Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / REGAL / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006061540 Incident Date: Feb, 10 2006
Consumer's City: WEBSTER Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: REGAL Model Year: 1998
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#: 2G4WB52KXW1 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 04 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 21 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Steering requiring more effort than normal and jerky when making left turns. replaced power steering pump and flushed system, all new fluid. problem still exists. took it to a dealer because there is a recall for this exact problem. buick recall campaign number: 03v527000 date: 2003-dec-11 component: steering: rack and pinion the dealer said my vin wasn't covered in the recall but they would be glad to check it & fix the problem if i paid for it. what gives? what good is a recall if the dealers don't honor it? i found numerous complaints on carstats.com of the same problem with the dealers saying their vin isn't covered under the recall. *nm