We found the following complaints for BUICK SKYLARK (1995)
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The horn and air bag devices are built as one unit on this vehicle, the horn has gone out and consumer has to replace both units to restore the horn unit. The dealer has been contacted. Consumer was told that this would cost $950.00 to replace.
Airbag is worn out.horn quit working. There is still no recall on this. More faulty design.there is no excuse to have a design where the horn won't work.
Airbag develops a problem where the horn is very sensitive and sometimes deploys on its own. Other times it won't work at all. A horn going off at inappropriate times could confuse other drivers and cause an accident.the particular part has been discontinued by gm but there is no excuse for them not addressing this issue.
My horn stopped working. The problem was traced to the horn switch. My mechanic could not replace the horn switch because it is part of the driver's side air bag assembly, which had been discontinued. I had to have a bypass switch installed on the dashboard, which is inconvenient and awkward to use. In my opinion, the horn is a more important safety feature than the air bag. I am 71 years old and have never seen an air bag deploy, but my horn has prevented accidents many times.
The air bag light comes on sporadically, the horn blows at various times while parked and while driving, the driver's door lock sometimes fails to open with the key and often fails to operate with the other doors.nothing serious has happened yet, however, the car has frightened other drivers when the horn blew steadlily for no reason.at times it is very distracting to have the air bag light stay on, but go off the next time or second time the car is started.
The vehicle was involved in an accident.upon impact,air bags deployed and burned the driver's arm.the child infront passenger's seat and the child inrear were also injured.
While driving 35 mph vehicle was in a frontal collision.air bags deployed and burned driver's arm.the seat belt would not release from the buckle.the occupant had the squeeze under the seat belt to get out. *scc*nlm
When vehicle was involved in a head-on crash with a telephone pole, there was no deployment of the driver's side air bag.the car was considered a total loss by all stateinsurance, consumer contacted the g.m. Motor comp. Thecomplaint handed by the consumer product safety dep. The can no loger disuss the matter. .et.
Air bag malfunctioned causing the horn tosound inadvertantly.
While driving behind another vehicle, the other vehicle put on brakes andstruck the other vehicle and the air bag did not deploy.
Consumer called complaining about having problems with the air bags deployment. Also stated that the vehicle was total lost on a collision driving at 55 mph where the air bags did not deploy. Dealer or manufacture were not contacted at the time of this call. Ts
Air bag on off key/switch approved, however consumer is not able to have work completed due to inavailability of part. Mjs
My spouse and i brought an evenflo car seat a year ago (april 99). This car seat was in well condition until last week when my husband was trying to strap our son into his car seat when the right rear handle of the car seat broke completely. The handle can not be repair and needs to be replaced by the manufacturer soon as possible. The car seat we brought cost us $60.00 and we don't have the money to buy another new car seat. We have the broken pieces if you need them to be sent. In addition, our car seat number was manuf. In 12feb99 and the model # is 4211k1 p1. We have tried to contact the evenflo's # but we received no assistance. Thank you.
My horn stopped working. The problem was traced to the horn switch. My mechanic could not replace the horn switch because it is part of the driver's side air bag assembly, which had been discontinued. I had to have a bypass switch installed on the dashboard, which is inconvenient and awkward to use. In my opinion, the horn is a more important safety feature than the air bag. I am 71 years old and have never seen an air bag deploy, but my horn has prevented accidents many times.
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.
While driving45 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 atotal loss.
While the engine is idling the battery meter moves down and the lights dim, a new battery was installed but the problem reoccured, a new alternator was installed due to a stalling condition.nlm
Would be trying to use signal lever or the horn and neither would work properly. Horn went out first, then signal lights.its an ongoing problem caused by an electrical short. Have not taken to dealership.consumer adds when flashers are turned on, the signals start to work.
Consumer smelledfumesin passenger's compartment. Consumer contacted dealer, and noticed a fuelinjection leak. Also,battery was getting very hot, andburning smellappearedin passenger's compartment; and sparks were coming fromleft side ofignition switch. Please provide any further details.
Driver and passenger seat belt mechanisms do not lock when driver has to make a sudden stop.dealer stated seat belts work, just not to consumers weight.. Consumer was involved in an accident on the second occasion, and the seat belt failed to restrain her from hitting the windshield, consumer suffered minor injuries, consumer requested the battery to be replaced, due to it being weak.
Intermittentlyhorn assembly becameinoperable.dealer informedowner that the horn assembly needs to be replaced. To repair this defect, the entire unit would have to be replaced.manufacturer has been notified.this problem is caused by flaw in design replacing the air bag system does not solve the problem because the horn contacts are an integral part of it.the driver thinks a simple procedure to clean or replace the contact activating the horn.
