1998 Buick Regal Seats Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 1%of 302 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 100,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the seats of the 1998 Buick Regal, 1% of the 302 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 100,000 miles. 2 a fire, 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.
“While driving I smelt something burning and found that the heated seat over heated to the point it melted items in my purse,coat, wallet, and burnt the leather seat. No one was in the seat but I feel this is a definite safety issue. I called Buick and was told this was not a recall issue”
NHTSA complaint #10825230, filed 2016-02, 109,000 miles“While driving at any speed consumer felt that the vehicle's seat was getting too warm. Consumer stopped at a rest stop to use the facilities and returned to the vehicle. Upon returning to the vehicle consumer noticed that the vehicle was filled with smoke. The consumer claimed that no one in the vehicle smoked. Consumer mentioned that there were heated seats in the vehicle that may have caused the fire. Vehicle was taken to the dealer who refused to help solve the problem. …”
NHTSA complaint #10081676, filed 2004-08, 91,000 miles“One day while driving my wife's 1998 Buick Regal when I heard a sudden gust of wind noise. I had found out that both of the rear windows had fallen as if they were off track, but these were electric windows. A few weeks later the front driver side window fell as well. I called 3 different Buick dealers who all told me that the regulators on my year model have a very bad tendancy to go out. They also informed me that the regulator for each window is $400.00 plus labor. …”
NHTSA complaint #10118027, filed 2005-04“The passenger side seat (without the heat switch being turned on) got so hot it melted a plastic bag on the seat and got the bottom of the seat so hot it melted the foam under the leather and caused a brown burn mark in the middle of the grey leather seats.”
NHTSA complaint #10020829, filed 2003-06Seats: 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 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 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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