Buick workshop, service & repair manuals

Buick at a glance: 138 manuals across 18 model lines, covering 1982 to 2011 models, with engines from 1.8 to 5.7 litres. The largest collections are Century (19), Regal (19) and Electra (16).

About Buick

David Dunbar Buick started the company in 1899, and it was Buick that established General Motors in 1908. Since Oldsmobile closed in 2004, Buick has been the oldest surviving American car brand. GM places it above Chevrolet and below Cadillac, and most Buicks share their platforms with other GM cars.

Same car, different badge

Century (1982–1996) shares GM's front-drive A platform with the Chevrolet Celebrity, Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera and Pontiac 6000.
Regal from 1988 shares the W platform with the Chevrolet Lumina, Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme and Pontiac Grand Prix.
Skyhawk (1982–1989) is a J-car, like the Chevrolet Cavalier and Pontiac Sunbird.
Roadmaster (1991–1996) shares its platform and engines with the Chevrolet Caprice.
Rendezvous is the corporate cousin of the Pontiac Aztek, and the Rainier shares the GMT360 platform with the Chevrolet TrailBlazer and GMC Envoy.

Sources: Wikipedia — Buick, Chevrolet Celebrity, Chevrolet Lumina, Buick Skyhawk, Buick Roadmaster, Buick Rendezvous, GMC Envoy.

Known faults on Buick models, and the repair instructions for them: Common faults

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Century

1982–2005 2.2–4.3 litre See all 19 manuals

Electra

1982–1989 3.0–5.7 litre See all 16 manuals

Enclave 2 manuals

Variant / engine	Year
AWD V6-3.6L	2009
FWD V6-3.6L	2008

Full Size 1 manual

Variant / engine	Year
Buick FWD V6-181 3.0L	1984

LaCrosse

2005–2011 2.4–5.3 litre See all 8 manuals

LeSabre

1982–1996 3.0–5.7 litre See all 14 manuals

Lucerne 4 manuals

Variant / engine	Year
V6-3.8L	2007
V6-3.8L VIN 2	2006
V6-3.9L	2009
V8-4.6L	2008

Park Avenue 4 manuals

Variant / engine	Year
Ultra V6-3.8L SC VIN 1	1991
V6-231 3.8L VIN L SFI	1993
V6-3.8L SC VIN 1	2005
V6-3.8L VIN K	1995

Rainier 5 manuals

Variant / engine	Year
2WD L6-4.2L VIN S	2005
2WD V8-5.3L VIN P	2004
AWD L6-4.2L	2007
AWD L6-4.2L VIN S	2005
AWD V8-5.3L VIN P	2004

Reatta 1 manual

Variant / engine	Year
V6-231 3.8L VIN C SFI	1990

Regal

1982–2011 2.0–5.7 litre See all 19 manuals

Rendezvous

2004–2007 3.4–3.6 litre See all 6 manuals

Riviera

1982–1996 3.8–5.0 litre See all 8 manuals

Roadmaster

1991–1996 5.0–5.7 litre See all 6 manuals

Skyhawk

1982–1988 1.8–2.0 litre See all 7 manuals

Skylark

1982–1997 2.3–3.3 litre See all 13 manuals

Somerset 2 manuals

Variant / engine	Year
Regal L4-151 2.5L	1985
V6-181 3.0L	1986

Terraza 3 manuals

Variant / engine	Year
AWD V6-3.5L VIN L	2006
FWD V6-3.5L VIN 8	2005
FWD V6-3.5L VIN L	2006

Buick Haynes manual alternative

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