1995 BUICK RIVIERA Complaints

TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AT 35,000 MILES IN APRIL 1999. I DID NOT TAKE INTO DEALER UNTIL DECEMBER 1999 BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW THIS WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. SO, INSTEAD OF TAKING TO DEALER AND FOR POTENTIAL MAJOR EXPENSE OF CORRECTING TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEM I CHOSE TO LIVE WITHOUT TRACTION CONTROL. IN DECEMBER 1999 I TOOK IT IN TO DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I WAS TIRED OF LOOKING AT THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON. WAS INFORMED ABS SYSTEM HAD FAILED AND REPLACED VALVE KIT. COST WAS $870.76!!! VEHICLE ALSO MADE A POPPING NOISE IN FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. WAS ADVISED THAT LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS DEFECTIVE AND THEY REPLACED SAME DATE. TOTAL COST $378.25. DID NOT SOLVE POPPING NOISE ON RIGHT TURNS. *AK

THE TILT STEERING MECHANISM IS LOOSE. THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 2" OF PLAY IN THE TILT WHILE IN THE LOCK POSITION FOR DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER SEEMS TO THINK THERE IS A LOOSE BOLT/BOLTS IN THE STEERINY COLUMN THAT CONNECTS THE TILT WHEEL.

REAR PASSENGER LAP SEAT BELT AND SHOULDER RESTRANTS ARE INOPERABLE.DEALE NOTIFIED.*AK

BOTH REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FAILED, BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT, UNSAFE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, AS THE OCCUPANTS ARE NOT SECURED TO THE SEATING AREA.

THE ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE MECHANICAL FAILURE WHICH MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY HEARD A LOUD NOISE. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, AND DEALER DISCOVERED THAT TURBO CHARGER WHICH SITS ON TOP OF THE MOTOR HAD FAILED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 20MPH WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL LOCKED UP, ABS LIGHT CAME ON, AND MADE A STRANGE NOISE. *AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPING TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES, AND WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION THE VEHICLE SLAMS INTO GEAR. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE.*AK

POWER STEERING GEAR BOX FAILED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STREERING CONTROL. *AK

DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR HAS WATER INSIDE,VISABILITY IS ABOUT 40%.DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE SAYING GLASS IS NOT COVERD. MIRROR IS SUPPOSED TO CHANGE FROM LIGHT TO DARK WHEN HEADLIGHTS HIT IT, IT DOESN'T WORK. *AK