Buick Park Avenue Complaints

1,366 consumer complaints on file.

#10083253July 19, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
CONSUMER STATED WATER ACCUMULATED UNDER THE REAR FLOOR ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE LOCATION FOR THE COMPUTER FOR THE AIR BAG WAS LOCATED IN THE WATER DRENCHED AREA. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING FOR THE CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081771July 13, 2004
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
THE VEHICLE'S STABILITY SYSTEM FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER CHECKED THE SYSTEM BUT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THEPROBLEM. A NEW COMPUTER CHIP WAS INSTALLED AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081389July 6, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080253July 1, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE VEHICLES AIR BAG WAS TURNED OFF BECAUSE THE VEHICLE'S HORN CONTINUED TO BLOW. THE AIR BAG MODULE AND THE HORN ARE CONNECTED AND THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER IT WOULD BE AT HER COST TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079040June 29, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE GAS PEDAL STUCK ON HER 1997 BUCIK, PARK AVENUE. SHE HAD TO BRAKE WITH BOTH FEET AND PLACE VEHICLE IN PARK WHILE THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING AT A HIGH RPMS. I CHECKED THE THROTTLE AREA AND THE THROTTLE WHEEL THAT ROTATES WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED WAS RUBBING AGAINST A LARGER CABLE THAT WAS NOT LETTING THE WHEEL RETURN WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS RELEASED. I FIXED THE PROBLEM BY PULLING & STRAPPING THE CABLE AWAY FROM THE THROTTLE AREA. A LOCALE DEALERSHIP HAS WORKED ON THE ENGINE, AND I DON'T KNOWN WHETHER THE CABLE WAS INSTALLED LIKE THAT AT THE FACTORY. I COULD SEE SOME WEAR ON THE CABLE WHERE THE WHEEL HAD BEEN RUBBING ON IT FOR A WHILE. I COULD ALSO SEE A NOTCH ON THE WHEEL THAT COULD'VE CAUGHT THE CABLE AND CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078925June 28, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
I'M FILING THIS REPORT AFTER READING NHTSA ACTION # EA02030, RECALL CAMPAIGN # 03V473000. I HAD A 1995 BUICK PARK AVENUE WITH THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. ON MARCH 9TH 2004 THE INTAKE MANIFOLD MELTED AROUND THE EGR VALVE. THIS CAUSED COOLANT TO BE SUCKED DOWN INTO THE ENGINE REULTING IN IRREVERSABLE ENGINE DAMAGE. I HAD JUST HAD $1000.00 OF WORK DONE TO THE CAR LESS THAN A MONTH EARLIER. I HAD THE INTAKE MANIFOLD REPLACED AND THE ENGINE FLUSHED WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS MIGHT NOT WORK 2 WEEKS AFTER THAT THE ENGINE BEARING SPUN. DUE TO THE AGE, MILAGE AND NEED OF A DEPENDABLE CAR ( I COMMUTE IN EXCESS OF 100 MILES PER DAY ) I ENDED UP SELLING IT FOR PARTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079874June 23, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM.*MR DURING A NORMAL 15000 MILE SERVICE A CHEMICAL WAS INTRODUCED IN THE A/C SYSTEM. THE OWNER IMMEDIATELY EXPERIENCED ALLERGIC REACTIONS THAT IMPAIRED HER DRIVING. THE REACTION HAD CONTINUED AND IS AN ON-GOING DANGER. AFTER FURTHER INFORMATION WAS OBTAIN FROM THE DEALER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE A/C FOGGER HAD A SLIGHT HEALTH RISK LISTED ON THE MSDS SHEET WHICH INDICATED "...HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. MAY IRRITATE EYES, SKIN AND RESPIRATORY TRACT......". THE GARAGE MANAGER STATED THAT THE CHEMICAL WAS USED TO ELIMINATE A MOLD AND MILDEW PROBLEM. NO ODOR OR MILDEW PROBLEM HAD BEEN EXPERIENCED BY THE OWNER, SO THE CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOWN WHY THE CHEMICAL WAS USED AND WHY WASN'T THE CONSUMER INFORMED OF IT'S USE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079875June 23, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE ALTERNATOR BEARING FREEZING UP.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE ALTERNATOR BEARING LOCK UP AND THE DRIVE BELT BROKE. THE DRIVER TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BUT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078707June 23, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICHLE STALLED WHILE TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION AND WAS NOT DRIVEABLE; VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. UPON DIAGNOSIS, THE VEHICLE "HYDROLOCKED" DUE TO DEXCOOL LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE CHAMBER FROM A MELTED UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD, WATER PUMP, THERMOSTAT CRANK SENSOR AND MAP SENSOR REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. IT WAS THEN FURTHER DETERMINED DUE TO AN INTOLERABLY LOUD ENGINE KNOCK THAT THE DEXCOOL HAD CORRODED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BEARINGS; THE ENGINE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079532June 17, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CONSUMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS MADE TO 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE. *MR THE ENGINE CRANKED AND THERE WAS A LOUD BANG EXACTLY AS THE RECALL STATED. FOLLOWING THE BANG WAS A LOUD NOISE AND WHITE SMOKE THAT HAD COME FROM THE TAIL PIPE. ANTI FREEZE ENTERED THE ENGINE AND MIXED WITH THE OIL. THE ENGINE WAS RE-MANUFACTURED. