BUICK ROADMASTER · model year

1995 BUICK ROADMASTER

76 NHTSA complaints, 5 crash reports for this specific cohort.

NHTSA overall rating

Not crash-tested

New Car Assessment Program

The 1995BUICKROADMASTER carries 76 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 5 crashes, 1 fire, 3 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 ROADMASTER is vehicle speed control with 6 filings, followed by power train:automatic transmission (3) and suspension:front (3). 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 ROADMASTER. 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.

76
Complaints
5
Crashes
1
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Total Complaints

76 filings

Crashes Reported

5 reports

Source

NHTSA ODI

Federal complaints database

Complaints vs. fleet median (215)

At or below the fleet median complaint volume.

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL6
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION3
SUSPENSION:FRONT3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE3
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP3
INTERIOR LIGHTING2
STEERING2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2
SUSPENSION2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING2
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY2
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE2

Recent Complaints

20130430VISIBILITY/WIPER

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK ON HIGH AND THEY CUT OFF ON ME ONE DAY IN THE RAIN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER A HEAVY DOWNPOUR JUST STARTED OUT OF NOWHERE WHICH WAS VERY SCARY AND THEN AGAIN AROUND TOWN ON OTHER RAINY DAYS. ALSO WHEN I DRIVE AND FIRST GO TO ACCELERATE, SOMETIMES IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR IS NOT FULLY IN DRIVE ALTHOUGH IT IS AND I HAVE TO PRESS WAY DOWN ON THE GAS THEN BRAKE THEN TAKE OFF AGAIN TO MAKE IT JUMP INTO GEAR ALL THE WAY. WHEN IDLING ITS HIGH AND LOW SOUNDING AS WELL, SO I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF ANY OF THIS IS COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL? *TR

20130430VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK ON HIGH AND THEY CUT OFF ON ME ONE DAY IN THE RAIN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER A HEAVY DOWNPOUR JUST STARTED OUT OF NOWHERE WHICH WAS VERY SCARY AND THEN AGAIN AROUND TOWN ON OTHER RAINY DAYS. ALSO WHEN I DRIVE AND FIRST GO TO ACCELERATE, SOMETIMES IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR IS NOT FULLY IN DRIVE ALTHOUGH IT IS AND I HAVE TO PRESS WAY DOWN ON THE GAS THEN BRAKE THEN TAKE OFF AGAIN TO MAKE IT JUMP INTO GEAR ALL THE WAY. WHEN IDLING ITS HIGH AND LOW SOUNDING AS WELL, SO I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF ANY OF THIS IS COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL? *TR

20120920ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 BUICK ROADMASTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WOULD SOUND INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS SPORADIC BUT PROGRESSED INTO A CONTINUAL FAILURE. THE MALFUNCTION RECURRED WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION OR STATIONARY THE FUSE FOR THE HORN WAS DISENGAGED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 192,800.

Mileage: 192,800

20110723SUSPENSION

CARS FRONT SUSPENSION BEGAN POPPING AND MOANING. CAR CAN NOT MAKE TIGHT TURNS WITHOUT SOUNDING LIKE THE FRONT END IS GOING TO BREAK INTO PIECES. I TOOK THE CAR TO LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP(J.P. HARVEY) AFTER GETTING THE RECALL INFORMATION ON NTSB WEBSITE. THE PARTS DEPARTMENT SAID THEY TIGHTENED THE HUB BOLTS. HOWEVER, SINCE THE CAR WAS SO OLD REFUSED TO CHECK BALL JOINT OR ANY OTHER OF THE RECALLED PARTS. I WAS GIVEN THIS CAR BY MY MOTHER WHO SUSTAINED AN ACCIDENT BACK IN 2004 WHEN THE RIGHT SIDE FAILED AND SENT HER INTO A DEEP DITCH. I PAID A PRIVATE DEALER $589.00 TO REPLACE ALL THE LEFT SIDE STEERING LINKAGE, BALL JOINT ETC. AT THAT TIME I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS RECALL. NOW IT IS THE RIGHT SIDE THAT IS DEGENERATING. THIS FORM IS LATE AS I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BRAIN TUMOR IN APRIL 2010 AND HAD TO HAVE SURGERY IN OCTOBER 2010. ONLY NOW ABLE TO COMPLETE TASKS ON COMPUTER AND FINISH THIS COMPLAINT FORM.

Mileage: 97,500

20110723STEERING

CARS FRONT SUSPENSION BEGAN POPPING AND MOANING. CAR CAN NOT MAKE TIGHT TURNS WITHOUT SOUNDING LIKE THE FRONT END IS GOING TO BREAK INTO PIECES. I TOOK THE CAR TO LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP(J.P. HARVEY) AFTER GETTING THE RECALL INFORMATION ON NTSB WEBSITE. THE PARTS DEPARTMENT SAID THEY TIGHTENED THE HUB BOLTS. HOWEVER, SINCE THE CAR WAS SO OLD REFUSED TO CHECK BALL JOINT OR ANY OTHER OF THE RECALLED PARTS. I WAS GIVEN THIS CAR BY MY MOTHER WHO SUSTAINED AN ACCIDENT BACK IN 2004 WHEN THE RIGHT SIDE FAILED AND SENT HER INTO A DEEP DITCH. I PAID A PRIVATE DEALER $589.00 TO REPLACE ALL THE LEFT SIDE STEERING LINKAGE, BALL JOINT ETC. AT THAT TIME I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS RECALL. NOW IT IS THE RIGHT SIDE THAT IS DEGENERATING. THIS FORM IS LATE AS I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BRAIN TUMOR IN APRIL 2010 AND HAD TO HAVE SURGERY IN OCTOBER 2010. ONLY NOW ABLE TO COMPLETE TASKS ON COMPUTER AND FINISH THIS COMPLAINT FORM.

