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1987 Buick Riviera Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Aug 4, 1999
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Sep 2, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1987 Buick Riviera. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–5 of 5

Engine
Filed Aug 4, 1999

TIMING CHAIN BROKE AT STARTUP. NLM

NHTSA ID
782587
Incident
Jul 3, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 22, 1997

ONBOARD COMPUTER FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
546813
ElectricalEngine
Filed Aug 6, 1996

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE CUT OFF/STALLS, CAUISING LOSS OF POWER STEERING.*AK

NHTSA ID
800535
Incident
Jul 15, 1996
Steering
Filed Oct 23, 1995

'COLD POWER STEERING'. *DSH

NHTSA ID
487195
Incident
Jan 29, 1992
BrakesElectrical
Filed Sep 2, 1995

BRAKE FLUID IS LEAKING THE COMPUTER IS SAYING SOMETHING WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM . TT

NHTSA ID
971536

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

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