1998 Buick Skylark — reported problems
CarFaultIQ holds 72 evidence records for the 1998 Buick Skylark, drawn from official sources and owner complaints.
What owners report: issue areas
Owner complaints are classified by the system they concern: 33 classifications in all. One complaint can concern several systems, so these add up to more than the number of complaints.
- Electrical system6 (18.2%)Official recall records for this system: 9, covering model years 1995–1998.
- Speed control & accelerator5 (15.2%)
- Air bags (restraint system)4 (12.1%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 1996–1997.
- Brakes4 (12.1%)
- Engine3 (9.1%)
- Seat belts2 (6.1%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 1996.
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.
- 1995 146 records for 1995
- 1996 152 records for 1996
- 1997 142 records for 1997
- 1998 72 records for 1998
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
- 2mention a crash
- 8mention 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 3
- Manufacturer communications NHTSA 44
- Transport Canada recalls Transport Canada 1
- Owner complaints NHTSA 24
Where to go next
- Buick Skylark coverage hub Published problems, year windows and buyer guidance for this model.
- Evidence Explorer — the underlying records Read the individual recalls, investigations, manufacturer communications and complaints these counts come from.
- All model years of the Buick Skylark Compare how much evidence is held for each year before narrowing to one.
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