Buick Park Avenue Complaints

1,366 consumer complaints on file.

#752912October 4, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT LATCH WILL NOT HOLD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752841October 2, 2001
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
ORIGINAL WHITE PAINT. LARGE AREAS ARE PEELING OFF ALL OVER BODY. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900551October 1, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER TURNED KEY, THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CLAIM 13-7487-154. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900556October 1, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE AND HEARD A LOUD POP, FLAMES STARTED TO SHOOT OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, CLAIM 13-7487-456. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897011September 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED LOW COOLANT MESSAGE FLASHED ON WHILE LOW TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS READING COOL. SOON AFTER, NOTICED ENGINE RUNNING HARD. CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER, AND ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. *AK DEALER FOUND PLENUM LEAKING, DEALER REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLDS UPPER AND LOWER, PLENUM, COOLANT BYPASS HOSE, AND HEAD GASKET SEAL. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896980September 27, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED VEHICLE DOES NOT GO DOWN A HILL, SYSTEM OPERATES PROPERLY ON LEVEL GROUND, AND NOT WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752384September 19, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BRAKE LINES LEAKING DISCOVERED IN FLORIDA ON TRIP. BUICK DEALER REPAIRED, BOTH BRAKE PIPES FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS UNIT RUBBED AGAINST TRANSMISSION, REPLACED. I WOULD SAY THIS IS A MFG. FAULT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896514September 19, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE BURNED OUT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO COOLANT IN SYSTEM. ALSO TALKED TO MECHANICS, AND MECHANICS STATED PLENIUM WHICH WAS PART OF COOLANT SYSTEM, CRACKED CAUSING COOLANT ESCAPE AND BURNED ENGINE OUT. THERE BE NO COOLANT IN ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9001897September 18, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SYMPTOM OF BATTERY FAILURE-TRIPLE A JUMP STARTED CAR -CHECKED BATTERY & ENGINE WITH COMPUTER WHICH DETECTED NO PROBLEM-DROVE CAR @ 50 MILES ON HIGHWAY-NO PROBLEM- AFTER SITTING OVER NITE STARTED NORMALLY BUT AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 2 MILES LOST ALL POWER- TRIPE A COULD NOT START SO TOWED CAR TO THEIR SHOP & FOUND ENGINE FROZE UP- CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH DEVELOPED A LEAK ALLOWING COOLANT FLUID TO GET INTO ENGINE MIXING WITH OIL. I KNOW OF 5 OTHER INCIDENTS OF THIS NATURE, 3 OF WHICH RESULTED IN ENGINE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900545September 11, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, BELIEVE THIS FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A LOOSE WIRE ON THE STARTER, CLAIM 25-5562-917. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752070September 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES WERE REPAIRED AT 16,455 MILES AND AGAIN AT 40,149 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751840September 7, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
ALL FOUR DISC BRAKE ROTORS ARE DEFECTIVE AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT AT ONLY 54000 MILES. PRODUCT PRCLUDES TURN DOWN? LIFE IS TERRIBLE FOR SUCH AN IMPORTANT SAFETY RELATED ITEM. REPAIR FACILITY REPORTS MANY SIMILAR FAILURES ARE OCCURING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895963September 7, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AT 60MPH. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN, AND STEERED VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD. MECHANIC FLUSHED POWER STEERING PUMP TWICE. HOWEVER PROBLEM WASN'T CORRECTED. DEALER WILL REPLACE STEERING UNIT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895973September 7, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WOULD MAKE WEIRD NOISES; FIRST TIME WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURN, WAS GRINDING AND THEN STOPPING. THIS CAUSED DRIVER TO JERK FORWARD. THEN, A THUMPING NOISE BEFORE SUDDENLY ACCELERATING. HAD HAPPENED EVERY FEW YARDS. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, MECHANIC FOUND NOTHING AFTER TEST DRIVING. SECOND WAS IN PARKING LOT AND BACKING OUT WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HIT A POLE. HAD SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, AND IT ACCELERATED FORWARD AND HIT A BUILDING. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WHEELS WERE SPINNING LIKE CRAZY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751819September 6, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, AND CHIMMING. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD STOPPED AND RAISE THE HOOD. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. STOPPED THE ENGINE SAW THAT IT WAS NOT OVERHEATED. ATTEMPTED TO START. IT WOULDN'T. WRECKER TOOTO BRIAN HARRIS DEALER. DEALER REPACED BOTH INTAKE MANIFOLDS BECAUSE THEY WERE PITTED AND ALLOWED COOLANT TO ENTER INTO CYLINDERS AND LOCK THE ENGINE. DEALER SAID BOTH MANIFOLDS HAD TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895904September 6, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
GAS GUAGE ON INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND SHOWED NO AMOUNT OF FUEL IN VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REPAIRS WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $800.00. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562907September 4, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CLUSTER PANEL AREA SOMETIMES BLINKS ON/OFF AT VARIOUS TIMES DAY/NIGHT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751460August 31, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
HAVE HAD ROTORS RESURFACED 3X AND REPLACED 2X. 1ST TIME WAS AT 5877 MI LAST ONE 27626. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895057August 23, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE PART IN FRONT OF THE RETRACTOR ON THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT IS DEFECTIVE, CONSUMER STATES IT WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF THE MAIN ROLLER. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562584August 21, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE DRIVER PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, TURNED IT AND HEARD A LOUD BOOM, THEN THE CAR WAS ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, THIS FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY BE TO AND ENGINE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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