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1990 Buick Riviera

Safety Score
89
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
16
NCAP Stars

Recalls (2)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1991-09-13 91V158000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:BRAKE FLUID LOW WARNING: LAMP 18,904 Details
1990-09-06 90V164000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT 63,964 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2004-08-13 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 VEHICLE HESITATE D BEFORE ACCELERATING. DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
2001-07-30 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS No 0 ABS BRAKING PROBLEM, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS NOISE AND LESS BRAKING POWER. *AK
1998-08-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 ANTI-LOCK BRAKES CONTINUALLY FAILING, SEVERAL REPLACEMENTS HOWEVER CONTINUES TO FAIL, ALMOST RESULTING IN VEHICLE ACCID…
1998-07-21 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL No 0 CONSUMER HAS A COMPLAINT CONCERNING DEALER/MANUFACTURER'S. REFUSAL TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S AIR BAG. *AK
1997-09-22 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 VEHICLE LOST ALL LIGHTING WHILE DRIVING CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF SIGHT.
1997-09-22 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS No 0 THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. *AK
1997-08-15 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 RIGHT ENGINE CRADLE RUSTED.
1997-07-14 POWER TRAIN No 0 CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY ON HIS VEHICLE COMES AND GOES . WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER GOES THERE IS NO W…
1996-12-25 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL No 0 WHILE DRIVING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR, CAUSED THE STEERING COLUMN TO SMOKE. REPLACED TURN SIG…
1995-08-01 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL No 0 AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, DUE TO AIR BAG BEING INOPERATIVE, PRIOR TO RECALL.(90E043004) *DSH
1994-04-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN No 0 THE HORN BUTTONS FELL OFF AND NOW THE DRIVER HAS NO HORN. BUICK HAS REDESIGNED THE HORN MECHANISM. TT AT FIRST THE HO…
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 0 OWNER STATES THAT VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRI…
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 WHILE DRIVING AND UPON ATTEMTPING TO STOP, BRAKE PEDAL GOT VERY HARD, CAUSING COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. THIS CAUSED …
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD BECOMES INOPERATIVE INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT THE DLR CANNOT LOCATE.THIS OCCU…
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 PURCHASED CAR NEW, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY DEALER AND SECOND TRANSMISSION STILL SLIPS OUT OF GEAR . PLEASE DE…
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 CONSUMER WAS DRIVING TRY TO STOP THERE IS A SLOW PROCESS IN STOPPING HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM . TT