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1995 Buick Skylark Engine Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Engine reportsComplaints 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.
10
Latest Aug 4, 2002
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
12%
of 85 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Buick Skylark submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.

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

Owner reports naming engine

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Engine
Filed Aug 4, 2002

THIS VEHICLE BURNS 1.5QTS A WEEK. I CANNOT AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED THEREFORE I CAN`T SAY SPECIFICALY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS,BUT I HAVE FOUND OTHERS WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
765180
Engine
Filed Jun 2, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
746308
Incident
Jun 10, 2000
Engine
Filed Jan 12, 2001

THE VEHICLE HAS DEVELOPED A TAP IN THE MOTOR, THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS NO ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED TO STATE THAT THE VEHICLE IS HAVING ANY PROBLEMS. *SLC

NHTSA ID
558978
ElectricalEngineExterior lighting
Filed Jan 5, 2001

RECALL 00V287000. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER RALPH BUICK, 2501 SOUTH FEDERAL HIGHWAY, DEL RAY BEACH, FL 33483, 561-278-3292; AND DEALER SAID NO PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE UNTIL FEBRUARY 2001. HOWEVER, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAYED ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH ENGINE SYSTEM. VEHICLE KEPT STALLING WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. OCCUPANT WAS UNABLE TO JUMP START VEHICLE BECAUSE OF DEFECT WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED VEHICLE TO EXPLODE. BUICK WILL NOT PROVIDE A RENTAL CAR. *AK CONSUMER STATES RECALL WOULD NOT BE PERFORMED DUE TO MILEAGE ON VEHICLE. SIGNAL LIGHTS AND HORN ARE INOPERABLE. *SLC

NHTSA ID
877475
Engine
Filed Apr 17, 2000
Fire reported

WHILE PARKED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE ENGINE THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK

NHTSA ID
860449
Incident
Apr 9, 2000
ElectricalEngineInterior & seats
Filed Jul 7, 1999

POWER SEAT IS HAVING RECLINING FAILURE. *SLC

NHTSA ID
782514
Engine
Filed May 3, 1999

VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS UNRESPONSIVE. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURING RANDOMLY SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE LAST DECEMBER. VEHICAL HAS BEEN INTO DEALER SERVICE TWICE ALREADY FOR A TOTAL OF EIGHT DAYS. DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIND CAUSE. PROBLEM HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND WHILE IDLING IN TRAFFIC. NEARLY REAR-ENDED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER UNIT ON THE 9 APRIL OCCURRENCE.

NHTSA ID
706199
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Apr 13, 1999

VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND IS UNRESPONSIVE TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL. HAPPENS AT IDLE AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND MAIN COMPUTER MODULES IN DEC. 1998 TO CORRECT SAME PROBLEM. *MJS

NHTSA ID
705600
Incident
Apr 9, 1999
Engine
Filed Apr 13, 1999

VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND IS UNRESPONSIVE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. HAPPENS WHILE IDLING IN TRAFFIC AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *MJS

NHTSA ID
705598
Incident
Dec 12, 1998
Engine
Filed Sep 30, 1998

EMISSIONS CONTROL COMPUTER MODULE ALWAYS RAN IN A "OPEN-LOOP" AND ALL DRIVABILITY WAS LOST. DEALER STATED THAT MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED GROUNDING ONE OF THE OXYGEN SENSOR WIRES. THE VEHICLE WORKS FINE NOW.

NHTSA ID
780563
Incident
Sep 1, 1998

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Electrical31Brakes17Airbags12Exterior lighting10

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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