Buick Park Avenue Complaints

1,366 consumer complaints on file.

#882227March 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE VIBRATES AND GRABS. DEALER HAS TURNED ROTORS, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882141March 5, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
ELECTRICAL SEAT CONTROL SOMETIMES WILL POP OUT. COULD NOT BE PUT BACK IN PLACE.DEALER COULD NOT FIX DEFECT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881912March 2, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE WAS SITTING OVERNIGHT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START IT BY TURNING KEY IN IGNITION, AND VEHICLE EXPLODED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARMENT. VEHICLE WAS NOT A TOTAL LOSS. FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN INTERNAL FUEL LEAKAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881356February 23, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER HAS HAD A REPEATED PROBLEM WITH RIGHT SIDE MIRROR, PARALLEL PARK ASSISTANCE MIRROR, AUTOMATICALLY GOING INTO "PARK MODE". THUS, HE WAS UNABLE TO USE MIRROR TO SEE VEHICLES/OBJECTS/PERSONS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG SINCE IT DID NOT OCCUR WHILE THEY WERE LOOKING AT IT. *AK THE PARK ASSIST MIRROR HAD BEEN REPAIRED AND REPLACED BUT STILL DOES NOT RETRUN TO NORMAL POSITION. THE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS REPLACED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880544February 14, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WOULD CLINK BEFORE ENGAGING. TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE OVERHAULED. *AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN DEFECTIVE. SIMILAR FAILURES WERE FOUND ON INTERNET BY THE CONSUMER. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740854February 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879606February 1, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 4 0 MPH ON A BRIDGE IN BAD WEATHER WHILE CHANGING LANES VEHICLE SKIDDED HORIZONTALLY. A OIL TRUCK HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S FRONT, AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559183January 25, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MOTOR CAM BEARING BROKE, DEALER REPLACED THE MOTOR. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878952January 24, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK FROM TIME TO TIME. WHEN CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER SAID THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING, AND WAS A PROBLEM THAT THEY WERE AWARE OFF. *AK THE CONSUMER POINTED OUT THAT THE PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT UNLOCK MANUALLY CREATING SAFETY CONCERN. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900548January 23, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
FIRE OCCURRED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, FUSE BOX RELAY SUSPECTED AS CAUSE, CLAIM 42-1331-250. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559087January 22, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
RIGHT AFTER PUTTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, FIRE WAS PUT OUT WITH AN EXTINGUISHER. *CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878682January 22, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
WHILE DRIVING AT 10MPH AND PREPARING TO MAKE A TURN, CAR MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND COLLASPED, WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS DISENGADGED AND LEFT BALL JOINT NUT CAME OFF. *AK DEALER INSTALLED INNER CV BOOT ON LEFT FRONT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878313January 17, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS/SHUTS OFF WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS FOR DIFFERENT REPAIRS ON SAME PROBLEM, BUT PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739464January 16, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AT IDLE AND IN GEAR.DEALER SAYS GMC HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.DEALER STATES HE CAN NOT FIX. *AK PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878080January 12, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE IN USE, WANTED TO CHANGE SPEEDS, AND THEY STOPPED WORKING WHICH WOULD CAUSE VISUAL DIFFICLTY, AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563907January 8, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF THE MANIFOLD SYSTEM WHICH CRACKS AND CAN CAUSES THE RELEASE OF NOXIOUS GASES. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738803January 4, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
PLASTIC ELECTRICAL SWITCHES ARE BREAKING AND FALLING OFF. DOOR PANNEL AND SEAT ADJUSTMENT SWITCH FALLING OFF. WE ALSO FEEL LIKE IT MAY HAVE BEEN FLOODED AT ONE TIME AND WAS NOT DISCLOSED AT TIME OF PURCHASE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558737January 3, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
OWNER SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V-227, EXPERIENCED DEFECT PRIOR TO NOTIFICATION, SEATBELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. *CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558537January 2, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AS ADVISED BY THE SERVICE REP THE CONSUMER SHIFTER FROM FOURTH TO THIRD TO SECOND AND TO FIRST BUT THE ENGINE STILL DIED WHILE GOING DOWN A LONG HILL. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900553December 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE JUMPED AND WHEN HE HOOKED UP THE BATTERY CABLE AND TURNED THE KEY TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE BLEW UP AND A FIRE STARTED, CLAIM 59-V656-995. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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