1996 Buick Skylark — reported problems

What owners report: issue areas

Owner complaints are classified by the system they concern: 114 classifications in all. One complaint can concern several systems, so these add up to more than the number of complaints.

• Brakes19 (16.7%)
• Air bags (restraint system)18 (15.8%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 1996–1997.
• Electrical system16 (14.0%)Official recall records for this system: 9, covering model years 1995–1998.
• Engine9 (7.9%)
• Seat belts8 (7.0%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 1996.
• Tires & wheels7 (6.1%)

Other / uncategorized: 5 classifications (4.4%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.

These are counts of records held by CarFaultIQ, not a failure rate. More records can simply mean more vehicles were sold or more owners reported. No vehicles-in-service figure exists in this data, so no reliability or risk score can be derived from it.

What the records are about, by source

Each source is kept separate: owner complaints, recalls, manufacturer communications and investigations are different kinds of record and are never added together. All model years.

• Owner complaints (546 records, model years 1995–1998) are most frequently classified under: electrical system, brakes and air bags (restraint system).
• Manufacturer communications (296 records, model years 1995–1998) are most frequently classified under: electrical system, equipment & accessories and engine.

"Most frequently classified under" reports how the records are filed by the source. It is not a finding about causes, and a record can be filed under more than one system. Read the individual records

Evidence by model year

Records held per model year. Select a year to narrow this page to it.

1. 1995 146 records for 1995 146
2. 1996 152 records for 1996 152
3. 1997 142 records for 1997 142
4. 1998 72 records for 1998 72

Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold in each year, so a taller year is not necessarily a worse year.

Reports mentioning outcomes

• 7mention a crash
• 1mention a fire
• 9mention an injury

These are counts of records whose report mentioned the outcome. They are not a severity rating and not a safety assessment of this vehicle.

Official records held

• Safety recalls NHTSA 6
• Manufacturer communications NHTSA 56
• Transport Canada recalls Transport Canada 5
• Owner complaints NHTSA 85

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