Other Engine Info: Name Plate: Chev, Pont, Olds, Buick
Plant City: Oklahoma City
Plant Company Name: NA-GM Corp
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Oklahoma
Seat Belts All: Automatic
Series: Special & Special Wagon
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Windows: 4
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1995
STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN PROBLEMS.
1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ONCE A DAY, THE FIRST TIME OF OPERATION OF VEHICLE, WILL EXPRIENCE STARTING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING APPROX. 2 BLOCKS BEFORE PROBLEM STARTS. WHEN PRESSING GAS PEDAL HALF WAY DOWN, VEHICLE WILL IMMEDIATELY BEGIN STALLING. THEN IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY BEGIN TO SURGE. WHEN SURGING BEGINS CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO HIT HIS BRAKES QUICKLY. AFTER THIS HAPPEN ENGINE DIES. STALLING AND SURGING AND ENGINE DYING HAPPENS SOMETIMES. BUICK SERVICE MANAGER SAYS THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING IN MOST 95/96 BUICKS WITH A 3.1 ENGINE. *AK