1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE Problems & Recalls
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TAKATA RECALL. RECEIVED POST CARD FOR AIRBAG RECALL. I CALLED THE 888 NUMBER & WENT ON THE INTERNET AS DIRECTED. NO ONE CAN IDENTIFY MY VEHICLE. THAT'S THE PROBLEM. CALL DORIS AT 1-575-208-0154 WHERE DO I GO FOR THIS RECALL LIVE IN ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO I'M AFRAID SOMETHING TERRIBLE WILL HAPPE...
Mileage: 137,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS TWISTED. AS A RESULT, THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT AND BECAME JAMMED IN THE RETRACTOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED N...
Mileage: 72,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS WERE NOT PROPERLY RETRACTING AND DETRACTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN N...
Mileage: 160,000
DRIVING DOWN THE HIWAY, HAD JUST PASSED A SEMI; THANK GOODNESS IT WAS AFTER THAT THAT MY DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW MAKING THE CAR QUITE DIFFICULT TO STEER. TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE; HAD TO HAVE BOTH FRONT TIRES REPLACED AND INSTRUCTED TO BRING IT BACK THE WEEK AFTER FOR AN ALIGNMENT. AT THAT TIME I DISC...
Mileage: 143,960
DRIVING DOWN THE HIWAY, HAD JUST PASSED A SEMI; THANK GOODNESS IT WAS AFTER THAT THAT MY DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW MAKING THE CAR QUITE DIFFICULT TO STEER. TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE; HAD TO HAVE BOTH FRONT TIRES REPLACED AND INSTRUCTED TO BRING IT BACK THE WEEK AFTER FOR AN ALIGNMENT. AT THAT TIME I DISC...
Mileage: 143,960
DRIVING DOWN THE HIWAY, HAD JUST PASSED A SEMI; THANK GOODNESS IT WAS AFTER THAT THAT MY DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW MAKING THE CAR QUITE DIFFICULT TO STEER. TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE; HAD TO HAVE BOTH FRONT TIRES REPLACED AND INSTRUCTED TO BRING IT BACK THE WEEK AFTER FOR AN ALIGNMENT. AT THAT TIME I DISC...
Mileage: 143,960
I BROUGHT THE RECALL PRINT OUT FROM THE NHTSA # 00V117000 AND THE DEALER SAID GM DOESN'T LIST MY VEHICLE, BUT WHEN YOU RUN THE VIN MY VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I'VE HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT FOR YEARS AND IT NEED TO BE FIXED. THE LOCAL GM DEALER IN THE HOUGHTON...
Mileage: 20,000
I BROUGHT THE RECALL PRINT OUT FROM THE NHTSA # 00V117000 AND THE DEALER SAID GM DOESN'T LIST MY VEHICLE, BUT WHEN YOU RUN THE VIN MY VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I'VE HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT FOR YEARS AND IT NEED TO BE FIXED. THE LOCAL GM DEALER IN THE HOUGHTON...
Mileage: 20,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICL...
Mileage: 125,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICL...
Mileage: 125,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1 MPH IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THE HEATER AND REAR DEFROSTER WAS ENGAGED. THE CONTACT THEN SMELLED A BURNING ODOR FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SMALL FLAMES EMITTING FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW PANEL. THE ...
Mileage: 140,000
SO THERE HAS BEEN MANY TIME WERE M CAR DOORS HAVE WENT OUT AND WHEN I SAY OUT I MEAN TO THE POINT WHERE I CAN ONLY OPEN FROM THE INSIDE NOW I HAVE GONE OUT AND PAID TO HAVE THEM FIXED NOW I AT THE POINT WHERE I FEEL SOMETHING ELSE IS UP. I AM DOWN TO ONE DOOR AND THAT IS A BACK ONE SO YOU SEE THE ...
FUEL PRESSURE IS INCORRECT, STALLING, HIGH AND LOW RPMS, AT STOP SIGN, INCLUDING AND NOT LIMITED TO START, DRIVING, ETC. PLEASE HELP!. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
LOSS OF COOLANT INTERNALLY TO COMBUSTION/COMPRESSION CHAMBERS, HYDRO LOCKED ENGINE, THICK SMOKE FROM ENGINE EXHAUST, COOLANT MIXING INTO OIL, UNSTABLE TEMPERATURE REQUIRING VEHICLE STOPPAGE TO AVOID OVERHEATING/FIRE, CAR WILL NOT RUN. INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE AND HEAD GASKET DAMAGE. *TR
Mileage: 65,000
LOSS OF COOLANT INTERNALLY TO COMBUSTION/COMPRESSION CHAMBERS, HYDRO LOCKED ENGINE, THICK SMOKE FROM ENGINE EXHAUST, COOLANT MIXING INTO OIL, UNSTABLE TEMPERATURE REQUIRING VEHICLE STOPPAGE TO AVOID OVERHEATING/FIRE, CAR WILL NOT RUN. INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE AND HEAD GASKET DAMAGE. *TR
Mileage: 65,000
UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A LOUD BACKFIRE AND VISIBLE SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS BLOWN APART. THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF RAW FUEL. I CONTACTED A LOCAL BUICK DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN CAMPAIGNS ...
Mileage: 42,000
PURCHASED CAR 04/20/2006. IN JULY '09 USED CAR DEALER REPLACED INTAKE GASKET SET. (THEIR COST) IN JUNE '09 REPLACED CATALYTIC CONVERTOR & THERMOSTAT (MY EXPENSE) AUGUST '10 SAME MECHANIC REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET (MY EXPENSE) ODM 53405 DEC '10 I DISCOVERED ON INTERNET THERE WAS A RECALL FO...
Mileage: 48,161
1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS MADE TO VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN LEAKING OIL ON JULY 3, 2006. THE DEALER REMOVED AND REPLACED THE INTAKE GASKET. ON JULY 9, 2009 THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THERMOSTAT WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 395.91....
1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS MADE TO VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN LEAKING OIL ON JULY 3, 2006. THE DEALER REMOVED AND REPLACED THE INTAKE GASKET. ON JULY 9, 2009 THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THERMOSTAT WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 395.91....
WHILE DRIVING ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE CAR PULLED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT. BEING ONLY A FEW BLOCKS FROM MY REPAIR SHOP, I SLOWLY DROVE THERE. THE MECHANIC TOOK THE CAR BACK ON THE ROAD AND WHEN BRAKED, PULLED MORE VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT. UPON INSPECTION THE FRAME, ENGINE ...
Mileage: 65,000
CAR OVERHEATED, ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH,I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO A STOP OFF OF THE ROADWAY, ENGINE LOCKED UP. HAD IT TOWED TO BUICK SHOP, WAS TOLD THAT COOLANT HAD GOTTEN INTO THE ENGINE. NEEDED TO REPLACE UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLDS AND GASKETS, VALVE COVER GASKETS, SPARK PLUGS AND...
Mileage: 85,150
1. ENGINE STALLED - SKIPPED, MISSED. LOSS OF ANTIFREEZE. FINALLY COMPLETELY DIED AND HAD TO BE TOWED. 2. OCCURRED TWICE 3. REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY TWICE IN LESS THAN 1 YEAR. *TR
Mileage: 78,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD START THE VEHICLE, HHE NOTICED THAT IT WOULD TURN ON FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND THEN IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, HE HEARD A LOUD POP COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INTAKE ...
Mileage: 120,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT LAP BELT IS LOCKED IN A POSITION AND CANNOT BE PULLED OUT TO WRAP ACROSS THE PASSENGER. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V117000 (SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING) WAS REFERENCED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILUR...
Mileage: 105,000
THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET CRACKED LIKE IT DOES ON ALL OF THE 3.8 LITRE ENGINES G.M. NEEDS TO COVER THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR WHEN THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR SOME TIME. *TR
Mileage: 124
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE, RUN HOT, AND MAKE SOUNDS AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS GULPING WATER. THE MOTOR LOCKED UP. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, IT WOULD NOT RESTART. A MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT THE MOTOR LOCKED UP BECAUSE COOLAN...
Mileage: 133,485
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE, RUN HOT, AND MAKE SOUNDS AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS GULPING WATER. THE MOTOR LOCKED UP. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, IT WOULD NOT RESTART. A MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT THE MOTOR LOCKED UP BECAUSE COOLAN...
Mileage: 133,485
PAINT PEELING OFF THE CAR ALMOST EVERY WHERE. *TR
Mileage: 53,647
DRIVER SIDE MIRROR TURNS A BRONZE COLOR AND IT IS HARD TO VIEW THROUGH IT. I CAN'T FIND THE RIGHT PLACE TO SUBMIT THE VEHICLE MAKE. THE VEHICLE IS A 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE. *TR
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM TOWN. I MOVED OVER ON THE STREET NEAR MY HOME TO LET ANOTHER CAR PASS AND I FELT A LARGE BUMP AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR DROPPED DOWN. I GOT OUT THINKING I HAD A FLAT TIRE BUT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. THE TIRE WAS IN THE WHEEL WELL AT A VERY CROOKED ANGLE AND S...
