Recall Register

2004 Buick Regal: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2004 Buick Regal. The newest campaign is 15V701000. NHTSA received the report on 26 Oct 2015. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Exhaust System / Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe. NHTSA has 66 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 15V701000, in the NHTSA record

The remedy applied under recalls 08V-118, 09V-116, and 15V-201 did not adequately remove the safety risk. Under the improved remedy, dealers will replace the engine’s front valve cover and gasket. Vehicles that are covered by recalls 08V-118, 09V-116, or 15V-201 that have not yet received the original remedy will instead receive the improved remedy under the original recall number. The recall began on February 19, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Oldsmobile customer service at 1-800-442-6537 and Pontiac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is 15757. Note: Until the improved remedy has been applied, owners are advised to park their vehicle outside since the fire risk exists even when the vehicle is unattended.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 1,334,298 units in total.

  1. 15V701000Received . 1,003,556 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Exhaust System / Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 1998-1999 Chevrolet Lumina and Oldsmobile Intrigue, 1997-2004 Buick Regal and Pontiac Grand Prix, 2000-2004 Chevrolet Impala, and 1998-2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo vehicles. The affected vehicles were previously repaired under recalls 08V-118, 09V-116, and 15V-201 to address the possibility that engine oil may drip onto the hot exhaust manifold.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Engine oil that drips onto the hot surface of the exhaust manifold may result in a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The remedy applied under recalls 08V-118, 09V-116, and 15V-201 did not adequately remove the safety risk. Under the improved remedy, dealers will replace the engine’s front valve cover and gasket. Vehicles that are covered by recalls 08V-118, 09V-116, or 15V-201 that have not yet received the original remedy will instead receive the improved remedy under the original recall number. The recall began on February 19, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Oldsmobile customer service at 1-800-442-6537 and Pontiac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is 15757. Note: Until the improved remedy has been applied, owners are advised to park their vehicle outside since the fire risk exists even when the vehicle is unattended.

    Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 15757. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 15V201000Received . 330,742 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency on April 2, 2015, that they are is recalling certain model year 2004 Buick Regal vehicles manufactured April 9, 2003, to June 1, 2003, 2004 Chevrolet Impala vehicles manufactured April 8, 2003, to June 23, 2003, and 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo vehicles manufactured April 7, 2003, to June 23, 2003. On May 18, 2015, GM expanded the recall to cover an additional 49,751 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix vehicles manufactured January 6, 2003, to June 25, 2004. In the affected vehicles, the valve cover gasket may leak.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The leaking engine oil can drip onto the hot surface of the exhaust manifold, increasing the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    GM will notify owners, and dealers will remove the plastic cover and plastic oil fill tube extension and replace the front valve cover and gasket. These repairs will be done free of charge. The recall began on April 24, 2015. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 14574.

    Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 14574. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

66 complaints, 94 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

  • 2004 Buick Regal
  • All 2004 vehicles
2004 Buick Regal: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component2004 RegalAll 2004 vehiclesRegal, all yearsMentions
Electrical System383129.3132.836
Engine191.536.994.918
Engine and Engine Cooling85.160.786.88
Steering63.871.772.96
Electronic Stability Control (ESC)53.28.79.65
Service Brakes, Hydraulic31.944.1166.23
Power Train31.9113.447.13
Unknown or Other31.925.1283
Suspension21.351.123.12
Visibility21.339.635.72

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 17.

Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
2
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
8 Dec 2020

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2004 Buick Regal, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2016, with 20 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19731
  2. 19742
  3. 19752
  4. 19762
  5. 19773
  6. 19786
  7. 19794
  8. 19805
  9. 19813
  10. 19822
  11. 19831
  12. 19844
  13. 19858
  14. 19864
  15. 19872
  16. 198810
  17. 19897
  18. 19908
  19. 19916
  20. 19922
  21. 19932
  22. 19943
  23. 19958
  24. 19963
  25. 19977
  26. 19986
  27. 19996
  28. 20008
  29. 20016
  30. 20023
  31. 20033
  32. 20042
  33. 20050
  34. 20080
  35. 20090
  36. 20100
  37. 20114
  38. 20126
  39. 20135
  40. 20142
  41. 20150
  42. 20161
  43. 20170
  44. 20183
  45. 20193
  46. 20202

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2004 Buick Regal: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/buick/regal/2004/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
General Motors LLC

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2004 Buick Regal?
1,334,298 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Buick Regal have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 98 recall campaigns for the Buick Regal, model years 1973 to 2020. 2 of them name the 2004 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2004 Buick Regal name most often?
Electrical System: 36 of 94 component mentions, or 383 per 1,000. For all 2004 vehicles the figure is 129.3 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2004 Buick Regal open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.