Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
46
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1993 Buick Roadmaster.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-03 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 0 | BUICK ROADMASTER SEDAN TRAVELING AT 30 MPH ON A CLEAR DRY DAY ON A PAVED SMOOTH ROAD AROUND A CURVE, THE LOWER BALL JOI… |
| 2010-08-20 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 BUICK ROADMASTER ESTATE WAGON EQUIPPED WITH A FOREIGN PARTS DISTRIBUTION LOWER CONTROL ARM B… |
| 2002-06-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING, AND WINDSHIELD HAD NOT BEEN TAMPERED WITH.*AK *YH |
| 2001-07-01 | TIRES | No | 1 | THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND … |
| 2001-06-14 | STEERING:LINKAGES | No | 0 | FRONT INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS AND THE BALL JOINTS FAILED/ STABILIZER LINKS AND CENTER LINKS WERE WORN OUT, AND IDLER… |
| 2000-11-10 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR 3 PT. SAFETY BELT CAME OUT COMPLETELY AND WILL NOT RETRACT. THE RETRACTOR MECHANISM APPEARS TO … |
| 2000-05-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE LIGHT SWITCH BECOMES EXCESSIVELY HOT WHEN THE LIGHTS, HEATER OR A/C ARE ON, THE HORN ACTIVATES WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH… |
| 1999-10-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TOOK VEHICLE TO GAS STATION & FILLED TANK WITH FUEL. NOTICED, AFTER PAYING FOR GAS, THAT IT WAS LEAKING. CHECKED UNDERN… |
| 1998-07-28 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, DRIVER HEARD A FUNNY NOISE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE WENT TO THE GROUND BECAUSE THE UP… |
| 1998-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE FAILURE WAS COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEED. NO WARNING BUT PROBLEM SELF CORRECTED EACH TIME AFTER STOPP… |
| 1997-06-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | BRAKES: ABS LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY COMING ON AND VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT, REPLACED SENSOR . TOOK IN AGAIN IN JULY… |
| 1997-03-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID | No | 0 | WRONG BRAKE FLUID INSTALLED. |
| 1997-03-09 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONSUMER'S SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DID NOT RELEASE AFTER SHE PRESSED THE BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTON. TWO OTHERS HA… |
| 1997-02-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT IN 1997. DEALER SAID CONSUMER NEEDED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION.*AK *SLC |
| 1997-01-22 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG LIGHT CUTS ON AND STAYS ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF OFF. PLEASE DESCRIBE… |
| 1996-06-10 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE HIT A TREE AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK |
| 1996-06-10 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING COLLISION. |
| 1995-12-06 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| 1995-09-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THREE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE BRACKET ON WHICH THE GENERATOR AND POWER STEERING PUMP ARE MOUNTED, SHEARED, CAUSING COMPLETE… |
| 1995-08-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *SD |
| 1995-07-01 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | POWER STEERING FAILS INTERMITTENTLY, REQUIRING EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO TURN CAR. |
| 1995-05-05 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | DURING HEAD ON COLLISION AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT |
| 1995-04-27 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER HITTING A TREE. TT |
| 1995-04-03 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT. *SKD |
| 1995-03-04 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT | No | 0 | HEAD RESTRAINT NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO ACCOMODATE TALL PEOPLE. *AW |
| 1995-02-26 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | THE TAILGATE WINDOW EXPLODED FOR NO REASON. TT |
| 1995-02-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | SHIFTED INTO REVERSE FOR ABOUT 20 FEET VEHICLE SURGE TO FULL THROTTLE. TT |
| 1995-02-05 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING IN TOWARDS THE SUN YOU CAN SEE NOTHING OUT OF THE WINSHIELD. TT |
| 1995-01-10 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | DEFROSTER VENT IS IN MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD, WHICH DOES NOT EXTEND TO ENTIRE WINDSHIELD, CAUSING INABILITY TO CLEAR WINDS… |
| 1994-11-25 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURY. *SKD |
| 1994-09-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN CONSUMERS WIPERS ARE NOT CLEANING THE GLASS SO HE CAN SEE THEY MAKE NOISE CHATTERING. HE TOOK TH… |
| 1994-02-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID | No | 0 | WRONG TYPE OF BRAKE FLUID USED, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURES/COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACEMENT. *SKD |
| 1993-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE DEFECTIVE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUCNTIONED, CAUSING THE ABS LIGHT TO COME ON/ PEDAL TO FEEL "SQUISHY" AND EXTENDED … |
| 1990-07-25 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT SPRING BROKE, CAUSING POPPING NOISE. |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL STIFFENS AND VEHICLE KEEPS GOING. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, BUT CAN'T FIX PROBLEM. ALSO … |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN SHIFTING INTO EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE LOUD POPPING NOISES. PROBLEM OF NOISE COULD NOT BE LOCATE… |
| — | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED ENTIRE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE. WOULD ALSO FEEL LIKE IT WAS SLIDING OFF THE FRAME. PROBLEM HA… |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK SOMETIMES IT FREEZES HAVE A STATION WAGON THE REAR WINDOW SOMETIMES OPENS . TT |
| — | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | OIL INDICATOR UNIT WENT OUT 2 TIMES, HAVE REPLACED, LIGHT CONTROL UNIT GETS TOO HOT TO TOUCH / THE TRUNK POPS OPEN AT A… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT INTO THE RETRACTING MECHANISM, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. *AK |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHILE APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WENT INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TECHNICIAN SERVICED VEHICLE, … |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 35MPH, 11:45 ON FRONT BUMPER, AIRBAG FAIL TO DEPLOY. TT |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN PUT ON THE CRUISE CONTROL AND CAR ACCELERATED MANUFACTURER KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM . TT |
| — | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | WINDSHIELDS WORKING AWAY FROM EDGE OF FRAME, DUE TO FILM DEVELOPING IN LAMINATING MATERIALS, DLR INDICATES IT WILL EVEN… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE RETRACTS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED.… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE EBCM UNIT FOR THE ABS FAILED PREMATURELY. NLM |