1998 BUICK REGAL Electrical System Problems

33 NHTSA complaints on file

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Electrical System Issues in the 1998 BUICK REGAL

33 electrical system complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1998 BUICK REGAL. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 5 involved a fire, and 2 resulted in injury.

33
Complaints
1
Crashes
5
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

All Electrical System Complaints

#11455963 | Fire
On my way home from purchasing the vehicle, the car began to lose power and i noticed black smoke though the rear view mirror. Another driver signaled me down, so I pulled over and realized my car was on fire. The fire was in the engine compartment from what appeared to be the exhaust manifold. Since i was in a residential area, i grabbed a water hose and began to diffuse the fire. The fire department arrived and forced my hood open to reassure the fire was out. Luckily i was able to make it out safe. But i strongly believe my life and the lives of other drivers were definitely in danger
#11430527 |
The contact owns a 1998 Buick Regal. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 317,000.
#11384503 |
EVERY TIME I TURN ON MY LEFT OR RIGHT TURN SIGNAL IT SHORTS OUT.... TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND HE DID SOME RE WIRING AND IT WORKED FOR A LITTLE BIT THEN STARTED TO HAPPEN AGAIN.... I DON'T WANT TO SPEND A BUNCH OF MONEY ON IT ANYMORE. WHAT SHOULD I DO?
#11055099 |
THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON THE DRIVERS FRONT DOOR IS FAULTY I WENT THROUGH THREE MASTER WINDOW SWITCH'S AND STILL SOMETHING WRONG. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS FAULT EVEN AFTER SOME SENSORS REPLACED. AND THE DIGITAL ODOMETER DISPLAY QUIT WORKING BUT THE REST OF THE GAUGES STILL WORK THE ODOMETER QUIT SHOWING AFTER 115K. THE DRIVER SIDE ELECTRICAL QUIT WORKING ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE NEW MASTER SWITCH WHEN YOU PRESS THE BUTTON IT UNLOCKS AND LOCKS THE DOORS. THE CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING IN OR AROUND 98K MILES. AND THE DIGITAL ODOMETER AND THE OTHER DIGITAL SCREEN STARTED TO FADE AND EVENTUALLY JUST STOPPED SHOWING AFTER 115K MILES.
#10821289 | Crash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FRONT PASSENGER ALSO SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. AFTER THE CRASH, THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
#10811910 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO GO INTO THE IGNITION AND FAILED TO TURN BACK. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
#10811418 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS BLEW OUT. IN ADDITION, THE IGNITION KEY WAS RUNNING HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 212,500.
#10810932 | Fire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. NO POLICE OR FIRE REPORTS WERE FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.
#10705133 |
I USED MY TURN SIGNALS TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND MY CAR TURNED OFF. NO LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, DASH LIGHTS, BRAKES WERE SOFT, AND STEERING WAS HARD. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A CAR ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES NOW AND I AM NOW UNABLE TO START MY CAR AT ALL AT THIS POINT IN TIME. WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT? AND WHY HAVEN'T ANYONE FOUND A FIX? HELP ME PLEASE. *TR
#10576824 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE TURNING SIGNAL HAD SHORTENED. AS A RESULT, THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
#10574753 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS ALL OF THE WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000. UPDATED 05/12/14*LJ *TR
#10567980 |
