Recalls (0)

No recalls found for the 1998 Buick Skylark.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date	Component	Crash	Injuries	Summary
2015-04-16	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE	No	0	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK SKYLARK. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO START AND THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING L…
2015-03-24	AIR BAGS	Yes	2	TL* THE CONTACT WAS A PASSENGER IN A 1998 BUICK SKYLARK. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A RED …
2011-11-20	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	No	0	MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED, LEAKING COOLANT INTO ENGINE OIL. *TR
2011-07-01	AIR BAGS	No	0	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK SKYLARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG…
2009-09-15	STRUCTURE	No	0	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK SKYLARK. WHEN IT RAINED, WATER FLOODED THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR MAT AND PEDALS. ALSO T…
2005-08-16	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR	No	0	DT: CONTACT STATED THAT ON 7-11-05 HAD A NEW ALTERNATOR PUT IN. IT FAILED ON 8-13-05., AND IT WAS REPLACED ON 8-14-05.…
2004-12-28	AIR BAGS	No	1	I WAS INJURED WHEN THE AIRBAG OF A 1998 BUICK SKYLARK (N BODY) DEPLOYED WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO IMPACT…
2004-03-05	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH	No	0	CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 040025000 CONCERNING IGNITION SWITCH. DEALER CHARGED CONSUMER FOR REPLACING THE IGNITION SWI…
2002-08-07	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	No	0	LACK OF ACCELERATION WHEN DRIVING, INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. FEEL FR…
2002-07-01	VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS	No	0	POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE FAILED TO GO UP. DEALER NOTIFIED ,AND THEY INFORMED THAT REGULTOR MOTOR NEEDED TO BE R…
2001-04-01	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	No	0	CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. WHEN ENGINE IS WARM AND HAS BEEN RUNNING, IT IS MORE LIK…
2001-02-20	SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM	No	0	FRONT CONTROL ARM BUSHING IS COMING LOOSE AT ONLY 28,972 MILES WHICH COULD CAUSE OTHER RELATED PROBELMS. DEALER CLAIMS …
2000-12-28	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY	No	0	SHIELD ON THE GAS LINE WAS NOT SECURE A HOLE THE SIZE OF A PENCIL WAS WORN INTO THE TUBING GASOLINE SPILLED ONTO THE MA…
1999-10-05	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	No	0	PLEASE ADVISE IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. THE 1998 BUICK SKYLARK IS NOT LISTED IN THIS PROGRAM TO …
1999-04-01	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	No	0	WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING VEHICLE ROARS UP HIGH LIKE IT WANTS TO GET AWAY. WHEN TRAVELING UPWARDS THE VEHICLE WILL SP…
1998-08-27	AIR BAGS	Yes	3	DURING COLLISION NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS CAUSED INJURY TO PASSENGERS.
—	STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR	No	0	CONSUMER WAS INSIDE OF A GARAGE AND WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MPH, AND STEERING WHEEL COLUMN FELL IN HER LAP. THERE WER…
—	SEATS	No	0	DRIVER SIDE SEAT BROKE/COLLAPSED TO THE RECLINING/RESTING POSITION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PARTS HAVE YET …
—	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	No	0	RIGHT REAR BRAKES BECAME STUCK, LOCKED. INSTEAD, DRIVER PRESSED ON GAS PEDAL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LUNGE FOWARD. *AK
—	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS	No	0	DESIGN OF FRONT BRAKE PADS CAUSED THEM TO WEAR PREMATURELY.
—	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH	No	0	CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. WHEN TURNING THE KEY VEHICLE WILL NOT START. *AK
—	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	No	0	ABS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON. VEHICLE HAS TO BE SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED TO DISENGAGE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED…
—	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	No	2	CONSUMER BEGAN TO PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK AFTER PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, WHEN IT SURGED FORWARD, VEHICLE JUMPED A CU…
—	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION	No	0	SOMETIMES WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE DRIVER HAS TO HOLD THE KEY IN THE CRANK POSITION UNTIL THE VEHICLE WILL START. THER…