1998 Buick Riviera: 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.

vehicle	1998 / buick / riviera
known issues	4 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-07)
complaints	36 on file (1999-02-01 → 2016-09-21)
recalls	0
investigations	0
fars	not identifiable in FARS
indexed	yes
license	CC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Steering rack, column and steering wheel faultsSTEERING6 complaints1999-02 → 2007-10riviera-1998-steering-faults

10042252 WHEN MAKING TURNS THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL
10086893 STEERING WHEEL TILT IS HARD TO UNLOCK. STEERING WHEEL HAS MOVEMENT WHEN LOCKED IN PLACE
8018441 WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING POWER STEERING FLUID IS LEAKING FLUID, MAKING IT HARD TO TURN STEERING WHEEL

Brake rotor and stopping performance failuresSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC4 complaints1999-10 → 2001-12riviera-1998-brake-rotor-stopping

731186 ROTORS ON DISC BRAKES ARE RUSTING AND WARPING CAUSING IMPROPER BRAKE ACTION AND CAUSED ONE NEAR ACCIDENT INCIDENT WHERE MY WIFE WAS UNABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE BUMPING THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER
864776 WHEN CONSUMER IS TRAVELING ABOUT SEVENTY MPH THE VEHICLE VIBRATES, AND WILL AUTOMATICALLY GO INTO THE OTHER LANE
8000828 UPON STOPPING VEHICLE HAS TO PRESS BRAKES DOWN HARD TO HOLD VEHICLE IN PLACE

Intermittent horn operationELECTRICAL SYSTEM3 complaints2001-07 → 2003-12riviera-1998-horn-intermittent

10052035 INTERMITTENTLY HORN BECAME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S SAFETY
895211 WHEN TRYING TO BLOW HORN IT BLOWS INTERMITTENTLY. HORN HAS BEEN FIXED TWICE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS
562044 CONSUMER STATES HORN IS INOPERABLE AT TIMES, ON ONE OCCASION HE HAD TO HIT THE HORN PAD SIX TIMES BEFORE THE HORN WOULD SOUND, DEALER HAS REPAIRED/REPLACED PARTS ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS

Engine oil leak and valve cover gasket failureENGINE4 complaints2015-10 → 2016-09riviera-1998-engine-oil-leak

10850080 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE COVER GASKET FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED
10786262 WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF OIL DRIPPING NEAR THE ENGINE AREA
10824487 WHILE STOPPED, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

count	earliest_date	latest_date	crash_flagged	fire_flagged	top_components
36	1999-02-01	2016-09-21	3	2	STEERING:7; SERVICE BRAKES:5; HYDRAULIC:5; ENGINE:4; TIRES:4

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). 1998 Buick Riviera vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1998/buick/riviera

@misc{wrenchpro_1998_buick_riviera_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1998 Buick Riviera},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1998/buick/riviera}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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