2001 Buick Regal Electrical Problems

Which parts fail

• Instrument cluster/panel
  4
• Ignition
  3
• Wiring › Front underhood
  2
• Wiring
  1
• Ignition › Module
  1
• Ignition › Anti-theft › Control module
  1

Components named in complaints (battery, alternator, wiring, ignition, instrument cluster, infotainment).

Mileage when the problem started

• Under 25k
  14%
• 25k–50k
  29%
• 50k–75k
  313%
• 75k–100k
  626%
• 100k–150k
  835%
• 150k+
  313%

Owner reports

Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2001 Buick Regal owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).

The 2001 buick regal that we have has very inadequate head lights as far as im concerned it is a wiring problem dims are so dim that it's like you have no head lights at all bright are just bright enough to almost see 50 to 100 feet in front of vehicle also this buick is not the only gm vehicle I have experienced this on the 98 buick century's have same head light problem some what worse though also our 2002 chevy venture van has same extremely dim dims on all three vehicles brights are substituted for dims I have tried to rimity the problem by cleaning oxidation from lenses also replacing head lamp bulbs on one vehicle lenses had condensation inside lenses replaced both lenses but the results were same extremely dim dims and still had to substitute brights for dims to see also thought batterie might be getting weak both van and buick have new batteries and alternator on Both are …

Tl* the contact owned a 2001 Buick Regal. While the vehicle was idling flames appeared from under the hood. No injuries were reported. The cause was undetermined. The contact stated that while parked with the engine on flames were suddenly present coming from under the hood of the vehicle. The fire department was called to the scene and extinguished the flames. A fire department and police department reports were taken at the scene. The vehicle was destroyed. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified of the failure. The VIN look up indicated that the vehicle was included in the NHTSA recall campaign: 15V701000 (engine and engine cooling). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 100,000.

Dt*: the contact stated upon exiting the vehicle, there was a smell of plastic burning. The contact dismissed the smell and entered the home. Shortly thereafter, the contact saw smoke coming from outside the garage door. Upon inspection, it was noted that there were 20 foot high flames coming from the left side of the hood. During the fire, the vehicle engine attempted to start twice on its own. The fire burned the siding on the house, and melted the front of the garage door. The vehicle was considered a total loss, and was not been seen by dealer. The manufacturer had not returned phone calls from the contact.

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 Buick Regal. While driving 35 MPH, the contact heard an abnormal noise coming from the front of the vehicle. The contact stated that the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. On several occasions, when the vehicle was placed in the park position, it was difficult to remove the key from the ignition. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 71,000.

I parked my car at a company parking lot and went inside. Within 15 minutes, a person approached me to tell me my car was on fire outside. Another person who was walking past the car at the time said it tried to start all by itself just before it caught on fire. Firemen put the fire out but not before it melted the throttle body, the radiator, brake master cylinder and everything under the hood, exploding the left front tire and had begun burning through the firewall into the cab.

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 Buick Regal. The contact stated that the ignition anti-theft chip caused the vehicle to stall without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that he replaced the key, which resolved the failure for approximately one year; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 170,000.

Tl* the contact owned a 2001 Buick Regal. While the vehicle was parked on a local street, it caught fire. The fire department extinguished the fire. A passerby noticed the vehicle was on fire and contacted the fire and police departments. A fire and a police report were filed. The cause of the fire was not determined. The vehicle was towed and deemed destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was unknown.

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 Buick Regal. While driving, an electrical burning odor was present inside the vehicle. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. No further information was available. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

While stationary and in motion on highway and on city streets when the turn signal isturned on the vehicle shuts off, and when attempting to restart vehicle with turn signals off the electronics flash as if they are connected to flasher relay

Takata recall... While driving in our city all instrument panel light went to flashing and the gauges were quivering, bells went off and my car died right there in the traffic while going 25 MPH. I had my daughter and grandson in the car with me and by the grace of god we avoided an accident. Car wouldn't restart for about 10 minutes but eventually did with the same thing happening with the instrument panel. Daughter got the car off the road. Husband got the car home and left it. It wouldn't start back the next day but after continually trying it eventually started but had a horrible grinding noise and the instrument panel still going crazy. Husband called our local garage while I started a search on the web for possible explanations. I came across others with the same complaint as we were experiencing and found that their problem was the ignition switch. …

Electrical complaints in other Regal years