Buick Park Avenue Complaints
1,366 consumer complaints on file.
- #806753December 26, 1996SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
CONTINUES TO HAVE BRAKE FAILURE, BRAKES STARTED RUBBING BECAUSE THE RIMS WERE VERY HOT TO TOUCH AND THEN STARTED TO GRAB, ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON, REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND THERE ARE STILL PROBLEMS. PLEASE GIVE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #513108December 19, 1996VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
HEATED REAR VIEW MIRROR INOPERATIVE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #512961December 17, 1996SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #512959December 17, 1996POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
DRIVE SHAFT FELL OFF, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LUNGE/INJURY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 0
- #512673December 12, 1996EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF ON A CURVE ROAD, WHILE MEETING ONCOMING TRAFFIC, FINALLY THEY CAME BACK ON, PROBLEM NOT FOUND.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #512589December 12, 1996WHEELS
KLUNKING NOISE IN REAR WHEELS. OF VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING/PARKING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #806175December 11, 1996POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
VEHICLE WAS PARKED, STARTED TO PUT VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE DRIVESHAFT SHEARED OFF, APPLIED BRAKES, VEHICLE SHOT FORWARD. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 0
- #805988December 6, 1996LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
LEFT REAR DOOR IS JAMMED IN THE LOCKED POSITION, OCCUPANTS ARE UNABLE TO ENTER OR EXIT THIS DOOR . PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #511790December 5, 1996STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
EXTERIOR PAINT ON THE TOP AND ON TRUNK OXIDIZED AND CAME OFF. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #805645November 27, 1996STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT, DISCOVERED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING. FIXED THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY AT THE GARAGE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #805572November 26, 1996ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE STALLS IN TRAFFIC INTERMITTENTLY, ONCE RESULTING IN A CRASH. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #805573November 26, 1996ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE STALLS IN TRAFFIC INTERMITTENTLY. RESULING IN A CRASH. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #511393November 15, 1996SEAT BELTS
BOTH REAR SEAT BELTS WERE NON OPERATIVE, BELT TENSIONING DEVICE COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ANYONE RIDING IN THE REAR SEAT OF THE VEHICLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #602310November 13, 1996STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
POWER DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #804873November 13, 1996VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID COMES OUT TOO MUCH, DRIVERS VISION IS IMPAIRED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND MUST SLOW DOWN OR BE AT A STOP TO SEE. *AK *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #511151November 8, 1996SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP TWICE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #804617November 6, 1996SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK ON WET PAVEMENT AND THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE HAD TO BE APPLIED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. *AK CONSUMERHIT EMERGENCY BRAKE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH BRAKES, THEN CONSUMER WENT TO PERSONAL MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD REAR DRUMS SHOWED SIGNS OF INTENSE HEAT, MASTER CYLINDER HAD A LEAK ON THE SIDE PAINT ON BACK CYLINDER WAS DUE TO TO FLUID LEAKAGE ENTIRE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS RPLACED.*JB
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #510988November 5, 1996SEATS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
FRONT SEATS MISSING NUTS THAT SECURE SEATS TO THE FLOOR BOARDS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #804496November 4, 1996STEERING:RACK AND PINION
FAILURE ON THE RACK AND PINION STEERING, WHEN DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO STEER. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #510359October 21, 1996POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0