Tl* the contact owns a 2001 buick regal. The contact received a recall notification for the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. Updated 03/16/16*lj updated 03/30/16.
2001 Buick Regal engine complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2001 buick regal. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the part needed to perform the repair was unavailalbe. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
My mother received gm safety recall 15757 in december 2015. She has gone to her buick dealer twice, but the part is not yet available. They told her to keep her car out of the garage. She is 90 years old, and driveway is on a slant. She lives in the chicago area, so there is ice and snow, extremely dangerous for her to go outside in the driveway to a snow and ice covered car and driveway. I called gm 10 days ago for her, spoke with a person named lee, and explained the situation. He said he would contact us, and never has. She cannot keep the car outside, and be safe entering the vehicle. I asked for a loaner until gm fixes the problem. I have not heard from gm in 10 days. She was told by your letter that there can be an engine compartment fire, and her garage is attached to her house. She is terrified to keep the car in the garage so she keeps is outside on the slanted drive in the ice and snow. If she slips and falls, you understand we will hold gm accountable since she tried to fix the problem twice at her buick dealership. Can you give her a loaner car she can keep in the garage?
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 buick regal. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 MPH, the contact noticed smoke coming from the hood of the vehicle. The contact drove home and discovered that the engine compartment was on fire. The fire department extinguished the fire. A fire report was filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the motor and the spark plugs needed to be replaced but the failure was not determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact mentioned that she received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling) after the failure occurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 buick regal. While inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed oil dripping from the engine valve cover gasket onto the manifold. The contact recently received a notification for the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The parts needed were not available. The dealer informed the contact that the parts needed were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 187,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 buick regal. After having a fuel pump placed on the vehicle by an independent mechanic, the vehicle caught fire in the contact's driveway. The contact extinguished the fire. A fire report was not filed and there were no injuries. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling) after the fire occurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 160,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 buick regal. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked in the garage and was leaking oil from the front of the vehicle. The contact mentioned that several warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 buick regal. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Tl* the contact owned a 2001 buick regal. The contact stated that the front of the vehicle caught on fire, while parked. The fire department was notified. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000. The VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 buick regal. The contact stated that there was a progressing odor which may have been associated with the motor or engine that continued to worsen. As the failure continued, the service engine warning light remained illuminated for an extended period of time. The vehicle was taken to more than two dealers and they were not able to replicate and diagnose the failure. The contact later received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling) and the dealer was unable to determine when the part would become available. The dealer stated that the contact would have to wait to receive the second notification letter. The contact was unable to determine when the vehicle would be repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and was unable to determine when the recall repair part would be available to repair the vehicle. The failure mileage was not available. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 buick regal. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 buick regal. The contact stated that there was a burning odor coming from the engine compartment of the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or inspected. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling) however, the parts to do the recall repair was unavailable. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 93,764. The VIN tool confirms the parts not available.
When I tried to crank car on cold morning to go to church, a loud boom occurred under hood followed by smoke billowing out. I immediately raised the hood and saw flames on top of engine. I ran in house and got baking soda and threw on fire which put it out.
Shortly after returning from running errands, the parked car was observed smoking from under the hood. This was followed by flames fully engulfing the front end of the car, resulting in the tire exploding and schrapnel being launched.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 buick regal. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled and no warning lamps illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the ignition switch was defective and needed to be replaced. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000. Updated 08/19/14*lj updated 08/23/2017
Driving down the road and it stalls- replaced the fuel pump- fuel filter- spark plugs and it still stalls- seems to be a number of complaints on this and no codes come up when hooked to a computer.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 buick regal. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, the engine overheated. The contact stated he pulled the vehicle over, let the vehicle sit, and added coolant but the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence where it was found that a blown head gasket may have caused the failure. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for inspection. The manufacturer was notified and stated that the federal safety agency campaign number: 09v116000 (engine and engine cooling) had expired. The failure mileage was 125,000.
After returning home from shopping, roughly 20 mile drive, I parked the car in our attached 3 car garage. I went inside, visited briefly with my husband, fixed a salad and was eating when I heard a noise. As I opened the door from the kitchen to the garage, I found the garage was full of smoke and called 911. I estimate the time from shutting off the car until we called 911 to be 10 to 15 minutes. As far as I know, the vehicle is not under recall based on the gm web site listing recalls by VIN; however, our experience sure sounds very similar to the investigations that resulted in significant recalls of similar make, model and year vehicles. This vehicle did have a service notice that paid for replacement of the catalytic converter roughly 2 yrs ago. The car was running rough 6 mos prior to the fire. Repairs were made at the gm dealership where we purchased the car. Repairs seemed to correct the problem. The fire destroyed the buick and the car parked next to it. There was significant damage to the 3rd car. All garage contents were lost. We are out of our house and will be living in an apt for 6 months. There was significant damage to our home, $100k plus. Our insurance company sent a fire investigator. Gm sent a fire investigator. We have not seen either report.
I went on lunch, on my first day of work none the less, but I parked my car in the parking garage after going to the local mcdonalds and went in and ate. And from what I'm told the fire was noticed first at around 1240pm and I had gotten back at 1235 so it litterally happened with in minutes of me getting back. By the time the firefighters got it out the whole engine and front end was basically melted .
