1996 Buick Regal electrical system problems
27 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 1996 Buick Regal, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 27 10% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 7 fires.
What owners wrote
Vehicle caught on fire. Rear end of vehicle was incinerated. Cause unknown. The automotive specialists have determined the origion of the fire was electrical or electric trunk release or trank light assembly failure.
After turning the ignition to start the vehicle there was an explosion, the engine was on fire. The fire department was called, and the fire was extinguished. This vehicle was not included in the intake manifold NHTSA recall 96v116000. The egr valve was inoperative and on another occasion the vehicle had to be jump started.
Other problems reported for the 1996 Buick Regal
- Brakes 52 complaints
- Engine 39 complaints
- Air bags 22 complaints
- Fuel system 22 complaints
- Steering 21 complaints