1994 Buick Skylark problems
Owners have filed 95 complaints with NHTSA about the 1994 Buick Skylark. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 20% of complaints. Next are brakes (18%) and electrical system (15%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 95 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 110,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 8 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 15 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 110,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 10 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 7 injuries reported; 1 death reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 82% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1994 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 9 model years of the Buick Skylark with enough data (42 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Driver's airbag did not deploy during front end collision with utility pole. Reported by kenneth elandt elandt, coroner. Tt
Consumer had a front impact crash at 35 MPH, and drivers airbag did not deploy. Consumer suffered knee and back injuries, and vehicle was totalled. *slc
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the vehicle engine hesitated, then stalled completely. The vehicle lost power assist steering, and power assist braking. After being restarted, the vehicle stalled several more times. The vehicle was taken in for ervice. Previously, the on-board computer was replaced by a service dealer in an attempt to correct the same problem. Updated 12/01/06.
The seat belt on my 1994 buick skylark does not seem to operate properly. There is no evidence of lock-up. I am concerned as to the operation of the sensing device on this system. Can I have it checked for operation before I have an accident?
AC heating - heater core went out- AC still not working computer control- buick reprogrammed computer chip- my complaint was erratic idling. It fixed problem. Paint peeling this year struts and springs on suspension are not lasting long tires- probably my fault for not rotating transmission- I replaced it with salvaged one at 170,000- heard a lot of complaints about this 4t60e transmission. Brakes- front ones last 1,000 miles. I replace all hardware.