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Buick Somerset

Every Buick Somerset model year on file, 1985 to 1988. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years101 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years41985 to 1988
Recall campaigns1Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins3Summed across model years
By model year

The 1986 model year drew the most complaints, 7, 70% of the model's total

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

0246819851986719871988
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Buick Somerset complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
3
Electrical system
2
Seat belts
2
Tires
1
Structure
1
Steering
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Buick Somerset 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 Somerset by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1988Not decoded0NoneNone010
1987Not decoded0NoneNone121
1986Coupe70.0117121
1985Coupe333.375111
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Buick Somerset

  • 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
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.