ENGINE STALLS, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND OTHER VEHICLE FUNCTIONS. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT.DEALERS CANNOT DUPLICATE. *AK
1995 Buick Riviera complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1995 record →
THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLING LINE IS LEAKING BUT, NO PROBLEM HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED BECAUSE OF THIS LEAKAGE AT THIS TIME. *AK
ENGINE AND EXTENSIVE REPAIRS DONE TO STOP LEAKAGE OF RACK AND PINION AND TRANSMISSION PAN.
POWER STEERING FAILURE.
WHILE DRIVING THE SERPENTINE BELTS BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN VERY HOT. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT UP TO 270 DEGREES. OWNER WILL BE CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
FUEL PUMP FAILURE.
SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FAILED.
FOUR-INCH SUPER CHARGER GASKET HAS NO DOW OR BOLT THAT HOLDS GASKET IN PLACE. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: DROP IN ACCELERATION/STALLING AND TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE. RESULT: BLEW THREE INCH HOLE IN COMPARTMENT AREA. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED @ 21,000 MILES. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER CONTAINS RUST SO THAT WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE TURNE DON, THE LIQUID RUST COVERS THE WINDSHIELD, AFFECTING VISIBILITY. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKE PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE FAILED. MJS
STEERING PROBLEMS (NOISE AND VIBRATION) NOT ABLE TO BE RECTIFIED.
WHEN MAKING A SLOW LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THE VEHICLE VIBRATES IN THE STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP (4) TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM OVER THE LAST YEAR. PROBLEM STILL NOT CORRECTED. *AK
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES WHERE APPLIED VEHICLE HAD EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, PEDAL WAS VERY SOFT, TRACTION YELLOW CONTINUED TO COME ON.
OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT 55-60 MPH WHEN THE THROTTLE IS STEADY THE VEHICLE HAS A POWER SURGE WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD, DEALERS FOUND NO PROBLEM WHEN DIANOSTIC TEST WAS RAN. *AK
HOOD ASSEMBLY LATCH FAILURE, WHEN DRIVING HOOD FLEW UP, CAUSING HOOD TO HIT THE TOP VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE ON A HILL DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO MOVE FOOT FROM BRAKE PEDAL TO ACCELERATOR, VEHICLE ROLLED BACK, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN TO REMOTE DEVICE OR TO KEY.
POWER STEERING FAILURE, WHEN DRIVING STEERING BECOMES VERY HARD, AND WHEN RELEASED OVER STEERS, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK
DRIVERS DOOR LOCK FAILED, TRAPPING PASSENGER IN VEHICLE, CONTRIBUTING TO FATALITY.
CONSUMER SON WAS IN AN ACCIDENT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND BLEW OUT THE WINDOW DRIVER SIDE AIR DEPLOYED AFTER CAR STOPPED . TT
WINDSHIELDS REFLECTS DASH. TT
FACTORY INSTALLED TIRES CAUSE VEHICLE TO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING, DEALER REPLACED ORIGINAL TIRES WITH NEW ONES. TT
FRONT SEAT BELTS SHOW WEAR/SIGNS OF RIPPING. *DSH
CONSUMER WAS IN ACCIDENT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT WENT BACK TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. TT THE GOING BACK OF THE SEAT DURING THE ACCIDENT WAS A BUILTIN SAFETY ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED WAS ABOUT PASSENGERS WHO MIGHT BE SEATING ON REAR SEATS. *YH
POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED. *AK
ALTERNATOR FAILURE. *AK
VEHICLE STALLS WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN, DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER CHIP. TT
EXHAUST LEAK COMPROMISED THE POWER STEERING LINE, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 20MPH SUDDENLY ENGINE SHUT DOWN, FOR NO APARENT REASON, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. TT
FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 50 MPH, DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
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