Buick Riviera Complaints

314 consumer complaints on file.

#522464September 25, 1997
STEERING
STEERING PROBLEMS (NOISE AND VIBRATION) NOT ABLE TO BE RECTIFIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522071September 14, 1997
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
RIGHT ENGINE CRADLE RUSTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#604854September 11, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
COOLANT SENSOR FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#604839September 11, 1997
POWER TRAIN
SPEEDOMETER FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#814128July 14, 1997
POWER TRAIN
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY ON HIS VEHICLE COMES AND GOES . WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER GOES THERE IS NO WAY OF TELLING THE SPEED OF VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813582June 27, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE DID NOT DEACCELERATE AFTER RELEASING ACCELERATOR PEDAL, INSTEAD, ACCELERATED HIGH SPEED, DRIVER KEPT BRAKES APPLIED TO AVOID HIGH SPEED, NO WARNING, TWO OCCURRANCES WITHIN 10 DAYS, CAUSE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810688April 30, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED WHILE BRAKING, RESULTING IN A CRASH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#602935April 14, 1997
TIRES
GOODYEAR TIRE BLEW OUT(P22560R16).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#602949April 10, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
STARTER FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810671April 3, 1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810427March 26, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
OWNER STATES THAT VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. OWNER QUESTIONS THE SAFETY OF THE AIRBAGS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810208March 20, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES WHERE APPLIED VEHICLE HAD EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, PEDAL WAS VERY SOFT, TRACTION YELLOW CONTINUED TO COME ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809896March 12, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#515341March 3, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, AIR BAGS
THE SEAT BELT SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED TO RESTRAIN OCCUPANT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#515068February 26, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN FAILED 3 TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546813February 22, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
ONBOARD COMPUTER FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#808383January 30, 1997
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
HOOD ASSEMBLY LATCH FAILURE, WHEN DRIVING HOOD FLEW UP, CAUSING HOOD TO HIT THE TOP VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#513411January 6, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE ON A HILL DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO MOVE FOOT FROM BRAKE PEDAL TO ACCELERATOR, VEHICLE ROLLED BACK, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806925December 31, 1996
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
WHILE DRIVING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR, CAUSED THE STEERING COLUMN TO SMOKE. REPLACED TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806764December 27, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE IS DRAINING THE BATTERY AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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