Buick Park Avenue Complaints (1995)

117 consumer complaints on file.

#10061040March 17, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
THE SEAT HEATER MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, THE SEAT BURNED CONSUMER'S BACK AND CLOTHES. *AK THE SERVICE DEALER FOUND THE SIDE BACK THERMISTOR AND HEATER CIRCUIT OPEN. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10053864February 26, 2004
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WITHOUT WARNING STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL, CONSUMER DOWN SHIFTED AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER HEARD A BANG SOUND, RIGHT FRONT WHEEL VIBRATED,THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING, THE ALTERNATOR LIGHT HAD COME ON. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP AND SKIDDING BEGUN. THE CONSUMER VIEWED THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD BROKEN OFF AND WENT DOWN, BENT, AND WEDGED ITSELF IN THE AXLE. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059691February 19, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE POWER STEERING PUMP BROKE COMPLETELY OFF OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. *LA *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056848February 9, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE PAINT ON THE ROOF AND SIDES OF THE CAR HAS STARTED TO BUBBLE UP AND PEEL. LOOKS LIKE THE ORIGINAL PAINT JOB IS DEFECTIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033522August 26, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PAINT IS PEELING OFF VEHICLE IN MANY AREAS. WAS TOUCHED UP BY DEALER FOR A FEE, BUT IS PROCEEDING TO COME OFF OTHER AREAS DOWN TO THE PRIMER. TERRIBLE PAINT JOB BY GM, GETTING VERY EXPENSIVE TO KEEP PAINTING DIFFERENT PARTS OF THIS CAR!!! *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10027137July 14, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A GAS LEAK. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003737January 29, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
THE CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED AND JUMPED INTO PASSING GEAR. TSB#677164/19, #9503/332, AND #RCL/95C08/335. SCC PH UPDATE 06/12/03 CONSUMER CALLED BACK IN TO REPORT NEW INFORMATION CONCERNING COMPLAINT. HE ADVISED THAT CORRECT PART NUMBER FOR PROBLEM TRANSMISSION IS 339. HE ALSO ADVISED THAT CADILLACE HAD A RECALL FOR SAME TRANSMISSION MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 9/15-9/21/94.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8024166December 11, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING COOLANT IS LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020008October 2, 2002
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
AS CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED AND THE ENGINE REVVED AND NO DRIVE MOTION WAS OCCURRING, CONSUMER HAD TO COAST TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY GO INTO LOW GEAR, NO OTHER GEARS WERE OPERATIVE, ALSO A WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED, THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND A NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019890September 30, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LEFT REAR CONTROL ARM BROKE WHILE TURNING A CORNER . DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767327September 18, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, AIR BAGS
MY HORN WOULD GO OFF WHEN I WOULD TURN A CORNER OR EVEN WHEN UNATTENDED. I HAVE A EXTEND WARRANTY WHICH SAYS IT COVERS THE HORNS. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO BE FIXED, THEY SAID THAT THE PART THAT WAS BAD WAS IN WITH THE AIR BAG AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. NOW THEY SAY THAT IT IS THE AIR BAG THAT IS BAD, SO IT WILL COST ME $1000.00 TO GET IT FIXED. SINCE MY HORN DOES NOT WORK ,ACCORDING TO THE WARENTY THE HORN SHOULD BE FIXED NO MATER WHAT. ISN'T THE HORN AND THE AIR BAGS CONSIDERED A SAFETY ITEM?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566504July 9, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER STATE THAT THE WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STEEP MOUNTAINSIDE ON A PAVED ROAD WITH THE CAR IN THIRD GEAR, THE VEHICLE WAS SUDDENLY WITHOUT HYDRAULIC BRAKES OR STEERING. *MJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759685March 22, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER AND THE CRANK SENSOR THE TROUBLE PERSISTS. I PLAN TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899044November 13, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN WOULD GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST UNLESS EXPENSES GO TO CONSUMER . FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898717November 5, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN WILL ACTIVATE UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE VEHICLE IS ON AND OFF. DEALERSHIP HAS MADE NO REPAIRS TO VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753697October 25, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTING
IN SEPTEMBER 2001 WE BEGAN EXPERIENCING AN INTERMITTENT, BUT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FAILURE OF THE LIGHTING SYSTEM. AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD SUDDENLY GO OUT COMPLETELY. THIS HAPPENED WITH THE HEADLIGHTS SET ON THE TWILIGHT SENTINEL CONTROL AND ALSO WHEN WE USED THE MANUAL HEADLIGHT SWITCH. TO GET THE LIGHTS BACK WE HAD TO BRING THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP, THEN TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART. WE LIVE IN A RURAL AREA WHERE THE ROADS ARE TYPICALLY CURVING WITH NO STREET LIGHTS, MAKING IT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO SAFELY BRING THE CAR TO A STOP TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SO YOU DONT BLOCK THE ROAD FOR CARS COMING FROM BEHIND.I FOUND THIS SAME CONDITION REPORTED IN AN EXISTING NHTSA RECALL ON THE 1995 OLDS 98, WHICH SHARES THE SAME CHASSIS, HEADLAMP MODULE, AND TWILIGHT SENTINEL OPTION. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID IS 94V190000. WE HAD THE CAR REPAIRED AT OUR LOCAL AUTHORIZED BUICK DEALER AND THEIR NOTE ON THE COMPLETED REPAIR ORDER CONFIRMED THE CONDITION AND CAUSE. THEY PROVED THAT THE HEADLAMP MODEULE WAS AT FAULT AND REPLACED IT.WE HAVE CONTACTED BOTH BUICK CUSTOMER SERVICE AND CORPORATE OFFICES, AND THEY ARE DENYING THAT IT IS A SAFETY DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752912October 4, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT LATCH WILL NOT HOLD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752841October 2, 2001
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
ORIGINAL WHITE PAINT. LARGE AREAS ARE PEELING OFF ALL OVER BODY. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748322July 12, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
IN LATE 1999 I BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. IT CONTINUALLY GOT WORSE UNTILL THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT COMPLETELY AT SPEEDS BELOW 20MPH. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE ENTIRE STEERING SYSTEM THREE TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH BUICK OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS, AND THEY TRIED EVERYTHING THE BUICK TECHNICAL PEOPLE SUGGESTED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN OFF OF THE ROAD BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE. AT THIS POINT BOTH BUICK AND THE DEALERSHIP HAVE STATED THAT THE CAR IS NOT REPAIRABLE, AND THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. NO ONE FROM BUICK HAS EVER COME TO BECKLEY TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. ALL OF THEIR INPUT HAS BEEN OVER THE TELEPHONE. I AND THE DEALERSHIP BOTH FEEL THAT WHATEVER THE PROBLEM IS, IT MOST LIKELY IS NOT CONFINED TO THIS ONE CAR. THE CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE ONE NEVER KNOWS WHEN THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT COMPLETELY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746228May 31, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WOULD LIKE HELP AND SOME INFO ON ALL THESE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR! NO SAFETY DEFECT STATED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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