1995 Buick Regal Problems & Complaints

1) CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE IN MOTION 2) CAR REFUSES TO START / DOES NOT RECOGNIZE KEY & SIGNALS "ANTI-THEFT" I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. TRAFFIC SLOWED AHEAD FOR A RED LIGHT. APPROACHING THE STOPPED CARS AHEAD I SLOWED MY CAR DOWN TO APPX. 15MPH. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. I HIT THE GAS TO CONTINUE AND WHEN NOTHING HAPPENED I REALIZED THAT MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE POWER STEERING WAS STIFF AND I HAD JUST ENOUGH SPEED LEFT TO MOVE ACROSS TWO LANES IN TO A STORE PARKING LOT. THE CAR SHUTOFF MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER THAT, BOTH WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR. THE MECHANIC THINKS THAT MY CAR IS NOT RECOGNIZING THE KEY & THAT I NEED A NEW KEY BECAUSE THEIR TESTS ARE SIGNALING THAT THE CAR WILL NOT CRANK DUE TO AN "ANTI-THEFT" ISSUE. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT HAS BEEN THE ISSUE THE ENTIRE TIME. THIS ISSUE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS & I AM LUCKY NOT TO HAVE WRECKED MY CAR THAT DAY. OVERALL, I HAVE BEEN LEFT STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES, SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, AND HAD MY CAR TOWED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING HOME FROM WORK ON A VERY BUSY STREET (HIGHWAY) THE CAR DIED. SINCE THEN I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO DO IT AGAIN. SOME DAYS IT DIES 5 OR 6 TIMES. I'M A SENIOR RELIANT ON SOCIAL SECURITY INCOME AND ANY EXPENSE IS "UNWELCOME", HOWEVER, I HAVE SPENT NEARLY $1,000 TO NO AVAIL. SEVERAL TIMES AFTER A REPAIR THE CAR DIED A BLOCK FROM THE REPAIR SHOP. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE TRAINED MYSELF TO FLIP THE SHIFT GEAR INTO NEUTRAL & TURN THE KEY ON(CAR USUALLY RESTARTS - IN 2 INSTANCES IT DID NOT AND I WAS ABLE TO NAVIGATE INTO A NEARBY DRIVEWAY USING "ARMSTRONG POWER STEERING"). CHARACTERISTICS ARE THE SAME AS THOSE NOTED IN THE CURRENT (MARCH 2014) GM RECALL. I LOVE THE VEHICLE AND AM NOT IN A POSITION TO BUY ANOTHER, THEREFORE, IT WOULD BE SPLENDID FOR GM TO OFFER TO REPAIR IT. IT IS NOT JUST ME, AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP LOOKED ON-LINE @ WWW.CARCRAZY.COM AND DISCOVERED MANY BUICK REGAL OWNERS AS FAR BACK AS 1993 & 94 HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG EXPLODED HAPHAZARDLY. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT BURNED THE CONTACT'S FACE AND HANDS AS HE WAS TRYING TO STOP THE AIR BAG WITH HIS HANDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A CRASH OR ANY TYPE OF SLIGHT IMPACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE SMELL OF FUEL ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE ANY REPAIRS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AS 103,000.

THE CAR LOST POWER ON FREEWAY, TOWED, REPAIRED=ALTERNATOR AND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND PLENUM REPLACED ($812.80). TWO DAYS LATER, THE CAR LOST POWER ON FREEWAY, TOWED, REPAIRED=BURNT WIRE AND RELAY LEADING TO FUEL PUMP REPLACED, NO CHARGE FOR REPAIR. TWO DAYS LATER, THE CAR LOST POWER ON FREEWAY, TOWED, SPUN CRANKSHAFT BEARING. THIS CAR HAS 74,976.1 ORIGINAL MILES. *TR

I OWN A 1995 BUICK REGAL. THE ENGINE IS HYDROLOCKED I'VE BEEN TOLD. THE INTAKE WAS LEAKING COOLANT FOR A WHILE AT THE PLASTIC MANIFOLD. I'VE DONE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I'VE READ SOMEWHERE THAT GM TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT AND ISSUED A FIX BY ADDING A PILL ADDITIVE TO THE COOLANT OR SOMETHING. I WASN'T AWARE OF THIS AND MY ENGINE IS TOTALLY SHOT. I'M A POOR SENIOR CITIZEN AND CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX A CAR. I HAVE NO WAY TO GET AROUND. PLEASE FORCE GM TO ENACT A RECALL AND REIMBURSE ALL DAMAGE CAUSED BY THEIR FAULTY ENGINEERING. PLEASE. *CN

1) NO SPECIFIC EVENT - NOTICED DURING BRAKE INSPECTION 2) ALIGNMENT AND STEERING - REAR TRAILING ARMS RUSTED THROUGH - CAR, UNSAFE TO DRIVE PER SHOP, WOULD NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT IF DRIVEN OFF THE PREMISES. 3) PARTS NEED REPLACEMENT - WILL SAVE OLD PARTS. *AK

SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON DASH. DID NOT GO OUT. WAS TOLD IF I DIDN'T GET IT REPAIRED THE CAR WOULD LOSE POWER AND I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO START IT WITH THE KEYS I PRESENTLY POSSESSED. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V171000 REGARDING THE AIR BAGS. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. ALSO,BOARD. THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED IN THE DASHBOARD, HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING . HAS REPLACED BRAKES AND STILL ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. ALSO, POWER STEERING IS OUT, AND THE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. ALSO, TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED.*AK

THE REAR CENTER SEAT BELT ANCHOR HAS COME OFF. THE CONSUMER MADE CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER, WHO ADVISED THE CONSUMER THAT HIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SEAT BELT RECALL 98V306000. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THIS RECALL DESCRIBED HIS SITUATION EXACTLY . *BF *NM

I OWN A 1995 BUICK REGAL AND FOR ALL THE TROUBLE I HAVE HAD WITH IT, I STILL LIKE IT. FIRST, THE AIR CONDITIONING WILL QUIT WORKING WHEN IT IS REAL HOT OUTSIDE AND WE ARE GOING UP A HILL. WHERE WE LIVE THAT IS EVERYWHERE. SECOND, THE PAINT STARTED PEELING WHEN THE CAR WAS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT HE COULD DO ABOUT IT WITHOUT CHARGING US FOR A PAINT JOB. ($3500). I THEN CONTACTED ANOTHER DEALER IN ANOTHER TOWN A COUPLE YEARS LATER AND WAS TOLD THAT IF I HAD REPORTED IT SOONER THAT BUICK WOULD HAVE PAINTED IT FOR ME AT NO CHARGE. I HAD MISSED THE CUT-OFF AT THAT TIME BY A COUPLE MONTHS AND A THOUSAND MILES. THIS CAR NOW HAS 114,000 MILES ON IT AND STILL RUNS OK. WE USE IT AS AN EXTRA VEHICLE FOR WINTER DRIVING BUT I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE. I WILL NEVER RECOMMEND THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT EITHER. FINALLY, THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWO TIMES AND NEEDS IT AGAIN. I CAN'T SEEM TO GET THEM REPLACED OR TURNED EXCEPT WITH GMC PARTS WHICH IS NOT WORTH IT.

PAINT ON 1995 BUICK REGAL IS FLAKING OFF IN LARGE SHEETS. *JB

LAWYER REPRESENTING DANIEL DEEN IS REQUESTING A COPY OF MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS. *LA *MR

THE POWER STEERING ON THE VEHICLE WENT OUT AT 51,927 MILES. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SAID DEFECT, BUT THE VEHICLE MODEL YEAR WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL. *LA THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE STARTED STEERING ITSELF. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE ABS LOCKED UP. THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IMPACTED A GUARD RAIL. *AK THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND BACKED INTO THE GUARD RAIL. THE VEHICLE THEN TURNED AROUND AND FACED THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE AIR BAG(S) DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONSUMER. *SCC *JB

ON JAN. 8,2003 I HAD A COMPLETE BRAKE INSPECTIO AND REPAIR DONE BY TUFFY'S AUTO SERVIVE AT 4164 N. MILWAUKEE IN CHICAGO. I NOTICES S SCRAPING SOUND COMING FROM MY LEFT FRONT WHEEL. I RETURNED TO TUFFY'S FIVE (5) TIMES, THE LAST BEING ON OR ABOUT JANUARY 20, 2003. AT THIS TIME, MR JIM JANICEK, THE DISTRICT MANAGER FOR TUFFY'S WAS PRESENT. AGAIN THEY INSPECTED MY BRAKES AND I WAS ASSURED BY MR. JANICEK THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY BRAKES. AT THIS TIME, MR. JANICEK, THE DISTRICT MANAGER FOR TUFFY'S STRONGLY SUGGESTED THAT I WAS WASTING HIS TIME AND NOT TO RETURN. ON MAY 29, 2003, ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK I DEVELOPED A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM MY LEFT FRONT WHEEL WITH GREATLY REDUCED BRAKING POWER. ON MAY 30, 2003 I AGAIN WAS CHARGED , THIS TIME FOR TWO (2) CALIPERS TO REPAIR BRAKES. I BELIEVE THE CALIPER FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE THE WORK DONE BY TUFFY'S TO BEGIN WITH.ON JULY 8, ON MY WAY TO THE HOSPITAL, AS MY WIFE MUST GO WEEKLY; TRAVELING AT A RATE OF 30 MPH IN MEDIUM TRAFFIC I HAD COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. I PUMPED THE BRAKES AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO AVOID A MAJOR ACCIDENT. DRIVING AT A RATE OF 10 -15 MPH I WAS ABLE TO TAKE MY CAR TO LYNCH BUICK AT 5330 W. IRVING PARK RD. IN CHICAGO. THEY INSPECTED MY BRAKES AND FOUND THERE TO BE A SUBSTANCE THAT WAS NOT BRAKE FLUID IN THE SYSTEM. THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIR WILL BE OVER $1,000.00. TUFFY'S WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY TOOK A SAMPLE OF THE FLUID FROM THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. TUFFY'S STATED THE THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAD ANTI-FREEZE IN IT. TUFFY'S AUTO SERVICE ON NORTH MILWAUKEE IN CHICAGO WAS THE ONLY ONE TO WORK ON MY BRAKES AND THE ONLY ONE UNDER THE HOOD FOR ANY REASON SINCE JANUARY 8, 2003., H DUE TO THE GREAT TRAUMA CAUSED BY TUFFY'SLYNCH BUICK WILL REPAIR MY CAR. WHEN TUFFY' BOTCHED THE FIRST JOB, I GAVE THEM ANOTHER CHANCE, THAT CHANCE ALMOST COST ME AND MY WIFE OUR LIVES. I FEEL THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO DO ANY MORE BRAKE REPAIRS ON ANY VEHICLES. *AK

PAINT PEELING...COMING OFF IN SHEETS FOR LAST FEW YEARS...CONTACTED BOTH GM AND BUICK HOME OFFICES ....WAS TOLD IT WASN'T A DEFECT AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. IT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME TYPE OF DELAMINATION PROBLEM THAT THEY HAD THE RECALLS ON VEHICLES FOR YEARS JUST AHEAD OF MINE. DIDN'T THEY HAVE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM??*AK

PAINT IS FLAKING OFF THE CAR SURFACE. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO RESTART. *NLM

THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR SPRING MALFUNCTIONED, THE DEALER STATED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 3 YEARS THE DOOR LATCH ON DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HAS BROKEN OFF. THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE COST OF REPAIR IS $150.00. I HAVE HEARD OF THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING IN OTHER GM VEHICLES WITH THE SAME DOOR LATCH DESIGN.