Mileage: 128,500
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM TOWN. I MOVED OVER ON THE STREET NEAR MY HOME TO LET ANOTHER CAR PASS AND I FELT A LARGE BUMP AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR DROPPED DOWN. I GOT OUT THINKING I HAD A FLAT TIRE BUT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. THE TIRE WAS IN THE WHEEL WELL AT A VERY CROOKED ANGLE AND S...
Mileage: 128,500
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM TOWN. I MOVED OVER ON THE STREET NEAR MY HOME TO LET ANOTHER CAR PASS AND I FELT A LARGE BUMP AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR DROPPED DOWN. I GOT OUT THINKING I HAD A FLAT TIRE BUT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. THE TIRE WAS IN THE WHEEL WELL AT A VERY CROOKED ANGLE AND S...
Mileage: 128,500
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM TOWN. I MOVED OVER ON THE STREET NEAR MY HOME TO LET ANOTHER CAR PASS AND I FELT A LARGE BUMP AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR DROPPED DOWN. I GOT OUT THINKING I HAD A FLAT TIRE BUT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. THE TIRE WAS IN THE WHEEL WELL AT A VERY CROOKED ANGLE AND S...
Mileage: 128,500
TWO DAYS BEFORE THE INCIDENT I STARTED HAVING AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. I HAD THE CAR OVER A RELATIVES HOUSE A HALF MILE FROM MY HOME, AND DECIDED TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME AND HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FROM THEIR. ON THE DRIVE HOME, THE RIGHT FRONT CONTROL ARM SEPARATED FROM THE SUBFRAME (E...
Mileage: 134,500
TWO DAYS BEFORE THE INCIDENT I STARTED HAVING AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. I HAD THE CAR OVER A RELATIVES HOUSE A HALF MILE FROM MY HOME, AND DECIDED TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME AND HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FROM THEIR. ON THE DRIVE HOME, THE RIGHT FRONT CONTROL ARM SEPARATED FROM THE SUBFRAME (E...
Mileage: 134,500
GREETINGS, I PROCURED A CAR FROM THE TWIN CITY BUICK DEALERSHIP ON 3046 AIRPORT HIGHWAY [ALCOA TN 37701] TO PURCHASE A NICE USED CAR FOR MY SON. THE SALESMAN, WAS NICE ENOUGH TO SHOW ME / STEER ME IN THE DIRECTION OF A 1998 BUICK PARK AVE WITH 30K ORIGINAL MILES. WE RAN A BACKGROUND CHECK ON THE...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S FRAME HAS RUSTED OUT. A LOCAL MECHANIC IS CURRENTLY REPLACING THE FRAME. THE PURCHASE DATE AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 118,000. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PICTURES OF THE DEFEC...
Mileage: 118,000
4/12/2007. 1998 BUICK PARK AVE. AIR FLOW SENSOR FAILED. *MC *JB
Mileage: 112,154
SUPERCHARGER TENSIONOR PULLEY/BEARING ASSEMBLY AND BELT HAS BROKE FOR THE THIRD TIME AT MILEAGES OF 82457, 93720, 139,000. *NM
Mileage: 82,457
ON MAY 6, 2006 WE WERE COMING BACK TO SPARTANBURG, SC FROM THE BEACH. WE WERE ABOUT 7 MILES FROM KINGSREE, SC. AFTER LEAVING A SERVICE STATION, WE STARTED GETTING "CHECK ENGINE" MESSAGES. WE WENT BACK TO THE SERVICE STATION TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. WE HAD NO COOLANT. I PUT A GALLON OF COOLANT IN...
Mileage: 63,368
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE OVERHEATED SEVERAL TIMES AND CONTINUOUSLY REQUIRED ADDITIONAL COOLANT FLUID. THIS WAS ALWAYS PRECEDED BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, THEY DETERMINED THERE WAS A PINHOLE SIZED LEAK IN THE MANIFOLD. THE SER...
Mileage: 63,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED IN MAY 2003 THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO START AT TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE PLENUM ON THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD. TWO WEEKS AGO ON 2-4-06 THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS RES...
Mileage: 71,967
1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE ULTRA SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON. *TS THE MECHANIC STATED THE DOOR MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE SECURITY MODULE WAS PROBABLY DEFECTIVE. *JB
Mileage: 30,654
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE TWO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST PROBLEM INVOLVED COOLANT LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. THE NEXT MORNING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO GET THE ...
Mileage: 106,934
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE TWO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST PROBLEM INVOLVED COOLANT LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. THE NEXT MORNING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO GET THE ...
Mileage: 106,934
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE TWO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST PROBLEM INVOLVED COOLANT LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. THE NEXT MORNING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO GET THE ...
Mileage: 106,934
1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE MALFUNCTIONED.*MR THE TABS ON THE HANDLE BROKE, THEREFORE THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. *JB
DT: 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRADLE ON THE FRONT END ROTTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVING CORRECTLY. THE CONSUMER JACKED IT UP AND NOTICED THE FRAME WAS ROTTED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP; HE DID NOT FEEL IT WAS TO DRIVE ANYMORE. THE DEALERSHIP STAT...
DT: THE CONSUMER NOTED THAT THE SEAT BELT JAMMED IN THE RETRACTOR WHILE THE SEAT BELT WAS IN USE, AND THERE WAS A NEED FOR MOVEMENT, THE SEAT BELT SIMPLY JAMMED. THIS HAPPENED TO THE WEBBING PORTION OF THE BELT. NHTSA RECALL 00V117000 WAS ISSUED CONCERNING THE SEAT BELT. THIS HAPPENED TO THE FR...
Mileage: 43,000
I PURCHASED 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE, FROM SANDERSON LINCOLN-MERCURY DEALERSHIP, GLENDALE, AZ 85301, ON FEBRUARY 24, 2005. SUBSEQUENTLY, I EXPERIENCED A MECHANICAL BREAK-DOWN ON APRIL 30, 2005. HENCE, I HAVE DISCERNED THAT THERE WERE TWO RECALLS ISSUED ON FEBRUARY 24, 2004, CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V09...
Mileage: 68,179
I PURCHASED 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE, FROM SANDERSON LINCOLN-MERCURY DEALERSHIP, GLENDALE, AZ 85301, ON FEBRUARY 24, 2005. SUBSEQUENTLY, I EXPERIENCED A MECHANICAL BREAK-DOWN ON APRIL 30, 2005. HENCE, I HAVE DISCERNED THAT THERE WERE TWO RECALLS ISSUED ON FEBRUARY 24, 2004, CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V09...
Mileage: 68,179
I PURCHASED 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE, FROM SANDERSON LINCOLN-MERCURY DEALERSHIP, GLENDALE, AZ 85301, ON FEBRUARY 24, 2005. SUBSEQUENTLY, I EXPERIENCED A MECHANICAL BREAK-DOWN ON APRIL 30, 2005. HENCE, I HAVE DISCERNED THAT THERE WERE TWO RECALLS ISSUED ON FEBRUARY 24, 2004, CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V09...
Mileage: 68,179
I PURCHASED 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE, FROM SANDERSON LINCOLN-MERCURY DEALERSHIP, GLENDALE, AZ 85301, ON FEBRUARY 24, 2005. SUBSEQUENTLY, I EXPERIENCED A MECHANICAL BREAK-DOWN ON APRIL 30, 2005. HENCE, I HAVE DISCERNED THAT THERE WERE TWO RECALLS ISSUED ON FEBRUARY 24, 2004, CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V09...
Mileage: 68,179
1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE HAD THE WATER PUMP , FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, OIL PRESSURE SWITCH, LEFT DOOR LOCK CONTROL BEZEL, TENSIONER PULLEY AND BEARING REPLACED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***.*MR THE GAS GAUGE NEEDLE JUMPED PAST THE FULL MARK THEN ALL THE WAY BACK AROUND TO EMPTY. THE PLASTIC UPPER INTAKE ...
1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE HAD THE WATER PUMP , FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, OIL PRESSURE SWITCH, LEFT DOOR LOCK CONTROL BEZEL, TENSIONER PULLEY AND BEARING REPLACED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***.*MR THE GAS GAUGE NEEDLE JUMPED PAST THE FULL MARK THEN ALL THE WAY BACK AROUND TO EMPTY. THE PLASTIC UPPER INTAKE ...
1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE HAD THE WATER PUMP , FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, OIL PRESSURE SWITCH, LEFT DOOR LOCK CONTROL BEZEL, TENSIONER PULLEY AND BEARING REPLACED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***.*MR THE GAS GAUGE NEEDLE JUMPED PAST THE FULL MARK THEN ALL THE WAY BACK AROUND TO EMPTY. THE PLASTIC UPPER INTAKE ...
MY 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE WOULDN'T START BECAUSE OF A LINE THAT LEAKED ANTI-FREEZE INTO THE CYLINDERS OF THE ENGINE. AFTER I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANINC AND TALKING WITH A PARTS FOREMAN AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP I FOUND OUT THAT THIS WAS QUITE COMMON. IF IT IS COMMON WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL AND WHY AREN...
MY 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE WOULDN'T START BECAUSE OF A LINE THAT LEAKED ANTI-FREEZE INTO THE CYLINDERS OF THE ENGINE. AFTER I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANINC AND TALKING WITH A PARTS FOREMAN AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP I FOUND OUT THAT THIS WAS QUITE COMMON. IF IT IS COMMON WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL AND WHY AREN...
