1995 BUICK ROADMASTER Problems & Recalls

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK ON HIGH AND THEY CUT OFF ON ME ONE DAY IN THE RAIN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER A HEAVY DOWNPOUR JUST STARTED OUT OF NOWHERE WHICH WAS VERY SCARY AND THEN AGAIN AROUND TOWN ON OTHER RAINY DAYS. ALSO WHEN I DRIVE AND FIRST GO TO ACCELERATE, SOMETIMES IT FEELS AS IF T...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK ON HIGH AND THEY CUT OFF ON ME ONE DAY IN THE RAIN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER A HEAVY DOWNPOUR JUST STARTED OUT OF NOWHERE WHICH WAS VERY SCARY AND THEN AGAIN AROUND TOWN ON OTHER RAINY DAYS. ALSO WHEN I DRIVE AND FIRST GO TO ACCELERATE, SOMETIMES IT FEELS AS IF T...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 BUICK ROADMASTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WOULD SOUND INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS SPORADIC BUT PROGRESSED INTO A CONTINUAL FAILURE. THE MALFUNCTION RECURRED WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION OR STATIONARY THE FUSE FOR THE HORN WAS DISENGAGED. THE VEHICLE HA...

Mileage: 192,800

CARS FRONT SUSPENSION BEGAN POPPING AND MOANING. CAR CAN NOT MAKE TIGHT TURNS WITHOUT SOUNDING LIKE THE FRONT END IS GOING TO BREAK INTO PIECES. I TOOK THE CAR TO LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP(J.P. HARVEY) AFTER GETTING THE RECALL INFORMATION ON NTSB WEBSITE. THE PARTS DEPARTMENT SAID THEY TIGHTENED THE HUB B...

Mileage: 97,500

CARS FRONT SUSPENSION BEGAN POPPING AND MOANING. CAR CAN NOT MAKE TIGHT TURNS WITHOUT SOUNDING LIKE THE FRONT END IS GOING TO BREAK INTO PIECES. I TOOK THE CAR TO LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP(J.P. HARVEY) AFTER GETTING THE RECALL INFORMATION ON NTSB WEBSITE. THE PARTS DEPARTMENT SAID THEY TIGHTENED THE HUB B...

Mileage: 97,500

CARS FRONT SUSPENSION BEGAN POPPING AND MOANING. CAR CAN NOT MAKE TIGHT TURNS WITHOUT SOUNDING LIKE THE FRONT END IS GOING TO BREAK INTO PIECES. I TOOK THE CAR TO LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP(J.P. HARVEY) AFTER GETTING THE RECALL INFORMATION ON NTSB WEBSITE. THE PARTS DEPARTMENT SAID THEY TIGHTENED THE HUB B...

Mileage: 97,500

VEHICLE IS DISPLAYING SYMPTOMS OF RECALL CAMPAIGN ID 96V019000 BUT IS NOT A COVERED VIN. I WOULD REQUEST THE NHTSA LOOK INTO THE EXTENSION OF THIS RECALL TO INCLUDE AT LEAST [XXX] AND POSSIBLY ALL 1995 MODEL YEAR B-BODY VEHICLES. ITEM HAD FAILED BEFORE THE INCIDENT DATE BUT WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED ON ...

Mileage: 115,000

I WAS BACKING MY 95 BUICK ROADMASTER STATION WAGON FROM A PARKING LOT AT A RETIREMENT CENTER WHEN I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE TO ALLOW ME TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND SHOT BACK ACROSS THE PARKING LOT, NEARLY A HUNDRED FEET BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AND VEER IT ...

WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO USE THE HORN IT DID NOT WORK. *AK THE HORN WIRING WAS REPAIRED. *JB

Mileage: 83,225

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND WENT OFF ON THEIR OWN. SUBSEQUENTLY, WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUMPED AND SKIPPED OFF THE WINDSHIELD. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, AND THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. *NM CONSUMER FIRST EXPERIENCED PROBLEM ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WAS INTERMITTENT. *LA

Mileage: 120,000

ONCE THE FUEL GAUGE REGISTERED HALF FULL IT WOULD STOP OPERATING. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRING TO THE FUEL PUMP HAD MELTED AND THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK *CB THE REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS CRACKED.*JB

Mileage: 40,000

ONCE THE FUEL GAUGE REGISTERED HALF FULL IT WOULD STOP OPERATING. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRING TO THE FUEL PUMP HAD MELTED AND THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK *CB THE REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS CRACKED.*JB

Mileage: 40,000

ONCE THE FUEL GAUGE REGISTERED HALF FULL IT WOULD STOP OPERATING. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRING TO THE FUEL PUMP HAD MELTED AND THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK *CB THE REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS CRACKED.*JB

Mileage: 40,000

PROBLEMS STARTING VEHICLE, AND ONCE STARTED VEHICLE STALLS.*MR CONSUMER HAD BATTERY REPLACED AT 1 1/2 YEARS. STARTER WAS REPLACED.*TS

