1995 Buick Regal problems
NHTSA has received 218 complaints about the 1995 Buick Regal, and 24% of them involve air bags. Next are brakes (22%) and engine (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 218 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 19 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 16 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 96,000 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 | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 22 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 96,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 19 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 16 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1995 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 24 model years of the Buick Regal with enough data (123 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 8 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.
Papers in glove compartment were suck into fan, causing fan to break, and resulting ia a fie in duct of air and heat channel. Some sort of shield should have been in place betwwen the fan and glove compartment.
While driving with the cruise control engaged, the vehicle started steering itself. When the brakes were applied, the ABS locked up. The consumer lost control of the vehicle and impacted a guard rail. The vehicle spun around and backed into the guard rail. The vehicle then turned around and faced the other side of the road. The air bag(s) did not deploy and the seat belts did not restrain the consumer. *scc
Security light came on dash. Did not go out. Was told if I didn't get it repaired the car would lose power and I wouldn't be able to start it with the keys I presently possessed.
The car lost power on freeway, towed, repaired=alternator and intake manifold gasket and plenum replaced ($812.80). Two days later, the car lost power on freeway, towed, repaired=burnt wire and relay leading to fuel pump replaced, no charge for repair. Two days later, the car lost power on freeway, towed, spun crankshaft bearing. This car has 74,976.1 original miles.