1995 Buick Skylark

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

• 12/17/2017· AIR BAGS

  AIRBAG IS WORN OUT. HORN QUIT WORKING. THERE IS STILL NO RECALL ON THIS. MORE FAULTY DESIGN. THERE IS NO EXCUSE TO HAVE A DESIGN WHERE THE HORN WON'T WORK.

• 12/17/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DURING VEHICLE OPERATION THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM AND THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM OR SOLUTION. *AK

• 12/10/1996· STRUCTURE

  VEHICLE TOO HEAVY FOR CAR DOORS TO HANDLE, RESULTING IN DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE POPPING OUT. *AK

• 12/04/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  HAD TO HAVE HORN FIXED TO PASS STATE INSPECTION. CAR MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO MAKE HORN PAD AND AIR BAG ON EPIECE ASSEMBLIES. *AK

• 12/04/1997· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  FUEL GAUGE FAILED.

• 12/03/2002· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYMENT. ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOTAL LOST ON A COLLISION DRIVING AT 55 MPH WHERE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER OR MANUFACTURE WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. TS

• 11/29/1994· AIR BAGS

  NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT.

• 11/24/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  COMING INTO A PARKING LOT OR IN A NEIGHBORHOOD BRAKES HAD A TENDENCY TO FAIL. BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. *AK

• 11/18/1998· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION JUMPING OUT OF GEAR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.

• 11/17/2000· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHEN SWITCHING TO HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS GO OUT COMPLETELY AND WILL NOT COME BACK ON FOR SOME TIME. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT ON A CURVY ROAD AND THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. SAME PROBLEM REPORTED IN A CAR COLUMN ON A 94 GRA ND AM. MAY BE PROBLEM ON OTHER RELATED MODELS.*AK

• 11/14/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION.*AK CONSUMER HAS BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING WORNG WITH THE BRAKES, HOWEVER THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TWICE. *SLC

• 11/05/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,EQUIPMENT

  IN AUG 2001 I HAD TO HAVE THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER ON THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED DUE THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS BECOMING NON OPERATIVE. IN FEB 2002 I STARTED TO HAVE RANDOM OCCURENCES OF THE HEADLIGHTS BEING NONFUNCTIONAL WHILE THE SWITCH WAS BEING OPERATED, USUALLY AFTER TURNING THE SWITCH ON AND OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY. IN JUNE 2003 THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS STARTED TO RANDOMLY NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. SOMETIMES THE SIGNAL WOULD NOT COME ON AT ALL WHEN ACTIVATED, OTHER TIMES THE SIGNAL WOULD STAY ON, EVEN THOUGH THE TURN WOULD BE COMPLETED. IN SEPT 2003 THE LEFT SIGNAL WILL NOT OPERATE NORMALLY, WHEN THE DRIVER ACTIVATES THE SIGNAL INDICTACTING A LEFT TURN, THE SIGNAL WILL ACTIVATE, BUT IT WILL NOT BLINK, THE LIGHT JUST COMES ON AND STAYS LIKE THAT. THE DRIVER HAS TO MANUALLY MOVE THE SWITCH IN THE ON AND OFF POSISTION IN A CONTINOUS MOTION TO USE THE SIGNAL. THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS OPERATE IN A NORMAL FASHION WHEN ACTIVATED. ALL THE LAMPS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY THE OWNER, AND THE WIRING HAS BEEN INSPECTED.*AK

• 11/05/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrashFire

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 10/26/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  MY HORN STOPPED WORKING. THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO THE HORN SWITCH. MY MECHANIC COULD NOT REPLACE THE HORN SWITCH BECAUSE IT IS PART OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY, WHICH HAD BEEN DISCONTINUED. I HAD TO HAVE A BYPASS SWITCH INSTALLED ON THE DASHBOARD, WHICH IS INCONVENIENT AND AWKWARD TO USE. IN MY OPINION, THE HORN IS A MORE IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE THAN THE AIR BAG. I AM 71 YEARS OLD AND HAVE NEVER SEEN AN AIR BAG DEPLOY, BUT MY HORN HAS PREVENTED ACCIDENTS MANY TIMES. *TR

• 10/26/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  INTERMITTENTLY HORN WILL BLOW BY ITSELF, IT WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW UNTIL FUSE IS REMOVED. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE HORN AIRBAG COMBINATION. *AK *JG

• 10/21/1996· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WILL JUST SHUT DOWN AND TO TURN THE LI GHTS ON AGAIN YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY HOLD THE SWITCH DOWN. NEW SWITCH INSTALLED , BUT NO REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM.*AK

• 10/20/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS WHICH MAY CAUSE VISIBILITY PROBLEMS AND RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 09/30/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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.

• 09/29/1998· STEERING

  HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE DESIGN ALLOWED FOR CHAFFING DUE TO LOCATION OF LINE LYING OVER TWO TABS ON THE FUEL INJECTOR, RESULTING IN FLUID LEAK AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING.

• 09/26/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  WENT TO BRAKE, PUSHED PEDAL TO FLOOR, NOTHING HAPPENED, POLICEMAN ALSO CONCURRED NO BRAKES, BEEN AT DEALERSHIP FOR 4 WKS CLAIM BRAKES ARE FINE DIDN'T REPLACE ANYTHING.*AK

• 09/24/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE OTHER VEHICLE PUT ON BRAKES AND STRUCK THE OTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

• 09/19/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  OWNER WISHES TO BE COMPENSATED FOR BRAKES THAT WORE OUT QUICKLY.

• 09/09/2002· TIRES

  THERE WAS A SPLIT IN SIDEWALL OF REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING. MODEL SPORT MASTER, GLT, SIZE P19570R14, DOT # U9J9, NOT ORIGINAL TIRES.*AK THE TIRE RAPIDLY LOST AIR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE, COOPER TIRES. *JG

• 09/06/2004· STEERING,EQUIPMENT

  WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE STEERING COLUMN BOLT DIS-LODGED CAUSING THE STEERING TO BE ALMOST IN-OPERABLE, THIS ALSO RESULTED IN THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS TO GO OUT AND STOP WORKING. I HAVE PAID OUT OF MY OWN POCKET TWICE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED , INCLUDING HAVING REPLACED THE TURN SIGNAL AND CRUISE CONTROL ASSEMBLY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE AUTOMOBILE.*AK

• 09/04/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  AFTER APPYLING THE BRAKES AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE ON THREE OCCASIONS, BUT DEALER CANNOT FIND OUT WHY THIS OCCURS. *AK AFTER APPLYING BRAKES, THERE WAS CLUNK NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR DUE TO A SHORTING IN RIGHT FRONT ABS SENSOR WIRING HARNESS. *YH

• 09/03/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT BRAKES WEAR EXCESSIVELY . WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS AND THE PADS SIX TIMES. *AK

• 08/26/2003· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND BURNED DRIVER'S ARM. *AK THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE BUCKLE. THE OCCUPANT HAD THE SQUEEZE UNDER THE SEAT BELT TO GET OUT. *SCC *NLM

• 08/20/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE CALIPERS LOCK UP CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PADS AND ROTORS.

• 08/17/1998· POWER TRAIN

  WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN DRIVE IT DID NOT MOVE. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO PRIVATE MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE BEARINGS WERE BAD. OWNER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

• 08/14/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  HORN SOUNDS WITHOUT BEING ACTIVATED,OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN STOPPED WITH IGNITION OFF. DEALER HAS ADVISED THAT HORN ASSEMBLY IS PART OF THE DRIVER AIR BAG ASSY. I ALSO NOTICE WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE (SMELLS LIKE HOT ELECTRICAL WIRING). *AK

• 08/12/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  HORN BLEW CONSTANTLY, FUSE WAS REMOVED AND CAR BROUGHT IN FOR REPAIR TO STEVENS CREEK BUICK. THEIR COMMENT WAS THAT THE HORN AND AIR BAG WERE WARPED BY HEAT, I PRESUME NORMAL AMBIENT HEAT AS CAR WAS NEVER ON FIRE, THE AIR BAG REPLACEMENT WAS THE RESPONSE. IF T HE AIR BAG IS DESTROYED BY HEAT OF SUN THEN ALL THESE CARS, BUICKS LARGE, IMPALAS, OLDS,MOBILES AND CADILLACS ALL HAVE THE SAME DRIVER PROTECTION OR LACK OF AFTER HOW LONG.*AK

• 08/07/2000· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER REQUEST AIRBAG TO BE TEMPERARILY DISCONNECT UNTIL RECALL REPAIR CAN BE COMPLETED, RECALL REPAIR IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME OOV171.*ET

• 08/04/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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

• 07/30/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND BURNED THE DRIVER'S ARM. THE CHILD IN FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT AND THE CHILD IN REAR WERE ALSO INJURED. *AK

• 07/29/2002· AIR BAGS

  THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE MALFUNCTION OF THE DRIVER?S AIR BAG, BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE VEHICLE'S DEALERSHIP IN MEXICO. THE CONSUMER WAS ASKING THE MANUFACTURER TO ARRANGE THE RECALL SERVICE WITH ANOTHER DEALER IN MEXICO. *YH

• 07/26/2001· TIRES

  THE FRONT TIRES WEAR PREMATURELY, THE CONSUMER HAS INSTALL THREE SETS IN 2 YEARS (NO TIRE INFO WAS GIVEN). NLM

• 07/22/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE CAR IS FAULTY. THE SYSTEM HEATS UP AND CAUSES SHORTAGES IN THE STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE TRUNK. *AK

• 07/18/2017· AIR BAGS

  AIRBAG DEVELOPS A PROBLEM WHERE THE HORN IS VERY SENSITIVE AND SOMETIMES DEPLOYS ON ITS OWN. OTHER TIMES IT WON'T WORK AT ALL. A HORN GOING OFF AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES COULD CONFUSE OTHER DRIVERS AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.THE PARTICULAR PART HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED BY GM BUT THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THEM NOT ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE.

