1993 Buick Regal problems
NHTSA has received 118 complaints about the 1993 Buick Regal, and 47% of them involve brakes. Next are cruise control (7%) and electrical system (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 118 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 48% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 13 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 13 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1993 ranks 9th most-complained-about out of 24 model years of the Buick Regal with enough data (69 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Early dec 2001 ahd slow leak went to dealer and tire was replaced for cord poblem with another michelin x radila plus. Went on long trip and had bouncing effect and on return went back to dealer where same cord problem was discovered on one of remaining tires. Again replced with x radial plus.on second failure tire was seriously out of round and could have caused a serious accident at interstate speed of 65MPH.
Poor ABS brake performance, the pedal went to the floor and complete brake failure was experienced which resulted in an accident. Consumer tested brakes at home and brakes wnet almost to the floor, after driving vehicle the brakes would come up, but would become hard, therefore making a stop was a major effort.
When traveling on the highway at 35MPH engine caught on fire. Fire department was on scene. Dealer stated that the fire was due to defect in the fuel injection system.
The metal frame mounts that hold engine up in the vehicle deteriorated, causing the engine to drop to the ground while backing out of a driveway. Cause unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 1993 buick regal. The contact stated that the door locks failed and remained locked when attempting to operate them. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 41,000. Updated 06/29/16 updated 08/03/16. Updated 11/23/16.