1994 Buick Regal Seats Problems
- Complaints
- 7about this part
- Share
- 6%of 110 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 145,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the seats of the 1994 Buick Regal, 6% of the 110 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 145,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Driver's seat broke loose from the track causing seat to rock backwards. I was parked at the time. Several weeks later, the right hand track broke due to the added stress. I replaced the entire seat, tracks and all, and a year later, the seat broke again in the exact same place.”
NHTSA complaint #10060628, filed 2004-03, 145,000 miles“Was riding through shopping center with smooth pavement when driver seat all of a sudden broke loose and started to tip rearward, went to Buick dealer (hudson Buick poghkeepsie, ny) about a half mile away where I got a service technician to look at it. He immediately went under the seat like he has seen the problen a number of times before and told me that the left front seat mount to the seat rail is snapped and the left seat rail must be replaced. When I examined the part by looking under the seat it appears that the seat mount had the rippled appearance of metal fatigue. …”
NHTSA complaint #729818, filed 2000-09Seats: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 10% |
| 2018 | 1 | 5% |
| 2012 | 6 | 7% |
| 2011 | 29 | 10% |
| 2003 | 2 | 2% |
| 2002 | 5 | 4% |
| 2001 | 1 | 1% |
| 1999 | 1 | 0% |
| 1998 | 4 | 1% |
| 1997 | 1 | 1% |
| 1996 | 3 | 1% |
| 1995 | 5 | 3% |
| 1994 | 7 | 6% |
| 1993 | 2 | 2% |
| 1992 | 4 | 3% |
| 1991 | 2 | 1% |
| 1984 | 1 | 17% |
Other parts of the 1994 Buick Regal
26 complaintsElectrical system
17 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
14 complaintsEngine cooling
12 complaintsExterior lighting
9 complaintsVehicle speed control
9 complaintsAir bags
7 complaintsOther or unknown
7 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
6 complaintsSeat belts
5 complaintsEquipment
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1994 Buick Regal
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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