JUST AS THE CURRENT GM RECALL MY BUICK REGAL SUDDENLY LOSES ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE 1ST TIME THIS OCCURRED I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 60 MPH AT NIGHT, 1ST ALL THE DASH LIGHTS FLASHED ON, THEN MY HEADLIGHTS, POWER STEERING, ALL ELECTRONICS AND ENGINE DIED! LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE EMERGENCY LANE! ONCE, I WAS ABLE TO PULL MY FRIGHTENED SELF TOGETHER, THE CAR STARTED RIGHT BACK UP AND I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE INTERSTATE AND MAKE IT HOME VERY CAUTIOUSLY. IN THE DAYS FOLLOWING, I TESTED IT JUST DRIVING VERY CLOSE TO HOME AND CONTINUOUSLY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, SOMEWHAT SEEMING TO OCCUR MORE OFTEN WHEN I USED MY TURN SIGNAL, THESE INCIDENCES OF TOTAL POWER FAILURE OCCURRED @ SPEEDS OF 0-35 MPH, SINCE I WAS UNWILLING TO PUT IT BACK ON THE INTERSTATE. WHEN PERFORMING A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH FOR...
#10490626 |
THE CAR WENT COMPLETELY DEAD AFTER STOPPING AT THE BANK FOLLOWING 25 MINUTES OF DRIVING. THERE IS NO POWER, THE KEY IS LOCKED IN THE IGNITION, AND CANNOT BE JUMPSTARTED BY USING ANOTHER CAR. IT CAN JUMPSTART WITH A MACHINE AND RUN FOR A FEW MINUTES, AFTERWARDS IT INSTANTLY DIES AND LOCKS IN PLACE. THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS ON A REGULAR STREET, LUCKILY WITH NO TRAFFIC AT THE TIME. *TR
#10440434 |
1. RIGHT SIDE CORNERING LAMP IS INOPERATIVE DESPITE REPLACING BULB, SOCKET AND EVEN ENTIRE RIGHT SIDE HEADLAMP HOUSING ASSEMBLY WITH ALL NEW WIRING AND BULBS IN IT (NOT THE TURN SIGNAL BECAUSE THAT WORKS AND SO DO ALL HEADLIGHT FUNCTIONS I.E. HIGH/LOW BEAM). 2. WHEN ABOVE ISSUE STARTED CAR SUDDENLY STARTED SHUTTING OFF WHENEVER TURN SIGNALS WHERE USED WHEN PASSING OR TRYING TO ENTER HIGHWAY ON ENTRANCE RAMP REGARDLESS OF IF WE WERE SPEEDING UP OR SLOWING DOWN. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED AT A COMPLETE STAND STILL WHILE LOCAL MECHANIC WAS INVESTIGATING COMPLAINT REGARDING ALL THE ABOVE AND HE IS STILL NOT ABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE. I AM AFRAID TO LET MY FAMILY RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE AND I AM AFRAID IT WILL COST US A FORTUNE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THIS UNSAFE ISSUE! *TR
#10437770 | Fire
1998 BUICK REGAL W/ 3.8L ENGINE. HAD RECALL ISSUE FIXED MARCH 2011. VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER DRIVING UP TO OUR LOCAL MOUNTAINS. FIRE BEGAN AFTER VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, AS WE WERE GETTING OUR CHILDREN OUT OF THE CAR. THE FIRE BEGAN AT THE SPARK PLUG WIRES, CONTINUED UP THE WIRE ASSEMBLY TO THE FUEL LINES AND BURNED THROUGH FUEL LINES. IMMEDIATELY HAD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY, SINCE FUEL LINES WERE SPEWING GAS AT THE FIRE. WE WERE ABLE TO PUT FIRE OUT WITH SNOW ON THE BRUSHY HILLSIDE WE WERE PARKED BESIDE. FILED CLAIM WITH GM. THEY DENIED IT DUE TO CAR'S AGE, AND CLAIMED THEY HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY AFTER THE CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD. THEIR RECALL FIX DID NOT WORK. THE CAR STILL CAUGHT ON FIRE ANYWAY WITH MY FAMILY INSIDE. *KB
#10436003 |
[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
#10352801 |
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK REGAL LS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH APPROACHING A LEFT TURN SHE ENGAGED THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. SHE STATED THAT SHE WAITED 10 SECONDS AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN SHE SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLY. AFTER THE TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED THE FAILURE RECURRED IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED FOUR MONTHS AGO. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 161,000.
#10344599 | Fire
DRIVING HOME AND CAR WOULDN'T GO OVER 5 MILER PER HR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN THE TEMPERATURE GAGE WENT TO HOT SO PULLED OVER AND SMOKE CAME THRU THE VENT IN THE CAR AND OUT FROM THE GEAR SHIFTER. ONCE I GOT OUT I HEARD A LOUD POP AND OIL STARTING LEAKING THEN THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE CAME. I HAD RECEIVED A RECALL ON SPARK PLUGS BACK IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AND HAD THE DEALERSHIP REPLACEMENT THEM BUT NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION ABOUT ANY FURTHER RECALLS. *TR
