IllustrationTHE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK SOMETIMES IT FREEZES HAVE A STATION WAGON THE REAR WINDOW SOMETIMES OPENS . TT
1993 Buick Roadmaster
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1993 Buick Roadmaster do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 46.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 2 of 46 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Visibility. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
10 crash reports1 fire reports7 injury reports
What owners actually said
46 reportsINVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN CONSUMERS WIPERS ARE NOT CLEANING THE GLASS SO HE CAN SEE THEY MAKE NOISE CHATTERING. HE TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER 2 TIMES STILL THE SAME .
THREE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE BRACKET ON WHICH THE GENERATOR AND POWER STEERING PUMP ARE MOUNTED, SHEARED, CAUSING COMPLETE POWER LOSS. TRIP ODOMETER WINDOW IS POORLY ALIGNED, THE LEFT MOST DIGIT CANNOT BE READ WITHOUT STRAINING TO SEE IT. REFLECTION OF THE TOP DASH IN THE WINDSHIELD IS ATROCIOUS. BACK DRIVER'S SIDE PANEL WITH TH…
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THREE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE BRACKET ON WHICH THE GENERATOR AND POWER STEERING PUMP ARE MOUNTED, SHEARED, CAUSING COMPLETE POWER LOSS. TRIP ODOMETER WINDOW IS POORLY ALIGNED, THE LEFT MOST DIGIT CANNOT BE READ WITHOUT STRAINING TO SEE IT. REFLECTION OF THE TOP DASH IN THE WINDSHIELD IS ATROCIOUS. BACK DRIVER'S SIDE PANEL WITH THE STORAGE COMPARTMENT HAS A LOCK ON THE SMALL DOOR, BUT THE WHOLE PANEL CAN BE EASILY REMOVED AND CARRIED AWAY. REAR WINDOW BUTTON ON THE REMOTE CONTROL IS TOO EASY TO TRIGGER, THIS RESULTS IN UNWANTED OPENING OF THE REAR WINDOW. *SLC
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *SD
DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER HITTING A TREE. TT
DURING HEAD ON COLLISION AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 35MPH, 11:45 ON FRONT BUMPER, AIRBAG FAIL TO DEPLOY. TT
DEFROSTER VENT IS IN MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD, WHICH DOES NOT EXTEND TO ENTIRE WINDSHIELD, CAUSING INABILITY TO CLEAR WINDSHIELD/POOR VISIBILITY. *SKD
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT. *SKD
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.