Buick Park Avenue Complaints (1998)

246 consumer complaints on file.

#8014640July 24, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBELT IS TWISTED AND JAMMED. CONSUMER FEELS UNSAFE RIDING WITHOUT SEATBELTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013986July 16, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
IN DECEMBER OF 2001, THE UP AND DOWN FUNCTION OF DRIVER'S SEAT STOPPED WORKING. CURRENTLY, FORWARD AND BACK FUNCTIONS ARE INOPERATIVE.*AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011861June 14, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
RETRACTOR IS NOT WORKING. UNABLE TO PULL SEAT BELT ALL THE WAY OUT TO HOOK IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9005317May 22, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
CRACK IN PLASTIC COVER OF THE MANIFOLD/EMISSION SYSTEM. THERE WAS A POP AND THE PARKING AREA FILLED WITH BLACK/BLUE SMOKE. CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER THE INCIDENT. TSB SENT OUT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, VEHICLE 36TH MONTH OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD. REFERENCED IN EA02-030
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009528May 9, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE HAS TREAD SEPARATION. GOODYEAR, EAGLE, LS #P22560R16. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009531May 9, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
MOTOR COOLANT IS LEAKING WATER INTO THE ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007562April 15, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
WHILE TURNING ON VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION THAT CAME FROM ENGINE, CAUSING CABINET DOOR TO BLOW OPEN. CONTACTED DEALER WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK THE FUEL REGULATOR WAS FAULTY, TOO MUCH PRESS. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007619April 15, 2002
SEAT BELTS
CONSUMER IS HAVING THE SAME SEAT BELT PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 00-V-117-000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006513April 13, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS/REAR ROTORS, AND REAR CALIPERS REPLACED ON A CAR THAT WAS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/102 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****760647
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760648April 13, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS THAT REAR BRAKES WERE WORKED ON. THIS TIME THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND THE CALIPERS HAD TO BE "UNFROZEN". THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND THIS WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED TWO TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759430March 16, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED, ALLOWING COOLANT TO ENTER ENGINE COST 1,400 TO REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759388March 15, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE SEAT BELT FAILS. CAN`T BE USED TO PROVIDE SAFETY TO FRONT PASSENGER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757801February 5, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
LOW COOLENT LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. TOOK CAR IN TO LOCATE LEAK ,COULD NOT LOCATE THE LEAK. WE KEPT ADDING WATER ABOUT 1 GALLON A WEEK UNTILL STARTER BROKE. FOUND WATER IN THE HEADS, DUE TO A FAILED SEAL IN THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900851January 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
INSURED ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED THE IGNITION ON AND HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE INSIDE HER NEIGHBORS GARAGE. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE GARAGE, CLAIM 36-A152-007. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900852January 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
INSURED TURNED THE KEY AND THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CLAIM 13-7487-154. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900853January 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING OVERNIGHT, INSURED STARTED VEHICLE, PUFF OF SMOKE APPEARED. INSURED TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND FIRE ERRUPTED, CLAIM 49-3261-220. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900854January 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
INSURED WASN'T ABLE TO START CAR. TRIPLE A CAME TO START THE CAR, WHEN DRIVER HOOKED UP THE BATTERY CABLE AND TURNED THE IGNITION, THE ENGINE BLEW UP AND A FIRE BEGAN, CLAIM 59-V656-995. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900855January 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
INSURED STARTED UP THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CLAIM 42-1319-967. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900856January 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
INSURED WAS JUMP STARTING VEHICLE WITH CABLES, ENGINE BLEW, FIRE STARTED, CLAIM 23-1290-238. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900549January 11, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER WAS STARTING VEHICLE WHEN HE HEARD A BIG BOOM, SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE ENGINE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE, CLAIM 25-5607-676. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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