#10258794 |
THE CAR STALLS OUT WHEN YOU PUT THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON TO TURN. ALL THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS LIGHT UP AND THE CAR STALLS. SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T DO IT BUT HALF THE TIME IT DOES. I'M AFRAID TO TURN LEFT IN FEAR OF BEING KILLED BECAUSE MY CAR STALLED. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF ANY KIND THAT THE CAR IS STALLING. IT DOES IT THE MOST WHEN YOUR COMING TO A STOP AND PLACE THE LEFT SIGNAL ON. PLEASE HELP FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR
#10248831 |
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V527000 (STEERING:RACK AND PINION). SHE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPONTANEOUSLY DRIFT TO THE LEFT. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE NEEDED TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 01/14/09. *LJ UPDATED 01/15/09. *JB
#10243125 |
VEHICLE GOING DEAD, WOULD INITIALLY (THIS STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO) RESTART AND RUN FINE UNTIL IT WENT DEAD AGAIN. SPEED DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A FACTOR, GOES DEAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WHEN BRAKING TO STOP AT INTERSECTIONS. THIS IS UNBELIEVABLY DANGEROUS. SOMETIMES THE GAUGES AND DASH LIGHTS WILL MOVE ON THEIR OWN, SOMETIMES NOT. FOUR DAYS AGO, AT A LOCAL GARAGE, THE CAR WOULD NOT RE-START. TODAY IT STARTED AND THEN WENT DEAD (I MAY BE MISTAKEN ON THIS, BUT THE KEY ACTUALLY FELT LIKE IT WAS HEATING UP) ON THE WAY TO YET ANOTHER GARAGE, WOULD NOT RE-START AND HAD TO BE TOWED. SO FAR NO-ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ON A DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER TWICE, BOTH TIMES IT SHOWED NO HISTORY AND NO PROBLEM. *TR
#10226460 |
THIS CAR HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS, NOTED BY MANY OWNERS. RUSTED PAINT OVER REAR WHEEL WELLS. I CANNOT COUNT THE NUMBER OF TIMES I HAVE HAD TO GET THE TURN SIGNALS FIXED. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ABS SYSTEM THIS SPRING. NOW I AM TOLD I HAVE A CRACKED MANIFOLD. THE HEATING DISPLAY ON THE DASHBOARD HAS NOT WORKED FOR THREE YEARS: WE MANIPULATE THE HEAT/ AIR BY TRIAL AND ERROR. I HAD A "CHECK ENGINE SOON" LIGHT PROBLEM THAT REQUIRED NUMEROUS COMPUTER SCANS, AND WOULD ONLY BE FIXED FOR A MONTH OR TWO AT A TIME. THE WINDOW BUTTONS ARE FAILING. THE CAR DRIVES WELL, BUT HOW MUCH MORE MONEY IS IT REASONABLE TO PUT INTO? IT HAS 138, 00 MILES, AND HAS BEEN SERVICED EVERY 3000 MILES. IT SHOULD BE GOOD FOR ANOTHER 60, 000 MILES. AFTER READING THE COMPLAINTS, IT SEEMS I WILL ONLY BE WASHING MY...
#10156016 |
HEAD LIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF WHEN THE BLOWER FAN IS TURNED ON. THE REAR WINDOW DEFROST WILL NOT OPERATE, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ALSO AFFECTED BY THIS. I HAVE HAD THIS IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS LATER IT IS JUST GETTING WORSE. *NM
#10155454 | Fire
PARKED AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF; WAS INFORMED APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES LATER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE ENGINE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES BY THAT TIME. FIRE DEPT UNABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH EXTINGUISHERS, THE TRUCK HAD TO BE BROUGHT IN AND THE CAR HOSED DOWN. WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *NM
#10147181 |
WHEN USING TURN SIGNALS, ALL DASH LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS GO OFF AND ENGINE DIES. ENGINE WILL NOT RESTART UNTIL TURN SIGNAL IS CANCELLED. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. REPLACING THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH ASSY HAS NOT CHANGED THE SYMPTOMS. *NM
#10127480 |
OPERATION OF THE TURN SIGNAL CAUSES THE CAR TO STALL, AFFECTIGN THE POWER STEERING AND ABS.
#10112235 |
NUMEROUS FAILURES - POWER WINDOWS(SAME WINDOW 2X), HEATER/AC BLOWER MOTOR, TURN SIGNALS (SAME DIRECTION 3X), ALTERNATOR, WATER PUMP, ENGINE STRUT BRACKETS, LEAKY GASKET VALVE COVERS. CURRENT UNRESOLVED PROBLEM - FAILURE TO START ALTHOUGH BATTERY IS FINE. REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH AND STARTER YET STILL FAILS REGULARLY. NEXT REPAIR, REPLACE A WIRE IN STEERING COLUMN THAT CONTACTS THE CHIP IN THE KEY???*JB
