1995 Buick Skylark problems
Owners have filed 119 complaints with NHTSA about the 1995 Buick Skylark. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 29% of complaints. Next are brakes (18%) and air bags (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 119 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 29% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 90,000 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 | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 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 90,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 8 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1995 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 9 model years of the Buick Skylark with enough data (48 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
The vehicle was involved in an accident. Upon impact, air bags deployed and burned the driver's arm. The child in front passenger's seat and the child in rear were also injured.
When vehicle was involved in a head-on crash with a telephone pole, there was no deployment of the driver's side air bag. The car was considered a total loss by all state insurance, consumer contacted the g.m. Motor comp. The complaint handed by the consumer product safety dep. The can no loger disuss the matter..et.
While driving 35 MPH vehicle was in a frontal collision. Air bags deployed and burned driver's arm. The seat belt would not release from the buckle. The occupant had the squeeze under the seat belt to get out. *scc *nlm
Consumer had to hold the high beam light button in order for the high beam to work. The consumer was concerned about the fact that the lights, wipers, signals, and the horn are all located on the steering wheel which may go out as well.
The GM n-body cars from 1992-1995 have a problem with water leaking into the passenger compartment. I had this fixed for $350 at a GM dealer a few years back but the problem is recurring. Water comes in through the firewall and soaks the carpet. It happens when the car is washed or when it rains. My car is a 1995 skylark, but this has also happened to other GM cars from these years too. There is no excuse for this design flaw.