1996 Buick Regal brakes problems
52 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 1996 Buick Regal, which is 19% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 52 19% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 4 crashes, 1 fire, 4 injuries.
What owners wrote
While merging onto the freeway, I was taking my car to be smogged. At speed, I noticed a little white puff of smoke emit from the right side of the engine bay. As I proceeded to start moving to the shoulder, this puff had turned into a gray plume. As I finally reached the shoulder, the entire front of the engine bay was billowing black smoke. As I tried to stop, the brake pedal went to the floor, so it seemed the fire had burnt through a brake line.
ABS lights flickered on/off intermittently. Vehicle was taken to the dealer, who replaced the rear disc brakes. After repairs were done the rear disc brakes were replaced again. Also power steering fluid leak.
Other problems reported for the 1996 Buick Regal
- Engine 39 complaints
- Electrical system 27 complaints
- Air bags 22 complaints
- Fuel system 22 complaints
- Steering 21 complaints