Buick Park Avenue Complaints (1998)

246 consumer complaints on file.

#8000805December 17, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT WORK. SHOULDER BELT TWISTS AND JAMS. THERE IS A RECALL ON SHOULDER BELTS, BUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED NOT IN RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899021November 13, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER COMING TO A STOP, APPLIED ACCELERATOR AND ENGINE REVVED, VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. THIS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES. DEALER DETERMINED THAT PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID FAILED, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK THE CONSUMER SAYS THE VEHICLE'S FAILURE TO MOVE AFTER STOPPING IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION BUT THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO FIX IT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898215October 25, 2001
SEAT BELTS
REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER BEING USED. WOULD HAVE A LOT OF SLACK AFTER PULLING OUT TO BE USED. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS OF BOTH FRONT AND REAR BELTS. MECHANIC REPAIRED FRONT BELTS AND NOT REAR. INDICATED EXCESSIVE MILEAGE ON VEHICLE FOR REAR BELTS TO BE REPAIRED. *AK *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900551October 1, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER TURNED KEY, THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CLAIM 13-7487-154. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897011September 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED LOW COOLANT MESSAGE FLASHED ON WHILE LOW TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS READING COOL. SOON AFTER, NOTICED ENGINE RUNNING HARD. CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER, AND ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. *AK DEALER FOUND PLENUM LEAKING, DEALER REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLDS UPPER AND LOWER, PLENUM, COOLANT BYPASS HOSE, AND HEAD GASKET SEAL. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895963September 7, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AT 60MPH. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN, AND STEERED VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD. MECHANIC FLUSHED POWER STEERING PUMP TWICE. HOWEVER PROBLEM WASN'T CORRECTED. DEALER WILL REPLACE STEERING UNIT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895904September 6, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
GAS GUAGE ON INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND SHOWED NO AMOUNT OF FUEL IN VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REPAIRS WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $800.00. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562907September 4, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CLUSTER PANEL AREA SOMETIMES BLINKS ON/OFF AT VARIOUS TIMES DAY/NIGHT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751460August 31, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
HAVE HAD ROTORS RESURFACED 3X AND REPLACED 2X. 1ST TIME WAS AT 5877 MI LAST ONE 27626. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562584August 21, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE DRIVER PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, TURNED IT AND HEARD A LOUD BOOM, THEN THE CAR WAS ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, THIS FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY BE TO AND ENGINE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562016July 17, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THREE OF THE FOUR ORIGINAL GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES WERE SEPARATED RESULTING IN STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY, THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562086July 16, 2001
SEATS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE SEAT MATERIAL IS COLLAPSING, CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS PROBLEM TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE SEATS ARE CONNECTED TO THE SEAT BELT, WHICH ALSO AFFECT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSING THE SEATS TO MOVE INTO ANOTHER POSITION, DISREGARDING PROGRAMMED SETTINGS, WHICH CAUSES THE MIRRORS TO CHANGE THEIR PRE-PROGRAMMED POSITION WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER FEELS SHE HAS BEEN GETTING THE RUN AROUND FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS.*JB EXAMPLES OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS INCLUDE: DOORS DO NOT LOCK, WINDOWS GET STUCK. *SLC CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SEATBELT WOULD NOT MOVE FROM ITS STANDARD POSITION. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748409July 13, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WHILE VEHICAL WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING, IT POPPED INTO GEAR AND ROLLED AWAY, MAKING IMPACT WITH NEIGHBORS HOUSE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892581July 12, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN VEHICLE BECOMES HARD TO SLOW DOWN. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE.*AK IT TAKES APPROXIMATELY 150 TO 200 YARDS BEFORE CONSUMER BEGANS TO FEEL VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT PERFORMANCE OF VEHICLE IS NORMAL AND WAS INFORMED THAT NEW PADS WOULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747667July 2, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. VIBRATIONS FELT IN STEERING AND PASSENGER SEATING. THIS 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE HAS ONLY 25,000 MILES. THE BRAKE ROTORS SHOULD NOT BE DEFECTIVE AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747668July 2, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ASH TRAY LATCHING MECHANISM FAILED. TRAY IN OPEN POSITION. POTENTIAL HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747669July 2, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HEATER FAILED. THIS COMPONENT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED ON A THREE YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH 25,000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890919June 21, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
IT DOES NOT MATTER IF TANK IS FULL OR EMPTY FUEL BACKS UP IN NECK, AND WILL SHUT OUT ONTO WHOMEVER IS STANDING IN FRONT OF GAS NOZZLE. DEALER REPLACED FUEL FILLER NECK. WAS REPLACED IMMEDIATELY AFTER FUEL FILLER NECK NEEDED REPLACING AGAIN. CONSUMER FEELS THERE IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887998May 11, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH WARNING LIGHT FOR COOLANT CAME ON. CONSUMER WENT TO MECHANIC, WHO FOUND UPPER MANIFOLD PLENTIUM, WHICH WAS MADE OF PLASTIC, HAD ALLOWED ANTIFREEZE TO FLOOD ENGINE. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900552March 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, ORIGIN APPEARS NEAR LEFT FRONT APRON, VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING ALL NIGHT, CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE AND A PUFF OF SMOKE APPEARED, CONSUMER TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND FIRE BEGAN, CLAIM 49-3261-220. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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