Horn failed to operate on a random basis for past month. Dealership has not examined vehicle to determinecause offailure.please provide any additional information/attachments.
Recall 00v287000.tookvehicle todealer ralph buick, 2501 south federal highway, del ray beach, fl 33483, 561-278-3292; and dealer said no parts would be available until february 2001.however, engine check light stayed on, indicating a problem withengine system.vehicle kept stalling which may cause a crash. Occupant was unable to jump start vehicle because of defect whichcould have caused vehicle to explode.buick will not provide a rental car.consumer states recall would not be performed due to mileage on vehicle.signal lights and horn are inoperable.
Had to have horn fixed to pass state inspection. Car manufacturer has been allowed to make horn pad and air bag on epiece assemblies.
Horn blows on its own. Manufacturer indicated it would splitcost of repairs.1st time no problem with sound.2nd time a problem withmodular.
Intermittently horn will blow by itself, it will continue to blow until fuse is removed. It has been determined that the problem was with the horn airbag combination. *jg
Horn sounds without being activated,occurs while driving and when stopped with ignition off.dealer has advised thathorn assembly is part of the driver air bag assy.i also notice what i believe to be an electrical short in the interior of the vehicle (smells like hot electrical wiring).
The horn and air bag devices are built as one unit on this vehicle, the horn has gone out and consumer has to replace both units to restore the horn unit. The dealer has been contacted. Consumer was told that this would cost $950.00 to replace.
The air bag light comes on sporadically, the horn blows at various times while parked and while driving, the driver's door lock sometimes fails to open with the key and often fails to operate with the other doors.nothing serious has happened yet, however, the car has frightened other drivers when the horn blew steadlily for no reason.at times it is very distracting to have the air bag light stay on, but go off the next time or second time the car is started.
Dt*:the contact stated the horn failed, the fuse was inspected and had melted.the dealership determined the horn switch stuck causing the horn to short out and the wiring harness to melt.the horn, horn relay, and wiring harness were replaced.
During vehicle operation the vehicle stalls without warning. This has been a continuous problem and the dealer is unable to find the problem or solution.
While driving, vehicle looses power, as if not receiving gas, hesitates/stalls, vehicle does not completely shut down, however could cause accident.
Ignition was turned to off position, but car was still running.
Vehicle hesitates after cold start. Owner has taken vehicle to (2) area dealers w/no change in condition. Please describe details.
When driving the vehicle, the vehicle stalls/hesitation/stumbles.
While accelerating at any speed, the vehicle experiences hesitation, the main computer was replaced and the speedo sending unit was replaced, however the problem still exists.
Consumer smelledfumesin passenger's compartment. Consumer contacted dealer, and noticed a fuelinjection leak. Also,battery was getting very hot, andburning smellappearedin passenger's compartment; and sparks were coming fromleft side ofignition switch. Please provide any further details.
Three months after recall 00v287000 repairshad been performed ignition switch failed to turnengine over. Dealership has not examinedvehicle to determine cause.please provide any additional information/attachments.
Consumer received recall letter 00v287000 concerningengine starter .contacteddealer,no partswould be available until march2001.please give any further details.
The consumer took the vehicle to have recall 00v-287 performed, the recall work did not solve the vehicles problem and the dealer charged the consumer to diagnose the problem without the consumers consent, the consumer feels the dealer was trying to make money from the recall campaign.nlm
Recall 00v287000.tookvehicle todealer ralph buick, 2501 south federal highway, del ray beach, fl 33483, 561-278-3292; and dealer said no parts would be available until february 2001.however, engine check light stayed on, indicating a problem withengine system.vehicle kept stalling which may cause a crash. Occupant was unable to jump start vehicle because of defect whichcould have caused vehicle to explode.buick will not provide a rental car.consumer states recall would not be performed due to mileage on vehicle.signal lights and horn are inoperable.
Dt*:the contact stated the horn failed, the fuse was inspected and had melted.the dealership determined the horn switch stuck causing the horn to short out and the wiring harness to melt.the horn, horn relay, and wiring harness were replaced.
Vehiclecaughtonfire that originated ondriver's side ofvehicle incab.please provide additional information regarding this issue, and a copy of the report made by the fire department.
Horn blows and will not stop blowing. Consumer had to disconnect fuse.
The horn blows continuously while the ignition is off because defective horn pad is shorting.yh
Horn was continually blowing. Consumer had to disconnect fuse.horn had worked intermittently since 6000 miles and failed at 115000 miles.