Tl- the contact owns a 2001 buick regal. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under the federal safety agency recall campaign id number: 09v116000 (engine and engine cooling) to prevent the rocker cover gasket from leaking oil. The contact stated that shortly after receiving the recall repairs, the vehicle caught on fire from the engine. The contact believed that the recall repair was the cause of the fire. The contact had not encountered a failure prior to the recall repairs. The failure and the current mileages were unknown. Kmj
I filed a complaint with the attorney general who in turn referred me to you (the federal safety agency). However, I filed a complaint with the federal safety agency two weeks before I filed with the attorney general. Here is a copy of the complaint: my 2001 buick regal caught on fire in august 2011 after a short drive to the gas station. In april 2009, buick issued a safety recall on my car stating there have been engine compartment fires. I was told I was entitled to a "free" and "effective" remedy for my car. I took my car to [xxx]to have the "fix" completed on january 14, 2010. The repair was obviously not "effective" as my car still caught on fire just as described in the recall. I called buick and filed a claim which was denied without anyone coming to look at my car or anything. The claims department stated that they were denying my claim because the california breach of warranty statute was up and they only had to fix the car if it was within the first four years from the date the car was originally purchased. This makes no sense as the safety recall was issued eight years after the car was originally purchased. Furthermore, federal law states that if a safety issue is discovered within ten years of the car being purchased the owner is entitled to a free and effective remedy. Again, the remedy for my car was obviously "not effective!" I then asked buick what if I had been in the car with my kids when it caught on fire or what if it had been parked in my garage and my house caught on fire? Their response was, "well, that didn't happen so I'm not going to discuss it." so basically, I'm left to assume that I would had to have been burned in that car before buick would accept responsibility for their ill manufactured car? That hardly seemsright. I still owe $400 on a car I can't drive. This is wrong on so many levels. Please, please help me. Thank you so much for your time. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
I went to the gas station and then went to my parents house where I parked my car. This was all of about 6 miles. I went into my parents house and was watching tv when my dad came in and said come here quick... Your car's on fire. I couldn't believe it. It was working fine when I went to the store and then it caught on fire out of the blue. There was a recall in april 2009 on my car due to engine compartment fires. I took it to john l. Sullivan in january 2010 to have the recall work done at no charge. Yet, my car caught on fire anyway. I filed a complain with gm motors who denied my claim stating the breach of warranty statute of limitations had expired per california state law. However, federal law states I am entitled to a free and "effective" remedy for this situation. Obviously, the remedy was not effective. I want gm to fix my car immediately!!!!!! Federal law should override any state law. I am very lucky I was not in the car when the flames erupted. I am also very lucky it was not parked in my garage or something where my house could have caught fire. There were absolutely no indications that anything was wrong with my car.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 buick regal. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH the vehicle lost power and the engine caught fire. The contact did not mention if there were any injuries or if a fire report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who performed a diagnostic test that located the failure in the engine wiring harness. The federal safety agency campaign id number 09v116000, engine and engine cooling was received after the failure occurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current miles was 115,027.
2001 buick regal. Consumer states vehicle was deemed a total loss due to an engine fire resulting from an engine leak onto the exhaust manifold *tgw the consumer stated he officially gave the vehicle to his son on december 15, 2007. A recall was issued on april 14, 2009, but, neither him or his son received a recall letter. November 12, 2009, the vehicle caught on fire and was destroyed. The consumer then received a notice in november 2010 stating the recall had not been performed and to contact the dealer as soon as possible.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 buick regal. The contact noticed oil was leaking form under the vehicle while it was parked. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was told the front rocker gasket was leaking. The manufacturer was notified and the contact was told the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number 08v118000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 58,500 and the current mileage was 64,000.
I have a 2001 buick regal that has a 3.8 litre supercharged engine. This vehicle was recalled for starting on fire from oil dripping onto the exhaust. I had the recall done over a year ago. I drove the car every day. Recently I left the car parked for two days. When I started driving the car toward work I noticed that it was shuttering slightly and after about four miles I turned around to head back home. On the way back I noticed a burning smell and smoke started coming out from the floor near the shifter. I quickly pulled into a parking lot and got out. The car burst into flames and was completely destroyed. I was not hurt but the car was a total loss. I called buick to tell them what happened. I got their claim department. I told them what happened. They asked me if I wanted to file a claim. I told them I was concerned that I had the recall done and the car burst into flames anyway and that I wanted someone to look at it to determine if the recall was done correctly or possibly the recall doesn't work. They told me someone would call me within 10 days. No one called and I got a letter in the mail saying they were not liable after two years after the purchase of the car. My concern is that the recall does not work, that no one ever came to look at the car and the dismissed me without taking me seriously at all. The car was in perfect driving shape and had no previous problems. I told buick that I was concerned that if the recall doesn't work people could be killed (I was less than 100 feet from the car when it burst into flames). The entire car was burnt down to bare metal except the engine which looked new. The owner of the tow yard said he had never seen a car burn that way unless the owner tried to burn it or the exhaust set the bottom of the car on fire. Buick excepts no responsibility for this and they did not care enough to look at the car the ensure the recall worked or that other people do not get hurt if it fails.
Transmission failure,radiator failure.
My vehicle had the necessary recall work done, but it still caught fire and is no longer in working order. The whole engine is burnt to a crisp...
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 buick regal. The contact started the engine on a cold start and a shaking motion occurred. Additionally, whenever the vehicle was in operation the engine power failed to allow the vehicle to exceed over 25 MPH. Also, the transmission was leaking transmission fluid. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer for inspection. The failure was contributed to the power train, transmission and engine. The vehicle has not been repaired for the malfunctions. The failure mileage was 99,500. The current mileage was 99,584. Updated 05/13/10.
My 2011 regal had to have the lower and upper intake gasket replaced as well as the valve cover gaskets.. A week after that the service engine soon light came on and the mechanic said it was the throttle body gasket. I then got it replaced and then a week after that the service engine soon light came on again. It was pulling up a code for a vacuum leak. Wtf! My boyfriend turned the light off and it hasn't come on since, so I don't know if it was a glitch.
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