Body & structureEngine
Filed Feb 12, 2001
OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO FAULTY CRANKSHAFT. NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 559604
1988 Buick Regal Engine Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Engine reportsComplaints 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 Feb 12, 2001
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
7%
of 123 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1988 Buick Regal submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming engine
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Engine
Filed Aug 11, 2000
WHILE DRIVING ENGINEMOUNTS BROKE, CAUSING THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION TO FALL. CONSUMER COULD NO LONGER CONTROL STEERING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 867568
- Incident
- Jul 29, 2000
Engine
Filed Nov 1, 1999
ONE OF THE REAR CRADLE BOLTS BROKE OFF. AND IF THE OTHER BREAK, THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WILL DROP. FRONT CRADLE BOLTS HAVE BROKEN AND BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 852284
BrakesEngineExterior lighting+1 more
Filed Oct 15, 1999
DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT PULL IN FAR ENOUGH FOR GOOD VISIBILITY. YH
- NHTSA ID
- 549037
Engine
Filed Nov 18, 1997
MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT, RECALL ITEM #B97016-S.
- NHTSA ID
- 525049
- Incident
- Oct 27, 1997
Engine
Filed Jul 17, 1997
DUE TO THE CORROSION, CRADLE BOLTS BROKE/LOOSE FROM THEIR RETAINERS AND CAUSED STEERING WHEEL TO FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 519523
- Incident
- Jul 3, 1997
BrakesEngine
Filed Jun 3, 1995
THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW DIDN'T WORK WHEN DRIVING DOWN A HILL APPLIED THE BRAKE CAR VIBRATE LOOK AT THE REAR BRAKE AND IT WAS CORRODED . TT
- NHTSA ID
- 966332
BrakesElectricalEngine+2 more
Filed Mar 14, 1995
EGR VALVE/MAP UNIT FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 482217
- Incident
- Mar 15, 1989
Engine
Filed Jan 19, 1995
Fire reported
VEHICLE STALLED;UPON RESTARTING, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 480545
- Incident
- Dec 15, 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.
Other components reported on this vehicle
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .