1991 Buick Regal Problems & Complaints

FEDERAL AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING WHETHER GENERAL MOTORS HID AN IGNITION SWITCH DEFECT WHEN IT FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY IN 2009,THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S INVESTIGATION OF THE AUTOMAKER INCLUDES A PROBE OF WHETHER GM COMMITTED BANKRUPTCY FRAUD BY NOT DISCLOSING THE IGNITION PROBLEM, A PERSON BRIEFED ON THE INQUIRY, AUTHORITIES ARE ALSO INVESTIGATING WHETHER GM UNDERSTATED THE DEFECT TO FEDERAL SAFETY REGULATORS,UNDER THE TREAD ACT OR THE FED RECALL ACT,THE MANUFACTURER IS TO REPLACE THE FAULTY CAR,WHEN WILL MY CAR BE REPLACED WHAT ABOUT THE FRAME CRADLE BOLT RECALL, I HAD A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT IN A BUICK AND GM DID NOTHING , NEVER REPLACED ,REPAIRED , OR REIMBURSED ME . MY AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED , MY SEAT BELT WAS ALSO DEFECTED , YET DURING THIS RECALL GM GAVE CONGRESS OVER $300 MILLION IN ELECTION FUNDS TO LOOK THE OTHER WAY? $35 MILLION FINE IS A JOKE IF SOMEONE GAVE YOU $50 BILLION,THE $35 MILLION SHOULD BE 10 X THAT AMOUNT OR AT LEAST PAY FOR MY CAR , PAY FOR MY MEDICAL BILLS ($100,000 AND CLIMBING) LOOK AT FORD , THEY ARE RECALLING CARS TODAY FOR STEERING ISSUES YET GM COMES UP WITH A KEY FRAUD TO HIDE THE FRAME CRADLE BOLT ISSUE SEE PICTURES,MY AIRBAG NEVER WENT OFF AND MY SEAT BELT WAS ALSO FAULTY GM CUSTOMER CARE [XXX], I AM SORRY TO HEAR THAT YOU EXPERIENCED THIS WITH YOUR BUICK. I AM HAPPY TO HEAR THAT YOU ARE OKAY! I BELIEVE I HAVE LOCATED YOUR PREVIOUS CASE WITHIN OUR SYSTEM. IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN LOOK INTO FOR YOU, PLEASE PRIVATE MESSAGE ME YOUR VIN OR CASE NUMBER TO OUR GM CUSTOMER CARE PAGE. [XXX] GM CUSTOMER CARE IF GM IS LOOKING INTO 10+ YEAR OLD RECALLS IT CAN LOOK INTO MINE,ITS NOT ABOUT KEY RECALL ,THIS IS ABOUT ANY GM RECALL,MY CASE IS ON THE NHTSA WEB SITE HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/[XXX]/POSTS/10202966721162013 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ABRUPT, TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL: AS THE VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, AND LOUD "BANG" WAS HEARD AND FELT COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. CAUTIOUSLY MOVING OFF FROM THE STOP, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL; THE STEERING WHEEL JUST SPUN FREELY, WHILE THE VEHICLE TRACKED ALMOST STRAIGHT AHEAD. SINCE THERE WAS STILL POWER AND BRAKING, THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO ROLL TO A STOP ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. (IF THE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL HAD OCCURRED THREE MINUTES LATER, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN AT 65 MPH ... WITH POSSIBLY FATAL CONSEQUENCES.) IN THIS VEHICLE THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, FRONT SUSPENSION, AND STEERING RACK ARE MOUNTED ON A SUBFRAME. THE SUBFRAME, IN TURN, IS ATTACHED TO THE PRIMARY STRUCTURAL FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WITH FOUR BOLTS M12X1.25 BOLTS; THE ATTACHMENTS INCLUDE RUBBER BUSHINGS TO PROVIDE SOME SHOCK ISOLATION BETWEEN THE SUBFRAME AND THE REST OF THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A STEEL SLEEVE WHICH INSERTS INTO THE INNER BORE OF THE ISOLATION BUSHINGS, AND THROUGH WHICH THE MOUNTING BOLT IS INSERTED. (SEE ILLUSTRATION FROM GENERAL MOTORS "1991 BUICK REGAL SERVICE MANUAL," P. 10.3.3, FIGURE 1.) THERE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN NO CORROSION PROTECTION PROVIDED OR APPLIED TO THESE SUBFRAME ATTACH COMPONENTS DURING VEHICLE ASSEMBLY. UPON INSPECTION, THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT WAS DETERMINED TO BE FAILURE OF BOTH REAR SUBFRAME ATTACHMENT BOLTS AND/OR ISOLATION BUSHINGS DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION IN SERVICE. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE BOLT FAILURES, THE FRONT SUSPENSION SPRINGS FORCED THE REAR OF THE SUBFRAME DOWNWARD, RESULTING IN THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT DISCONNECTING ENTIRELY FROM THE STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY.