DT: CONSUMER STATES: PASSENGER SEAT BELT WON'T WORK, THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT PULL OUT FROM THE RETRACTOR. HAD TROUBLE WITH IT NORMALLY, CAN PULL ON IT AND IT WILL COME OUT, BUT NOW IT'S STUCK.*AK CONSUMER ADDS SEAT BELT WAS HARD TO RETRACT AND NOW HAS FAILED COMPLETELY. THERE IS A RECALL BUT VEH...
Mileage: 71,000
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE COOLANT SPILLED INTO THE ENGINE AND VEHICLE OVERHEATED , CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE SUCKED UP ALL THE COOLANT. APPARENTLY IT WAS SUCKED IN TO THE ENGINE FR...
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE COOLANT SPILLED INTO THE ENGINE AND VEHICLE OVERHEATED , CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE SUCKED UP ALL THE COOLANT. APPARENTLY IT WAS SUCKED IN TO THE ENGINE FR...
DT: THE FRONT FRAME OF THE CAR RUSTED AT IT'S WELD AND BROKE OFF THE CAR. THE CONSUMER NOTICED IT 2 MONTHS AGO CONTACTED THE DEALER ONCE AND THE MANUCATURER TWICE. THEY TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT AFTER THE YEAR 2003. THE CONSUMER HAS PRICED A NEW FRAME FROM THE D...
Mileage: 93,480
AIR BAG SYSTEAM READY LIGHT WILL STAY ON.OPEN HOOD TO CHECK BATT. AND CAME ON AFTER SHUTING IT. *AK
Mileage: 60,000
1. LOSS OF ENGINE COOLANT WITH NO APPARENT EXTERNAL LEAKAGE 2. DIFFICULTY STARTING AND THEN FAILURE TO START ENGINE 3. CORRODED PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD ALLOWS ENGINE COOLANT INTO ENGINE DESTROYING ENGINE. *AK
Mileage: 38,000
VEHICLE IS A 1998 BUICK PARK AVE. THE PLASTIC IDLER PULLEY AND ASSEMBLY FAILED AND THE SURPENTINE BELT NO LONGER TURNED SO THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST (AND MAYBE POWER BRAKES ALSO). THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON I 45 IN HOUSTON AND EXITING OVER A CLOVERLEAF ONTO BELTWAY 8. ...
Mileage: 75,741
1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE PCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR *NM
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HAVING THE VERY SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 00V117000. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. *AK THE TWO FRONT SEAT BELTS FREQUENTLY BEGAN JAMMED IN THE SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR. THIS NOT ONLY HAPPEN WHILE INITIALLY BUC...
I AM SUBMITTING THIS FOR MY FATHER-IN-LAW WHO IS 85 YEARS OLD. THERE IS A DEFECT IN GM 3800 ENGINES (VIN K-RPO L36) AT LEAST FROM 1995 TO 2003. GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS DEFECT WHICH MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR CAUSING CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENTS. MY FATHER-IN-L...
Mileage: 60,000
I AM SUBMITTING THIS FOR MY FATHER-IN-LAW WHO IS 85 YEARS OLD. THERE IS A DEFECT IN GM 3800 ENGINES (VIN K-RPO L36) AT LEAST FROM 1995 TO 2003. GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS DEFECT WHICH MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR CAUSING CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENTS. MY FATHER-IN-L...
Mileage: 60,000
THE CONSUMER STATED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD DISINTEGRATED. AS A RESULT ANTI- FREEZE LEAKED INTO THE MANIFOLD AND STARTED TO BURN. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Mileage: 110,619
I NOTICED COOLANT IN RESERVOIR WAS DISAPPEARING WITH NO VISIBLE EXTERIOR LEAKING. I FILLED IT AND WATCHED IT CAREFULLY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. WITHIN 20 MILES I HAD USED 2 QUARTS OF COOLANT AND THEN MY SES LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC CHECKED...
Mileage: 79,856
VEHICLE BATTERY FAILED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK THE BATTERY CABLE CAME LOOSE WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS SITTING IN THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE USING THE POWER DOOR LOCKS. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO EXIT...
Mileage: 89,500
ANTI-FREEZE LEAK THROUGH THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD PAST THE EGR VALVE AND THROTTLE BODY, ENGINE RAN HOT, HYDROSTATIC ENGINE LOCK. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED, UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD TO BE REPLACED, SPARK PLUGS, AND THERMOSTAT. OTAL COST $685.75. *AK
Mileage: 68,000
ANTI-FREEZE LEAK THROUGH THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD PAST THE EGR VALVE AND THROTTLE BODY, ENGINE RAN HOT, HYDROSTATIC ENGINE LOCK. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED, UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD TO BE REPLACED, SPARK PLUGS, AND THERMOSTAT. OTAL COST $685.75. *AK
Mileage: 68,000
1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. *MR (LEAKING FUEL REGULATORS) ON FEBRUARY 11, 2003, THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT RECALL# 03V473000 WAS ISSUED. THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC *JB
THE SEVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WITHIN A DAY OR TWO MY CAR KEPT NEEDING COOLANT. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH A BUICK DEALER BUT THE NEXT DAY THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WITHIN HOURS OF GETTING THERE I WAS TOLD THERE WAS AN UPPER AND LOWER INTERNAL MANIFOLD LEAK. ...
Mileage: 83,460
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED, ALLOWING COOLANT TO GET INSIDE THE ENGINE. THIS COST $1200.00 TO REPAIR. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE, WHO BASICALLY TOLD HIM THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE BUICK DEALER AND WAS TOLD THA...
Mileage: 77,327
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED, ALLOWING COOLANT TO GET INSIDE THE ENGINE. THIS COST $1200.00 TO REPAIR. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE, WHO BASICALLY TOLD HIM THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE BUICK DEALER AND WAS TOLD THA...
Mileage: 77,327
VEHICLE'S MANIFOLD IS CRACKED. *MR THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START AND A NEW BATTERY WAS NEEDED. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE MANIFOLD HAD CRACKED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE WARRANTY INSURANCE DENIED COVERAGE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER ...
VEHICLE'S MANIFOLD IS CRACKED. *MR THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START AND A NEW BATTERY WAS NEEDED. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE MANIFOLD HAD CRACKED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE WARRANTY INSURANCE DENIED COVERAGE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER ...
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH CONSUMER HEARD ALOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED THE LOSS OF STEERING, AND THE BRAKES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. AN INDEPENDENT SHOP DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE ALTERNATOR BEARING FREEZING UP.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE ALTERNATOR BEARING LOCK UP AND THE DRIVE BELT BROKE. THE DRIVER TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BUT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. *NM
CONSUMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS MADE TO 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE. *MR THE ENGINE CRANKED AND THERE WAS A LOUD BANG EXACTLY AS THE RECALL STATED. FOLLOWING THE BANG WAS A LOUD NOISE AND WHITE SMOKE THAT HAD COME FROM THE TAIL PIPE. ANTI FREEZE ENTERED THE ENGINE AND MIXED WITH THE ...
CONSUMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS MADE TO 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE. *MR THE ENGINE CRANKED AND THERE WAS A LOUD BANG EXACTLY AS THE RECALL STATED. FOLLOWING THE BANG WAS A LOUD NOISE AND WHITE SMOKE THAT HAD COME FROM THE TAIL PIPE. ANTI FREEZE ENTERED THE ENGINE AND MIXED WITH THE ...
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SHOWING THAT THE COOLANT WAS LOW. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND FILLED THE RESERVOIR WITH COOLANT. BETWEEN THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CONSUMER'S HOME COOLANT DRAINED FROM THE RESERVOIR AND THE RADIATOR. VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO...
Mileage: 85,900
AN INDEPENDENT SHOP REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AT THE OWNER EXPENSE OF $ 692.00. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE RECALL. CONSUMER WILL PROVIDE A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER WHY THEY DENIED THE REIMBURSEMENT. *NM *SC *JB
INTAKE MANIFOLD DEFECT CAUSING ENGINE DESTRUCTION AND FAILURE, RESULTING IN REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE. 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE 88947 MILES. *AK
Mileage: 88,947
CONSUMER DENIED REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS MADE PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE. *PH THE RECALL WAS FOR THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR (03V-473). THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMED THAT THE DOCUMENTATION THAT THE CONSUMER PROVIDED DID NOT SUBSTANTIATED THE REQUEST. THE CONSUMER RESUBMITTED THE CLAIM FOR REIM...
Mileage: 74,899
THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE THE PART WASN'T COVERED UNDER RECALL. *PH THE FUEL PRESSURE DIAPHRAGM LEAKED WHICH OCCURRED 10 MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE BACKFIRED WITH SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND BROKE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT BLEW THE CAP OFF OF THE VEHICLE. TH...
CONSUMER DENIED REIMBURSEMENT FOR MOTOR REPLACEMENT PRIOR TO RECEIVING FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR RECALL. *PH THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE 03V-473. THE RECALL WAS FOR THE VEHICLE'S FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT TH...
REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIR MADE PRIOR TO LEARNING OF RECALL NOTICE. *PH THE VEHICLE'S FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION (03V-473). THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION FOR REIMBURSEMENT BUT HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE MANUFACTURER RE...