#10111851 |
NOT SURE OF THE PROBLEM W/ MY 98 BUICK REGAL GS. IT HAS 59,000 MILES ON IT, AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THE PAST 10 MONTHS ON A REGULAR BASIS. HAVE REPLACED SPARK PLUGS, BATTERY, AND AM NOW ON THE 3RD NEW FUEL PUMP. PUT OVER $5,000 INTO THIS CAR. NO PREVIOUS HISTORY OF PROBLEMS. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER. IT HAS COMPLETELY CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND HAS LEFT ME STRANDED 6 TIMES, 3 OF THOSE WITH MY 4 YEAR OLD. THESE PROBLEMS STARTED ON EASTER, 2004 AND ARE STILL CONTINUING TO DATE. *JB
#10056510 |
THIS VEHICLE APPEARS TO HAVE A SERIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE LEFT BLINKER GOING REALLY FAST WHEN DEPRESSED (AS IF GOING OUT). THEN EVERY TIME YOU DEPRESS THE LEFT BLINKER THE ELECTRICAL ON THE DASH GOES OFF AND BLINKS. THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY EVERYTIME IT HAS HAPPENED WE HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT THIS COULD SERIOUSLY PUT SOMEONE IN DANGER. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS RELATED BUT THE ELECTRICAL ON THE THERMOSTAT CONTROL DASHBOARD HAS GONE OUT AS WELL AS SOME OF THE ELECTRICAL ON THE WINDOWS. *AK
#10053060 |
HEAD LIGHTS TURN OFF WHEN BLOWER FAN IS TURNED ON. BLOWER FOR AC/HEATER TURNS OFF, OCCASIONALLY WILL WORK WHEN TURNED TO HIGH. REAR DEFROSTER WON'T WORK WHEN BLOWER FAN IS ON. MONOCROMATIC REAR VEIW MIRROR ADJUSTMENT WON'T WORK WHEN BLOWER IS ON. LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL NOT WORKING, BULB IS OK.
#10052088 |
WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING THE TURN SIGNAL THE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
#10013667 |
HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF DURING OPERATION AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING. LISTED BELOW IS THE TEXT OF MY NOTE TO THE DEALER MORE FULLY DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM. YOU MAY RECALL AFTER REVIEW OF YOUR SERVICE RECORDS THAT I BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO YOU DECEMBER 3, 2002 FOR A FAULTY BLOWER MOTOR. AFTER DIAGNOSIS YOU PHONED AND INDICATED THE PROBLEM WAS A RESISTOR, NOT THE MOTOR AND DURING DIAGNOSIS YOU DISCOVERED WIRES UNDER THE HOOD DAMAGED BY AN ANIMAL WHO HAD BUILT A NEST UNDER THE COWLING. I AUTHORIZED REPAIR OF BOTH THE RESISTOR AND THE WIRING. ON JANUARY 3, 2003 I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO YOU FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM, THE BLOWER MOTOR WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY ALONG WITH THE ELECTRONICALLY DIMMED REARVIEW MIRROR AND THE INTERIOR DASH LIGHT WOULD FAIL TO DIM WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNED ON. YOU KEPT THE VEHICLE UNTIL JANUARY 7, 2003 BUT WERE UNABLE TO OBSERVE THE...
#706959 |
RECURRING A/C, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND WINDOW VIBRATION PROBLEMS HAVE NOT BEEN RESOLVED BY THE MANUFACTURER, DESPITE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. WAS REFERRED TO A BUICK REGIONAL REP, WHO CONSISTENTLY LIED ABOUT THE FACT THAT BUICK WAS AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS IN NUMEROUS (MAYBE ALL) 1998 REGALS. WHEN THAT DIDN'T DETER ME AND THE TRUTH ESTABLISHED, HE ATTEMPTED TO USE PHYSICAL THREATS TO GET ME TO BACK DOWN. THAT DIDN'T DETER ME EITHER. BBB ARBITRATION PROCESS WAS A FARCE. BBB ADMITTED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A LEMON, BUT THEIR RESOLUTION WAS TO LET BUICK HAVE THE CAR FOR AN ADDITIONAL 30 DAY PERIOD TO ATTEMPT TO REPAIR IT. NEITHER THE BBB, NOR BUICK FOLLOWED THE BBB'S OWN ARBITRATION RULES. BUICK REP AND ARBITRATOR BOTH LIED DURING THE ARBITRATION HEARING, DESPITE TAKING AN OATH AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROCEEDINGS. THESE FACTS HAVE BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED, AND WERE WITNESSED BY ANOTHER PERSON WHO...

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