PROBLEMS STARTING VEHICLE, AND ONCE STARTED VEHICLE STALLS.*MR CONSUMER HAD BATTERY REPLACED AT 1 1/2 YEARS. STARTER WAS REPLACED.*TS

PROBLEMS STARTING VEHICLE, AND ONCE STARTED VEHICLE STALLS.*MR CONSUMER HAD BATTERY REPLACED AT 1 1/2 YEARS. STARTER WAS REPLACED.*TS

THE HORN BUTTON WORE OUT, WHICH CAUSED THE HORN TO BLARE INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER STATED THE HORN HAD COMPLETELY FAILED. *JB *TS *JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE'S FUEL PUMP STOPPED WORKING DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS...*AK

WIRES ON FUEL PUMP WITHIN FUEL TANK SHOWED SIGNS OF SEVERE SHORTAGES WHICH COULD HAVE LED TO A FIRE. DEALER NOTIFED. PART WAS AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS. CONSUMER STATED EVEN THOUGH THE GAS TANK WAS FULL, THE GAS NEEDLE WOULD DROP TO ZERO, CONSUMER STATES THE ENTIRE FUEL SENSOR AND PUMP WAS REPLACED.*J...

VEHICLE TOOK OFF FULL THROTTLE WHILE IN DRIVE GOING APROXIMATELY 60MPH. CONSUMER WAS STOMPING ON BRAKE PEDAL TRYING TO STOP AND BRAKES WERE PULSATING, CAUSING ABS TO JAM. CONSUMER TURNED KEY TO SHUT VEHICLE OFF. CRUISE CONTROL CABLE PULLED THROTTLE CABLE BACK.*AK CONSUMER STATED HE HAD NO CONTROL ...

COOLANT LEAKS, WATER PUMP KEEPS GOING OUT WHICH RUINS THE DISTRIBUTOR. HAD WATER PUMP REPLACED 3 TIMES. DEALER CONTACTED. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE DRIFTS TO RIGHT, COOLANT LEAK NEAR THERMOSTAT AND REPLACED COOLANT PUMP REFILL, BRAKES SQUEAL WHEN TURNING, BOTH REAR WHEEL CYL...

COOLANT LEAKS, WATER PUMP KEEPS GOING OUT WHICH RUINS THE DISTRIBUTOR. HAD WATER PUMP REPLACED 3 TIMES. DEALER CONTACTED. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE DRIFTS TO RIGHT, COOLANT LEAK NEAR THERMOSTAT AND REPLACED COOLANT PUMP REFILL, BRAKES SQUEAL WHEN TURNING, BOTH REAR WHEEL CYL...

COOLANT LEAKS, WATER PUMP KEEPS GOING OUT WHICH RUINS THE DISTRIBUTOR. HAD WATER PUMP REPLACED 3 TIMES. DEALER CONTACTED. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE DRIFTS TO RIGHT, COOLANT LEAK NEAR THERMOSTAT AND REPLACED COOLANT PUMP REFILL, BRAKES SQUEAL WHEN TURNING, BOTH REAR WHEEL CYL...

BOTH REAR PASSENGERS' DOORS ARE NOT SHUTTING AND LOCKING PROPERLY, MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES SHE CAN SEE A GAP THAT IS VISIBLE WHEN TRYING TO SHUT THE DOOR, SHE ALSO HEARS A NOISE AS IF THE DOOR IS NOT SHUTTING PROPERLY. *TT

96 V 018 002/LOWER CONTROL ARM: VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GOODYEAR INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD OF RECALL ON VEHICLE. DEALER/ MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *SLC

96 V 082 000/THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL RETURN SPRING: VEHICLE TAKEN TO GOODYEAR INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND INFORMED OF THIS RECALL. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

96 V 245 000/WHEEL LUGS: NUTS: VEHICLE TAKEN TO A GOODYEAR INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS UNDER THIS RECALL. DEALER/ NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL DUE TO VIN.*AK *SLC

MOTOR WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING INTERMITTENTLY IN REVERSE OR FORWARD GEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN DRIVER HEARD A NOISE. DRIVER DROVE A COUPLE OF MILES AFTERWARDS, AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO STEER TO RIGHT ON ITS OWN. OWNER BECAME CONCERNED AND LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE, AND NOTICED BOLT ON A FRAME WAS TOTALLY MISSING. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP. OWNER WAS R...

COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION WITHOUT LOOSING AIR, STEEL BELTS VISIBLE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225-75R15 )

ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE REMOTE JUMP STARTING TERMINAL, AND REPAIRS WOULD BE DONE AT CONSUMER COST. *AK

VEHICLE WAS LEFT UNATTENDED IN PARK GEAR AND RUNNING, GEAR JUMPED OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE RESULTING IN COLLISION WITH FENCE AND DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *MJS

SINCE PURHASE IN 1995 VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. AFTER THE WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT PULL PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED. SUSPECT FAULTY WHEEL BEARING SINCE PURCHASE. *AK

CAR HAS MEMORY SEAT ON DRIVER'S SIDE. PUSHED MEMORY AND CAR SEAT WENT ALL THE WAY UP AND ALL THE WAY INTO THE STEERING WHEEL TRAPPING ME. UNABLE TO MOVE OR DRIVE THE CAR. SEAT DID NOT STOP EVEN WHEN I PUSHED ALL THE BUTTONS ON THE CAR DOOR PANEL. THIS PROBLEM WAS FIXED IN 9/97. MEMORY WOULD NOT HOL...

