The 1980 Buick Skylark has 3 recalls, the most serious involving a cracked steering gear mounting plate that can allow the steering connection to loosen, causing the wheel to turn several degrees before the car actually changes direction.
On automatic transmission models, the transmission fluid cooler hoses can fail while driving and leak fluid into the engine compartment, where it can ignite and start a fire. There is also a lighting concern on Skylark Sport trims: an incorrect turn signal flasher causes the blinker to flash too quickly, and if any signal bulb burns out, the indicator light on the dashboard stops working rather than alerting the driver.
At a glance
What can fail
The turn signal flasher causes signals to flash too quickly. If any turn signal bulb burns out, the indicator light on the dashboard won't stay lit.
What the fix does
No remedy description available.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
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At a glance
What can fail
The steering gear mounting plate can develop fatigue cracks, causing the steering gear to loosen. This allows excessive steering wheel play before the vehicle responds to steering input.
What the fix does
No remedy description available.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
The automatic transmission cooler hoses may fail while driving, causing transmission fluid to leak in the engine compartment and potentially start a fire.
What the fix does
No remedy description available.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
