NHTSA Complaint #768121 — 1998 BUICK REGAL

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	768121
Vehicle	1998 BUICK REGAL
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Date of Incident	October 2, 2002
Date Filed	October 22, 2002
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	TN

Consumer Description

ON ABOUT 6 OCCASIONS WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A DEAD STOP, ENGINE STOPS DEAD WHILE DASH LIGHTS AND ACCESORIES SUCH AS AIR CONDITIONING AND RADIO REMAIN FUNCTIONAL. ENGINE IS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED EACH THIS HAPPENS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND COULD NOT FIND ANY FAULT NOR COULD THEY DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. GM WAS ALSO NOTIFIED BUT SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM, YET THERE ARE 13 SUCH PROBLEMS REPORTED TO NHTSA. IF PROBLEM WERE TO OCCUR WHILE TRYING TO NAVIGATE AN INTERSECTION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, SEVER ACCIDENT COULD RESULT. MR

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