1993 Buick Skylark: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1993 Buick Skylark. The campaign is 93V153000. NHTSA received the report on 14 Sep 1993. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Ignition / Switch. NHTSA has 46 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 93V153000, in the NHTSA record
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.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Since the last update
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 1,103 units in total.
93V153000Received . 1,103 units.
Electrical System / Ignition / Switch
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The neutral start safety switch could have been fractured during installation.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
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, in the NHTSA record
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.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
46 complaints, 54 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 1993 Buick Skylark
- All 1993 vehicles
| Component | 1993 Skylark | All 1993 vehicles | Skylark, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 222.2 | 188.7 | 153.2 | 12 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 166.7 | 142.9 | 154.6 | 9 |
| Power Train | 111.1 | 85.5 | 56.1 | 6 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 74.1 | 38.6 | 56.1 | 4 |
| Electrical System | 74.1 | 80.6 | 156 | 4 |
| Steering | 74.1 | 33.9 | 57.5 | 4 |
| Seat Belts | 55.6 | 56.5 | 42.4 | 3 |
| Seats | 55.6 | 22.9 | 23.3 | 3 |
| Visibility | 37 | 47.8 | 28.7 | 2 |
| Suspension | 37 | 36.5 | 26 | 2 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 15.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 5
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 5
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 19 Mar 2008
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1993 Buick SkylarkThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1993 Buick Skylark: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/buick/skylark/1993/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1993 Buick Skylark?
- 1,103 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Buick Skylark have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 50 recall campaigns for the Buick Skylark, model years 1966 to 2000. 1 of them names the 1993 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1993 Buick Skylark name most often?
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 12 of 54 component mentions, or 222.2 per 1,000. For all 1993 vehicles the figure is 188.7 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1993 Buick Skylark open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.