Buick Riviera Complaints

314 consumer complaints on file.

#831705December 3, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
ELECTRICAL LIGHTS WOULD COME ON FOR NO GIVEN REASON, THE VEHICLE WOULD CUT OFF, NOT ENOUGH POWER TO GO. DEALER CONTACTED AND PUT A NEW COMPUTER IN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542994December 2, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
BRAKE CALIPERS STUCK CAUSING BRAKES TO OVERHEAT AND DAMAGE ROTORS AND PADS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542363October 30, 1998
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
EVAPORATOR CORE FAILED CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542012October 13, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE WAS A LEMON LAW BUY BACK, WHEN PURCHASED IT CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE FRONT END VIBRATION WHICH WAS ONE OF THE REASONS CONSIDERED TO BE A LEMON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780715October 5, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK FAILED TO UNLOCK, FROM EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828394September 30, 1998
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER CAN'T DETERMINE HOW FAST VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AND HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. CONTACTED THE DEALER, BUT REFUSED TO FIX THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY SAID THE VEHICLE ISN'T UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539970September 11, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
HARMONIC STABILIZER FAILED CAUSING SUDDEN VIOLENT VIBRATION AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827783September 10, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE CAR DID NOT STOP AT ALL. BUICK STATES THE BOOSTER HAD BEEN MODIFIED TO IMPROVE BRAKES. HOWEVER, DEALER STATES THE BOOSTER IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539529September 1, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELTS RETRACTORS FAILED FOR THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR SEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827155August 24, 1998
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
WHILE CHECKING VEHICLE, CONSUMER NOTICED REAR SEAT BELTS WERE BROKEN IN HALF. THE CONSUMER DID NOT CONTACT THE DEALER FOR PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826915August 18, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
THE COMPUTER SCREEN ON INSTRUMENT PANEL KEPT BLINKING OFF & ON. TOOK TO MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED THAT AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WAS THE CAUSE. VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER AS OF YET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780203August 6, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR; THE RETRACTOR SPRING ON THE BELTS, WHICH IS HELD TOGETHER BY A PASTIC PLUG OVER THE SPRING, BECOMES SOFT AND THE PLUG POPS OUT, CAUSING THE SPRING TO FAIL BY JUMPING OUT OF ITS HOUSING DUE TO HEAT ENCOUNTERED ON REAR PACKAGE SHELF IN THE SUMMER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538526July 29, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD MOLDING MELTS. (QCAW)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825988July 29, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER HAS A COMPLAINT CONCERNING DEALER/MANUFACTURER'S. REFUSAL TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S AIR BAG. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825452July 15, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL DECELERATE AND WILL NOT INCREASE SPEED WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537865July 14, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, STRUCTURE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES CAUSING MANY COMPONENTS TO FAIL, DEFROSTER, SIGNALS, ETC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538777July 10, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF BY ITSELF. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICES SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM BY BUICK DEALERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536101May 28, 1998
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, VISIBILITY, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
HEATER FAN INOPERABLE DUE TO SHORTED WIRE IN THE RELAY CENTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535796May 20, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#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

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