1999 BUICK REGAL Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. IN 2008, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AT A SCHOOL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE WIRING UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD AND HOOD WERE ALL BURNED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS REPAIRED. RECENTLY, SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR GM RECALL NUMBER 90047 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING ON THE ENGINE). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 07/14/09. *LJ UPDATED 07/15/09.*JB

THE WINDOW REGULATOR JUST FAILED YESTERDAY ON MY 1999 BUICK REGAL- ONLY 47K MILES- WE HAVE REPLACED 3 OTHER WINDOW REGULATORS ON PONTIAC GRAND AM VEHICLES IN THE LAST 3 YEARS. THIS IS NOT A CHEAP REPAIR- OVER $500 FOR EACH WINDOW! I SEE THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE ONLINE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING. BUICK AND GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR FAULTY MECHANISMS AND THERE SHOULD BE SOME COMPENSATION FOR REPEATED FAILUES SUCH AS THESE. I WILL NOT BUY AMERICAN MADE CARS AGAIN WITH A HISTORY OF FAILURES LIKE THESE. *TR

ON MY WAY TO THE HOSPITAL I STOPPED BY THE GAS STATION AND FILLED UP. AFTER THAT I LEFT TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL, I PARKED AND WENT INSIDE. NOT EVEN 5 MINUTES AFTER I GOT INSIDE, MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE. THE HOSPITAL SECURITY AND POLICE WERE TRYING TO EXTINGUISH IT BEFORE THE FIRE TRUCK ARRIVED TO KEEP FROM SPREADING TO THE OTHER CARS. THANKFULLY IT DIDN'T. THE FIRE GOT WORST AND ENGULFED THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE CAR WITH FLAMES, THE FIRE DEPT. MANAGED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT BUT NOT BEFORE THE CAR WAS BADLY DAMAGED. FIRE DEPT STATED THAT IT STARTED IN THE ENGINE DEPT. WAITING ON TOW TRUCK TO TOW CAR OFF. COULDN'T SAVE ANYTHING. BUT A COUPLE ITEMS IN THE TRUNK. I GOT HOME A LITTLE LATER AND SAW THAT I HAD A LETTER FOR A RECALL. STATING THAT ENGINE COMPONENT OR PARTS CAN CAUSE FIRES. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS. I GOT THE RECALL LETTER TO LATE. I NEED THIS TAKEN CARE OF IMMEDIATELY. OR A NEW CAR. *TR

I DROVE MY 99 BUICK REGAL TO WORK, PARKED, WENT INSIDE, STARTED ANSWERING EMAIL. WAS INFORMED BY CO WORKERS THAT MY CAR WAS BURNING. MY CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES IN MINUTES. *TR

MY WIFE TOOK MY 1999 BUICK REGAL GS TO THE DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS RECALL 07035. MY CAR WAS IN PERFECT WORKING ORDER AND RUNNING SMOOTHLY. UPON RETURN OF MY VEHICLE, THE A/C NO LONGER WORKED, THE A/C CONTROL PANEL NO LONGER WORKED, AND THE CAR WAS MISSING WHEN GOING UP HILL AND THE ENGINE TROUBLE LIGHT IS NOW CONTINUOUSLY FLASHING. MY WIFE WAS IN A VERY RURAL AREA AND I HAD TO GET IN MY TRUCK TO FOLLOW HER HOME. RECALL REPAIR FOR 07035 HAS VIRTUALLY MADE MY CAR INOPERABLE AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS NOTHING THEY DID. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A MECHANIC TO KNOW THEY DID SOMETHING WRONG WHEN THE CAR GOES IN WORKING PERFECTLY AND COMES OUT WITH SO MANY PROBLEMS. WHAT CAN YOU DO REGARDING THE DEALERSHIP, OR GENERAL MOTORS TO MAKE MY CAR SAFE AGAIN AND OPERATING SAFELY FOR MY WIFE. *TR

MY WIFE SAID THE BRAKES FELT "FUNNY". BUT NO RED WARNING LIGHT SHOWED. I WENT TO DRIVE THE CAR TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE AND PUSHED THE BRAKE, THE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE FLUID DRAINED OUT IN A PUDDLE UNDER THE CAN - THEN THE RED WARNING LIGHT WENT ON. PRIOR TO THIS, THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A BRAKE PROBLEM. IF WE HAD BEEN DRIVING, WE WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO IS NOW MAKING REPAIRS. I CONTACTED GM TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE CATASTROPHIC NATURE OF THIS BRAKE FAILURE -THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN TO OTHER BUICK OWNERS WILL SERIOUS NEGATIVE RESULTS. *TR

REAR SEAT BELTS MALFUNCTION-CANNOT INSERT BUCKLE IN TWO OUT OF THREE BELTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE INCONSISTENTLY WITH THE REST OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT SWAY BAR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN WAITING THREE MONTHS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PARTS ARE ON NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,700 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). HE CALLED AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. UPON ARRIVAL, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY INSTALL A NEW FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE ROCKER COVER GASKET, ALTHOUGH THE REAR GASKET WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

KEY WILL NOT DIS-ENGAGE FROM IGNITION, ESPECIALLY WITH HOTTER WEATHER. WITHOUT WARNING ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF WHEN DRIVING, NO MATTER WHAT SPEED OR WEATHER CONDITIONS YOU'RE DRIVING. *TR