1990 BUICK REGAL

107 complaints filed with NHTSA.

107
Complaints
7
Crashes
1
Fires
11
Injuries
1
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER11
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC10
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM8
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS8
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS5
STRUCTURE4
SUSPENSION3
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE3
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL2
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS2

Recent Complaints

20071115CrashLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH

1990 BUICK REGAL HAD EQUIPMENT FAILURE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER UNDER CONTROL WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. *KB ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, UPON INSPECTION OF THE HOOD LATCH AND BRACKET, THE OFFICER DISCOVERED PART OF THE BRACKET AT THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE BAY WAS MISSING. THE BOLT WAS MISSING AS WELL. THE CRASH WAS DUE TO THE HOOD LATCH AND BRACKET COMING APART, WHICH CAUSED THE HOOD TO OPEN AND SLAM AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH RE

20010828CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER

REAR CALIPERS CONSITANTLY FAILING. *AK

20001227CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 65MPH ON EXPRESSWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN U-TURN IN MIDDLE OF STREET, AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE FROM SIDE OF CAR. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

19990730WHEELS

LEFT REAR WHEEL FELL OFF OF VEHICLE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND VEHICLE COLLISION. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). MJS

19990308CrashFatalSEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

DOOR WAS FORCED OPENED BY THE FORCE, DOOR LATCH PULLED STRIKER FROM DOOR PILLAR AND DOOR OPEN LEAVING THE SEAT BELT USELESS , AS A SAFETY RESTRAINT, AND PASSANGER WAS EJECTED AND KILLED. THE DOOR MOUNTED DESIGN IS TOTALLY USELESS ON DOOR OPENING, SEATBELTS SHOULD STAY ON PELVIS, IN ALL ACCIDENT CONDITIONS, G.M INSTALLED THIS DESIGN IN THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES, THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PUT THESE TYPE OF RESTAINT IN THEIR VEHICLES, ANYBODY WITH ANY KIND OF BRAINS SHOULD HAVE SEEN THAT, THEIR

19971031FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

19960624CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

VEHICLE SURGED OUT OF CONTROL WHEN STARTED. *DH

19960222CrashFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM

SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT HIGH SPEED. *SD

19950511VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

CONSUMER CAME UP TO A DRIVE THROUGH TRY TO PUSH THE WINDOW DOWN IT WOULD NOT GO DOWN OR UP CONSUMER HAD HAND OUT AND WINDOW WENT UP AND CAUGHT CONSUMER ARM. TT

19950303CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER

REAR BRAKE CALIPER PIN PROBLEM. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT