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CarsLore / Buick / Regal / 1987

1987 Buick Regal

25 owner complaints — #24 of 37 Regal model years. 2 recalls, 0 service bulletins.

25complaints · 2 crashes, 0 fires
2recalls
0manufacturer bulletins
60,000 mimedian mileage at failure

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 1987 Buick Regal, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

  • Service brakes, hydraulic16
  • Seat belts3
  • Engine and engine cooling2
  • Wheels1
  • Unknown or other1
  • Service brakes1
  • Vehicle speed control1
  • Steering1
  • Suspension1

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 1 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

’81’84’87’90’93’96’99’02’05’10’13’16’1925’81’84’87’90’93’96’99’02’05’10’13’16’1925
198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004201120122013201420152016201720182019

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 1987 Buick Regal failed the safety check 0.12% of the time — 84% less often than the average 1987 passenger car (0.78%). Median odometer at inspection: 53,167 miles.

2,456first inspections
0.12%failed on safety
53,167 mimedian odometer
0.0%2.1%4.2%’81’83’85’87’91’93’95’97’99’01’03’11’13’15’17’19’200.1%0.0%2.1%4.2%’81’84’87’92’95’98’01’04’13’16’19’200.1%

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

In Finland

6 of these cars first registered in 1987 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 35,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.

Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use · CC BY 4.0

In New Zealand

1 1987 cars are on the New Zealand register; 100% arrived as used imports, 0% were sold new in New Zealand.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Recalls in Canada

2 Transport Canada recalls for the 1987 Buick Regal.

1989092
4 Jul 1989		Engine
A SMALL NYLON BUSHING IN THE CRUISE CONTROL SERVO BAIL (BRACKET) MAY SLIP OUT OF PLACE RESULTING IN POSSIBLE INTERMITTENT INCREASES IN ENGINE SPEED OR DIESELING…
1987114
22 Oct 1987		Powertrain
VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 200-4R TRANSMISSION MAY HAVE AN IMPROPERLY FORMED MANUAL VALVE LINK. THIS COULD LEAD TO THE LINK SEPARATING, RESULTING IN A GEAR SE…

Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls

89V102000 · Vehicle speed control16 Jun 1989 · 1,755,897 vehicles

A SMALL NYLON BUSHING IN THE CRUISE CONTROL SERVO BAIL MAY SLIP OUT OF PLACE, CAUSING INTERMITTENT AND UNEXPECTED INCREASES IN ENGINE SPEED OR DIESELING (ENGINE RUN ON WITH IGNITION OFF).

87V168000 · Power train26 Oct 1987 · 11,936 vehicles

MANUAL VALVE LINK IN THE TRANSMISSION MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY FORMED.

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

NHTSA investigations

PE94048 · Engine and engine coolingopened 21 Jun 1994 · closed 30 Dec 1994

SUB-FRAME ABSORBER FAILURE

EA92024 · Vehicle speed control:linkagesopened 26 Jun 1992 · closed 31 Jan 1994

STICKING THROTTLE

PE91072 · Steeringopened 1 May 1991 · closed 8 Jul 1991

STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION

PE90014 · Equipmentopened 31 Oct 1989 · closed 28 Feb 1990

CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE

PE89145 · Parking brakeopened 21 Jul 1989 · closed 22 Sept 1989

PARKING BRAKE CABLE

C89001 · Vehicle speed control:linkagesopened 6 Mar 1989 · closed 16 Jan 1990

THROTTLE NON-RETURN

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation