1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE Problems & Recalls
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ODOR OF BURNING PLASTIC. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LITTLE SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE PANEL. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE REAR DEFROSTER, DISCONNECTED THE PLU...
Mileage: 92,000
WHY WAS THIS CAR NOT RECALLED WITH OTHER GM PRODUCTS WITH THE 3800 V6 ENGINES FOR THE OIL LEAKS? THESE CARS HAVE THE SAME 3800 V6 AS ALL OF THE RECALLED CARS!
MY PROBLEM IS, THE LEFT BLINKER OF THE FRONT, BACK AND HEADBOARD IS NOT WORKING. BUT IF I PUT ON MY FLASHERS, ALL MY LIGHTS ARE WORKING, INCLUDING THE LEFT BLINKER. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY TOLD ME THAT ITS NOT THE LIGHT BULB, AND ITS NOT THE FUSES FROM BOTH THE FRONT AND THE HEADBOARD FUSES BOXES, A...
Mileage: 89,494
MY PROBLEM IS, THE LEFT BLINKER OF THE FRONT, BACK AND HEADBOARD IS NOT WORKING. BUT IF I PUT ON MY FLASHERS, ALL MY LIGHTS ARE WORKING, INCLUDING THE LEFT BLINKER. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY TOLD ME THAT ITS NOT THE LIGHT BULB, AND ITS NOT THE FUSES FROM BOTH THE FRONT AND THE HEADBOARD FUSES BOXES, A...
Mileage: 89,494
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF ...
Mileage: 110,000
I HAVE A 1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE, WHEN I TURN TO THE RIGHT ONLY EVEN THE SLIGHTEST BIT I HEAR A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION AREA. I HAD THE WHEEL BEARINGS CHECKED AND REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE BEARING AND STILL HAD THE SAME NOISE. I DO NOT KNOW IF ITS PART OF THE STEERING OR MAYBE ...
Mileage: 80,000
I HAVE A 1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE, WHEN I TURN TO THE RIGHT ONLY EVEN THE SLIGHTEST BIT I HEAR A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION AREA. I HAD THE WHEEL BEARINGS CHECKED AND REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE BEARING AND STILL HAD THE SAME NOISE. I DO NOT KNOW IF ITS PART OF THE STEERING OR MAYBE ...
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND CAME TO EXTINGUISH THE BLAZE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT ...
Mileage: 150,000
PASSENGER SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. *TR
Mileage: 116,993
I OWN A 1997 PARK AVE ULTRA WITH SEVERAL RECALL REPAIR ISSUES THE FOLLOWING WERE ADDRESSED BY GM BUT NOT PROPERLY REPAIRED: (FAULTY) ABS SYSTEM (WITH CAMPAIGN CODE STICKER) REPLACED ABS SYSTEM CUTS OUT RANDOMLY CAUSING CHANGES IN STOPPING DISTANCE (IN SEVERE BRAKING SITUATIONS THE ABS SYSTEM...
I OWN A 1997 PARK AVE ULTRA WITH SEVERAL RECALL REPAIR ISSUES THE FOLLOWING WERE ADDRESSED BY GM BUT NOT PROPERLY REPAIRED: (FAULTY) ABS SYSTEM (WITH CAMPAIGN CODE STICKER) REPLACED ABS SYSTEM CUTS OUT RANDOMLY CAUSING CHANGES IN STOPPING DISTANCE (IN SEVERE BRAKING SITUATIONS THE ABS SYSTEM...
I OWN A 1997 PARK AVE ULTRA WITH SEVERAL RECALL REPAIR ISSUES THE FOLLOWING WERE ADDRESSED BY GM BUT NOT PROPERLY REPAIRED: (FAULTY) ABS SYSTEM (WITH CAMPAIGN CODE STICKER) REPLACED ABS SYSTEM CUTS OUT RANDOMLY CAUSING CHANGES IN STOPPING DISTANCE (IN SEVERE BRAKING SITUATIONS THE ABS SYSTEM...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED BEFORE ENTERING HIS VEHICLE HE NOTICED THERE WAS A PUDDLE UNDERNEATH HIS VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE SPILL HE NOTICED THAT IT WAS COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MAN...
Mileage: 155,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IDLE, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. THE STRONG ODOR CAUSED HER TO BE HOSPITALIZED FOR RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVI...
Mileage: 119,000
STARTED TO HAVE STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE INSIDE OF CAR WHEN ENGINE WAS RUNNING. I CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WAS GASOLINE LEAKING FROM MOTOR WHEN I HAD THE ENGINE TURNED OFF WITHOUT ANY LUCK. HAD TO KEEP WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN BECAUSE ODOR WAS SO STRONG FROM THE GASOLINE FUMES. THIS ALL HAPPENED ONE WEE...
Mileage: 118,402
AFTER 20 MILES OF SMOOTH DRIVING WITH NO INDICATION OF ANYTHING GOING WRONG AND WHILE PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT OF MY OFFICE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I ALWAYS IMMEDIATELY SHUTOFF MY VEHICLE ANY TIME SUCH THING HAPPENS TO PREVENT ANY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, I PROCEEDED TO WALK INTO THE PARTS ...
Mileage: 140,096
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE SHE HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE, THEN SHE NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE INFORMED. ...
Mileage: 129,000
LEAKING GAS TANK THAT WAS MADE OF PLASTIC THAT WAS MADE FOR THIS SPECIFIC 1997 BUICK PARK AVE. ONLY... *TR
Mileage: 150,000
1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE WITH A DEFECTIVE ENGINE. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER OF A MANUFACTURER DEFECT WHICH IS ANTI FREEZE LEAKING ONTO THE OIL CHAMBER CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND CAUSE A FIRE. *KB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE WATER PUMP LEAKED, WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT LEAKED ON...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN ACCELERATING WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS A SLIGHT DECREASE IN SPEED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTAC...
Mileage: 155,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE. AFTER HAVING NEW TIRES PLACED ON THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DROVE AWAY AND FOUND THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FELT UNEVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ABOUT TO FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRAME T...
Mileage: 90,669
IN 10 DEGREE WEATHER IN THE MIDWEST, STARTED THE 1997 PARK AVENUE ULTRA TO WARM UP. PUT THE REAR DEFROST ON, ON MY WAY TO WORK ABOUT 20 MINUTES AFTER HE INITIAL START OF THE VEHICLE, I BEGAN TO SMELL SOMETHING RELATING TO BURNING ELECTRICAL OR ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I F...
Mileage: 91,050
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. CURRENTLY, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WILL ENGAGE DURING BRAKING. OCCASIONALLY, THEY ENGAGE BY THEMSELVES. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HEARS A GRINDING SOUND WHEN SHE ...
Mileage: 47,800
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGE WHEN THEY ARE NOT NEEDED. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKING DISTANCE INCREASES. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 97V064000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI...
Mileage: 67,000
MY VEHICLE IS A 1997 BUICK PARK AVE WITH 140,000 MILES. I'M THE SECOND OWNER. MY IN-LAWS WERE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS. I GOT THE VEHICLE FROM THEM IN 1999 WITH APPROXIMATELY 9000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THEREFORE, I KNOW THE COMPLETE CAR CARE HISTORY OF THIS VEHICLE. YESTERDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2008 MY GRAND...
Mileage: 140,000
MY VEHICLE IS A 1997 BUICK PARK AVE WITH 140,000 MILES. I'M THE SECOND OWNER. MY IN-LAWS WERE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS. I GOT THE VEHICLE FROM THEM IN 1999 WITH APPROXIMATELY 9000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THEREFORE, I KNOW THE COMPLETE CAR CARE HISTORY OF THIS VEHICLE. YESTERDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2008 MY GRAND...
