The ignition gets stuck and it's hard to get it out. Takes about 20 min to get it out sometimes just leave it in the car. I live in phoenix and it's hot out here my mother is yelling at me sorry. So please can you do something to help me. Also the part is like 100.oo dollars and my mom is on a fixed income thank you.
2000 Buick Regal electrical complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2000 buick regal. The contact stated that the key became lodged in the ignition. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the fuel pump was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 100 and the current mileage was 125,000.
On or around october 2013, I started experiencing difficulty in turn ignition switch off and removing key. Now its worsen where I spend anywhere 5 mins. To 15 min trying to remove the key. Only way I can do that is by turning the steering wheel or moving the gear selector back an forth till it decides it release the key.I thought it might have been the anti-theft in column that was locking up. I'm scheduled to have a new ignition installed after replacing the old key with a new key. I like to make sure this is covered before I sink anymore money into it. I depend on the car to make to doctor appointments and suck I often am late for because I"m in the parking lot playing spin the wheel. The other factor is steering wheel get extremely hot when driving at times. Where I have to put on gloves to drive. I replaced all the light bulbs in the socket last year all but the right front turn signal works. They tell me it possibly could be the module. Again, I don't have the funds to do extreme car repairs. Or reimburse me for the costs which is the right thing to do.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 buick regal. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer, who diagnosed that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 94608.
There are multiple problems with this vehicle. One of my main complaints is the steering wheel is becoming very warm to the touch. Next, the key gets stuck in the switch and will not come out, causing the battery to run down. Also, the signal lights have gone out and are not repairable and the electrical windows have gone out due to rusting and are not repairable.
2000 buick regal. Consumer writes in regards to a defective ignition switch malfunction and requests reimbursement for replacement costs. *smd the consumer stated his wife was driving, when the engine suddenly stopped. All of the instrument lights were flashing. His wife managed to make it home. His wife stopped driving the vehicle, so the consumer drove the vehicle, and a month later, the engine died at a stop sign. A few miles later, the engine stopped again, as he was turning off the highway. The steering and braking required considerable strength. As he drove four miles home, the vehicle stopped two more times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where a diagnosis revealed a defective ignition switch. Also, the oil pan gasket was replaced, due to an oil leak. *jb updated 06/05/14. *jb updated 08/07/14
Driving on the highway and all of a sudden, all the lights at the dashboard came on. Went to the nearest exit and park in a parking lot. Tried to restart the car again but would not. When clicking, all the lights at the dashboard comes and starts blinking and flashing. Checked and replaced a new battery but that was not the solution. Can start but when you engage or try to turn the turning signal either side, the car turns off. I had to tow my car to the garage where they put it on the machine and found out about a. Fault ignition switch and the. Computer. Replaced all of the them but still. Some lights keep coming on.
I had stopped at store on way home from work. When I came out of store I noticed smoke coming from under the hood of my car. I popped the hood and saw my engine on fire and proceeded to try and put the fire out. I took my jacket off and started hitting the engine and this burned up my jacket and scorched my hand. An employee from the store came out with a fire extinguisher and put out the fire. The fire department was called but fire was out before they got there. It burned up the entire top and sides of my engine. Their was a recall that would have stopped this but I did not receive it.
2000 buick regal ls, when start car up, then drive the car for about 10-15 minutes and all the lights start flickering, and the car shut down, and I tries to start it back up, it cuts right back off I let it cool down for about an hour or 2 and it start right back up but the gear will not go out of park will not shift.
My 2000 buick regal 3.2l v6 ls stalls while I am driving. The engine shuts off while all the other electric services (lights,radio and air conditioning,etc.) continue to operate. I was not even aware of the situation until I tried to accelerate. This has happened five times over the last month. The car will restart after about 15 minutes(which leads me to the conclusion of a computer malfunction although no error code occurs). I have found this has occurred to others on the same vehicle by searching the internet (www.carcomplaints.com). The dealership shows no error codes in the computer analysis, but the vehicle is truly undependable and a safety issue.
My 2000 buick regal does great in winter, now in summer, it will just die going down the road. Sometimes you can go to the store go in an come out 30 minutes later or an hour and it wont start, kinda sounds like its out of gas but its not. It turns over but wont start and then if you wait long enough it will start right up????? I have had the fuel pump checked it is fine. It does have a check engine light on and the code reads secondary air malfunction...??? Nay suggestions? Please email me at [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Odometer started turning off intermittently and finally went dark.
2000 buick regal lx. Odometer dimmed intermittently, but now is completely dark. Gas gauge "bounces" around making it impossible to determine how much fuel remains. Out of fuel condition in intersection posed a safety hazard three times.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 buick regal. While attempting to accelerate at 70 MPH the speed would not increased. Next the vehicle began to loose power.. The vehicle has not been inspected by a dealer. The current and failure mileages were 130000. Updated 12/07/09 *bf the consumer stated when she turned on her turn signal to pass another vehicle, all the lights on the dash started flashing and the vehicle started to loose power. The consumer got off at the next exit and when she made a turn, the vehicle cut off. Also every month the low pressure tire light illuminated. One of the tires was extremely low. The consumer was informed the reason the tire was loosing air was because of the rims. Updated 12/09/09.
