Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / REGAL / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000133658 Incident Date: Dec, 24 2000
Consumer's City: SAN ANTONIO Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: REGAL Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc:rotor
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2G4WF5218W1 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 08 2001 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 30 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: When applying brakes, brake caliper fell off, jamming front wheel causing it to freeze, resulting in loss of control. *ak the vehicle would drive in reverse but the right front wheel stayed locked. the cause was found to be two bolts that hold the caliper sheared off. the caliper, after coming off, jammed the front wheel movement to halt. the vehicle shaked when backing and turning due to power steering gear failure. the brakes pulsate when applied due to excess runout of brake rotors. *yh