1989 Buick Regal electrical system problems
14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 1989 Buick Regal — 13% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“After traveling 35 miles, on freeway, stalled out going down off ramp,on ramp, aprox 20 mph.was to towed to garage. Started right up afer cooled down for 1hour. Daughters 1989 olds does same thing.is there a recall of some kind I should know about? Cruise control doesnt work. *ak”
filed Dec 19, 2001
“2 occurrences of sudden acceleration. First reported to gm dealer 2/13/92. Dealer stated defective ecm and replaced ecm. No problems till recently. When shifting from park to reverse car accelerated with full rpm. Car crashed into row of tress, totalled vehicle and injuring driver. Would now like…”
filed Jan 27, 2000
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Electrical System problems in other Regal years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regal | 3 | 16% |
| 2017 Regal | 3 | 15% |
| 2016 Regal | 6 | 15% |
| 2015 Regal | 5 | 15% |
| 2014 Regal | 6 | 16% |
| 2013 Regal | 36 | 40% |
| 2012 Regal | 18 | 20% |
| 2011 Regal | 75 | 27% |
| 2004 Regal | 35 | 53% |
| 2003 Regal | 35 | 35% |
| 2002 Regal | 36 | 31% |
| 2001 Regal | 32 | 17% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1989 Buick Regal
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.