Recalls (0)

No recalls found for the 1991 Buick Skylark.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date	Component	Crash	Injuries	Summary
2003-05-15	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	No	0	PAINT PEALING OFF ROOF, LITTLE BY LITTLE
2002-01-30	SEATS	Yes	0	VEHICLE WAS IN A LEFT REAR END COLLISION. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT RECLINED BACKWARD UPON IMPACT. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT EQ…
2001-07-01	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES	No	0	WHEN TURNING VEHICLE ON IT WILL ACCELERATE AND MOVE FORWARD WHETHER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED OR NOT.*AK CONSUMER STATE…
2001-02-13	TIRES	No	0	WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD CAME OFF AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER LOSSED CONTROL OF VEHICLE…
2000-06-01	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION	No	0	WHILE DRIVING FOR AN EXTEND PERIOD OF TIME AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH.…
2000-04-22	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	Yes	0	WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT & SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, TAPPED ON GAS PEDAL, VEHICLE ACCELERATED & HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE.…
1999-12-05	VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR	No	0	WHEN PUTTING DOWN THE DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC WINDOW, THE WINDOW AT TIMES WILL NOT COME BACK UP. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND T…
1999-03-05	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	No	0	OIL CHANGED PER MANUAL. NEVER USED FOR TOWING.
1999-02-28	SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER	No	2	MY WIFE AND I WERE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN HIT IN THE REAR BY A CAR GOING ABOUT 45 MPH. WE BOTH HAD SEAT BELTS ON. …
1999-02-28	SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER	Yes	2	ON 2/28/99 I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN HIT FROM BEHIND BY A CAR GOING ABOUT 50 MPH. MY "THE DRIVERS SEAT" GAV…
1998-11-09	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	No	0	CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 50 MPH WHEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING; DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
1998-06-06	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE	No	0	THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. WHILE DRIVING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT OUT. TH…
1998-04-27	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	No	0	VEHICLE WENT BACKWARDS WHILE IN PARK POSITION AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED ,THE VEHICLE WAS S…
1998-03-06	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	No	0	COMING UPON A STOP SIGN/LIGHT, VEHICLE WOULD START MAKING CLANKING NOISE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. VEHICLE STOPS SUDDENL…
1997-07-01	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	OWNER STATES THAT DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS A RECALL ON THE ENGINE GASKE, T BUT THIS RECALL WAS A SPECIAL POLICY CALL WHI…
1997-05-01	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH FAILED CAUSING OIL TO SPRAY OVER THE HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM.
1997-04-04	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	No	0	ENGINE FAILED.
1997-02-16	STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS	No	0	HOOD HYDRAULIC LIFTERS DO NOT WORK DURING COLD TEMPERATURES. *AK
1996-07-26	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR	No	0	WHILE DRIVING, THE ALTERNATOR FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER.*AK
1996-07-19	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR	Yes	0	THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANT DURING A REAREND COLLISION, ALSO CRUISE CONTROL LINKAGE DISCONNECTE…
1996-07-12	SEATS	Yes	1	DURING REAR IMPACT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT FELL BACKWARDS INTO THE REAR SEAT.*AK
1996-05-28	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS	No	0	THE BRAKE LIGHT GOES OUT UNEXPECTANTLY AND THERE IS NO FUSE SHORTAGE.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
1995-09-29	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	No	0	CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE BY TURNING SWITCH OFF OR STEPPING ON BRAKE. *DSH
1995-07-25	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE	No	0	ECM FUSE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING; LOST ALL VEHICLE POWER/CONTROL; HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED; NO WARNING; COULD CAUSE SERIOUS …
1995-07-24	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE	No	0	PARKED CAR IN FRONT OF HOUSE, OBSERVED WISP OF SMOKE, OPENED HOOD, ENGINE ENGULFED WITH FLAMES;NEST MADE BY UNKNOWN CRE…
1995-07-19	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION	No	0	IT STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC FOR NO REASON. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
1995-01-27	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	No	0	THROTTLE DOES NOT DECELERATE WHEN DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR, FORCING DRIVER TO CONSTANTLY SLOW DOWN WITH BRAKES, RESULTING…
1993-04-02	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS	No	0	LEFT FRONT BRAKE LINE BROKE AT 26,000 AND RIGHT BROKE AT 50,000. TT
1991-04-15	STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)	No	0	NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
1987-04-01	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING OIL IN THE ANTIFREEZE LEAKS, AND BLACK SMOKE COMES OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. DEALER CANNOT…
—	STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS	No	0	DUE TO POOR QUALITY CONTROL THE PAINT HAS CONTINUED TO PEEL OFF THE BODY. *AK
—	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	No	0	WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK
—	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	No	0	WHEN KEY WAS TURNED ON IN IGNITION IT IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO ACCELERATE BACKWARD WHILE STILL IN THE PARK POSITION. *AK
—	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN	No	0	HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FAN MOTOR, COOLING SYSTEM, BOTH FRONT DOOR WINDOW MOTORS, AND THE BATTERY TWICE. THIS PLUS 6 A…
—	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	No	0	POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STOP WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE THE CONSUMER IS DRIVING. NLM
—	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION	No	0	WHEN DRIVING THE CAR STALLS TOOK TO DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM . TT
—	STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM	No	0	WHENEVER TURNING POWER STEERING MAKES LOUD GRINDING NOISE, DEALER SAY'S OWNER MUST LIVE WITH IT. TT
—	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH	No	1	INTERLOCK SYSTEM IN TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO JUMP OUT OF GEAR RESULTING IN A VEHICLE COLLISION.