1990 Buick Regal problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Service Brakes, Hydraulic:foundation Components:disc:caliper (8) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:foundation Components:drum (7) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:foundation Components:disc (7)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
Compared against other Buick Regal model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (6)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:engine Control Module (Ecu/Ecm) 2013-09-01 · 130089009 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
expanded availability for remanufacture and return (r&r) electronic control modules
Suspension 1999-10-01 · 990309004 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
customers may complain of grinding / scraping / groaning noise from rear suspension. *tt
Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:gasoline 1998-07-01 · 876002A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some v6 engines may, on a very infrequent basis, have an oil odor condition that is generally encountered after the engine's oil has been changed.typically the odor lasts approximately 1000 miles after the change of oil and then does not reappear until the next change of oil. *tt
Suspension:front:macpherson Strut 1995-01-01 · 133405 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
rear strut related thumping/squeaking noise. *tw
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip:abs Warning Light 1995-01-01 · 435012A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
abs warning light is on. *tw
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip:abs Warning Light 1994-12-01 · 435012 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
abs wire harness for the right front wheel may rub on the brake line causing the abs warning light to come on. *tw
What owners report
No detailed complaint narratives on file.
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.