Buick Roadmaster Complaints

330 consumer complaints on file.

#836764April 15, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE INTERMITTENTLY LOCKS UP. BRAKE PROBLEM REPAIRED BY DEALER. ALSO, THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD SHORTED OUT AND CAUSED A SMALL FIRE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835513April 13, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT INTO THE RETRACTING MECHANISM, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834192March 24, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
DUE TO DEFECTIVE WATER PUMP WHICH LEAKED AND SPRAYED UNTO THE POWER STEERING BELT, POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERATIVE AND ALMOST RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835985March 19, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
WHEN CLIMBING A HILL CAR SHUTTERS AND CHANGES GEARS. DEALER CONTACTED AND STATED CATALYTIC COVERTER WAS DEFECTIVE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. TSB #92-74L60-8. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703747February 25, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833902January 22, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, THE BOLTS CAME OFF VEHICLE. HAD REPLACED THE BATTERY. RESTARTED VEHICLE & IT STARTED TO SHAKE. CHECKED UNDER HOOD & NOTICED THAT THE BOLTS HAD SNAPPED OFF. THERE WAS NO BRACE HOLDING STARTER TO THE ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543419January 19, 1999
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
REAR QUARTER GLASS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, DUE TO LOOSENESS OR BLOWING OUT OF VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702203January 14, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE FAILURE WAS COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEED. NO WARNING BUT PROBLEM SELF CORRECTED EACH TIME AFTER STOPPING THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831497December 1, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING OVER A PUDDLE, AND DUE TO THE LOCATION OF DISTRIBUTOR CAP WHICH IS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, IT CRACKED AND VEHICLE STOPPED UNEXPECTEDLY, RESULTING AN ACCIDENT. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831048November 19, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
RECALL 94V049000. VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK, OIL WAS DOWN. DEALER REPLACED THE OIL COOLER HOSE AND RADIATOR. VEHICLE DOES NOT COMPLY TO THE RECALL, REPAIRS MADE AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700719November 18, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
TWO BOLTS ON THE LEFT EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILED (BROKE)ALLOWING EXHAUST TO LEAK INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. EXACT DATE OF AND MILAGE OF BOLTS BREAKING IS NOT KNOWN. I DID NOT NOTICE IT UNTIL THE EXHAUST STARTED LEAKING AND MAKING NOISE. THE DEALER WANTED $800.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THE BOLTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED AT GM'S COST NOT MINE. EXHAUST BOLTS SHOULD NOT BREAK, THEY WERE NOT TOUCHED OR WORKED ON BY ANYONE, THEY JUST BROKE. MUST BE DEFECTIVE OR TORKED TOO TIGHT AT FACTORY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830685November 12, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
97V217000/ABS MODULATOR. AFTER A COMPLETE STOP, WAITING FOR RED LIGHT, BRAKE PEDAL LIFTS UP AND THE CAR LUNCHES FORWARD. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, NO WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830153November 4, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN RELEASING THE CRUISE CONTROL LEVEL THE VEHICLE WILL PICK UP MORE SPEED, CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE EITHER BY TURNING THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF OR TAPPING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE KEEPS GOING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. CONSUMER IS FORCED TO OVERCOME THE SPEED, BY USING THE BRAKES. DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY WORN GEARS IN THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE, MODULE WAS REPLACED AT NO COST. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829796October 29, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS AFTER GOING THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER. IT WOULD LOSE POWER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828913October 14, 1998
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 40-45 MPH AT THE END OF A RAIN SHOWER, DRIVING STRAIGHT WAY WITH NO WARNING, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE TO THE RIGHT, THE VEHICLE WENT COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL, CROSSED THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC AND COLLIDED WITH A VAN. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NO INJURIES *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828171September 24, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE RETRACTS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827635September 8, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
THE HORN FUSE BLEW OUT, CAUSING THE HORN TO BE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE FUSE, AND PROBLEM REOCCURRED. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827491September 1, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, DRIVER HEARD A FUNNY NOISE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE WENT TO THE GROUND BECAUSE THE UPPER CONTROL ARM MOUNTING BOLTS BROKE IN TWO PIECES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARGAGE AND THE MOUNTING BOLTS WERE REPLACED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539146August 20, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE ACCELERATES WHILE SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE WHILE FOOT IS ON BRAKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826902August 18, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN SHE BEGAN BRAKING TO AVOID STOPPED TRAFFIC. BRAKES FAILED AND CONSUMER REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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