Mileage: 140,000
ENGINE OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE FRONT VALVE COVER OF THE 3.8L SUPERCHARGED ENGINE AND DRIPPING ON THE FRONT EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
I DROVE MY CAR OUT TO A RESTAURANT AND PARKED IT. WHEN I TRIED TO START IT TO GO HOME A COUPLE HOURS LATER, IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I TRIED IT AGAIN THE NEXT MORNING AND THEN HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHERE HE DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS 'LIQUID LOCKED BECAUSE ANTIFREEZE HAD LEAKED INTO A CYLINDER AND...
Mileage: 95,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE ULTRA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE BLAZE AND PROVIDED A FIRE REPORT. THE POLICE ARRIVED, HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHIC...
Mileage: 111,998
SEVERAL YEARS AGO THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT CEASED WORKING ON MY 1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE. SINCE THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, I PAID FOR A NEW SEATBELT ASSEMBLY AND INSTALLATION. THEN, ON AUGUST 6TH (TWO WEEKS AGO) 2007, THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT BECAME INOPERABLE(THE SEATBELT WILL NOT RE...
Mileage: 90,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE. WHILE DRIVING 1 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD. HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE USING THE BRAKE PEDAL. HE NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND MECHANIC HAVE NOT INSPECTED THE VE...
Mileage: 45,000
1. !997 BUICK PK. AVE. FRAME RUST OUT WITH FAILURE OF RIGHT FRONT STEERING. LIFE THREATENING DEFECT IN ENGINE CRADLE. 2. ALL 4 ALERO COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED PUNCTURING L FRONT TIRE RISKING LIFE.3. FLOODED PASS. SIDE DUE TO DEFECTIVE FIREWALL BAFFLE ON INTRIGUE.4. INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET DEFECTIVE 2 3....
REPEATABLE, WHILE DRIVING MY 1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE, THE ABS AND TRACTION-OFF WARNING-LIGHTS SUDDENLY COME ON TOGETHER AND STAY ON INDICATING LOSS OF ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL. TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON RESETS THE FUNCTIONS, BUT THEY WILL BECOME DISABLED AGAIN SOMETIME LATER WHILE DRIVING...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT UNDER ANY ROAD CONDITION, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH TO SEE DUE TO THE LENSES TURNING A MILKY WHITE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Mileage: 120,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGED AND THE ABS BRAKES CYCLED FOR NO REASON CAUSING A GRINDING SOUND TO APPEAR FROM THE TRANSMISSION. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING DETERMINING THERE WAS A DEFECT PE...
Mileage: 70,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGED AND THE ABS BRAKES CYCLED FOR NO REASON CAUSING A GRINDING SOUND TO APPEAR FROM THE TRANSMISSION. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING DETERMINING THERE WAS A DEFECT PE...
Mileage: 70,000
THE "CRADLE" OF THE FRAME OF OUR 1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE FAILED BY RUSTING THROUGH. I'VE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND IT HAS BEEN WALLOWING ALL OVER THE ROAD, HOPPING SIDEWAYS WHEN I HIT BUMPS, PULLING TO THE LEFT WHEN I BRAKED AND ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES STARTED SQUEALING WHEN I WENT A...
Mileage: 104,523
1997 PARK AVENUE HAS DIFFICULTIES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. VEHICLE'S ENGINE BLEW UP AT 89,000 MILES BECAUSE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED ENGINE COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE AND CAUSED IT TO SEIZE. *TS IN SEVEN YEARS THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY FIVE TIMES. ***NAR***
1997 PARK AVENUE HAS DIFFICULTIES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. VEHICLE'S ENGINE BLEW UP AT 89,000 MILES BECAUSE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED ENGINE COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE AND CAUSED IT TO SEIZE. *TS IN SEVEN YEARS THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY FIVE TIMES. ***NAR***
ON STARTING ENGINE, INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED VIOLENTLY AND ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. *NM
Mileage: 160,862
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL 00V117000 CONCERNING THE SEAT BELTS. THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED BY THE DEALER IN 2002. BUT THE DEALER ONLY CORRECTED ONE OF THE FRONT SEAT BELTS. THE DEALER FAILED TO INFORM THE CONSUMER THAT ONLY ONE OF SEAT BELTS WAS REPAIRED. IN OCTOBER 2005 BOTH FRONT SEA...
Mileage: 44,000
FRONT SUB FRAME OF 1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE ROTTED AND COLLAPSED. FORTUNATELY IT HAPPENED WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. AXEL ASSEMBLY PULLED OUT OF SOCKET. PICTURES WERE TAKEN AT THE SEEN AND PICTURES AND VIDEO AT THE DEALER NEXT DAY. REAR SUB FRAME APPEARS TO BE FINE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISS...
Mileage: 116,432
DT: THE CONTACT S SMELLED GAS AND IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE. A FEW DAYS LATER SHE NOTICED A WET SPOT ON THE GROUND. SHE HAD A HARD TIME STARTING THE VEHICLE, BUT IT DID START. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A BIGGER SPOT ON THE GROUND. SHE THEN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ,AND TOLD THEM OF THE PR...
DT: THE PROBLEM STARTED SOMETIME AROUND THE MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER 2005. THE BRAKES WERE NOT HOLDING. THE CONTACT HAD THE REAR BRAKE PADS REPLACED TWO WEEKS AGO BECAUSE THE ABS AND TRACTION LIGHT WERE COMING ON. THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES, ABS LIGHT, TRACTION LIGHT, AND A NOISE WERE STILL OCCURR...
DT: 1997 PARK AVENUE BUICK THE SUB FRAME THAT HOLDS THE ENGINE/ ENGINE DRIVE ,AND STEERING WHEELS CORRODED. THERE WAS FAULTY MATERIAL ON THIS SUB FRAME BECAUSE IT ROTTED, ENABLING THE DRIVER'S FRONT WHEEL TO BREAK AWAY FROM ITS MOUNTING, AND LEAVING THE VEHICLE IN A HAZARDOUS CONDITION. IT HAS B...
Mileage: 106,113
DT: CONTACT STATES IN HOT WEATHER 75 DEGREES OR ABOVE AND WITHIN ONE MILE THE CAR WILL DIE. CAN WAIT IT 10-15 MINUTES AND THE CAR WILL RESTART. HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR THE LAST 3 SUMMERS. IT USUALLY HAPPENED IN SLOW TRAFFIC, BUT CONSUMER DID NOT GET OUT ON THE INTERSTATE VERY MUCH; BUT WAS CONCERNED T...
Mileage: 28,501
DT: CONTACT STATES IN HOT WEATHER 75 DEGREES OR ABOVE AND WITHIN ONE MILE THE CAR WILL DIE. CAN WAIT IT 10-15 MINUTES AND THE CAR WILL RESTART. HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR THE LAST 3 SUMMERS. IT USUALLY HAPPENED IN SLOW TRAFFIC, BUT CONSUMER DID NOT GET OUT ON THE INTERSTATE VERY MUCH; BUT WAS CONCERNED T...
Mileage: 28,501
DT: THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD, AND WOULD NOT GO BACK DOWN. THE FUSE WAS CHECKED AND IT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WILL CHARGE THE CONSUMER TO LOOK THE PROBLEM. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED SOMETIMES. THE DEFECT WAS THOUGHT TO BE IN THE WINDSHIELD WIP...
Mileage: 105,000
DT: CONSUMER STATED: WHILE BACKING VEHICLE OUT INTO THE STREET, JUST CHANGED THE OIL A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, THE FRAME BROKE RIGHT FROM WHERE THE OIL FILTER WAS. THEN, THE DRIVESHAFT BROKE. NEIGHBOR HEARD A NOISE WHEN IT HAPPENED. *AK
Mileage: 90,120
DT: CONSUMER STATED: WHILE BACKING VEHICLE OUT INTO THE STREET, JUST CHANGED THE OIL A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, THE FRAME BROKE RIGHT FROM WHERE THE OIL FILTER WAS. THEN, THE DRIVESHAFT BROKE. NEIGHBOR HEARD A NOISE WHEN IT HAPPENED. *AK
Mileage: 90,120
CALLER STATED: TRANSMISSION FAILING. LOCKED UP AND SHOOK THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. THERE WAS THE SENSATION OF SOMETHING HITTING THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR FROM UNDERNEATH. HAPPENED WHEN CAR WAS PUT INTO MOTION, AND INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Mileage: 94,000
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE CONSUMER HIT A DEER. THE DUAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT, HOWEVER THE DRIVER SIDE CAUGHT FIRE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB FIRE SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM IN THE STEERING COLUMN. WHEN THE FIRE TRUCK ...
Mileage: 76,000
PUSHROD MALFUNCTIONED IN THE ENGINE, CAUSED CAR ACCIDENT.*AK
Mileage: 60,456
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ENGINE STALL WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE AUTOMATIC POWER DOOR LOCKED TRAPPING THE DRIVER INSIDE. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *NM *NM
Mileage: 115,000
NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V117000; DAIMLER CHRYSLER ISSUED A SHOULDER BELT RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN, BUT HAD PROBLEMS RETRACTING BACK TO NORMAL POSITION. *AK
AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE BACK FIRE AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *NM
Mileage: 140,000
NO ENGINE FAILURE YET....I AM CONSUMING ALMOST AS MUCH ANTIFREEZE AS I AM GASOLINE. JUST KIDDING, BUT IN LESS THAN 1000 MILES I HAVE USED 11/2 GALLONS OF DEXCOOL ANTIFREEZE. I CAN FIND NO LEAKAGE ON MY GARAGE FLOOR, BUT IT SURE IS GOING SOMEWHERE. AM I IN EMINENT DANGER OF ENGINE FAILURE?????*AK
Mileage: 79,850
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS MADE OF PLASTIC. *AK
Mileage: 94,000
THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING PROBLEM WHICH WAS BEING RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT BECAUSE OF THE VIN CONSUMER WAS DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE. *AK THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST PURCHASED. THERE WAS A S...
Mileage: 69,973
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE GAS PEDAL STUCK ON HER 1997 BUCIK, PARK AVENUE. SHE HAD TO BRAKE WITH BOTH FEET AND PLACE VEHICLE IN PARK WHILE THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING AT A HIGH RPMS. I CHECKED THE THROTTLE AREA AND THE THROTTLE WHEEL THAT ROTATES WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED WAS RUBBING ...
VEHICHLE STALLED WHILE TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION AND WAS NOT DRIVEABLE; VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. UPON DIAGNOSIS, THE VEHICLE "HYDROLOCKED" DUE TO DEXCOOL LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE CHAMBER FROM A MELTED UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD, WATER PUMP, THERMOSTAT CRANK SENSOR AND MAP SEN...
Mileage: 87,425
THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT THE PASSENGER'S FRONT SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT BELT AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE OF $545.00. *AK REFER TO RECALL#77955 *SC
Mileage: 156,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND WITH OUT ANY WARNING STEERING WHEEL FAILED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC INDICATED THE BELT BROKE. *AK
Mileage: 100,000
VEHICLE OVERHEATED TWICE WITHIN A 2 MONTH PERIOD. COOLANT ELBOW BROKE WHEN VEHICLE OVERHEATED THE FIRST TIME. THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD BROKE. *LA *JB
Mileage: 51,616
THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE LIGHT CAME ON THE CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM
Mileage: 78,800
THE A/C WILL TURN ON AGAIN AFTER I TURN IT OFF. THE RADIO WILL SHIFT TO CASSETTE AND BACK WHILE DISPLAYING E33. DRIVERS WINDOW WILL COME DOWN UNEVENLY AND GET WEDGED. THE ALTERNATER WENT OUT AND THE BOTTOM BOLT STRIPPED DURING REMOVAL. THERE IS A LURCH SOMETIMES DURING SHIFTING.
THE A/C WILL TURN ON AGAIN AFTER I TURN IT OFF. THE RADIO WILL SHIFT TO CASSETTE AND BACK WHILE DISPLAYING E33. DRIVERS WINDOW WILL COME DOWN UNEVENLY AND GET WEDGED. THE ALTERNATER WENT OUT AND THE BOTTOM BOLT STRIPPED DURING REMOVAL. THERE IS A LURCH SOMETIMES DURING SHIFTING.
THE A/C WILL TURN ON AGAIN AFTER I TURN IT OFF. THE RADIO WILL SHIFT TO CASSETTE AND BACK WHILE DISPLAYING E33. DRIVERS WINDOW WILL COME DOWN UNEVENLY AND GET WEDGED. THE ALTERNATER WENT OUT AND THE BOTTOM BOLT STRIPPED DURING REMOVAL. THERE IS A LURCH SOMETIMES DURING SHIFTING.
THE A/C WILL TURN ON AGAIN AFTER I TURN IT OFF. THE RADIO WILL SHIFT TO CASSETTE AND BACK WHILE DISPLAYING E33. DRIVERS WINDOW WILL COME DOWN UNEVENLY AND GET WEDGED. THE ALTERNATER WENT OUT AND THE BOTTOM BOLT STRIPPED DURING REMOVAL. THERE IS A LURCH SOMETIMES DURING SHIFTING.
THE A/C WILL TURN ON AGAIN AFTER I TURN IT OFF. THE RADIO WILL SHIFT TO CASSETTE AND BACK WHILE DISPLAYING E33. DRIVERS WINDOW WILL COME DOWN UNEVENLY AND GET WEDGED. THE ALTERNATER WENT OUT AND THE BOTTOM BOLT STRIPPED DURING REMOVAL. THERE IS A LURCH SOMETIMES DURING SHIFTING.
TRANSMISSION STARTED TO JUMP INTO OD. VIBRATION AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. REPLACED TRANNY WITH GM REBUILT.AFTER 700 MILES PROBLEM CAME BACK (VIBRATION ONLY) SAME PROBLEM BUT NOW HAS METAL TO METAL GRINDING WHEN MAKING LEFT TURN AND ACCELERATING. REPLACED ENGINE MOUNTS. THEY WERE CRACKED. PRIOR TO THIS DE...
Mileage: 30,000
THE HEATER IN THE SEAT QUIT WORKING. A NEW ONE WAS INSTALLED AND IT DOESN'T HEAT UP CORRECTLY. THE MOTOR IN THE WINDOW FAILED. THE ROTORS/BRAKES WERE WARPED. THE STEREO FAILED. THE WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP CORRECTLY DESPITE A NEW ONE BEING PUT IN. THE STARTER IS DRAGGING. SOME OF THIS WAS COVERE...
Mileage: 72,000
THE HEATER IN THE SEAT QUIT WORKING. A NEW ONE WAS INSTALLED AND IT DOESN'T HEAT UP CORRECTLY. THE MOTOR IN THE WINDOW FAILED. THE ROTORS/BRAKES WERE WARPED. THE STEREO FAILED. THE WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP CORRECTLY DESPITE A NEW ONE BEING PUT IN. THE STARTER IS DRAGGING. SOME OF THIS WAS COVERE...
Mileage: 72,000
THE HEATER IN THE SEAT QUIT WORKING. A NEW ONE WAS INSTALLED AND IT DOESN'T HEAT UP CORRECTLY. THE MOTOR IN THE WINDOW FAILED. THE ROTORS/BRAKES WERE WARPED. THE STEREO FAILED. THE WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP CORRECTLY DESPITE A NEW ONE BEING PUT IN. THE STARTER IS DRAGGING. SOME OF THIS WAS COVERE...
Mileage: 72,000
THE HEATER IN THE SEAT QUIT WORKING. A NEW ONE WAS INSTALLED AND IT DOESN'T HEAT UP CORRECTLY. THE MOTOR IN THE WINDOW FAILED. THE ROTORS/BRAKES WERE WARPED. THE STEREO FAILED. THE WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP CORRECTLY DESPITE A NEW ONE BEING PUT IN. THE STARTER IS DRAGGING. SOME OF THIS WAS COVERE...
Mileage: 72,000
HEATER/AIR CONDITIONING LEAKS ONTO FLOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AFTER PURCHASE (NEW) AND WE COMPLAINED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED WATER PUMP. STILL LEAKED. BECAME MUCH WORSE IN JULY 2003 (REQUIRED A ROLL OF PAPER TOWELS TO KEEP THE FRONT FLOOR BOARD SEMI DRY ON TRIPS). WE T...
Mileage: 47,464
MY NUMBER ONE PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR IS THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED UNDER NORMAL USE. THIS ALLOWED COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE OIL WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE RESULT WAS THAT THE MAIN BEARINGS WERE DESTROYED AND I HAD TO BUY A NEW ENGINE. (I HAVE THE ORIGINAL PLASTI...
Mileage: 84,000
MY NUMBER ONE PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR IS THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED UNDER NORMAL USE. THIS ALLOWED COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE OIL WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE RESULT WAS THAT THE MAIN BEARINGS WERE DESTROYED AND I HAD TO BUY A NEW ENGINE. (I HAVE THE ORIGINAL PLASTI...
Mileage: 84,000
MY NUMBER ONE PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR IS THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED UNDER NORMAL USE. THIS ALLOWED COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE OIL WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE RESULT WAS THAT THE MAIN BEARINGS WERE DESTROYED AND I HAD TO BUY A NEW ENGINE. (I HAVE THE ORIGINAL PLASTI...
Mileage: 84,000
MY NUMBER ONE PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR IS THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED UNDER NORMAL USE. THIS ALLOWED COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE OIL WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE RESULT WAS THAT THE MAIN BEARINGS WERE DESTROYED AND I HAD TO BUY A NEW ENGINE. (I HAVE THE ORIGINAL PLASTI...
Mileage: 84,000
HARD STEERING TURNING RIGHT AT LOW SPEEDS. ITEM REPAIRED 1/14/2004 AT DEALER AT A COST TO ME OF $1351.18. REPAIR INVOICE STATES " INTERNAL FAILURE OF STEERING GEAR DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED STEERING GEAR." AUTO IS 1997 BUICK PARK AVE ULTRA WITH 32000 MILES.*AK
MY FACTORY INSTALLED SUPERCHARGER HAS HAD A PULLEY MECHANISM FALL APART. AS A RESULT THE BELT FROM THIS SYSTEM (SIMILAR TO A DRIVE TRAIN BELT) FELL DOWN THROUGH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE ABRUPTLY STOPPING MY VEHICLE AS THE BELT WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE ANOTHER COMPO...
Mileage: 109,229
STEERING GEAR BRACKET BROKE ON 1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE.*MR THE CONSUMER HAS GIVEN COPIES OF THE REPAIR BILL AND THE STATEMENT FROM ENTERPRISE FOR THE THREE DAYS IT TOOK TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR CONSIDERING A REIMBURSEMENT. *CB
Mileage: 57,491
THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD DEVELOPED A HOLE AND LEAKED ANTI FREEZE ONTO THE CYLINDER. THIS RESULTED IN ENGINE LOCKING UP AND THE CRANK SHAFT BEARING GOING BAD. *AK THE ROD BEARINGS ALSO FAILED DUE TO WATER ENTERING THE OIL PAN. *NLM
Mileage: 129,657
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT HAS FAILED. IT WILL NO LONGER RETRACT AND MUST BE REPLACED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT A SEAT BELT SHOULD FAIL. *JB
THE PLASTIC AIR PLENNOM ON THE TOP OF THE 3800 ENGINE OF THE NEWER GEN MOTORS CARS THAT THEY ARE NOW USING WILL NOT HOLD UP UNDER THE HEAT. THE EGR TUBE WHICH EXTENDS UP INTO THE PLASTIC AIR INTAKE BURNS A HOLD INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM SURROUNDING THE EGR TUBE, CAUSING COOLANT TO DRIAN INTO THE THE...
Mileage: 120,000
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING. WHEN THIS OCCURRED DRIVER VISIBILITY WAS REDUCED. *AK
Mileage: 60,000
THE DRIVER SIDE SHOULDER BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE BELT HAD ABOUT 18-18 INCHES OF SLACK AT ALL TIMES. *NLM *CB *NLM
Mileage: 70,000
THE DEALER REPLACED THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD, WATER PUMP, GASKETS AND SERPENTINE BELT. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 47000 MILES ON IT. *NLM THE VEHICLE HAD REQUIRED MANY REPAIRS WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. THE COOLANT TANK KEPT GOING LOW AND THE UPPER AND LOWER GASKET ALONG WITH ALL COMPONENTS. THE WATE...
Mileage: 47,300
FAILURE OF GAS GAUGE. *NLM
Mileage: 49,300
THE ROTORS WARPED PREMATURELY. *JB
Mileage: 29,000
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THIS RESULTED IN CONSUMER BEING TRAPPED IN THE THEIR VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE ALTERNATOR FAILING. TS
1-23-3 ID LIKE TO REPORT A PROBLEM WITH A GENERAL MOTORS ENGINE, MORE SPECIFICALLY THE BOLTS THEY'RE USING ON THE 3800 SERIES 2 V-6 (PROBABLY A CHEAP PRICED CHINESE PRODUCT). I ASKED AT MY BUICK DEALERSHIP IF THEY SEND INFORMATION TO GM ABOUT A PROBLEM A VEHICLE IS HAVING IF THEY SEE IT AS DANGER...
Mileage: 97,500
I HAVE A 1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE WITH 103,000 MILES. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN APRIL OF 1997. AFTER 10 MONTHS AND 16,000 MILES I BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSIMISSION SHIFTING HARD AFTER THE CAR GOT WARMED UP. IF I WOULD STOP AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR 15 SECONDS AND RESTART...
Mileage: 16,000
THE VEHICLES' PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT FROM SHOULDER RETRACTOR. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
Mileage: 97,000
WHILE DRIVNG AT LOW SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL BINDS MAKING WHEEL HARD TO TURN. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
PROBLEMS WITH STARTING UP VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION. MR CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THE CAR WOULDN'T START AFTER GETTING GAS AT A FULL SERVICE GAS STATION. WHEN SHE TRIED THE IGNITION THE AIR BAG EXPLODED. SHE SUBSTAINED SWELLING TO BOTH ARMS AND HER RIGHT HAND. EVEN TODAY SHE'S TAKING PH...
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE PARKED WITH THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY JUMPED INTO REVERESE RESULTING IN A COLLISION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS CRACKED, CAUSING ENGINE TO FALL ON ONE SIDE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK *YH
VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK
AT 70 MPH VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN A LOT, THEN STALLED. TOWED TO DEALER, ANTIFREEZE FLOODED ENGINE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SEIZE.*AK. CONSUMER WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD BY AN 18 WHEELER BECAUSE VEHICLE HAD STARTED SLOWING AND CONSUMER COULD NOT GET VEHICLE TO RESPOND. LOSS OF STEERING ACCOMPANIED T...
AT 70 MPH VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN A LOT, THEN STALLED. TOWED TO DEALER, ANTIFREEZE FLOODED ENGINE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SEIZE.*AK. CONSUMER WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD BY AN 18 WHEELER BECAUSE VEHICLE HAD STARTED SLOWING AND CONSUMER COULD NOT GET VEHICLE TO RESPOND. LOSS OF STEERING ACCOMPANIED T...
DEFROSTER VENTS FOR WINDSHIELD AND SIDE WINDOWS FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY, THIS CAUSES DRIVER TO HAVE POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING.*AK DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, CONSUMER STATES ON ONE OCCASION THE HEAT CONTROL FAILED COMPLETELY, AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RE...
CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE TRYIED TO STOP VEHICLE QUICKLY, THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED AND THEN THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES WHEN APPLIED, OWNER CHECKED BRAKE PADS, AND FOUND THEM IN GOOD CONDITION, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE BRAKES LOCK-UP ON ICE AND THE ...
LAP BELT BUCKLE DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, BEING DIFFICLT TO BE RELEASED FROM BUCKLE ANCHOR.*AK
SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK. CONSUME RHAS DRIVEN THREE DAYS LAST WEEK WITHOUT SEAT BELTS PROTECTION BECAUSE RETRACTOR DID NOT WORK. DEALER HAS REPLACED THAT PART TWICE, BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK
INSURED TRIED TO CRANK THE VEHICLE WHEN IMMEDIATELY IT POPPED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. INSURED HAD NOTICED THE SMELL OF GAS, BUT REPAIR SHOP COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE. CHECK FOR POSSIBLE LOSS WITH THE FUEL INJECTIONS, CLAIM 24-5198-330. *JG
INSURED BELIEVES THE ENGINE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A LOOSE WIRE IN THE STARTER, CLAIM 25-5562-917. *JG
INSURED BELIEVES THE ENGINE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A LOOSE WIRE IN THE STARTER, CLAIM 25-5562-917. *JG
INSURED BELIEVES THE ENGINE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A LOOSE WIRE IN THE STARTER, CLAIM 25-5562-917. *JG
INSURED BELIEVES THE ENGINE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A LOOSE WIRE IN THE STARTER, CLAIM 25-5562-917. *JG
WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION AND VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE, CLAIM 53-C849-836. *JG
INSURED ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE. AFTER HEARING WHAT SOUNDED LIKE BACK FIRING, A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD OF VEHICLE, CLAIM 52-2467-692. *JG
FUSE BOX RELAY BOX SUSPECTED FOR CAUSE OF FIRE, CLAIM 42-1331-250. *JG
FUSE BOX RELAY BOX SUSPECTED FOR CAUSE OF FIRE, CLAIM 42-1331-250. *JG
FUSE BOX RELAY BOX SUSPECTED FOR CAUSE OF FIRE, CLAIM 42-1331-250. *JG
FUSE BOX RELAY BOX SUSPECTED FOR CAUSE OF FIRE, CLAIM 42-1331-250. *JG
INSURED WAS STARTING THE VEHICLE WHEN HE HEARD A BIG BOOM AND THEN SMOKE CAME FROM ENGINE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE, CLAIM 25-5607-676. *JG
WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION AND VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE, CLAIM 53-C849-836. *JG
INSURED WAS STARTING THE VEHICLE WHEN HE HEARD A BIG BOOM AND THEN SMOKE CAME FROM ENGINE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE, CLAIM 25-5607-676. *JG
INSURED TRIED TO CRANK THE VEHICLE WHEN IMMEDIATELY IT POPPED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. INSURED HAD NOTICED THE SMELL OF GAS, BUT REPAIR SHOP COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE. CHECK FOR POSSIBLE LOSS WITH THE FUEL INJECTIONS, CLAIM 24-5198-330. *JG
INSURED BELIEVES THE ENGINE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A LOOSE WIRE IN THE STARTER, CLAIM 25-5562-917. *JG
INSURED BELIEVES THE ENGINE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A LOOSE WIRE IN THE STARTER, CLAIM 25-5562-917. *JG
INSURED ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE. AFTER HEARING WHAT SOUNDED LIKE BACK FIRING, A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD OF VEHICLE, CLAIM 52-2467-692. *JG
FUSE BOX RELAY BOX SUSPECTED FOR CAUSE OF FIRE, CLAIM 42-1331-250. *JG
FUSE BOX RELAY BOX SUSPECTED FOR CAUSE OF FIRE, CLAIM 42-1331-250. *JG
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
CONSUMER TRIED TO CRANK VEHICLE WHEN IT IMMEDIATELY POPPED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE, CLAIM 24-5198-330. *SLC
CONSUMER TRIED TO CRANK VEHICLE WHEN IT IMMEDIATELY POPPED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE, CLAIM 24-5198-330. *SLC
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGERS SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RELEASE FROM RETRACTING MECHANISM.*AK *SLC
RECALL 97V064000; WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES THEY WILL PULSATE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION AND VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE, CLAIM 53-C849-836. *SLC
WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION AND VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE, CLAIM 53-C849-836. *SLC
ENGINE BURNED OUT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO COOLANT IN SYSTEM. ALSO TALKED TO MECHANICS, AND MECHANICS STATED PLENIUM WHICH WAS PART OF COOLANT SYSTEM, CRACKED CAUSING COOLANT ESCAPE AND BURNED ENGINE OUT. THERE BE NO COOLANT IN ENGINE.*AK
ENGINE BURNED OUT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO COOLANT IN SYSTEM. ALSO TALKED TO MECHANICS, AND MECHANICS STATED PLENIUM WHICH WAS PART OF COOLANT SYSTEM, CRACKED CAUSING COOLANT ESCAPE AND BURNED ENGINE OUT. THERE BE NO COOLANT IN ENGINE.*AK
BRAKE LINES LEAKING DISCOVERED IN FLORIDA ON TRIP. BUICK DEALER REPAIRED, BOTH BRAKE PIPES FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS UNIT RUBBED AGAINST TRANSMISSION, REPLACED. I WOULD SAY THIS IS A MFG. FAULT.*AK
SYMPTOM OF BATTERY FAILURE-TRIPLE A JUMP STARTED CAR -CHECKED BATTERY & ENGINE WITH COMPUTER WHICH DETECTED NO PROBLEM-DROVE CAR @ 50 MILES ON HIGHWAY-NO PROBLEM- AFTER SITTING OVER NITE STARTED NORMALLY BUT AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 2 MILES LOST ALL POWER- TRIPE A COULD NOT START SO TOWED CAR TO THEIR SH...
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, BELIEVE THIS FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A LOOSE WIRE ON THE STARTER, CLAIM 25-5562-917. *SLC
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, BELIEVE THIS FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A LOOSE WIRE ON THE STARTER, CLAIM 25-5562-917. *SLC
ALL FOUR DISC BRAKE ROTORS ARE DEFECTIVE AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT AT ONLY 54000 MILES. PRODUCT PRCLUDES TURN DOWN? LIFE IS TERRIBLE FOR SUCH AN IMPORTANT SAFETY RELATED ITEM. REPAIR FACILITY REPORTS MANY SIMILAR FAILURES ARE OCCURING.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, AND CHIMMING. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD STOPPED AND RAISE THE HOOD. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. STOPPED THE ENGINE SAW THAT IT WAS NOT OVERHEATED. ATTEMPTED TO START. IT WOULDN'T. WRECKER TOOTO BRIAN HARRIS DEALER. DEALE...
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, AND CHIMMING. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD STOPPED AND RAISE THE HOOD. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. STOPPED THE ENGINE SAW THAT IT WAS NOT OVERHEATED. ATTEMPTED TO START. IT WOULDN'T. WRECKER TOOTO BRIAN HARRIS DEALER. DEALE...
