Safety Score
80
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-03-09 | 93V035000 |
SEATS | 5,574 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED AND REMAINED LOCKED WHEN ATTEMP… |
| 2006-10-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE HAD PERMANENT TO WORSE… |
| 2004-08-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING, THE CONSUMERS SEAT BACK COLLAPSED. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT HE MAY FALL BACK WITH NO WARNING AND … |
| 2004-02-11 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE D… |
| 2003-09-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | THE BATTERY WAS DEAD CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. ALL THE DOORS LOCKED AND THE MANUAL OVERRIDE FROZE SO THAT THE … |
| 2003-06-13 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 1 | VEHICLE POWER WINDOWS ROLLED UP WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED TRAPPING 5-YEAR OLD CHILD'S HEAD. *MR WHILE PARKED IN THE … |
| 2002-02-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | CONSUMER'S PARENTS WERE DRIVING ALONG THE FREEWAY ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE. THEY GOT OUT, VEHICLE WA… |
| 2002-01-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING NEIGHBORHOOD SPEEDS VEHICLE WILL STALL AND CUT OFF ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. DEALER HAS REPLACED INGITIO… |
| 2001-12-28 | TIRES:BEAD | No | 0 | EARLY DEC 2001 AHD SLOW LEAK WENT TO DEALER AND TIRE WAS REPLACED FOR CORD POBLEM WITH ANOTHER MICHELIN X RADILA PLUS.… |
| 2001-08-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | WHILE PROCEEDING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH MOTOR DIES WITHOUT WARNING AT DEALERS SUGGESTION, REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND FILTE… |
| 2001-05-22 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | WHILE IN REVERSE ENGINE CRADLE COLLAPSED DUE TO RUST RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY AN I… |
| 2001-04-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | THERE IS A LEAK IN GAS LINE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSING FIRE HAZARD. *AK CONSUMER STATES IT IS AT THE CONNECTION T… |
| 2000-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | REAR CALIPERS ARE LOCKED UP. VEHICLE IS ONLY RELYING ON THE FRONT BRAKES. CURRENTLY, THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE … |
| 1998-10-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1998-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE WOULD BE PARKED, BUT THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS/POWER TRUNKS AND INTERIOR DOME LIGHT WILL COME ON AND OFF UNEXPE… |
| 1998-07-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | REAR BRAKE ROTORS AND CALIPERS WERE REPLACED AND THERE WAS ONLY 40,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. … |
| 1998-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCE DURING ALL KIND OF WEATHER. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES HARD THERE IS A GRINDING SOUND… |
| 1998-07-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER SEATBELT WILL NOT LOCK WHEN BRAKING WITH FORCE. *AK |
| 1998-02-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | No | 0 | TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FAILED WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL AND STARTED TO SMOKE. |
| 1997-10-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A TERRIBLE ENGINE KNOCK, AND WHEN TAKEN TO A MECHANICAL SHOP THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ME OVER $4000 FOR A REBU… |
| 1997-08-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTI-LOCK BRAKES CONTINUE TO FAIL, REPAIRS MADE HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL CONTNUES. |
| 1997-07-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | CORRODED/CONTAMINATED BRAKES CAUSED ACCIDENT. |
| 1997-07-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED IN JULY 1997. SOMETIMES THE CAR'S ENGINE STOPS RUNNING FOR NO APPARENT REASON, LEAVING ME IN MOT… |
| 1997-07-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | EXHAUST PIPE LEAKS WHERE ATTACHES TO MANIFOLD, CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE PARTS, SYSTEM NEED REPLACING. *AK |
| 1997-05-31 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 35MPH ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ON SCENE. DEALER STATED THAT THE FI… |
| 1997-05-21 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | HEATER CORE LEAKING AND HAS BEEN REPLACED EIGHT TIMES. NLM |
| 1996-10-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | SPEED OF THE VEHICLE IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE, THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND CHUG'S WHILE TRYING TO MAINTAIN SPEED. |
| 1996-10-15 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKS. |
| 1996-09-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | FRONT/REAR BRAKE PADS FAILED. |
| 1996-08-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR FAILED.(2ND VEHICLE ON 507935) |
| 1996-08-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | POWER DOOR LOCKS AND TRUNK RELEASE HAVE ELECTRICAL SHORT, TRUNK DOOR OPENS DURING OR WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *AK |
| 1996-06-14 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | SEAT BELT FABRIC RIPPED WHILE PUTTING SEAT BELT ON. |
| 1996-06-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | UPON PLACING TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, SUDDENLY ENGINE SURGE THEN ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, R… |
| 1996-06-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | HAS THERE BEEN A CONSITANT PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES SYSTEM ON THE 93 REGAL? I HAVE REPLACED ALL BRAKE PARTS AT LEAST 3 … |
| 1996-05-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS: WHEN COMING TO SLOW STOP CAN HEAR SHIFTING TAKING PLACE, LOOSE BRAKING, BRAKES DO NOT GRAB AS SHOULD. *AK |
| 1996-04-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | No | 0 | TURN SIGNAL SWITCH SHORTED/BURNED OUT. *DH |
| 1996-04-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN BRAKING, HEARD LOUD SHATTERING NOISE, INTERMITTENT GRABBING, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ACCORDING TO DEALER, BRA… |
| 1996-03-23 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE A PUFF OF SMOKE WILL COME FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-01-30 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 1 | DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED, CAUSING INJURY DURING ACCIDENT. *SD |
| 1995-12-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | No | 0 | REAR BRAKES ARE NOT RELEASING, RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE WEAR. TT |
| 1995-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | EA94-041 ACTIVE, WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED VIBRATION,HAD REPAIRED 12 MONTHS AGO, NEED REPLACEMENT OF ALL FOUR PADS AND R… |
| 1995-10-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 2 | POOR ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED WHICH RESULTED IN A… |
| 1995-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE REAR DISC BRAKE PE94-063. TT |
| 1995-09-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, ABS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR, REPLACED FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. TT |
| 1995-09-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR FAILED. *SD |
| 1995-08-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT VEHICLE ONLY NEEDED BRAKE PADS SECOND OPINION TOLD THEM THAT THE CALIPERS WERE RUSTED OUT PART … |
| 1995-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURES, THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS FAILED CAUSING VIBRATION/SHIM… |
| 1995-06-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. *AK |
| 1995-05-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | A/T:WHILE DRIVING FORWARD, FOOT ON BRAKES, ENGINE STARTED RACING AND MAKING LOUD NOISE; VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD;SHIFTED… |
| 1995-04-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR. *SKD |