IN AN ACCIDENT AT 30-35MPH AT 12:00 POSITION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND DRIVER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. *AK
1992 Buick Roadmaster 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 1992 record →
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT, IMPACT 12:00, POSITION, SPEED 45MPH. *AK
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE, YEELOW ON DASH INDICATES SINGAL COMING ON, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ON WET SURFACE THEY WILL KICK IN. *AK
BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES.
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AFTER PLACING IT INTO REVERSE. *AK
DRIVER'S SHOULDER/LAP BELTS INOPERATIVE DUE FAILURE IN RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY, BELT HAS FULLY EXTENDED, AND WON'T RETRACT.*AK
ENGINE FAILED 4 TIMES.
EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRAL SHORT WHERE SHE WASN'T ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER WAS DRIVING HOME, WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD POP, CONSUMER THOUGHT SOMEHTING HAD HIT WINDSHIELD, BUT NOTHING HAD, CONSUMER STATED IT WAS VERY HOT THAT DAY AND SHE TRIED TO WORK THE POWER WINDOWS AND ADJUST THE SEAT BUT NOTHING HAPPENED, ON ARRIVING CONSUMER USED THE MANUAL LOCKS TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE, CONSUMER HAD HUSBAND TO CHECK THE FUSE BOX BUT NOTHING WAS BLOWN, THE PROBLEM WAS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT THERE WAS ONLY ONE CIRCUIT BREAKER WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TWO, CONSUMER REPLACED THE ONE AND PURCHASED THE MISSING ONE ALSO, DEALER ADVISED CONSUMER IT WOULD TAKE 2 WEEKS TO CHECK OUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.*JB
ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. *DH
SEAT BELT RETRACTOR INOPERATIVE.*SD
PROBLEMS WITH SCORED PISTON IN THE ENGINE, MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN STARTING, SOMETIMES WHEN IN DRIVE THIS MAY CAUSE ENGINE TO LOCK UP. PLEASE EXPAIN MORE. *AK
BRAKE FAILURE. *SD
WHEN VEHICLE REACHED 46 THOUSAND MILES TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK AT 36000 MILES, DEALER CHANGED FILTER AND FLUID, 10000 MILES LATER, IT COMPLETELY FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *SLC
HEAD-ON COLLISION, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, TOTALLED BOTH VEHICLE. *AK
AIR CONDITIONER DOES NOT PROPERLY COOL VEHICLE DOWN. *DH
PURCHASE CAR THE GRILL WAS REPLACED, ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED HAVING OTHER PROBLEMS WILL DESCRIBE . TT
BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR WHEN APPLIED IN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *DSH
GOING INTO THE SUN REFLECTION FROM DASH BLANKS OUT ALL FORWARD VISION. DRIVER CAN NOT SEE TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF HIM. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
BEARINGS WERE KNOCKING AGAINST THE WALL OF ENGINE, HAD TO REPLACE. TT
WINDSHIELD REFLECTS DASH AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. TT
PEBBLE GRAIN OF DASH REFLECTS BACK IN WINDOW RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. TT *JB
THE TRUNK LID LATCH IS VERY SHARP AND IT PERTRUDES AND HAS HURT OWNER SEVERAL TIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
VEHICLE STALLED, STARTING INSTANTLY AFTER STALL. *TW
ENGINE STALLED 3 TIMES. *SD
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY . TT
THE AIR CONDITIONER DON'T COOL CAR OFF ENOUGH WHEN GOES OVER 80 DEGREES. TT
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT. *AK
DRIVE SHAFT BROKE WHILE DRIVING, IN FOR REPAIR , HAD BEEN SPOT WELDED IN THREE PLACES. TT
DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT END COLLISION; BROADSIDED ANOTHER VEHICLE DURING THREE CAR COLLISION. TT
ABS LIGHT COMES ON, AND ABS WATER PUMP ASSEMBLY FAILED, RESULTING IN ABS MALFUNCTION. TT
THE REFLECTION OF THE DASHBOARD ON THE WINDSHIELD RESULTS IN REDUCED VISIBILITY. TT
UPON FRONTAL COLLISION, DRIVERS AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. TT
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DURING ACCIDENT. *SKD
VEHICLE WAS HIT AT 6:00 POSITION, DRIVER SIDE SEAT WENT INTO RECLINE POSITION, VEHICLE WAS AT STOP. TT
REAR SEATBELTS DO NOT PROPERLY RETAIN CARSEAT WHEN DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. AK
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