2002 BUICK REGAL Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE DASHBOARD AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND THE SMOKE DISSIPATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO HIS RESIDENCE, BUT THERE WAS NO INTERIOR POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER A WEEK LATER AND THEY STATED THAT A NUMBER OF WIRE INSULATIONS, THE FUSE BOX, AND BREAKERS WERE BURNT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 87,000. UPDATED 02/02/09. *LJ THE ELECTRICAL CABLE BUNDLE BURNED IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR UNDER THE DASHBOARD. TERMINAL BLOCK AND FUSE BURNED THE SWITCH IN THE DOOR. UPDATED 02/03/09. *JB

I DROVE MY CAR EARLIER TODAY (DURING THE DAY TIME) AND EVERYTHING WAS OKAY... AS SOON AS IT WAS DARK MY HEADLIGHTS, LIGHTS IN THE DASH WILL NOT COME ON. THE MILEAGE IS INCORRECT. *TR

PROBLEM STARTED 2 WEEKS AGO WITH KEYS GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION. HAPPENED A COUPLE TIME A DAY. NOW YOU CAN PUT THE KEYS IN BUT CAN NOT TURN ON THE CAR. HAS TO BE TOWED TO THE SHOP TO BE FIXED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), WHICH STATED THAT A POSSIBLE FIRE COULD OCCUR. GM ISSUED THE RECALL, BUT DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THERE ALSO WAS NO TEMPORARY REMEDY TO PREVENT THE FIRE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 05/05/08. *LJ UPDATED 05/05/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUMES. THE SMELL INTENSIFIED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). SHE HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, POWERTRAIN, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS FLAT TIRES ON THE 2002 BUICK REGAL. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY GOODYEAR THE FLAT TIRES WERE DUE TO THE PEALING OF THE CHROME RIMS ON THE VEHICLE. THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE TIRES WERE LOW AND BECAME FLAT. THERE WEREN'T ANY PARTICULAR ROAD OR WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN TIRES WENT FLAT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ABOUT 60,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT TURN. AS OF JANUARY 30, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 77,500.

IGNITION SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED ON CAR WITH ONLY 38,000 MILES ON IT. CAR STALLED OUT IN TRAFFIC. *TR

POOR VISIBILITY FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR BECAUSE THE MIRROR WAS HAZED OVER. THE MIRROR IS ON THE 2002 BUICK REGAL AND WAS HEATED AND DIMMING.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR HAS STARTED TO 'BUBBLE' AND BECOME FOGGY. CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH HEATED ELECTROCHROMATIC POWER MIRRORS. HARD TO USE THE MIRROR TO SEE TRAFFIC BEHIND VEHICLE. HAVE TALKED WITH SOME AREA DEALERS AND REPAIR GARAGES AND THEY INDICATED THIS HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN. *TR