REAR LIGHT HOUSING PRODUCED MOISTURE. AS A RESULT, A THICK FILM COVERED THE LENS. *AK DEALER INDICATED THAT THERE'S A 30% FAILURE RATE ON THESE COMPONENTS. *LA
Mileage: 28,000
REAR LIGHT HOUSING PRODUCED MOISTURE. AS A RESULT, A THICK FILM COVERED THE LENS. *AK DEALER INDICATED THAT THERE'S A 30% FAILURE RATE ON THESE COMPONENTS. *LA
Mileage: 28,000
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND CONSUMER NOTICED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO A HOLE INSIDE OF THE TUBE. *AK
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL BECAUSE IT CAME FROM A DIFFERENT PLANT. *PH THE RECALL WAS ON THE VEHICLE FUEL PRESSSURE REGULATOR. *NM
INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING, RESULTING IN A ANTI FREEZE LEAK OVER ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK INTAKE MANIFOLD, WATER PUMP, FRONT ROTORS/PADS, SERPENTINE BELT, TENSIONER PULLEY AND PLUGS WERE REPLACED. *TT *JB
Mileage: 87,711
INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING, RESULTING IN A ANTI FREEZE LEAK OVER ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK INTAKE MANIFOLD, WATER PUMP, FRONT ROTORS/PADS, SERPENTINE BELT, TENSIONER PULLEY AND PLUGS WERE REPLACED. *TT *JB
Mileage: 87,711
WHILE ENROUTE HOME FROM VACATION LOW COOLANT WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WITHIN A FEW MILES THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO HOT. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP BACK A MILE OR SO TO A CHEVROLET DEALER I HAD PASSED. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET HAD FAILED, COSTING $593 TO REPLACE ALONG WITH THE SPARK PLUGS, OIL ...
Mileage: 64,244
FRONT SHOULDER BELT (PASSENGER SIDE) BECAME STUCK. TOOK VEHICLE FOR REPAIR TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC AND TOLD CONSUMER THAT A PUBLIC SAFETY CAMPAIGN WAS RELEASED. MECHANIC RECOMMENDED TO TAKE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. *LA
DRIVER STARTED THE VEHICLE AND HEARD A LOUD BANG. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. *AK
Mileage: 48,000
WHEN MAKING A TURN IN EITHER ON A STRAIGHT " " DIRECTION THE VEHICLE STALLED. BUT THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED WITHOUT A PROBLEM. *AK *SC
Mileage: 48,710
WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PRESSURE HOSES IN THE POWER STEERING. *AK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVE OVER BUMPS, THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AREA. THE ASH TRAY LID WAS INOPERATIVE. *JB
Mileage: 47,000
WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PRESSURE HOSES IN THE POWER STEERING. *AK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVE OVER BUMPS, THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AREA. THE ASH TRAY LID WAS INOPERATIVE. *JB
Mileage: 47,000
WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PRESSURE HOSES IN THE POWER STEERING. *AK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVE OVER BUMPS, THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AREA. THE ASH TRAY LID WAS INOPERATIVE. *JB
Mileage: 47,000
THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAD PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL OIL PRESSURE. *NM
Mileage: 78,000
I HAVE A 1998 BUICK PARK AVE. PURCHASED AT MY DEALERSHIP: BRUNSWICK BUICK PONTIAC, 1120 ROUTE 18 NORTH, EAST BRUNSWICK NJ, 08816, PHONE# 732-651-4110, MR. JOSE PASCUAL (SERVICE ADVISOR), WITH ORIGINAL GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES SERIAL NUMBERS: 0606, 0610, 0615, 0623 ON THE VEHICLE. AT APPROX. 41593 M...
Mileage: 41,593
FAILURE OF PLASTIC UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD ON 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO ENGINE CYLINDERS. THE REPAIR BILL COST $990. I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY OTHER MANUFACTURER BESIDES GENERAL MOTORS CONSTRUCT THEIR INTAKE MANIFOLDS OUT OF PLASTIC. THE SERVICING DEALERSHIP NOTED THAT THEY ARE R...
Mileage: 75,500
WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS FILLED TO HIGH GAS SPILLED OVER INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR: THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WENT OUT ON MY 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE 3800 V6 AND I HAD IT REPLACED ON 8-19-03 AT A COST OF $142.79. IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT BUICK HAS NOW ISSUED A RECALL ON THE BUICK PARK AVENUE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN #03V473000) FOR FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS...
Mileage: 33,359
AFTER BUYING MY '98 PARK AVENUE, I NOTICED THAT AFTER WASHING IT ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS THAT THE PAINT HAD BEGAN TO CHIP. I TOOK IT TO A COUPLE OF PAINT SHOPS AND EVERYONE SAID THAT THIS CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE PAINT PEELING AND IT WAS A DEFECT BECAUSE THEY COULD SEE THE FACTORY PRIMER. MY ENGINE DI...
Mileage: 93,000
AFTER BUYING MY '98 PARK AVENUE, I NOTICED THAT AFTER WASHING IT ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS THAT THE PAINT HAD BEGAN TO CHIP. I TOOK IT TO A COUPLE OF PAINT SHOPS AND EVERYONE SAID THAT THIS CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE PAINT PEELING AND IT WAS A DEFECT BECAUSE THEY COULD SEE THE FACTORY PRIMER. MY ENGINE DI...
Mileage: 93,000
AFTER BUYING MY '98 PARK AVENUE, I NOTICED THAT AFTER WASHING IT ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS THAT THE PAINT HAD BEGAN TO CHIP. I TOOK IT TO A COUPLE OF PAINT SHOPS AND EVERYONE SAID THAT THIS CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE PAINT PEELING AND IT WAS A DEFECT BECAUSE THEY COULD SEE THE FACTORY PRIMER. MY ENGINE DI...
Mileage: 93,000
3.8L ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED, CAUSING ENGINE COOLANT TO FOUL SPARK PLUGS DISABLING THE VEHICLE.
Mileage: 77,000
3.8L ENGINE SEIZED IN MID-DRIVE ON HIGHWAY. TOWED AND DIAGNOSED BY BUICK DEALER AS CORRODED MANIFOLDS FROM DEX COOL. REPLACED BOTH MANIFOLDS. REPLACED ALL GASKETS ON PANS ETC. REPLACED FLUIDS, OIL AND COOLANT, AS WELL AS PLUGS AND CLEANED ALL.
Mileage: 71,930
THE PLASTIC UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD DEVELOPED AN INTERNAL CRACK, WHICH LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE COMBUSTION CYLINDERS. THE 3.8L V6 ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND THEN HYDROLOCKED. IT WAS REPAIRED BY A CERTIFIED BUICK DEALER. THE DAY THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED, WITHIN 20 MILES OF DRIVING, THE REAR MAIN BEARING SEAL...
Mileage: 60,000
THE PLASTIC UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD DEVELOPED AN INTERNAL CRACK, WHICH LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE COMBUSTION CYLINDERS. THE 3.8L V6 ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND THEN HYDROLOCKED. IT WAS REPAIRED BY A CERTIFIED BUICK DEALER. THE DAY THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED, WITHIN 20 MILES OF DRIVING, THE REAR MAIN BEARING SEAL...
Mileage: 60,000
THERE IS A CHATTER, NOISE, VIBRATION WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO EITHER THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT
Mileage: 48,500
WHILE I WAS DRIVING I HEARD A POP & THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I WENT ANOTHER BLOCK AND THE CAR LOST POWER & WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT OF EXHAUST. I TURNED ENGINE OFF & TRIED TO RESTART WHICH WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. I CONTACTED BUICK DEALER BECAUSE AFTER TALKING TO A FEW PEOPLE I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS ...
Mileage: 68,000
CONSUMER STATED THAT ON 11/06/03 VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION IN WHICH HE SUSTAINED INJURIES. WHEN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD ON CONSUMER HIT THE POST OF THE WINDSHIELD, BOUNCED BACK AND WAS THROWN FORWARD. HE HIT HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE SEAT BELT NEVER HELD HIM. CONS...
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH WARNING LIGHT FOR COOLANT CAME ON. CONSUMER PULLED OFF HIGHWAY AND STOPPED. CAR STALLED AND WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER FOUND UPPER MANIFOLD PLENTIUM, WHICH WAS MADE OF PLASTIC, HAD ALLOWED ANTIFREEZE TO FLOOD ENGINE. *NLM
Mileage: 90,000
DEFECTIVE BRAKES ON MY 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE. INCORRECT INFORMATION FROM G.M. AND THE DEALER HAS CAUSED A DANGEROUS SITUATION!*AK
Mileage: 30,338
CONSUMER REPORTED TO THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR, TOM SCHAEFER, THAT WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE AFTER SITTING ALL NIGHT HEARD A LOUD THUMP, AND THEN ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH WENT OUT. SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. MR. SCHAEFER SAID THAT THE CONS...
Mileage: 18,000
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT, SHOULDER HARNESS WOULD NOT EXTEND. SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HARNESS WOULD NOT EXTEND EITHER. THERE WAS A RECALL ON SEAT BELT, BUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK *NLM
Mileage: 57,000
POWER STEERING GEAR BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BIND WHILE DRIVING. THE CAUSE OF THE PART BREAKING WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK THERE WAS NOT A LOSS OF FLUID. THE FAILURE WAS AN INTERNAL PART OF THE STEERING GEAR. *SCC *JB
Mileage: 24,959
THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION UNDER HOOD. THIS OCCURRED WHEN KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE INSPECTOR WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION BECAUSE THE UNDER HOOD COMPONENTS WERE MELTED TOGETHER.*AK
Mileage: 60,000
INITIATION OF PROBLEM STARTED 19 SEPT 2003 WHILE ON A ROUNDTRIP, TX TO CA. AFTER APPROXIMATELY $3,200 IN REPAIRS, CA & TX, THE CULPRIT IS IDENTIFIED AND THE PROBLEM IS CURRENTLY FIXED (30 OCT 2003). THE CULPRIT IS A WARPED UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD, WHICH ALLOWED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE CYLINDERS (F...
Mileage: 74,991
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH AND WITH NO WARNING, THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. CONSUMER MADE CONTACT WITH DEALER. *AK THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT BOTH THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD PROBLEMS EARLY ON. *SCC *JB
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH AND WITH NO WARNING, THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. CONSUMER MADE CONTACT WITH DEALER. *AK THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT BOTH THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD PROBLEMS EARLY ON. *SCC *JB
LEAKY INTAKE GASKET ON 3.8K ENGINE, LEAKED COOLANT AND FOULDED PLUGS, ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER AT 81,000 MILES.*AK
Mileage: 81,571
DOORS WILL NO LONGER OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. *AK
DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. DEALER STATES DOOR'S LATCH MECHANISM BROKE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, ENGINE LIGGHT CAME ON AND BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. SUSEQUENT FINDINGS WERE THAT THE COMPOSITE INTAKE PLENUM HAD SEVERAL PIN HOLE LEAKS WHICH RESULTED IN DUMPING OF COOLANT INTO ENGINE AND SEIZURE VERY SHORTLY AFTER LIGHT CAME ON. HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE. NEW ENGINE SEEMS TO HA...
Mileage: 82,000
CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND BROKE DOWN ON HIGHWAY. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE PLASTICK INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, CAUSING FAILURE.*AK
WHILE DRIVING LOST COMPLETE POWER STEERING AND VEHICLE RAN OFF THE ROAD. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Mileage: 101,000
LOOSE BOLT STUCK IN TRANSMISSION. NAR 07/09/2003*MR THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE, BECAUSE THE BOLTS BACKED OUT, WHICH CAUSED THE GASKET TO LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY APPROX $1400. IN REPAIRS AND FEELS THAT THESE DAMAGES WERE CAUSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AN...
LOOSE BOLT STUCK IN TRANSMISSION. NAR 07/09/2003*MR THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE, BECAUSE THE BOLTS BACKED OUT, WHICH CAUSED THE GASKET TO LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY APPROX $1400. IN REPAIRS AND FEELS THAT THESE DAMAGES WERE CAUSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AN...
ON MAY 25, 2003 I STARTED TO PULL OUT ONTO A STREET, AND MY 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE GOT PART WAY OUT INTO THE STREET AND THEN WOULD NOT MOVE, EXCEPT AT A SNAIL'S PACE. FINALLY I WAS ABLE TO PULL ON OUT, BUT NOT BEFORE A CAR WAS RIGHT UPON ME. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND TSB EXISTED ON A VALVE IN THE ...
Mileage: 53,000
INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS MALFUNCTIONED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Mileage: 108,000
INTAKE MANIFOLD DEVELOPED A CRACK OR HOLE. COOLANT LEAKED INTO CYLINDERS AND OIL CAUSING ENGINE NOT TO RUN. REPAIR COST OVER $900.00. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM AND BUICK DID NOT OFFER TO SHARE ANY OF THE REPAIR EXPENSE. THE PLASTIC MANIFOLD, WAS OVER $300 FOR THE PART, WHICH SHOULD HAVE N...
Mileage: 49,000
WHEN THE CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE EXPLODED AND A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. *MR *SCC *JB
VEHICLE PROBLEMS WITH START UP/ VEHICLE FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *MR THE BATTERY HAD GONE DEAD OVERNIGHT. (PRIOR TO THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT, THE BATTERY APPEARED TO BE CHARGED) THE ENGINE EXPLODED AS SOON AS THE KEY WAS TURNED ON. THERE WAS SLIPPAGE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE INTAKE PLENTIUM,...
VEHICLE PROBLEMS WITH START UP/ VEHICLE FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *MR THE BATTERY HAD GONE DEAD OVERNIGHT. (PRIOR TO THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT, THE BATTERY APPEARED TO BE CHARGED) THE ENGINE EXPLODED AS SOON AS THE KEY WAS TURNED ON. THERE WAS SLIPPAGE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE INTAKE PLENTIUM,...
VEHICLE PROBLEMS WITH START UP/ VEHICLE FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *MR THE BATTERY HAD GONE DEAD OVERNIGHT. (PRIOR TO THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT, THE BATTERY APPEARED TO BE CHARGED) THE ENGINE EXPLODED AS SOON AS THE KEY WAS TURNED ON. THERE WAS SLIPPAGE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE INTAKE PLENTIUM,...
VEHICLE PROBLEMS WITH START UP/ VEHICLE FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *MR THE BATTERY HAD GONE DEAD OVERNIGHT. (PRIOR TO THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT, THE BATTERY APPEARED TO BE CHARGED) THE ENGINE EXPLODED AS SOON AS THE KEY WAS TURNED ON. THERE WAS SLIPPAGE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE INTAKE PLENTIUM,...
VEHICLE PROBLEMS WITH START UP/ VEHICLE FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *MR THE BATTERY HAD GONE DEAD OVERNIGHT. (PRIOR TO THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT, THE BATTERY APPEARED TO BE CHARGED) THE ENGINE EXPLODED AS SOON AS THE KEY WAS TURNED ON. THERE WAS SLIPPAGE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE INTAKE PLENTIUM,...
WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD, AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. *JB
THE CLIP TO THE MASTER CYLINDER BROKE, WHICH CAUSED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. *JB
Mileage: 74,342
THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED WHILE IN THE GARAGE WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE "EXPLODED" UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FRACTURED AND RESULTED IN THE FUEL RAIL BENDING. ONE OF THE FUEL LINE HOLDING CLIPS ALSO WAS BROKE. *NLM THE VEHICLE WOULD CRANK BUT WOULD NO...
Mileage: 42,496
THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED WHILE IN THE GARAGE WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE "EXPLODED" UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FRACTURED AND RESULTED IN THE FUEL RAIL BENDING. ONE OF THE FUEL LINE HOLDING CLIPS ALSO WAS BROKE. *NLM THE VEHICLE WOULD CRANK BUT WOULD NO...
Mileage: 42,496
ENGINE FIRE RESULTED IN EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. *AK REFERENCED IN EA02-030
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING STARTED THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNKNOWN BUT COULD HAVE BEEN EITHER ELECTRICAL OR FUEL RELATED. *NLM
LIFTERS DAMAGED FROM APPARENT COOLANT LEAK IN UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD AT 80,000 MILES. ROD BEARING KNOCK OCCURRED AT 81,820 MILES. CAUSE AS YET UNKNOWN. POSSIBLY RELATED TO EARLIER COOLANT LEAK PROBLEM. NOW IN NEED OF A NEW ENGINE.*JB
Mileage: 81,820
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED, WHICH CAUSED A LOUD NOISE AND SMOKE TO APPEAR.*JB
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. BEARING CAME LOOSE AND DAMAGED INTERNAL PARTS.
Mileage: 57,000
1998 BUICK PARK AVE TIRE JACK FAILED. SCREW JACK THREADS STRIPPED AND VEHICLE FELL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE. JACK HAD BEEN USED 20 TIME PREVIOUSLY TO ASSIST IN TIRE ROTATATION. HAS ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE OF FAILURE? IT IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS.
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURE. THE MANIFOLD ALLOWED WATER TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL. PH
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BEGAN LEAKING ANTIFREEZE IN THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE. DEALER REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. PH
Mileage: 87,711
'98 PARK AVE 4DR. ENGINE BACKFIRED, LUCKY TO GET IT STARTED IT SOUND LIKE A HOT-ROD, BUT DID NOT CATCH ON FIRE, WE REPLACED THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR (DIAPHRAGM RUPTURED)$750.00. WE ALSO,DROVE IT HOME ABOUT 50 MILES. I'D ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT WE WOULD NOT HAVE DROVE IT HOME WITH OUR 1 YEAR OLD...
TURNED ON IGNIION KEY OF 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE TO START AND HEARD LOUD BANG AND THEN NOTICED GREY SMOKE AT REAR OF HOOD AREA. TURNED OFF KEY, GOT OUT AND CLOSED DOOR, PROCEEDED TO HOUSE TO CALL 911 AND GOT KITCHEN FIRE EXTINGUISHER. I WENT BACK TO BURNING CAR, OPENED HOOD, OBSERVED FIRE AT SIDE OF ...
Mileage: 71,000
THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR FAILS TO UNLOCK BY USING ELECTRONIC LOCKING BUTTON OR MANUALLY PULLING ON THE DOOR LOCK. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *NLM
ENGINE STALLS AND WATER IN CYLINDERS. WATER IN CYLINDERS WAS CORRECTED WITH A NEW PLETIUM. THE ENGINE STALL PROBLEM WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. I WAS ASSURED THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD BE CORRECTED. TO DATE IT HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED.I GAVE UP ON WILKENS BUICK (ON THE 2ND RETURN O...
Mileage: 51,000
WHEN CONSUMER TURNED THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION, THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE, THEN VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. MR
INTAKE MANIFOLD DEVELOPED A CRACK OR HOLE. COOLANT LEAKED INTO CYLINDERS AND OIL CAUSING ENGINE NOT TO RUN. REPAIR COST $966.23. FUEL REGULATOR FAILED CAUSING ENGINE TO BACK FIRE AND BLOW VACCUM HOSES OFF OF ENGINE. REPLACEMENT OF SAME COST $114.94. DT
THE FIRST INCIDENT OF THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED IN 2001 AT 48,000 MILES. TO CORRECT THE COOLANT LOSS THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROX. $500.00. THE SECOND OCCURANCE WAS AT 103,000 MILES, THIS TIME GM HAD ISSUED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN NO. 01-06-01-007A DESCRIBING THE PROBL...
CONSUMER STATES THE MOTOR "LOCKED UP" WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT ANTIFREEZE IS LEAKING INTO ENGINE CYLINDERS. TS
CONSUMER STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARK THE VEHICLE BATTERY FELL FROM ITS POST. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
WHILE SLOWING DOWN VEHICLE TO PULL INTO A GAS STATION, CONSUMER STATES THERE WAS A BIG EXPLOSION UNDER HOOD, POPPED HOOD AND SAW FLAMES, WENT FOR HELP. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR 6 DAYS. WEATHER WAS SLIGHT DRIZZLE, WITH TEMPERATURE ABOUT 50 DEGREES. AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30 PM ON 10/25/2002, I PLACED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TURNED IT. I HEARD A LOT POP FROM THE ENGINE. THE POP WAS SO LOUD THAT NEIGHBORS APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET DOWN THE STREET CAME O...
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS MADE OFF PLASTIC, AND OVER A PERIOD OF TIME THE PLASTIC MELTS AND MAKES A HOLE, AND SUCKS THE COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE, WHICH FLOODS THE ENGINE. AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT. TS
CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING A STRONG VIBRATION STEERING WHEEL AND ABOVE 50 MPH.DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. NLM
ENGINE COOLANT DEX COOL LEAKED INTO ENGINE THROUGH DEFECT IN UPPER MANIFOLD, DESTROYING ENTIRE ENGINE, REQUIRING COMPLETE NEW ENGINE. *AK
VEHICLE HAS STALLED 9 TIMES WITHIN LAST TWO MONTHS. CAR CHECKED BY FIRST DEALER WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE PROBLEM ORIGIN. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE CHECKED BY 2ND DEALER WHO REPLACED COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY ...
UPON START-UP ATTEMPT - LOUD CLICKING NOISES, ALL INSTRUMENT GAUGES PEG , DIC RESETS ALL COUNTERS TO ZERO, DIC DISPLAYS "DRIVER UNKNOWN" WARNING - CAR STARTS. THIS CAN NOT BE A GOOD THING!*AK
CONSUMER STATES IN COLD WEATHER, WHEN TURING THE STEERING WHEEL THERE IS A CHATTERING NOISE AND THE WHEEL SKAKES, THE PRESSURE HOSE WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED.*JB
ENGINE WOULD NOT START. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. R&R UPPER INTAKE, CLEAN WATER OF OF INTAKE, REPLACE PLUGS, MANIFOLD, COOLANT. OWNER NOTICED A DECREASE IN POWER WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH. EXITED INTERSTATE AND DROVE HOME (APROX. 1/4 MILE OR LESS). VEHICLE...
ENGINE WOULD NOT START. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. R&R UPPER INTAKE, CLEAN WATER OF OF INTAKE, REPLACE PLUGS, MANIFOLD, COOLANT. OWNER NOTICED A DECREASE IN POWER WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH. EXITED INTERSTATE AND DROVE HOME (APROX. 1/4 MILE OR LESS). VEHICLE...
WHILE REVERSING POWER STEERING UNIT SHEDDED BOLTS, AND THE BOLTS FELL OFF, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ON I-95 AT 65 MPH STEERING RACK BROKE AND I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERIG OF THE CAR UNLESS I SLOWED DOWN AND CONTINUED TO CORRECT THE RANDOM DIRECTION CAR WAS TAKING.*AK
WITH BRAKES APPLIED, VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, JUMPED THE CURB, INJURING THREE PEOPLE WHO WERE SITTING IN A RESTAURANT BOOTH. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE ENTIRE TIME. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED, AND VEHICLE DIED OUT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TT
WITH BRAKES APPLIED, VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, JUMPED THE CURB, INJURING THREE PEOPLE WHO WERE SITTING IN A RESTAURANT BOOTH. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE ENTIRE TIME. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED, AND VEHICLE DIED OUT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TT
FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBELT IS TWISTED AND JAMMED. CONSUMER FEELS UNSAFE RIDING WITHOUT SEATBELTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
IN DECEMBER OF 2001, THE UP AND DOWN FUNCTION OF DRIVER'S SEAT STOPPED WORKING. CURRENTLY, FORWARD AND BACK FUNCTIONS ARE INOPERATIVE.*AK *TT
RETRACTOR IS NOT WORKING. UNABLE TO PULL SEAT BELT ALL THE WAY OUT TO HOOK IT.*AK
CRACK IN PLASTIC COVER OF THE MANIFOLD/EMISSION SYSTEM. THERE WAS A POP AND THE PARKING AREA FILLED WITH BLACK/BLUE SMOKE. CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER THE INCIDENT. TSB SENT OUT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, VEHICLE 36TH MONTH OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD. REFERENCED IN EA02-030
TIRE HAS TREAD SEPARATION. GOODYEAR, EAGLE, LS #P22560R16. *AK
MOTOR COOLANT IS LEAKING WATER INTO THE ENGINE.*AK
WHILE TURNING ON VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION THAT CAME FROM ENGINE, CAUSING CABINET DOOR TO BLOW OPEN. CONTACTED DEALER WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK THE FUEL REGULATOR WAS FAULTY, TOO MUCH PRESS. *JG
WHILE TURNING ON VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION THAT CAME FROM ENGINE, CAUSING CABINET DOOR TO BLOW OPEN. CONTACTED DEALER WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK THE FUEL REGULATOR WAS FAULTY, TOO MUCH PRESS. *JG
CONSUMER IS HAVING THE SAME SEAT BELT PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 00-V-117-000. *AK
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS THAT REAR BRAKES WERE WORKED ON. THIS TIME THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND THE CALIPERS HAD TO BE "UNFROZEN". THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND THIS WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED TWO TIMES. *AK
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS THAT REAR BRAKES WERE WORKED ON. THIS TIME THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND THE CALIPERS HAD TO BE "UNFROZEN". THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND THIS WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED TWO TIMES. *AK
I HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS/REAR ROTORS, AND REAR CALIPERS REPLACED ON A CAR THAT WAS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/102 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****760647
Mileage: 38,400
INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED, ALLOWING COOLANT TO ENTER ENGINE COST 1,400 TO REPAIR. *AK
THE SEAT BELT FAILS. CAN`T BE USED TO PROVIDE SAFETY TO FRONT PASSENGER. *AK
LOW COOLENT LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. TOOK CAR IN TO LOCATE LEAK ,COULD NOT LOCATE THE LEAK. WE KEPT ADDING WATER ABOUT 1 GALLON A WEEK UNTILL STARTER BROKE. FOUND WATER IN THE HEADS, DUE TO A FAILED SEAL IN THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLED.*AK
INSURED ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED THE IGNITION ON AND HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE INSIDE HER NEIGHBORS GARAGE. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE GARAGE, CLAIM 36-A152-007. *JG
INSURED TURNED THE KEY AND THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CLAIM 13-7487-154. *JG
VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING OVERNIGHT, INSURED STARTED VEHICLE, PUFF OF SMOKE APPEARED. INSURED TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND FIRE ERRUPTED, CLAIM 49-3261-220. *JG
INSURED WASN'T ABLE TO START CAR. TRIPLE A CAME TO START THE CAR, WHEN DRIVER HOOKED UP THE BATTERY CABLE AND TURNED THE IGNITION, THE ENGINE BLEW UP AND A FIRE BEGAN, CLAIM 59-V656-995. *JG
INSURED STARTED UP THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CLAIM 42-1319-967. *JG
INSURED WAS JUMP STARTING VEHICLE WITH CABLES, ENGINE BLEW, FIRE STARTED, CLAIM 23-1290-238. *JG
INSURED ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED THE IGNITION ON AND HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE INSIDE HER NEIGHBORS GARAGE. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE GARAGE, CLAIM 36-A152-007. *JG
INSURED TURNED THE KEY AND THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CLAIM 13-7487-154. *JG
VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING OVERNIGHT, INSURED STARTED VEHICLE, PUFF OF SMOKE APPEARED. INSURED TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND FIRE ERRUPTED, CLAIM 49-3261-220. *JG REFERENCED IN EA02-030
INSURED WASN'T ABLE TO START CAR. TRIPLE A CAME TO START THE CAR, WHEN DRIVER HOOKED UP THE BATTERY CABLE AND TURNED THE IGNITION, THE ENGINE BLEW UP AND A FIRE BEGAN, CLAIM 59-V656-995. *JG
INSURED STARTED UP THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CLAIM 42-1319-967. *JG
INSURED WAS JUMP STARTING VEHICLE WITH CABLES, ENGINE BLEW, FIRE STARTED, CLAIM 23-1290-238. *JG
CONSUMER WAS STARTING VEHICLE WHEN HE HEARD A BIG BOOM, SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE ENGINE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE, CLAIM 25-5607-676. *SLC
CONSUMER WAS STARTING VEHICLE WHEN HE HEARD A BIG BOOM, SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE ENGINE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE, CLAIM 25-5607-676. *SLC
SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT WORK. SHOULDER BELT TWISTS AND JAMS. THERE IS A RECALL ON SHOULDER BELTS, BUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED NOT IN RECALL. *AK
AFTER COMING TO A STOP, APPLIED ACCELERATOR AND ENGINE REVVED, VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. THIS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES. DEALER DETERMINED THAT PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID FAILED, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK THE CONSUMER SAYS THE VEHICLE'S FAILURE TO MOVE AFTER STOPPING IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION BUT THE MANUFA...
REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER BEING USED. WOULD HAVE A LOT OF SLACK AFTER PULLING OUT TO BE USED. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS OF BOTH FRONT AND REAR BELTS. MECHANIC REPAIRED FRONT BELTS AND NOT REAR. INDICATED EXCESSIVE MILEAGE ON VEHICLE FOR REAR BELTS TO BE REPAIRED. *AK *ET
CONSUMER TURNED KEY, THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CLAIM 13-7487-154. *SLC
CONSUMER TURNED KEY, THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CLAIM 13-7487-154. *SLC
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED LOW COOLANT MESSAGE FLASHED ON WHILE LOW TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS READING COOL. SOON AFTER, NOTICED ENGINE RUNNING HARD. CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER, AND ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. *AK DEALER FOUND PLENUM LEAKING, DEALER REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLDS UPPER AND ...
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AT 60MPH. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN, AND STEERED VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD. MECHANIC FLUSHED POWER STEERING PUMP TWICE. HOWEVER PROBLEM WASN'T CORRECTED. DEALER WILL REPLACE STEERING UNIT.*AK
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AT 60MPH. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN, AND STEERED VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD. MECHANIC FLUSHED POWER STEERING PUMP TWICE. HOWEVER PROBLEM WASN'T CORRECTED. DEALER WILL REPLACE STEERING UNIT.*AK
GAS GUAGE ON INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND SHOWED NO AMOUNT OF FUEL IN VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REPAIRS WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $800.00. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
THE CLUSTER PANEL AREA SOMETIMES BLINKS ON/OFF AT VARIOUS TIMES DAY/NIGHT.*JB
HAVE HAD ROTORS RESURFACED 3X AND REPLACED 2X. 1ST TIME WAS AT 5877 MI LAST ONE 27626. *AK
THE DRIVER PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, TURNED IT AND HEARD A LOUD BOOM, THEN THE CAR WAS ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, THIS FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY BE TO AND ENGINE FAILURE.
THREE OF THE FOUR ORIGINAL GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES WERE SEPARATED RESULTING IN STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY, THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
THREE OF THE FOUR ORIGINAL GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES WERE SEPARATED RESULTING IN STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY, THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
THE SEAT MATERIAL IS COLLAPSING, CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS PROBLEM TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE SEATS ARE CONNECTED TO THE SEAT BELT, WHICH ALSO AFFECT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSING THE SEATS TO MOVE INTO ANOTHER POSITION, DISREGARDING PROGRAMMED SETTINGS, WHICH CAUSES THE MIRRORS TO CHAN...
THE SEAT MATERIAL IS COLLAPSING, CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS PROBLEM TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE SEATS ARE CONNECTED TO THE SEAT BELT, WHICH ALSO AFFECT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSING THE SEATS TO MOVE INTO ANOTHER POSITION, DISREGARDING PROGRAMMED SETTINGS, WHICH CAUSES THE MIRRORS TO CHAN...
THE SEAT MATERIAL IS COLLAPSING, CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS PROBLEM TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE SEATS ARE CONNECTED TO THE SEAT BELT, WHICH ALSO AFFECT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSING THE SEATS TO MOVE INTO ANOTHER POSITION, DISREGARDING PROGRAMMED SETTINGS, WHICH CAUSES THE MIRRORS TO CHAN...
CONSUMER STATES EVERY TIME THAT SHE HAS TAKEN VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS, IT SEEMED THAT THE MILEAGE ODOMETER ACCELERATED AT A MUCH FASTER RATE, CONSUMER STATES THE MILES THAT ARE BEING DRIVEN ARE NOT THE CORRECT MILEAGE THAT IS BEING PLACED ON THE VEHICLE.*JB
POWER WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO DOWN, AND THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK.*JB
CONSUMER STATES DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE, AND DEALER STILL HAS NOT PUT DOOR BACK ON PROPERLY.*JB
WHILE VEHICAL WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING, IT POPPED INTO GEAR AND ROLLED AWAY, MAKING IMPACT WITH NEIGHBORS HOUSE.*AK
WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN VEHICLE BECOMES HARD TO SLOW DOWN. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE.*AK IT TAKES APPROXIMATELY 150 TO 200 YARDS BEFORE CONSUMER BEGANS TO FEEL VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT PERFORMANCE OF VEHICLE IS NORMAL ...
SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. VIBRATIONS FELT IN STEERING AND PASSENGER SEATING. THIS 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE HAS ONLY 25,000 MILES. THE BRAKE ROTORS SHOULD NOT BE DEFECTIVE AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE. *AK
ASH TRAY LATCHING MECHANISM FAILED. TRAY IN OPEN POSITION. POTENTIAL HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. *AK
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HEATER FAILED. THIS COMPONENT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED ON A THREE YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH 25,000 MILES.*AK
IT DOES NOT MATTER IF TANK IS FULL OR EMPTY FUEL BACKS UP IN NECK, AND WILL SHUT OUT ONTO WHOMEVER IS STANDING IN FRONT OF GAS NOZZLE. DEALER REPLACED FUEL FILLER NECK. WAS REPLACED IMMEDIATELY AFTER FUEL FILLER NECK NEEDED REPLACING AGAIN. CONSUMER FEELS THERE IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. PLEAS...
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH WARNING LIGHT FOR COOLANT CAME ON. CONSUMER WENT TO MECHANIC, WHO FOUND UPPER MANIFOLD PLENTIUM, WHICH WAS MADE OF PLASTIC, HAD ALLOWED ANTIFREEZE TO FLOOD ENGINE. *AK *JB
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH WARNING LIGHT FOR COOLANT CAME ON. CONSUMER WENT TO MECHANIC, WHO FOUND UPPER MANIFOLD PLENTIUM, WHICH WAS MADE OF PLASTIC, HAD ALLOWED ANTIFREEZE TO FLOOD ENGINE. *AK *JB
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, ORIGIN APPEARS NEAR LEFT FRONT APRON, VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING ALL NIGHT, CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE AND A PUFF OF SMOKE APPEARED, CONSUMER TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND FIRE BEGAN, CLAIM 49-3261-220. *SLC
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, ORIGIN APPEARS NEAR LEFT FRONT APRON, VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING ALL NIGHT, CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE AND A PUFF OF SMOKE APPEARED, CONSUMER TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND FIRE BEGAN, CLAIM 49-3261-220. *SLC
VEHICLE WAS SITTING OVERNIGHT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START IT BY TURNING KEY IN IGNITION, AND VEHICLE EXPLODED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARMENT. VEHICLE WAS NOT A TOTAL LOSS. FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN INTERNAL FUEL LEAKAGE. *AK
NO SUMMARY FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 10MPH AND PREPARING TO MAKE A TURN, CAR MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND COLLASPED, WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS DISENGADGED AND LEFT BALL JOINT NUT CAME OFF. *AK DEALER INSTALLED INNER CV BOOT ON LEFT FRONT. *SLC
RIGHT AFTER PUTTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, FIRE WAS PUT OUT WITH AN EXTINGUISHER. *CJ
THE VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF THE MANIFOLD SYSTEM WHICH CRACKS AND CAN CAUSES THE RELEASE OF NOXIOUS GASES. NLM
THE VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF THE MANIFOLD SYSTEM WHICH CRACKS AND CAN CAUSES THE RELEASE OF NOXIOUS GASES. NLM
AS ADVISED BY THE SERVICE REP THE CONSUMER SHIFTER FROM FOURTH TO THIRD TO SECOND AND TO FIRST BUT THE ENGINE STILL DIED WHILE GOING DOWN A LONG HILL. NLM
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE JUMPED AND WHEN HE HOOKED UP THE BATTERY CABLE AND TURNED THE KEY TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE BLEW UP AND A FIRE STARTED, CLAIM 59-V656-995. *SLC
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE JUMPED AND WHEN HE HOOKED UP THE BATTERY CABLE AND TURNED THE KEY TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE BLEW UP AND A FIRE STARTED, CLAIM 59-V656-995. *SLC
CONSUMER STARTED UP VEHICLE AND IT CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 42-1319-967. *SLC
CONSUMER STARTED UP VEHICLE AND IT CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 42-1319-967. *SLC
WHILE RAINING CONSUMER PUT FOOT ON BRAKE AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. *AK
CONSUMER TURNED THE IGNITION ON AND HEARD AN EXPLOSION, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT INSIDE HER NEIGHBORS GARAGE, CLAIM 36-A152-007. *SLC
CONSUMER TURNED THE IGNITION ON AND HEARD AN EXPLOSION, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT INSIDE HER NEIGHBORS GARAGE, CLAIM 36-A152-007. *SLC
CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE RECALL 00V-117 CONCERNING SHOULDER HARNESS BECAUSE THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, THE BELTS ARE GETTING WORSE AND THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING THREE MONTHS. NLM
CRACKED HEAD GASKET, AND OIL BACK INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM. THEREFORE, CAUSING ME TO NEED ANOTHER ENGINE. *AK
CRACKED HEAD GASKET AND OIL BACK INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM. THEREFORE CAUSING ME TO NEED ANOTHER ENGINE.*AK
THIS MAY OR NOT BE A PROBLEM. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DAMP AFTER A NIGHT OF RAIN,NO STANDING WATER ON TURNPIKE. TRAVELING AT 65 MPH USING CRUISE CONTROL ON STRAIGHT PART OF ROAD. AUTO SUDDENLY WENT INTO A REAR END SLIDE WHICH CONTINUED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT SLIDES . AFTER ABOUT 150 YARDS I DISENGAGED THE...
