1988 BUICK REGAL RECALLS/DEFECTS & PROBLEMS

1988 BUICK REGAL RECALLS/DEFECTS & PROBLEMS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of 1988 BUICK REGAL recalls and defects found on 1988 BUICK REGAL automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the 1988 BUICK REGAL manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their structure, or performance.  Look up customer problems!

Select Component (Change Vehicle)

- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
- LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
- POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY
- SEAT BELTS
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
- STRUCTURE
- SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
- WHEELS

Most Recent Recalls For 1988 BUICK REGAL

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
1988-1991 BUICK REGAL STRUCTURE Recall
1988-1991 BUICK REGAL	STRUCTURE Units affected: 713435	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2000-07-11
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, WHERE ROAD SALT USE IS HEAVY. A CONDITION WHERE ONE OR BOTH FRONT ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS CAN PULL THROUGH THE RETAINERS DUE TO CORROSION OF THE RETAINERS.
1988-1991 BUICK REGAL STRUCTURE Recall
1988-1991 BUICK REGAL	STRUCTURE Units affected: 676535	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1997-04-08
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES AND MINI VANS ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: CONNECTICUT, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT AND WISCONSIN. THE REAR CRADLE BOLTS PULL THROUGH THE RETAINERS DUE TO CORROSION OF THE RETAINER. IF BOTH BOLTS PULL THROUGH, THE REAR CRADLE WOULD NOT LONGER BE SUPPORTED AT THESE MOUNTING LOCATIONS AND THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT CAN SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING GEAR.
1988-1990 BUICK REGAL WHEELS Recall
1988-1990 BUICK REGAL	WHEELS Units affected: 22361	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1995-06-05
Summary: CRACKS DEVELOP IN THE WHEEL MOUNTING SURFACE. IF THESE CRACKS BECOME SEVERE ENOUGH, THE WHEEL WILL COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.
1988-1990 BUICK REGAL WHEELS Recall
1988-1990 BUICK REGAL	WHEELS Units affected: 198163	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1995-03-28
Summary: CRACKS DEVELOP IN THE WHEEL MOUNTING SURFACE. IF THESE CRACKS BECOME SEVERE ENOUGH, THE WHEEL WILL COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.
1988-1990 BUICK REGAL SEAT BELTS Recall
1988-1990 BUICK REGAL	SEAT BELTS Units affected: 673000	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1990-03-14
Summary: FRONT SHOULDER BELT GUIDE LOOP ATTACHMENT FASTENER MAY PULL THROUGH DOOR MOUNTED ANCHOR PLATE.
1988 BUICK REGAL SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Recall
1988 BUICK REGAL	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Units affected: 8328	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1988-07-06
Summary: TWISTED COMPONENTS COULD ALLOW THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE HOSE TO CONTACT THE FENDER LINING/RAIL AREA; OVER TIME THE BRAKE HOSE COULD WEAR THROUGH.
1988 BUICK REGAL SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT Recall
1988 BUICK REGAL	SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT Units affected: 3221	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1988-04-18
Summary: LOWER CONTROL ARM TO BALL JOINT ATTACHMENT CAN BECOME LOOSE. ALSO, CERTAIN CARS COULD HAVE TIE ROD BALL STUD NUTS THAT WERE NOT PROPERLY TORQUED AND COULD LOOSEN.
1988 BUICK REGAL LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH Recall
1988 BUICK REGAL	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH Units affected: 12457	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1988-04-18
Summary: THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH MAY NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE.
1988 BUICK REGAL POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY Recall
1988 BUICK REGAL	POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY Units affected: 17745	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1988-03-28
Summary: AN INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE AND THE BELLCRANK CLIP IN THE STEERING COLUMN CAN RESULT IN DISENGAGEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION CABLE.
1988 BUICK REGAL EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH Recall
1988 BUICK REGAL	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH Units affected: 9661	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1988-03-24
Summary: THE STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY HAVE A LOOSE ELECTRICAL CONTACT. THE LOOSE CONTACT CAN OVERHEAT AND MELT THE SURROUNDING PLASTIC CAUSING THE CONTACT TO STICK OPEN.