The 1993 Buick Skylark has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 1,103 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 54 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. Last updated July 5, 2026.
THE NEUTRAL START SAFETY SWITCH COULD HAVE BEEN FRACTURED DURING INSTALLATION.
A FRACTURED SWITCH CAN RESULT IN A NO-START CONDITION.ALSO, A VEHICLE WITH A FRACTURED SWITCH CAN BE STARTED IN GEAR, CAUSING THEVEHICLE TO MOVE UNEXPECTEDLY, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE NEUTRAL START SWITCH. THE MANUAL SWITCH OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY WILL BE INSPECTED AND REPLACED IF AN OVERSIZED CONDITION EXISTS.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“1993 buick skylark defected driver seat recliner assembly. Consumer states that he was involved in an accident which the seat back collapsed. Consumer would like more information of this problem. Use odi # 813444 as a reference. *kb”
“Vehicle stalled while driving in traffic. *bf the vehicle was inspected by a mechanic but he was unable to duplicate the problem. *nm”
“Consumer states that when turning the keys in the ignition, vehicle hestiages to turn over, and consumer has too turn keys several times, which result in keys getting hot. Please provide information. Mr”
“Consumer was having the same problem as mentioned in recall 02-070-001 concerning ignition switch, but this vehicle was not included in recall due to vin. *ak consumer adds with vehicle in park and key removed from ignition, vehicle continues to run causing the antifreeze to leak, hose to pop off…”
“Consumer was driving slowly and all of a sudden vehicle accelerated with no warning. No one was hurt. *ak”
“Consumer was driving at about 25 mph and all of a sudden vehicle accelerated. No one was hurt.*ak”
“While driving between 35 mph and 70 mph vehicle suddenly stalled without a prior warning.*ak”
“While driving vehicle started to shake. Then, shocks exited from auto through hood. No injuries.*ak”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1993 Buick Skylark as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.