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1999 Buick Regal visibility & wipers problems

The 1999 Buick Regal has 22 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 7% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

22

Visibility & Wipers complaints

7%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Regal visibility & wipers complaints by model year30 complaints1983: 1 complaints1988: 4 complaints1989: 4 complaints1990: 1 complaints1991: 5 complaints1992: 9 complaints1993: 4 complaints1994: 15 complaints1995: 13 complaints1996: 7 complaints1997: 13 complaints1998: 30 complaints1999: 22 complaints2000: 10 complaints2001: 7 complaints2002: 7 complaints2003: 5 complaints2004: 2 complaints2011: 1 complaints2013: 2 complaints2014: 3 complaints2015: 2 complaints2016: 3 complaints2018: 2 complaints
Regal visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING A DEFECTIVE INSIDE MIRROR FROM HIS 1999 BUICK REGAL. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED A LIQUID CRYSTAL HAD DRIPPED DOWN FROM THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR THAT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRIM AND SHIFT CONSOLE BELOW THE MIRROR. IT ALSO CAUSED THE INSIDE…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers · June 23, 2007

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 1999 Buick Regal have?

NHTSA has 22 complaints about the 1999 Buick Regal visibility & wipers — 7% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.