Buick Park Avenue Complaints (2000)

81 consumer complaints on file.

#10063466April 20, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE TURNING THE KEY TO START VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, FLAMES AND HEAVY SMOKE CAME UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. *AK INSURANCE REPORT INDICATED THAT FIRE WAS THE RESULT OF AN IMPROPER COMBUSTION WITHIN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THIS IS BECAUSE THAT THE FUEL VAPORS IN THIS AREA WERE IGNITED AND CAUSED THE RESULTING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065830April 9, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2000 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE ENGINE STARTED RACING SO BAD THAT YOU HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO KEEP THE AUTO UNDER 60MPH. THE DEALER SAID WATER GOT INTO THE COMPUTER AND SHORTED THE PCM. IT WAS REPLACEDAT A COST OF 640.00. 30 DAYS LATER IT OCCURED AGAIN. THE DEALER OPENED THE COMPUTER AREA AND WATER WAS AGAIN THERE. THEY SAID THE PCM WAS BAD AND THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDS REPLACEMENT WITH A NEW DESIGNED HARNESS THAT WON'T LET WATER IN.THIS COST IS 1700.00 THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW THAT GM WON'T COVER. THE SAFTEY ISSUE IS A MAJOR CONCERN. PLEASE ADVISE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057993March 17, 2004
STEERING
UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. *AK THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053501February 19, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS MADE IT HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO VIEW TRAFFIC IN ORDER TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034247August 20, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE DRIVING FRONT LEFT WHEEL WAS SMOKING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY DETERMINED THAT ANTILOCK BRAKE CONTROL MODULE WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO FRONT LEFT ROTOR, CAUSING IT TO SMOKE AND WEAR OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034252August 20, 2003
WHEELS:RIM
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAME TO A STOP WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKES. DRIVER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE, LOOKED AT WHEELS, AND NOTICED BRAKE DUST AROUND THE RIM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030073July 24, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
VEHICLE WILL CONTINUOUSLY HESITATE TO ACCELERATE WHEN PULLING OUT. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED EVERY COMPONENT THAT CAN CAUSE THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, CANNOT BE FIXED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019375June 9, 2003
WHEELS:RIM
THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT RIGHT RIM CRACKED AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO GO FLAT. *NLM DEALER NOTIFIED BUT REFUSED TO IDENTIFY AS A FACTORY DEFECT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020374May 21, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
NAR 05/21/2003 *MR DANGEROUS OPERATIONAL DEFECT. THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR STEERING AND BRAKING IS LOSE. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017231April 21, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE HEAD INTAKE AND GASKET FAILED AND CAUSED ENGINE PROBLEMS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017275April 21, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WHEN THE TECHNICIAN STARTED THE VEHICLE THE MANIFOLD BLEW UP RESULTING INTO ENGINE FIRE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011229March 10, 2003
SEAT BELTS
THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003669January 13, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO THE APPLY THE BRAKES, ALL BRAKING CAPABILITY HAD FAILED, DUE TO BATTERY ACID LEAKING ONTO THE LINES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*JB *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768689October 21, 2002
SEATS
DRIVER SEAT SLIDES BACK OR FORWARD PERIODICALLY WHEN STARTING AND STOPPING. DEALER CLAIMS NOT A DEFECT IS VERY DISTRACTING , HAZARD POTENTIAL. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019158September 20, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BRAKE SAFETY DEVICE TO INDICATE WHEN BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IS INOPERATIVE. BRAKE PAD HAD WORN COMPLETELY OUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO ROTORS,THERE WASN'T ANY WARNING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566296July 19, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES IN A NON-EMERGENCY STOP, BRAKES MADE A TERRIBLE SOUND. DEALER FOUND A SMALL PART OF DEFECTIVE HUBCAP WITH EVIDENCE OF 2 BROKEN CONNECTORS TO A SMALL ROUND RING, POSSIBLE PART OF ABS SYSTEM. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566194June 21, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE STALLED FOUR TIMES WHEN COMING TO A STOP, IT ONCE OCCURRED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012342June 21, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE GOING 65MPH ENGINE QUIT WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WILL RESTART AFTER SITTING FOR 10 MINUTES. PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR PAST 5 WEEKS, AND THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT THE CAUSE IS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9004943June 18, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
SERIOURS DESIGN DEFECT IN WHICH A SUDDEN DOWNWARD MOTION OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION CAN CAUSE A SUFICIENT G-FORCE FOR THE "PRY BAR ARM" LEFT FRONT TRANAXLE MOUNT (GM PN25881933) TO PULL THE THREE THREADED BOLT BOSS OUT ALONG WITH PIECES OF THE CASTING. TRANSAXLE THEN DROPS DOWN APPROXIMATELY 1/2 INCHES AND BLOWS MOST OF THE FLUID OUT FROM THE GAPING HOLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011746June 13, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING ALL GAUGES GO HAYWIRE. WARNING LIGHTS ARE FLASHING. ALSO SPEEDOMETER WILL READ 18-22 MPH LESS THAN DRIVEN. CONSUMER USED ONSTAR, WAS TOLD PROBLEM WAS A BLOWN MODULE UNDER DASH, DRIVER INFORMATION CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES, FINALLY A WIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A HEAVIER ONE. DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK THE PLASTIC ENGINE BALLED UP UNDER THE VEHICLE FROM WIND RESISTANCE AND FAILURE TO ATTACH PROPERLY. THREE OF THE DOORS NEEDED ADJUSTING DUE TO POOR QUALITY CONTROL. THE LEFT WINDSHIELD WIPER MAKES A SLAP/RAP NOISE. THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIC) MALFUNCTIONS WHICH AFFECTS ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS AND GAUGES. WITHOUT WARNING ALL LIGHTS WILL FLASH, THE TACHOMETER/SPEDOMETER ERRATICALLY BOUNCES UP AND DOWN, AND THE TEMPERATURE AND FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO ZERO. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO REPAIR BUT WITH NO RESOLUTION. AS OF JULY 2002 THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *JGTHE PALSTIC ENGINE SHIELD BALLED UP UNDER THE VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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