Tl*the contact owns a 2001 buick regal. Minutes later after the contact parked the vehicle, it caught fire. The fire department extinguished the fire and filed a report. There were no injuries and the vehicle was destroyed. The contact was advised to file a complaint with the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 32,000.
2001 Buick Regal engine complaints
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In dec.2008, I had my oil changed and I noticed several week later that oil was leaking on my garage floor. I then took my car to have it checked for the oil leak. My mechanic informed me that it was a problem with the "intake manifold" which had a bad design and it was also causing coolant to leak into the oil. I immediately checked to see if there were any recalls on my vehicle, and there were. However, when I called the "buick" home office I was told that there were no recalls on my vehicle. The information which I collected stated that letters were mailed out for 1997-2000 models on april 28,2008. It also stated that gm will advise when letters for the 2001-2003 models will be mailed. The problem is getting worse and I am afraid that this problem may cause my car to catch fire.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 buick regal. The contact received buick recall notice number 07035 or the federal safety agency campaign id number 08v118000 regarding the gasket on his vehicle. He took the vehicle to the dealer and they repaired the first gasket. The contact stated that the second gasket is experiencing the same failure; however, the dealer does not want to make the repair. He called gm to file a complaint and they referred him to the federal safety agency. Currently, the gasket is leaking and dripping down onto the exhaust manifold. The failure mileage was 30,000.
Dealer says lower intake manifold leaking. Repaired at 61,549 mi. Dealer says lower intake coolant bypass is leaking, as is, the valve cover gaskets. Claims there have been engine fires and that gm has a recall ,but not a remedy for the problem, as of yet. Repaired gaskets at 78,892 mi., total cost for both 1,600.00. 1. One would think after building cars for 50 yrs. That a head gasket could last 200,000 mi. 2. My gasket lasted 17,000 miles between repairs. The leaking gaskets are a direct cause of the engine fires. The oil leaks down on top of the exhaust manifold and bingo, "fire". They say they have to come up with a better heat shield "duh". I bought the car based on consumer reports. I've had other problems too. I just wonder if gm will step up and reimburse me.
Driving the car to the shopping mall there was nothing out of the ordinary, no smell, no noise. About 15 minutes later I remembered I forgot something in the car and went out to retrieve it when I saw fire trucks. There were flames shooting out 10 feet high of a car, thinking poor fool, then realizing that fool was me! It was my 2001 regal. The car was torched to the inside dash board. Witnesses stated sparks were coming from under the front left, when it burst into flames. Needless to say the car is toast. Never, ever any warning, no dash lights indicating a problem, and it only had 65k miles on it. My son has a 92 toyota with over 200k, bet that won't ever catch fire!
My wife went out to start the vehicle after it had been sitting for 2-3 days in 0-20 degree temperatures. Upon turning the ignition switch she heard a loud explosion sound, saw the hood bulge, and saw smoke billow out from the sides. She immediately removed key, exited the vehicle, and asked me to come out to the vehicle. Upon opening the hood we found pieces of the heat shield, and plastic intake manifold scattered through the engine compartment, along with the oil fill cap, which had been blown off.
Vehicle has a 3.8 liter super charged engine. Parked car after driving approximately 70 miles with no noticeable problem. About fifteen minutes later, I saw smoke coming from under the hood. The engine compartment was engulfed. The vehicle is a total loss. The car was not running and their was no indication of smoke/fire when I turned it off.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 buick regal. The contact stated that the engine failed when activating the turn signals and slowing down to make a turn. The vehicle will restart after a few minutes have passed. The failure began in april 2007 , and was now occurring more frequently. The current and failure mileages were unknown.
At about 80,000 miles grinding noise in right front wheel developed, replaced brakes and rotors found the right front wheel bearing was bad and had to have it replaced . At about 84,000 miles the lifters were making a ticking noise that sounded like a helicopter, replaced the lifters at a cost of $1600 this was just one month after the final payment of the 5 year loan one month after the lifters were replaced the engine seized up needed to be towed and I'm told that the main bearing has gone bad and the engine needs to be replaced or rebuilt.
2001 buick regal ls. I lost all vacuum to brakes and steering. Engine died. Took it to c_speck motors in sunnyside, wa for investigation. They found that the intake cover, which is either plastic or fiberglass had a hole about 1 1/2 inch in diameter burnt through just behind the air intake hose. On top of the hole is a wiring harness that has the flex burnt through and the wiring harness tape is burnt through. Wires appear to be ok. It could have caused an accident and or caught fire.
I returned home from a short trip to the store on 9/3/05, turned off the car, and parked my 2001 buick regal gs in the driveway. About 5-10 minutes later, my husband said he smelled something burning. He looked out the front door, and smoke and flames were coming from under the hood of the car. I called 911, and my husband attempted to contain the flames until the fire department arrived. The engine tried to start, on its own, while it was burning. The car radio came on. The engine was engulfed in flames when the fire department arrived. The car appears to be a total loss. In addition, the heat from the flames melted the vinyl siding on my house, inasmuch as the car was parked in front of the garage next to the house.
2001 buick regal experienced stalling . *mr the vehicle also experienced sudden acceleration. The service dealer was unable to find the problem. *sc
After starting the vehicle, a fire started underneath the hood. The consumer put the out the fire and had the vehicle towed. Please provide more information.
I own a 2001 buick regal les. The car was purchased from a dealer as a used car in january 2004. I notice the car was hard to start. I took it to a car repair place and they could not find the problem but called a buick dealership and was told there was a recall on the car for throttle body bolts. I took the car to the buick dealership to have the recall done on the car and they did the recall and replaced a fuel pressure regulator which had failed. I had to pay $197.00 to have that work completed. After picking up the car, I then noticed that my car was leaking antifreeze and the car was shifting hard between 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd gears (automatic transmission). I got my husband to look at the car and he spotted where it was coming from but we took it back to the privately owned car mechanic shop and was told the the plastic intake manifold was cracked. I paid that mechanic over $400.00 to have that fixed. I also had them look at the shifting problem and they could not find what was wrong. I have twice taken the car to the transmission service center and they changed the fluid and replaced the gasket but cannot find anything wrong with the automatic transmission. I am very disappointed with buick. I contacted them by e-mail and by phone and was told my car was not a part of the recall involving the fuel pressure regulator and plastic manifold. Can anyone help me in regards to these car problems? The transmission is still shifting hard.
Vehicle's plastic intake manifold warped from heat of the engine.*mr
All incidents were of the same nature. Vehicle would not decelerate without excessive braking. Engine would never idle at less than 1800 to 2600 RPM's. With foot removed from the brake the car traveled between 35 to 60 plus MPH, depending on terrain.
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