EngineOther / unspecified
Filed Jul 21, 2008
MY WIFE TOOK MY 1999 BUICK REGAL GS TO THE DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS RECALL 07035. MY CAR WAS IN PERFECT WORKING ORDER AND RUNNING SMOOTHLY. UPON RETURN OF MY VEHICLE, THE A/C NO LONGER WORKED, THE A/C CONTROL PANEL NO LONGER WORKED, AND THE CAR WAS MISSING WHEN GOING UP HILL AND THE ENGINE TROUBLE LIGHT IS NOW CONTINUOUSLY FLASHING. MY WIFE WAS IN A VERY RURAL AREA AND I HAD TO GET IN MY TRUCK TO FOLLOW HER HOME. RECALL REPAIR FOR 07035 HAS VIRTUALLY MADE MY CAR INOPERABLE AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS NOTHING THEY DID. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A MECHANIC TO KNOW THEY DID SOMETHING WRONG WHEN THE CAR GOES IN WORKING PERFECTLY AND COMES OUT WITH SO MANY PROBLEMS. WHAT CAN YOU DO REGARDING THE DEALERSHIP, OR GENERAL MOTORS TO MAKE MY CAR SAFE AGAIN AND OPERATING SAFELY FOR MY WIFE. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10235083
- Incident
- Jun 27, 2008
Other / unspecified
Filed Nov 9, 2007
1999 BUICK REGAL HAD TIRES REPLACED AT 30,000 MILES. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE TIRES DO NOT HOLD AIR PRESSURE SO THE WHEELS NEED TO BE REPLACED. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE WHEELS WERE MANUFACTURED OUT OF ALUMINUM WITH DEFECTIVE CHROME COATINGS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES WOULD NOT ADHERE TO THE CHROME PROPERLY. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10208387
- Incident
- Sep 1, 2004
- Mileage
- 30,000 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Oct 17, 2007
ALUMINUM WHEELS CAUSED THE TIRES TO LEAK, DUE TO CRACKING & PEELING. BOTH BACK TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT COST OF $400. DEALER REFUSED TO COVER REPAIR. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10205971
- Incident
- Mar 17, 2007
Other / unspecified
Filed Nov 11, 2006
THE HVAC PANEL LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT SO I CAN'T TELL WHERE BLOWER IS SET. EVERY TIME IT RAINS I GET WATER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. IT LOOKS LIKE IT COMES IN THE BACK AND MAKES ITS WAY TO THE FRONT IF ENOUGH RAIN ENTERS. *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10173213
- Incident
- Sep 15, 2006
- Mileage
- 65,000 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Apr 12, 2005
1 death reported
BOTH REAR RIMS, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, ARE EXPERIENCING LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE. CONSUMER REPLACED BOTH RIMS, AND THE PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE CORRECTED AT THIS TIME. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10117782
- Incident
- Mar 15, 2004
- Mileage
- 39,000 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Aug 25, 2004
ALL FOUR RIMS ARE PEELING AND BREAKING INTO PIECES , CREATING POCKETS THAT TRAP DIRT AND DEBRIS. THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ALIGN THE TIRES.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10089744
- Incident
- May 2, 2004
- Mileage
- 40,000 mi
Other / unspecifiedVisibility
Filed Nov 18, 2003
EXTERIOR MIRROR GLASS VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING CAUSING BLURRED VISION. HAD ONE SIDE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. 6 MONTHS LATER, BOTH SIDES DO IT. IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE CLEARLY!!! CHROME COATING ON WHEELS PEELING OFF. PIECES WILL STICK TO THE ABS SENSOR CAUSING FAULT. ONE OCCASION IT MADE BRAKES FAIL ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT. *LA
- NHTSA ID
- 10047131
- Incident
- Jun 1, 2002
- Mileage
- 40,000 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Jul 25, 2003
THREE TIRES WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THE ALUMINUM WHEELS CAUSED THE TIRES TO LEAK. *AK *SCC *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10024807
Other / unspecifiedSteeringTires & wheels
Filed Jul 10, 2003
SEVERE CLUNKING NOISE UNDER HOOD WHEN TURNING WHEEL. AFTER TAKING CAR TO VARIOUS MECHANICS, IT WAS A UNANIMOUS CONSENUS THE RACK & PINION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10025786
- Incident
- Mar 1, 2002
- Mileage
- 89,000 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Apr 10, 2002
RIM FAILED, TIRE WAS NEW AND UNDAMAGED, MANUFACTURER ,PER DEALER, REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 760545
- Incident
- Feb 15, 2002
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.