10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #2

Feb 011998

Riviera

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Premature wear/warping of front brake rotors. Owner replaced the front brake rotors. Dealer said that rotors were coming thin from the factory. Buick refused to refund cost of replacement.

- Fontana, CA, USA

problem #1

Jan 011997

Riviera

  • miles
Brake problems; when traveling at high, the rotors were replaced because of warping. On 7/21/97 owner brought car back to dealer for same problem. At that time an adjustment was made to the rotors. Dealer stated that rotors were warped again with 9, 504 miles. On 11/24/97 brought back to dealer for same problem with 14,863 miles, service was done on brakes again.

- Bethany Beach, DE, USA