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Alternator failure and repeated replacementELECTRICAL SYSTEM3 complaints1995-11 → 2001-03skylark-1990-alternator-replacement
881842 CONSUMER HAS REPLACED ALTERNATOR FOUR TIMES
975358 THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT ON THE CAR AT 19,000 MILES PURCHASE CAR NEW AND THE MUFFLER HAD ROUGH OUT WAS REPLACED
Body rust and paint peelingSTRUCTURE3 complaints1997-02 → 2001-05skylark-1990-body-rust-paint
745189 MAIN REAR BUMPER SUPPORT HAS RUSTED AWAY - IT'S GONE
514468 EXTERIOR BODY PAINT IS PEELING OFF VEHICLE
Steering rack and gear noise, stiffness and leaksSTEERING3 complaints1995-01 → 2003-02skylark-1990-steering-rack-noise
10005387 SEVERE GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL,EVEN AT A SLIGHT TURN
865601 WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING TURNS VEHICLE IS HARD TO STEER
480737 REPLACED LEAKING POWER STEERING RACK
Engine stalling while drivingELECTRICAL SYSTEM4 complaints1995-06 → 2003-08skylark-1990-stalling
967411 VEHICLE STALLS OUT WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED INTERMITTENTLY
884075 VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING INTERMITTENTLY, MOSTLY AT 50 MPH
986333 WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND HAS TO BE RESTARTED AGAIN
Vacuum and fuel line hole with smoke or fireFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE2 complaints1995-04 → 2003-02skylark-1990-vacuum-fuel-line
963955 DURING MORNING STARTUP VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO HOLE IN THE VACUUM LINE
10005389 ALSO HAS A DEFECTIVE FUEL LINE HOSE, WHICH DURING MORNING CAR WARM-UP, CAR STARTED SMOKING, WHICH CAME FROM UNDER CAR FROM THE VAC. LINE(FUEL LINE)
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 1990 Buick Skylark vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1990/buick/skylark
@misc{wrenchpro_1990_buick_skylark_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1990 Buick Skylark},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1990/buick/skylark}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
