Engine Cooling System problems of the 2001 Buick Regal

The contact owns a 2001 Buick Regal. While driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle lost power and the steering wheel tightened without warning. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road. Smoke and flames appeared under the hood. The fire was extinguished by the police and a police report was filed. The contact was injured, but did not receive medical attention. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 155,000.

The contact owned a 2001 Buick Regal. When the contact started the vehicle, the engine caught fire. A fire report was filed and there were no injuries. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2001 Buick Regal. The contact stated that while adding engine oil, the vehicle caught on fire. The contact was able to extinguish the fire. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling) however, the part to remedy the recall was unavailable. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable. Parts distribution disconnect. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2001 Buick Regal. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the parts to do the recall repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2001 Buick Regal. While the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed smoke coming from the engine compartment. The contact opened the hood of the vehicle and the engine compartment was on fire. The fire department was notified and was able to extinguish the fire. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Buick Regal. The contact stated that while driving at 55 mph, the contact noticed a burning odor coming through the air vents. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling) however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owned a 2001 Buick Regal. While the vehicle was parked and the engine was started, the vehicle caught fire. The fire department extinguished the fire and a fire report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The vehicle was destroyed. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v701000 (engine, engine cooling). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Buick Regal. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling) and stated that the part needed for the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2001 Buick Regal. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the part needed to perform the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owned a 2001 Buick Regal. When the vehicle was started, it burst into flames. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was extinguished by the fire department. The vehicle was deemed destroyed. There were no injuries. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling) after the failure occurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not provided.

The contact owns a 2001 Buick Regal. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling) however, the part needed to perform the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Tl-the contact owns a 2001 Buick Regal. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Ad.

Tl-the contact owns a 2001 Buick Regal. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign id number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experience a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. Bp.

The contact owns a 2001 Buick Regal. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the part needed to perform the repair was unavailalbe. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2001 Buick Regal. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2001 Buick Regal. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the part to do the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2001 Buick Regal. The contact stated that NHTSA campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. The contact received the recall notification in December of 2015. The dealer advised that they received two packages of parts per week; therefore, the repair could not be performed immediately. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was unknown. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owned a 2001 Buick Regal. While the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed that the engine compartment was on fire. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed and was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The failure mileage was 80,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Buick Regal. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling) however the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2001 Buick Regal. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 mph, the contact noticed smoke coming from the hood of the vehicle. The contact drove home and discovered that the engine compartment was on fire. The fire department extinguished the fire. A fire report was filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the motor and the spark plugs needed to be replaced but the failure was not determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact mentioned that she received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling) after the failure occurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Buick Regal. After having a fuel pump placed on the vehicle by an independent mechanic, the vehicle caught fire in the contact's driveway. The contact extinguished the fire. A fire report was not filed and there were no injuries. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling) after the fire occurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 160,000.

Tl- the contact owned a 2001 Buick Regal. The contact stated that while driving about 65 mph and pulling into a parking lot, she noticed smoke form underneath the hood. The contact ran into the ferry facility and called the fire department. The contact stated that by the time the fire department arrived at the scene, the vehicle was engulfed in flames. The contact was not sure whether the fire report was filed. The fire department extinguished the fire. The vehicle was totaled and the remnant was towed away. No injuries were reported. The dealer and the manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was about 170,000. About seven months later, the contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v701000 ( engine and engine cooling). Parts distribution disconnect. Fe.

Tl-the contact owns a 2001 Buick Regal. The contact stated that there was an abnormal burning odor coming from the engine compartment of the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or inspected. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling) however, the parts to do the recall repair was unavailable. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 93,764. The VIN tool confirms the parts are unavailable. Ah.

The contact owns a 2001 Buick Regal. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experience a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Tl- the contact owns a 2001 Buick Regal. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA recall campaign id number: 09v116000 (engine and engine cooling) to prevent the rocker cover gasket from leaking oil. The contact stated that shortly after receiving the recall repairs, the vehicle caught on fire from the engine. The contact believed that the recall repair was the cause of the fire. The contact had not encountered a failure prior to the recall repairs. The failure and the current mileages were unknown. Kmj.

The contact owns a 2001 Buick Regal. The contact noticed oil was leaking form under the vehicle while it was parked. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was told the front rocker gasket was leaking. The manufacturer was notified and the contact was told the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 08v118000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 58,500 and the current mileage was 64,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Buick Regal. The contact stated while driving 70 mph the vehicle lost power and the engine caught fire. The contact did not mention if there were any injuries or if a fire report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who performed a diagnostic test that located the failure in the engine wiring harness. Nhtsa campaign id number 09v116000, engine and engine cooling was received after the failure occurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current miles was 115,027.

Transmission failure,radiator failure.

I own a 2001 Buick Regal les. The car was purchased from a dealer as a used car in January 2004. I notice the car was hard to start. I took it to a car repair place and they could not find the problem but called a Buick dealership and was told there was a recall on the car for throttle body bolts. I took the car to the Buick dealership to have the recall done on the car and they did the recall and replaced a fuel pressure regulator which had failed. I had to pay $197. 00 to have that work completed. After picking up the car, I then noticed that my car was leaking antifreeze and the car was shifting hard between 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd gears (automatic transmission). I got my husband to look at the car and he spotted where it was coming from but we took it back to the privately owned car mechanic shop and was told the the plastic intake manifold was cracked. I paid that mechanic over $400. 00 to have that fixed. I also had them look at the shifting problem and they could not find what was wrong. I have twice taken the car to the transmission service center and they changed the fluid and replaced the gasket but cannot find anything wrong with the automatic transmission. I am very disappointed with Buick. I contacted them by e-mail and by phone and was told my car was not a part of the recall involving the fuel pressure regulator and plastic manifold. Can anyone help me in regards to these car problems? the transmission is still shifting hard.