WAS TRAVELING ON A CURVE WHEN IN SPLIT SECOND LOSS STEERING AND ENDED OFF ROADWAY UPSIDE DOWN ,IT WAS AFTER ABOUT A YEAR I STARTED GETTING RECALL NOTICES THAT SAID THIS SAME THING WOULD HAPPEN ,THESE RECALLS STARTED IN 2000,AND 2001 ,AND THAT'S WHEN I STARTED TO THINK THAT INFACT THE BOLTS FAILING CAUSED MY ACCIDENT OR CONTRIBUTED TO IT . I MADE CALLS TO BUICK AND WAS EVEN SENT A RECALL LIST POST DATED 12-20-2000, TODAY LOOKING ONLINE SEEMS ALOT OF TROUBLE WITH BOLTS WERE OCCURRING 96 + 97 BUT I WAS NEVER NOTICED UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE ,I CALLED BUICK LAST YEAR AND THEY NOW SAY THEY HAVE NO INFO ON MY PRIOR YEARS CALLS TO THEM ,AND TO DATE I HAVE NOT BEEN REIMBURSED FOR MY LOSSES ,NO OFFER TO REPAIR ,REFUND ECT . MY ONLY THOUGHT THAT THESE NEED TO BE BETTER NOTICED TO CONSUMERS FOR SAFETY REASONS, AS WITH TOYOTA RECALL I'M NOT SURE THE PUBLIC IS OR HAS BEEN MADE AWARE THAT THEY SHOULD REPORT ANY THING ABOUT A CAR TO THE NHTSA WEB SITE AND LET IT WORK OUT ITSELF THRU THE DATABASE, I DID NOT HAVE A COMPUTER BACK THEN TO ACCESS THE 10 FOLD INFO ON SUCH RECALLS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC ,MY MAIN CONCERN TODAY IS WHAT IS BUICK GOING TO DO FOR MY LOSSES? THANK YOU *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 BUICK REGAL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE AT 2 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE. HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME FAILED AND WAS HANGING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR CRADLE BOLTS PULLED THROUGH THE RETAINERS DUE TO CORROSION. THE FAILURE CAUSED A SEPARATION OF THE STEERING SHAFT. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 97V058000 (STRUCTURE); THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS, WHICH EXCEEDED $600. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 125,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAVING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS UNABLE TO REPLACE THE PART BECAUSE IT WAS NO LONGER IN STOCK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 59,000.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH ON A CITY STREET, THERE WAS A BANGING NOISE FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE SLIPPED OUT OF ITS MOUNT BECAUSE THE ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS HAD FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 00V189000, REGARDING THE STRUCTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

ON APPROXIMATELY JULY 5, 2006 I HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT OF MY 1991 BUICK REGAL [XXX]. AS I AM A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, I REMOVED THE WHEEL AND TIRE IN ORDER TO INSPECT THE FRONT END COMPONENTS FOR A PROBLEM. I FOUND THAT THE STEEL WHEEL HAD A LARGE CRACK THAT WRAPPED ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF THE AREA AROUND THE LUG HOLES. THIS CRACK APPEARED TO BE CAUSED BY METAL FATIGUE. I THEN REMOVED THE OTHER WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE AND FOUND SMALLER CRACKS AROUND TWO OF THE REMAINING THREE WHEELS. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO BOTH GENERAL MOTORS AND MY DEALERSHIP. THIS VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED BY MY WIFE AND HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED OR WRECKED. SINCE THERE ARE MANY THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES WHICH ARE USING THESE WHEELS, I FEEL THAT THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK WITH ALL VEHICLES USING THESE WHEELS. I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHED THESE CRACKS FOR RECORD KEEPING PURPOSES, AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO SEND THEM IN WITH THIS COMPLAINT. THIS COULD BE THE BEGINNING OF A REAL PROBLEM AND PEOPLE COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED. *NM UPDATED 07/12/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 20 MPH AND MAKING TURNS A CLUNKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. UPON INSPECTION, THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE BOLTS AND WASHERS FROM THE ENGINE CRADLE WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED TWO RECALLS FOR THE BOLTS, NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 97V058000 AND # 00V189000. ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER'S RECORDS BOTH RECALLS WERE PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED. THE BOLTS AND WASHERS ARE BEING REPLACED. UPDATED 04/11/06. *JB

1991 BUICK REGAL SUFFERED ROLL BACK WHILE TRYING TO EXIT PARKING SPACE ON INCLINE LOST CONTROL. *MR THE CONSUMER HAD NO CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE BACKED INTO A FENCE. THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT BRAKE PROBLEM WITH IT GOING TO THE FLOOR AND LEAKING. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD AN INTERMITTENT SLIP AND WOULD HAVE TO BE DEPRESSED TWICE. *SC *JB

WHILE TRAVELING AT 20 MPH VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. CONSUMER NOTICED THE GAS TANK WAS LOW, AND DROVE INTO THE GAS STATION FOR GAS, AND ANOTHER CONSUMER YELLED THAT VEHICLE WAS LEAKING GAS. CONSUMER NOTICED GASOLINE ALL OVER THE STREET. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. GAS TANK AND FUEL LINE WERE REPLACED. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED, THAT SEAT BELTS CUT ACROSS THE PASSENGERS' THROAT, AND NEEDED TO BE REDESIGNED.*AK

FAILURE OF THE BUCKLE OF DRIVERS SEAT BELT. FAILURE OCCURRED WITH NO MORE THAN ROUTINE BUCKLING AND UNBUCKLING. *BF *NM

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH STEERING FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DO A 360 DEGREE SPIN. VEHICLE RAN, HIT THE CURB, AND RAN INTO A YARD.*AK

FAULTY TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER'S LEFT REAR TIRE FELL OFF. THE TIRE TRAVELED OVER THE MEDIAN WALL AND STRUCK A MOVING VEHICLE (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *PH *NM

THE CRIMPED COUPLING OF THE FUEL FEED HOSE IS LEAKING GASOLINE AT THE FUEL FILTER INLET.*AK

WHILE DRIVING MY 1991 BUICK REGAL, THE FRONT CRADLE BOLTS BROKE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DROP AND THE CAR TO LOSE ALL STEERING ABILITY. *LA

I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY A FEW MECHANICS THAT MY ABS SYSTEM HAS TO BE REPLACED. NOW, I HAVE READ SEVERAL OF THE SAME TYPE OF COMPLAINTS DEALING WITH THIS SAME SYSTEM, YET THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN BEFORE THE MANUFACTURERS STEP IN AND TAKE CARE OF THIS? ARE YOU WAITING ON A FATALITY? *AK

REAR DISC AND CALIPERS FROZEN, RUST PITTED ON ROTOR, NO PARKING BRAKE. *AK

THE RIM WHICH HELD THE DRIVERS SIDE TIRE, CRACKED. THE CONSUMER STATED TWO YEARS AGO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CRACKED. CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN. *TS *JB

THE CONSUMER OBSERVED SOMETHING LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH HER VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT WAS UNABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME. *NLM