Horn sounds without being activated,occurs while driving and when stopped with ignition off.dealer has advised thathorn assembly is part of the driver air bag assy.i also notice what i believe to be an electrical short in the interior of the vehicle (smells like hot electrical wiring).
While parked vehicle caught on fire.it was determined that it was the engine that caught on fire.vehicle was totalled.
Vehicle loses power and is unresponsive to the accelerator pedal. Happens while idling in traffic and at highway speeds. *mjs
Vehicle loses power and is unresponsive to accelerator pedal. Happens at idle and highway speeds. Dealer replaced throttle position sensor and main computermodules in dec. 1998 to correct same problem. *mjs
This vehicle burns 1.5qts a week. I cannot afford to get it fixed therefore i can`t say specificaly what the problem is,but i have found others with this make and model with the exact same problem.
The vehicle has developed a tap in the motor, the consumer states that there is no engine light illuminated to state that the vehicle is having any problems.
While accelerating at any speed, the vehicle experiences hesitation, the main computer was replaced and the speedo sending unit was replaced, however the problem still exists.
No summary listed for above vehicle.
Vehicle loses power while driving and accelerator pedal is unresponsive. This has been occuring randomly since the first occurrence last december. Vehical has been into dealer service twice already for a total of eight days. Dealer is unable to find cause. Problem happens at highway speed and while idling in traffic. Nearly rear-ended by a tractor trailer unit on the 9 april occurrence.
Recall 00v287000.tookvehicle todealer ralph buick, 2501 south federal highway, del ray beach, fl 33483, 561-278-3292; and dealer said no parts would be available until february 2001.however, engine check light stayed on, indicating a problem withengine system.vehicle kept stalling which may cause a crash. Occupant was unable to jump start vehicle because of defect whichcould have caused vehicle to explode.buick will not provide a rental car.consumer states recall would not be performed due to mileage on vehicle.signal lights and horn are inoperable.
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.
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.
When switching to high beamheadlights go out completely and will not come back on for some time. Fortunately i was not on a curvy road and there was no oncoming traffic. Same problem reported in a car column on a 94 gra nd am. May be problem on other related models.
The head lights go out, turning the highbeams on and off fixes the problem.nlm.nlm
While driving the headlights turn off for about 15 seconds which may cause visibility problems and result in a crash.please provide further information.
Consumer had to hold the high beam light button in order for the high beam to work. The consumer was concerned about the fact that the lights, wipers, signals, and the horn are all located on the steering wheel which may go out as well. *sc
Without any warning the consumer complains that the headlights will just shut downand to turn the li ghts on again you have to manually hold the switch down.new switch installed , but no remedyfor the problem.
Recall 00v287000.tookvehicle todealer ralph buick, 2501 south federal highway, del ray beach, fl 33483, 561-278-3292; and dealer said no parts would be available until february 2001.however, engine check light stayed on, indicating a problem withengine system.vehicle kept stalling which may cause a crash. Occupant was unable to jump start vehicle because of defect whichcould have caused vehicle to explode.buick will not provide a rental car.consumer states recall would not be performed due to mileage on vehicle.signal lights and horn are inoperable.
Would be trying to use signal lever or the horn and neither would work properly. Horn went out first, then signal lights.its an ongoing problem caused by an electrical short. Have not taken to dealership.consumer adds when flashers are turned on, the signals start to work.
Switch that controlsheadlights andturn signals has overheated and burned out five times due to an electrical short circuit. Please give any further information.
Consumer smelledfumesin passenger's compartment. Consumer contacted dealer, and noticed a fuelinjection leak. Also,battery was getting very hot, andburning smellappearedin passenger's compartment; and sparks were coming fromleft side ofignition switch. Please provide any further details.
Fuel gauge failed.
The air bag light comes on sporadically, the horn blows at various times while parked and while driving, the driver's door lock sometimes fails to open with the key and often fails to operate with the other doors.nothing serious has happened yet, however, the car has frightened other drivers when the horn blew steadlily for no reason.at times it is very distracting to have the air bag light stay on, but go off the next time or second time the car is started.
The speedometer moves erratically and the vehicle changes gears akwardly.nlm
The speedometer moves erratically and the vehicle changes gears akwardly.nlm
Transmission jumping out of gear on several occasions.
Had shifted into park when vehicle jumped out of gear & went into reverse. Had foot on brakes at the time & had not shut vehicle off. Will be taking to repair shop to check.
When putting vehiclein drive it did not move.owner took vehicle to private mechanic and was informed that the bearings were bad.owner has contacted the dealer.
