Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Transmission 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.
11
Latest Jul 27, 2006
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.
8%
of 144 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.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2
What this page shows
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1992 Buick Regal submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 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 transmission
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
BrakesTransmission
Filed Jul 27, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAS HAD CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIRS BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALSO REBUILT BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THERE IS A RECALL #91V214000 PERTAINING TO POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT THAT THE RECALL HAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS CONTINUOUS FAILURE IN THE DESIGN OF THE WHOLE BRAKE SYSTEM. TWO MECHANICS CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE PROBLEM IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER DO NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE BRAKE FAILURE AS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.
NHTSA ID
10163667
Incident
Oct 1, 2002
Transmission
Filed Jan 20, 2004
UPON ACCELERATION TRANSMISSION FAILS TO REENGAGE IN FIRST GEAR WHEN VEHICLE DOES NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP.*AK
NHTSA ID
10054545
Incident
Jun 1, 2003
Mileage
117,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Dec 24, 2003
1 injury reported
TRANSMISSION DIP-STICK IS TOO LONG AND CAUSES A FALSE READING OF FLUID LEVEL! HENCE, WHEN FLUID IS 1 QT.(+/-) LOW DIP-STICK SHOWS FULL, EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE WILL NOT ENGAGE IN GEAR. MANY OWNERS HAVE TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR REPAIR WHEN ALL IS NEEDED IS ADDITIONAL FLUID. THIS CAUSES UNNESSARY COSTS (EXPENSIVE, ETC.) WHICH MOST SHOPS WILL CHARGE FOR AS HIGH PRICED REPAIR &/OR INSTALLATION OF RE-BUILT TRANSMISSION WORST OF ALL, THE STALLED VEHICLE CAN RESULT IN INJURY &/OR DEATH !!! *AK
NHTSA ID
10051070
Incident
Nov 17, 2003
Mileage
79,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Jul 25, 2002
CONSUMER STATES WHILE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP POSITION HEARD A NOISE SHIFTED VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE POPPED OUT OF GEAR AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE.*JB
NHTSA ID
8014701
Seat beltsTransmission
Filed Aug 6, 1998
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
NHTSA ID
538859
Transmission
Filed May 15, 1998
STOPPED AT LIGHT WHEN BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE, CAME TO A HAULT. WHEN GOT OUT, THERE WERE METAL PIECES FROM THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING ALL OVER THE STREET. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED FROM THAT POINT. BUICK REFUSED TO HELP, BECAUSE CONSUMER WAS THE SECOND OWNER AND NOT THE FIRST. *AK
NHTSA ID
822554
Incident
Apr 10, 1998
BrakesTransmission
Filed Sep 30, 1997
BRAKE CALIPERS AND MASTER CYLINDER FAILED.
NHTSA ID
522809
Transmission
Filed Sep 2, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported
VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION, THEN VEHICLE WAS PLACED FROM PARK TO REVERSE, AND THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF IN REVERSE. CONSUMER THEN PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF IN DRIVE; FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE, HIT A FENCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE AT THIS TIME. *AK
NHTSA ID
815901
Incident
Aug 14, 1997
Transmission
Filed Feb 9, 1997
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REPEATEDLY SLIPS OUT OF GEAR.
NHTSA ID
546661
Incident
Dec 17, 1996
Transmission
Filed May 31, 1995
TRANSMISSION LOW GEAR BAND FAILED. *AK
NHTSA ID
486510
Incident
May 31, 1995
Transmission
Filed May 30, 1995
Fire reported
VEHICLE HAD FIRE DUE TO TRANS AXLE COOLER LINE BREAKAGE WHILE DRIVING AT 20-30MPH. TT
NHTSA ID
966058
Incident
Mar 3, 1995
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