1996 BUICK RIVIERA — Owner-Reported Problems

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

• Campaign 96V116000 was reported 47 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.

Safety Recalls (2)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

1. Manufacturer action

   Recall campaign 95V204000

   Report date

   Oct 23, 1995

   Component:

   ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

   Consequence:

   CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE; THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE AWARE THAT THE KEY WAS LEFT IN THE IGNITION OR THAT THE SAFETY BELT WAS NOT BUCKLED.

   Remedy:

   DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF REQUIRED, REPLACE THE MALL MODULE.

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2. Manufacturer action

   Recall campaign 96V116000

   Report date

   Jul 1, 1996

   Component:

   FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

   Consequence:

   THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A NO-START CONDITION AND POSSIBLY AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.

   Remedy:

   DEALERS WILL UPDATE THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE PROGRAMMING. UNTIL THE CAMPAIGN REPAIR IS MADE, THE VEHICLE HOOD SHOULD BE SHUT WHENEVER STARTING THE VEHICLE TO REDUCE THE CHANCE OF PERSONAL INJURY.

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