Visibility
Filed Mar 7, 2009
MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WON'T ROLL DOWN. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10261029
- Incident
- Mar 7, 2009
1992 Buick Regal Visibility Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Visibility 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.
8
Latest Mar 7, 2009
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.
6%
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.
1
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 windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. 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. 8 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 visibility
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Visibility
Filed Aug 22, 2003
1 injury reported
WHEN GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER PUT THE POWER WINDOWS UP. THE CHILD, AGE 5, IN THE BACK SEAT STUCK HIS HEAD OUT OF THE WINDOW WHILE THE WINDOWS WERE GOING UP AND BECAME STUCK. THE DRIVER GOT THE CHILD OUT OF THE WINDOW AND RESUSCITATED THE CHILD. *AK THE WINDOW WOULD NOT RETRACT OPEN UPON MEETING RESISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED ON TO REMOVE THE CHILD. *SCC *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10024707
- Incident
- Jun 13, 2003
- Mileage
- 138,000 mi
ElectricalVisibility
Filed May 1, 2000
VEHICLE HAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BECAUSE CONSUMER HAS TO REPLACE FUSES FOR HEATER/ AIR CONDITIONR AND ANTENNA. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 861187
- Incident
- Jul 4, 1999
Body & structureBrakesHeating & air conditioning+3 more
Filed May 22, 1999
19922-REAR DOORS STICK-ADJUSTED 4 TIMES; BRAKES CLEANED DUST BUILD UP ON PADS AND ROTORS; 1994-REPLACED WATER PUMP; 95- EXHAUST SEAL CRACKED;REPLACAED EVAPORATOR AND COMPRESSOR AND HEATER CORE; FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED AND RESURFACED ROTORS; -96 DOOR STICS IN FREEZING RAIN- HAD TO HAVE DOOR HADLE AND CONTROL ROD FIXED; 98 REPLACED WATER PUMP AGAIN; ODEMETER STOPPED WORKING, AT 47,000 (?) ,FRONT AND REAR BRAK PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED, RUST ON RIGHT REAR SIDE WINDOW. HAD MY OIL AND LUBE JOB AT DEAALER; IN 11/98 AND IN12/98 HEARD NOISE IN FRONT, AND FOUND OUT THAT POWER STEERING FLUID WAS ALMOST GONE. THE GAS STATION MECHANIC LISTENED TO THE NOISE AND FOUND THIS OUT. FINALLY, IN 99 ALL DOORS FROZE AND TWO FRONT DOOR HANDLES BENT AND NEEDED TO BE FIXED. THE FRONT SIDE WINDOW VISIABILITY IS POOR. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 706773
- Incident
- Aug 14, 1995
Body & structureBrakesHeating & air conditioning+6 more
Filed Aug 31, 1998
BOTH LOCK ON DOORS DO NOT WORK, ALSO, VEHICLE HAS BRAKE FAILURE.*AK THE AIR CONDITION WAS LEAKING, STARTER WAS REPLACED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED WHILE DRIVING, RIGHT INSIDE DOOR TRIM WAS LOOSE, HEADLIGHTS WERE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP, DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE, AND DRIVER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT.*JB
- NHTSA ID
- 827421
Body & structurePowertrain (other)Visibility
Filed Mar 3, 1998
POWER WINDOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 531721
- Incident
- Feb 1, 1998
Visibility
Filed Jul 17, 1996
FAILURE OF THE OUTSIDE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR, CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE MIRROR BROKE, CAUSING GLASS FRAGMENTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 986968
- Incident
- Jul 15, 1996
ElectricalEnginePowertrain (other)+1 more
Filed Mar 14, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
TRANSAXLE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIP IN REVERSE GEAR WHILE GEAR LEVER INDICATED NEUTRAL, RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURY. *SKD
- NHTSA ID
- 482126
- Incident
- Mar 14, 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
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 .