The crank sensor-which controls engine timing-the bracket its housed in can work loose during normal driving causing the sensor to move away from the magnet causing the engine to stall w/no warning. It happened first laste year in july-99 had it replaced by dealer using oe part. Worked loose this year oct-00, causing vehicle to stall on busy street and barely made it to the side. Contact dealer-would not replace part-made us buy another....
Engine & cooling
1986 Buick Electra Engine problems
Owners have filed 1 complaint about the 1986 Buick Electra's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 8% of all its complaints, most recently on October 19, 2000. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
- Complaints
- 1
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Engine complaints
Buick Electra engine complaints by year
Electra engine problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data