Buick Park Avenue Complaints (2000)

81 consumer complaints on file.

#8004250February 20, 2002
SEAT BELTS
CONSUMER STATES PASSENGERS SHOULDER BELT IS INOPERABLE, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN IT CANNOT BE PULLED OUT OF THE MECHANISM, SYSTEM WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK, AND WILL NOT RELEASE FROM RETRACTING MECHANISM. *AK *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002216January 15, 2002
TIRES
GOODYEAR, EAGLE LS, P225/60R16, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, BUICK, ULTRA WITH 45000 MILES. DURING BRAKE SERVICE MECHANIC POINTED OUT TO HIM THAT 3 OF 4 TIRES WERE DELAMINATING. LEFT REAR TIRE WAS IN GOOD CONDITION.*AK ALL 4 TIRES WERE REPLACED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898361October 29, 2001
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT COME OUT OF UNIT ON SIDE OF SEAT. CAN'T PULL IT OUT TO USE IT. CONTACTED DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH SEAT BELT. CONSUMER WAS REFERRED TO ANOTHER COMPANY TO REPLACE SEAT BELT, BUT SEAT BELT STILL IS NOT WORKING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896980September 27, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED VEHICLE DOES NOT GO DOWN A HILL, SYSTEM OPERATES PROPERLY ON LEVEL GROUND, AND NOT WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752070September 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES WERE REPAIRED AT 16,455 MILES AND AGAIN AT 40,149 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893650August 7, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, PARKING BRAKE
WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD HORN IS INOPERABLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT ENGAGE AT TIMES, DEALER REPLACED. PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT WORK FROM PASSENGER SIDE, DEALER REPLACED DOOR MODULE. CONSUMER THINKS THAT THERE IS AN EXHAUST LEAK AND IT IS CAUSING A LOUD CLATTER UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION WHEN COLD. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891835July 2, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT. SERVICE MANAGER AT DEALER CONFIRMED BY TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE CAN'T BE ALIGNED. REASON UNKNOWN. MANUFACTURER STATED CONSUMER HAS TO KEEP BOTH HANDS ON STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP IT FROM DRIFTING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#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
#884932April 3, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP KEEPS FAILING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. ENGINE DIES AND WILL NOT RESTART AGAIN . VEHICLE MUST BE TOWED INTO DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560287March 11, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE WINSHIELD WIPER FAILED INTERMITTENTLY PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-346. NLM CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEFECT WAS NOTED A FEW DAYS AFTER THE PURCHASE DATE, HOWEVER DID NOT GET REPAIRED UNTIL 01-FEB-2001, ALMOST A YEAR OF THE PROBLEM WITH NO REPAIRS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739464January 16, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AT IDLE AND IN GEAR.DEALER SAYS GMC HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.DEALER STATES HE CAN NOT FIX. *AK PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878080January 12, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE IN USE, WANTED TO CHANGE SPEEDS, AND THEY STOPPED WORKING WHICH WOULD CAUSE VISUAL DIFFICLTY, AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875597November 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
IDLE IS ROUGH DUE TO ENGINE TURBOCHARGER. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FIXED.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732764September 28, 2000
SEATS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
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
#865350July 13, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
INTERMITTENTLY STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN WILL LOCK UP. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861002April 26, 2000
SEATS
DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE MIDDLE SEAT, SEAT IS OFF LINE, AND ARM REST IS PUSHED TOO FAR BACK, PROVIDING NO SUPPORT TO THE OCCUPANT OF THE SEAT. ALSO, WHEN MAKING A STOP THE OCCUPANT FLEW BACKWARD. *AK THE VEHICLE IS SOLD AS A SIX PASSENGER VEHICLE BUT IT IS UNSAFE FOR THAT NUMBER OF PASSENGER. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860165April 12, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE ALMOST FLIPPED OVER AFTER BEING "T" BONED. PASSENGER WAS TREATED FOR SEVERE INJURIES, BUT DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#857870March 3, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
LAP FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE TOO SHORT IN LENGTH , DO NOT FIT DRIVER PROPERLY. MANUFACTURER WILL GIVE AN EXTENSION. BUT, IS MAKING CONSUMER SIGN A WAIVER OF LIABILITY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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