Mileage: 97,500

20110723WHEELS

CARS FRONT SUSPENSION BEGAN POPPING AND MOANING. CAR CAN NOT MAKE TIGHT TURNS WITHOUT SOUNDING LIKE THE FRONT END IS GOING TO BREAK INTO PIECES. I TOOK THE CAR TO LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP(J.P. HARVEY) AFTER GETTING THE RECALL INFORMATION ON NTSB WEBSITE. THE PARTS DEPARTMENT SAID THEY TIGHTENED THE HUB BOLTS. HOWEVER, SINCE THE CAR WAS SO OLD REFUSED TO CHECK BALL JOINT OR ANY OTHER OF THE RECALLED PARTS. I WAS GIVEN THIS CAR BY MY MOTHER WHO SUSTAINED AN ACCIDENT BACK IN 2004 WHEN THE RIGHT SIDE FAILED AND SENT HER INTO A DEEP DITCH. I PAID A PRIVATE DEALER $589.00 TO REPLACE ALL THE LEFT SIDE STEERING LINKAGE, BALL JOINT ETC. AT THAT TIME I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS RECALL. NOW IT IS THE RIGHT SIDE THAT IS DEGENERATING. THIS FORM IS LATE AS I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BRAIN TUMOR IN APRIL 2010 AND HAD TO HAVE SURGERY IN OCTOBER 2010. ONLY NOW ABLE TO COMPLETE TASKS ON COMPUTER AND FINISH THIS COMPLAINT FORM.

Mileage: 97,500

20061031SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT

VEHICLE IS DISPLAYING SYMPTOMS OF RECALL CAMPAIGN ID 96V019000 BUT IS NOT A COVERED VIN. I WOULD REQUEST THE NHTSA LOOK INTO THE EXTENSION OF THIS RECALL TO INCLUDE AT LEAST [XXX] AND POSSIBLY ALL 1995 MODEL YEAR B-BODY VEHICLES. ITEM HAD FAILED BEFORE THE INCIDENT DATE BUT WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED ON THE INCIDENT DATE. *NM UPDATED 0/12/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Mileage: 115,000

20050206CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

I WAS BACKING MY 95 BUICK ROADMASTER STATION WAGON FROM A PARKING LOT AT A RETIREMENT CENTER WHEN I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE TO ALLOW ME TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND SHOT BACK ACROSS THE PARKING LOT, NEARLY A HUNDRED FEET BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AND VEER IT AWAY FROM A CROWDED BUILDING AND THEN TURN OFF THE IGNITION KEY TO STOP THE MOTOR. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE ENTIRE TIME AND WAS NOT NEAR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *JB

20040712VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND WENT OFF ON THEIR OWN. SUBSEQUENTLY, WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUMPED AND SKIPPED OFF THE WINDSHIELD. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, AND THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

20040610ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN

WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO USE THE HORN IT DID NOT WORK. *AK THE HORN WIRING WAS REPAIRED. *JB

Mileage: 83,225

20040202STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. *NM CONSUMER FIRST EXPERIENCED PROBLEM ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WAS INTERMITTENT. *LA

Mileage: 120,000

20031105ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

PROBLEMS STARTING VEHICLE, AND ONCE STARTED VEHICLE STALLS.*MR CONSUMER HAD BATTERY REPLACED AT 1 1/2 YEARS. STARTER WAS REPLACED.*TS

20031105ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY

PROBLEMS STARTING VEHICLE, AND ONCE STARTED VEHICLE STALLS.*MR CONSUMER HAD BATTERY REPLACED AT 1 1/2 YEARS. STARTER WAS REPLACED.*TS

20031105ENGINE 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.*TS

20031021ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

ONCE THE FUEL GAUGE REGISTERED HALF FULL IT WOULD STOP OPERATING. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRING TO THE FUEL PUMP HAD MELTED AND THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK *CB THE REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS CRACKED.*JB

Mileage: 40,000

20031021EXTERIOR LIGHTING

ONCE THE FUEL GAUGE REGISTERED HALF FULL IT WOULD STOP OPERATING. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRING TO THE FUEL PUMP HAD MELTED AND THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK *CB THE REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS CRACKED.*JB

Mileage: 40,000

20031021FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

ONCE THE FUEL GAUGE REGISTERED HALF FULL IT WOULD STOP OPERATING. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRING TO THE FUEL PUMP HAD MELTED AND THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK *CB THE REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS CRACKED.*JB

Mileage: 40,000

20030416ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN

THE HORN BUTTON WORE OUT, WHICH CAUSED THE HORN TO BLARE INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER STATED THE HORN HAD COMPLETELY FAILED. *JB *TS *JB

20030103FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE'S FUEL PUMP STOPPED WORKING DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS...*AK

20020829FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

WIRES ON FUEL PUMP WITHIN FUEL TANK SHOWED SIGNS OF SEVERE SHORTAGES WHICH COULD HAVE LED TO A FIRE. DEALER NOTIFED. PART WAS AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS. CONSUMER STATED EVEN THOUGH THE GAS TANK WAS FULL, THE GAS NEEDLE WOULD DROP TO ZERO, CONSUMER STATES THE ENTIRE FUEL SENSOR AND PUMP WAS REPLACED.*JB

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 1995 BUICK ROADMASTER have?
The 1995 BUICK ROADMASTER has 76 NHTSA complaints, 5 crashes, 1 fires, 3 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1995 BUICK ROADMASTER?
The most-complained component for the 1995 BUICK ROADMASTER is VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL with 6 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION and SUSPENSION:FRONT.
Is the 1995 BUICK ROADMASTER 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.

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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.