1995 BUICK SKYLARK Complaints

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH WITH A TELEPHONE POLE, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. THE CAR WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS BY ALL STATE INSURANCE, CONSUMER CONTACTED THE G.M. MOTOR COMP. THE COMPLAINT HANDED BY THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY DEP. THE CAN NO LOGER DISUSS THE MATTER. *AK.ET.

THE HORN BLOWS CONTINUOUSLY WHILE THE IGNITION IS OFF BECAUSE DEFECTIVE HORN PAD IS SHORTING. YH