Two problems related to ignition have been reported for the 1997 Buick Skylark. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
This car has been stalling out almost from the beginning of our purchase. It was a used vehicle but it was under warranty. It has been in the repair shop numerious times and I keep getting told it is a phantom problem and they cannot recreate it at the service dept. I have in the past thought the service departments are doing their job but after a year of having the same problem, something needs to be done. This car stalls out most often when it has been sitting for a few hours - it has stalled in front of a dump truck full of gravel - he missed me by just inches since I had just pulled out from a stop sign and the truck came over a hill. Last week it stalled in front of a school bus filled with children! the ets and check engine light comes on sometimes & sometimes not! I need someone to look into this problem so I am not driving an unsafe car. After it stalls I sometimes need to leave it sit for a few minutes and sometimes I can get it restarted and then need to "rev" up the engine to keep it going. I have been treated like a "complete idiot" by more than one person at the stark dealership in stoughton, WI. Help!!!!!!!!.
Abs light would flash while traveling. When making turns vehicle would also stall. Also, when depressing brakes vehicle would go into extended stopping distance. Please provide further information.