Buick Riviera Complaints (1995)

130 consumer complaints on file.

#823124May 6, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLS, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND OTHER VEHICLE FUNCTIONS. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT.DEALERS CANNOT DUPLICATE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821755March 2, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLING LINE IS LEAKING BUT, NO PROBLEM HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED BECAUSE OF THIS LEAKAGE AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#531377February 25, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE AND EXTENSIVE REPAIRS DONE TO STOP LEAKAGE OF RACK AND PINION AND TRANSMISSION PAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#528754January 23, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER STEERING FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818347January 21, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING THE SERPENTINE BELTS BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN VERY HOT. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT UP TO 270 DEGREES. OWNER WILL BE CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#527759January 5, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#525833December 5, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817830October 28, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FOUR-INCH SUPER CHARGER GASKET HAS NO DOW OR BOLT THAT HOLDS GASKET IN PLACE. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: DROP IN ACCELERATION/STALLING AND TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE. RESULT: BLEW THREE INCH HOLE IN COMPARTMENT AREA. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED @ 21,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#525159October 17, 1997
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER CONTAINS RUST SO THAT WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE TURNE DON, THE LIQUID RUST COVERS THE WINDSHIELD, AFFECTING VISIBILITY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#604626October 15, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI LOCK BRAKE PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE FAILED. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522464September 25, 1997
STEERING
STEERING PROBLEMS (NOISE AND VIBRATION) NOT ABLE TO BE RECTIFIED.
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
#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
#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
#510355October 21, 1996
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN TO REMOTE DEVICE OR TO KEY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#984751May 22, 1996
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING FAILURE, WHEN DRIVING STEERING BECOMES VERY HARD, AND WHEN RELEASED OVER STEERS, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#503041April 1, 1996
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVERS DOOR LOCK FAILED, TRAPPING PASSENGER IN VEHICLE, CONTRIBUTING TO FATALITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#979031February 12, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER SON WAS IN AN ACCIDENT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND BLEW OUT THE WINDOW DRIVER SIDE AIR DEPLOYED AFTER CAR STOPPED . TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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