1996 BUICK REGAL Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

11 NHTSA complaints on file

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Engine And Engine Coolingengine Issues in the 1996 BUICK REGAL

11 engine and engine coolingengine complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1996 BUICK REGAL. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 3 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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Injuries

Deaths

All Engine And Engine Coolingengine Complaints

#10314670 | February 26, 2010 Fire

ON ENGINE START, LOUD EXPLOSION IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. INSPECTION REVELED ENGINE COVER BROKEN, UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD (PLENUM) SPLIT IN TWO PIECES. SMELL OF GAS, BROKEN VACUUM AND FUEL LINES. MUST REPLACE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD, FUEL RAIL, 2 INJECTORS, VARIOUS LINES. OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *TR

#10191601 | May 23, 2007 Fire

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 186,000. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB UPDATED 02/19/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/2810*JB

#10098682 | November 11, 2004 Fire

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, IT WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP SAT FOR ABOUT 24 HOURS, WHEN TRYING TO START IT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED.

#10050122 | December 5, 2003

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL. JUST BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHT HAD COME ON. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE STALLING WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. *SC

#10044989 | October 29, 2003

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THEN, VEHICLE RESTARTED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM.*AK

#8010808 | May 31, 2002

PLASTIC CONNECTION HOSE OF OIL FILTER TO MANIFOLD ON MOTOR BLOCK BROKE OFF.CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER, AND THEY FIXED THE HOSE.*AK

#875010 | November 15, 2000

BOLT IN OIL PAN HAS STRIPPED AND SEPARATED FROM OIL PAN. ENTIRE UNIT HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

#726535 | August 22, 2000

ENGINE FAILED GOING UPHILL, VALVE FAILURE, REPAIRMAN SAYS NORMAL WITH TYPE OF BUICK. BUICK KNOWS ENGINE IS BAD, RECALLED OTHER ENGINE MODEL FOR THIS YEAR. *AK

#707171 | June 3, 1999

LOUD TICKING NOISE AT STARTUP: CAMSHAFT AND LIFTERS FAILED. *AK

#544115 | March 3, 1999

BROKEN VALVE SPRING IN THE ENGINE.

#703323 | February 15, 1999

AFTER HAVING REPORTED A STEADY BURNING "ENGINE CHECK LIGHT" TO THE DEALER, APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO ENGINE PROBLEM AND UPON BEING ADVISED TO BE SURE TO TIGHTEN GAS CAP TO CREATE THE PROPER VACUUM, THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE CAR RAN LIKE A TOP. UPON STOPPING AT THE STORE AND HEARING A LITTLE CHUG, THE ENGINE THEN RATTLED, ETC. AND HAD NO POWER ON START-UP AND WAS TOWED TO DEALER. THE DEALER FOUND A BROKEN VALVE SPRING IN THE ENGINE. MUCH TO OUR CONSTERNATION WHEN WE THOUGHT WE HAD PURCHASED A 100,000 MILE VIRTUALLY MAINTENANCE FREE ENGINE, THERE SEEMS TO BE NO EXPLANATION FOR THIS OCCURRENCE AND WE WONDER IF: (1) OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF SUCH A PROBLEM, (2) THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, AND (3) THIS MIGHT BE A DEALER DEFECT TO BE CORRECTED BY THE DEALER. *AK

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