The speedometer moves erratically and the vehicle changes gears akwardly.nlm
The speedometer moves erratically and the vehicle changes gears akwardly.nlm
While driving 35 mph vehicle was in a frontal collision.air bags deployed and burned driver's arm.the seat belt would not release from the buckle.the occupant had the squeeze under the seat belt to get out. *scc*nlm
Shoulder belt goes directly across the driver's neck.
Driver and passenger seat belt mechanisms do not lock when driver has to make a sudden stop.dealer stated seat belts work, just not to consumers weight.. Consumer was involved in an accident on the second occasion, and the seat belt failed to restrain her from hitting the windshield, consumer suffered minor injuries, consumer requested the battery to be replaced, due to it being weak.
Passenger's seat (manual) is not secure.
Power seat is having reclining failure.
While applying the brakes vehicle would throw consumer forward. Dealer notified.
Owner wishes to be compensated for brakes that wore out quickly.
Anti-lock brakes failed several times.
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. After applying brakes, there was clunk noise coming from engine compartment and the brake pedal goes down to the floor due to a shortingin right front abs sensor wiring harness.
No summary listed for above vehicle.
Anti lock brakes fail continuously causing loss of control almost resulting in a collision.
Intermittantly, the brake pedal goes to floor while braking, extending stoppping distance.goodyear and monroe mufflers/ brakes unable to diagnose, gm dealership unable to find a problem.i am returning car to dealership to have abs and master cylinder replaced (cost of about $1500.00) because i don't know what else to do.hopefully, this will fix the problem, it just is not safe to drive this way.
Brakes fail to stop appropriately.
Coming into a parking lot or in a neighborhoodbrakes had a tendency to fail. Brake pedal went straight to the floor.
Front brakes wear excessively .when the brakes are applied the pedal goes to the floor, resulting in extended stopping distance.thedealer has replaced the rotors and the pads six times.
Went to brake, pushed pedal to floor, nothing happened, policeman also concurred no brakes, been at dealership for 4 wks claim brakes are fine didn't replace anything.
Noisy antilock brakes.
While vehicle was in reverse, vehicle unexpectedly accelerated. When brakes were applied, pedal went to the floor, causing loss of vehicle control which resulted in a collision.consumer has been told that there is nothing worng with the brakes, however this incident has happened twice.
The front brakes have been replaced 3 times in the last 2 years, the rotors have also been replaced.nlm
The front brakes have been replaced 3 times in the last 2 years, the rotors have also been replaced.nlm
Brakes replaced twice.
Front brakes wear excessively .when the brakes are applied the pedal goes to the floor, resulting in extended stopping distance.thedealer has replaced the rotors and the pads six times.
Brake calipers lock up causing damage to the pads and rotors.
The front brake pads need to be replaced purchase car new .tt
The front brakes have been replaced 3 times in the last 2 years, the rotors have also been replaced.nlm
The front brakes have been replaced 3 times in the last 2 years, the rotors have also been replaced.nlm
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.
Vehicle too heavy for car doors to handle, resulting in driver's side door handle popping out.
There was a split in sidewall of rear passenger's side tire which caused vehicle to vibrate while driving. Model sport master, glt, size p19570r14, dot # u9j9, not original tires.the tire rapidly lost air causing the vehicle to swerve, cooper tires.*jg
The front tires wear prematurely, the consumer has install three sets in 2 years (no tire info was given).nlm
Recall 00v287000.tookvehicle todealer ralph buick, 2501 south federal highway, del ray beach, fl 33483, 561-278-3292; and dealer said no parts would be available until february 2001.however, engine check light stayed on, indicating a problem withengine system.vehicle kept stalling which may cause a crash. Occupant was unable to jump start vehicle because of defect whichcould have caused vehicle to explode.buick will not provide a rental car.consumer states recall would not be performed due to mileage on vehicle.signal lights and horn are inoperable.
No summary listed for above vehicle.
Vehicle loses power and is unresponsive to accelerator pedal. Happens at idle and highway speeds. Dealer replaced throttle position sensor and main computermodules in dec. 1998 to correct same problem. *mjs
Vehicle accelerated on its own, fuel throttle stuck while driving.tt
While vehicle was in reverse, vehicle unexpectedly accelerated. When brakes were applied, pedal went to the floor, causing loss of vehicle control which resulted in a collision.consumer has been told that there is nothing worng with the brakes, however this incident has happened twice.
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.
Accelerator spring located within pedal is not strong enough to return acceleration.pedal, therefore ,causes vehicle to run forward , sudden acceleration.
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