POWER WINDOWS FAILED;PLASTIC GUIDE IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THE JOB.YOU CANNOT REPLACE JUST THE GUIDES AS BUICKHAS THEM MOULDED TO THE REGULATER ARM.YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE THING EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE REGULATER.IT COST 245.00 FOR THIS.I HAD ONE REPAIRED AND THE MECHNIC SA...

A CLIP DISCONNECTED FROM FUEL LINE, CAUSING A FUEL LEAKAGE. CONSUMER LOST HALF TANK OF GAS, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

SHOULDER BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IS HANGING OUT OF THE RETRACTOR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY GOES ON AND OFF.

FUEL PUMP FAILURE.

TIRE RUBS AGAINST SWAY BAR ON TURNS, CAUSING TIRES TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO ONE SIDE.

THE VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY IN TRAFFIC AT VARIOUS OF SPEEDS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS OUT INTERMITTENTLY, JUST STOPS. *AK

BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WERE REPLACED ON OCTOBER 14, 1996 AND FUMES CONTINUE TO ENTER VEHICLE. 2 GASKETS REPLACED, CONTROL RETURN SPRING ALSO REPLACED. *AK

BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WERE REPLACED ON OCTOBER 14, 1996 AND FUMES CONTINUE TO ENTER VEHICLE. 2 GASKETS REPLACED, CONTROL RETURN SPRING ALSO REPLACED. *AK

BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WERE REPLACED ON OCTOBER 14, 1996 AND FUMES CONTINUE TO ENTER VEHICLE. 2 GASKETS REPLACED, CONTROL RETURN SPRING ALSO REPLACED. *AK

THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR REAR END COLLISION AND THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED.*AK AFTER BACKING UP AT A SPEED OF 5-10 PMH CONSUMER'S REAR BUMPER HIT A TREE THE DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL, HOWEVER REAR WINDOW DID SHATTER. *JB

THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR REAR END COLLISION AND THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE REAR PASSENGER. *AK

TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK NOT SEATED RIGHT, ALLOWING FLUID TO LEAK OUT, STARTING FIRE. *DH

FRONT END PROBLEMS. *DH

STARTER FAILED.

REAR END PROBLEMS.

LIGHT BETWEEN ASHTRAY AND CIGARETTE LIGHTER INOPERATIVE. *SD

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STICKS. *SD

WATER LEAKS INTO TRUNK DURING RAIN STORM. *SD

DRIVER'S POWER DOOR LOCK INOPERATIVE. *SD

KEY STICKS IN IGNITION. *SD

WHILE DRIVING AUTO BEGUN TO ACCELERATE AND WENT FROM 40MPH TO 70MPH ALL YOU COULD HEAR FROM THE MOTOR ROARING-NO ONE WAS INJURIED. LUCKY NOT IN A SCHOOL ZONE.

THE FUEL THROTTLE WAS STUCK AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. TT

CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT SENSOR FAILED.

ANTILOCK BRAKE SENSOR FAILED. *AW

THE BALL JOINT CAME LOOSE AND FELL OUT, SAFETY PIN HOLDING BALL JOINT WAS NOT INSTALLED. TT

LOOSE WIRE, CAUSING HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILURE. *AK

LOCK CYLINDER REPLACED. *SD

CRUISE CONTROL REPAIRED. *SD

REAR GATE WINDOW INOPERATIVE. *SD

216-329-5525(MR ROKASY): VEHICLE VIBRATES/SHIMMIES AT 50 TO 65 MILES PER HOUR, COULD BE CAUSED BY DRIVE SHAFT/REAR DIFFERENTIAL; ALSO, VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT.

216-329-5525(MR ROKASY): VEHICLE VIBRATES/SHIMMIES AT 50 TO 65 MILES PER HOUR, COULD BE CAUSED BY DRIVE SHAFT/REAR DIFFERENTIAL; ALSO, VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT.

WHEN DRIVING TRYING TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP CAN'T MAKE IT THE VACUUM BOOSTER . TT

PROBLEM WITH LEVEL RIDE SYSTEM PUMP. *AK

PROBLEM WITH THE PUMP FROR LEVEL RIDE SYSTEM. *AK

1) REARVIEW MIRROR ON PASSENGERS DOOR GIVES DRIVER IMPROPER VISION/VERY BAD GLARE IN PM DRIVING. TT

1INTERIOR DASHBOARD WILL REFLECT ON WINDSHIELD, REFLECTING VISION.

REPLACED NOISY POWER STEERING PUMP. *AK

DELAYS IN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. *AK

DASH LIGHTS WON'T DIM ENOUGH FOR NIGHT DRIVING. *AK