Buick Park Avenue Complaints

1,366 consumer complaints on file.

#841996July 9, 1999
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT SPORADICALLY COMES ON WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. DEALER INDICATES THAT THERE'S NO PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841816July 7, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FALL DOWN AND HAVE NO STEERING ABILITY WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841524June 30, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
SHOULDER BELT DOESN'T WORK ON PASSENGER'S SIDE, AND ON DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT KEEPS GEETING JAMMED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841336June 29, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
UPON IMPACT FROM A COLLISION, DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841007June 24, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL IMPACT AT 35-40MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND SHOULDER BELTS SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#546235June 17, 1999
TIRES
RIGHT FRONT TIRE MOUNTS BROKE CAUSING TIRE TO FALL OFF RESULTING IN DAMAGE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) MJS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838256June 17, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SOMETIMES SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WILL NOT PULL OUT OF THE MECHANISM. THE DEALER/MANUFACTUER ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED 4-5 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#839800June 15, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND SLOWS DOWN, AND THEN UNEXPECTEDLY REGAINS POWER. THIS DEFECT IS INTERMITTENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#839829June 15, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER STEERING BOLTS BROKE AT PUMP, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL. ON 5/28/98 OWNER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS REPIRED VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707568June 15, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LOSTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707457June 11, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE SEAT BELTS WILL NOT STAY TENSIONED DUE TO MISSHAPED SLOT IN THE SEAT BELT GUIDE WHICH ALLOWS THE SEAT BELT TO DOUBLE AND JAM DURING NORMAL DRIVING MOTIONS. THIS WAS CORRECTED IN THE 1999 MODELS BY RESHAPING OF THE SLOT IN THE PLASTIC GUIDE. BUICK CUSTOMER SERVICE ORIGINALLY SAID THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN TO COVER THE PROBLEM, BUT NOW SAYS THIS WAS AN ERROR. THE DEALER INVESTIGATED POSSIBILITY OF PUTTING NEW GUIDE SLOT SAME AS 1999 MODEL, BUT SID COULD NOT BE DONE. THIS IS A CONSTANT ROAD HAZARD DUE TO INABILITY TO KEEP SEAT BELTS TIGHT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546017June 8, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED PREMATURELY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707104June 2, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545920May 28, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
SEAT BELT INOPERATIVE DUE TO THE RETRACTING MECHANISM JAMMING. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838151May 19, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING BRAKES, ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. BRAKES BECAME WERE HARD AND THEY WERE GRABBING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706541May 16, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837754May 11, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO TURN VEHICLE OFF BECAUSE KEY WOULD NOT MOVE IN IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. A PROBLEM WAS FOUND WITH THE STARTER. THE PROBLEM IS BEING CORRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706336May 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
MULTIPLE ABS FAILURES DURING OPERATION. ALL COMPONENTS (MASTER/WHEEL CYLINDERS, CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS/SHOES) EXCEPT FOR THE PUMP AND ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO FOLLOW A PATTERN OF FAILURES FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ FOR THIS VEHICLE MODEL. THE BRAKE PEDAL PLUNGES TO THE FLOOR AND THERE IS LITTLE ACTIVE BRAKING AT THAT TIME. MOMENTARILY, THE PEDAL HEIGHTH RETURNS AND FULL BRAKING IS RESTORED. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837499May 5, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
COMPUTER MODULE FAILED, AND THE MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES.ALSO, ABS CONSTANTLY BECOMES DEFECTIVE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837443May 4, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AFTER VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED ABOUT 5 TO 10 MINUTES ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, TOTALLING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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