Buick Park Avenue Complaints (1998)

246 consumer complaints on file.

#881912March 2, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE WAS SITTING OVERNIGHT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START IT BY TURNING KEY IN IGNITION, AND VEHICLE EXPLODED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARMENT. VEHICLE WAS NOT A TOTAL LOSS. FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN INTERNAL FUEL LEAKAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740854February 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559087January 22, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
RIGHT AFTER PUTTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, FIRE WAS PUT OUT WITH AN EXTINGUISHER. *CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878682January 22, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
WHILE DRIVING AT 10MPH AND PREPARING TO MAKE A TURN, CAR MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND COLLASPED, WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS DISENGADGED AND LEFT BALL JOINT NUT CAME OFF. *AK DEALER INSTALLED INNER CV BOOT ON LEFT FRONT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563907January 8, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF THE MANIFOLD SYSTEM WHICH CRACKS AND CAN CAUSES THE RELEASE OF NOXIOUS GASES. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558537January 2, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AS ADVISED BY THE SERVICE REP THE CONSUMER SHIFTER FROM FOURTH TO THIRD TO SECOND AND TO FIRST BUT THE ENGINE STILL DIED WHILE GOING DOWN A LONG HILL. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900553December 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE JUMPED AND WHEN HE HOOKED UP THE BATTERY CABLE AND TURNED THE KEY TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE BLEW UP AND A FIRE STARTED, CLAIM 59-V656-995. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900554December 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STARTED UP VEHICLE AND IT CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 42-1319-967. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900550December 5, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER TURNED THE IGNITION ON AND HEARD AN EXPLOSION, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT INSIDE HER NEIGHBORS GARAGE, CLAIM 36-A152-007. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875973December 5, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE RAINING CONSUMER PUT FOOT ON BRAKE AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558207November 29, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE RECALL 00V-117 CONCERNING SHOULDER HARNESS BECAUSE THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, THE BELTS ARE GETTING WORSE AND THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING THREE MONTHS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736961November 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CRACKED HEAD GASKET, AND OIL BACK INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM. THEREFORE, CAUSING ME TO NEED ANOTHER ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736962November 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CRACKED HEAD GASKET AND OIL BACK INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM. THEREFORE CAUSING ME TO NEED ANOTHER ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736869November 26, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS MAY OR NOT BE A PROBLEM. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DAMP AFTER A NIGHT OF RAIN,NO STANDING WATER ON TURNPIKE. TRAVELING AT 65 MPH USING CRUISE CONTROL ON STRAIGHT PART OF ROAD. AUTO SUDDENLY WENT INTO A REAR END SLIDE WHICH CONTINUED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT SLIDES . AFTER ABOUT 150 YARDS I DISENGAGED THE ABS SYSTEM AND REGAINED CONTROL OF THE CAR. QUESTION.COULD THIS BE A MALFUNCTION OF THE ABS /CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AUTO? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874952November 14, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900555November 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER JUMP STARTED VEHICLE WITH CABLES WHEN ENGINE BLEW AND A FIRE STARTED, CLAIM 23-1290-238. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735493October 31, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
SEVERE TREAD SEPARATION ON LEFT FRONT. OTHER THREE TIRES SHOWED START OF DETERIORATION. GOOD YEAR DEALER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND IMMEDIATELY REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES, ADJUSTING THEM AT 50% REAR AND 45% FRONT. IF DEFECT HAD NOT BEEN CAUGHT, SEVERE INJURY COULD HAVE OCCURRED. SINCE ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE, I SUSPECT THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. I HAVE DIGITAL PICTURES OF ONE DEFECTIVE TIRE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: M6X0BMWR50 TIRESIZE: P22560R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873970October 27, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT SEAT LAP BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734131October 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
PLASTIC CASE ON INTAKE MANIFOLD - HOLES BURN THROUGH CASE AND WATER GOES INTO CYLINDER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555486October 4, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
RECALL 00V117 CAN NOT BE COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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