Buick Park Avenue Complaints

1,366 consumer complaints on file.

#561598June 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, BUT THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND FIND THE CAUSE, CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE STALLS SOON AFTER CRANKING UP AND STARTING TO MOVE OUT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561522June 8, 2001
STRUCTURE
THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED RUST IN THE CARRIAGE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE ENGINE AND OTHER COMPONENTS, THE BOLTS FAILED CAUSING SUDDENLY CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, NO ACCIDENT OCCURED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889852June 6, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
ELECTRICAL CONTROL BOX IN FRONT PASSENGER DOOR SHORTED OUT, CAUSING A FAILURE IN POWER WINDOWS/LOCKS/MIRRORS. A PRIVATE MECHANIC REPAIRED THIS DEFECT. *AK POWER DOOR LOCK CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE FRONT DOOR, EXPRESS MODULE, AND PIG TAIL WERE REPLACED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889907June 6, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
HEATING ELEMENT IN THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HAS CAUSED BURN MARKS TO APPEAR IN LEATHER MATERIAL OF SEAT. THERE WAS NO OPEN FIRE. HOWEVER, MATERIAL WAS BURNED, AND COULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY DEFECT. *AK SEAT PADDING AS WELL AS LEATHER SEAT COVERING WAS BURNED FROM BOTTOM TO SURFACE OF SEAT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889721June 4, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKING SYSTEM WILL PULSATE EVERYTIME BRAKES ARE APPLIED. CONSUMER ALSO, ABS LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD IS ON. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746228May 31, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WOULD LIKE HELP AND SOME INFO ON ALL THESE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR! NO SAFETY DEFECT STATED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889412May 30, 2001
WHEELS:RIM
SALT AND SAND ON ROAD HAD ACCUMULATED ON WHEELS. AFTER BEING CLEANED, WHEELS WILL GET RUSTED, CAUSING AIR LEAKS. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746033May 29, 2001
TIRES
ONE OF THE TIRES DEVELOPED A LARGE BULGE ON THE SIDE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P205/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889097May 24, 2001
SUSPENSION
STTERING WAS VIBRATION AND MAKING NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON THREE OR MORE OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888675May 21, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
ELECTRONIC BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING ABS TO ACTIVATE WHEN IT WAS NOT SUPPOSE TO. ALSO, TRACTION CONTROL ACTIVATED WHEN TAKING OFF, PREVENTING VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. RECALL 97V064000/ ABS FAILURE. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887998May 11, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH WARNING LIGHT FOR COOLANT CAME ON. CONSUMER WENT TO MECHANIC, WHO FOUND UPPER MANIFOLD PLENTIUM, WHICH WAS MADE OF PLASTIC, HAD ALLOWED ANTIFREEZE TO FLOOD ENGINE. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887435May 4, 2001
SEAT BELTS
CENTER MIDDLE SEAT AND REAR CENTER SEAT BELTS HAVE TOO MUCH SLACK IN BELT, WHICH DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION TO OCCUPANTS OF SEAT. CONSUMER *AK CONSUMER STATES CENTER FRONT AND CENTER REAR BELTS ARE NOT CONSISTENTLY RELIABLE, THERE HAVE BEEN OCCASIONS WHEN THEY DID NOT HOLD AT ALL AGAINST RESISTANCE UPON FASTENING, ON OTHER OCCASIONS THEY APPEARED TO BE TIGHT BUT LOOSENED DURING TRAVEL WHEN SHIFTING WEIGHT TO RELIEVE FATIGUE, SLACK IN THE BELTS SOMETIMES OCCURS WHEN WEIGHT IS PUSHED AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE BELT , THE DESIGN OF THE MALE PART OF THE BUCKLE DOES NOT ALLOW THE BUCKLE TO LIE FLAT AGAINST CONSUMER'S BODY, INSTEAD IT STANDS AWAY FROM THE BODY AT A 65 DEGREE ANGLE WHEN ENGAGE IN BELT, THE MALE PART OF THE BUCKLE HAS BEEN REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887456May 4, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
VEHICLE WAS STARTING TO PULSTATE AND SHORTLY AFTER IN APRIL I T STARTED TO MAKE NOISE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. MECHANIC FOUND THAT REAR ROTORS BEGAN TO FLAKE, CAST IRON WAS BREAKING DOWN. ONCE REAR ROTORS WERE REPLACED NOISE STOPPED. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887468May 4, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, STEERING:RACK AND PINION, STRUCTURE
THERE WAS A LOUD BANG, STEERING TURNED COMPLETELY AROUND. TIE ROD HAD FALLEN TO GROUND. ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS WERE RUSTED AND COULDN'T HOLD ROD UP, AND RACK AND PINION DISCONNECTED FROM STEERING COLUMN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887483May 4, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN WIRING OF STEERING COLUMN WHICH CAUSES BRAKES TO VIBRATE AND MAKE A RUMBLING NOISE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN MAKING A STOP AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE STEERING COLUMN, CAUSING THIS DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744841May 2, 2001
STRUCTURE
ENGINE CRADLE RUSTED, BOLT RUSTED & FELL OUT. TIE ROD FELL TO GROUND,MOTOR FELL & RACK & PINION ALL FELL. STEERING COLUMN DISCONNECTED. STEERING WHEEL SPUN AROUND*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886921April 27, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744505April 25, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE PASSING AN 18 WHEELER DURING A RAINSTORM AT 6:00 AM. ALMOST CAUSED A MULTI VEHICLE ACCIDENT AS VISIBILITY WAS "0". I COULD NOT GET WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK AFTER I PULLED OFF THE ROAD. LATER IN THE PM, WIPERS WOULD WORK ON EITHER HIGH OR LOW, BUT NOT INTERMITTENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886424April 23, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
VEHICLE HAS EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE, MOSTLY IN WET CONDITIONS. WHEN COMING FROM CAR WASH, PEDAL GOES AMOST TO FLOOR. ALSO, ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. *AK THE TAIL LIGHT ALWAYS HAD WATER IN IT. THE DRIVER SEAT PANEL FOR ELECTRIC SEATS WAS BROKEN. A DRIVER SIDE LOCK WAS BROKEN AS WELL. THE DEALER POINTED OUT THAT THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560820April 18, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
CONSUMER STATES THERE WERE TWO PASSENGERS IN THE REAR SEAT, AND IT AS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR SEAT SAFETY BELT RETRACTORS DO NOT RELEASE THE BELTS TO BUCKLE UP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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