Buick Riviera Complaints (1996)

44 consumer complaints on file.

#8011983June 17, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL# 95V20400 ELECTRIC SYSTEM: ANTI-THEFT DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT DEALT WIT SAME PROBLEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566311February 6, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE IN REVERSE AND APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOORBOARD. OWNER DISCOVERED BRAKE FLUID POURING FROM BRAKE LINE. BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED, WHICH CAUSED A HOLE IN LINE. DEALER NOT NOTIFIED.*AK *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753914October 30, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WATER PUMP FAILED WITH ONLY 50100 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED TO BUICK'S RECOMMENDATIONS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750726August 18, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726449August 2, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
SINCE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE, IT HAS BEEN IN FOR BRAKES ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, BRAKES SEEM TO WEAR PREMATURELY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865255July 11, 2000
STEERING:COLUMN
STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN WOULD SHAKE BADLY. TILT BOLTS ARE IN COMING LOOSE OUT OF THE COLUMN. PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. HAVE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552641June 13, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, STEERING:COLUMN
STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED ON OCCASION AND REQUIRED REPAIR, STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE DUE TO LOOSE BOLTS AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715035November 19, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DEALER HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL, BUT ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. THE BRAKE MODULE JUST DID THE SAME THING IT DID LAST YEAR AND WE JUST HAD THE OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED. FOR THIS EXPENISVE A CAR, IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP CONSTANTLY AND IS UNRELIABLE. WE HAVE NEVER IN THE LAST NINE CARS HAD ANY OF THEM BE IN THE SHOP LIKE THIS. THIS IS REGRETFULLY OUR FIRST AND LAST BUICK AT THIS RATE. THE CAR IS LOVELY, BUT CAN'T BE TRUSTED ON OVER A TWO HOUR TRIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848589September 23, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
ERRATIC OPERATION OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING WHEN LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS USED, AND WHILE MAKING A TURN. AFTER TURN WAS COMPLETED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD RESUME WORKING AGAIN. ALSO WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD CONTINUE TO WORK WHEN SWITCH WAS IN A OFF MODE. WOULD HAVE TO TURN VEHICLE OFF AGAIN TO GET WIPERS TO STOP OPERATING. DEALER NOTIFED, AND REPAIRED WINDSHIELD WIPERS AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *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
#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
#605128November 4, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
TRACTION CONTROL FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#605518November 4, 1997
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#605513October 27, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, STEERING:COLUMN
RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT FAILED.
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
#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
#515068February 26, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN FAILED 3 TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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