THE PART IN FRONT OF THE RETRACTOR ON THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT IS DEFECTIVE, CONSUMER STATES IT WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF THE MAIN ROLLER. *SLC
THE PART IN FRONT OF THE RETRACTOR ON THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT IS DEFECTIVE, CONSUMER STATES IT WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF THE MAIN ROLLER. *SLC
ON TWO OCCASSIONS, ONE ON DRY PAVEMENT, ONE ON WET, IN A PANIC STOP SITUATION, THERE WAS LITTLE OR NO BRAKING FOR A TIME. IT WAS AS IF THE ABS STARTED ON THE WRONG CYCLE (NO BRAKING). THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED SIGNIFICATLY IN BOTH CASES. *AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING A REPAIR TO THE FRONT SEAT BELTS(00V-117). DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED TWICE, HOWEVER HAS NOT INFORMED CONSUMER AS TO WHEN THE VEHICLE CAN EXPECT REPAIRS. YD
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING A REPAIR TO THE FRONT SEAT BELTS(00V-117). DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED TWICE, HOWEVER HAS NOT INFORMED CONSUMER AS TO WHEN THE VEHICLE CAN EXPECT REPAIRS. YD
AT 21,470 MILES, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT WHEN USED, AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT RETRACT FROM RETRACTOR. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK PASSENGERS RIGHT FRONT LAP BELT IS NOT STUCK AND WILL NOT RELEASE, DEALER STATED IN THE BEGINNING THAT HE WOULD...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
ELECTRICAL CONTROL BOX IN FRONT PASSENGER DOOR SHORTED OUT, CAUSING A FAILURE IN POWER WINDOWS/LOCKS/MIRRORS. A PRIVATE MECHANIC REPAIRED THIS DEFECT. *AK POWER DOOR LOCK CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE FRONT DOOR, EXPRESS MODULE, AND PIG TAIL WERE REPLACED. *YH
ELECTRONIC BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING ABS TO ACTIVATE WHEN IT WAS NOT SUPPOSE TO. ALSO, TRACTION CONTROL ACTIVATED WHEN TAKING OFF, PREVENTING VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. RECALL 97V064000/ ABS FAILURE. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
ELECTRONIC BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING ABS TO ACTIVATE WHEN IT WAS NOT SUPPOSE TO. ALSO, TRACTION CONTROL ACTIVATED WHEN TAKING OFF, PREVENTING VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. RECALL 97V064000/ ABS FAILURE. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN WIRING OF STEERING COLUMN WHICH CAUSES BRAKES TO VIBRATE AND MAKE A RUMBLING NOISE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN MAKING A STOP AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE STEERING COLUMN, CAUSING THIS DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTA...
ITEM 1. RETURNING HOME, PLAY DEVELOPED IN THE STEERING WHEEL. WITH THE CAR PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, DURING INVESTIGATION , THE STEERING WHEEL TOTALLY DISCONNECTED FROM THE STEERING RACK, SO THE CAR WAS NO LONGER STEERABLE. DEALER SAID THE STEERING WHEEL SHAFT HAD SEPARATED FROM THE RACK INPUT, BUT COU...
ITEM 1. RETURNING HOME, PLAY DEVELOPED IN THE STEERING WHEEL. WITH THE CAR PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, DURING INVESTIGATION , THE STEERING WHEEL TOTALLY DISCONNECTED FROM THE STEERING RACK, SO THE CAR WAS NO LONGER STEERABLE. DEALER SAID THE STEERING WHEEL SHAFT HAD SEPARATED FROM THE RACK INPUT, BUT COU...
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ENGINE STALLED. DEALER FOUND POWER CONTROL MODULE AND ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ENGINE STALLED. DEALER FOUND POWER CONTROL MODULE AND ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION #00039 FOR FRONT SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR, CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE REPAIR COMPLETED ONLY TO BE TOLD PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, SECOND OCCASION PARTS WERE IN CONSUMER RETURNED VEHILCE AND WAS ADVISED BY DEALERSHIP REPAIRS WERE MADE, BUT AFTER CHECKING ...
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE COMING TO A SLOW AND NORMAL STOP ABS WILL KICK IN, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ABS KICKS IN WHEN IT IS NOT NECESSARY. *AK
CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE AND HEARD WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A BACK FIRE, A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD, CLAIM 52-2467-692. *SLC
CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE AND HEARD WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A BACK FIRE, A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD, CLAIM 52-2467-692. *SLC
ELECTRICAL SEAT CONTROL SOMETIMES WILL POP OUT. COULD NOT BE PUT BACK IN PLACE.DEALER COULD NOT FIX DEFECT.*AK
TRANSMISSION WOULD CLINK BEFORE ENGAGING. TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE OVERHAULED. *AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN DEFECTIVE. SIMILAR FAILURES WERE FOUND ON INTERNET BY THE CONSUMER. *YH
FIRE OCCURRED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, FUSE BOX RELAY SUSPECTED AS CAUSE, CLAIM 42-1331-250. *SLC
FIRE OCCURRED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, FUSE BOX RELAY SUSPECTED AS CAUSE, CLAIM 42-1331-250. *SLC
VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS/SHUTS OFF WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS FOR DIFFERENT REPAIRS ON SAME PROBLEM, BUT PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK
PLASTIC ELECTRICAL SWITCHES ARE BREAKING AND FALLING OFF. DOOR PANNEL AND SEAT ADJUSTMENT SWITCH FALLING OFF. WE ALSO FEEL LIKE IT MAY HAVE BEEN FLOODED AT ONE TIME AND WAS NOT DISCLOSED AT TIME OF PURCHASE.*AK
OWNER SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V-227, EXPERIENCED DEFECT PRIOR TO NOTIFICATION, SEATBELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. *CJ
CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR A RECALL FOR BUCKET SEAT LATCH, AND DEALER BROKE PART OF SEAT THAT WAS ON RECALL. TOLD CONSUMER THAT THAT PARTS WERE IN, BUT IN A WHILE CONSUMER WAS WAITING AND PARTS FELL OFF. *AK
SEAT BELTS BECAME INOPERATIVE PRIOR TO RECALL 00V-117, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
THE CONSUMER FEELS THE HEAD REST DESIGN IS NOT SUFFICIENT AND WOULD NOT PROTECT THE CONSUMERS HEAD DURING A COLLISION. *MJS
OWNER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FROM MANUFACTURE FOR RECALL (00V-117). REPAIRS WERE MADE PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL NOTIFICATION, OWNER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSE FOR CHARGES. *CJ
OWNER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FROM MANUFACTURE FOR RECALL (00V-117). REPAIRS WERE MADE PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL NOTIFICATION, OWNER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSE FOR CHARGES. *CJ
RACK AND PINION STEERING IS BINDING DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS. *AK
CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER REGARDING RECALL NO 00V117000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00039, DEALER CORRECTED THE PROBLEM CONSUMER NOTICED SHOULDER BELT WAS LOCKING WHEN MAKING ANY SLIGHT MOVEMENT.*AK THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IS STILL DOES NOT RETRACT. *YH
WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH GOING DOWN HILL BRAKE PEDAL WAS LOCKED IN PLACE. CONSUMER COULD NOT PRESS BRAKE, AND HAD TO COAST DOWN THE HILL. *AK THE POSSIBLE CAUSE IS BRAKES HEATING THE FLUID AND WAS FIXED BY THE DEALER. *YH
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
FIRST TIME REPAIRED BRAKES AT 19000 MILES. *AK
FIRST TIME REPAIRED BRAKES AT 19000 MILES. *AK
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 NHTS...
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
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
SHOULDER BELTS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY FOR A BIG PERSON, BUT WORKS FINE FOR A SMALLER PERSON. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
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...
CONSUMER NOTICED A SMALL OIL LEAK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. THEY REPAIRED IT. DEALER SAID THAT A GMC BULLENTIN ABOUT OIL PANS ON BUICKS STATED THAT PAN WAS WAVY AND COULD CAUSE AN OIL LEAK. *AK
SEAT BELTS WRINKLE AND JAM INTO RETRACTORS FROM ORDINARY MOVEMENT OF PASSENGER AND /OR DRIVER. THEY BECOME USELESS. CONVERSATIONS WITH DEALERS SERVICE MANAGER STATES THAT IS A "MANIFACTURERS DEFECT" AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT. DISCUSSIONS WITH MANIFACTURER IS NO HELP. THEY REFER US BACK TO ...
CONSUMER TOLD OF MANUFACTURE SERVICE BULLETIN # 9908-50-013 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF FRONT SEAT BELTS, LOCAL DEALER REPLACED PASSENGER BELT BUT IS RELUCTANT TO REPLACED DRIVER SIDE BELT, THE DRIVER SIDE BELT IS FOLDING AND JAMMING. YH
SEAT BELTS BECOME TWISTED AND UNABLE TO USE DUE TO JAM OF THE RETRACTING MECHANISM. *AK
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
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
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETURN TO THE RETRACTING MECHANISM , CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *ML
SERPENTINE BELT SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE TWICE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
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
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.
