Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-11-16 | 95V221000 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 83,400 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 BUICK ROADMASTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WOULD SOUND INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE W… |
| 2011-04-17 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK ON HIGH AND THEY CUT OFF ON ME ONE DAY IN THE RAIN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER A HEA… |
| 2010-05-07 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | CARS FRONT SUSPENSION BEGAN POPPING AND MOANING. CAR CAN NOT MAKE TIGHT TURNS WITHOUT SOUNDING LIKE THE FRONT END IS GO… |
| 2006-10-31 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS DISPLAYING SYMPTOMS OF RECALL CAMPAIGN ID 96V019000 BUT IS NOT A COVERED VIN. I WOULD REQUEST THE NHTSA LOO… |
| 2005-02-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | I WAS BACKING MY 95 BUICK ROADMASTER STATION WAGON FROM A PARKING LOT AT A RETIREMENT CENTER WHEN I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE… |
| 2004-07-12 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND WENT OFF ON THEIR OWN. SUBSEQUENTLY, WINDSHIELD WIPE… |
| 2004-04-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO USE THE HORN IT DID NOT WORK. *AK THE HORN WIRING WAS REPAIRED. *JB |
| 2003-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | THE HORN BUTTON WORE OUT, WHICH CAUSED THE HORN TO BLARE INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER STATED THE HORN HAD… |
| 2002-06-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 1 | VEHICLE TOOK OFF FULL THROTTLE WHILE IN DRIVE GOING APROXIMATELY 60MPH. CONSUMER WAS STOMPING ON BRAKE PEDAL TRYING TO… |
| 2002-05-27 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE'S FUEL PUMP STOPPED WORKING DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONA… |
| 2002-05-24 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WIRES ON FUEL PUMP WITHIN FUEL TANK SHOWED SIGNS OF SEVERE SHORTAGES WHICH COULD HAVE LED TO A FIRE. DEALER NOTIFED. P… |
| 2002-03-04 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | BOTH REAR PASSENGERS' DOORS ARE NOT SHUTTING AND LOCKING PROPERLY, MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES SHE … |
| 2001-08-27 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | 96 V 018 002/LOWER CONTROL ARM: VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GOODYEAR INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD OF REC… |
| 2001-08-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS | No | 0 | 96 V 082 000/THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL RETURN SPRING: VEHICLE TAKEN TO GOODYEAR INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND INFORME… |
| 2001-08-27 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | 96 V 245 000/WHEEL LUGS: NUTS: VEHICLE TAKEN TO A GOODYEAR INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS UNDER … |
| 2000-11-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN DRIVER HEARD A NOISE. DRIVER DROVE A COUPLE OF MILES AFTERWARDS, AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO … |
| 2000-09-02 | TIRES | No | 0 | COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION WITHOUT LOOSING AIR, STEEL BELTS VISIBLE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225-75R15 ) |
| 2000-01-09 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 1 | CAR HAS MEMORY SEAT ON DRIVER'S SIDE. PUSHED MEMORY AND CAR SEAT WENT ALL THE WAY UP AND ALL THE WAY INTO THE STEERING … |
| 2000-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE… |
| 1999-09-18 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | SINCE PURHASE IN 1995 VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. AFTER THE WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED AND R… |
| 1999-08-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | A CLIP DISCONNECTED FROM FUEL LINE, CAUSING A FUEL LEAKAGE. CONSUMER LOST HALF TANK OF GAS, AND THE DEALER CAN'T D… |
| 1999-08-09 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS LEFT UNATTENDED IN PARK GEAR AND RUNNING, GEAR JUMPED OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE RESULTING IN COLLISION W… |
| 1999-05-01 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | POWER WINDOWS FAILED;PLASTIC GUIDE IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THE JOB.YOU CANNOT REPLACE JUST THE GUIDES AS BUICKHAS THEM… |
| 1999-04-04 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | SHOULDER BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IS HANGING OUT OF THE RETRACTOR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ARE AWARE OF THE P… |
| 1997-10-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP FAILURE. |
| 1997-03-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS OUT INTERMITTENTLY, JUST STOPS. *AK |
| 1996-12-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | COOLANT LEAKS, WATER PUMP KEEPS GOING OUT WHICH RUINS THE DISTRIBUTOR. HAD WATER PUMP REPLACED 3 TIMES. DEALER CONTACT… |
| 1996-07-20 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | Yes | 0 | THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR REAR END COLLISION AND THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED.*AK AFTER BACKING UP AT A SPEED… |
| 1996-07-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | FRONT END PROBLEMS. *DH |
| 1996-03-13 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | LIGHT BETWEEN ASHTRAY AND CIGARETTE LIGHTER INOPERATIVE. *SD |
| 1996-01-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT SENSOR FAILED. |
| 1995-12-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | LOOSE WIRE, CAUSING HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILURE. *AK |
| 1995-12-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | THE FUEL THROTTLE WAS STUCK AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. TT |
| 1995-11-17 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | THE BALL JOINT CAME LOOSE AND FELL OUT, SAFETY PIN HOLDING BALL JOINT WAS NOT INSTALLED. TT |
| 1995-09-24 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK NOT SEATED RIGHT, ALLOWING FLUID TO LEAK OUT, STARTING FIRE. *DH |
| 1995-08-31 | STEERING | No | 0 | 216-329-5525(MR ROKASY): VEHICLE VIBRATES/SHIMMIES AT 50 TO 65 MILES PER HOUR, COULD BE CAUSED BY DRIVE SHAFT/REAR DIFF… |
| 1995-08-16 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | PROBLEM WITH LEVEL RIDE SYSTEM PUMP. *AK |
| 1995-05-17 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | 1) REARVIEW MIRROR ON PASSENGERS DOOR GIVES DRIVER IMPROPER VISION/VERY BAD GLARE IN PM DRIVING. TT |
| 1995-04-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STICKS. *SD |
| 1995-03-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | LOCK CYLINDER REPLACED. *SD |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AUTO BEGUN TO ACCELERATE AND WENT FROM 40MPH TO 70MPH ALL YOU COULD HEAR FROM THE MOTOR ROARING-NO ONE WA… |
| — | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY GOES ON AND OFF. |
| — | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. *NM CONSUMER FIR… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING TRYING TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP CAN'T MAKE IT THE VACUUM BOOSTER . TT |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WERE REPLACED ON OCTOBER 14, 1996 AND FUMES CONTINUE TO ENTER VEHICLE. 2 GASKETS REPLACED, CO… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MOTOR WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING INTERMITTENTLY IN REVERSE OR FORWARD GEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | PROBLEMS STARTING VEHICLE, AND ONCE STARTED VEHICLE STALLS.*MR CONSUMER HAD BATTERY REPLACED AT 1 1/2 YEARS. STA… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | ONCE THE FUEL GAUGE REGISTERED HALF FULL IT WOULD STOP OPERATING. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRING TO THE F… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY IN TRAFFIC AT VARIOUS OF SPEEDS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK |
| — | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRE RUBS AGAINST SWAY BAR ON TURNS, CAUSING TIRES TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO ONE SIDE. |