1996 Buick Roadmaster Suspension Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 12%of 52 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 165,983miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the suspension of the 1996 Buick Roadmaster, 12% of the 52 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 165,983 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The lower control arm ball joint broke off when I started to drive the car in a parking lot on october 31, 2006. I had to have a new lower arm and ball joint installed on the car since a bolt had sheared holding the ball joint to the arm. Buick had a previous recall on this, but my car was supposedly built with a later serial number. I have the broken assembly stored in my garage.”
NHTSA complaint #10174729, filed 2006-11, 202,550 miles“I was on the way home the car started to make a grinding type of noise as well as a bounce and came to a stop a a red light to turn left and as I was turning left my right front tire fell off bouncing away bent my front passenger fender as well as trim I had to pay a tow truck $150 to take my car to my house to fix all 5 wheel studs also when I bought the car the seat belt doesn't click to stay in position the interior lights don't turn off I have to disconnect the battery so the car won't die over night and now the engine doesn't not want to turn over as it did before I have changed the…”
NHTSA complaint #11156939, filed 2018-12, 165,983 miles“Driving on san pablo dam rd just past appian way at about 30-35 MPH the right ft tire folded up under the car the lower ball joint failed and snapped in half.”
NHTSA complaint #10156604, filed 2006-05, 84,000 milesSuspension: other model years
Other parts of the 1996 Buick Roadmaster
8 complaintsEngine cooling
6 complaintsBrakes
5 complaintsElectrical system
5 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsTires
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaintsSeats
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsWheels
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1996 Buick Roadmaster
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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