NHTSA — Engine And Engine Cooling: Exhaust System: Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe Problems

5.3

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
17,525 miles

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1998 Buick Regal exhaust system problems

exhaust system problem

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1998 Buick Regal Owner Comments

problem #2

Jan 292005

Regal

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Complaint received via E-mail. Intake manifold was causing leakage of the antifreeze that eventually leaked out the exhaust pipe. This led to other repairs that needed to be fixed.

- Havre, MT, USA

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problem #1

Jan 202003

Regal 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 35,050 miles
My car's radiator cooling light came on, and I discovered that the overflow tank was empty. Since it was zero degrees out, I was afraid the engine would freeze. My local repair shop found the upper manifold leaking and charged me over $900 to replace it and refill the cooling system. I now discover that this was in two previous mfg bulletins. Buick refuses to reimburse me saying I had to drive it to their dealer (a distance away). I feel this is unfair. It is a defect that I discovered they have rectified in recent models.

- Seaford, NY, USA

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