2005 Buick Regal problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Suspension:front:hub (2) · Steering (1) · Air Bags (1)
🧭 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 (448)
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.
Unknown Or Other 2025-07-18 · PIP5601C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from tac.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Unknown Or Other 2025-02-20 · PIP5358D · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint. technician should get record a sound clip or take a video of the noise for assessment by engineering. technician will need to
Electrical System 2024-10-25 · PIP4723J · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the tire pressure monitor, active fuel injector tester, multi media tester, pico scope, gr8 starting/charging tester and vehicle data recorder tools, giving website address and ste
Showing the 6 most recent of 448 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2014-05-12 · Steering · 45 mi“several times my car has suddenly shut off while driving on roads and even the freeway. the steering wheel locks up and you cannot operate the vehicle. the last time this happened, it caused me to drift across two lanes and onto the shoulder of the road. there were other cars around that had to avoid me. i was driving with my two small children…”
2007-12-29 · Air Bags · 19,030 mi · 💥 crash“i slid in a snow storm, hitting a truck and crashed in the front of my 2005 buick, lacrosse. i was driving slowly due to the weather but gained speed as i came down the hill. the front of my car was severely damaged. none of my air bags deployed. the first emergency man on the scene said something was wrong with the air bags that they had not …”
2007-09-07 · Suspension:front:hub“1. i have a 2005 buick rendezvous with only 48,000 miles on it. one month ago the service traction system light/abs/tracking off lights kept coming on. i just bought brand new tires in may 2007 and approx one month later i heard a bad roaring noise coming from what i thought was the tires. i thought it was because they were brand new and would p…”
2006-07-31 · Suspension:front:hub“2005 buick rendezvous hub bearings malfunction at 38,900 miles . *nm…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.