1985 Buick Skyhawk Reviews from North America

After this car was 3 months old, it could not be trusted to go any distance.

Had many ignition problems whenever it was used on the highway. Always had to carry spare parts (cap, rotor, spark plugs and wires) just to get home.

Went through 3 exhaust systems in 5 years.

Towed 3 times to the dealer in the first two years.

Looked very nice, and was excellent on gas.

First new car, and dealer took advantage of that fact. Over paid on it to start, and was charged a very high interest rate.

The clutch went out.

The nose cone broke open.

After we put synthetic oil in it it sort of killed it. It burned oil, it blew oil around, it wend BAM BAM BAM! when you put your foot down on the pedal.

I didn't have it long enough to remember the mileage, or anything else that went wrong.

The car was boxy, but the interior was nice. Parts were easy to come by. (All the J-Cars had interchangeable parts, as they only had slightly different styling and engines.)

The Last J-Series car was a 1989 Cavalier. all three cars (there was also a Pontiac Sunbird that really didn't know what year it was, and what it was called.) have shared parts throughout the ownerships.

The doors has rust on the bottom.

The air conditioning has stopped working.

The alternator had to be replaced several times.

The shocks had to be replaced.

This car is very quick and reliable.

Would recommend to anybody looking for a small quick car.

However the problems I mentioned before is just minor, The parts are hard to find.

I replaced the transmission at around 85,000 miles due to "street racing". I'm young and like to go very fast, very quickly.

The roof material was falling down when purchased, but that was fixed very easily.

I accidentally "removed" the spare change compartment cover off of the dash. Fixed with model cement.

The dual exhaust pipes were a bit rusty, but made to look much better with chrome cover pipes that fit right over them and screwed into place. (Available at any decent auto parts store.)

There was one spot on the bottom of the driver's side door where the paint had bubbled and started to rust.

I replaced the starter shortly before the transmission.

In short, this is the first car that I've ever wanted to keep on the road, and as an amateur, it was very easy to fix.

This car is the 1.8 litre custom 5-speed manual transmission 2-door, non-turbo model 1985 Buick Skyhawk.

This car has had just a few problems, mostly minor, and has been such a great car. It's overall appearance is very fluid with clean lines and sharp attention to detail. I've had people actually stop to comment on just how nice it looks.

The interior is laid out very nice, with plenty of room in the back seat. The material has kept in pretty good shape.

This car just needs an owner that is willing to help it achieve the goal of being the best little automobile that it can be. Attention to detail will make this the sharpest car you've ever owned.

Everything!!! you name it it failed.

Radiator hose, radiator, heater core, horn, water pump, exhaust manifold, windshield washer pump, hole in driver seat, water leak on passenger side, main gasket leak, power steering line.

I got more to say, but my hands are getting tired from the typing.

Lemon!!! If you see one run, it put me in the poor house.

The car is possess by some evil spirit.

When I got it it had a bad cylinder head.

It also had a bad cylinder head gasket.

The fuel filter was original and had to be replaced.

The bottoms of both doors were completely rotted away.

Other than that it just needed a basic tune up.

The car performed better than I ever could have expected.

One time I turned the engine by mistake over 6000 r.p.m and amazing it stayed together and still runs awesome.

The car has awesome acceleration and takes off like a rocket.

CV boots.

Head gasket.

Rust, rust, rust.

Full exhaust.

Oxygen sensor.

A cute little car, sporty looks, but once rust sets in, it's a never-ending contagious disease.

Fairly quick acceleration with the stick shift, excellent highway mpg (34+).

The seats are really comfy, but fitting 3 normal sized adults in the back is next to impossible.

A big improvement over the problem child Chevy Citation, at any rate.

Sold it in '99 for $500, and am now much happier with my '92 Grand Am.