1993 BUICK SKYLARK — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 46 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: SERVICE BRAKES (10 complaints · 21.7%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 4
  • Fires 0
  • Injuries 3
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

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

Component Problem Distribution SERVICE BRAKES appears in 10 of 46 owner complaints (21.7%) in this vehicle snapshot. SERVICE BRAKES: 10 complaints, 21.7% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 10 · 21.7% ENGINE: 6 complaints, 13.0% of reports ENGINE 6 · 13.0% POWER TRAIN: 6 complaints, 13.0% of reports POWER TRAIN 6 · 13.0% ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 4 complaints, 8.7% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 4 · 8.7% STEERING: 4 complaints, 8.7% of reports STEERING 4 · 8.7% SEAT BELTS: 3 complaints, 6.5% of reports SEAT BELTS 3 · 6.5% VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 3 complaints, 6.5% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 3 · 6.5% · 1 crash reports VISIBILITY: 2 complaints, 4.4% of reports VISIBILITY 2 · 4.4% AIR BAGS: 1 complaints, 2.2% of reports AIR BAGS 1 · 2.2% · 1 crash reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 36 complaints, 78.3% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 36 · 78.3% · 3 crash reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

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

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
SERVICE BRAKES 10 21.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 6 13.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 6 13.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 4 8.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 4 8.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 3 6.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 3 6.5% 1 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 2 4.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 1 2.2% 1 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 36 78.3% 3 crashes · 0 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 1995; the first recall shown was reported in Sep 1993. 1995-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 1995-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 1995-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 1995-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 1996-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 1996-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 1996-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 1997-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 1998-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 1998-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 1999-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 1999-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 1999-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 1999-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2000-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2000-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2000-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2001-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2001-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2002-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2002-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2002-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Sep 1993 Jan 2008 Recall campaign 93V153000 ◆ Recall campaign 93V153000
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1995-Q1 Owner reports 2
1995-Q2 Owner reports 2
1995-Q3 Owner reports 4
1995-Q4 Owner reports 4
1996-Q1 Owner reports 1
1996-Q3 Owner reports 2
1996-Q4 Owner reports 2
1997-Q1 Owner reports 2
1998-Q1 Owner reports 1
1998-Q4 Owner reports 3
1999-Q1 Owner reports 1
1999-Q2 Owner reports 1
1999-Q3 Owner reports 3
1999-Q4 Owner reports 1
2000-Q1 Owner reports 2
2000-Q2 Owner reports 1
2000-Q4 Owner reports 1
2001-Q1 Owner reports 1
2001-Q2 Owner reports 2
2002-Q1 Owner reports 2
2002-Q2 Owner reports 4
2002-Q4 Owner reports 1
2003-Q3 Owner reports 1
2004-Q4 Owner reports 1
2008-Q1 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 93V153000
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 93V153000

    Report date
    Component:
    ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
    Consequence:
    A FRACTURED SWITCH CAN RESULT IN A NO-START CONDITION.ALSO, A VEHICLE WITH A FRACTURED SWITCH CAN BE STARTED IN GEAR, CAUSING THEVEHICLE TO MOVE UNEXPECTEDLY, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
    Remedy:
    THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE NEUTRAL START SWITCH. THE MANUAL SWITCH OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY WILL BE INSPECTED AND REPLACED IF AN OVERSIZED CONDITION EXISTS.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot 2026-08-21
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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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