THE CALIPERS, BRAKE HOSES AND FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WAS REPLACED AT LEAST 10 TIMES WITH IN A 5 YEAR PERIOD. MR *JB

GOING DOWN AN INCLINE ON A CURVE, AT 25 MPH AND THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND THE STEERING LOCKS UP . BROUGHT THE CAR TO A STOP WITHOUT POWER BRAKES WORKING . CAR COULD NOT BE PUT INTO PARK TO RESTART . PUT CAR ITO NEUTRAL AND STARTED RIGHT UP. VERY VERY DANGEROUS AS THERE IS NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING AND BRAKES ARE ONLY WORKING A FRACTION OF THERE POTENTIAL. *AK

CONSUMER STATES BRAKES WERE MAKING A SQUEEKING NOISE WHEN APPLIED. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED BRAKES ETC. ONE WEEK LATER THE SQUEEKING NOISE RESURFACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

BUCKLES DO NOT LOCK PROPERLY WHICH AFFECTS REAR AND FRONT PASSENGER SEATS. DEALER ALREDY CONTACTED.*AK *YH

00 V 171 000/INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT: AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE PART TO COMPLETE RECALL 00V-171 (FRONTAL AIR BAG) WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THE CONSUMER WAS INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN A RENTAL CAR, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT GM WOULD ONLY PAY 30 DOLLARS A DAY FOR A RENTAL CAR AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COMPARABLE TO THE BUICK REGAL THE CONSUMER OWNED, THE CONSUMER PAID THE DIFFERENCE FOR A COMPARABLE RENTAL CAR AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION(00V171000) REGARDING POSSIBLE AIR BAG FAILURE, CONSUMER THEN RECEIVED ANOTHER NOTIFICATION STATING THAT THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE AND TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, HOWEVER THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT APART OF THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. *JB *SCC

DRIVER'S AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT REMAINS ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK RECALL REPAIRS WERE MADE AND CONSUMER IS SATISFIED. *TT

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE DIES OUT, AND THIS IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. MAIN COMPUTER MODULE LINK TO IGNITION CAN ONLY BE REPAIRED BY DEALER. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATES EVERY OTHER TIME VEHICLE IS STARTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER LOST CONTROL ON AN ICY ROAD, VEHICLE HIT A POST AND ENDED UP NOSE DOWN IN A DITCH. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK *TT

VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE COOLANT, THE DEALER REPLACED THE UPPER PLENTIUM AND THERMOSTAT, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SLC

THERE WAS RED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, DEALER REPLACED BOTH TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON UNTIL STOPPED VEHICLE AND RESTART IT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE DRIVERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE ENDED UP IN A DITCH, AFTER THE ACCIDENT, CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE ON THE AIRBAG, CONSUMER SUFFERED A DAMAGED LUNG, AND HER CHEST WAS CAVED IN.*JG *AK

NHTSA# 00 V 171 000 MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00058 CONCERNING INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT: DEALER POIRIER BUICK; FALL RIVER, MA; PHONE# 508/679-3200 WAS UNABLE TO HONOR RECALL BECAUSE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO CORRECT RECALL 00V171000 CONCERNING AIR BAGS. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT AT HIS LAST VISIT, ON JANUARY 9, 2002 THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID HE WOULD ORDER THE PART AND CALL CONSUMER TO SET A DATE FOR THE REPLACEMENT. THIS SHOULD BE WITHIN 30 DAYS. *YD

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE DUE TO BRAKES GRABBING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT ROTORS ON ALL 4 WHEELS WERE RED HOT. VEHICLE STILL AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME.*AK *SLC

AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH CAR SITTING STILL JUST STARTING ENGINE. INJURED RIGHT SHOULDER. *AK

AIRBAGS FAILED, HOWEVER CONSUMER DID NOT STATE EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.*JB

AIRBAGS FAILED, HOWEVER CONSUMER DID NOT STATE EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.*JB

WHILE TRAVELING 50-55MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE LOST POWER SUDDENLY, MECHANIC INDICATED THAT TRANSMISSION HAD BROKEN AND CHEWED UP PARTS.*AK THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE WERE RECONDITIONED.*JB

RECEIVED RECALL 00V171000 IN APRIL. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED TO BRING VEHICLE IN. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC. AFTER ARRIVING, WAS INFORMED THAT DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE CORRECT PARTS FOR AIR BAG REPAIR. NEEDED TO CALL BACK TO CHECK IF PARTS WERE AVAILABLE.*AK

FRONT ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED TWICE, REAR ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED THREE TIMES. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION, BUT WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT PART WAS ON ORDER AND IT WOULD BE AT LEAST THREE TO FOUR WEEKS BEFORE IT WOULD ARRIVED, CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD VEHICLE IN WHICH THE PART WAS NEVER REPLACED.*YH

WHILE DRIVING BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER CAR WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP, SHOP PERSONNEL SAID BRAKES WERE WORKING FINE. INSURANCE COMPANY SENT APPRAISER TO CHECK CAR AND HE SAID THE BRAKES "FAILED A COUPLE MORE TIMES" WHILE HE WAS TRYING THEM. TOWED CAR TO BUICK DEALER. DEALER INSPECTED BRAKES AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THEM. WE TRADED CAR IN TO THE DEALER.*AK

RECEIVED RECALL #00V171000 AND CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS FOR AIR BAG. DEFECT WAS REPAIRED. ONCE COMPLETED, AND OWNER RETRIEVED VEHCLE, NOTICED HORN FAILED TO WORK WHEN IT DID PREVIOUSLY. MECHANIC INDICATED HORN NOT WORKING AT TIME OF REPAIRS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL ON PASSENGER'S AIR BAG IN MAY 2OOO. MADE APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER AND HAD VEHICLE SERVICED. TECHNICIAN STATED CONSUMER WILL RECEIVE CALL WHEN PARTS COME IN. TWO WEEKS HAVE PASSED, NO CALL RECEIVED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AFTER ONE YEAR BUICK HAS NOT MANUFACTURED RECALL PART FOR AIR BAG. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

