Buick Park Avenue Complaints (1999)

140 consumer complaints on file.

#10040377September 23, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED ENGINE WOULD STALL. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040290September 22, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ENGINE COOLING LEAK AT UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD. MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL FOR 2000-2003 VEHICLES, BUT CONSUMER OWNED A 1999, BUICK, PARK AVENUE. CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE FIXED AND ASKED FOR REIMBURSEMENT, HE WAS DENIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040133September 11, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CRACK DEVELOPED IN THE MANIFOLD AS WELL AS IN THE UPPER INTAKE PLENUM.*MR *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032516September 4, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
CONSUMER STATED THE BATTERY TERMINAL LEAKED ACID ONTO THE GARAGE FLOOR. THE BATTERY HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE DUE TO A LEAK. *PH THIS HAPPENED FOR A SECOND TIME. THE BATTERY WAS BY DELCO FOR GM WHICH HAD SIDE TERMINALS WHICH SUDDENLY LEAKED. (THIS ACID CORRODED THE MOTOR COMPARTMENT AND LEAKED ONTO THE GARAGE FLOOR EATING THE CONCRETE. PRIOR ODI# 8002108 *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037063September 2, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT CANNOT BE OR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PULL FROM THE FULLY RETRACTED POSITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037061September 2, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION OR AXLE SEEMS TO STUDDER AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35-55, USUALLY AFTER SLOWING DOWN AND THEN TRYING TO REGAIN SPEED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026405July 28, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE A LOUD EXPLOSION OCCURRED. THE EXPLOSION DESTROYED THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD PLENUM, FUEL RAIL AND FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. THE CONSUMER PAID TO REPAIR THE ENGINE AND OTHER DAMAGED PARTS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REIMBURSE THE CONSUMER FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT DETERMINED THE CAUSE. *AK *CB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024940July 25, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT EH DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD A DESIGN DEFECT WHICH CAUSED PREMATURE GASKET FAILURE. THAT FAILURE CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE MANIFOLD AND BURN IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLES A/C COMPRESSOR ALSO FAILED. *AK *CB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029540July 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE EXPLODED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD (PLENUM), FUEL INJECTOR RAILS, AND FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. ALL COMPONETS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT, PLUS A SEAL AND VALVE KIT. BOTH GM AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO REIMBURSE FOR THE COST OF THE EXPLOSION AND SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE/REPAIR. *PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023926June 28, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL FULLY RETRACT AFTER USE AND THEN FOR NO REASON SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASE. THE SEAT BELT IS UNAVAILABLE FOR USE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. THUS CAUSING US TO USE THE VEHICLE WITH OUT THE USE OF A SAFETY FEATURE THAT IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO BE BUCKLED WHEN AUTOMOBILE IS IN USE. HAD DEALER LOOK AT CAR AND WAS INFORMED THAT SEAT BELT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $600.00. I SEE THAT THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SEAT BELTS NOT WORKING YET NO SERVICE BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED OR A RECALL FOR THIS VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY DEVISE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024460June 17, 2003
SEAT BELTS
NAR 06/19/2003. *MR THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM IT'S RECEPTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE SHOP AND THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED PLASTIC PARTS IN THE SEAT BELT RECEPTABLE HAD BEEN GROUNDED UP. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE SEAT BELTS IF OTHER BUICK OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022084June 11, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED, A SMALL EXPLOSION WAS AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *MR *PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016374April 22, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015341April 7, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE VEHICLE HAD A CRACK IN THE FUEL LINE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THAT FIRE STARTED AS A RESULT OF CRACKED FUEL LINE. GM HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012156April 3, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
THE CONSUMER TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO THE ON POSITION, AND BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS A NOISE AND THEN SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. MR SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013626March 29, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
1999 BUICK PARK AVENUE (3800 ENGINE) EXPLODED AND CAUGHT FIRE UPON STARTUP. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011466March 26, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FRONT BRAKE ASSEMBLY FAILURE AFTER MULTIPLE REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009125February 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD MELTED, AND CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. *JB SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006819February 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE BACKFIRED AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE.*JB REFERENCED IN EA02-030
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003248January 23, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
COLD ENGINE. HIT STARTER AND HEARD AN EXPLOSION. SOON AFTER SMOKE POURING OUT FROM UNDER HOOD. ENGINE FIRE. CALLED 911 AND WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT FIRE BEFORE ARIVAL OF FD. ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. SUSPECTED DEFECTIVE FUEL REGULATOER THAT ALLOWED GAS FUMES TO ACCUMULATE IN AIR PLENUM. USED LOW MILEAGE ENGINE AS REPLACEMENT. COST FOR REPLACEMENT AND RELATED COMPONENTS $5300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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