1991 Buick Skylark: raw data

Every record we hold for this vehicle, as plain tables, with nothing added. The consumer page shows the same records with the maintenance schedule, price ranges and nearby shops around them.

vehicle1991 / buick / skylark
known issues5 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-12)
complaints39 on file (1995-01-27 → 2004-01-15)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Paint peeling from bodySTRUCTURE2 complaints1999-02 → 2004-01skylark-1991-paint-peeling
  • 702876 DUE TO POOR QUALITY CONTROL THE PAINT HAS CONTINUED TO PEEL OFF THE BODY
  • 10068759 PAINT PEALING OFF ROOF, LITTLE BY LITTLE
Engine shutdown or stalling while drivingELECTRICAL SYSTEM9 complaints1995-07 → 2000-10skylark-1991-stalling-while-driving
  • 873258 WHILE DRIVING FOR AN EXTEND PERIOD OF TIME AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH
  • 830549 CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 50 MPH WHEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING; DEALER NOTIFIED
  • 972056 ECM FUSE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING; LOST ALL VEHICLE POWER/CONTROL; HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED; NO WARNING;
Unintended acceleration or movement in park or driveVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL4 complaints1995-07 → 2001-07skylark-1991-unintended-movement
  • 892764 WHEN TURNING VEHICLE ON IT WILL ACCELERATE AND MOVE FORWARD WHETHER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED OR NOT
  • 822937 VEHICLE WENT BACKWARDS WHILE IN PARK POSITION AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED
  • 968180 WHEN KEY WAS TURNED ON IN IGNITION IT IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO ACCELERATE BACKWARD WHILE STILL IN THE PARK POSITION
Driver seat reclining or giving way in rear impactSEATS4 complaints1996-07 → 2003-01skylark-1991-seat-back-collapse
  • 800226 DURING REAR IMPACT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT FELL BACKWARDS INTO THE REAR SEAT
  • 10004036 VEHICLE WAS IN A LEFT REAR END COLLISION. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT RECLINED BACKWARD UPON IMPACT
  • 706473 MY WIFE AND I WERE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN HIT IN THE REAR BY A CAR GOING ABOUT 45 MPH
Oil and antifreeze mixing with engine gasket concernENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2 complaints1997-08 → 1998-08skylark-1991-oil-coolant-mixing
  • 827369 ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING OIL IN THE ANTIFREEZE LEAKS, AND BLACK SMOKE COMES OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE
  • 814946 OWNER STATES THAT VEHICLE IS BLOWING OUT WHITE SMOKE AND ANTI-FREEZE LEAKS IN THE OIL

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
391995-01-272004-01-1551ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:11; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:7; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:7; SEATS:4; STEERING:3

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1991 Buick Skylark vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1991/buick/skylark
@misc{wrenchpro_1991_buick_skylark_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1991 Buick Skylark},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1991/buick/skylark}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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