RECALL 00V171000. AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED , INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN SYSTEM. CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER STATED REPAIRING VEHICLE WILL TAKE A WEEK TO COMPLETE. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT OFFER A RENTAL CAR. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED RECALL 00V171000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00058 FOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER , BENSON BUICK 9631 HICKMAN RD DES MONIES, IA. 50322 PHONE # 515-276-6600, AND BEFORE 2001 WAS TOLD THAT PARTS WEREN'T AVAILABLE. PARTS STILL HAVE NOT COME IN. CONSUMER WILL CALLED BUICK TO SEE IF THEY COULD MAKE SOME ARRANGEMENTS FOR PARTS.*AK

DEALERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX RECALL FOR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT THAT HE RECEIVED IN MAIL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION, HITTING A TRUCK IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V1710000 FOR DRIVER'S AIR BAG, BUT PASSENGER'S AIR BAG NOT INCLUDED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO CORRECT RECALL ON AIRBAG.*AK

CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED RECALL ID# 00V171000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00058 CONCERNING AIR BAG SYSTEM. PARTS WERN'T AVAILABLE. MANUFACTURER WILL SEND A LETTER WHEN THE PART BECOME AVAILABLE.*AK

DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PARTS ARE UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL NOTICE 00V171000 REPAIRS REGARDING AIRBAG FAILURE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED HER THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE ,AND HAS YET TO HEAR ANYTHING FROM THEM REGARDING REPAIRS. *AK RECALL REPAIR WAS FINALLY COMPLETED. *SLC

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK WAS DEFECTIVE AS ASSEMBLY FAILED. UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM THE OUITSIDE. POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM TO DRIVER IF A MEDICAL EMERGENCY DEVELOPE. EXTRACTING DRIVER FROM PASSANGER SIDE WOULD HAVE BEEN NEAR IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE OF BUCKET SEATS AND CONSOLE.

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 00V171000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00058. DEALER STATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE AND THE DEALER HAD RECEIVED INSTRUCTION TO FIX VEHICLE, BUT DEALER STILL UNABLE TO FIX THE RECALL PROBLEM BECAUSE OF INAVAILABILITY OF PARTS. *YH

RECALL 00 V 171 000 INADVERTENT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. CONSUMER CONTACTED PINNO BUICK , OXFORD ,PA 610-932-2892, TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS DONE, AND WAS TOLD THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.*AK

THE DEALER HAS NOT RECEIVED PARTS FOR RECALL OOV-171 FOR THE AIR BAG WIRING. NLM

AFTER PARKING VEHICEL IN PARKING LOT ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN INTO FRONT END OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

00 V 171 000/INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT: NOTICE RECEIVED AND CONTACTED DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT. DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEED TO INSPECT VEHICLE FIRST BEFORE THEY COULD ORDER PART, AND THEN THEY WOULD MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS. NOTICE STATED: DEALER WILL REPLACE INFLATORS ON THESE AIR BAGS. NOTHING STATED THAT THEY NEED TO INSPECT BEFORE REPAIRS COULD BE DONE. REQUESTING SOME HELP FROM NHTSA ON THIS MATTER; DEALER IS TOM RICE BUICK IN HUNTINGTON, NY; PHONE# 631/549-7700. LEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN JUNE FOR DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG, STATING THAT AIRBAG COULD DEPLOY AT ANYTIME. DEALER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT WAS REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT SAFE. *YH

THE CONSUMER RECIEVED RECALL NOTICE 00V-171 BUT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.*YH

THE CONSUMER RECIEVED RECALL NOTICE 00V-171 BUT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.*YH

THROTTLE CABLE BROKE TRAVELING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. VEHICLE WAS JUST IDILING. CONSUMER FLOATED ACROSS THREEE LANES TO GET OFF. DEALER HAD NO EXPLANATION WHY IT HAPPENED. *AK DEALER REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR CABLE. *SLC

WE RECEIVED A SAFETY NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT DUE TO DEFECTIVE INFLATOR IN JULY OF 2000. I CONTACTED BUICK IN DECEMBER 2000 WONDERING WHY WE HAD NOT HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT RECALL AND WAS TOLD 3 TO 6 MONTHS MORE BEFORE REPAIR WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THEY DID REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART WITH A NEW OLD PART THAT HAD NOT SUFFERED THE DEGRADATION OF TIME. THIS TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT WAS/IS TO HOLD ME OVER UNTIL THE PROPER PART BECOMES AVAILABLE. MY COMPLAINT IS THE ORIGINAL LETTER STATED THE REPAIR WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN SEVERAL MONTHS. I WAITED 6 MONTHS TO BE TOLD 3 TO 6 MORE MONTHS. WHAT IF I SELL OR TRADE THIS VEHICLE IN DOES THE MANUFACTURER TRACK THIS VEHICLE DOWN THROUGH REGISTRATION INFORMATION OR DOES THE VEHICLE GO UNREPAIRED AT A COST SAVINGS TO THE MANUFACTURER? A RESPONSE TO MY CONCERNS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.

