Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / REGAL / 1999

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0 Injured
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No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005009583 Incident Date: Mar, 05 2005
Consumer's City: PORTLAND Consumer's State: OR
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: REGAL Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:rack and pinion
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2G4WF5218X1 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 06 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 28 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Over several weeks time i noticed that when vehicle was sitting still right turn required greater effort to turn steering wheel, as though wheel was against curb. then noticed that i could "shake" tires if grasped at 3 and 9 oclock also could hear a sligth "clunk" took car to dealer and was told rack and pinion was defective, with vehicle on rack mechanic pierced rubber boot on rack and pinion assembly and fluid ran out, also tie rod end was loose. *ak