1994 Buick Skylark

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2001· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER HAD A FRONT IMPACT CRASH AT 35 MPH, AND DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUFFERED KNEE AND BACK INJURIES, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK *SLC

• 12/30/2011· STEERING

  TILT STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY FAILED AND STEERING WHEEL BECAME DETACHED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE PINS CAME OUT OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE ASSEMBLY SHOWS EXTREME WEAR WHERE THE PINS SHOULD INSERT. PINS CANNOT BE REINSTALLED. REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF STEERING COLUMN. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF STEERING COLUMN DEFECTS ONLINE INCLUDING HIGHWAY SPEED LOSS OF CONTROL CRASHES. WHY HAS A RECALL NOT BEEN ISSUED. *KB

• 12/30/1996· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION IMPROPERLY INSTALLED.

• 12/26/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  VEHICLE IS LEAKING GASOLINE, IT IS FLOWING OUT THROUGH FILLER NECK PIPE WHEN SHE PULLS NOZZLE INSIDE OF PIPE. THERE IS A PROBLEM. *AK

• 12/13/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  DURING FRONTAL IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

• 12/11/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT END COLLISION WITH UTILITY POLE. REPORTED BY KENNETH ELANDT ELANDT, CORONER. TT

• 12/08/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  OIL LEAKS ONTO HOT ENGINE. *SD

• 12/04/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  LOCAL DEALER SAYS HEAD CYLINDER CRACKED, NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. BUICK CONTACTED. REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE DEFECT. SAME PROBLEM AS ODI ID 711886 1993 SKYLARKS RECALLED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM

• 12/01/1995· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  THE DRIVER SIDE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THE DOOR LOCKED UP AND CAN'T USE IT MANUALLY . TT

• 11/27/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE VEHICLE STALLS AND THE RPM'S ARE UNSTABLE CAUSING THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT TO COME ON.

• 11/22/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE,SEATS,EQUIPMENT

  DRIVER SIDE SEAT IS BROKEN THE SPRING NEEDS TO GET REPLACED. TT VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER TWICE FOR BAD BRAKES, NEW PADS INSTALLED AND ARE NOW SQUEAKING. WHEN AC IS ON, ENGINE SMELLS AND SMOKES, DEALER CAN NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. DOOR LOCKS HAVE FAILED THREE TIMES. TURN SIGNAL FAILURE. *SLC

• 11/17/2000· STEERING

  STEERING COLUMN LITERALLY FELL IN LAP TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS!! VERY COSTLY TO REPAIR BOTH TIMES. IS THIS A DEFECT? *AK

• 11/12/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE SYSTEM OVERHEATING CAUSING ROTORS TO WARP CONTINUALLY.

• 10/29/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN COLLISION WITH TWO EMPTY VEHICLES, CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMERS. MJS

• 10/17/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES HAVE FAILED 7 TIMES.

• 10/17/1995· EQUIPMENT

  CONSUMER HAD TO REPAIR AIR CONDITIONER MORE THAN ONCE . TT

• 10/15/1997· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT IN DRIVE AND LIGHTLY TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON ITS OWN. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 10/10/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,TIRES

  ABS BRAKE FAILURE, EXCESS WEAR OF THE FRONT BRAKE PADS, ALSO PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK GOODYEAR TIRE WENT BAD CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT, TOOK DEALER ALMOST A YEAR TO REPLACE. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE PADS WITH HIGH QUALITY PADS, EXCESSIVE WEAR STILL OCCURS, CONSUMER STATES BRAKES ALSO SOMETIMES FADE WHEN APPLIED. *SLC

• 10/03/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING HORN WILL GO OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. HAD TO TAKE FUSE OUT IN ORDER FOR THE HORN TO STOP. DEALER SAID THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE HORN AND AIRBAG SYSTEM IN ORDER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 09/23/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT I HAVE A CRACKED HEAD IN THE CYLINDER. THE CAR HAS BEEN A GREAT CAR, IT HAS NEVER OVERHEATED. WE HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES EIGHT TIMES. COULD THERE BE APOSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE SINCE THE CAR HAS NEVER OVERHEATED. THE MECHANIC THOUGHT I BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH A CRACKED HEAD. THIS CAR WAS A DEMO MODEL FROM THE DEALERSHIP

• 09/23/1997· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL INJECTORS CONTINUE TO FAIL DUE TO CONTAMINATION OF GAS ADDITIVES.

