NHTSA Complaint #11173098 — 2002 BUICK REGAL
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11173098 |
| Vehicle | 2002 BUICK REGAL |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 98 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
MY CAR AS A ENGINE ISSUE EVERY YEAR AROUND OR NEAR FEB CRAZY BUT TRUE I HAVE HAD MY CAR SAFTEY RECALL FIXED BUT NOT PROPERLY STATED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP IN SUNNYVALE DURING INVESTIGATION FROM GM BUT NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT IT ONCE AGAIN I HAD ANOTHER FIRE FROM COVER AND STILL NOTHING WAS DONE DUE TO MY LOST TIME AND SUFFER OF THIS REOCCURRING ISSUE THAT SEEMS TO NEVER BE PROPERLY FIXED OR ADDRESSED STILL I SUFFER FROM THIS CAR ALL MY NEW 'FIX' TO THAT SAFETY RECALL HAS A BIGGER PROBLEM STILL GASKET IS CRACKED BY LOOKS SINCE THE DAY IT WAS REPLACED AND THE PLASTIC RETAINING CLIPS ARE MELTING AND BURNING MY SPARK PLUGS TO THAT CLIP IS BURNING AND FREMONT DEALERSHIP WON'T EVEN GIVE ME TIME OR DAY GM IS RED FLAGED MY PHONE NUMBER AND NOW AFTER I GET MY MOTOERMOUNTS FIXED AND ALL THE MONEY I PUT INTO KEEPING MY CAR UP AND RUNNING IT STILL FAILS ME TO POINT THAT MY ENGINE JUST STARTED KNOCKING REALLY LOUD DAY AFTER I GOT OIL CHANGE AND NO WARNING LIGHT OR ANYTHING THAT COULD HELP EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM AND TOWED TO MY CAR SHOP TO FIND OUT MY CAR RESULTS AND I HEAR IT'S A BAD ENGINE I NEED TO REPLACE IT AS OF JANUARY 21 2019 GO WITHOUT A CAR DUE TO A GM BAD ENGINE ALL AROUND FOR MY CAR THE WORST CAR EVER WORST SERVICE FROM BOTH GM AND FREMONT GMC HAS NO CARE OF MY LIFE SITUATION BECAUSE OF THIS APP ENGINE ! IS IT POSSIBLE THAT MY CAR IS JUST A NO GOOD ENGINE ALL AROUND LIKE A LEMON ENGINE? WHY IS THIS ENGINE SO GREAT AND LAST FOREVER IN ALL OTHER BUICK'S BUT MINE HAS MAJOR ISSUES SAFETY ISSUES
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