BUICK BUICK · model year

1995 BUICK BUICK

6 NHTSA complaints for this specific cohort.

NHTSA overall rating

Not crash-tested

New Car Assessment Program

The 1995BUICKBUICK carries 6 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.

Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1995 BUICK is air bags:frontal with 2 filings, followed by visibility:power window devices and controls (1) and electrical system:wiring:fuses and circuit breakers (1). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.

NHTSA currently has 1 investigation file overlapping the 1995 BUICK. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.

6
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0
Crashes
0
Fires
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Injuries
0
Deaths

Total Complaints

6 filings

Crashes Reported

0 reports

Source

NHTSA ODI

Federal complaints database

Complaints vs. fleet median (215)

At or below the fleet median complaint volume.

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL2
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS1
AIR BAGS1
STEERING1

Recent Complaints

20020813ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS

HORN BLEW CONSTANTLY, FUSE WAS REMOVED AND CAR BROUGHT IN FOR REPAIR TO STEVENS CREEK BUICK. THEIR COMMENT WAS THAT THE HORN AND AIR BAG WERE WARPED BY HEAT, I PRESUME NORMAL AMBIENT HEAT AS CAR WAS NEVER ON FIRE, THE AIR BAG REPLACEMENT WAS THE RESPONSE. IF T HE AIR BAG IS DESTROYED BY HEAT OF SUN THEN ALL THESE CARS, BUICKS LARGE, IMPALAS, OLDS,MOBILES AND CADILLACS ALL HAVE THE SAME DRIVER PROTECTION OR LACK OF AFTER HOW LONG.*AK

20020813AIR BAGS

HORN BLEW CONSTANTLY, FUSE WAS REMOVED AND CAR BROUGHT IN FOR REPAIR TO STEVENS CREEK BUICK. THEIR COMMENT WAS THAT THE HORN AND AIR BAG WERE WARPED BY HEAT, I PRESUME NORMAL AMBIENT HEAT AS CAR WAS NEVER ON FIRE, THE AIR BAG REPLACEMENT WAS THE RESPONSE. IF T HE AIR BAG IS DESTROYED BY HEAT OF SUN THEN ALL THESE CARS, BUICKS LARGE, IMPALAS, OLDS,MOBILES AND CADILLACS ALL HAVE THE SAME DRIVER PROTECTION OR LACK OF AFTER HOW LONG.*AK

20020813STEERING

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE POSSIBILITY OF STEERING FAILURE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE VEHICLE'S DEALERSHIP IN MEXICO. THE CONSUMER WAS ASKING THE MANUFACTURER TO ARRANGE THE RECALL SERVICE WITH ANOTHER DEALER IN MEXICO. *YH

20020813AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE MALFUNCTION OF THE DRIVER?S AIR BAG, BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE VEHICLE'S DEALERSHIP IN MEXICO. THE CONSUMER WAS ASKING THE MANUFACTURER TO ARRANGE THE RECALL SERVICE WITH ANOTHER DEALER IN MEXICO. *YH

20000911AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER REQUEST AIRBAG TO BE TEMPERARILY DISCONNECT UNTIL RECALL REPAIR CAN BE COMPLETED, RECALL REPAIR IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME OOV171.*ET

19990407VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

THREE DOOR WINDOW REGULATORS ARE MALFUNCTIONING. *YC

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 1995 BUICK BUICK have?
The 1995 BUICK BUICK has 6 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1995 BUICK BUICK?
The most-complained component for the 1995 BUICK BUICK is AIR BAGS:FRONTAL with 2 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS and ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS.
Is the 1995 BUICK BUICK safe to buy?
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.

Vehicle Safety Guides

Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.