• 09/22/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  IE99096, THE VEHICLE HAD A NO START CONDITION, AND WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. AS RESULT, IT STARTED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE AND CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGES. THIS BEGAN AFTER THIRD ATTEMPT TO CRANK VEHICLE. WITHIN SEVERAL MINUTES VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES. *AK

• 09/17/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE STALLS FREQUENTLY.

• 09/02/2003· STEERING

  AT 70,514 MILES THE TILT WHEEL PIVOT PINS ON THE STEERING WHEEL WERE LOOSE AND REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. NOW AT 75,000 MILES THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. *AK *SCC *JB

• 08/28/2003· STEERING

  THE PINS THAT HOLDS AND ALLOWS THE STEERING WHEEL TO TILT HAVE COME OUT OF THEIR HOLES ON TWO OCCASIONS MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STEER

• 08/22/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCrash

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ENGINE HESITATED, THEN STALLED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER ASSIST STEERING, AND POWER ASSIST BRAKING. AFTER BEING RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL MORE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR ERVICE. PREVIOUSLY, THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER WAS REPLACED BY A SERVICE DEALER IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK UPDATED 12/01/06. *JB

• 08/19/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING AND/OR THE LIGHTS, THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE KEY BECOME EXTREMELY HOT. THE DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

• 08/14/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THEY LOST BRAKES EFFECTIVENESS AND EXPERIENCED LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

• 08/11/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  UNDER NORMAL USE OF VEHICLE BRAKE PEDAL EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. OWNER REFERS TO IT AS A SOFT PEDAL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

• 08/10/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A SHARP TURN, A NOISE COMING FROM THE PANEL AND APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. BEEN TO DEALER. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

• 08/05/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  IN PARK AND ABS LIGHTS COME ON. BRAKES FADE OR DELAY WHEN PEDAL IS PUSHED. *AK

• 08/02/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT

  NO SUMMARY

• 07/21/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

• 06/26/2001· STEERING

  WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WAS TURNING INTO A CURVE AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, STEERING WHEEL STARTED VIBRATING AND STEERING COLUMN DROPPED DOWN TO FLOOR. PINS FELL OUT FROM STEERING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

• 06/25/2002· STRUCTUREFire

  WHILE SITTING IN CAR WITH ENGINE RUNNING PASSENGER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK SWITCH, YELLOWISH IN COLOR. CONSUMER EXITED VEHICLE, FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED, FLAMES WERE COMING OUT OF DOOR. THEY STATED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 06/23/2006· SUSPENSION

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON APRIL 10TH 2006 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP TO SHEMY THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT AS WELL AS REPLACE THE RIGHT INNER TIRE ROADS AND END BUSHINGS. THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO SERVICE WHILE PULLING THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVEWAY GOING 5 MPH THE FRONT END COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP WHO DETERMINED IT NEEDED TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL PERTAINING TO LOWER CONTROL ARM BRACKET HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS TO VEHICLE WITHOUT A COST. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.

• 06/22/2004· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL LOOSENED. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THREE STEERING BOLTS FAILED ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK

• 06/18/1996· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION HAS A DELAY REACTION WHEN SHIFTING IN GEAR. *AK

• 06/07/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH, TEMPERATURE GAUGE ROSE IMMEDIATELY. AFTER THAT, VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPE. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO 2 MECHANICS. OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO HEAD GASKET. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

• 05/31/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED AT #2 PLUG, RESULTING IN POWER LOSS, WATER INTRODUCTION IN CRANKCASE, COSTLY REPAIR AND , EVENTUALLY, FAILURE OF ROD BEARINGS.*AK

• 05/29/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

• 05/24/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN VEHICLE HESITATES OR COMPLETELY SHUTSDOWN, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM.*AK

