Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | |||
| 05/29/2000 | 1 | 09/01/1996 | |
| When getting into vehicle, seat welds that hold the driver's seat to the frame broke. this caused the seat to tip over backwards. dealer has been notified about the problem. the problem will be corrected at owner's expense. *ak *ml | |||
| 09/19/1996 | 07/17/1995 | ||
| The passenger side seat cushion is hard. | |||
| 10/06/1995 | 1 | 07/17/1995 | |
| Seams split in seat. | |||
| 08/09/1995 | 5 | 07/17/1995 | |
| The front passenger seat tilts towards the door. | |||
| 07/17/1995 | 7 | ||
| Front passenger's seat tilted at 30 degree angle, leaving passenger unsecured. *sd | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - HEAD RESTRAINT | |||
| 10/05/1995 | 100 | 09/01/1995 | |
| Dome light is so dim that it is unuseable. ...head restraints are too low. won't extend to proper height for protection ....power door lock (driver side) stopped working. key won't work either. have to enter from passenger side....passenger side power door lock also stopped working about a month after the driver side went out....gas gaauge is deceptive. very inaccurate. changes when moving and when stoipped. ....storage/glove box between front seats locked itself and wouldn't open. had to break it open to retrieve medicine needed. | |||
| 10/23/1995 | |||
| Headrest do not raise high enough to support head of the six foot driver. they also do not stay in raised position when any weight is applied. these headrest would not provide support in the event of a crash. | |||
| 02/13/1996 | 3 | ||
| Head restraint failed to secure head during rear collision, causing neck injury. *sd | |||
| 04/24/1995 | 4 | ||
| Location of head restraint in relation to the back of front seat passengers heads will not protect people in case of rear end collision. *dh | |||
| 11/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Head restraints too low to protect necks of tall people. *dh | |||
| 09/05/1995 | 5 | ||
| Head restraints do not extend high enough to protect tall people from whiplash injury. *dsh | |||
| 11/27/1995 | 7 | ||
| Head rest does not extend high enough to support head. *sd | |||
| 12/26/1995 | 6 | ||
| Head rests do not come up high enough to be effective. *sd | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - POWER ADJUST | |||
| 1 | |||
| Electric seat motor failed. nlm | |||
| 02/01/1998 | 02/18/1995 | ||
| Airbag module on the steering wheel causes the horn to blow intermittently. also, power window motor is defective/ power seats have ripped seams, and tires had a thumping sound and had to be replaced. dealer aware of problems, and could not remedy situation. problem still exists. also, a lot of paint has been chipped off the vehicle, buick refuses to repaint. *ak *ml | |||