1994 Buick Regal problems
NHTSA has received 146 complaints about the 1994 Buick Regal, and 18% of them involve brakes. Next are electrical system (15%) and wipers, windshield & visibility (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 146 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 105,000 miles 22 complaints with mileage
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%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 22 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 105,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 9 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1994 ranks 13th most-complained-about out of 24 model years of the Buick Regal with enough data (52 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 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.
While shifting gear from park to drive vehicle lurched forward, went into open throttle position, rpms unknown, impact 11:00 position.
While driving 25MPH applied brakes and was not able to stop. Struck vehicle in front. Upon impact, air bags didn't deploy, and seat belt didn't retract as quickly as needed, causing consumer to hit head and left hand on windshield, sustaining injuries. Consumer contacted manufacturer and dealer.
While driving 25 MPH front passenger's side tire disconnected from vehicle. Consumer managed to pullover, and had the vehicle towed. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
Tl*the contact owns a 1994 buick regal. The contact stated that the windshield wipers do not work. The washer/wiper switch power feed wire causes the wipers to work intermittently and become inoperative. The failure has occurred in rainy conditions. Buick stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 97v017000 (visibility:windshield wiper/washer:switch/wiring). The failure mileage was 47,000.