FRONT END SHAKES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. DEALER DOES NOT NOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *AK
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ODOMETER FOUND TO BE BROKEN
ODOMETER FOUND TO BE BROKEN
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 B...
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 B...
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 B...
WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED THERE IS A PULSATING FEELING IN THE PEDAL . DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
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 PASS...
DRIVER MASTER DOOR LOCK INOPERATIVE. YH
PARKING BRAKE SWITCH AND LAMP FAILED. YH
TRANSMISSION CLUTCH MALFUNCTIONED. YH
DRIVER WINDOW SWITCH CLUSTER FAILED. YH
FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS FAILED. YH
FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS FAILED. YH
POWER STEERING HOSES MALFUNCTIONED. YH
TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTOR FAILED. YH
DRIVER SEAT EXIT MODULE AND MEMORY SYSTEM FAILED. YH
MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH FAILED. YH
CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AND MODULE FAILED. YH
FRONT WHEELS OUT OF BALANCE. NLM
TRUNK BOLT COVERS FAILED. NLM
RIGHT FRONT FENDER MISALIGNED. NLM
BRAKES MAKE VIBRATION AND SHUDDER, REPAIRED ROTORS HOWEVER CONTINUES. MJS
BATTERY FAILED AND ACID LEAKED OUT. MJS
POWER STEERING GRINDING NOISE IN FRONT OF VEHICLE , REPLACEMENT OF THE HIGH PRESSURE HOSE HAS HELPED SOME OF THE NOISE. MJS
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS, FIRST REPAIRED INTERNAL CLUTCHES, SECOND REPAIR OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER. MJS
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS, FIRST REPAIRED INTERNAL CLUTCHES, SECOND REPAIR OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER. MJS
DRIVER'S DOOR WINDOW AND LOCK SWITCHES REPLACED, BROKEN PLASTIC SEPARATED AND FELL INSIDE DOOR PANEL. MJS
DRIVER'S DOOR WINDOW AND LOCK SWITCHES REPLACED, BROKEN PLASTIC SEPARATED AND FELL INSIDE DOOR PANEL. MJS
CRUISE CONTROL INTERMITTENT FAILURES, 14 REPAIRS IN SIX MONTHS. MJS
DRIVER'S POWER SEAT ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES. MJS
TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN AND LEAKED TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL OVER THE UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE AND ROADWAY. *AK
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR MISADJUSTED. NLM
FRONT AND REAR DOOR LOCKS FAILED. NLM
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. NLM
SEATBELT BUCKLE FAILED CAUSING THE SEAT BELT LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM
ENGINE BELT BROKEN. NLM
HOSE CLAMP FAILED RESULTING IN LEAKAGE. NLM
FUEL GAUGE FAILED. NLM
WATER PUMP FAILED. NLM
BATTERY FAILED. NLM
TILT COLUMN GOT STUCK IN HIGHEST POSITION. NLM
ALTERNATOR FAILED. NLM
SPARE KEY THAT CAME WITH VEHICLE DOESN'T WORK. NLM
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR MISADJUSTED. NLM
FRONT AND REAR DOOR LOCKS FAILED. NLM
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. NLM
SEATBELT BUCKLE FAILED CAUSING THE SEAT BELT LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM
ENGINE BELT BROKEN. NLM
HOSE CLAMP FAILED RESULTING IN LEAKAGE. NLM
FUEL GAUGE FAILED. NLM
WATER PUMP FAILED. NLM
BATTERY FAILED. NLM
TILT COLUMN GOT STUCK IN HIGHEST POSITION. NLM
ALTERNATOR FAILED. NLM
SPARE KEY THAT CAME WITH VEHICLE DOESN'T WORK. NLM
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR MISADJUSTED. NLM
FRONT AND REAR DOOR LOCKS FAILED. NLM
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. NLM
SEATBELT BUCKLE FAILED CAUSING THE SEAT BELT LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM
ENGINE BELT BROKEN. NLM
HOSE CLAMP FAILED RESULTING IN LEAKAGE. NLM
FUEL GAUGE FAILED. NLM
WATER PUMP FAILED. NLM
BATTERY FAILED. NLM
TILT COLUMN GOT STUCK IN HIGHEST POSITION. NLM
ALTERNATOR FAILED. NLM
SPARE KEY THAT CAME WITH VEHICLE DOESN'T WORK. NLM
CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED AUTOMATICALLY AT 60MPH,CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
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 ...
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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
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
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
FRONT END VIBRATION CONTINUAL, DESIGN CHARACTERISTIC AND NO CURE AT THIS TIME. VIBRATION IS CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF TIRES. MJS
SWAY BAR LINK MISSING. FUEL GAUGE REPLACED, STRONG FUMES WHEN FULL. WEATHERSTRIPPING ON DOOR REPLACED.
SWAY BAR LINK MISSING. FUEL GAUGE REPLACED, STRONG FUMES WHEN FULL. WEATHERSTRIPPING ON DOOR REPLACED.
SWAY BAR LINK MISSING. FUEL GAUGE REPLACED, STRONG FUMES WHEN FULL. WEATHERSTRIPPING ON DOOR REPLACED.
DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSAGER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELTS DON'T WORK DUE TO THE SHOULDER BELTS KEEP GETTING JAMMED. *AK
VEHICLE HAS TROUBLE WITH SUSPENSION CONTROL WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD, VEHICLE EXPERIENCES LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN TRAVELING OVER 50 MPH. MJS
SHOULDER BELTS ROLL AND JAM IN RETRACTOR OPENING IF LEAN FORWARD, OR AS RETRACTING. FUEL EXPELLED FROM FILLER WHEN FUELING - REPEATEDLY, EVEN AT SLOW PUMP SPEEDS IF USE AUTO SHUTOFF - SEVERAL DIFFERENT STATIONS/PUMPS. MUST SLOWLY NURSE FUEL BY HAND TO AVOID - APPROX 1 CUP FUEL SPLASHES OVER VEHICL...
SHOULDER BELTS ROLL AND JAM IN RETRACTOR OPENING IF LEAN FORWARD, OR AS RETRACTING. FUEL EXPELLED FROM FILLER WHEN FUELING - REPEATEDLY, EVEN AT SLOW PUMP SPEEDS IF USE AUTO SHUTOFF - SEVERAL DIFFERENT STATIONS/PUMPS. MUST SLOWLY NURSE FUEL BY HAND TO AVOID - APPROX 1 CUP FUEL SPLASHES OVER VEHICL...
VIBRATIOIN IN VEHICLE AT 60-75 MPH - TIRES HAVE BEEN BALANCED TWICE IN FIRST MONTH OF OWNERSHIP - TIRE RUNOUT/OUT-OF-ROUND IS GOOD
THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED FIVE TIMES AND THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES. HOWEVER, VEHICLE STILL EXPERIENCE SHAKING OF THE WHEEL, MOST SEVERE WHEN BRAKING AT 60 MPH. *YC
SHOULDER BELT DOESN'T WORK ON PASSENGER'S SIDE, AND ON DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT KEEPS GEETING JAMMED. *AK
POWER STEERING BOLTS BROKE AT PUMP, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL. ON 5/28/98 OWNER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS REPIRED VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
SEAT BELT INOPERATIVE DUE TO THE RETRACTING MECHANISM JAMMING. MJS
ABS BRAKE MODULE RECALL COMPONENT (97V-064) REPLACED, HOWEVER BRAKES STILL EXPERIENCE POOR PERFORMANCE. MJS
REMOTE ENTRY KEY SYSTEM WORKS POORLY DUE TO DESIGN, THE ALARMS AND OPENING DEVICES ARE ACTIVATED VERY EASILY WHEN REMOTE IS IN POCKET, RESULTING IN ACCIDENTAL ENGAGEMENT. MJS
AFTER VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED ABOUT 5 TO 10 MINUTES ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, TOTALLING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
THE BATTERY HAD BEEN LEAKING ACID ONTO THE CASE FOR 11 DAYS BEFORE OWNER FOUND OUT. DEALER HAS SEEN. *AK
THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT IS INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER CANNOT PULL IT DOWN,OUT OF CASING TO STRAP IT ACROSS AND LOCK IT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
FRONT SEAT BELTS CONTINUOUSLY FAIL TO RETRACT AND TWIST. UNITS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE, HOWEVER PROBLEM CONTINUES.
