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1990 Buick Skylark

Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
19
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1990-06-15 90V119000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS 3,202 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2003-02-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION MAKES A LOUD JOLTING BANG WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR WHETHER IT IS IN DRIVE,REVERSE OR PARK. DRIVER ALMOST LO…
2003-01-31 STEERING:RACK AND PINION No 0 STEERING RACK AND PINION AS WELL AS GEAR BOX. SEVERE GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL,EVEN AT A SLIGHT TU…
2000-12-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR No 0 CONSUMER HAS REPLACED ALTERNATOR FOUR TIMES. A MECHANIC WAS TELLING HIM "ALTERNATOR WAS BUILT TOO FRAGILE FOR AMOUNT …
2000-03-30 STEERING No 0 WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING TURNS VEHICLE IS HARD TO STEER. CONTACTED DEALER . STEERING MECHANISM HAS RUSTED AND LOOSEN…
2000-01-27 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 1990 BUICK SKYLARK (QUAD 4 ENGINE)-CHRONIC STALLING DUE TO FAULTY LOCKUP TORQUE CONVERTER.COIL HOUSING WAS REPLACED 3X …
1996-10-11 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER No 0 TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED.
1996-03-01 SEAT BELTS Yes 1 CAR RAN OFF THE ROAD AND THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK WHICH CAUSED DRIVER TO HIT HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. …
1996-01-01 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING INTERMITTENTLY, MOSTLY AT 50 MPH. ALSO ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN INTERMITTENTLY. *AK. DEALER RE…
1995-05-14 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST No 0 6 WAY POWER DRIVER SEAT BECAME LOOSE, CAUSING INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT. TT
1995-04-11 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS No 0 DURING MORNING STARTUP VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO HOLE IN THE VACUUM LINE. TT
1993-04-01 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 EXTERIOR BODY PAINT IS PEELING OFF VEHICLE. *AK
1991-06-12 SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR No 0 STABILIZER BAR BUSHINGS FAILED, CAUSING FRONT END NOISE, ALSO REPLACED MCPHERSON STRUT. *AK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR No 0 THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT ON THE CAR AT 19,000 MILES PURCHASE CAR NEW AND THE MUFFLER HAD ROUGH OUT WAS REPLACED . TT
STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 PAINT CHIPPING ON VEHICLE CAUSING EXTENSIVE RUST.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY No 0 REPLACED STARTER.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN No 0 STEERING WHEEL HORN FAILED.
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS No 0 MAIN REAR BUMPER SUPPORT HAS RUSTED AWAY - IT'S GONE. GM CLAIMS BECAUSE THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED, THEY ARE NOT RESPONSI…
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 VEHICLE STALLS OUT WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED INTERMITTENTLY. TT
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS No 0 WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND HAS TO BE RESTARTED AGAIN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK