Two problems related to engine belts and pulleys have been reported for the 2002 Buick Regal. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Buick Regal based on all problems reported for the 2002 Regal.
Eastbound floating bridge road st joe county michigan swerved to miss small animal exited right side of road struck a tree driver taken to hospital cdr system indicated that the driver (me) was not wearing a seat belt I was! air bags did not deploy driver sustained smsashed right shoulder and ankle. Ambulance 4 surgeries more coming reha center for 3 weeks and then outpatient rehab still recovering at home previous accident 12/2012 driver hit a lamp post in kalamazoo parking lot damage in same area front. Speed 15-20 bumper and frame damage (no police report) (no injuries) gm dealership (paw paw michigan that repaired thought it was strange that air bags did not deploy for the amount of damage,.
In Dec of 2012, my alternator belt broke, so I had my Buick towed to a mechanic I have been using for this vehicle. I was driving my car afterwards about 2 weeks and the low windshield fluid light came on,. . . So I lifted the hood and I find my oil cap smoldering and my spark plug wires charred. . . . . Even though I took this to the dealership for the recall. . . The recall didn't address a mechanic changing the wire routing of the car. The issue is oil leaking to the heat shield and catching on fire. . . . Not where the spark plugs were situated. I replaced the valve gasket and plugs/wires.