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1985 Buick Regal Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

Data refreshed

Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
9
Latest May 3, 2001
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
1
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Jan 18, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 9 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1985 Buick Regal. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–9 of 9

Brakes
Filed May 3, 2001

WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL IT WILL NOT TRAVEL TO FLOORBOARD. CONUMER HAS TO APPLY FORCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
887368
Engine
Filed Dec 5, 2000

CARBON MANOXIDE IS GETTING INTO PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT WHEN HEAT IS IN USE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK DUE TO DESIGN DEFECT CARBON MONOXIDE ENTERS PASSENGER AND DRIVER COMPARTMENT WHEN HEAT IS TURNED ON. SPECIFICALLY, CARBON MONOXIDE ENTERS AT THE POINT WHERE THE HEATER HOSE IS CONNECTED TO THE HEATER CORE. *YH

NHTSA ID
875970
Engine
Filed Apr 21, 1999

NEED SOLUTIONS ON PROBLEMS. NO MENTION OF SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

NHTSA ID
705848
Brakes
Filed Mar 9, 1999

LEFT FRONT BRAKES ELECTRONIC MOTOR FAILED. YY

NHTSA ID
782013
Engine
Filed Mar 13, 1998

ENGINE FAILURE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.(OHIO TURNPIKE POLICE REPORT).

NHTSA ID
532569
Incident
Feb 3, 1998
Steering
Filed Nov 15, 1996

DRIVING HOME COULDN'T TURN LEFT OR RIGHT , SO SHE LEFT THE CAR BECAUSE SHE FELT THE STEERING WAS OFF. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID
805090
Incident
Nov 4, 1996
Electrical
Filed Feb 12, 1996

PHOTO CELL DEFECTIVE FOR HEADLIGHTS, GO OFF AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING. *SD

NHTSA ID
501588
Incident
Feb 12, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Nov 21, 1995
Crash reported

RECALL RELATED, 86V030000, THROTTLE WENT INTO OPEN POSITION AFTER PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE,IMPACT 6:00 POSITION AND 12:00 POSITION. TT

NHTSA ID
975240
Incident
Nov 19, 1995
Brakes
Filed Jan 18, 1995

DURING SUDDEN PEDAL APPLICATION NO RESPONSE FROM BRAKING SYSTEM. TT

NHTSA ID
958813
Incident
Nov 18, 1994

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .