1996 BUICK RIVIERA Complaints

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  • 1996 BUICK RIVIERA
    - MONTICELLO, MS

    WHILE IN REVERSE AND APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOORBOARD. OWNER DISCOVERED BRAKE FLUID POURING FROM BRAKE LINE. BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED, WHICH CAUSED A HOLE IN LINE. DEALER NOT NOTIFIED.*AK *JG

    Source: OPTICAL MARKED VOQ
  • 1996 BUICK RIVIERA
    - SANFORD, FL

    WATER PUMP FAILED WITH ONLY 50100 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED TO BUICK'S RECOMMENDATIONS.*AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1996 BUICK RIVIERA
    - RIVERSIDE, CA

    SINCE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE, IT HAS BEEN IN FOR BRAKES ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, BRAKES SEEM TO WEAR PREMATURELY. *AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1996 BUICK RIVIERA
    - SUMNERVILLE, SC

    STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN WOULD SHAKE BADLY. TILT BOLTS ARE IN COMING LOOSE OUT OF THE COLUMN. PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. HAVE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER.*AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1996 BUICK RIVIERA
    - SUMMERVILL, SC

    STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED ON OCCASION AND REQUIRED REPAIR, STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE DUE TO LOOSE BOLTS AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *MJS

    Source: CONSUMER LETTER
  • 1996 BUICK RIVIERA
    - UNION CITY, TN

    DEALER HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL, BUT ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. THE BRAKE MODULE JUST DID THE SAME THING IT DID LAST YEAR AND WE JUST HAD THE OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED. FOR THIS EXPENISVE A CAR, IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP CONSTANTLY AND IS UNRELIABLE. WE HAVE NEVER IN THE LAST NINE CARS HAD ANY OF THEM BE IN THE SHOP LIKE THIS. THIS IS REGRETFULLY OUR FIRST AND LAST BUICK AT THIS RATE. THE CAR IS LOVELY, BUT CAN'T BE TRUSTED ON OVER A TWO HOUR TRIP. *AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1996 BUICK RIVIERA
    - WALPOLE, MA

    ERRATIC OPERATION OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING WHEN LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS USED, AND WHILE MAKING A TURN. AFTER TURN WAS COMPLETED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD RESUME WORKING AGAIN. ALSO WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD CONTINUE TO WORK WHEN SWITCH WAS IN A OFF MODE. WOULD HAVE TO TURN VEHICLE OFF AGAIN TO GET WIPERS TO STOP OPERATING. DEALER NOTIFED, AND REPAIRED WINDSHIELD WIPERS AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1996 BUICK RIVIERA
    - WASHINGTON, DC

    REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR; THE RETRACTOR SPRING ON THE BELTS, WHICH IS HELD TOGETHER BY A PASTIC PLUG OVER THE SPRING, BECOMES SOFT AND THE PLUG POPS OUT, CAUSING THE SPRING TO FAIL BY JUMPING OUT OF ITS HOUSING DUE TO HEAT ENCOUNTERED ON REAR PACKAGE SHELF IN THE SUMMER.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1996 BUICK RIVIERA
    - WASHINGTON, DC

    SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF BY ITSELF. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICES SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM BY BUICK DEALERS.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1996 BUICK RIVIERA
    - MCDONOUGH, GA

    AUTO-TRAN: WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY 55 MPH, SUDDENLY GEARS QUIT WORKING, VEHICLE STARTED COASTING, NO WARNING, 1ST/2ND GEARS REPLACED, PROBLEM STILL EXIST, SEEMS AS AS THOUGH A PLASTIC RING IN TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE.*AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE