Buick Park Avenue Complaints

1,366 consumer complaints on file.

#10117740April 11, 2005
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO A RED LIGHT DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. DEALER STATED WATER GOT INTO THE AIRBAG MODULE WHICH WAS NORMAL. DRIVER SUSTAINED CUTS AND BRUISES ON HIS RIGHT ARM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10112964March 28, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE CONSUMER HIT A DEER. THE DUAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT, HOWEVER THE DRIVER SIDE CAUGHT FIRE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB FIRE SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM IN THE STEERING COLUMN. WHEN THE FIRE TRUCK DID ARRIVE FLAMES HAD BURNT THE LEATHER SEAT, MELTED THE STEERING COLUMN AND BURNT THE WINDSHIELD VISOR. *BF *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112611March 6, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR BAG SYSTEAM READY LIGHT WILL STAY ON.OPEN HOOD TO CHECK BATT. AND CAME ON AFTER SHUTING IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112548March 5, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
PUSHROD MALFUNCTIONED IN THE ENGINE, CAUSED CAR ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113301March 2, 2005
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE STABILITY SYSTEM LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY KELLY'S WIFE ALICE JOHNSON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113138February 28, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT PULL OUT OF THE RETRACTOR. CONTACTED THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105516February 23, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN ROUGH, OVER HEAT AND THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE 3.8L ENGINE HAS BLOWN A HEAD GASKET. THE DEALER MADE THE REPAIR. *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112823February 22, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE PARKING, THE FRONT AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR BURNS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10111704February 17, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CERTIFIED LTR RE DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHTS ON A 2004 PARK AVENUE, REQUESTS A DEFECTIVE INVESTIGATION AND A REFUND. *BF THE HIGH AND LIGHT BEAM LIGHTS ARE MADE AS A SINGLE FIXED UNIT NOT ALLOWING THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES TO ADJUST EITHER, INDEPENDENT OF THE OTHER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108572February 16, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
00 V 346 000/WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM: THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED OPERATING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT IN SEVERE INCLEMENT CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE ALMOST COLLIDED WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIPERS MOTOR COVER AT CONSUMER COST. *NM *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107346February 16, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ENGINE STALL WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE AUTOMATIC POWER DOOR LOCKED TRAPPING THE DRIVER INSIDE. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *NM *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110180February 9, 2005
STRUCTURE
ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO OUR 1994 BUICK PARK AVE. ULTRA STARTED TO HAVE THE PAINT (WHITE)PEEL OFF. IT HAS PROGRESSED TO THE POINT WHERE THERE IS VERY LITTLE PAINT LEFT ON THE HOOD OR TRUNK AND ONLY ABOUT HALF LEFT ON THE TOP OF THE CAR. I HAVE TALKED TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS ABOUT THIS AND BOTH HAVE SAID THAT GM IS AWARE OF SOME PAINT PROBLEMS WITH THESE CARS BUT THAT UNLESS IT STARTED TO PEEL WITHIN THE FIRST THREE YEARS THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT IT. I DON'T THINK IT IS UNREASONABLE FOR AN OWNER OF BUICK'S TOP OF THE LINE CAR TO EXPECT THAT THE PAINT JOB IS GOING TO STAY ON THE CAR FOR LONGER THAN 8 YEARS. I WAS AT FIRST TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS ONLY WITH BUICK'S WHITE PAINT BUT I HAVE SEEN SOME OTHER BUICKS SINCE THEN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND NOT ALL ARE WHITE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115125February 7, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON THE CONSUMER'S 2002 BUICK PARK AVENUE FAILED. *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111552February 7, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR THE BATTERY BECAME WEAK. *NM IT WAS DETERMINED THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR MALFUNCTIONED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108463February 2, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE INCIDENT ORIGINALLY FELT LIKE POSSIBLE WARPED BRAKE DISC (SLIGHT THROBING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL). WHITHIN TWO WEEKS IT BECAME A CLICKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END EVEN WHITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSED. INVESTIGATIO DISCLOSED A BUILDUP ON THE INSIDE SURFACE OF THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE DISC. THIS BUILDUP WAS RADIAL IN NATURE; ABOUT .375 INCH WIDTH, ABOUT .010 INCH IN HEIGHT, WITH A LENGTH OF BRAKE PAD WIDTH. ITS APPEARANCE WAS SIMILAR TO WELD BEAD. THE BUILDUP WAS REMOVED BY HAND BURNISHING. THIS REMOVAL DISCLOSED A CRACK IN THE BRAKE DISC WHICH RAN ALONG ONE EDGE OF THE BUILDUP. MY ANALYSIS OF THIS PROBLEM IS; THE DISC SURFACE JUST AHEAD OF THE CRACK DEFLECTS INWARD WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE CRACK THEN ACTS AS A SCRAPER BLADE ON THE PAD. THE BRAKES DO FUNCTION THROB AND NOISE FREE SINCE THE BURNISHING, BUT I AM SURE THAT THE BUILDUP WILL REOCCUR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108334February 1, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
1. LOSS OF ENGINE COOLANT WITH NO APPARENT EXTERNAL LEAKAGE 2. DIFFICULTY STARTING AND THEN FAILURE TO START ENGINE 3. CORRODED PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD ALLOWS ENGINE COOLANT INTO ENGINE DESTROYING ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109221January 31, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE, AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED ON THE CONSUMER DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE GOT STARTED UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE ON THE LEFT FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS STILL UNDETERMINED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109272January 31, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V117000; DAIMLER CHRYSLER ISSUED A SHOULDER BELT RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN, BUT HAD PROBLEMS RETRACTING BACK TO NORMAL POSITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108147January 28, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
VEHICLE IS A 1998 BUICK PARK AVE. THE PLASTIC IDLER PULLEY AND ASSEMBLY FAILED AND THE SURPENTINE BELT NO LONGER TURNED SO THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST (AND MAYBE POWER BRAKES ALSO). THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON I 45 IN HOUSTON AND EXITING OVER A CLOVERLEAF ONTO BELTWAY 8. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO USE MY MUSCLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE AND THE PULLEY ASSEMBLY AND BELT WAS REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108950January 24, 2005
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE VEHICLE TIRE LEANING ALMOST OFF THE AXLE AND FOUND LUG NUTS WERE MISSING. *TC THE CONSUMER HEARD A SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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