On the early morning of 03/08/2016 around 5:50am on my way to work, the car lost all power as I was trying to turn left on to a county road. I was able to steer the car out of traffic coming from the opposite direction and almost went down the ditch due to the steering was very hard to turn. I put the car in neutral and restart the car continuing to get to my destination. At the next intersection, this happened again as soon as I used the turn signal (I was turning right this time). I restart the car again after put it in neutral. This problem is now will occur each time I use either turn signal left or right. I consider this is a safety problem because accident can occur if someone didn't know how to react when it happen the 1st time on a busy road.
2003 Buick Regal engine complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2003 buick regal. The contact stated that there was a presence of an oil leak which progressed without warning. The contact noticed a puddle under the vehicle. The contact later received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The dealer was unable to supply the part for several months. The contact was unable to determine when the manufacturer would be able to supply the part to the dealer. The failure mileage was not available. Vin tool confirms parts not available. Updated 05/11/16*lj
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 buick regal. The contact stated that while parked, it was observed that engine oil was leaking from underneath the vehicle onto the ground. The failure occurred constantly. The contact received a notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine coolant) however, the part for the recall was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Parts distribution disconnect.
2003 buick regal. Consumer writes in regards to drops of engine oil on exhaust manifold could cause an engine compartment fire recall notice. *smd the consumer was informed the parts were not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 buick regal. While driving 70 MPH, the contact noticed smoke under the hood. The contact was able to pull the vehicle over and noticed that the vehicle was on fire. The fire was extinguished by the contact, a construction crew, and the local fire department. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine); however, the part to do the repair was not available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 136,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 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 made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 buick regal. After driving the vehicle and parking, the driver noticed a burning odor. The driver lifted the hood and discovered flames coming from the engine compartment. The driver used a fire extinguisher to extinguish the flames. The fire department was called to the home. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 194,000. The consumer received a recall notice, regarding the possibility of an engine fire. Updated 01/19/16.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 buick regal. The contact received a notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine, engine cooling) however, the part to do recall 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 pars not available.
Tl* the contact owned a 2003 buick regal. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked, he noticed gray smoke was coming from the side of the hood. The contact stated that the front of the vehicle then caught on fire. The fire department extinguished the fire. A police and fire report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot and the failure was undetermined. The vehicle was destroyed. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine, engine cooling). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 156,000.
Tl* the contact owned a 2003 buick regal. The contact stated that while parked, the contact was notified that the vehicle was on fire. The fire was extinguished by the fire department. A police report was filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was towed. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 185,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 buick regal. While driving at an unknown speed, the contact noticed smoke coming from the hood of the vehicle. The contact lifted the hood and noticed the engine had caught fire, which destroyed the engine and caused a failure with the cooling fans. The fire department extinguished the fire. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The contact was a certified mechanic and stated that the pressure return regulator, spark plug walls, and air conditioning unit were replaced. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v507000 (engine and engine cooling), which stated that in the case of oil dripping into the hot surface of the exhaust, the vehicle may catch fire. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 175,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 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. After driving long lengths of time, the front of the vehicle would emit an abnormal odor and the oil and engine warning lights illuminated. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 buick regal. While driving 40 MPH, the contact noticed an abnormal odor in the front of the vehicle. While parked, the vehicle made a loud nose and the vehicle caught fire under the hood. There were no injuries. The fire department extinguished the fire. The vehicle was not towed or salvaged. There was no police report filed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 buick regal. After driving approximately 5 MPH and parking the vehicle, there was smoke coming from underneath the hood of the vehicle. The hood was opened and there was smoke. Approximately two weeks later while driving at approximately 5 MPH and then parking the vehicle, the contact was alerted that the vehicle was on fire. The fire department extinguished the fire. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact discovered that the vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The approximate failure mileage was 200,000. Updated 02/05/16*lj
The car had not been drove in a month, I drove about 3miles then parked, car then started to smoke then caught fire.
Driving to work in the mornings recently, I have been having some electrical issues with my car. If I use my blinkers, all the warning lights in my dash cluster will light up for a few seconds, and I could feel my brakes pulse. This morning my car stalled when I made a right hand turn. I managed to pull over and restart the car, but I didn't use the blinkers again. This really scared me, as I was just on the freeway a few minutes earlier.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 buick regal. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 MPH, there was a sudden loss in engine power as the electronic throttle control warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where who diagnosed that the ignition switch was fractured and needed to be repaired. The failure recurred on two occasions. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 38,000. The current mileage was 126,432. ..updated 08/12/14 *bf the ignition switch had to be replaced twice. Updated 09/16/14
Engine died while signaling a left turn going about 45 MPH. Almost rear ended. Changed ignition switch module. No repeat recurrence.
My ABS, traction & service vehicle soon lights came on. Shortly after, the car stalled while turning on the turn signals. During the stall, the power steering and ABS locked up. I noticed that the car would stall whenever a turn signal was turned on. After reading forums, I see that this has been a problem for many people!
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 buick regal. The contact stated that the vehicle was overheating and would lose power without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where he was informed that the catalytic converter, idle air control valve and the manifold absolute pressure were defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure nor was the vehicle repaired. Updated 12/12/11*lj the consumer stated the exhaust manifold front and rear glowed reed hot. The engine temperature gauge was in the red. Coolant leaked from a hose near the engine and the engine began to emit blue smoke. The vehicle burned one quart of oil excessively. The battery, thermostat, front brakes, transmission oil filter and gasket were all replaced. Also, the driver rear window was inoperative, the windshield washer was sprayer did not work, the catalytic converter needed to be replaced and the heat/AC blower did not operate in all the settings. Updated 12/23/11
The antifreeze intake gasket is leaking...is there something wrong with the antifreeze dex- cool that I'm using... I did some online research and a lot of buick owners has to replace the intake gasket multiple times and it was recommended to use green antifreeze instead of dex-cool and there was no problems since..should I consider using the other antifreeze because I can't afford to pay 800.00 every time.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 buick regal. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign id number 08v118000, the federal safety agency action number ea07008 (engine and engine cooling). The failure occurred before the vehicle could be taken to the dealer. While driving 35 MPH, the driver noticed smoke coming out of the dashboard. She pulled the vehicle over and it burst into flames seconds later. The fire department extinguished the fire, but they stated that the vehicle should not have caught fire so easily. The dealer stated that they were not responsible for the repairs. The contact believes that the manufacturer should assume responsibility. The current and failure mileages were 120,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 buick regal. The contact stated that he smelled something burning in his vehicle. He noticed that the engine light illuminated on the instrument panel. He received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign id number 09v116000 and gm recall number 90047, which was repaired by the dealer on may 27, 2009. The dealer informed the contact of another issue with his vehicle and stated that he had to pay $88, but the contact refused. The dealer believed that the other issue had nothing to do with the recall failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.
While the consumer was driving at an undetermined speed. The check engine light illuminated on the dash and the vehicle to stalled. The owner has made contact with the dealer on two separate occasions and the problem still continued. Please provide any additional information.
The vehicle stalled.
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