2000 Buick Regal Air Bags & Restraints Problems

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON I SEE OTHERS HAVE A ELECTRICAL CONTACT PROBLEM WITH MODULE. MERCEDES NOW HAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. GAS LINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CHEVY IMPALA A W-CAR ARE IDENTICAL FUEL LINES HAVE BEEN RECALLED I EXPECTED ALL GM W-CARS WOULD HAVE FOLLOWED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SHOWS UP AS A FUEL EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM ON TECH. READER. NOTE: ALL THE CONDITIONS SHOWN ABOVE ARE ON ALL THE TIME AFTER STARTING.

DT: THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A WRECK, THE IMPACT WAS THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. AIR BAG LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. THE SPEED WAS 30-35 MPH. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THIS WAS A 2000 BUICK REGAL. THE VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED REGULARLY. *AK THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS SHOULDER, NECK, LOWER BACK AND BOTH KNEES. *NM

DT: THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED ABOUT A MONTH AGO. WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON ALL THE TIME. THE LIGHT STAYED ON FOR A WHILE AND THEN WENT OFF, LIKE IT WENT ON FOR 20 MINUTES, AND STAYED OFF FOR 10 MINUTES. THEN, IT CAME BACK ON. THE CAR HAS FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN WRECKED. RECALL 00V371000 WAS ISSUED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND WILL BE PICKED UP TODAY. OWNER HAD TO PAY HALF THE COST, AND THE VEHICLE HAS 22,000 MILES ON IT.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT FLICKERS ON & OFF, NOW ITS BEEN ON A WHILE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BECAUSE I WAS TOLD TO RESEARCH RECALLS, FIRST.

(1) BOTH REAR SEATS SAFETY BELTS DID NOT OPERATE; (2) UNSAFE CONDITION FOR PASSENGERS IN REAR SEAT; AND (3) TOOK CAR TO DEALER. THEY TOLD ME IT NEEDED BOTH NEW REAR SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES.*AK VEHICLE: 2000 BUICK REGAL LS VIN [XXX] I FEEL THAT THIS BEING A SAFETY RELATED PROBLEM, WITH A LAW IN FORCE THAT SAYS YOU HAVE TO WEAR A SEAT BELT SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY GM. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE FEBRUARY 04, 2004 I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE NO ONE HAS BEEN IN THE BACK SEAT. IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ONE REAR SEATBELT ASSEMBLY, I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED, BUT THE FACT THAT BOTH REAR SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES ARE COMPLETELY LOCKED UP SAYS TO ME THAT THERE MUST BE SOME KIND OF DEFECT, AND I FEEL THAT THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM SHOULD BE REPORTED, AND CHECKED FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OR MALFUNCTIONS. UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

AFTER STARTING THE IGNITION AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED. *AK

THE SRS (AIR BAG) INDICATOR IS ON SOLID & WILL NOT RESET. I RESEARCHED THE NHTSA OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION RECALL DATABASE AND AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2000 BUICK REGAL FOR THE INTERIOR SYSTEMS: PASSIVE RESTRAINT: AIR GAG: SIDE DOOR: DRIVER. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # IS 00V371000. I WAS NEVER CONTACTED VIA MAIL ON THIS RECALL. I WAS MAILED INFORMATION ON NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 01V109000. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO BESIDES GET MY VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO HAVE THIS SRS UNIT CHECKED? DT

CONSUMER STATES THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES REPEATEDLY.*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 25-30 MPH CONSUMER WENT INTO A SLIGHT SKID AND RAN INTO BARRIERS ON THE SIDE OF DOOR, AND FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF, WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYING PREMATURELY OR NOT AT ALL. *AK JG

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN REAR END COLLISON THAT CAUSED A COLLISION WITH CAR IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS IN VOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A 1989, ASTRO VAN AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH OR LESS. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. *AK *SLC

AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASHBOARD COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. STAYS ON FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN GOES OFF. I HAVE READ THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBELM IN DEC 2000. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE DEALER. CROWLEY BUICK LOCATED IN BRISTOL, CT OR GM. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN JULY 2000. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB *JB

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 25 MPH OR MORE, AND BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. INTER PRIDE RENTAL NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 20 MPH AND WHEN TRYING TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE CONSUMER FRONT TIRE RAN INTO CURVE, CAUSING FRONTAL AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK