Faults:

Almost the entire cooling system has been replaced over the last six months. It began with a cracked intake manifold and has resulted in almost every piece of the system having to be replaced.

The ABS sensors continue to malfunction causing my ABS brakes to turn on while driving, sometimes at high speeds.

General Comments:

This is a love/hate relationship with this car. My Rivi is the most fun car I have ever owned. It looks great, is extremely comfortable, and handles like a dream for such a big automobile.

However, I have never had so many problems with a car in my life. This car began nickel and diming me to death only two weeks after I purchased it. In the two years I have owned my Rivi I have spent over $3000.00 on repairs.

Faults:

Two days and 40 miles after purchasing the car from a GM dealership, the engine started to miss upon acceleration. The engine needed a tune-up. Technician suspected possible engine damage due to the miss.

Then steering wheel shook. I had to replace the strut seats. The steering wheel still shakes a little after doing so.

The supercharger bearing was grinding. I had to replace the supercharger. Super-chargers are expensive new or used.

The car was in the shop for the entire month of November, which was the same month I bought it.

The seat-belt recall was not even performed.

The dealership tried to stick me with the entire bill around 2000 dollars.

General Comments:

The Riviera is supposed to be a luxuary car, yet a compact disc player was an option in 1995 as was the supercharger. A player is standard equipment on an Oldsmobile Aurrora as was the 250hp V8.

The interior and exterior are very plain, much like any other Buick.

The super-charged 3.8L engine moves the car and has excellent passing power. I wouldn't want to drive this car with out the supercharger.

Even with 129,000 miles the car have very little road and wind noise, and is a pleasure to drive.

The car is very bouncey when going over bumps, at moderate intown speeds. The car however floats over bumps at lower speeds.

Fuel economy for the 1995 SC 3.8L is poor in-town and excellent on the highway.

The seats are not as comfortable as my previous car's. Buick uses cheap leather which wears out quickly if not taken care of regularly.

The cup holder tensioner spring broke.

The fuel door release freezes shut in the winter after going through a car-wash.

This car is very solid. It rides like a new car even with high mileage. It is too bad GM couldn't sell more like the Aurora and Riviera.

Faults:

1st engine - piston failure.

2nd engine - From factory with wrist-pin missing! Imminent failure!

Is that enough? Yup!

Bad fit and finish.

General Comments:

Bought the car used and was talked into an extended warrant by the dealer, thank God. First engine went, then a week later second engine went! My crap Pontiac 600 was more reliable than this! Soon the car was sold.

Other points - seats too wide, needed a V8.

Faults:

I replaced the tranny since it was slipping. Cup holder broke, and it costs a mint (250 + tax) to fix it.

So I left it as is so far.

The traction control module died, (1000$) didn't fix it.

2 front ABS bearings went, fixed it (under warranty).

Rack and pinion went under warranty.

Electric seat had a corroded wire, fixed it myself, dealer wanted 250 + tax, fixed it myself in 15 minutes.

Makes a noise when turning... shock bearing... that's it!!

General Comments:

Comfortable car.

Turning radius sucks.

Suspension is decent, but more for luxury (duh?)

Too big and hard to park.

Bad forward and rear visibility.

Stupid looking dash.

Good performance.

Stopping and going (modified the car with a PROM from fastchip.com).

Great gas mileage..

Sure ain't cheap to fix though!!!

For the money it's a good car.