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Buick Electra

Safety Grade: B
52
Total Complaints
2
Crashes
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Top Issues

TIRES
3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI
3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGI
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGI
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUN
2
SEATS
2
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
2

Recent Complaints

1991 BUICK ELECTRA — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1987 (NA) BUICK ELECTRA PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND FUEL WAS LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE STARTER WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. TH...
1991 BUICK ELECTRA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1987 (NA) BUICK ELECTRA PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND FUEL WAS LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE STARTER WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. TH...
1990 BUICK ELECTRA — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. MOVING.
1990 BUICK ELECTRA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. MOVING.
1990 BUICK ELECTRA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. MOVING.
1966 BUICK ELECTRA — TIRES
VEHICLE 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE. KEEPS TURNING ON THE LIGHT ENGINE AND AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT IS BECAUSE I DON'T CLOSE THE GAS KNOB CORRECTLY. WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON WHILE IM DRIVING IT GIVES ME A MESSAGE OF POWER ENGINE REDUCE AND IT REDUCE MY SPEED AND I CAN'T CONTINUE DRIV...
1988 BUICK ELECTRA — TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1988 BUICK ELECTRA PARK AVENUE. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE FR480 TIRES, SIZE P205/75/R14. WITHIN A 2-3 WEEK TIME PERIOD, THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES FORMED BUBBLES AND THEN BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE BUBBLES ON ONE OF THE TIRES PRIOR TO THE BLOWOUT. BOTH REAR TIRES AND TH...
1987 BUICK ELECTRA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. HOWEVER, THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND RE...
1989 BUICK ELECTRA — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER BOUGHT A VEHICLE THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE IN PERFECT CONDITION. WHILE DRIVING HOME VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT INFORMED THE CONSUMER TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE REPAIRS.*AK
1989 BUICK ELECTRA — SEATS
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BRACKET WHICH IS NOW BROKEN. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN C ONTACTED YET. MR

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