general problems of the 2003 Buick Regal

I backed the car in drive and the guages were normal. When I got out I saw a small amount of smoke coming from under car but within a minute there were flames coming from under the car and within a few minutes the flames were above the car. I called 911 when I saw flames and knew I wasn't going to be able to put the fire out myself. The fire dept arrived, it took them at least 30 minutes to put the fire out. A county deputy arrived and there is a police report (I tried to upload it and it failed each time). The damage has been inspected by an insurance representative from the owner of the house (upload failed.

The contact owns a 2003 Buick Regal. After parking the vehicle, smoke appeared under the hood. The fire department was called to the scene and extinguished the flames. A fire report was not filed. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was 188,000.

General motors sent letter saying parts were available to repair engines for recall # 15757, but my dealer has been unable to obtain part numbers 12590366 (cover) and 25532619 (gasket) since early March. Despite letter from general motors, parts needed for this recall remain on back order. In repeated calls to general motors customer service line, I've been told they could not provide any information on timelines to resolve the parts backorder.

2003 Buick Regal. Consumer writes in regards to replacement parts not available to repair recall notice 15v-701.

On the early morning of 03/08/2016 around 5:50am on my way to work, the car lost all power as I was trying to turn left on to a county road. I was able to steer the car out of traffic coming from the opposite direction and almost went down the ditch due to the steering was very hard to turn. I put the car in neutral and restart the car continuing to get to my destination. At the next intersection, this happened again as soon as I used the turn signal (I was turning right this time). I restart the car again after put it in neutral. This problem is now will occur each time I use either turn signal left or right. I consider this is a safety problem because accident can occur if someone didn't know how to react when it happen the 1st time on a busy road.

The contact owns a 2003 Buick Regal. After driving the vehicle and parking, the driver noticed a burning odor. The driver lifted the hood and discovered flames coming from the engine compartment. The driver used a fire extinguisher to extinguish the flames. The fire department was called to the home. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notitifed. The failure mileage was 194,000.

Tl- the contact owns 2003 Buick Regal. The contact stated that while driving the vehicle 40 mph their was a abnormal odor from the front of the vehicle. While parked the vehicle made a loud nose and the vehicle caught on fire under the hood. There were no injuries. The fire department put out the fire. The vehicle was not towed or salvaged. There was no police report. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was unknown. Gl.

The car had not been drove in a month, I drove about 3miles then parked, car then started to smoke then caught fire.

Tl-the contact owned a 2003 Buick Regal. Tthe contact stated that while parked, the contact was in class and was notified that the vehicle was on fire. A police report was filed. The fire was extinguished by the fire department. There were no injuries sustained. The vehicle was towed the vehicle was destroyed. The contact recently received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v701000 (engine) however the contact does not own the vehicle anymore. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 185,000. Ed.

Engine died while signalling a left turn going about 45 mph. Almost rear ended. Changed ignition switch module. No repeat reoccurance.

The contact owns a 2003 Buick Regal. While driving 70 mph, the contact noticed smoke under the hood. The contact was able to pull the vehicle over and noticed that the vehicle was on fire. The fire was extinguished by the contact, a construction crew, and the local fire department. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v701000 (engine); however, the part to do the repair was not available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 136,000.

All window components motors and regulators have been defective in all 4 doors brake shaking transmission slippage.

The contact owns a 2003 Buick Regal. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 mph, there was a sudden loss in engine power as the electronic throttle control warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where who diagnosed that the ignition switch was fractured and needed to be repaired. The failure recurred on two occasions. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 38,000. The current mileage was 126,432. . . Updated 08/12/14.