1994 Buick Skylark: raw data

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vehicle1994 / buick / skylark
known issues7 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-09)
complaints81 on file (1994-02-27 → 2013-04-07)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Tilt steering wheel pivot pins dislodgingSTEERING10 complaints1999-04 → 2011-12skylark-1994-tilt-steering-pins
  • 10032033 AT 70,514 MILES THE TILT WHEEL PIVOT PINS ON THE STEERING WHEEL WERE LOOSE AND REPAIRED BY THE DEALER
  • 891302 WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WAS TURNING INTO A CURVE AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, STEERING WHEEL STARTED VIBRATING AND STEERING COLUMN DROPPED DOWN TO FLOOR
  • 717418 PIN HOLDING TILT STEERING WHEEL DISLODGED, MAKING STEERING DIFFICULT BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WON'T STAY IN PLACE
Cylinder head cracking and head gasket failureENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING6 complaints1994-02 → 2002-06skylark-1994-cracked-head-gasket
  • 762512 CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED AT #2 PLUG, RESULTING IN POWER LOSS, WATER INTRODUCTION IN CRANKCASE, COSTLY REPAIR AND , EVENTUALLY, FAILURE OF ROD BEARINGS
  • 715619 LOCAL DEALER SAYS HEAD CYLINDER CRACKED, NOT SAFE TO DRIVE
  • 8011289 WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH, TEMPERATURE GAUGE ROSE IMMEDIATELY
Brake pedal travel, fade and premature pad wearSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC10 complaints1994-02 → 1998-11skylark-1994-brake-wear-fade
  • 815220 UNDER NORMAL USE OF VEHICLE BRAKE PEDAL EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE
  • 800502 IN PARK AND ABS LIGHTS COME ON
  • 979790 THE FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE TOTALLY WORN (METAL TO METAL)
Engine stalling and shutting off while drivingENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING6 complaints1996-09 → 2006-08skylark-1994-engine-stalling
  • 10029728 CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER
  • 889055 WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN VEHICLE HESITATES OR COMPLETELY SHUTSDOWN, CAUSE UNKNOWN
  • 10166235 THE VEHICLE LOST POWER ASSIST STEERING, AND POWER ASSIST BRAKING
Driver airbag non-deployment in frontal impactAIR BAGS5 complaints1995-12 → 2001-12skylark-1994-airbag-no-deploy
  • 8001249 CONSUMER HAD A FRONT IMPACT CRASH AT 35 MPH, AND DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY
  • 976427 DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT END COLLISION WITH UTILITY POLE
  • 806328 DURING FRONTAL IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY
Electrical fire and smoke at column, ignition or doorELECTRICAL SYSTEM4 complaints1995-12 → 2002-06skylark-1994-electrical-fire
  • 848388 THIS BEGAN AFTER THIRD ATTEMPT TO CRANK VEHICLE
  • 705737 FIRE CAUSED BY A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (WIREHARNESS) IN STEERING COLUMN & IGNITION SYSTEM, MELTED THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN, DASH AREA, DRIVERS SEAT, INTERIOR ROOF, AND DASH
  • 8012554 WHILE SITTING IN CAR WITH ENGINE RUNNING PASSENGER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK SWITCH, YELLOWISH IN COLOR
Sudden acceleration without driver inputVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL3 complaints1996-03 → 1999-10skylark-1994-unintended-acceleration
  • 817090 WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT IN DRIVE AND LIGHTLY TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON ITS OWN
  • 549370 VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN COLLISION WITH TWO EMPTY VEHICLES, CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMERS
  • 981210 VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
811994-02-272013-04-0794ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:20; SERVICE BRAKES:16; HYDRAULIC:15; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:14; STEERING:11

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). 1994 Buick Skylark vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1994/buick/skylark
@misc{wrenchpro_1994_buick_skylark_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1994 Buick Skylark},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1994/buick/skylark}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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