Buick Riviera owners have reported 3 problems related to engine (under the engine and engine cooling category). The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Electrical (?)--the engine dies while driving at highway speeds. The engine will not restart when shifted to neutral while still rolling but does restart when the brake is applied! this has happened seven times during the past 9 months and is happening with more frequency--4 times this month! the Buick service dept. Has not been able to recreate the problem and cannot determine the source of the problem.
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As I turned the switch on, the car back fired and then smoke started coming in the car and it was smoking from under the hood. The car was parked in the driveway, I immediately got out. My husband who had heard the back fire from inside the house, opened the hood, and the fire was already blazing. We tried to put the fire out but ended up calling the fire department. The care was completely destroyed.
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Engine mount failed and was replaced (the j1490 bracket).
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