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Buick Electra

Every Buick Electra model year on file, 1965 to 1991. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years353 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years231965 to 1991

Recall campaigns12Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins1Summed across model years

By model year

The 1986 model year drew the most complaints, 12, 34% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Brakes leads the Buick Electra complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes

Engine and cooling

Speed control

Steering

Electrical system

Seats

Seat belts

Powertrain

Tires

Lighting

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Buick Electra model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Buick Electra by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
1991	Sedan	2	0.0	11	0	0	1
1990	Sedan	5	20.0	50	2	0	0
1989	Not decoded	2	0.0	200	1	0	0
1988	Sedan	5	20.0	50	1	2	0
1987	Sedan	4	0.0	57	3	4	0
1986	Wagon	12	0.0	218	3	6	0
1985	Not decoded	1	0.0	100	0	4	0
1984	Wagon	2	50.0	67	2	2	0
1983	Sedan	2	0.0	100	0	1	0
1982	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	0
1981	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	0	0
1979	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	0	0
1978	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	0
1977	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	0	0
1976	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	0	0
1975	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	0	0
1974	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	0
1972	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	0	0
1971	Not decoded	0	None	None	3	0	0
1970	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	0	0
1967	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	0
1966	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	0
1965	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	0

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Buick Electra

06E-043 May 19, 2006
Certain replacement fuel filters, fram brand name p/n g3727, with date codes x52911 through x60801 sequentially or x600141 and a mexico country or…
Fuel system · 88k vehicles
90V-112 Jun 6, 1990
Owners manuals did not fully explain how front shoulder belt comfort feature works
Seat belts · 52k vehicles
89V-102 Jun 16, 1989
Small nylon bushing in the cruise control servo bail may slip out of place, causing intermittent and unexpected increases in engine speed or…
Speed control · 1.76M vehicles
88V-080 May 16, 1988
Excessive accelerator cable friction may restrict the cables free movement between the accelerator pedal and the throttle body
Speed control · 35k vehicles
87V-135 Sep 1, 1987
In line fusible link may melt down and cause a fire
Electrical system · 480k vehicles
87V-093 Jun 23, 1987
Anti lock brake system (abs) pressure/warning switch may exhibit brake fluid seepage which eventually can lead to loss of the brake system…
Brakes · 6,004 vehicles
86V-145 Nov 3, 1986
There may not be enough clearance between the power steering pump return hose and the engine exhaust manifold
Steering · 89k vehicles
86V-131 Sep 19, 1986
Push pull headlight switch may have electrical contacts which allow an intermittent headlight circuit causing headlight to flicker or suddenly go out
Lighting · 106k vehicles
84V-103 Sep 5, 1984
Rubber fuel hose could allow a slow fuel leak while the engine is running
Fuel system · 520 vehicles
82V-012 Jan 3, 1982
Under certain vehicle operating conditions, the governor weight retainer in the injection pump may fail
Fuel system · 80k vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.