Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 1983 Buick Skylark, most frequently naming the brakes category. 1 safety recall has been issued covering this model year; and 2 NHTSA investigations name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
Not enough dated records to plot a meaningful trend — 1 month of data.
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
1 campaign cover this model year
Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.
Check a VIN on NHTSA.govSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE
NHTSA inquiries naming this vehicle. An investigation is not a finding of a defect.
POWER ST. ASSIST
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER:GM HAS DEVELOPED A SPLITRING FIELD REPAIR KIT AND IS EXTENDING THE WARRANRY ON ALL 1982-84 A,J, AND X, BODY CARS AND 1985 C,BODY CARS.THE WARRANTY APPLIES TO CARSTHAT ARE FOR 50,000 MILES OR 5 YRS.IT INCLUDES REIMBURSEMENT FOR PREVIOUSREPAIRS.ANALYSIS:WEARING OF THE RACK AND PINION HOUSING AND LOW AMBIENT TEMPCAN CAUSE TEMPORARY LOSS OF POWER ASSIST.TEFLON O RINGS FAIL TO SEALOFF INTERNAL PRESSURE.STATUS:EVALUATING THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OFFER BY GM.======
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
There is no summary currently available
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
BRAKE PROBLEMS. *SD
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Issue Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 52.3 |
| 1997 | 79 | 5 | 0 | 52.3 |
| 1996 | 85 | 6 | 0 | 54.4 |
| 1995 | 85 | 1 | 1 | 49.5 |
| 1994 | 68 | 2 | 1 | 56.4 |
| 1993 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 42.6 |
| 1992 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 56.9 |
| 1991 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 57.9 |
| 1990 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 52.2 |
| 1989 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 64.6 |
| 1987 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 1986 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 1985 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 1984 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 1983Viewing | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1982 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 1981 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | 9 | 7 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.