Tl* the contact owns a 1997 buick skylark. The contact stated that the air bags deployed unexpectedly. A police report was not filed and an injury was sustained. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and the current mileage was 140,000. The VIN was unavailable.
1997 Buick Skylark airbags problems
12 complaints (15% of all complaints for this car). 4 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 12
- of this car's complaints
- 15%
- crashes
- 4
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Frontal7
- Side/window1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
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200k+
Buick Skylark airbags problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 1997 Buick Skylark owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Passenger airbag deployed for no reason while driving !
While driving 25 MPH the passenger side air bag deployed inadvertently. The cause has not been determined. Please provide additional information.
While parking horn continuously sounded. The gear shift lever knob broke off. The dealership had to replace the entire air bag system in order to correct the horn failure and replaced the shifter knob. *ak
Air bag light illuminated. Dealer found nothing wrong. Vehicle was involved in a hit and run accident which caused vehicle to hit a telephone pole. Upon impact, front air bags did not deploy. Driver was wearing a seat belt. Driver sustained head and back injuries.
The vehicle was involved in a frontal collision while driving at 30 MPH and none of the air bag deployed. Dealer notified. *ak *cb
Consumer states that the horn blows with out touching it, dealer notified and said the heat casuses the air bag to expand which causes the horn to go off. Ts
Horn is inoperative because of a failure within internal contact of horn assembly. *ak vehicle was taken in for repair to the horn. Consumer was informed that the internal contacts for horn inside airbag assembly was faulty. Consumer was also informed that if the horn was not repaired the air bag may not deploy.
Front driver's side and passenger's side airbags failed to deploy during 40 MPH front end collision. Dealer has yet to be contacted. Please provide further details.
Horn button is under airbag in order to fix airbag must be replaced at a cost of $800 or I remove the fuse, I can't afford to replace airbag for a simple button so this becomes a safety issue. Since I have no horn am deeply concerned for my and my kids safety in case of an emergency (need to alert someone who is going to run into me ) please help.
Questions about the 1997 Buick Skylark airbags
Does the 1997 Buick Skylark have airbags problems?
Owners have filed 12 complaints about the airbags of the 1997 Buick Skylark, 15% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1997 Buick Skylark airbags problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1997 Buick Skylark airbags?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Buick Skylark have bad airbags?
The Buick Skylark model years with the most airbags complaints are 1996 (18 complaints), 1995 (12 complaints) and 1997 (12 complaints).
Other 1997 Buick Skylark problems
Brakes 16Electrical 13Engine 10Acceleration 6Suspension 6Transmission 6Body 5Visibility 5Seat belts 4Lights 3Steering 3Seats 2Fuel system 1Locks 1Tires 1Wheels 1
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