Buick REGAL fuel problems
43 complaint narratives mention fuel terms.
Key facts
2,748 owner complaints analyzed
99 distinct recall campaigns
80,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1973 to 2020 model years. Data snapshot: . 1,277 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Fuel system concerns evidence
43 of 2,748 complaints match this topic (1.6%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10186858 · 2007-03-28 (March 28, 2007)
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1988 BUICK REGAL WHICH SHE PURCHASED RECENTLY. THE ODOMETER ON THE VEHICLE DID NOT WORK. THE CONTACT CLAIMED THAT THE DEALER DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLES BEFORE THEY SOLD THEM. THEY REPAIRED THE REAR BRAKES, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT BRAKES, BUT THE BRAKES WERE STILL NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT PASS AN INSPECTION, AND NOW THE VEHICLE DID NOT START. THE MECHANIC BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE MAY BE IN THE FUEL FILTER, FUEL PUMP OR SOMETHING ELSE. THE VEHICLE WOULD TURN OVER, BUT WOULD NOT START. …
Owner-reported narrative. 155,925 miles reported. Look up ODI 10186858 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10094546 · 2004-09-28 (September 28, 2004)
VEHICLE SMELLED OF GAS, THERE WAS GAS ON THE GROUND ALL THE TIME. THE GAS TANK WAS DEFECTIVE AS STATED IN RECALL 88V188000. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10094546 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10105313 · 2004-12-27 (December 27, 2004)
WHILE TRAVELING AT 20 MPH VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. CONSUMER NOTICED THE GAS TANK WAS LOW, AND DROVE INTO THE GAS STATION FOR GAS, AND ANOTHER CONSUMER YELLED THAT VEHICLE WAS LEAKING GAS. CONSUMER NOTICED GASOLINE ALL OVER THE STREET. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. GAS TANK AND FUEL LINE WERE REPLACED. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED, THAT SEAT BELTS CUT ACROSS THE PASSENGERS' THROAT, AND NEEDED TO BE REDESIGNED.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. 53,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10105313 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10883920 · 2016-07-11 (July 11, 2016)
FUEL LEAK FROM THE ENGINE FUEL INJECTOR RAIL SUPPLY LINE HAD A PIN HOLE SPRAYING FUEL ONTO THE TOP OF THE ENGINE.
Owner-reported narrative. 147,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10883920 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 979768 · 1996-02-27 (February 27, 1996)
THE GAS TANK WAS CRACKED ON THE INSIDE AND IT CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL ON THE FREEWAY, DUE TO LOSS OF FUEL. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 979768 at NHTSA ↗