1995 BUICK SKYLARK Complaints

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.

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.

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

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

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

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THERE WAS GRAY WHITE TOXIC TYPE SMOKE COMING THROUGH VENTS OF VEHICLE. PROBLEM RESULTED IN VEHICLE BEING ENGULFED IN FLAMES. POSSIBLE CAUSE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE AS NOTED BY GM INVESTIGATORS AND FIRE DEPARTMENT. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK

ACCELERATOR SPRING LOCATED WITHIN PEDAL IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO RETURN ACCELERATION. PEDAL, THEREFORE ,CAUSES VEHICLE TO RUN FORWARD , SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *AK

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

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

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