Buick Park Avenue Complaints (1998)

246 consumer complaints on file.

#828448October 1, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
SERPENTINE BELT BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER HAS REPLACED BELT TWICE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535340May 8, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER SITTING IDLE FOR SIX DAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822704April 22, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
WHILE MAKING LEFT TURNS THE STEERING WHEEL PULSATES FOR NO REASON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED STEERING RACK. PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#532968March 24, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
MOUNTING FOR SEAT BELT OBSTRUCTS VIEW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821862March 9, 1998
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT DOES NOT RETRACT. PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DEALERS, AND THEY CANNOT CORRECT PROBLEM. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820249January 27, 1998
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
WHENEVER TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 40 DEGREES THE WINDSHIELD AND WINDOWS WILL AUTOMATICALLY FOG UP. THIS IS A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD CONSUMER TO LOWER THE WINDOWS FOR CLEAR VISIBILITY. BUICK SAYS IT IS NOT A PROBLEM BECAUSE CAN USE THE WIPERS AND DEFOGGER. THEY KNOW THIS HAPPENS, AND CONSUMER SHOULD NOT TAKE IT AS A MAJOR PROBLEM. CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE SEPT. 15, 1997. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES SINCE, AND THERE ARE OTHERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM, ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP RECORDS. PRICE BUICK PONTIAC N. SALSBURY ST. SALSBURY, MD. 410-742-1106; KEVIN WHITE SERVICE MANAGER/JIM BROWN GENERAL MANAGER. THIS WILL HAPPEN 2-3 TIMES WITHIN A 15 MINUTE DRIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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