1998 Buick Regal Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 2%of 302 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 154,122miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the air bags of the 1998 Buick Regal, 2% of the 302 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 154,122 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“I t- boned a car. When my front end hit it the airbags were set off. The passenger side airbag had way too much charge in it occurring to the insurance adjuster. When it went off it exploded so hard and fast that the top of the dash flipped up and shattered the window in that shape. The rest of the window is fine but this really exploded and could have killed someone if they had been in the front seat when this happened.”
NHTSA complaint #10514474, filed 2013-05, 208,104 miles“Dt: the air bag was pushing through the dashboard on the consumers 1998 Buick Regal. She noticed this on 7-21-05. She took it in on the 22nd and they said the clip was broken. The dealer said they could glue it down but then it might not work in the event of an accident. They said that right now, if anyone was riding in the passenger seat, it might kill them and it would break the window. She is not driving the vehicle. She has not talked to general motors. There is no air bag light on in the vehicle. She has not wrecked the car. …”
NHTSA complaint #10129971, filed 2005-07, 100,141 miles“False deployment of both air bags when consumer hit a curb at a low rate of speed causing damage to sun roof, front windshield and dashboard, the gasses expelled from the air bag irritated drivers bronchial tubes causing problems with breathing and constant bouts of coughing, consumer believes this is a design flaw. Nlm”
NHTSA complaint #558147, filed 2000-11“While driving the driver's and passenger's side air bags deployed without any reason. Cause unknown. This could have resulted in a terrible accident iif it would have happened in traffic.”
NHTSA complaint #822387, filed 1998-05Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 11% |
| 2015 | 3 | 9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 1% |
| 2011 | 8 | 3% |
| 2004 | 1 | 2% |
| 2003 | 3 | 3% |
| 2002 | 1 | 1% |
| 2001 | 8 | 4% |
| 2000 | 21 | 11% |
| 1999 | 3 | 1% |
| 1998 | 5 | 2% |
| 1997 | 7 | 5% |
| 1996 | 21 | 10% |
| 1995 | 49 | 28% |
| 1994 | 7 | 6% |
| 1991 | 1 | 1% |
| 1990 | 2 | 3% |
Other parts of the 1998 Buick Regal
76 complaintsEngine cooling
55 complaintsElectrical system
51 complaintsEngine
29 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
28 complaintsBrakes
27 complaintsExterior lighting
22 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
12 complaintsTires
11 complaintsBody and structure
9 complaintsEquipment
6 complaintsOther or unknown
6 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 Buick Regal
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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