PASSENGER'S SEATBELT HOUSING SPRING GETS STUCK, CAUSING THE SEATBELT NOT TO RETRACT UNLESS THE OCCUPANT KEEPS PULLING THE SEATBELT. BUT, IT WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED THE HOUSING 3 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKE RECALL REPAIR WORK COMPLETED HOWEVER AFTER REPLACEMENT BRAKES HEATED UP CAUSING ROTORS TO WARP.
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
ELECTRICAL WIRING FAILURE IN THE BACK OF DASHBOARD. *YC
TRAMSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. NM
SEAT BELTS JAMMED. NLM
CRACKED BATTERY. *YC
TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM
TRANSMISSION/TRANSAXLE FAILED. YH
GAS GAUGE SENDER UNIT FAILED. YH
AIR CONDITIONER PROGRAMER FAILED. YH
SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED. *YC
ROTORS RESURFACED AT 14,000 MILES DUE TO FAILURE. *YC
BATTERY IS LEAKING AT REAR TERMINAL. YH
DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR SWITCH BROKE. YH
REAR DRIVERS SEAT SMALL PLASTIC BROKE. YH
BATTERY DIED. YH
CAR HAS BEEN IN GARAGE FOR REPAIRS OR PROBLEMS FOR 116 HOURS OF SERVICE
CAR HAS BEEN IN GARAGE FOR REPAIRS OR PROBLEMS FOR 116 HOURS OF SERVICE
CAR HAS BEEN IN GARAGE FOR REPAIRS OR PROBLEMS FOR 116 HOURS OF SERVICE
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH DOWN A MOUNTAIN HILL AND WHEN APPYLING THE ABS BRAKES, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHUDDERED CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER RESURFACED THE ROTORS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH DOWN A MOUNTAIN HILL AND WHEN APPYLING THE ABS BRAKES, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHUDDERED CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER RESURFACED THE ROTORS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
STEERING WHEEL LOOSE CAUSING POWER STEERING TO BE INAFFECTIVE AND VEHICLE TO LOOSE CONTROL.
ROTORS WARPED RESULTING IN VIBRATION.
SEAT BELT RETRACTORS LOCKS UP.
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL AND VEHICLE VIBRATES. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. DEALER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM.
WHEN TRYING TO UNLATCH THE SEAT BELTS ON DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES, THE BELTS GETS JAMMED AND WILL NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. THE BELTS ARE ALSO LOOSE ON THE BODY, AND ARE NOT TIGHT ENOUGH. *AK
FRONT BRAKE MALFUNCITON.
STEERING WHEEL BROKE FREE FROM STEERING SYSTEM.
THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT. THE BELTS ARE EXTENDED TO THE UTMOST POSITION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
SEAT BELTS ROLL IN THE OVER THE SHOULDER BRACKET.
SERPENTINE BELT CAME OFF ON A CROWDED INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, CUTTING AN A/C HOSE SO THAT ENGINE FLUID LEAKED OUT, RESULTGING IN ENGINE OVERHEATING. *AK
FRONT SEAT BELT TWISTS AND BECOMES JAMMED IN THE GUIDE RENDERING IT USELESS. VERY DIFFICULT TO UN-JAM.
BRAKE PEDAL BROKE LOOSE AND DANGLED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING ACCIDENT DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL.
FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER FOR OVER A MONTH. CONSUMER IS DRIVING WITHOUT A SEATBELT DUE TO THIS SEATBELT DEFECT. THIS CAN RESULT IN INJURIES IN CASE OF ACCIDENT. DOUGLASS MOTORS 908 277 3300. *AK
WHEN LEANNING OVER THE FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATS, SEAT BELT EXTENDS AND THEN WILL NOT RETRACT BACK AFTER SITTING UP. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PARTS ORDERED FROM BUICK ARE SAME AS THE ORIGINAL AND ARE DEFECTIVE. *SLC
WHEN LEANNING OVER THE FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATS, SEAT BELT EXTENDS AND THEN WILL NOT RETRACT BACK AFTER SITTING UP. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PARTS ORDERED FROM BUICK ARE SAME AS THE ORIGINAL AND ARE DEFECTIVE. *SLC
WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS IN DRIVE AND THE ENGINE GOES PAST FIRST GEAR, THE ENGINE RACES. EVEN THOUGH FOOT IS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE ENGINE GOES INTO A PASSING GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ON OCTOBER 1, 1997. *AK
HORN IS TOO HARD TO ACTIVATE. *AK
WHEN FILLING GAS TANK AND REACHES FULL CAPACITY, IT KICKS OFF THE AUTOMATIC NOZZLE AND GASOLINE WILL SPILL ONTO VEHICLE AND GROUND. IN ADDITION, WINDSHIELD HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A VISUAL DEFECT IN THE DRIVER'S AREA. THE REPLACEMENT WINDHSHIELD CAUSES A DOUBLE IMAGE AND IS VERY DISTRACTING. *AK
WHEN FILLING GAS TANK AND REACHES FULL CAPACITY, IT KICKS OFF THE AUTOMATIC NOZZLE AND GASOLINE WILL SPILL ONTO VEHICLE AND GROUND. IN ADDITION, WINDSHIELD HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A VISUAL DEFECT IN THE DRIVER'S AREA. THE REPLACEMENT WINDHSHIELD CAUSES A DOUBLE IMAGE AND IS VERY DISTRACTING. *AK
WHEN FILLING GAS TANK AND TANK REACHES FULL CAPACITY AND KICKS OFF AUTOMATIC NOZZLE, GASOLINE WILL LEAK ONTO GROUND. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO WRONG VIN (97V-064). *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK THE CAUSE FOR THE BRAKE FAILURE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A MISSING SPLIT LOCK RING. POSSIBLY, IT WAS NEVER INSTALLED AT FACTORY. DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES DURIG...
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 TO 72 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND VEHICLE VIBRATES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER REPLACED TIRE THREE TIMES. *AK
DEALERSHIP SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE FUEL GAUGE, BUT WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY THERE'S REALLY 8 OR 9 GALLONS IN THE TANK. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
UNSPECIFIED: ROAD DEBRIS HITS AIRBAG SENSOR, CAUSING FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS, RESULTING IN LEG INJURIES/HEARING LOSS.
UNSPECIFIED: ROAD DEBRIS HITS AIRBAG SENSOR, CAUSING FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS, RESULTING IN LEG INJURIES/HEARING LOSS.
VEHICLE OWNER CONTACTED DEALER IMMEDIATELY AFTER RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE. ACCORDING TO DEALER, NO PARTS TO PERFORM CORECTIVE ACTION, MANUFACTURER CANNOT GET PARTS. NHTSA NO: 97V064000, MFR NO: 97020. NO BRAKE PROBLEMS AS YET. *AK
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A HARD TIME READING THE SPEEDOMETER DUE TO THE LOCATION AND THE DESIGN. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO VERIFIY HOW FAST THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING DUE TO THE LOCATION OF SPEEDOMETER. *AK
SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON.
TRACTION CONTROL GOES OFF.
GRINDING SOUND IN THE FRONT.
BRAKES FAILED.
OWNER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND THE SERVICE LIGHT ALSO COMES ON, OWNER NOTES THAT DEALER REPLACED A FAULTY COMPUTER BUT PROBLEM RETURNED. *AK
GAS EXPULSION AFTER FILLING TANK.
HORN HARD TO ENGAGE.
OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THERE IS A REFLECTION IN WINDSHIELD COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD THAT OBSTRUCTS VIEW. *AK
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED.
DIFFICULTY SEEING DASHBOARD CONTROLS DUE TO DASH TOP DESIGN.
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.