I was driving on the highway and turned my blinker on to pass a vehicle when the car shut the power off and on to the gas.while I did that the all the lights on my dash were blinking when I turned back in to the other lane I had turned my blinker back on. Started doing it again. I got to an exit to turn around to go home so I turned my blinker back on and the car shut down on my while I was turning a sharpe corner. So I had no power steering. I started it back up but when I got down the road I had to turn again so I turned my blinker on and it had did it again. I noticed I had to turn my hazards on to get home, and when I did that they lights didn't blink on the dash. I made it home and checked all the fuses but that wasn't the problem. I can't start my car now and the lights still blink on the dash even when the key is just on the on position.
9/12/09 dies and will not restart. 9/14/09 parts that needed replaced are starter and battery. Problem is still there. Car will only turn over (run) when the head lights are on (not in the auto mode) and if turned off the car dies and every light on dash is eliminated and flashing. Then when blinkers are used while driving the motor dies. This happens every time the car is driven (after 9/14/09). On blogs other owners have experienced this problem and replaced ignition switch.
2000 buick regal w/automatic...after about 3 yrs intermittent problem "key capture"...park, turn off ignition and sometimes cannot remove key and cannot move wheel to locate anti-theft steering wheel lock detent...repeated restart / moving of auto / ignition off ...finally releases key !!...loss of electrical power causes steering wheel lock !!!...if battery is discharged, attempt at start causes key to be "captured,"...cannot be removed without "boost."...the latter indicates essentially faulty design...apparently nobody checked what would happen with dead battery, loss of auto electrical power, or loss of electrical power at steering wheel anti-theft locking system..."theft setup"...can set door locks and exit vehicle, but "captured key" can be used to start engine and vehicle can be driven away !!!..apparently this is no longer a simple mechanical detent, but a solenoid system...so-called "fail safe" is in "wrong direction" !!!...ought to fail into non-locking...this system is irritating at minimum, but can easily be a terrible safety hazard when vehicle is in motion...dealer maintained "never heard of problem."..past june arrived in fargo, nd for overnight...took dozen restarts / moves / stops before key "released" !!!...local dealer familiar with problem...connector corrosion at shift console...unitized assembly, entire console sub-assembly replacement at $780 !!!...tech "loaded" connector with silicone "ignition grease" to forestall recurrence...don't know extent (years and vehicles) gm is using this system...(aside opinion)...dealer denial of problem and no issuance of defect warning opens up a potentially hellish legal liability campaign...
Same as odi case numbers 10170430 and 10164275. Engine dies when directional are turned on. I can sometimes restart the car a second time, but it sputters intermittently until engine clears. Usually a third attempt to start fails. Would like input from someone who has found the solution. I have changed out the directional assembly. It didn't help. Car has 173,000 miles on. Car key have security chip.
The dashlights have failed on this vehicle. It is unsafe to drive the vehicle at night. The dealership states the instrument cluster is on national back order. This indicates that there is an inherent safety problem with the dash cluster on this vehicle. The inability to see one's speed or gauges are potential risks for causing accidents.
My 2000 buick regal supercharged just caught on fire. Has there been other buicks with this problem?
While driving my 2000 buick regal I turned on the turn signal and the instrument panel lights flashed and the engine turned off. This resulted in lost of power steering and power brakes and I had to fight the car to the side of the road. This happened a total of three times.
Car engine dies when using left or right turn signal! Upon attempting to restart engine... Battery power surges starter, dash indicator lamps, radio, A/C, in pulses almost keeping speed with the pulses of cars emergency flashers! *jb wife was almost hit by on coming eighteen wheeler when she attempted to cross an intersection and make a left turn! Car will not restart unless emergency flashers or headlamps are manually turned on! Of course by the time this will be figured out by most.... They will have already been run over by their eighteen wheeler!
Dual climate control: passenger side air stuck at one temperature. Passenger side does not respond to any controls, stays at for example at 70 degrees. This has happened twice. Mechanic says it is an electrical servo, rather than a vacuum canister. It has cost me $167 to fix both times. It may also be helpful to know that the first failure happened around may of 2005 and temperature was on full heat and second failure happened this may of 2006 and the temperature was stuck at about 70 degrees. Furthermore, the temperature lights of the dual climate panel cycle as though it is functional.
(1) all dash lights came on, engine dies, car quits running with no warning, ABS light comes on intermittently, car died in middle of intersection narrowly missing other cars (2) car totally disabled, had to have towed (3)buick dealer replaced ignition switch.
Dt: the dash board lights are not working at all. The lcd temperature screen is also out.
1. Not known- no specific reason 2. Drivers side seat heater 3. Repaired under 3 year warranty at dealer- old part not avail (fixed once in 2003 not working again as of oct. 6 2004).
While driving 20 MPH the steering failed. As a result, the vehicle crashed into a snow bank. *ak the consumer experienced two crashes due to the brakes and the steering locking. The consumer had taken the vehicle to the dealer on three occasions for the steering problem but the locking continued. The dash lights would come on (gas gauge and oil light), the vehicle pulled to the right and the trunk would fly open while the vehicle was in motion. *sc
Climate contol malfunctioned. Sometimes, the driver's side mid-level climate control vents blow warm air, even though the climate control is set on auto and the passenger's side is blowing cold air. This happens regardless of the "auto" temperature setting ( 68, 74 degress, etc.). This malfunction could cause driver distraction or even drowsiness.
Steering wheel gets extremely stiff after a couple of miles of driving. Also, constant stalling while driving vehicle.
A truck hit consumer's vehicle at 35 to 40 MPH, and none of airbags deployed. Car had been to dealer three times for severe electrical problems.
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