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS DEFECTIVE. THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AS WELL. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075756June 7, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SHOWING THAT THE COOLANT WAS LOW. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND FILLED THE RESERVOIR WITH COOLANT. BETWEEN THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CONSUMER'S HOME COOLANT DRAINED FROM THE RESERVOIR AND THE RADIATOR. VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE MANIFOLD, THE GASKET, AND UPPER PLENUM ON THE ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064899June 4, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AN INDEPENDENT SHOP REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AT THE OWNER EXPENSE OF $ 692.00. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE RECALL. CONSUMER WILL PROVIDE A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER WHY THEY DENIED THE REIMBURSEMENT. *NM *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074531May 31, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON A RECENT TRIP TO DELAWARE, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SET OR RESUME SPEED, THE SPEED INCREASED RAPIDLY UNTIL THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS MANUALLY DISABLED. MY VEHICLE IS A 2001 BUICK PARK AVENUE. GM SERVICE BULLETINS 120901 AND 030604056 DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM BUT DO NOT CLASSIFY IT AS A SAFETY DEFECT. I BELIEVE THE INCIDENTS WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS HAD WE NOT REACTED QUICKLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074090May 24, 2004
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
UPON THE VEHICLE SITTING HORN SOUNDS OFF AUTOMATICALLY. IT SOMETIMES DOES IT INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS BEING CAUSED BY THE AIR BAG. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074044May 21, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IT WOULD TAKE 7-10 SECONDS BEFORE IGNITION WOULD START. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072668May 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
INTAKE MANIFOLD DEFECT CAUSING ENGINE DESTRUCTION AND FAILURE, RESULTING IN REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE. 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE 88947 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073801May 11, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURE
TRANSMISSION FAILURE DEVELOPED ON 1999 BUICK PARK AVENUE. *MR THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT HARSHLY, SHUDDER AND HESITATE WHILE DRIVING. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK SWITCH WAS LOOSE INSIDE THE DOOR PANEL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066627May 11, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND FIVE MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS WHO COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *MR *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071535April 20, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
CONSUMER DENIED REIMBURSEMENT FOR MOTOR REPLACEMENT PRIOR TO RECEIVING FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR RECALL. *PH THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE 03V-473. THE RECALL WAS FOR THE VEHICLE'S FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071445April 20, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE THE PART WASN'T COVERED UNDER RECALL. *PH THE FUEL PRESSURE DIAPHRAGM LEAKED WHICH OCCURRED 10 MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE BACKFIRED WITH SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND BROKE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT BLEW THE CAP OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE SERVICE DEALER HAD NOT REPLACED THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO REPLACE THE REGULATOR, WHICH HE DID. THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED A CLAIM FOR DAMAGES WHICH HE PAID FOR AND THE CLAIM WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE PART WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL#03V473000. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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