1996 BUICK SKYLARK Complaints

THE BRAKING SYSTEM WHEN APPLIED WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE IN THE RAIN ALSO, IN DRY WEATHER IT STILL WOULD SLIDE/JUMP/JERK AND MAKE A NOISE. SPEED AT 35 MPH OR LES., DEALER CONTACTED TWO TIMES, STATES IT IS THE DESIGN, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES HESITATION AND LOSS OF ACCELERATION WHICH HAS ALMOST RESULTED IN VEHICLE COLLISION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT FASTEN PROPERLY. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR A VEHICLE WITH 35000 MILES OF WEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WILL NOT REPAIR UNLESS THE COST GOES TO THE CONSUMER. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE BUCKS AND THEN JUMPS INTO GEAR AND TAKES OFF. DEALER HAS DONE NOTHING. *AK

AIR BAGS: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH WHEN CAR AHEAD MADE AN ILLEGAL TURN, FRONT OFCONSUMER'S CAR HIT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF OTHER CAR AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK

WINDSHIELD MAKES OBJECTS APEAR RIGID DURING ANY TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25MPH DRIVER'S AIRBAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED, NO IMPACT ON HWY, SUSTAINED INJURY TO RIGHT ARM, NO PRIOR WARNING. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A MANUFACTURER'S NOTICE FOR AIR BAG DEFECT ON NOV./96 HAD THE REPAIRS DONE DEC./96. CONSUMER HAD A VEHICLE CRASH ON MAR-22-97 WHEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED THE PASSENGER SIDE BAG WAS RIPPED, ALLOWING A BLACK COLORED SODIUM ACID TO SPILL INTO VEHICLE, THIS SODIUM ACID HAS A BAD SMELL THAT WON'T GO AWAY. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THAT WAS NOT POSSIBLE AND THAT MR. FLETCHER WAS LYING ABOUT THE AIR BAG. *AK

VIOLET DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AFTER RECALL REPAIR. DUP OF 811494, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK