Safety Score
80
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-10-28 | 96V211000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 48,689 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 BUICK SKYLARK. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. TH… |
| 2016-05-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, ON MAY 5 2016, 10 PM, WENT OUT TO PUT WINDOWS UP IN CAR, VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY,OPENED DOOR, LEANED … |
| 2015-05-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | THE AIRBAG EXPLODED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND THEN CAUSED THE HORN TO CONTINUOUSLY GO OFF. NOT FIVE MINUTES INTO … |
| 2014-04-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WENT TO START TO CAR AFTER DRIVING ALL AFTERNOON AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE DASH AND WIND… |
| 2014-04-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | WHEN CAR PUT IN REVERSE, AIRBAG DEPLOYED CAUSING KNOT AND BRUISING TO ARM. 4/14/14 CALLED 800-222-1020 AND SPOKE TO FR… |
| 2013-07-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 BUICK SKYLARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT… |
| 2008-08-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 BUICK SKYLARK. ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE FLUCTUATING UP AND DOWN. NEI… |
| 2008-07-30 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | ON JULY 30 2008 THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN MY 1996 BUICK SKYLARK. I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WHEN THIS OCCUR… |
| 2008-06-21 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | I GOT A LETTER FROM GM , BUICK MOTOR DIVISION, THAT WAS A " CUSTOMER ADVISORY" NOT A RECALL THAT SAID IF MY 1996 BUICK… |
| 2008-06-18 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 BUICK SKYLARK. ON JUNE 18, 2008, THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN OWNER'S MANUAL SUPPLEMENT PERTAINI… |
| 2008-05-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 BUICK SKYLARK. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 35 MPH, THE RADIATOR BEGAN LEAKING FLUID. … |
| 2007-11-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 BUICK SKYLARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LEAKED ANTIFREEZE ONTO THE MOTOR, WHICH … |
| 2007-08-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | WHILE ON VACATION WE TOOK A TRIP. ON THE WAY HOME AT NIGHT ALL ELECTRICITY DEVICES STARTED TO DIE. I GOT OFF THE HIGH… |
| 2004-04-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH ENGINE FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK |
| 2003-10-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE ENGINE OF MY CAR IS A MESS. IT HAS ALWAYS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM SINCE I BOUGHT IT THREE YEARS AGO. … |
| 2003-09-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL 02-V-070-000: IF THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AND THE DRIVER WOULD HAVE TO HOLD THE KEY IN THE "START" POSI… |
| 2003-09-15 | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL | No | 0 | THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY NOW I CAN GO OUT TO THE CAR AND IT WON'T START. I CAN WAIT A FEW HOURS OR SO … |
| 2002-09-02 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 20MPH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT VEHICLE BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK |
| 2002-08-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL01 V 070 000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 02998 CONCERNING IGNITION SWITCH: DEALER: SALE AUTO MALL IN KINSTON, NC.… |
| 2002-08-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL 02 V 070 000 CONCERNING IGNITION SWITCH: RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE, CAUSING INTERMITTENT STALLING / STARTI… |
| 2002-07-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE ON WIRE HARNESS VEHICLE WOULD START INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE BEEN BACK TO DEALER ON EI… |
| 2002-07-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL 02V070000 ON IGNITION SWITCH, AND WAITED 1 MONTH FOR REMEDY APPOINTMENT. VEHICLE WAS REPA… |
| 2002-05-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAD NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 02V070000 PERFORMED BY THE DEALER, SAM TAYLOR BUICK CADILLAC, ON 9&10 MAY 200… |
| 2002-04-10 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WAS WET. THE DEALERS DIAGNOSIS INDICATED THE SDM HAD … |
| 2001-07-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A SMOOTH, CLEAR TWO LANE HIGHWAY AT A STEADY SPEED, PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK |
| 2001-01-01 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR RIMS. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR |
| 2000-12-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE FAILURE AND COOLANT LEAKAGE THROUGH OUT ENTIRE ENGINE. COOLANT WENT INTO OIL TANK, WAS COMING OUT EXHAUST PIPE… |
| 2000-08-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES VEHICLE SHAKES AND PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK |
| 2000-08-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | AT 28,000 MILES VEHICLE HAD AN INTERMITTENT RESTARTING PROBLEM. VEHICLE BEEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP ON TWO OCC… |
| 2000-06-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACE TWICE. THE DIDN'T TURN THEM BEFORE STATING THEY NEEED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THEY HAVE WORKED … |
| 2000-03-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT RETRACTORS BROKE, THE PLASTIC PART WASN'T OPERABLE. DRIVERSIDE SEAT BELT BRO… |
| 1999-11-27 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | VEH HAS TWO RECALLS #96V24900-STEERING COLUMN LOWER PINCH BOLT WAS NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED DURING ASSEMBLY. AN UNDER TOR… |
| 1999-11-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL IN THE NORMAL FLOW OF TRAFFIC IN A LOWER GEAR MY HUSBAND, WHO WAS DRIVING, STOPPED TO LET MY … |
| 1999-08-30 | WHEELS | No | 0 | 4 WHEEL RIMS BENT - NO ACCIDENT. DEALER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. |
| 1999-08-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING BRAKING SYSTEM MAKES A GRINDING NOISE EVERY TIME CONSUMER USES THE BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFOR… |
| 1999-08-16 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY. |
| 1999-06-08 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 2 | I WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR COLLISION WITH A 96 BUICK SKYLARK WHICH WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, YIELD… |
| 1998-12-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WE REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING HUB ASSEMBLY IN 12/98. OUR VEHICLE IS NOW MAKING SAME NOISE AND WE WILL HAVE … |
| 1998-11-03 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER'S POWER DOOR LOCK AND WINDOW LOCK DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE P… |
| 1998-10-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | HORN PAD SHORTED OUT CAUSING THE HORN TO BE INOPERABLE, CONSUMER HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED PREVIOUSLY UNDER WARRANTY B… |
| 1998-07-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM DASHBOARD DUE TO TO A DEFECTIVE WELD. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.… |
| 1998-07-11 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT FASTEN PROPERLY. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR A VEHICLE WITH 35000 … |
| 1998-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | THE BRAKING SYSTEM WHEN APPLIED WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE IN THE RAIN ALSO, IN DRY WEATHER IT STILL WOULD SLI… |
| 1998-05-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:PADS | Yes | 0 | SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR 01/17/97, I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS: EMERGENCHY/PARKING BRAKE POPS OUT WHEN PARKING THE CAR … |
| 1997-12-05 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | AIR BAGS: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH WHEN CAR AHEAD MADE AN ILLEGAL TURN, FRONT OFCONSUMER'S CAR HIT THE PASSENGER'S S… |
| 1997-06-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO OXYGEN SENSOR FAILURE. YH |
| 1997-06-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMING ON. ON THREE OCCASIONS DEALER REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR UNDER WARRANT… |
| 1997-06-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | NOISE HEARD WHILE BRAKING DUE TO FAILED BRAKE PADS. |
| 1997-06-02 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD MAKES OBJECTS APEAR RIGID DURING ANY TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT WITHOUT PRIO… |
| 1997-04-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED TWICE DUE TO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. (QCAW) |