• 07/17/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  INTERMITTENTLY HORN ASSEMBLY BECAME INOPERABLE. DEALER INFORMED OWNER THAT THE HORN ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT, THE ENTIRE UNIT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY FLAW IN DESIGN REPLACING THE AIR BAG SYSTEM DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE HORN CONTACTS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF IT. THE DRIVER THINKS A SIMPLE PROCEDURE TO CLEAN OR REPLACE THE CONTACT ACTIVATING THE HORN.

• 07/11/2000· CHILD SEAT

  MY SPOUSE AND I BROUGHT AN EVENFLO CAR SEAT A YEAR AGO (APRIL 99). THIS CAR SEAT WAS IN WELL CONDITION UNTIL LAST WEEK WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS TRYING TO STRAP OUR SON INTO HIS CAR SEAT WHEN THE RIGHT REAR HANDLE OF THE CAR SEAT BROKE COMPLETELY. THE HANDLE CAN NOT BE REPAIR AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE CAR SEAT WE BROUGHT COST US $60.00 AND WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO BUY ANOTHER NEW CAR SEAT. WE HAVE THE BROKEN PIECES IF YOU NEED THEM TO BE SENT. IN ADDITION, OUR CAR SEAT NUMBER WAS MANUF. IN 12FEB99 AND THE MODEL # IS 4211K1 P1. WE HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT THE EVENFLO'S # BUT WE RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE. THANK YOU.*AK

• 07/07/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE ACCELERATING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES HESITATION, THE MAIN COMPUTER WAS REPLACED AND THE SPEEDO SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *SLC

• 07/03/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THREE MONTHS AFTER RECALL 00V287000 REPAIRS HAD BEEN PERFORMED IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO TURN ENGINE OVER. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

• 07/01/1998· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON THE LIGHTS WILL TURN OFF. CONSUMER, THEREFORE, TURNED THE HIGH BEAMS ON, THEN TURNED THE LOW BEAMS BACK ON, AND THE HEADLIGHTS ARE OKAY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO REPLACE ANY PARTS. CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS CONDITION HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT THIS CONDITION WAS COMMON AND SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *AK *TT

• 06/30/1997· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED AND UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WILL DECELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. IT IS INTERMITTENT. DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS, PROBLE STILL IS NOT CORRECTED. *AK

• 06/28/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  INTERMITTANTLY, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR WHILE BRAKING, EXTENDING STOPPPING DISTANCE. GOODYEAR AND MONROE MUFFLERS/ BRAKES UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE, GM DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. I AM RETURNING CAR TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE ABS AND MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED (COST OF ABOUT $1500.00) BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. HOPEFULLY, THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM, IT JUST IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE THIS WAY. *AK

• 06/17/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD THROW CONSUMER FORWARD. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

• 06/10/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL CONTINUOUSLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL ALMOST RESULTING IN A COLLISION.

• 06/07/2001· AIR BAGS,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON SPORADICALLY, THE HORN BLOWS AT VARIOUS TIMES WHILE PARKED AND WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK SOMETIMES FAILS TO OPEN WITH THE KEY AND OFTEN FAILS TO OPERATE WITH THE OTHER DOORS. NOTHING SERIOUS HAS HAPPENED YET, HOWEVER, THE CAR HAS FRIGHTENED OTHER DRIVERS WHEN THE HORN BLEW STEADLILY FOR NO REASON. AT TIMES IT IS VERY DISTRACTING TO HAVE THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAY ON, BUT GO OFF THE NEXT TIME OR SECOND TIME THE CAR IS STARTED.

• 06/04/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  CONSUMER HAD TO HOLD THE HIGH BEAM LIGHT BUTTON IN ORDER FOR THE HIGH BEAM TO WORK. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE LIGHTS, WIPERS, SIGNALS, AND THE HORN ARE ALL LOCATED ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH MAY GO OUT AS WELL. *SC *JB

• 06/03/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE LOOSES POWER, AS IF NOT RECEIVING GAS, HESITATES/STALLS, VEHICLE DOES NOT COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, HOWEVER COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT. *AK