THE LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT. *JB

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH

3 WHEELS ON VEHICLE ARE FRACTURED. MR

MY 70-YEAR-OLD MOTHERS 1991 BUICK REGAL CAUGHT FIRE FROM THE ORIGINAL EXHAUST PIPE GASES BLOWING AGAINST THE REAR BUMPER CAVITY. THE PLASTIC PARTS CAUGHT ON FIRE AND CAUSED $1,800.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE. SHE WAS ON EAST BOUND I94 GOING 60MPH SAW THE FIRE AND WENT TO THE NEXT EXIT WHERE AN SUPER AMERICA GAS STATION ATTENDANT HAD A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND SOME ONE WILL NOT BE AS LUCKY. GM COMPLAINT # 1-20438510. GM DECLINES ANY ASSISTANCE AT THIS TIME.*AK

OO V 189 000/CRADLE BOLTS: DEALER: SUBURBAN BUICK IN ROCHESTER, MI. PHONE# 248/643-0070 IS REFUSING TO HONOR RECALL BECAUSE THEY STATED THAT REPAIRS WOULD COST MORE THEN VEHICLE WAS WORTH. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE HAD BECOME CORRODED DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT THE MANUFACTURER REMIBURSE HER FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR.*JB

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GETS HARD AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE GRADUALLY SLOWED DOWN. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER SAYS THAT THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *NLM ALSO CONSUMER STATES THAT ABS LIGHT COMES ON. *YD

CONSUMER WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A STREET LIGHT AND HEARD A NOISE, FRAME TO VEHICLE FELL OUT, AND STEERING WHEEL WAS SPINING.*AK CONSUMER STATS THAT ENGINE CRADLE VENDER, ENGINE FRAME, FELL DOWN TO GROUND, FRAME BOLTS STILL IN BODY BUT RETAINERS RUSTED OUT ALLOWING FRAME SECTION TO FALL THROUGH, STEERING COLUMN SEPARATED FROM RACK AND PINION AND STEERING WHEEL SPINS FREELY. *YD

REAR BRAKES FREEZE UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO FISHTAIL AND HAVE NO CONTROL WHEN BRAKING. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT DIRT AND RUST FORM AROUND IN THE PIN THAT OPERATES THE CALIPERS. TWICE VEHICLE HAS HAD THE PROBLEM. *AK

MY SON PURCHASED THIS CAR IN NOV. OF 2001. HE WAS COMING UP TO A RED LIGHT AND HE HEARD A LOUD "POP". WHEN HE PROCEEDED FROM THE LIGHT , THE CAR WOULDN"T STEER. WHEN HE GOT OUT AND LOOKED , HIS ENGINE CRADLE WAS SITTING ON THE GROUND. WE CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND THE DRIVER TOLD US THAT ISSUE WAS A RECALL ITEM. I WENT UP THE ROAD TO A BUICK DEALER AND THE TECH. TOLD ME "YES " IT WAS A RECALL AND TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED THERE. THE TECH. SAID IT WOULD BE ABOUT $1,000. TO FIX. 2 DAYS LATER THE DEALER SHIP CALLS MY SON AND ASKED HIM HOW MUCH HE PAID FOR HIS CAR , BECAUSE THE DAMAGES COULD BE MORE THAN THE VALUE OF THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY THE DEALER SHIP CALLS MY SON AND SAID THE BROKEN ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS AREN"T A RECALL ISSUE AND IT WILL COST HIM MORE THAN $800. OUT OF HIS POCKET. MY SON HASN"T GIVEN THE DEALER SHIP THE OK TO START WORKING ON THE CAR NOW BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE THEIR TRYING TO DOUBLE-DIP ON THIS RECALL ISSUE. *AK

EMERGENCY BRAKE ASSEMBLY IS "PUMP TYPE". IT REQUIRES 2-3 PUMPS TO ACTIVATE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE RATCHET PALL ON THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION CAUSING THE ASSEMBLY TO FAIL TO ACCEPT MORE PUMPS ON THE PEDAL. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. HAD THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PALL STUCK OPEN IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NEEDED; A CRASH COULD HAVE OCCURED. A FEW SQUIRTS OF WD-40 UNSTUCK THE PALL, BUT IS PROBABLY ONLY A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH APPLICATION OF WHITE LITHIUM GREASE TO PALL AND ASSOCIATED PIVOT POINTS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE AND COLLAPSED BACKWARDS WHEN IMPACTED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT RAN STOP SIGN. DRIVER SUFFERED SHOULDER INJURY, BUT NO EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT.*AK

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL 00V189000 CONCERNING STRUCTURE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE WORK FOR LACK OF PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WE HAVE SPENT $800 ON TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND STILL HAVEN'T GOT IT FIXED. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

ABS MODULATOR REPLACED 6/01: ABS PUMP FAILED. CAR WILL NOT STOP! NHTSA HAS MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM ON FILE. WHEN WILL YOU DO SOMETHING? *AK

EVERY EIGHT MONTHS REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

BOTH ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS CORRODED, CAUSING CRADLE TO DROP AND PULL STEERING ASSEMBLY LOOSE, ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER ENGINE COMPARTMENT PARTS. COST TO REPAIR-$895.00.*AK

EVER SINCE DAY ONE OF VEHICLE OWNERSHIP ELECTRIC BOOSTER BRAKE SYSTEM HAS OPERATED ERRATICALLY. AROUND 50,000 MILES DEALERSHIP REPLACED ENTIRE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. RECENTLY, AROUND FEBRUARY, AN UNKNOWN COMPONENT IN THIS SYSTEM RUPTURED, AND CAUSED ALL BRAKE FLUID IN SYSTEM TO LEAK ONTO GROUND. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT DID NOT INFORM CONSUMER OF THE CAUSE OF THE DEFECT. *AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING AND GOING DOWN A HILL CONSUMER SMELLED HOT FUEL SMELL. GAUGES LOOKED FINE. THEN, A COUPLE OF MINUTES LATER CHECKED IT AGAIN, AND BATTERY GAUGE WAS LOW. CONSUMER KEPT DRIVING, AS APPROACHING INTERSECTION VEHICLE DIED. CONSUMER COASTED TO RIGHT AND SAW SMOKE. THEN, COSUMER LEFT CAR, AND THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION WITH FLAMES.*AK

