Buick Park Avenue Complaints (1997)

219 consumer complaints on file.

#860508April 18, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:BRAKE FLUID LOW WARNING: LAMP
WHILE MAKING A TURN BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED AND STAYED ON. MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUBBING ON TRANSMISSION AND WORE A HOLE THROUGH THE BRKAE LINE. WOULD HAVE LED TO TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860052April 11, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETURN TO THE RETRACTING MECHANISM , CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860001April 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
SERPENTINE BELT SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE TWICE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719927March 10, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857890March 3, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT IS STICKING , WILL NOT RETRACT, CAUSING A LOSS OF PROTECTION. DEALER HAS INSTALLED A REDESIGNED SEAT BELT IN NOV 1999, BUT DEFECT HAS REOCCURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857546February 25, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
EA00002, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE SEAT BELTS TO TWIST, WHICH WONT PROPERLY PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN EVENT OF A CRASH. CONSUMER HAVE TAKEN THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER 12 TIMES. DEALER SAYS AS LONG AS THE BELT RETRACTS THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT. *AK.ET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9000209January 21, 2000
POWER TRAIN, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ODOMETER FOUND TO BE BROKEN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855295January 21, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT END SHAKES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. DEALER DOES NOT NOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717287January 13, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
FACTORY REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR SEPT 1998 SAME AS BEFORE. THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM PERSISTS; SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT BUICK COULD DO NOTHING. PASSENGER CAN EXTEND SEAT BELT, BUT IT OFTEN FOLDS & JAMS, LEAVING 1-2 FT OF LOOSE BELT WHICH VOIDS THE SAFETY OF SEAT BELT. WARPED BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING PROBLEM IS A KNOWN DEFECT TO BUICK WHO HAS LAST WEEK SUGGESTED A TRIAL OF CHANGING HOSES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854915January 12, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED THERE IS A PULSATING FEELING IN THE PEDAL . DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854139December 20, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
PE99056, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBELT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO DESIGN FLAW. WHEN THE SEATBELT IS ON AND THE OCCUPANT TURNS EITHER WAY, THE SEATBELT BECOMES TWISTED IN THE HOUSING AND WON'T RETRACT BACK, WHICH WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBELTS 2 TIMES. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549949December 14, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVER MASTER DOOR LOCK INOPERATIVE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549915December 10, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES MAKE VIBRATION AND SHUDDER, REPAIRED ROTORS HOWEVER CONTINUES. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715863December 9, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN AND LEAKED TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL OVER THE UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE AND ROADWAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549153October 22, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, STEERING:COLUMN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR MISADJUSTED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851105October 19, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED AUTOMATICALLY AT 60MPH,CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713418October 17, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CAR VIBRATES AND SHAKES WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HWY AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 60-70. DEALER TOOK THE CAR FOR A ROAD TESTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PROBLEM DOES EXIST AND THAT THE TIRES ARE EXTREMELY NOISY!! HE SAID I SHOULD WAIT UNTIL I NEED NEW TIRES ,AND BUY SPECIAL MICHELINE 'S. THIS IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION!! THE TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH NO EXPENCE TO ME!!( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/60R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713129October 11, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846794September 30, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS MALFUNCTIONED WHICH MAY NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED SEATBELTS 5 TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848500September 23, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, SUSPENSION
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS TWISTED & FAILS TO RETRACT PROPERLY. THE SEAT BELTIS SUPPOSE TO LOCK UP. ALSO, FRONT END HAS A SCRAPPING NOISE WHILE BEING DRIVEN. BEEN TO DEALER'S & WAS TEST DRIVEN, TWICE BY MECHANIC. NOTHING WAS FOUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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