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2000 Buick Regal engine and engine cooling problems

35 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2000 Buick Regal19% of all complaints for this model year.

35
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
19%
share of all complaints
100,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 15
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2000 buick regal. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The…

    filed May 12, 2016

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2000 buick regal. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the failure recurred from the valve cover gasket on the rear end of the vehicle. The vehicle emitted burning oil from the rear of…

    filed Apr 21, 2016

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related recalls

Related service bulletins

  • This technical bulletin advises of a new fuel injection cleaner kit used for decarbonizing the intake valves to correct conditions of rough idle, Crank no start, extended crank or misfire, MIL with DTCs, and explains…

    16-NA-383 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 13, 2024
  • This service bulletin provides service information to technicians on guidelines to replace Oil Cooler, Oil Cooler Lines and Oil Tank if the engine was replaced where large amounts of debris has flowed throughout the…

    22-NA-074 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 22, 2024
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Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other Regal years

YearReportsShare
2016 Regal12%
2013 Regal11%
2011 Regal41%
2004 Regal812%
2003 Regal1010%
2002 Regal1715%
2001 Regal3418%
1999 Regal4317%
1998 Regal5518%
1997 Regal3022%
1996 Regal3618%
1995 Regal1911%
Regal engine and engine cooling problems by year →

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.