Buick / Roadmaster / 1994
1994 Buick Roadmaster problems
Owners have filed 132 complaints about the 1994 Buick Roadmaster with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 16.7% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of service brakes, hydraulic at 14.4%.
Complaints132
Crashes18
Fires8
Injuries12
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 16.7% · 22
Service brakes, hydraulic 14.4% · 19
Engine and engine cooling 9.8% · 13
Air bags 9.1% · 12
Suspension 7.6% · 10
Power train 6.1% · 8
Structure 6.1% · 8
Vehicle speed control 5.3% · 7
Severity
Of those complaints, 18 describe a crash, 8 describe a fire and 12 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Filings have fallen off, 5 in the last three years against 8 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 130,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Consumer states undersized connector stud failed causing vehicle to lose all power while driving, dealer inspected vehicle and found stud was melted, dealer replaced the battery positive connector on the under hood fuse box and cleaned the cables and connectors. *Slc Electrical system
Horn won't honk unless steering wheel is straight ahead-always-replaced by dealer once, with no improvement. Gm paid for the part: $600!!! Dangerous! Caprice and fleetwood are the same b body series of gm full-size, rear drive, v-8 vehicles (their last of these)! Electrical system
While driving on highway vehicle lost power steering, dealer cleaned battery cables, and replaced alternator. *Ak while driving after dark on a busy highway vehicle went completely dead.8Jb Electrical system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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