1995 Buick Riviera: raw data

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vehicle1995 / buick / riviera
known issues8 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-09)
complaints148 on file (1995-03-07 → 2015-04-29)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Seat belt retractor failureSEAT BELTS20 complaints1997-12 → 2004-11riviera-1995-rear-seat-belt-retractor
  • 714011 BOTH REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FAILED, BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT, UNSAFE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, AS THE OCCUPANTS ARE NOT SECURED TO THE SEATING AREA
  • 863697 REAR SEATS SEAT BELT RETRACTORS BROKE
  • 10099142 THE REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT AS WELL AS THE RIGHT SIDE
Fuel line leak onto engineFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE7 complaints2002-10 → 2013-10riviera-1995-fuel-line-leak
  • 10117914 WHILE DRIVING COULD SMELL STRONG FUEL ODOR. OPENED HOOD, AND FOUND PLASTIC FUEL LINE SPRAYING FUEL OVER ENGINE
  • 567885 AFTER SMELLING RAW GAS FOR SEVERAL DAYS WITH OUT FINDING A LEAK, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION
  • 10282558 THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS LEAKING
Paint peeling and blisteringSTRUCTURE3 complaints2000-02 → 2003-09riviera-1995-paint-failure
  • 10040989 PAINT IS SPLITTING, THEN BLISTERING AND FINALLY POPPING CLEAR OF THE PRIMER
  • 10008022 PAINT BUBBLING UP AND PEELING - ALL AREAS OF VEHICLE
Intake manifold coolant leakENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING3 complaints2003-03 → 2006-10riviera-1995-intake-manifold-coolant
  • 10171097 AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THERE WAS A LEAK INTO UPPER PLENUM AND UPPER MANIFOLD
  • 10070232 I WAS TOLD THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED AS WELL AS THE LOWER INTAKE(PLENUM)
Engine stalling while drivingENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING14 complaints1995-04 → 2015-04riviera-1995-engine-stalling
  • 725331 WHILE DRIVING 25-50MPR, WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING POWER STEERING LOSS, AND THE INTERIOR LOCKS OPEN AND CLOSE RAPPIDLY
  • 823124 ENGINE STALLS, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND OTHER VEHICLE FUNCTIONS
  • 10186495 AT 50 MPH THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND HAD TO BE RESTARTED
Power steering failureSTEERING6 complaints1996-05 → 2004-04riviera-1995-power-steering-loss
  • 10057439 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. THIS MADE STEERING WHEEL HARD TO TURN
  • 984751 POWER STEERING FAILURE, WHEN DRIVING STEERING BECOMES VERY HARD, AND WHEN RELEASED OVER STEERS, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE
  • 707249 POWER STEERING GEAR BOX FAILED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STREERING CONTROL
ABS and brake system malfunctionSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC8 complaints1997-03 → 2003-11riviera-1995-abs-brake-malfunction
  • 849401 WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 20MPH WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL LOCKED UP, ABS LIGHT CAME ON, AND MADE A STRANGE NOISE
  • 810208 ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES WHERE APPLIED VEHICLE HAD EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, PEDAL WAS VERY SOFT, TRACTION YELLOW CONTINUED TO COME ON
  • 875408 AT SLOW SPEED BRAKE PEDAL GETS STUCK AND STAYS THAT WAY
Horn malfunction and air bag hub failureELECTRICAL SYSTEM6 complaints2001-10 → 2003-02riviera-1995-horn-air-bag-hub
  • 899369 HORN SOUNDED CONSTANTLY. DEALER DETERMINED THAT CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED
  • 10006371 HORN WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AFTER A FEW MONTHS HORN BEGAN TO "BLOW" WITHOUT WARNING
  • 10008953 THE HORN FAILED TO WORK.*JB

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
1481995-03-072015-04-2984ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:22; SEAT BELTS:22; POWER TRAIN:18; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:17; SERVICE BRAKES:14

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). 1995 Buick Riviera vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1995/buick/riviera
@misc{wrenchpro_1995_buick_riviera_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1995 Buick Riviera},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1995/buick/riviera}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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