40 of the 452 complaints filed about the Buick Roadmaster are about the engine — 9% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1994.
40
Complaints
9%
Share of all complaints
0
Crashes
1
Fires
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
PROBLEMS STARTING VEHICLE, AND ONCE STARTED VEHICLE STALLS.*MR CONSUMER HAD BATTERY REPLACED AT 1 1/2 YEARS. STARTER WAS REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #10044778 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE STALL. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICE TECHNICIAN NOTICE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
NHTSA complaint #8022740 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
COOLANT LEAKS, WATER PUMP KEEPS GOING OUT WHICH RUINS THE DISTRIBUTOR. HAD WATER PUMP REPLACED 3 TIMES. DEALER CONTACTED. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE DRIFTS TO RIGHT, COOLANT LEAK NEAR THERMOSTAT AND REPLACED COOLANT PUMP REFILL, BRAKES SQUEAL WHEN TURNING, BOTH REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS WERE LEAKING AND WERE REPLACED, AND THERE IS A SHUDDER ON BRAKE WHEN APPLYING, ALSO FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED, WHEEL BEARINGS REPACKED AND NEEDS REAR DRUMS RESURFACED.
NHTSA complaint #8005806 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER STATED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN SHIFTING GEARS.*AK. CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER WHEEL FELL BROKE OFF DUE TO THE NUTS AND BOLTS HAD BROKEN OFF, THE BRAKES WENT OUT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE, THE THERMOSTAT WENT OUT, PASSENGER WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN, TURN SIGANL WAS INOPERATIVE, WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED, AND THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED.*SLC
NHTSA complaint #8003609 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN ENGINE IS SUBSTANTIALLY WET POWER STEERING IS LOST. THERE IS NO PRIOR WARNING. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE REMEDY, BUT HAS RECOGNIZED THE DEFECT.
NHTSA complaint #893985 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING STEERING CONTROLS OF THE VEHICLE WILL LOCK UP. WATER PUMP LEAKS ON TO THE BELT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED AND WHEN MAKING A SHARP TURN . BELT SLIPS, AND LOCKS UP POWER STEERING.
NHTSA complaint #881581 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STOPS RUNNING WITH OUT ANY PATTERN... HOT, COLD FAST,SLOW.
NHTSA complaint #737578 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
FACTORY INSTALLED WATER PUMP WITHOUT THE BEARING SEAL. THIS CAUSED COOLANT LEAKAGES AND OVERHEATING. ENGINEER INSPECTED ORIGINAL WATER PUMP AND STATED THAT THE BEARINGS WERE NOT SEALED AND SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AT 45000 MILES. *AK
NHTSA complaint #862334 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
COOLANT LEAKS FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WATER PUMP ONTO VIBRATION DAMPER AND POWER STEERING BELT, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #861837 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE REMOTE JUMP STARTING TERMINAL, AND REPAIRS WOULD BE DONE AT CONSUMER COST.
NHTSA complaint #860325 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FRONT CAM OIL LEAK REPAIR 2 TIMES BAD FRONT SPRING REPLACE OVERHEATING, REPLACED THERMOSTAT AND WATER PUMP, TO NO AVAIL, COOLANT SENSOR INSTALLED PROBLEM SOLVED. MODEL ROADMASTER
NHTSA complaint #9000122 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WATER PUMP REPLACED. YH MJS
NHTSA complaint #550503 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
ENGINE BEGAN PUFFING AND THE SMELL OF EXHAUST WAS DETECTED IN THE CABIN. UPON EXAMINATION BY THE DEALER TWO BOLTS ON THE LEFT FRONT OF THE ENGINE THAT HOLD THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD TO THE ENGINE WERE SHEARED OFF CAUSING THE EXHAUST LEAK. DEALER STATED THAT BOLTS WERE EITHER DEFECTIVE OR IMPROPERLY INSTALLED AT MANUFACTURER. NOT DUE TO FAIR WEAR AND TEAR. ENGINE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY UNTOUCHED SINCE PURCHASE NEW.
NHTSA complaint #715474 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
DUE TO DEFECTIVE WATER PUMP WHICH LEAKED AND SPRAYED UNTO THE POWER STEERING BELT, POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERATIVE AND ALMOST RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL.
NHTSA complaint #834192 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
WHEN CLIMBING A HILL CAR SHUTTERS AND CHANGES GEARS. DEALER CONTACTED AND STATED CATALYTIC COVERTER WAS DEFECTIVE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. TSB #92-74L60-8. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #835985 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FAILURE WAS COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEED. NO WARNING BUT PROBLEM SELF CORRECTED EACH TIME AFTER STOPPING THE CAR.
NHTSA complaint #702203 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
RECALL 94V049000. VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK, OIL WAS DOWN. DEALER REPLACED THE OIL COOLER HOSE AND RADIATOR. VEHICLE DOES NOT COMPLY TO THE RECALL, REPAIRS MADE AT OWNERS EXPENSE.
NHTSA complaint #831048 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
RECALL 94V049000. VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK, OIL WAS DOWN. DEALER REPLACED THE OIL COOLER HOSE AND RADIATOR. VEHICLE DOES NOT COMPLY TO THE RECALL, REPAIRS MADE AT OWNERS EXPENSE.
NHTSA complaint #831048 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
TWO BOLTS ON THE LEFT EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILED (BROKE)ALLOWING EXHAUST TO LEAK INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. EXACT DATE OF AND MILAGE OF BOLTS BREAKING IS NOT KNOWN. I DID NOT NOTICE IT UNTIL THE EXHAUST STARTED LEAKING AND MAKING NOISE. THE DEALER WANTED $800.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THE BOLTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED AT GM'S COST NOT MINE. EXHAUST BOLTS SHOULD NOT BREAK, THEY WERE NOT TOUCHED OR WORKED ON BY ANYONE, THEY JUST BROKE. MUST BE DEFECTIVE OR TORKED TOO TIGHT AT FACTORY.
NHTSA complaint #700719 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS AFTER GOING THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER. IT WOULD LOSE POWER.
NHTSA complaint #829796 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.