Buick Riviera Complaints

314 consumer complaints on file.

#10086893August 15, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN
STEERING WHEEL TILT IS HARD TO UNLOCK. STEERING WHEEL HAS MOVEMENT WHEN LOCKED IN PLACE. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, IT BROKE AND YOU COULD NOT KEEP WHEEL IN THE SET POSITION. THIS CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES OR TURNING CORNERS. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LOCK PIN WAS BROKEN INSIDE COLUMN. THIS WAS REPAIRED BACK IN SEP. 2003. HAS STARTED TO DO IT FOR A SECOND TIME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080843July 12, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE DRIVERS' SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LATCH AND MUST BE REPLACED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074593June 1, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
PLASTIC RADIOR TANK CRACKS. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH GM VEHICLES IN GENERAL. I HAVE TALKED WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. CRACK SEEMS TO START AT MOUNTING BOLT FOR RADIOR. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED GM VEHICLES AND CURRENTLY OWN 3 HOWEVER, AT THE COST OF $400.00+ TO REPLACE MY PLASTIC RADIOR, I MAY HAVE TO RECONSIDER MY FUTURE PURCHASES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074125May 24, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AT 25-50 MPH ENGINE AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS DOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067548April 20, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING FAILURE AT LOW RPM'S. PUMP WAS REPLACED WITHOUT RESOLVE OF ISSUE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063151April 20, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
A GASOLINE ODOR ENTERED THE PASSENGER CABIN. THE CONSUMER ASSESSED THE PROBLEM, AND FOUND THE FUEL LINE HAD A LEAK AND WAS SPRAYING GASOLINE ONTO THE ENGINE. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057439February 3, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. THIS MADE STEERING WHEEL HARD TO TURN. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054927January 26, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ELECTRICAL (?)--THE ENGINE DIES WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE ENGINE WILL NOT RESTART WHEN SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL WHILE STILL ROLLING BUT DOES RESTART WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED! THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVEN TIMES DURING THE PAST 9 MONTHS AND IS HAPPENING WITH MORE FREQUENCY--4 TIMES THIS MONTH! THE BUICK SERVICE DEPT. HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND CANNOT DETERMINE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055854January 26, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070232January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS TOLD THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED AS WELL AS THE LOWER INTAKE(PLENUM). (3.8L V6) THE WORK WAS PERFORMED BY A FIRESTONE RETAIL STORE IN MYRTLE BEACH, SC. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND WHAT WERE THE REPAIR COSTS? I SURE AM CURIOUS. AS FAR AS PAINT, I HAD THE CAR PAINTED FOR $1000.00.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068989January 15, 2004
STRUCTURE
PAINT IS PEELING IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT AREAS RANGING FROM THE FRONT HOOD TO THE BACK SIDES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054192January 15, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053895January 13, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
RACK AND PINION FAILURE AS WELL AS THE STEERING LOCKING UP WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS.*MR THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL OF OTHER GM MODELS, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053412December 31, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE CONSUMER HAD AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF WORK DONE ON THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC STILL WASN'T ABLE TO DEFINE THE PROBLEM. *LA THE CONSUMER HAD ANOTHER MECHANIC LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND HE DETERMINED THAT THE TORSION BAR WOULD NOT WORK AS IT WAS INTENDED TO BECAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE FRONT END COMPONENTS. CONSUMER FEELS THAT GM NEEDS TO CHECK THE CARS FOR INSULATION. THE VEHICLE IS NOW REPAIRED. *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052035December 29, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
INTERMITTENTLY HORN BECAME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S SAFETY. DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046766November 12, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES HAVE A TENDENCY TO MOMENTARILY DELAY IN STOPPING. NOTICED THIS PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES UPON LEAVING PARKING LOTS AT SLOW SPEEDS (5 - 10 MPH). PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN BARELY ACCELERATING & THEN APPLYING BRAKE TO STOP. CAN FEEL BRAKES LOCK UP UNDER BRAKE PEDAL. HASN'T CREATED AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT HAVE HAD DIFFICULTY IN THE WINTER TIME. NEVER HAD ANY LIGHTS OR WARNING PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS OR TRACTION CONTROL. HAVE ALSO NOTICED PROBLEM IN THE FRONT WHEELS WHILE MANUEVERING TIRES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. FEELS LIKE TIRES POPPING AGAINST THE WHEEL WELL (EXAMPLE ONLY). TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE LOOKED AT SEVERAL TIMES. THEY SAY IT'S THE TRACTION CONTROL & THAT IT'S NORMAL. BRAKES SEEM TO PULSATE. REPLACEMENT ON ROTORS & BRAKES. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046497November 6, 2003
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEFLATED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. IN ADDITION, HORN FAILED AND CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045135October 30, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BELOW IS THE SAME THING THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO ME FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. DEALER AND MECHANIC CANNOT SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING. MAKE: BUICK MODEL: RIVIERA YEAR: 1995 COMPLAINT NUMBER: 725331 SUMMARY: WHILE DRIVING 25-50 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING POWER STEERING LOSS, AND THE INTERIOR LOCKS OPEN AND CLOSE RAPPIDLY. ONLY AFTER COASTING OFF THE HIGHWAY COMING TO A STOP, PUTTING THE CAR IN "PARK" TURNING OFF THE IGNITION, AND WAITING A COUPLE OF MINUTES WILL THE CAR RESTART. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE! NEED A RESOLUTION, BECAUSE THE FAMILY REFUSES TO ENTER THE CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044279October 20, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, GAS PEDAL DESCENDED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE TO 120 MPH. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY WHICH BURNED THE BRAKE PADS. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DRIVE AT 120 MPH FOR HALF A MILE BEFORE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042940October 15, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
1997 BUICK RIVIERA WITH 3800 ENGINE HAS A PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT DEGRADES AND LEAKS COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE AND CAUSES HYDROLOCK, THEREBY RENDERING THE VEHICLE USELESS. THIS CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE AT ANYTIME AND LEAVE YOU STRANDED AND IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE TYPE. GM ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM IN JULY OF 2001 (TSB 01-06-01-007A) AND THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE PEOPLE THAT I HAVE TALKED TO HAVE INDICATED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN AND ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF ENGINE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE FOLKS AT GM AND I AM HAVING NO SATISFACTION WITH THEM WHATSOEVER. THEY CLAIM THAT THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO SERVICE RECORD ON FILE WITH A DEALER PLAY A BIG PART IN HOW THEY LOOK AT EACH INDIVIDUAL CASE. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A LARGER PROBLEM THAN GM WOULD WANT TO ADMIT TO, SEE WEBSITE WWW.GM-V6LEMONS.COM. I FEEL THAT A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM AND IF ENOUGH PEOPLE TAKE THEIR COMPLAINTS TO TH NHTSA THEN MAYBE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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