WHILE COMING HOME HEARD A BANGING NOISE WHENEVER HITTING A BUMP. CONSUMER TURNED STEERING AND HEARD A LARGE CLUNK. THEN, THERE WAS LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, STEER WHEEL COULD TURN ALL THE WAY AROUND. *AK

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES, MOST RECENTLY THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL, CALIPERS HAD BEEN STICKING AND BINDING. ECM FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. HEATER PIPE WAS LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED. WINDSHIELD WASHER DIDN'T WORK RIGHT. LEFT AND RIGHT LENS COVERS REPLACED DUE TO WATER ENTERING THEM. POWER DOOR LOCK FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. LEFT SIDE MIRROR WAS REPLACED. OIL SENSOR WAS REPLACED. LEFT WINDOW MOTOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. RIGHT FRONT LAMP REPLACED. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW APPLIED BRAKES, BUT VEHICLE DID NOT STOP DUE TO LOSS OF STEERING. *AK

BRAKE CALIPERS WENT, CAUSING BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKES.*AK

VERY SLIGHT AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN INFREQUENTLY. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NOT A SAFETY DEFECT BECAUSE NO RECALL HAS BEEN ORDERED. SAYS IT'S THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AND WILL NOT CATCH FIRE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPAIR.

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL (00V-189) COMPONENT WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL AND DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN #. *MJS

ABS LIGHT CONTINUES TOO GLOW AFTER COMPLETE BRAKE SERVICE NEW PADS,COMPLETE BRAKE FLUID FLUSH, DEALER BARRET BROS. IN LUFKIN TEXAS SAYS I NEED TOO REPLACE ABS UNIT. I DISAGREE, I THINK THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

RECALL OO V 189 000/CRADLE BOLTS: WHILE TRAVELING AT 25-30 MPH, DRIVER HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE LOST STEERING CONTROL. ; MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THE CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE RECALL PROBLEM IS EXACTLY THE SAME TO WHAT THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING. THEREFORE, THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO COVER THIS VEHICLE TOO. *YH

WAS DRIVING 5MPH, APPLIED BRAKES, AND VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. ABS WOULD NOT KICK IN. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THAT ABS SYSTEM WAS GONE & NEEDED AN ENTIRE NEW SYSTEM.*AK

EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE AND BRAKE LINE ARE POSITIONED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER, CAUSING THEM TO CONTINOUSLY RUBBING TOGETHER, RESULTING IN BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE AND BRAKE LINE ARE POSITIONED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER WHICH CAUSED A HOLE TO RUB THROUGH THE BRAKE LINE, RESULTING IN COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

BRAKES IN THE REAR ARE CORRODED. ROTORS IN THE REAR ARE NOT WORKING AT ALL. BRAKES WOULD MAKE NOISES WHEN APPLIED, LIKE METAL TO METAL. ALSO, THEY WOULD LOCK UP IN AN OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION. OVER 2 1/2 YEARS AGO, THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS OVERHAULED. *AK

TWO MONTHS AGO WHEN I USED MY TURN SIGNAL SMOKE BEGAN TO COME FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. ANYTIME I USE THE TURN SIGNAL NOW IT SMOKES. WE HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND TRIED TO GET THE PART BUT EVERYONE HAS TOLD US THAT IT WILL MOST LIKELY TAKE 6 MONTHS. I DO NOT WANT TO PUT MY FAMILIES SAFETY ON THE LINE LIKE THAT. GM SEEMS TO NOT BE TAKING THE STITUATION AS SERIOUSLY AS THEY SHOULD BE.

THE ODOMETER HAS NOT WORKED SINCE 75,000 MILES (1993). THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WOULD COST AROUND $200.00 AND SINCE I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW JUST HOW MANY MILES I HAD PUT ON IT SINCE IT QUIT, I THOUGHT "WHAT'S THE USE?" SO ANY AND ALL MILEAGE QUOTES FROM NOW ON ARE GUESSES.... THE TAPE PLAYER WILL NOT PLAY ANY TAPES, IT JUST EJECTS EVERYTHING... THE TRIM KEEPS FALLING OFF AND I HAVE A STRIP OF CHROME IN THE BACK FLOORBOARD AS I TYPE THIS....BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR STRUTS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED....AND JUST LAST WEEK MY HUSBAND HAD TO BOLT THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO THE FRAME.

THE CRUISE CONTROL KEPT ON GOING OUT ON US ON OUR TRIP THROUGH NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA. IT WAS REALLY ANNOYING AND COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS IF THERE HAD BEEN MORE TRAFFIC. I HAD TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE ODOMETER OR SPEEDOMETER AS CLOSELY AS I COULD. I FELT THAT THIS COULD HAVE REALLY BEEN DANGEROUS. I TALKED TO A MECHANIC IN A GAS STATION AND HE TOLD ME THAT IT POSSIBLY COULD BE COMPRESSION. HE COULD NOT HELP ME. WE TRAVELED EXTENSIVELY THROUGH THE AREAS OF ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO, AND I THOUHT THAT MAYBE IT WAS DUE TO ELEVATION THAT WOULD BE CAUSING SOME OF THE PROBLEMS. WHEN RETURNING TO OUR HOME IN INDIANAPOLIS THOUGH, WHILE GOING THROUGH THE FLATLANDS OF KANSAS, AND SOME OF THE OTHER PLACES WHERE IT WAS FLAT, IT DID THE SAME THING. I WOULD SET THE CRUISE, IT WOULD WORK FOR A WHILE, THEN IT WOULD FAIL BY SLOWING DOWN TREMENDOUSLY, AS I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL, THINKING ALL ALONG THAT IT WOULD WORK IN THESE AREAS. THERE WERE NO HILLS, SO WHAT WAS I TO LOSE. EXCEPT I DID LOSE THE POWER OF THE CRUISE CONTROL. ALSO THE AIR CONDITIONER SEEM TO BE AFFECTED ALSO. I WOULD LOSE SOME POWER FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER. EVEN NOW WHILE TRAVELING AROUND THE HIGHWAYS HERE IN INDY IT HAPPENS ALSO.

