1996 BUICK SKYLARK RECALLS/DEFECTS & PROBLEMS

1996 BUICK SKYLARK RECALLS/DEFECTS & PROBLEMS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of 1996 BUICK SKYLARK recalls and defects found on 1996 BUICK SKYLARK automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the 1996 BUICK SKYLARK manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their structure, or performance.  Look up customer problems!

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- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
- INTERIOR LIGHTING
- STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR

Most Recent Recalls For 1996 BUICK SKYLARK

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
1996-1997 BUICK SKYLARK ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH Recall
1996-1997 BUICK SKYLARK	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH Units affected: 1589948	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2002-03-06
Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES. IF THE ENGINE FAILS TO START AND THE DRIVER HOLDS THE KEY IN THE "START" POSITION FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD, HIGH CURRENT FLOWS THROUGH THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND SOMETIMES PRODUCES ENOUGH HEAT TO MELT INTERNAL SWITCH PARTS.
1996 BUICK SKYLARK INTERIOR LIGHTING Recall
1996 BUICK SKYLARK	INTERIOR LIGHTING Units affected: 249420	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1998-02-17
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR THE INTERIOR LAMPS TO COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE THE VEHICLES ARE BEING DRIVEN. THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 101, "CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS."
1996 BUICK SKYLARK STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR Recall
1996 BUICK SKYLARK	STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR Units affected: 424	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1996-12-17
Summary: THE STEERING COLUMN LOWER PINCH BOLT WAS NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED DURING ASSEMBLY.
1996 BUICK SKYLARK AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Recall
1996 BUICK SKYLARK	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Units affected: 48689	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1996-10-28
Summary: DURING DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG, THE AIR BAG FABRIC CAN SNAG ON A REINFORCEMENT INSIDE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, CAUSING THE EXPANDING AIR BAG TO LIFT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PAD AND THEN DEPLOY UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INSTEAD OF THROUGH THE DOOR IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.