• 05/22/2001· STEERING

  TILT MECHANISM ON STEERING COLUMN CAME APART INTERNALLY. ABLE TO USE STEERING, BUT PROBLEM MIGHT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF STEERING WAS AFFECTED. *AK

• 04/27/1999· STEERING

  PIN HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL (TILT) DISLODGED, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO BECOME LOOSE ON TWO OCCASIONS. MJS

• 04/23/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO A RECALL 00 V 287000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00079. DEALER CONTACTED CONCERNING RECALL PROBLEM. CONSUMER NOTED THAT VEHICLE WAS MAKING A TRACKING NOISE UPON STARTING. ALSO, VEHICLE CUT OFF. *AK

• 04/18/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  FIRE CAUSED BY A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (WIREHARNESS) IN STEERING COLUMN & IGNITION SYSTEM, MELTED THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN, DASH AREA, DRIVERS SEAT, INTERIOR ROOF, AND DASH. I WANT MY CAR REPLACED. I LOVED THAT CARE AND I WILL NEVER GET FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY WHAT THE CAR WAS REALLY WORTH TO ME. LET ME KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO HAVE THIS CAR REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THANKS, SHARYN R. SCHNAAK. *AK

• 04/10/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  REAR BRAKE ADJUSTERS STICKING. TT

• 04/09/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-287 CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY STALL WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS ONLY GIVEN A PARTIAL REFUND. NLM

• 04/07/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ON 11/14/2012 I BOUGHT AN EXCIDE CAR BATTERY FROM NATIONAL AUTO IN BANGOR, PA. BATTERY RAN FOR ABOUT 2 MOS. THEN STARTED TO GIVE ME PROBLEMS. AFTER SITTING FOR 2 DAYS IT WOULD NOT START. HAD CAR BATTERY JUMPED 3 TIMES. BETWEEN 01/ 2013 AND 02/ 10/2013. BATTERY COMPLETELY DEAD ON 02/11/2013. WAS PUT ON SLOW CHARGE AND RAN FOR ANOTHER 2 DAYS AND DIED AGAIN. TOOK BATTERY BACK TO NATIONAL AUTO ON 02/17/2013. BEFORE TAKING IT THERE I HAD ALTERNATOR, STARTER AND WIRES CHECKED .. EVERYTHING OK.. RETURNED TO STORE. SERVICE PERSON CHECKED IT AND SAID BATTERY WAS CHARGED...TOLD HIM IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE IT WAS DEAD IN CAR AND WE JUST TOOK IT OUT. HE GAVE ME ANOTHER BATTERY. WORKED FINE UNTIL PALM SUNDAY...DEAD BATTERY...AAA CAME OUT AND JUMPED CAR...WORKED UNTIL 04/04/2013. CALLED CAR STOP ABOUT PROBLEM....GUY SENT OUT.. HE CHECKED BATTERY OUTPUT ONLY 10...NEED 12 VOLTS TO START CAR. ALSO HAD STARTER AND ALTERNATOR CHECKED AGAIN...NO PROBLEMS THERE. TOOK CAR TO SHOP NEXT DAY...NEW BATTERY INSTALLED. CALLED NATIONAL AUTO ABOUT PROBLEM....TOLD TO BRING IT BACK... I DID SO THIS MORNING 04/07/2013 AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE IT IS HOLDING A CHARGE HE CAN'T GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK...I TOLD HIM " WHAT AM I SUPPOSE TO DO WITH 2 BATTERIES" TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK WHEN STORE MANAGER IS THERE ON TUES AM OR WED. I AM A 68 YR OLD SENIOR WOMAN...I FEEL LIKE I AM BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO KEEP GOING BACK...I DO NOT HAVE AN EXTRA HUNDRED DOLLARS TO SPEND JUST TO LET BATTERY SIT IN CELLAR. I WANT MY MONEY BACK. I AM NOT THE FIRST PERSON TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THIS BRAND BATTERY. *TR

• 04/07/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE CAN'T ACCELERATE PAST 40. CAR STARTS TO BUCK IF TRYING TO EXCEED 40 MPH. *AK