ON THE CAR IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED SOME TIME AGO AND I DON'T KNOW AS TO WHY THIS IS STILL NOT ON THE LIST OF RECALLS BUT IT NEEDS TO BE SAME FOR THE 2000 01 02 03 BUICKS THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME HOPE THIS GET TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY SON. WE WERE COMING TO A STOP AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING, BRAKES, AND ALL DASH LIGHTS LIT UP. THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED.. VERY TERRIFYING! HOW IS MY CAR NOT ON THE RECALL LIST???? WE COULD HAVE DIED!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND NO WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 08/19/14*LJ UPDATED 08/23/2017*CT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,922. UPDATED 05/19/14*LJ UPDATED 7/24/17 *CN

I HAVE BEEN HAVING STALLING PROBLEMS I. E. IGNITION. GOING OVER BUMPS AND TURNING ON THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL SEEMED TO CAUSE IT TO STALL FOR OVER A YEAR. I PRETTY MUCH QUIT DRIVING THE CAR UNLESS IT WAS LESS THAN 3 MILES LIKE GOING TO THE GROCERY STORE OR THE GOLF COURSE. I FINALLY TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. SEPT. 17, 2013. ANYWAY, THEY REPAIRED IT FOR $556.40. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE KEYS THAT CAME WITH IT, STARTER AND TRUNK AND ONE HOUSE KEY, 3 TOTAL ON THE KEY RING. IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT PROBLEMS, YOU MIGHT WANT TO EXPAND THE SCOPE OF YOUR INVESTIGATION. *TR

SEATBELT BUCKLE FROZE, WOULDNOT RELEASE, HAD TO CUT THE SEATBELT TO GET OUT OF CAR... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE STARTER HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE ANTI-THEFT ELECTRICAL DEVICE HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC WHO MADE UNKNOWN REPAIRS. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT DECLINED BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS THREE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS THAT WERE PERFORMED WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,137. *TR

ODOMETER METER CANNOT BE READ AT ANY TIME BECAUSE LIGHT WENT OUT. GM CARS HAVE INSTRUMENT LIGHTING CLUSTER PROBLEMS, ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE WRITER AT A BUICK DEALER. THIS COSTS $676.75 TO REPAIR. OUR SON'S 2001 CHEVY IMPALA HAD THE DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT PANEL FAIL AND HE COULD NOT READ HIS SPEEDOMETER. THIS WAS REPLACED FOR $614.00 AND IT FAILED AGAIN A YEAR LATER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, SMOKE WAS BEING EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR COVER CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.