SHOULDER BELT GUIDE LOOP ATTACHED TO DOOR HAS A CRACKED COVER. THIS CAUSES THE SHOULDER BELT TO BE LOOSE AND NOT RETRACTING PROPERLY.*AK

BOTH FENDERS HAVE RUSTED THROUGH IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT ON BOTH SIDES , POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WITH THE PAINT ITSELF OR THE METAL USED FOR THE FENDERS. IT DOESN'T SEEMS AS THOUGH THIS SHOULD HAPPENED TO A VEHICLE WITH THAT FEW MILES ON IT. ALWAYS BEEN TAKEN CARE OFF.*AK

THE AIR COMPRESSOR WILL NOT COME ON EVEN THOUGH THE FREON LEVEL IS WHERE IT SHOULD BE ACCORDING TO A MECHANIC. HE HAS CHECKED THE RELAYS AND EVERYTHING LOOKS FINE BUT THE AIR CONDITIONER WILL NOT COME ON. *AK

THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE ENGINE BOLTS WERE NOT SECURE. WHILE BROWSING THE NET I FOUND THAT THE 91 BUICK REGAL WAS BEING RECALLED BECAUSE OF THIS AND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT STEPS NEED TO BE TAKEN IN ORDER TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO PEP BOYS FOR TIRES WHEN I WAS INFORMED OF A NEED FOR THE THE REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY (DRUMS, ROTORS, CALIPERS, ETC.) TO BE REPAIRED AND I FOUND THAT BUICK WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THESE PARTS AS WELL AS THE SUSPENSION. I ALSO FOUND THAT CHEVY WAS HAVING A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE LUMINA. AT THIS POINT I AM JUST TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO GET IN CONTACT WITH BUICK TO GET SOME OF THESE ISSUES RESOLVED. THANKS IN ADVANCE, ERICA JONES. *AK

DIRECTIONAL LIGHT ASSEMBLY CRACKED, CAUSING LOSS OF TURN SIGNALS. PARTS HAVE BEEN ON BACK ORDER SINCE DECEMBER. NO FUTURE DATE WAS GIVEN. *AK

BOTH REAR STRUTS FAILED CAUSING A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. NLM

VEHICLE FAILED EMISSIONS INSPECTION DUE TO FAULTY SPARK PLUGS, PLUG WIRES, FUEL AND AIR FILTER, O2 SENSOR AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. NLM

ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER INOPERATIVE. NLM

DOME LAMP RETAINER BROKE CAUSING THE DOME LAMP TO HANG. NLM

ALTERNATOR NOT CHARGING. NLM

SERPENTINE BELT FAILED. NLM

A/C PRESSURE SWITCH FAILED CAUSING THE A/C TO BLOW WARM AIR. NLM

WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAD BRAKE JOB DONE. *AK *ML

THE BRAKE LIGHT AND TURN SIGNALS WORK WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT. IT IS AND ELECTRICAL SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. BUICK IS REVIEWING THE SITUATION AND DECIDING WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO. THEY DO NOT HAVE A REPLACEMENT PART MADE AT THIS TIME. IT IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER AND WILL BE UNTIL THEY HAVE IT MANUFACTURED. IT WILL COST LIVES IN THE LONGRUN.

REAR BRAKES FAILED CAUSING ACCIDENT. NLM

AS OF NOW, I AM COMPLETELY LOCKED OUT OF MY VEHICLE. BOTH DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURING. I KNOW OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO TO BE POORLY MANUFACTURED, THEY ARE QUITE EXPENSIVE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

ALUMINUM ALLOY WHEELS ARE EXPERIENCING CRACKS AROUND THE WHOLE WHEEL; 3 OUT OF 4 WERE NOTICED. WHEELS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION IF NEEDED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. WENT TO TURN, AND THE REAR OF ENGINE DROPPED ONTO THE HIGHWAY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT TWO REAR BOLTS ON ENGINE CRADLE HAD ROTTED OUT. THEY MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR A STATE INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE HAD ROTTED OUT, AND CRACED ACROSS THE FRAME. CONTACTED DEALER AGAIN, AND WAS TOLD NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S ELECTRONIC DOOR LATCHES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING DRIVER'S/PASSENGERS' DOORS NOT TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH MAY TRAP AN OCCUPANT. HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

TURN SIGNAL LEVER-SOMETIMES WILL NOT TURN COMPLETELY OFF AFTER COMPLETING TURN(BAD SPRING PREHAPS) SOMETIMES A/C COMPRESSOR WILL NOT TURN ON WHEN A/C BUTTON IS PUSHED BUT IF YOU PLAY AROUND WITH IT WILL EVENTUALLY TURN ON(WE THINK ITS A FAULTY WIRE), 3 OR 4 INTRIGUING INSTANCES WHEN A LITTLE PUFF OF WHITE SMOKE HAS COME UP THROUGH THE TOP OF THE STEERING COLUM SEAM(THE LITTLE SEAM IN IT THAT ALLOWS THE WHEEL TO TILT) EVERYTHING ATTACHED TO THE STEERING COLUM STILL WORKS, ALSO THE PAINT HAS EXCEVILLY FADED ESPICALLY ON THE BUMPERS AND MIRRORS(THE BUMPERS ARE A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT COLOR FROM THE BODY WHIC ALSO HAS FADING PAINT) THE CAR IS A DARK RED AND HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT, ALSO THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T RETRACT, OVERALL IT HAS BEEN THE MOST RELIABLE CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED, BUT THE MAIN REASON I WROTE IS BECAUSE OF THE ODOMETER, PLEASE CONTACT ME IF IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO GET IT FIXED DISCOUNTED OR FREE

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE WAS HARDLY ANY BRAKE PEDAL. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THERE WAS NO BRAKING ABILITY. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED. AFTER STANDING ABOUT 20 MINTUES,THE BRAKE PEDAL CAME BACK UP. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM LAST YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT BEING FULLY RELEASED. ALSO, REAR DISC BRAKES WERE REPLACED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING UNDER 40 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY GO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND CONSUMER HAS TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO GET VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. ALSO, BRAKE PADS/ROTORS AND THE MASTER CYLINDER HAVE BEEN REPLACED. DELAER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.

TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT A BOLT FELL INTO THE DRAIN PAN. *AK

SHOULDER BELT ISN'T WORKING ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DUE TO THE RAIL BEING STUCK. DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

BRAKES FAILED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. BROUGHT TO LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIR (JACK SCHLEIN) CAR WAS PURCHASED AT SLIVKA BUICK IN MICHIGAN. MUST APPLY FIRM PRESSURE TO SOTP. PEDAL CHANGES HEIGHT. SYSTEM INVESTIGATED BY BUICK TWICE. MASTER CYLINDER AND REAR CALIPERS REPLACED. PROBLEM PERSISTS.

I HAVE HAD MY FRONT BRAKES REPLACED 3 TIMES AND REAR 2 TIMES. THE CAUSE IS THE REAR CALIPER FREEZING UP.*AK

ON 11-28-97, ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS RUSTED . WHEN DRIVER MADE A TURN ENGINE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE . ON 15-APR-99, OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP AGAIN BECAUSE THE ENGINE CRADLES RUSTED AGAIN. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

TWICE THE BOLTS THAT SUPPORT ENGINE ROTTED OUT, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DROP DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON NOVEMER 28, 1997 WITH 78,000 MILES AND ON APRIL 20, 1999. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE FRAME IS CRACKED, THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. CONSUMER FEELS HE SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR REPAIRS. *TT

ANTI LOCK PUMP AND ACCUMULATOR FAILED.

VEHICLE HAS WATER INSIDE ON THE FLOOR BEHIND THE DRIVERS SEAT. SOMETIMES THE ENTIRE FLOOR WILL BE WET IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, FRONT FLOOR HAS NEVER BEEN WET. DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. VARIOUS MECHANICS CONTACTED, AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DOOR SEEMS TO BE INOPERABLE WHEN TRYING TO OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE, WHEN TURNING THE KEY, IT IS VERY HARD TO OPEN. DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN TRYING TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE THE DOORS WON'T OPEN, AND THE DOOR LATCH GETS STUCK. WATER IS GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE IN THE BACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND IN THE FRONT ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE FRONT PASSENGER S AND THE DRIVER DON'T KNOW HOW THE WATER IS GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE , ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S NOT RAINING. *AK

THE REASON IS THAT THE BRAKES RUST, THE CALIPERS SEIZE, AND THE REAR BRAKES NO LONGER WORK. SO NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES BUT USUALLY THE FRONT BRAKES ARE ALSO WORN OUT BY THE TIME YOU NOTICE, BECAUSE OF THE INCREASED LOAD ON THEM.

BRAKING SYSTEM WEARING OUT WITHIN 25,000-30,000 MILE OF WEAR. ROTORS AND PADS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND COST ALWAYS GOES TO CONSUMER.

HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS NOT TURNING OFF HEADLIGHTS PROPERLY. CONSUMER REPORTED PUSHING HEADLIGHT BUTTON BETWEEN 5-10 MIN UNTIL LIGHTS ARE ABLE TO TURN OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

RECALLS 91V005 & 92V003; DRIVER'S SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED, THE SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RETRACT. WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. MANUFACTURER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

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

BRAKE FAILURE TWICE. QCAW

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

ANTI LOCK BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY.

NO NOTICE OF RECALL ON THE SEAT BELTS.

NO NOTICE OF RECALL ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL LINES/HOSES.

ABS OPEN ACCUMULATOR & PRESSURE SWITCH FAILED. MJS

BOTH RT REAR CALIPER SLIDING PISTONS FAILED.MJS

TURN SIGNAL SHORTED OUT, RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE. MJS

BROKEN SUPPORT ROD FOR TRUNK LID.MJS

2 OPEN FUEL INJECTORS.MJS

STARTER SHORTED OUT. MJS

TRANSMISSION SOLENOID SHORTED OUT. MJS

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

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED, CAUSING PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR.

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

CALIPERS FAILED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION.

BRAKE PADS HAVE FAILED FOUR TIMES IN 43,730 MILES.

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.

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

BRAKE FAILURE RESULTED IN VEHICLE COLLIDING WITH TREE.

FIRE STARTED FROM WITHIN THE DASHBOARD.

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

WHILE DRIVING WITH LIGHTS IN LOW BEAM, INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON, COULD SMELL AND SEE SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL AREA, ACCORDING DEALER, SHORT IN DIMMER SWITCH/ELECTRICAL WIRING. *AK

ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE, RESULTING IN EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND INJURY (SMOKE INHALATION/BURNS). (1ST VEHICLE ON #603358)

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MECHANISM LOCATED INSIDE THE DOOR IS COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE AND THE WHOLE BELT HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

LEFT REAR CONTROL ARM FAILED WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED JUST PRIOR TO FAILURE ERRATIC STEERING CONTROL, VEHICLE WANDERED ALL OVER ROAD, UPON TURNING AT APPROX. 10MPH HEARD POP SOUND, VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE, LEFT REAR TIRE BENT INWARD, DUE TO CONTROL ARM SPLITTING IN HALF. *AK

THE STEERING LOCKED UP.

THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION.

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. *AK

FAULTY BRAKE SYSTEM DESIGN RESULTS IN EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR AND REPLACEMENT.

THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT INTO THE RETRACTOR MECHANISM WHEN RELEASING THE SEAT BELT FROM BUCKLE. *AK

BRAKES OVERHEATED.

