2002 buick regal.. Went to the store came home and the whole engine was on fire. Car was just paid off this month after 5 years and we need advice. Who can help us? Who can we call? *tr updated 05/07/09
2002 Buick Regal engine complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2002 buick regal. While the vehicle was parked for ten minutes, the engine caught fire. The contact attempted to extinguish the fire and received burns to his hands. The police and fire report numbers were unavailable. The fire department towed the vehicle to a tow yard. The current and failure mileages were 62,148.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 buick regal. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign id number 08v118000 (engine and engine cooling), which stated that a possible fire could occur. Gm issued the recall, but did not have the parts to perform the repair. There also was no temporary remedy to prevent the fire. There had been no failure to date. The current mileage was 54,000. Updated 05/05/08. *lj updated 05/05/08.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 buick regal. While driving at various speeds, the contact smelled a strong odor of fumes. The smell intensified when the vehicle was stopped. The contact believes that the vehicle should be included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 08v118000 (engine and engine cooling). She has not contacted the dealer. The VIN, engine size, number of cylinders, powertrain, and failure mileage was unknown. The current mileage was 65,000.
Loss of engine power, engine stopped running, damage to various engine components. Catalytic converter plugged shut and heat damage to various engine components. "near engine fire." catalytic converter, manifold, iac value, gasket, fuel line, fuel regulator, evap hose from engine to fuel tank all replaced. Buick has partially reimbursed for repairs and replacements. Two items still pending.
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle was running sluggish. It was taken to the dealership , who determined the catalytic converter was clogged and needed to be replaced. Previously, the dealership replaced right front tie rod end on 08/03/2004 at 61304 miles. *ak update 5/30/2006 -
Complaint received via e-mail. On a trip from florida to pennsylvania super charger belt broke on I-95 south. Onstar directed me to a dealership for repair service. Serpentine belt idler pulley bearing seized. Replaced drive belt, super charger belt and pulley. Also, battery had to be replaced because of leaking acid from positive battery. This problem was not caused by belt failure.
Headrest is made out of hard thick plastic, and are not positioned correctly which could cause neck injury, also when consumer hits brakes there is a grinding noise coming front the front suspension, the dealer stated the left front cradle mount was misaligned.
While driving at any speed engine will suddenly stop without warning.*ak
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