Buick Skylark
Registered from 1996 to 1998.
About this model
The Buick Skylark is a passenger car formerly produced by Buick. The model was made in six production runs, during 46 years, over which the car's design varied dramatically due to changing technology, tastes, and new standards implemented over the years. It was named for the species of bird called skylark.
From the Wikipedia article Buick Skylark, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crash test
| Stability control | No |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 1337 kg · 2630 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 1997 | 1337 kg · 2630 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 1996 | 1337 kg · 2630 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Buick filed 44 bulletins about the 1998 Skylark.
- Equipment: 10
- Electrical system: 9
- Engine and engine cooling: 7
- Power train: 4
- Service brakes, air: 4
- Fuel system, gasoline: 3
- Seats: 2
- Service brakes, hydraulic: 2
- Steering: 1
- Structure: 1
- Other: 1
- Vehicle Recalls · January 2024
- Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules · December 2023
- This Preliminary Information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the Tire Pressure Monitor, Active Fuel Injector tester, multi media tester, PICO… · February 2022
- This Preliminary Information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the Tire Pressure Monitor, Active Fuel Injector tester, multi media tester, PICO… · February 2020
- This informational bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on Procedures to Unlock Delco Radio with Theftlock. · January 2020
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to unlock radios that are Delco TheftLock. Technician will use the radio to get the scrambled code. Technician… · December 2019
- This warranty administration bulletin provides information regarding the field action courtesy transportation policy. · October 2019
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to unlock radios that are Delco TheftLock. Technician will use the radio to get the scrambled code. Technician… · October 2019
36 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.