Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
29
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Buick Riviera.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | IT STARTED OUT AS A SMALL OIL LEAK, BUT I RECENTLY NOTICED THE LEAK HAS EXPANDED SIGNIFICANTLY. IT'S DIFFICULT TO PINP… |
| 2016-06-11 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, WHEN FUELING MY VEHICLE, I NOTICED A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE IN THE VICINITY OF THE LEFT REAR WHEEL, I… |
| 2016-02-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK RIVIERA. WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED ENGINE OIL ON THE GROUND UND… |
| 2014-02-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK RIVIERA. WHILE STOPPED, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT … |
| 2013-10-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK RIVIERA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF OIL DRIPPING NEAR THE EN… |
| 2008-01-20 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | I STARTED MY CAR, 98 BUICK RIVIERA, AND TURNED THE SEAT HEATER ON. I CAME BACK 5 MINUTES LATER AND STARTED DRIVING MY C… |
| 2007-10-02 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL HAS DEVELOPED A VERY SIGNIFICANT "WOBBLE" WHICH EXISTS REGARDLESS OF WHAT TILT POSITION IT IS IN. THE W… |
| 2007-09-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK RIVIERA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND WOULD NOT STOP… |
| 2006-06-13 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | DRIVERS SEAT BELT STITCHING COMING APART AND WILL NOT HOLD IN A ACCIDENT. THREAD USED EITHER ROTTED OR DEFECTIVE. ARMS… |
| 2003-09-15 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL TILT IS HARD TO UNLOCK. STEERING WHEEL HAS MOVEMENT WHEN LOCKED IN PLACE. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, IT BRO… |
| 2003-02-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN MAKING TURNS THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEA… |
| 2002-08-11 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING POWER STEERING FLUID IS LEAKING FLUID, MAKING IT HARD TO TURN STEERI… |
| 2002-02-24 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT PROPERLY DUE TO GEARS GRINDING IN TRANSMISSION. ENGINE WAS SUPER CHARGED, BUT NOT TRANSMI… |
| 2000-09-23 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH AND ALL FOUR TIRES' TREAD SEPARATED, AND VEHICLE VEERED INTO MEDIAN STRIP.*AK |
| 2000-09-09 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | Yes | 0 | PE00 020; WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MHP ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE THREW HIM SIDEWAYS AND HE HITS SOME BUSHES VEHICLE WAS DAMA… |
| 2000-07-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN CONSUMER IS TRAVELING ABOUT SEVENTY MPH THE VEHICLE VIBRATES, AND WILL AUTOMATICALLY GO INTO THE OTHER LANE. VEH… |
| 1999-12-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES HORN IS INOPERABLE AT TIMES, ON ONE OCCASION HE HAD TO HIT THE HORN PAD SIX TIMES BEFORE THE HORN WOULD… |
| 1999-10-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES THE VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP. *AK |
| 1999-08-22 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS REARENDED WHILE AT A STANDSTILL. DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS DUE TO BACK BREAKING. BOTTOM OF TRACK… |
| 1999-07-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | ROTORS ON DISC BRAKES ARE RUSTING AND WARPING CAUSING IMPROPER BRAKE ACTION AND CAUSED ONE NEAR ACCIDENT INCIDENT WHERE… |
| 1999-04-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | WHEN TRYING TO BLOW HORN IT BLOWS INTERMITTENTLY. HORN HAS BEEN FIXED TWICE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. CONTACTED DEA… |
| 1998-11-24 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | STEERING RACK AND PINION FAILED. YH |
| 1998-07-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY HORN BECAME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S SAFETY. DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*… |
| — | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED WIND NOISE ON RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT WINDOWS. |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | UPON STOPPING VEHICLE HAS TO PRESS BRAKES DOWN HARD TO HOLD VEHICLE IN PLACE. VEHICLE JUMPS IF BRAKES ARE NOT HELD D… |
| — | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | RACK AND PINION FAILURE AS WELL AS THE STEERING LOCKING UP WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS.*MR THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE P… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE VEHICLE IS STOPPED IN GEAR EXTREME VIBRATIONS OCCURS. DEALER CAN NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER… |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | No | 0 | WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. DEALER UNABLE TO… |