Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / REGAL / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004279453 Incident Date: Apr, 28 2004
Consumer's City: MILFORD Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: REGAL Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition:switch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2G4WB52K1W1 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 15 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 31 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving at 25 mph the vehicle stalled when the left turn signal was engaged. the vehicle was restarted, but lost power brakes and steering within 5 seconds. the consumer was able to pull to the side of the road and engage the emergency brakes. following this, the consumer restarted the vehicle and drove home. the vehicle stalled again while the consumer was pulling into the driveway. the vehicle was then towed to a dealership, who indicated that this failure was caused by a bad ignition switch. the ignition switch was replaced. *ak *sc *jb