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Buick Skyhawk

Safety Grade: B+
16
Total Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Top Issues

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
TIRES
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES
1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBA
1
POWER TRAIN
1
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PE
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI
1
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIS
1
STRUCTURE
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1

Recent Complaints

1993 BUICK SKYHAWK — POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 BUICK SKYHAWK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHENEVER IT CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY RESTART ONCE THE ENGINE WAS COOLED DOWN. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY A DEALER TO UN PLUG A FOUR PRONGED CONNECTER THAT LEADS TO THE TRANSMISSION TO PREVENT THE...
1989 BUICK SKYHAWK — STRUCTURE
WHEN IT RAINS VEHICLE WOULD LEAK, CAUSING SEVERE WATER DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WILL BE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ANALYSIS. *AK
1992 BUICK SKYHAWK — VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THE CONSUMER IS CONCERN WHEN THERE IS INCLEMENT WEATHER. WATER COMES IN THOUGH THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING WATER INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
1991 BUICK SKYHAWK — VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THERE WAS A RECALL ON POWER OPERATED WINDOWS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL REPAIRS, AND THREE YEARS LATER PROBLEM REOCCURRED.*AK
1992 BUICK SKYHAWK — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON A SIDE STREET AND SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. SHE SAW SMOKE INSIDE OF CAR, AND PULLED OVER. FIRE STARTED IN TURN SIGNAL INSIDE OF TRUNK AREA. DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK
1993 BUICK SKYHAWK — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING UNDER FIVE MILES . WHILE COMING INTO PARKING LOT SHE WAS BRAKING TO PARK AND VEHICLE SHOT OFF LIKE A BULLET. *AK
1987 BUICK SKYHAWK — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE TRAVELING ABS INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD FLASH WHEN MAKING A TURN, VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
1987 BUICK SKYHAWK — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRAVELING ABS INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD FLASH WHEN MAKING A TURN, VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
1975 BUICK SKYHAWK — TIRES
IN 1975, MY FATHER BOUGHT THE SKYHAWK AS A SPECIAL ORDER. WE HAD THE VEHICLE ABOUT 6 MONTHS WHEN, WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 495 IN MARYLAND, THE FRONT LEFT TIRE STARTED PEELING THE STEEL OF THE STEEL BELTED TIRE. WE WERE FORTUNATE AT THAT TIME TO HEAR THE NOISE OF THE STEEL AGAINST THE WHEEL W...
1989 BUICK SKYHAWK — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
WHEN HIITING A BUMP THE HATCHBACK COMES OPEN. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

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