1996 Buick Skylark complaints

4 WHEEL RIMS BENT - NO ACCIDENT. DEALER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE.

NO SUMMARY.

WHILE DRIVING BRAKING SYSTEM MAKES A GRINDING NOISE EVERY TIME CONSUMER USES THE BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR 01/17/97, I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS: EMERGENCHY/PARKING BRAKE POPS OUT WHEN PARKING THE CAR AND PUTTING PARKING BRAKE ON, BRAKES FAIL TO PERFORM PROPERLY AND BRAKE PADS WEAR DOWN EXCESSIVLY, DASH BOARD (CHECK ENGINE, ABS, ETS, SEAT BELT LIGHT BLINKS WHEN WEARING AND DOESNT BLINK WHEN NOT WEARING OCCASSIONALLY, THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON BUT I DO NOT HAVE A THEFT SYSTEM)AND DOME LIGHTS COME ON SPARATICALLY, SOMETIMES THE DOME LIGHT COMES ON WHEN CAR OF OFF AND NO ONE NEAR CAR, RECALL WAS PERFORMED SINCE THAN IT ONLY HAPPENS ABOUT HALF AS MUCH. 5 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING CAR THE KEY WAS STUCK IN IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN OR COME OUT, CALLED BUICK THEY TOLD ME TO JIGGLE THE STEERING AND MANUALLY PUSH THE CAR BACK AND FORTH THAN TRY IT, RECENTLY WHEN IT HAPPENED WE TRIED FOR 3 HOURS AND THEY SUGGESTED, AS I QUOTE GM ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE FOR US "TO POUND ON THE KEY ABOUT 20 TIMES LIKE YOU WERE POUNDING A NAIL WITH A HAMMER" WE WERE STUCK 50 MILES FROM HOME AND HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER. ON THE ELECTRICAL SOMETIMES THE CLOCK AND RADIO STATIONS WILL RESET WITHOUT BATTERY TOUCHED OR ANYTHING ELSE TOUCHED, WINDOW MOTORS GO BAD, WHILE UNDER WARRANTY DEALER REPLACED INSIDE DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR BEZEL (ONLY THE INSIDE PLASTIC TRIANGLE PART) CAUSE IT WAS COMING OFF, THE WORK ORDER SHOWS NEW PART PUT IN BUT THEY JUST STUCK A BUNCH OF EPOXY IN IT AND STUCK THE OLD ONE BACK ON. WHEN COMPLAINING CONSTANTLY TO THE SERVICE MGR ITS USUALLY "YOU HAVE A BAD BATTER

WE REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING HUB ASSEMBLY IN 12/98. OUR VEHICLE IS NOW MAKING SAME NOISE AND WE WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE SAME PART AGAIN IN LESS THAN 8 MONTHS. WE KNOW OF ANOTHER 1996 SKYLARK OWNER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, THAT OWNER HAS SINCE TRADED HIS VEHICLE. I CONTACTED THE BUICK COMPLAINT LINE ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER, BUT WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO COURTESY REIMBURSEMENTS SINCE THE PART WAS GUARANTEED FOR 12 MONTHS OR 12,000 MILES. I DO NOT FEEL THIS PART SHOULD HAVE FAILED AT 59000 OR 69000 MILES. I ALSO FEEL BUICK SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE RESPONSIVE TO THIS MATTER. I FEEL THIS COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD AND POSSIBLY A FACTORY DEFECT. ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER WOULD GREATLY BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.

I WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR COLLISION WITH A 96 BUICK SKYLARK WHICH WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, YIELDING TRAFFIC AT A TRAFFIC CIRCLE. THE CAR THAT STRUCK ME WAS AT A RELATIVELY HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE IMPACT CAUSED BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SEATS TO COLLAPSE. BOTH SEATS DID NOT RETAIN AN UPRIGHT POSITION AND WERE PARTIALLY RECLINED FROM THE ACCIDENT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD BE A DEFECT OF THE SEATS AS THE SEATS SHOULD NOT HAVE RECLINED AND MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE MUSCULAR INJURIES SUFFERED BY MYSELF AND THE PASSENGER. *AK

HAVE HAD KNOCKING NOISE IN RIGHT REAR BRAKES. DEALER STATED THAT BRAKE SPRINGS WEREN'T FUNCTIONING RIGHT AND HAVE CONTINUALLY RESURFACED MY DRUMS. REPLACED DRUMS ON9/23/97 PER SERVICE BULLITIN #235015. NOW BRAKE DRUMS ARE AT MAX SPECS BECAUSE THEY CAN'T RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, BUT ONLY TEMP FIX IF BY RESURFACING DRUMS, NOW THEY WON'T FIX BECAUSE THEY STATE THAT ITS THEY WAY I DRIVE THE CAR, WHEN ALL ALONG THRY SAID IT WAS THE SPRINGS STICKING AND HEATING UP THE BRAKES. MY DRUMS NEED REPLACING AND THEY WON'T FIX IT ANY LONGER

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

FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER'S POWER DOOR LOCK AND WINDOW LOCK DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. *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

OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED TWICE DUE TO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. (QCAW)

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL TO ENGAGE.

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

NOISE IN WHEEL.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

ENGINE FAILED.

NOISE HEARD WHILE BRAKING DUE TO FAILED BRAKE PADS.

HEAD LIGHTS FAILED.

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

SEAT BELT FAILED.

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

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLS, IN FOR REPAIRS, CHANGED ALL PARTS, VEHICLE STILL CONTINUES TO STALL DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK

INSUFFICIENT INSULATION UNDER STEERING COLUMN CAUSED DRAFT TO COME IN UNDER LEFT LOWER DASH PANES.

SEAT BELT FAILED TWICE.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT SURGING; ALSO, REAR WINDSHIELD GASKET/HORN/MIRROR CONTROL/TRANSMISSION/EMERGENCY BRAKE RELEASE FAILED. *AK

MOUSE NEST IN BLOWER CAUSED FIRE IN VENT SYSTEM.

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT/ERRATIC HEADLAMP FAILURE, WENT OUT FOR FEW SECONDS OR INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME, NO PRIOR WARNING. *AK *JB

THE LEFT WHEEL CAME OFF AND THE STUD THAT HOLDS THE WHEEL DEBOLTED FROM THE WHEEL. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD SPLIT IN HALF.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

SEAT BELT STICKS INTO DRIVER'S SIDE, CAUSING DISCOMFORT. *SD