BRAKE ROTORS PREMATURLEY WEAR OUT , CONSUMER HAS ALREADY REPLACED 4 SETS OF ROTORS, TWICE IN FRONT AND TWICE IN REAR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE RECALL 00V-171 FOR THE FAULTY DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG BECAUSE THE NECESSARY PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. NLM

RECALL 00V171000/ AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. PARTS FOR RECALL ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMMUNICATION FROM BUICK SINCE JULY. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

THE REAR ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND CRAKCED, THE CALIPERS WERE FROZE OPEN, THIS WAS CAUSING ALL OF THE BRAKING TO BE MADE WITH THE FRONT BRAKES ONLY. *SLC

THERE WAS SOME LEAKAGE OF ANTIFREEZE INTO ENGINE CAUSED BY A BAD INTAKE MANIFOLD. THIS HAPPENED WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65MPH. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER ASSUMED HEAD GASKET WAS THE PROBLEM, AND CHARGED CONSUMER $4,700 TO GET A NEW ENGINE. AFTER NEW ENGINE WAS INSTALLED, DEALER PUT OLD INTAKE MANIFOLD BACK ON, AND NEW ENGINE ALSO BLEW OUT. *AK THE VEHICLE NEEDS NEW ENGINE AGAIN. A NEW INTAKE MANIFOLD IS NEEDED TOO BECAUSE OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY ANTIFREEZE. *YH

IN AUGUST OF 1996 I PURCHASED A 1995 BUICK REGAL, 4 DOOR, SEDAN. VIN # [XXX]. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE HIT NO BUMPS, NOR HAD AN ACCIDENT. BUICK HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK THE AIR BAG DEPLOYING RESULTED IN ACCIDENT. *YH

PULSE WIPER SWITCH WAS REPLACED BEFORE RECALL 97V017000, WHEN RECALL NOTICE CAME CONSUMER HAD REPAIR DONE AGAIN, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *SLC

PULSE WIPER SWITCH WAS REPLACED BEFORE RECALL 97V017000, WHEN RECALL NOTICE CAME CONSUMER HAD REPAIR DONE AGAIN, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *SLC

FUEL PUMP BURNED. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP. *AK FUEL PUMP LOCATED IN GAS TANK GOT HOT ENOUGH TO MELT THE INSULATION ON THE WIRING, MELT SOME OF PLASTIC BODY OF FUEL PUMP. *YH

MANY TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, WHEN TRAVELING EXTREMELY SLOWLY, EG. COMING TO A STOP SIGN, BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, ETC., I HEAR AND FEEL A HEAVY RATTLE (AS THOUGH METAL HAS RELEASED A LINKAGE) AND I CAN FEEL SOMETHING RELEASE THRU MY BREAK PEDDLE. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW SECONDS. THIS HAPPENS MANY TIMES EACH DAY AND IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY LATELY. I'VE HAD IT CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES BY MECHANICS AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT MY BREAKS COULD FAIL AND I HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED A PRELIMINARY RECALL NOTICE ON MY AIRBAGS, WHICH I HAVEN'T RECEIVED THE INFORMATION YET ON THE REPAIRS, WHICH ADDS AN ADDITIONAL CONCERN TO POSSIBLE BRAKE FAILURE. I'M A DIVORCED MOM, WITH TWO KIDS AT HOME AND HAUL OTHER CHILDREN OFTEN. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS A KNOW CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU.

MANY TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, WHEN TRAVELING EXTREMELY SLOWLY, EG. COMING TO A STOP SIGN, BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, ETC., I HEAR AND FEEL A HEAVY RATTLE (AS THOUGH METAL HAS RELEASED A LINKAGE) AND I CAN FEEL SOMETHING RELEASE THRU MY BREAK PEDDLE. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW SECONDS. THIS HAPPENS MANY TIMES EACH DAY AND IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY LATELY. I'VE HAD IT CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES BY MECHANICS AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT MY BREAKS COULD FAIL AND I HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED A PRELIMINARY RECALL NOTICE ON MY AIRBAGS, WHICH I HAVEN'T RECEIVED THE INFORMATION YET ON THE REPAIRS, WHICH ADDS AN ADDITIONAL CONCERN TO POSSIBLE BRAKE FAILURE. I'M A DIVORCED MOM, WITH TWO KIDS AT HOME AND HAUL OTHER CHILDREN OFTEN. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS A KNOW CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU.

WHEN DRIVING AND UPON MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURN STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, AND RESULTING IN A NEAR ACCCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

FRONT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS ARE RUSTING OUT DUE TO CHEAP MATERIAL USED FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM, CAUSING PREMATURE REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE PADS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

BUICK FACTORY NOTICE OF POSSIBLE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT NO CRASH NEED TO HAVE OFF/ON SWITCH PERMIT UNTIL DEFECTIVE SYSTEM CAN BE REPLACED, ESTIMATED BY BUICK AT SIX (6) CANNOT TAKE ANY CHANCES OF DRIVING CAR. BUICK WILL PUT OFF/ON SWITCH IN AT NO CHARGE SO WE CAN DRIVE THE CAR NOW SO PLEASE EXPEDIATE APPROVAL TO THE FORM WE ARE SUBMITTING BY FAX/MAIL. ADDINTIONALLY WE HAVE A MAJOR COMPLAINT REGARDING YOUR DEPT'S OPERATIONS AND ATITTUDE. *AK

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED, OBSCURING DRIVER'S VISION. VEHICLE WAS NOT HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND IT DID NOT HIT A BUMP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC PLACED IT ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE & NOTHING WAS WRONG. HAD THE AIR BAG REPLACED. *AK

EA99026, INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT; RIGHT AFTER THE IGNITION WAS TURNED ON, AIR BAG ON DRIVER'S SIDE DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. VEHICLE WAS BEING CHECKED BY THE DEALERSHIP. *AK *ML

ANY TIME WHEN ADJUSTING THE STEERING POSITION IT WILL SLIP, AND HAS ALOT OF PLAY IN THE TILT. CONTACTED DEALER, VEHICLE NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THEY SAID IT WAS A DESIGN DEFECT, AND A SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

VEHICLE WAS IN THE OFF POSITION FOR SOME HOURS AND HORN SOUNDED OFF. HORN IS CURRENTLY INOPERATIVE, CONSUMER NOTED IF HORN WAS NEEDED IN AN EMERGENCY, IT WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION LEAKAGES/ A PUDDLE OF FLUID CAN BE SEEN ON THE GROUND; DEALER NOTIFIED AND UNABLE TO LOCATE THE LEAKS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD ACTIVATE INTERMITTENTLY, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

EA 99 026/INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT: WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, DRIVER'S AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED, NO BUMP OR POTHOLE WAS HIT. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BURNING DRIVER'S ARMS, AND CAUSING OTHER INJURIES.THERE WAS NO PRIOR ACCIDENT, NO IMPACT, AND NO AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON TO INDICATE A DEFECT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. *AK

PAPERS IN GLOVE COMPARTMENT WERE SUCK INTO FAN, CAUSING FAN TO BREAK, AND RESULTING IA A FIE IN DUCT OF AIR AND HEAT CHANNEL. SOME SORT OF SHIELD SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN PLACE BETWWEN THE FAN AND GLOVE COMPARTMENT. *AK

I BOUGHT A 94 FORD EXPLORER 02/02/200 AND THE CAR OVERHEATED THE NEXT DAY. I WANTED OUT FROM THE WHOLE DEAL BUT THEY SAID NO OR ELSE THEY WILL RUIN MY CREDIT, SO I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO GET THE BUICK, I WAS CONCERENED ABOUT MY CREDIT, AND ON THE NEXT DAY I'M HAVING ALL THESE PROBLEMS. *AK

AIR BAG COIL WOULD MAKE A SQUEAKING NOISES WHEN THE WHEELS ARE TURNED. SOMETIMES LATER, IT SOUNDED LIKE PAPER WAS BRUSHING AGAINST IT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC UNDERSTOOD WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM. WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO WAS NOT INFORMED IF AIR BAG WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE TURNING OFF AT AN INTERSECTION. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT HE NEVER SAW A TRANSMISSION BLOW UP LIKE THAT ONE WITH ONLY 52,000 MILES. *AK

THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. OWNER HAS TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND START IT BACK UP AGAIN WHEN THIS OCCURS. DEALER CHANGED SERPENTINE BELT AND BRAKE PADS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION @ 25MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE . MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES; TWICE UNDER WARRANTY, ONCE OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. AT 75,000 MILES, THE CAR IS IN NEED OF ITS FOURTH SET OF REAR PADS AND ROTORS. SPECIAL CARE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO MAKE SURE PROPER LUGNUT TORQUE HAS BEEN ADHERED TO. OWNER HAS ALWAYS CHECKED TORGUE AFTER WHEEL REMOVAL AND SET TO MANUFACTURER'S SPEC OF 100 FT/LB. THIS INCLUDES WHEEL REMOVAL BY GM DEALERSHIPS AND TIRE REPAIR SHOPS, ETC. I WOULD LIKE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM FOR ONCE AND FOR ALL. IT IS THE ONLY BLACK EYE FOR THE CAR. I WOULD TRY HIGH PERFORMANCE PADS AND ROTORS IF I KNEW WHERE TO START.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. PREVOUISLY THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE OVERDRIVE SYSTEM. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. DRIVER EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE BRAKE LOSS, WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT, AND WAS BROADSIDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER HAS VEHICLE NOW. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ON SEVERAL OCCASION THE ALTERNATOR / BATTERY FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO MALFUNCTION. DEALER CAN NOT FIX IT, PROBLEM STILL EXIST, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. *YC

DEFECTIVE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED PREMATURELY. NLM

DEALER HAS BEEN SYMPATHETIC TOWARDS PROBLEM/BUICK STATES THE PREMATURE WEAR OF REAR DISC PADS AND ROTORS ARE BECAUSE I LIVE IN AN AREA WHERE THERE IS ROAD SALT AND SAND.I DON'T THINK THAT THIS IS THE PROBLEM. BUICK IS ADVISING THE DEALERS THAT WE HAVE TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE ONCE A WEEK TO ADJUST THE REAR CALIPERS, THIS WAS DONE AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. ON 7-23-99 I HAD THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS THE FOURTH SET OF DISC PADS AND ROTORS ON THIS CAR I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS OF THESE CARS AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. OTHER CARS THAT ARE HAVING THIS PROBLRM ARE HEV. LUMINA, PONTIAC GRAN PRIX, OLDS CUTLASS. FOR THE PRODUCTION YEAR 1994-1995. AGAIN G.M> AND BUICK ARE STATING THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM. WHEN THE ROTORS WARP THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. THE REAR CALIPERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY, THEREFORE THE REAR BRAKE PADS DO NOT TOUCH THE REAR ROTORS UNTIL HARD BRAKING, AND THE ROTORS COLLECT DIRT AND DUST WHEN THEY DO NOT WORK, AND WHEN HARD BRAKING IS DONE THE CALIPERS FINALLY WORK, BUT WHEN THEY HIT THE ROTORS THE PADS HEAT UP THE DIRTY ROTORS, THUS THEY HEAT UP AND WARP. I HOPE I MADE SOME KIND OF SENSE IN THIS COMMENT, IT CAN BE HARD TO EXPLAIN. HANKYOU FOR THIS MATTER.

ONCE CAR SHIFTS INTO THE OVERDRIVE OR FINAL GEAR, I EXPERIENCE A HESITATION. THE HESITATION SEEMS TO DISAPPEAR WHEN VEHICLE SPEED IS AROUND 80 MPH. IT ALSO DISAPPEARS WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 25 MPH, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.E MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE POWER AND STALLED ON A VERY HILLY AND CURVEY AREA.

