Tl* the contact owns a 1995 buick riviera. The contact stated while driving, the engine stalled. The vehicle was restarted however, the failure recurred seven times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing however, the mechanic was unable to detect a failure. The approximate failure mileage was 25,678. The consumer stated on several occasions, he experienced sudden loss of power while in traffic. On each occasion, there was a loss power brakes. In april 2013, there were four instances where the vehicle turned off and the brakes and power steering failed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. A year later, the same issue occurred again. The dealer was unable to find a problem.
Buick Riviera power steering loss problems
12 of the 293 owner complaints about the Buick Riviera describe loss of power steering, most of them for the 1995 model year.
- owner complaints
- 12
- worst model year
- 1995
- typical mileage
- 54,000
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
By model year
- 19972
- 199510
Often reported together
What owners say
This is an intermittent issue and has been occurring at different times since purchase in 1999. While driving engine stalls and I lose power steering control. Experiencing long cranks before engine will start. However, engine eventually restarts but engine stalls again several times before car will run without incident for a brief period. Have had numerous repairs done on this car regarding this issue such as ignition module. Had repairs done in october 2013 where crank shaft position sensor, mass air flow sensor, cylinder and key were replaced. In april 2014 began experiencing same issue again.
The info above is approx. Your recall of gm cars with re: to ignition problems may not be broad enough. I traded in my 95 riviera in april of 2007 after plowing $1500 into and still no satisfactory repair on why it was stalling. The last stall was in a three way intersection in chicago. Each time it stalled I lost power steering. I don't recall if the dealer looked at ignition issues. I do recall that they were at one point focused on the carburetor. It was being serviced by a dealer in schaumberg, ill. Sorry I don't have better recall of details. Once I traded the car, I tossed the documentation. The last stall was scary and the reason I traded the car.
1. The steering column support bracket attaching bolts were under torqued during assembly. My vehicle has wiring problems and starting problems that come and go. Inadequate torque can cause these bolts to vibrate loosen or fall out resulting in loss of steering control support bracket attaching bolts to the correct specifications. There is a recall for 1995 buicks but not including my buick.
1997 buick rivera ... Driving down highway-hole worn into high pressure freon discharge hose-freon sprayed throughout engine compartment and onto drive belts-belt broke and wrapped around harmonic balancer - broke teeth and crank sensor- engine died immediately-loss of power steering, braking, etc., dead car hard to control - towed to gm dealer - dealer replaced all parts ($900.00) - gm mechanics and service manager all agreed to buick design flaw - steel manifold for freon hoses is formed in such a way to cause freon hoses to rub against each other and eventually wear a hole into freon hose. - I kept part - called dealer to complain- they referred me to buick customer service- they said they could do nothing as no recalls nor service bulletins had been issued on the matter - I asked for information as to how many of these incidents had occurred - or how many of this freon manifold replacements have been sold - or if there had been a redesign to correct this part - they would furnish me with none of this requested information.
Problems with power steering failure at low RPM's. Pump was replaced without resolve of issue.
While driving vehicle lost power steering. This made steering wheel hard to turn. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
When turning the steering wheel to the left, the power steering went out and the steering wheel was extremely hard to turn. Please provide any additional information.
The consumer has been experiencing problems with power steering. While drining power steering failed and vehicle had a low RPM. The manufacturer has been contacted.
Engine stalls, causing loss of steering and other vehicle functions. Problem is intermittent.dealers cannot duplicate.
Related recalls
Steering: rack and pinion
- What is wrong
- The intermediate shaft to steering rack lower coupling pinch bolt may be missing.
- Risk
- If this condition exists and shaft disengagement occurs, loss of steering control will be experienced by the driver which could result in an accident.
- Remedy
- Install pinch bolt.
Recall number 91V157000 · Recall details
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Which Buick Riviera years have loss of power steering problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1995 (10 complaints) and 1997 (2 complaints).
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