Buick Park Avenue Complaints

1,366 consumer complaints on file.

#870597September 15, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONTROL AND IGNITION MODULE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AND DIE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554546September 12, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELTS FAILED. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870164September 11, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY IS LEAKING ACID. ACID IS DESTROYING THE CABLE, AND IF CABLE IS DESTROYED, CONSUMER LOSES POWER . COULD LOSE BRAKING POWER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869842September 7, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER WILL HEAR A LOUD THUMP AND VEHICLE WILL JERK WHEN FIRST STARTING VEHICLE, AND PUTTING IT INTO REVERSE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. THEY HAVE CONTACTED A SERVICE ADVISOR, CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR THE SERVICE ADVISOR TO RETURN CALL SINCE JANUARY 2000.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730495September 6, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FIRST TIME REPAIRED BRAKES AT 19000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869617September 5, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
00 117 000/GM SHOULDER BELTS: RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NOTICE, INFORMING THAT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. CONTACTED DEALER(WEST POINT BUICK, HOUSTON, TEXAS, PHONE # 281/493-2000 FOR A APPOIMENT, AND WAS INFORMED THAT PART WERE NOT AVAILABLE. APPOINTMENT WOULD NOT BE MADE UNTIL LATER. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869086August 29, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS LIGHT WOULD KEEP COMING ON & FAILED TO GO OFF. BEEN TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED ABS VALVE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PROBLEM DID NOT AFFECT BRAKES WHEN APPLIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868839August 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH DELAYED IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND BRAKES LOCKING UP INTERMITTENTLY; DEALER NOTIFED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS:
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553890August 21, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE PASSENGER FRONT ASSIST HANDLE CAME LOOSE FROM ITS MOUNTING. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868198August 21, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FORNT SEATBELTS TWISTED, ALLOWING WEBBING TO BE JAMMED INTO THE RETRACTOR. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE MAKE; HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728394August 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR STALLS FOR NO REASON .WHEN IT STALLS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON OR MESSAGES INDICATEING WHAT THE FAILURE WAS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES APPEAR BEFORE YOU START YOUR VECHICLE BUT WHEN CAR STALLS THE ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. IT IS RISK TO BE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND HAVING THE ENGINE STALL AND NOT REALIZING IT .IT ENDANGERS THE LIVES OF THE PERSONS NOT ONLY IN THE VEHICLE BUT OTHERS AS WELL. DEALER HAS TRIED TO REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL DOES NOT ILLUMINATE.I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER PROGRAMMED TO ILLUMINATE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ANYWAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728000August 15, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES THROUGH ALL SPEEDS OF THE CAR CAUSING YOUR HANDS TO TINGLE & GO TO SLEEP AFTER ABOUT 1/2 HR DRIVING. THIS LEADS TO NOT HOLDING ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH CAN PERCIPATATE AN ACCIDENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553623August 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN GOING DOWNHILL THE CONSUMER PLACES THE VEHICLE IN FIRST GEAR AND THE ENGINE DIES THE MECHANIC BELIEVES THAT SHIFTING DOWN EFFECTS THE ENGINE'S COMPUTER SO THAT IT SHUTS DOWN BUT THE CONSUMER IS CONSERNED ABOUT WHAT'S IN THE OWNERS MANUAL WHICH STATES IF YOU DONT DOWNSHIFT THE BRAKES COULD GET HOT AND CAUSE POOR OR NO BRAKING ABILITY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867587August 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
FUMES ARE COMING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. PLAESE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867626August 11, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE TRAVELING INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED AN OFF TRACK FUNCTION, WITHIN MINUTES VEHICLE LOST POWER, AND CONSUMER WAS LOCKED IN FOR 15-20 MINUTES. DEALER NOTIFIED. BUT, VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727550August 10, 2000
SUSPENSION
MY ISSUE IS CONSTANT VIBRATION OF THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE REPLACED ALL TIRES, ALL STRUTS, BALANCED NUMEROUS TIMES. BUICK PEOPLE TELL ME ITS THE TIRES. TIRE PEOPLE TELL ME ITS THE DRIVE TRAIN. MEANWHILE, NOTHING GETS DONE EXCEPT I KEEP SPENDING MONEY. I DON'T MIND A PROBLEM NOW AND THEN AS LONG AS SOMEONE RESPONDS TO IT. BUT IN THIS CASE, BASED ON MY OWN EXPERIENCE AND READING ACCOUNTS OF OTHER OWNERS, THIS ISSUE NEVER GOES AWAY. MY GUESS IS NOW THAT I'M OUT OF WARRANTY, GM WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO STICK IT ON THE RACK AT THE GOING LABOR RATE AND MAYBE GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT. I SEE TSB 833004, WHICH I JUST DISCOVERED, WAS PUBLISHED IN 9/98, LONG BEFORE I WENT INTO SUN BUICK WITH THIS ISSUE, BUT THEY NEVER MENTIONED OR DID ANY OF THE REMEDIATION CALLED FOR IN THAT TSB. WHAT OTHER BUTTONS ARE THERE FOR A CONSUMER TO PUSH?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867347August 10, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SHOULDER BELTS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY FOR A BIG PERSON, BUT WORKS FINE FOR A SMALLER PERSON. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866493August 1, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE AND PULSATE INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726101July 27, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE HORN STARTED SOUNDING ALL BY ITSELF. I STOPPED IT BY TAPPING THE STEERING COLUMN. AFTER TAPPING THE HORN INTERMITTANTLY FOR SIX MILES, THE DEALER DISCONNECTED THE RIGHT HORNS AS AN INTERIM MEASURE, A FEW DAYS LATER THE LEFT HORNS WERE GOING OFF AT WILL (STEREO HORNS, GUESS THAT'S WHY THE PARK AVENUE IS MORE EXPENSIVE). I USED A FINGERNAIL FILE TO DISCONNECT THE CLIPS ON THE LEFT HORNS , THEY WERE HARDER TO REACH. AFTER MAKING AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE PROBLEM RESOLVED I WAS INFORMED IT WAS GOING TO BE $700.00 FOR PARTS AND APROX $100.00 FOR LABOR. THE HORN ASSEMBLY TIED TO AIRBAGS"WAS SENSITIVE" I WAS TOLD. FOR THAT AMOUNT I COULD SEND THE CAR TO A PSYCHIATRIST AND STILL COME OUT AHEAD. SHOULD SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS HORNS AND AIRBAGS BE TIED TOGETHER AT A REPLACEMENT COST OF $800 PLUS? AM I THE ONLY ONE WITH A PSYCHOTIC HORN? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865867July 24, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 15 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSE UNNKOWN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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