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Engine coolant leaks and head gasket damageENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING6 complaints2000-07 → 2008-06skylark-1996-coolant-leak-engine
10214413 THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LEAKED ANTIFREEZE ONTO THE MOTOR, WHICH THEN LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND
740001 ENGINE FAILURE AND COOLANT LEAKAGE THROUGH OUT ENTIRE ENGINE
10045493 NOW IT SEEMS THAT I NEED A NEW HEAD GASKET AND WHATEVER ELSE CYLINDER ONE IS KICKING REPORTS ON
Service brake noise, wear and ABS faultsSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC11 complaints1997-10 → 2002-08skylark-1996-service-brake-faults
714784 WHEN WE STARTED TO LEAVE MY HUSBAND PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR DIDN'T STOP, THE BRAKES HAD COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING
8017466 WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES VEHICLE SHAKES AND PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR
846179 WHILE DRIVING BRAKING SYSTEM MAKES A GRINDING NOISE EVERY TIME CONSUMER USES THE BRAKES
Seat belt twisting, retractor and latch faultsSEAT BELTS7 complaints1996-06 → 2014-07skylark-1996-seat-belt-faults
759343 I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT TWISTS ON ME ALL OF THE TIME MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR ME TO PUT ON MY SEAT BELT
871110 DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT RETRACTORS BROKE, THE PLASTIC PART WASN'T OPERABLE
826355 DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT FASTEN PROPERLY
Oxygen sensor failure and check engine lightENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING4 complaints1998-04 → 2000-06skylark-1996-oxygen-sensor-check-engine
862218 ON THREE OCCASIONS DEALER REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR UNDER WARRANTY
538157 OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED TWICE DUE TO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON
822938 ENGINE CHECK LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN
Air bag deployment without a collisionAIR BAGS12 complaints1997-04 → 2016-07skylark-1996-airbag-deployment-no-impact
10883305 WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED
8017741 WHILE DRIVING AT 20MPH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT VEHICLE BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT
861950 WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING AND FOR NO REASON
Air bag control module water exposureAIR BAGS4 complaints2002-06 → 2015-05skylark-1996-airbag-module-water
10231625 ON JUNE 18, 2008, THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN OWNER'S MANUAL SUPPLEMENT PERTAINING TO THE AIR BAG CONTROLLER MODULE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE
566221 THE AIR BAG MODULE DEPLOYED SUDDENLY DURING NORMAL DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES BECAUSE THE SDM WAS WET AND DAMAGED AND SHORTED OUT
10717763 IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE WATER CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION AND SET OFF THE AIR BAG
Starting and stalling after ignition switch recall repairELECTRICAL SYSTEM8 complaints2002-07 → 2008-09skylark-1996-ignition-recall-stall-start
10040337 AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR THE RECALL, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BURNING FOUR STARTERS
10006437 AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE ON WIRE HARNESS VEHICLE WOULD START INTERMITTENTLY
8015439 CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL 02V070000 ON IGNITION SWITCH, AND WAITED 1 MONTH FOR REMEDY APPOINTMENT
Intermittent stalling and no-startENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING5 complaints1997-02 → 2004-04skylark-1996-intermittent-stall-no-start
8004235 WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE
809430 WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLS, IN FOR REPAIRS, CHANGED ALL PARTS, VEHICLE STILL CONTINUES TO STALL DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT
10070839 THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY NOW I CAN GO OUT TO THE CAR AND IT WON'T START
Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.
Wrench.Pro (2026). 1996 Buick Skylark vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1996/buick/skylark
@misc{wrenchpro_1996_buick_skylark_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1996 Buick Skylark},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1996/buick/skylark}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
