1991 BUICK REGAL Complaints

THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS HANGING OUT OF THE RETRACTOR, AND WILL NOT RETRACT BACK INTO THE MECHANISM. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. DEALER NOT WILLING TO CORRECT FREE OF CHARGE. *AK

HAD RECEIVED SECOND RECALL NOTICE 97V058000 REGARDING CRADLE BOLTS. AGAIN CALLED DEALERSHIP ABOUT PARTS. AGAIN DEALERSHIP SAID NO PARTS AVAILABLE & WOULD CALL WHEN THEY COME IN. *AK

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A GRADUAL STOP, CONSUMER NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, PEDAL BECAME VERY HARD, AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE BRAKES. CONSUMER, THEREFORE, HAD TO APPLY GREAT AMOUNT OF FORCE TO THE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

RUSTED CALIPERS ON REAR DISC BRAKES. PREMATURE FAILURE DUE TO WORN ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS BECAUSE OF CALIPER PROBLEM.

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN ANY CONDITION, THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON, AND PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING AN EXTENDED STOPPING. *AK

THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND WHEN THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON THERE ARE NO ABS BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOPS A NUMBER OF TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK

CALIPERS/ROTORS OVERHEATED, CAUSING THE BRAKE FLUID TO TURN TO GAS WHICH, IN TURN, CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. *AK

DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS BRAKES FELT VERY SOFT DID NOT STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER THEN HAD TO PUMP EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO GAIN CONTROL. DEALER SAID THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITON,CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES THREE TIMES. WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE BRAKES WOULD JERK. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE FRONT BRAKES AND BACK BRAKES FAILED. THE BACK BRAKES NEEDED NEW CALIPERS.OWNER HAD THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED . OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

BRAKES/ROTORS: BRAKES WERE MAKING A SQUEAKY NOISE, TOOK IN FOR REPAIR AND THEY CUT ROTORS, AND PUT ON NEW BRAKE PADS. ONE YEAR LATER, HEARD LOUD NOISE AGAIN AND HAD TO REPLACE THREE ROTORS/NEW PAD/BACK CALIPERS AND SLIDER KITS.ONE MONTH LATER HAD TO HAVE ANOTHER ROTOR REPLACED,13000 MILES LATER SQUEAKING NOISE AGAIN AND HAD TO HAVE THE SAME WORK DONE AGAIN. *AK