Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Buick Regal.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | On [XXX], my son drove the car to Wendy’s to get lunch around 12:30 pm. He returned, parked the car in the driveway. My… |
| 2022-04-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The 2001 buick regal that we have has very inadequate head lights as far as im concerned it is a wiring problem dims ar… |
| 2021-11-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I have a buick.regal go 3.8 was just notified about recall for under hood fire I have not had this happen yet but I hav… |
| 2021-10-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | My car lit on fire under the hood |
| 2020-08-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | HAD A FRONT TIRE BLOW OUT CAR WENT ACROSS THE ROAD DOWN INTO SMALL DITCH AND STOPPED TO HIT A MAILBOX RESULTING IN THE … |
| 2020-04-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 BUICK REGAL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING FLAMES APPEARED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. NO INJ… |
| 2020-02-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | RECALL FIXED THE FRONT VALVE COVER AND THE REAR ONE SHOULD OF BEEN DONE ALSO DUE TO THE LEAKING OF OIL THAT COULD POTEN… |
| 2020-01-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | LOSING OIL NOT VISIBLE, APPEARS TO BE VALVE COVER GASKET, OIL PAN, HOSE. ADDING A QUART A MONTH. |
| 2018-09-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOING ALMOST 50 WHEN IT SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING… |
| 2018-02-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THIS CAR A YEAR AGO. TODAY I TRIED TO CRANK THE CAR WHILE SITTING IN MY YARD A BIG BOOM HAPPENED AND THE CAR E… |
| 2018-01-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ON 1997-2004 "W PLATFORM" GM AUTOS, INCLUDING MY REGAL, THE ABS SENSOR DESIGN IS FLAWED IN THAT IT'S WIRING IS LOCATED … |
| 2017-04-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 BUICK REGAL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A LOCAL STREET, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPA… |
| 2017-04-04 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL... WHILE DRIVING IN OUR CITY ALL INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT WENT TO FLASHING AND THE GAUGES WERE QUIVERING, B… |
| 2016-12-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, A LOUD BOOMING SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGI… |
| 2016-11-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND T… |
| 2016-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING, AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE … |
| 2016-10-31 | ENGINE | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE STEERING WH… |
| 2016-09-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE W… |
| 2016-09-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 BUICK REGAL. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. A FIRE REPORT W… |
| 2016-07-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I DROVE TO LITTLE CEASERS TO GET PIZZA, I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WENT INSIDE, APPROXIMATELY 5 MIN LATER AND SOMEONE CA… |
| 2016-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2001 BUICK REGAL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR DEFECTIVE RECALL NOTICE 15757. *SMD TH… |
| 2016-05-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY AND ON CITY STREETS WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL ISTURNED ON THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF, A… |
| 2016-04-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V70100… |
| 2016-04-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WE TOOK OUR CAR IN FOR RECALL REPAIR ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 6, 2016. WHEN THE DEALER RETURNED OUR CAR IT CUT OFF CONTINUOUS… |
| 2016-04-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRON… |
| 2016-03-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ADDING ENGINE OIL, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. T… |
| 2016-03-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTI… |
| 2016-03-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" VERY HARD TO STEER AND STEERING WHEELS LOCKS UP FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE WHEN YOU NEED IT. … |
| 2016-02-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE… |
| 2016-02-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE … |
| 2016-02-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VE… |
| 2016-02-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING… |
| 2016-02-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 BUICK REGAL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT F… |
| 2016-02-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE … |
| 2016-01-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2001 BUICK REGAL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR EXHAUST MANIFOLD ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE… |
| 2016-01-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE … |
| 2016-01-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 BUICK REGAL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITH… |
| 2015-12-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE … |
| 2015-12-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE … |
| 2015-12-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE … |
| 2015-12-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF BURNING ENGINE OIL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE… |
| 2015-12-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE NHTSC ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH POSSIBLE OIL LEAK AND FIRE IN MY ENGINE. I WAS INFORMED THAT A … |
| 2015-12-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY MOTHER RECEIVED GM SAFETY RECALL 15757 IN DECEMBER 2015. SHE HAS GONE TO HER BUICK DEALER TWICE, BUT THE PART IS NOT… |
| 2015-12-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V70100… |
| 2015-12-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE … |
| 2015-12-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE CO… |
| 2015-12-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE… |
| 2015-12-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE … |
| 2015-12-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE … |
| 2015-11-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE SERVICE, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT … |