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1997 Buick Skylark service brakes, hydraulic problems

15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 1997 Buick Skylark19% of all complaints for this model year.

15
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
19%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Brakes are defective when applied, and pedal goes all the way down to the floor. The dealership is aware of problem.*ak consumer no longer owns vehicle because noone could fix the defect. *slc

    filed Aug 29, 2001

  • When attempting to stop vehicle would not stop. Consumer had to hold foot on brake.*ak eventhough the problem could not be duplicated, the consumer feels not secure to drive the vehicle. *yh

    filed Apr 5, 2001

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other Skylark years

YearReportsShare
1998 Skylark313%
1996 Skylark1315%
1995 Skylark1720%
1994 Skylark1218%
1993 Skylark1022%
1992 Skylark722%
1991 Skylark25%
1990 Skylark211%
Skylark service brakes, hydraulic problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.