Buick Park Avenue Complaints

1,366 consumer complaints on file.

#536830June 12, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL AND VEHICLE VIBRATES. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. DEALER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823333June 11, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 40-50 MPH, THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE POWER STEERING UNIT TO THE STEERING PUMP BROKE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD SAFELY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824153June 10, 1998
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
HEATED OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR HAS DARKENED, IMPAIRING VISIBILITY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSOTHE MIRROR HAS BEEN REPLACED, BUT DARKNESS REOCCURRED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535711May 19, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY
VINYL ROOF FELL OFF HITTING OTHER VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823420May 18, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
PARKED VEHICLE IN PARKING LOT. WENT INSIDE RESTAURANT. SOMEONE NOTICED VEHICLE BURNING & NOTIFIED THE RESTAURANT. FIRE DEPT. ARRIVED & PUT FLAMES OUT. INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED NEAR & AROUND THE ENGINE AREA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823397May 18, 1998
SEAT BELTS
WHEN TRYING TO UNLATCH THE SEAT BELTS ON DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES, THE BELTS GETS JAMMED AND WILL NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. THE BELTS ARE ALSO LOOSE ON THE BODY, AND ARE NOT TIGHT ENOUGH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535559May 15, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
DOOR LOCKS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823178May 8, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN COMING OUT OF A RAMP IN THE WAY DOWN, TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES AND STOP VEHICLE, BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND, REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT. DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#535340May 8, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER SITTING IDLE FOR SIX DAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780902April 25, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY
PAINT FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822704April 22, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
WHILE MAKING LEFT TURNS THE STEERING WHEEL PULSATES FOR NO REASON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED STEERING RACK. PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822644April 21, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
THE MECHANISM THAT HOLDS THE BRAKE SHOE TO THE BACKING PLATE FELL OFF, CAUSING THE BRAKE DRUM TO BE DESTROYED. THE BRAKE DRUM WAS REPLACED ON 11/12/97 AND SHOES WERE REPLACED ON 6/2/29, 5/24/95 AND 10/8//97. ON 10/15/97 MASTER CYLINDER SPRING POPPED LOOSE, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO LOCK UP. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. NO PROLBEM WITH BRAKES AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533550April 3, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION STALLS INTERMITTENTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820109March 31, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE WAS IN A PARK POSITION, ENGINE WAS OFF. CONSUMER WENT TO START THE VEHICLE, ENGINE DID NOT CATCH . KEPT TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE. ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WERE NOT WORKING,VEHICLE DID NOT START .CONSUMER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE,NOTICED THAT SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE COMING OUT OF HOOD. FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO CHOP A HOLE INTO HOOD TO STOP FIRE.THIS DEFECT COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#532968March 24, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
MOUNTING FOR SEAT BELT OBSTRUCTS VIEW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#532896March 20, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
GAS LINE CRACKED CAUSING FLUID TO SPILL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#532316March 10, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#978263March 10, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
WHEN THE REAR DEFROSTER IS ON THE POWER LOCKS WILL NOT OPERATE. WHICH POSES THE A SAFETY HAZARD. IN AN EMERGENCY, A SMALL CHILD WOULD BE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE SINCE CHILD PROOF LOCKS ONLY OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821862March 9, 1998
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT DOES NOT RETRACT. PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DEALERS, AND THEY CANNOT CORRECT PROBLEM. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#532447March 9, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FRONT BRAKE MALFUNCITON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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