Buick RIVIERA engine problems
12 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
222 owner complaints analyzed
33 distinct recall campaigns
82,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1966 to 1999 model years. Data snapshot: . 63 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
12 of 222 complaints match this topic (5.4%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 800535 · 1996-08-06 (August 6, 1996)
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE CUT OFF/STALLS, CAUISING LOSS OF POWER STEERING.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 800535 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10186495 · 2007-03-29 (March 29, 2007)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 BUICK RIVIERA. AT 50 MPH THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND HAD TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, BUT THE STALLING COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.*AK UPDATED 04/12/07. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 55,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10186495 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10472587 · 2012-08-27 (August 27, 2012)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 BUICK RIVIERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT OF A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF ANY RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 10/24/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STA…
Owner-reported narrative. 110,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10472587 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10569453 · 2014-03-14 (March 14, 2014)
THE INFO ABOVE IS APPROX. YOUR RECALL OF GM CARS WITH RE: TO IGNITION PROBLEMS MAY NOT BE BROAD ENOUGH. I TRADED IN MY 95 RIVIERA IN APRIL OF 2007 AFTER PLOWING $1500 INTO AND STILL NO SATISFACTORY REPAIR ON WHY IT WAS STALLING. THE LAST STALL WAS IN A THREE WAY INTERSECTION IN CHICAGO. EACH TIME IT STALLED I LOST POWER STEERING. I DON'T RECALL IF THE DEALER LOOKED AT IGNITION ISSUES. I DO RECALL THAT THEY WERE AT ONE POINT FOCUSED ON THE CARBURETOR. IT WAS BEING SERVICED BY A DEALER IN SCHAUMBERG, ILL. SORRY I DON'T HAVE BETTER REC…
Owner-reported narrative. 35,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10569453 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10597796 · 2014-06-12 (June 12, 2014)
THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE AND HAS BEEN OCCURRING AT DIFFERENT TIMES SINCE PURCHASE IN 1999. WHILE DRIVING ENGINE STALLS AND I LOSE POWER STEERING CONTROL. EXPERIENCING LONG CRANKS BEFORE ENGINE WILL START. HOWEVER, ENGINE EVENTUALLY RESTARTS BUT ENGINE STALLS AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE CAR WILL RUN WITHOUT INCIDENT FOR A BRIEF PERIOD. HAVE HAD NUMEROUS REPAIRS DONE ON THIS CAR REGARDING THIS ISSUE SUCH AS IGNITION MODULE. HAD REPAIRS DONE IN OCTOBER 2013 WHERE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR, MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, CYLINDER AND KEY WERE REP…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10597796 at NHTSA ↗