CV BOOTS REPLACED TWICE.

WAS DRIVING AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK TO DEALER AND HE REPLACED THE ABS PUMP . *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

BRAKES ON THIS CAR DO NOT WEAR OUT, THEY DISINTEGRATE AND RUST OUT, THREE PREVIOUS REPAIR FRONT AND BACK.

STEERING MAKES POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING WHEEL.

ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED . *AK BRAKES WOULD SQUEAK WHEN WET, DEALER FOUND REAR CALIPERS FROZE UP. *SLC

BRAKES REPAIRED/REPLACED TWICE.

FRONT/REAR BRAKES REPLACED TWICE.

WHILE DRIVING THE TURN SIGNAL WIRING STARTED SMOKING. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

SUDDEN ACCELERATION , CAUSING ACCIDENT.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE BRAKES FAILED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK INTERMITTENTLY BRAKE PEDAL FADES WHILE GOING DOWN LONG HILLS THEN TAKES MILES TO RECOVER AND WORK NORMAL. *YH

INSTRUMENT PANEL IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE WHEN SUN SHINES THROUGH WINDSHIELD.

BRAKES FAILED THREE TIMES.

ALIGNMENT OFF DUE TO FAILED STRUT.

DRIVER/PASS. FRONT STEEL WHEEL RIM MOUNTINGS HAVE DEVELOPED CRACKS. *AK

VEHICLES REAR DISC CALIPER LINKAGES HAD TO BE REPLACED 3 TIMES DUE TO FREEZING.THIS IS CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR AND TEAR ON REAR BRAKES.THERE IS NO FORWARNING NOISE AND OR LIGHTS INDICATING THIS FAILURE.*AK

ABS, BRAKES WHEN DRIVING BRAKES OVER HEAT, CAUSE A LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS AND PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. *AK

VEHICLES 4 WHEEL DISC BRAKE SYSTEM HAS DEFECTIVE REAR LINKAGE THAT FREEZES INTO PLACE AND CAUSES EXCESSIVE WEAR AND TEAR ON REAR BRAKES.THIS OCCURES WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS OR NOISES.*AK *JB

REAR BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED TWICE. *DH

WHILE DRIVING, UPON PRESSING BRAKE, NORMAL STOPPING, BRAKE ACTION SEEMS INEFFECTIVE WHEN VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ROLL FORWARD. *AK

REAR BRAKE DISC PAD SEPARATED FROM STEEL BACKING/FELL OFF. *SD

RADIO CONTROLS LOCATED ON STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SMOKE WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED. *AK

FUEL LINE RECALL; FIRST APPOINTMENT NEVER FIXED. OWNER RECEIVED SECOND NOTICE FOR SAME RECALL. NEIL BUICK MEDFORD NY 95V145000. PLEASE DESCRIBE SETAILS. *AK

REAR BRAKE PINS AND CALIPERS FROZE AND LOCKED UP DUE TO RUSTING CONDITIONS. *AK

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. THIS IS THE NINETH INCIDENT. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BACK COLLAPSED DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING A SECOND ACCIDENT. *SD

ABS BRAKES ACTIVATE AND LIGHT COMES ON AND BRAKES GET SPONGY-THIS HAPPEN FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK

CORRODED REAR BRAKES CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE FRONT BRAKES. TT

SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HAVE A NEAR ACCIDENT. TT

#PE94-062; REAR BRAKES FREEZE UP AND THE CALIPER SLIDERS FAIL WHICH CAUSES THE BRAKES TO FREEZE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

BRAKES FAILED 2TIMES. *SD

EMISSION CONTROL MODULE FAILED. *SD

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BROKE AND DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO FIND REPLACEMENT FOR CONSUMER. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

WHEN APPLY THE BRAKE GOES TO THE FLOOR HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE . TT

# EA94-041. HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE BRAKE SYSTEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

ATTEMPTED TO STOP ON HILL, BRAKES FAILED, HAD AN ACCIDENT. TT

VEHICLES REAR BRAKE CALIPERS HAVE CORROSION PROBLEM AND CAUSED PREMATURE WEAR ON BRAKING SYSTEM.(PE94-063). TT

ABS BRAKES: CALIPERS ARE RUSTING. TT CONSUMER STATES FROM ABOUT 10000 MILES ON BRAKES DID NOT SEEM TO WORK CORRECTLY, ROTORS AND PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 2 OR 3 TIMES, REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY NEEDS LUBRICATING BECAUSE IT RUSTS UP AND FRONT BRAKES DO ALL THE BRAKING, CONSUMER STATES DEALER IS VERY COURTEOUS. *SLC

ABS BRAKES: CALIPERS ARE RUSTING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

REAR CALIPER HAD TO BE REPLACED, REAR PADS HAD FALLEN OFF. TT

REAR CALIPER HAD TO BE REPLACED, REAR PADS HAD FALLEN OFF. TT

SMOKE COMES FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND A SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING, ALSO NOTICE SOME INSTRUMENT PANELS MALFUNCTIONING. TT

ABS ACTS AS IF IT DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH BRAKING POWER. TT

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WILL NOT RETRACT BACK. TT

HAVE TO CHANGE BRAKE PADS AND SHOES TOO OFTEN. TT

HAVE TO CHANGE BRAKE PADS AND SHOES TOO OFTEN. TT

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP. TT *JB

THE REAR BRAKE WAS REPLACED , THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING AND THE STARTER WHEN OUT . TT

THE REAR BRAKE WAS REPLACED , THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING AND THE STARTER WHEN OUT . TT

THE REAR BRAKE WAS REPLACED , THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING AND THE STARTER WHEN OUT . TT

THE BRAKES IN THE REAR ARE CORRODED AND RUSTED AND ARE NOT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

WHILE DRIVING, REAR BRAKE CALIPER FAILED; FROZE UP; ALL STOPPING ON FRONT BRAKES CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OUT. TT