LEFT FRONT SEAT BACK REST SWINGS FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER IN JULY 1997. DEALER INSPECTED AND SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT SEE A PROBLEM. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY CHECKED THE BACK REST AND SAID IT WAS LOOSE, BUT THERE WAS NO ADJUSTMENT. THEY GAVE ME THE PHONE NUMBER FOR THE BUICK FACTORY (1-800-521-7300) I SPOOKE WITH ALEA WHO GAVE ME THE CLAIM NUMBER OF 980074345 AND SAID THE FACTORY REP WOULD CALL ME. I GAVE HER TWO PHONE NUMBERS, BOTH WITH ANSWERING MACHINES. I NEVER GOT A CALL FROM THE FACTORY REP. ON 1/14/99 I CALLED BACK TO BUICK AND THEY SAID, "THE CASE WAS CLOSED". "THE REP HAD TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND CLOSED THE CASE." I WAS NEVER CONTACTED AND THE CAR SEAT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR INSPECTED. THE DEALER LOOKED AT SOME NEW CARS OF THE SAME MODEL AND SAID THEY HAD SOME SLACK. WHICH IS TRUE, BUT NOT LIKE MINE WHERE THE BACK OF THE SEAT SO MUCH SLACK THAT IT TROWS THE DRIVE FORWARD. THE SITUATION NOW IS THAT EVERY TIME A PERSON STEPS ON THE BRAKE THE FRONT SET BACK FLYS FORWARD AND THROWS THE DRIVER INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. I AM NOT A MECHANIC, BUT SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT WITH THE EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT BACK REST. (THE CAR DOES HAVE AN ELECTRIC SEAT ON THE DIRVER'S SIDE). IT IS VERY DANGEREOUS TO DRIVE THE CAR AND REMEMBER TO LEAN FORWARD EACH TIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. WE HAVE TO REMEBER TO WARN EVERY DRIVER OF THE CAR AND HOPE THEY DO NOT FORGET. IT SCARES THE 'WILLIES OUT OF THEM' WHEN IT HAPPENS. THE LOOSE SEAT PROBLEM IS EITHER AN ENGINEERING FAULT OR A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID IT IS A FACTORY PROBLEM AND THE FACTORY RELIED ON THE DEALER'S WORD RATHER THAN FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAYS THE CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND 'SOL' . I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT MY NEXT STEP SHOULD BE IN FOLLOWING THE CORRECT CHANNELS TO GET THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. IF LEGAL ACTION IS TO BE MY NEXT STEP, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THANKS FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND HELP. MAY THE REST OF THE DAY GO WELL FOR YOU.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG INFLATED ON ME WHILE SITTING IN A PARKING LOT. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. THE RESPONSE WAS "BECAUSE THE CAR HAS OVER 100,000 BUICK WILL ONLY FIX THE AIRBAG IF I PAY $1,000 FOR PARTS AND INSTALLATION". *AK

VEHICLE SEAT BELT CONTINUALLY NEEDS REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR, UNABLE TO REMEDY FAILURES.

MOTOR MOUNTS BROKEN.

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPAIRED TWO TIMES.

DRIVER'S SIDE LAP AND SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT RETRACT INTO THE HOUSING MECHANISM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SEAT BELTS SEVEN TIMES WITH NO CORECTION TO THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER CANNOT OPEN HOOD. THE RELEASE MECHANISM INSIDE VEHICLE WILL NOT RELEASE HOOD LATCH. *AK

DEALER REFUSED TO MAKE REPAIRS. SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. COMPLETE FAILURE RESULTED

ENGINE FAILED. QCAW

WHEN PAPERS ARE PUT IN GLOVE COMPARTMENT THEY CAN EASILY SLIP INTO THE AIR CONDITIONING FAN. GLOVE COMPARTMENT NOT SEALED.

ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT HIGH SPEED (50-55 MPH) AND NEEDED TO APPLY BRAKES THE VEHICLE WOULD RUMBLE OR VIBRATE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. DISCOVERED BOTH REAR WHEEL DISCS WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIR WAS TO BE DONE UNLESS COST GOES TO THE CONSUMER. *AK

DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. PULLED VEHICLE OVER AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THE WIRING IN THE DASHBOARD WAS BURNT. *AK

WHEN STOPPING AT A STOPLIGHT THE DRIVER STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR, THE MOTOR JUST REVVED UP. AFTER LETTING UP ON THE GAS IT WAS OK, BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT THE NEXT STOP LIGHT.

A FLAW IN GLOVE COMPARTMENT DESIGN. WHENEVER PAPER IS IN GLOVE COMPARTMENT IT WOULD SLIP THROUGH & GET ENTANGLED WITH FAN MOTOR & CLOG IT. THIS CAUSED FAN MOTOR TO OVERHEAT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHO CALLED MANUFACTURER. WAS INFORMED ITS OWNER'S PROBLEM TO SOLVE. *AK

EXCESSIVE WEAR ON LEFT REAR ROTOR AND PAD. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND ROTOS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK

THE REAR EMERGENCY BRAKE LINE GOES INTO THE REAR SUSPENSION, CAUSING WEAR AND TEAR TO THE BRAKE LINE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

ABS BRAKES GRINDING/RUBBING/VIBRATING AND NOISES FROM UNDER HOOD.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT, REPAIRS MADE HOWEVER PROBLEM CONTINUES.

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. STOPPED VEHICLE AND LET SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN RESTARTED, BRAKES WERE FINE. ROAD TESTED AND CHECKED, FOUND MASTER CYLINDER WAS DEFECTIVE, REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. *AK

WINDOW SWITCH BROKEN POWER WINDOWS.

RIGHT INNER BRAKE PAD FRICTION MATERIAL SEPERATED FROM PAD PLAT, CAUSING WEEL TO LOCK UP WHEN MOVING FORWARD.

BRAKES/ROTORS : WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE VEHICLE WAS JERKING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP. TOOK VEHICLE IN AT 17000, MILES. DEALER SAID HE WOULD NEED FRONT BRAKES CHANGED. AT 22000 THE VEHICLE IS MAKING A NOISE AND CAN HEAR THE GRINDING NOISE. *AK

ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY.

