1995 Buick Skylark: raw data

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vehicle1995 / buick / skylark
known issues7 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-09)
complaints100 on file (1994-11-29 → 2017-12-17)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Front brake pad and rotor wearSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC5 complaints1996-02 → 2001-07skylark-1995-front-brake-wear
  • 539304 BRAKE CALIPERS LOCK UP CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PADS AND ROTORS
  • 846770 FRONT BRAKES WEAR EXCESSIVELY . WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE
Ignition switch and starter complaintsELECTRICAL SYSTEM5 complaints2001-01 → 2001-07skylark-1995-ignition-starter-recall
  • 879405 CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER 00V287000 CONCERNING ENGINE STARTER
  • 891940 THREE MONTHS AFTER RECALL 00V287000 REPAIRS HAD BEEN PERFORMED IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO TURN ENGINE OVER
  • 887799 IGNITION WAS TURNED TO OFF POSITION, BUT CAR WAS STILL RUNNING
Horn failure or sounding unpromptedELECTRICAL SYSTEM18 complaints2000-01 → 2017-12skylark-1995-horn-airbag-assembly
  • 881129 HORN WAS CONTINUALLY BLOWING. CONSUMER HAD TO DISCONNECT FUSE
  • 855545 THE HORN AND AIR BAG DEVICES ARE BUILT AS ONE UNIT ON THIS VEHICLE, THE HORN HAS GONE OUT AND CONSUMER HAS TO REPLACE BOTH UNITS TO RESTORE THE HORN UNIT
  • 727805 HORN SOUNDS WITHOUT BEING ACTIVATED,OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN STOPPED WITH IGNITION OFF
Brake pedal travel to floorSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC5 complaints1997-09 → 2001-11skylark-1995-brake-pedal-to-floor
  • 724680 INTERMITTANTLY, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR WHILE BRAKING, EXTENDING STOPPPING DISTANCE
  • 851228 COMING INTO A PARKING LOT OR IN A NEIGHBORHOOD BRAKES HAD A TENDENCY TO FAIL. BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR
  • 732540 WENT TO BRAKE, PUSHED PEDAL TO FLOOR, NOTHING HAPPENED, POLICEMAN ALSO CONCURRED NO BRAKES
Headlights and turn signals cutting outEXTERIOR LIGHTING8 complaints1996-10 → 2004-06skylark-1995-headlight-turn-signal-switch
  • 824928 WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON THE LIGHTS WILL TURN OFF
  • 801566 WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WILL JUST SHUT DOWN AND TO TURN THE LI GHTS ON AGAIN YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY HOLD THE SWITCH DOWN
  • 736453 WHEN SWITCHING TO HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS GO OUT COMPLETELY AND WILL NOT COME BACK ON FOR SOME TIME
Loss of power, hesitation and stallingENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING8 complaints1996-03 → 1999-07skylark-1995-power-loss-stalling
  • 706199 VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS UNRESPONSIVE
  • 705600 VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND IS UNRESPONSIVE TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL. HAPPENS AT IDLE AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS
  • 804451 DURING VEHICLE OPERATION THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING
Driver air bag non-deployment in a crashAIR BAGS4 complaints1994-11 → 2002-12skylark-1995-airbag-no-deployment
  • 856668 WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH WITH A TELEPHONE POLE, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG
  • 8023592 ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOTAL LOST ON A COLLISION DRIVING AT 55 MPH WHERE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY
  • 802851 WHILE DRIVING BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE OTHER VEHICLE PUT ON BRAKES AND STRUCK THE OTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
1001994-11-292017-12-1774ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:32; SERVICE BRAKES:18; HYDRAULIC:18; AIR BAGS:16; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:10

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 Skylark vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1995/buick/skylark
@misc{wrenchpro_1995_buick_skylark_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1995 Buick Skylark},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1995/buick/skylark}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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