BRAKE CALIPERS/PINS REPLACED . *AW

BRAKES GOING OUT EVERY 3-4 MONTHS. NO ACCIDENTS YET BUT AUTO IS HARD TO STOP. TT

REPLACED LEAKING MASTER CYLINDER. *AK

REPLACED FROZEN REAR CALIPER SLIDES. *AK

REPLACED BRAKE PADS. *AK

RESURFACED BRAKE ROTORS. *AK

THE CAR HAS HAD 2 SETS OF BRAKES . THE FRONT PADS HAVE BEEN CHEWED TO PIECES. *AK

CORRODED REAR BRAKES. *AK

HAVE HAD THREE BRAKE FAILURES, HAD ENTIRE SYSTEM REPLACED. TT

THE FRONT BRAKES OF THE CAR WENT OUT AT 22,000 MILES AND THE REAR BRAKES ARE CORRODED AND THE PINS NEED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

THE FRONT BRAKES OF THE CAR WENT OUT AT 22,000 MILES AND THE REAR BRAKES ARE CORRODED AND THE PINS NEED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

DISC BRAKES RUST AND CRACK. *SKD

CALIPERS WEAR PREMATURELY.

ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, TURN IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON, LIGHT STILL ON, THEN BRAKE FAILED WITHIN HOURS, ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE SWITCH FAULTY. TT

PASSENGER FRONT SHOULDER/LAP BELT WON'T RETRACT BACK INSIDE DOOR ASSEMBLY. TT

REAR BRAKES CORRODED, RESULTING IN FRONT BRAKE WEAR, NEED TO CLEAN/UNFREEZE REAR CALIPER PINS.

NEED TO CLEAN/UNFREEZE REAR CALIPER PINS. *AK

JACK BROKE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RAISE CAR. TT

CORRODED REAR BRAKES. *AK

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS. *AK

WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR FROM OVERDRIVE TO NEUTRAL. TT

WIRING HARNESS SHORTED OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK

WATER PUMP FROZE WHILE DRIVING. *AK

STARTER MOTOR REPLACED. *AK

STARTER SOLENOID REPLACED. *AK

ENGINE GASKET REPLACED DUE TO COOLANT LEAK. *AK

BRAKES DO NOT STOP VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY; EXTENDED STOPPING; PADS/ROTORS SEEM TO BE OK. TT

TRANSMISSION OIL LEAK.

ANTILOCK BRAKES FADE/PULSATE AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS.

ANTILOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS. *AW

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES CONTINUOUSLY MAKE NOISE, ALSO PERFORM SLUGGISHLY.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LAMP LIGHT FLASHES UNTIL BRAKES ARE PUMPED. *SKD

ALL FOUR WHEEL RIMS WERE CRACKED, CAUSING LOUD NOISES WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. *SKD

FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED. *SKD

FRONT ROTORS REPLACED.

REAR CALIPERS FROZE, CAUSING REAR BRAKES TO LOCK UP.

UPON APPLICATION OF BRAKE THE PEDAL PULSATES, BRAKE ACTION SEEMS INADEQUATE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN REAR DISC BRAKES BECOME INOPERATIVE. TT

BRAKE FAILURE, EXPERIENCE LOSS BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS, REPLACE DISC PADS IN FRONT, EA94-041 ACTIVE. TT

BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED 3 TIMES.

BRAKES FAILED UPON CROSSING BUMP IN ROAD, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *AW

BRAKE PADS REPLACED 6 TIMES.

CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES, REPLACED PADS, ROTORS AND PINS. TT

REAR DISC BRAKES FROZE/REPLACED REAR BRAKE ROTORS/PADS/CALIPERS. *AK

REAR DISC BRAKES FELL APART. *SKD

CORRODED DISC BRAKES, CAUSED BRAKE FAILURE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. TT

BRAKE ROTORS TOO SOFT, CAUSING THEM TO WARP EASILY, ALSO BRAKES WEAR EXCESSIVELY. *AW

CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES, CALIPER PIN WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. TT

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE; ABS LIGHT COMES ON/OFF. TT

THE REAR DISC BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR NEED TO BE REPLACE. TT

THE REAR CALIPER LOCK HAVE NO BRAKE. TT

EXPERIENCING LONG STOPPING DISTANCE, REPLACE BOTH REAR CALIPER PIN/PAD AND RESURFACE ROTOR, TO NO AVAIL. TT

CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES/ RUSTED ROTORS AND PADS. TT

CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES. TT

RIGHT REAR BRAKE CORRODED/FROZE. *SKD

REAR BRAKES LOCK UP CAUSING FRONT BRAKES TO WEAR PREMATURELY. TT

PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT/REAR BRAKE PADS/ROTORS/CALIPERS, OTHE COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED AS WELL. TT

PARKING BRAKE CABLE LUBED.

FRONT BRAKE PADS FELL OFF VEHICLE/ROTORS MACHINED/REAR BRAKE SLIDERS OVERHAULED. *SKD

REAR DISC BRAKE CORRODED TWICE IN THREE MONTHS, CHANGED THEM IN 11/94 AND 2/95. TT

BRAKES PERFORM ERRATICALLY DUE TO NO DISC LEFT ON CALIPER AND BRAKES WORN WITH ADDITIONAL FRONT BRAKE WORK. TT

WAS GOING OFF OF A MAIN ROAD AT HIGH SPEED WHEN BRAKES STOPPED WORKING, VEHICLE HIT A TREE AS A RESULT. TT

WHEEL AXLE CRACKED, CAUSING WHEEL TO SEPARATE. *SKD

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER 40 TO 50,000 MILES. TT

REPLACED WATER PUMP. TT

WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED HIGHLY, FULL THROTTLE. DRIVER HIT TREE AS A RESULT. TT

BRAKES FAILED DURING ACCIDENT. *AK

DISC BRAKE; LOOSE PEDAL AND MAKES NOISE WHEN PRESS ON BRAKE PURCHASE CAR USED. TT

FRONT/REAR ROTORS CORRODED, CAUSING ROUGHNESS IN BRAKE PEDAL/NOISE. *SKD