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1991 Buick Roadmaster 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 18, 2011
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.
2
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.
0
Reports on file since Jul 20, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 9 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1991 Buick Roadmaster. 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 1–9 of 9

Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 18, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 BUICK ROADMASTER EQUIPPED WITH HERCULES ULTRA TOURING TIRES SIZE 225/75/R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDEWALLS OF THE FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR DRIVER TIRES WERE SPLITTING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ALIGNED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, IN AN ATTEMPT TO PREVENT THE UNEVEN WEAR OF THE TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRES WAS 12,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10419978
Incident
Jun 28, 2010
Fuel system
Filed Jun 8, 2001

GAS TANK WAS LEAKING AT THE TOP ONLY WHEN FULL. DEALER FOUND A CRACK AT THE TOP OF THE TANK BECAUSE SEAL. THE TANK WAS ORDERED TO RECTIFY PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID
890045
Incident
Jun 6, 2001
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 9, 2001
Crash reported

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT AND PRESSING ON BRAKES VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK THE CONSUMER CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN INJURED WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *YH

NHTSA ID
882581
Incident
Feb 22, 2001
Fuel system
Filed Jul 7, 1999

ONE OF THE FUEL LINES RUBS AGAINST THE METAL FRAMES, CAUSING THE FUEL LINE TO WEAR THROUGH AND CREATE A FUEL LEAK. DEALER HAS TO REPLACE AND REPOSITION THE FUEL LINE. *AK

NHTSA ID
841791
Electrical
Filed Jan 21, 1998

FUSE BLOWS ENGINE.

NHTSA ID
528618
Incident
Jul 21, 1991
Airbags
Filed Mar 17, 1997
Crash reported

WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONT END COLLISION (WHOLE FRONT END WAS CRUSHED)THERE WAS NO DEPLOYEMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. VEHICLE GOING ABOUT (35) MPH. *AK

NHTSA ID
808309
Incident
Jan 18, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 3, 1996

#91V86000 RECEIVED RECALL HAD THE HOOD FIXED CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE HOOD CAME OPEN . TT

NHTSA ID
977274
Brakes
Filed Oct 27, 1995

ABS BRAKING PROBLEM. TT ABS BRAKES FAILED, REPLACED MODULE COMPONENT. *YH

NHTSA ID
974039
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 20, 1995

FRONT HOOD LATCH UNFASTENED, CAUSING THE HOOD TO FALL OFF AFTER RECALL REPAIRS 91V-186. *SD

NHTSA ID
483911
Incident
Jul 14, 1995

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.

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