general problems of the 2001 Buick Regal

For the past few days while driving my security light will come on all of a sudden and the car will lose power and then instantly come back on. I had my 3 children in the car with me so we all were in panic mode when this happened. It has now made me very nervous to drive because I do not want to get into an accident. Friends have told me it was because the chip in my key is worn out and to have a new key made. I contacted a local locksmith and he says since this is happening after the car is in motion then it is not the key. There is something wrong with the ignition switch. I contacted my local Buick dealership and was told there are no recalls on this and it cost $95 just for them to look at it and see how much to fix it.

When accelerating the vehicle loses power. The dashboard lights come on, and the vehicle shuts down intermittently. The consumer tried to contact the dealership manager, but the manager refused to discuss the problem. The vehicle would run in high gear and never change gears and would run up to 50 mph before it stops, there were times when the vehicle would run perfectly, there were noises coming from the front end, and when the vehicle pulled out from stop, while in traffic, the consumer would be able to accelerate to the floor and the vehicle would take off at 5 mph.