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Buick Estate Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 8 safety recalls and 6 owner complaints across 13 model years of the Buick Estate (1974–1994). The most-complained-about year is 1986.

8
safety recalls, all years
6
owner complaints, all years
1986
year with most recalls
1986
year with most complaints

Pick your Buick Estate model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1994 Buick Estate01
1993 Buick Estate01
1990 Buick Estate01
1988 Buick Estate10
1987 Buick Estate20
1986 Buick Estate33
1985 Buick Estate10
1984 Buick Estate10
1979 Buick Estate10
1978 Buick Estate10
1977 Buick Estate10
1975 Buick Estate10
1974 Buick Estate20

What Buick Estate owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA. The 1986 model year has the most, with 3.

All Buick Estate recalls (8)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Buick Estate, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Vehicle speed control

    NHTSA 89V102000 Reported 1,755,897 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    A small nylon bushing in the cruise control servo bail may slip out of place, causing intermittent and unexpected increases in engine speed or dieseling (engine run on with ignition off).

    Remedy: Install a new bushing in cruise control servo bail.

    Model years: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988

  2. Column shift (power train)

    NHTSA 87V168000 Reported 11,936 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Manual valve link in the transmission may have been improperly formed.

    Remedy: Replace the manual valve detent lever link.

    Model years: 1987

  3. Switch (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 86V131000 Reported 106,111 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    The push pull headlight switch may have electrical contacts which allow an intermittent headlight circuit causing headlight to flicker or suddenly go out. Consequence of defect: sudden loss of the headlights under severe weather or nighttime driving conditions could reduce driver visibility which might result in a vehicle crash without…

    Remedy: Replace headlight switch as necessary.

    Model years: 1986

  4. Switch (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 86V056000 Reported 93,317 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    The push-pull headlight switch may have electrical contacts which allow an intermittent headlight circuit causing headlight to flicker or suddenly go out. Consequence of defect: sudden loss of the headlights under severe weather or nighttime driving conditions could reduce driver visibility which might result in a vehicle crash without…

    Remedy: Replace headlight switch as necessary.

    Model years: 1986

  5. Latch (latches/locks/linkages)

    NHTSA 79V161000 Reported 476,245 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    A child could open the rear side compartment door and enter this compartment. The child could become entrapped if the door were to close, as it cannot be unlatched from the inside.

    Remedy: Dealer will replace the original compartment door latch, which can be latched without a key, with a new assembly that requires a key to latch as well as lock the door.

    Model years: 1977, 1978, 1979

  6. Vehicle speed control

    NHTSA 74V140000 Reported 2,562 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Model years: 1975

  7. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

    NHTSA 74V128000 Reported 7,380 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Model years: 1974

  8. Suspension: upper arm

    NHTSA 73V250000 Reported 782,111 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Model years: 1974

Other Buick models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.