Buick Park Avenue Complaints

1,366 consumer complaints on file.

#8009545May 9, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN PRESSING DOWN ON BRAKES FRONT END ROTORS STARTED TO WOBBLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009528May 9, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE HAS TREAD SEPARATION. GOODYEAR, EAGLE, LS #P22560R16. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009531May 9, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
MOTOR COOLANT IS LEAKING WATER INTO THE ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009368May 7, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, STEERING
AT 70 MPH VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN A LOT, THEN STALLED. TOWED TO DEALER, ANTIFREEZE FLOODED ENGINE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SEIZE.*AK. CONSUMER WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD BY AN 18 WHEELER BECAUSE VEHICLE HAD STARTED SLOWING AND CONSUMER COULD NOT GET VEHICLE TO RESPOND. LOSS OF STEERING ACCOMPANIED THE SUDDEN DECELLERATION. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565512May 1, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SLOPE OF THE WINDSHIELD IS SUCH THAT WHEN DRIVING WITH THE SUN SHINING ON THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD COWLING, THE DRIVER SEES A REFLECTION OF THE COWLING IN HIS VIEW OF THE ROAD, THE DEALER STATES THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761171April 25, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007562April 15, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
WHILE TURNING ON VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION THAT CAME FROM ENGINE, CAUSING CABINET DOOR TO BLOW OPEN. CONTACTED DEALER WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK THE FUEL REGULATOR WAS FAULTY, TOO MUCH PRESS. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007619April 15, 2002
SEAT BELTS
CONSUMER IS HAVING THE SAME SEAT BELT PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 00-V-117-000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006513April 13, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS/REAR ROTORS, AND REAR CALIPERS REPLACED ON A CAR THAT WAS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/102 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****760647
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760648April 13, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS THAT REAR BRAKES WERE WORKED ON. THIS TIME THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND THE CALIPERS HAD TO BE "UNFROZEN". THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND THIS WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED TWO TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007514April 12, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE THERE WAS ALOUD BANG, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. CONSUMER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THEN FLAMES. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED COMPUTER WAS THE CAUSE. VEHICLE HAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007352April 11, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
VEHICLE HAS AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS, WHEN SET TO AUTOMATICALLY FUNCTION HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. WHEN TURNED ON MANUALLY LIGHTS STAY ON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007297April 10, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
DEFROSTER VENTS FOR WINDSHIELD AND SIDE WINDOWS FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY, THIS CAUSES DRIVER TO HAVE POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING.*AK DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, CONSUMER STATES ON ONE OCCASION THE HEAT CONTROL FAILED COMPLETELY, AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING THE HEAT WORKED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006996April 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ENGINE STALLED, LOST ALL POWER. ONCE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AGAIN IT IDLED ROUGHLY AND WOULD ONLY STAY RUNNING WITH FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND HAD IT REPAIRED. *AK *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006560March 28, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT 25MPH BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER STATES BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006579March 28, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATED WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. HAD TO KEEP TRYING TO GET VEHICLE STARTED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND COMPUTER LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON. TOOK TO DEALER BUT DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NLM
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
#759430March 16, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED, ALLOWING COOLANT TO ENTER ENGINE COST 1,400 TO REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005756March 15, 2002
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASE. PASSENGERS ARE UNABLE TO FASTEN SEAT BELTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759388March 15, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE SEAT BELT FAILS. CAN`T BE USED TO PROVIDE SAFETY TO FRONT PASSENGER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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