Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | ||||||||||||||||
| 04V375000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 08/01/1998 to 06/30/1999 | V (Vehicle) | 199793 | 09/08/2004 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 08/10/2004 | 08/11/2004 | 571 | 108 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Certain passenger vehicles do not conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment. some of these vehicles do not meet the overhead sign illumination requirements. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Less illumination may reduce the ability of the driver to read overhead signs when driving at night. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install new low beam headlamp bulbs in both of the headlamp assemblies. the recall began on september 8, 2004. owners should contact buick at 1-866-608-8080. note: if the bulb needs replacement in the future, gm bulb number 89024715 is available from a dealer, or the equivalent sylvania bulb is 9006hp, with orange lettering on the bulb. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Gm recall no. 04052.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
| 99V356000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 03/01/1998 to 06/30/1999 | V (Vehicle) | 411880 | 07/20/2000 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 12/17/1999 | 01/10/2000 | 571 | 108 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. these vehicles do not conform to the requirements of fmvss no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment. the vertical head lamp adjusting device may not be calibrated properly. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Driver visibility may be impaired increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Owners will be provided with an owner's manual insert containing instructions for optically aiming the headlamps. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began july 20, 2000. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact buick at 1-800-521-7300. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - FOG LIGHTS | |||||
| 040842010 | 05/01/2004 | 10008493 | Left and/ or right fog lamp may be inoperative. *mj | 08/03/2004 | |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||||
| 09072004 | 09/07/2004 | 10013192 | Low beam headlamp bulbs illumination reduce ability for driver to read signs when driving at night. *eh | 04/12/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - FOG LIGHTS | |||
| 05/14/2003 | 100000 | 1 | 05/23/2002 |
| The transmission was found to be defective after going back to the dealer numerous times and no defects were found. *jb the right rear fog light fell out. *jb | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||
| 01/01/2003 | |||
| While driving, both headlights failed almost causing consumer to lose control and have an accident. dealer diagnosed that dimmer switch failed. | |||
| 10/25/2002 | |||
| Consumer states headlights failed while driving. upon inspection, the dealer advised that the multifunction module switch, located in vehicle's steering column, had failed. ts | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS - HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | |||
| 11/16/2007 | 94000 | 26 | 04/01/2006 |
| 1) while driving at night with the brights on my headlights go out (fail) at random. the headlights come back on when the dimmer switch is hit ~or~ by themselves if i wait it out. 2) this headlight failure has caused several near accidents. it's a definite safety issue. 3) i have taken my vehicle in to be looked at twice and no correction has yet to be made to the problem. my mechanic now believes that it's due to a malfunction in the dimmer switch. *** this failure started in mid november '07 and has been ongoing ever since with several random incidents weekly. *tr | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TURN SIGNAL | |||
| 10/15/2007 | 10 | ||
| 1999 buick regal front turn signals keep burning out, i believe it is from the housing that holds the bulbs. it seem like the plastic at the bottom of the bulb that snaps in to the housing sparks and burns it causing the bulbs to fail. *tr | |||
| 03/10/2006 | 78134 | 2 | |
| Repeated failures of the plastic bulb socket (gm part #12456483) on front turn signal -parking light on 1999 buick regal. the bulb, a standard 3157na, burns out in exactly the same fashion as bulbs that burn out on other gm models covered by the nhtsa safety recall is # 04v524. apparently the bulb is not securely held in place and the arcing that results burns away the plastic of the bulb and the bulb socket. the absence of a visible left turn signal is a safety issue. *jb | |||