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, SHE STATES THAT HER BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THAT HER LOW TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON WHEN BRAKES ARE USED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 45-50 MPH, VEHICLE VIBRATES BADLY, IF UNDER 45 OR OVER 50 WILL NOT VIBRATE, WAS INFORMED THAT DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

POWER STEERING HOSE LEAKS.

DOOR REMOTE CONTROL INOPERATIVE.

MACHINED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FOR PULSATION, ALSO REPLACED BRAKE PADS/REAR CALIPER SLIDERS. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS RESURFACED.

STEERING RACK FAILED.

AUTO TRAN: INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM 5 TO 10 MPH ENGINE WILL NOT ACCELERATE, ACTS AS IF OUT OF FUEL/NO RESPONSE, HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS AND FREEWAY, NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT.

SEAT RECLINING GEARS DO NOT MESH COMPLETELY, ALLOWING SEAT BACK TO BE MOVED BACK/FORTH ABOUT 3 INCHES.

BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEY MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES CASSETTE WILL NOT ACCEPT TAPE IT EJECTS,TRUNK LIGHT FLICKERS WHEN TRUNK IS OPEN, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT IS THE WAY IT IS DESIGN IT IS NORMAL, ALSO POPPING NOISE FROM LEFT FRONT WINDOW AT BASE WHEN GOING UP.*JB

OIL LEAK. *DH

PARKED VEHICLE, AWAY FEW MINUTES, RETURNED, SMOKE COMING UP THRU ENGINE TO WINDSHIELD AREA, BURST INTO FLAMES, NO WARNING. *AK *JB

DRIVERS DOOR ACTIVATOR FOR THE LOCK BROKE, CAUSING LOCK TO STICK, RENDERING DRIVERS DOOR INOPERABLE. *DH

THE ROTORS ARE WARPING, CAUSING THE CAR TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN MADE AN ATTEMPT TO SLOW/STOP PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD, HAD TO PUMP BRAKE TO STOP. *JB

ENGINE KNOCKS. *DH

INCOMING AIR DUCT WILL NOT CLOSE DUE TO DESIGN, ALLOWING EXHAUST FUMES FROM OTHER VEHICLES TO ENTER. *SD

THE ROTORS ARE WARPED AND THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM FAILED PLEASE DESCRIBE. 8AK

SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER, RESULTING IN INJURY. *DH

VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY. *SD

VEHICLE NOT DESIGNED TO ALLOW USE OF TIRE CHAINS WITH 16 INCH TIRES. *DH

TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED WHILE MOVING. *DSH

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS COLLAPSED IMPACT 6:00 POSITION SPEED 60 MPH. TT

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS COLLAPSED IMPACT 6:00 POSITION SPEED 60 MPH. TT

DASH SEPARATION. *SD

THE DASHBOARD SEPARATED ON THE DRIVER SIDE WHILE DRIVING FALLING ON THE DRIVERS LEG. ALSO ON PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD AT THE BOTTOM FELL OFF. TT

DRIVERS SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED TO RETRACT, CAUSING SEAT BELT TO FIT LOOSELY. *DH

REAR SEAT BELT FAILURE. *AK

KEY WAS REMOVED FROM VEHICLE WITH TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE, CAUSING CAR TO DRIFT AND HIT ANOTHER CAR. *DSH

REAR BRAKES GRIND EXCESSIVELY RUSTING AND WARPING ROTORS. OWNER HAS USED EMERGENCY BRAKES FOR ADJUSTING, NO CHANGE. TT THE REAR WHEEL TURNS WHILE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONSUMER SAYS THE DRUM TYPE BRAKES SHOULD BE INSTALLED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH CURRENT BRAKES. *YH

ALTERNATOR FAILURE, CAUSING ENGINE STALLING, LOSS OF POWER STEERING. TT

ALTERNATOR FAILURE, CAUSING ENGINE STALLING, LOSS OF POWER STEERING. TT

ALTERNATOR FAILURE, CAUSING ENGINE STALLING, LOSS OF POWER STEERING. TT

HEAD LIGHT LAMPS REFLECTIVE DEVICES FAILED. *DH

INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AW

WINDOW RATTLES ON ALL DOORS.

CRANK SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *TT

ENGINE REPLACED AFTER INITIAL REPAIR OF ENGINE LEAK. *TW

POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. *DSH

DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WON'T LOWER. *TT

DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WON'T LOWER. *TT

WINDSHIELD FLUID RESERVOIR FAILED. *AK

NOISY STEERING COLUMN. *AK

DRIVER'S POWER DOOR LOCK DOES NOT UNLOCK WHEN OPERATED MANUALLY. *SD

POWER WINDOW SWITCH INOPERABLE. *AK

FRONT SEATBACK RATTLES. *AK

ALTERNATOR FAILURE. *AW

HIGH BEAMS DO NOT COME ON DURING THE DAY. *SKD

THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE BACK OF THE SEAT COME FORWARD DEALER SAY THAT IT IS THE DESIGN IF ONE IS SITTING IN SEAT THE SEAT BELT SHOULD BE BUCKLE. TT

PURCHASED BRAND NEW CAR AND THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK FOR ABOUT A MONTH. TT

AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONTEND COLLISION AT 35MPH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

BOTTOM CORNER OF REAR GLASS NOT PROPERLY SEALED, CAUSING WATER TO LEAK INTO BACK SEAT/FLOORBOARD. *AK

STEERING TORQUE FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT.

WHEEL WELL NOT SEALED AT FACTORY, CAUSING TRUNK TO LEAK.

TRANSAXLE FAILED.

DRIVER IS UNABLE TO SIGNAL WITH HIGH BEAM LIGHT. *AK