Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / REGAL / 2001

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 006072481 Incident Date: Jul, 03 2006
Consumer's City: CITRUS HEIGHTS Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: REGAL Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2G4WB55K011 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 22 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 10 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Our 2001 buick regal lost it's a/t at 40,300 miles, locked out of reverse, gears 1 & 2. only had drive-3. why does the gm and american cars lose their a/t more so than the japanese cars. we were cursing on i-5 at 70 mph in cruise control south of stockton, ca, when the car gave a slight lurch, a thud and slowed down. i stopped checked the tires, all ok. checked the engine oil and a/t fluid, all ok. proceeded to oxnard, ca had the a/t repaired costing us seniors $3,600--ouch. the shop said the planetary gear and the clutch disks were broken with metal fragment is the pan. i know it was out of warranty, but gosh, it should have lasted longer than it did konking out at 40,300. our son drove his toyota camry 130,00 with out problems, why can't american cars be as reliable. my next car will be japanese, and that is a promise. thanks, lloyd pearson. *nm