THIS MAY OR NOT BE A PROBLEM. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DAMP AFTER A NIGHT OF RAIN,NO STANDING WATER ON TURNPIKE. TRAVELING AT 65 MPH USING CRUISE CONTROL ON STRAIGHT PART OF ROAD. AUTO SUDDENLY WENT INTO A REAR END SLIDE WHICH CONTINUED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT SLIDES . AFTER ABOUT 150 YARDS I DISENGAGED THE...
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
CONSUMER JUMP STARTED VEHICLE WITH CABLES WHEN ENGINE BLEW AND A FIRE STARTED, CLAIM 23-1290-238. *SLC
CONSUMER JUMP STARTED VEHICLE WITH CABLES WHEN ENGINE BLEW AND A FIRE STARTED, CLAIM 23-1290-238. *SLC
SEVERE TREAD SEPARATION ON LEFT FRONT. OTHER THREE TIRES SHOWED START OF DETERIORATION. GOOD YEAR DEALER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND IMMEDIATELY REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES, ADJUSTING THEM AT 50% REAR AND 45% FRONT. IF DEFECT HAD NOT BEEN CAUGHT, SEVERE INJURY COULD HAVE OCCURRED. SINCE ALL FOUR ...
FRONT SEAT LAP BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
PLASTIC CASE ON INTAKE MANIFOLD - HOLES BURN THROUGH CASE AND WATER GOES INTO CYLINDER
RECALL 00V117 CAN NOT BE COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. *SLC
RECALL 00V117 CAN NOT BE COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. *SLC
WHEN GOING DOWNHILL THE CONSUMER PLACES THE VEHICLE IN FIRST GEAR AND THE ENGINE DIES THE MECHANIC BELIEVES THAT SHIFTING DOWN EFFECTS THE ENGINE'S COMPUTER SO THAT IT SHUTS DOWN BUT THE CONSUMER IS CONSERNED ABOUT WHAT'S IN THE OWNERS MANUAL WHICH STATES IF YOU DONT DOWNSHIFT THE BRAKES COULD GET H...
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH WHEN VEHICLE LOST ELECTRICAL POWER AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT A WARNING. CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. *AK *ML
THE FRONT DISC PADS, REAR BRAKE ROTORS AND REAR CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON A TWO-YEAR-OLD CAR WITH ONLY 38,500 MILES ON IT. BEFORE THE BRAKES WERE FIXED, THE CAR WOULD SHAKE SO BADLY IT FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO FALL APART. *AK
WIFE HAS COMPLAINED THE STEERING AT TIMES WOULD HAVE NO POWER STEERING. EVERY TIME I WOULD GO OUT AND CHECK THE STEERING IT WAS FINE. THIS WAS GOING ON FOR ABOUT A YEAR. THIS CAR IS MY WIFES AND I RARELY DRIVE THIS CAR. ON JUNE 10, 2000, I DROVE THE CAR ON A 100 MILE ROUND TRIP WITH MY FAMILY(WIFE,...
TRUNK LOCKS FAILED. YH
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS RETRACTORS FAILED. YH
BRAKES FAILED. YH
THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. YH
THE BATTERY DIED. YH
THE SUSPENSION FAILED. YH
THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED. YH
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT OFF. THERE WAS NO STEERING OR BRAKES, ETC. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML
VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT, JUST HAD VEHICLE SERVICED FOR AN OIL CHANGE. STARTED VEHICLE AND ENGINE EXPLODED, FLAMES ENGULFED VEHICLE. BUICK HAD RECALL FOR SAME PROBLEM IN 96 & 97 MODELS. *AK *ML
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, DRIVER JUST BARELY TOUCHED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND VEHICLE WENT DEAD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER STATED THAT A FAULTY CELL IN THE BATTERY CAUSED THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DOESN'T RELEASE WHEN CONSUMER TRIES TO PUT IT ON. NLM
THE AIR LEVEL RIDE SYSTEM FILLED UP THE SHOCKS ALL THE WAY CAUSING THE REAR TO BOUNCE OVER BUMPS. THE BACK OF THE CAR IS UP HIGH AND IS STUCK THAT WAY. BUICK WILL TAKE CARE OF PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY. NLM
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VIBRATION AND A CLICKING SOUND FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING, AND A RATTLING SOUND FROM THE HOOD AT HIGHWAY SPEED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUME RTHAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ENTIRE VEHICLE SEVERELY VIBRATES, AND A VERY LOUD UNUSAL NOISE OCCURS WITHIN THE FRONT END. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25-35MPH VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT. WOULD HAVE NO PRIOR WARNING. NEARLY REARENDED. NEED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO RESTART. AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC PLACED A MONITOR ON VEHICLE. NOTHING HAPPENED. WAS ROAD TESTED & BATTERY DIED. FOUND A SHORT...
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25-35MPH VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT. WOULD HAVE NO PRIOR WARNING. NEARLY REARENDED. NEED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO RESTART. AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC PLACED A MONITOR ON VEHICLE. NOTHING HAPPENED. WAS ROAD TESTED & BATTERY DIED. FOUND A SHORT...
WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONS, CAUSING STEERING DIFFICULTY WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT HAS NO SOLUTION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
BRAKES PULSATED WHEN BRAKING, STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATED VIOLENTLY DUE TO FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE OUT OF SPEC.
FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED. YH
WHEN EMERGENCY BRAKE IS RELEASED ON AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARD. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT IN THE FRONT WILL NOT HOLD IF ANYONE IS SITTING THERE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED IT AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. *AK
VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE, WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLISION. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
SOMETIMES SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WILL NOT PULL OUT OF THE MECHANISM. THE DEALER/MANUFACTUER ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED 4-5 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
THE SEAT BELTS WILL NOT STAY TENSIONED DUE TO MISSHAPED SLOT IN THE SEAT BELT GUIDE WHICH ALLOWS THE SEAT BELT TO DOUBLE AND JAM DURING NORMAL DRIVING MOTIONS. THIS WAS CORRECTED IN THE 1999 MODELS BY RESHAPING OF THE SLOT IN THE PLASTIC GUIDE. BUICK CUSTOMER SERVICE ORIGINALLY SAID THERE WAS A SERV...
COMPUTER MODULE FAILED, AND THE MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES.ALSO, ABS CONSTANTLY BECOMES DEFECTIVE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
COMPUTER MODULE FAILED, AND THE MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES.ALSO, ABS CONSTANTLY BECOMES DEFECTIVE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY FAILED.
ASH TRAY LATCH FAILED.
DOOR LOCK FAILED.
GAS TANK FLOAT FAILED. *YC
SHIFT LEVER IS HARD TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. NLM
SEAT BELT STICKS, CAUSING FAILURE, REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES BY DEALER, PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *YC
TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH
FUEL PUMP NOISY. YH
TIRE LEAKING AIR BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE INSIDE WALL. YH
SEVERE GLARE ON DASH MAKES IT DIFFUCULT TO SEE INSTRUMENT PANEL DURING DAYTIME DRIVING CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
ENGINE WON'T CRANK DUE TO STRIPPED WIRE UNDER DRIVER'S SEAT. YH
ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSED SEAT,CLOCK,RADIO AND AUTO LOCKS TO FAIL. YH
FUEL SENSOR FAILED. YH
MAP SENSOR LOOSE. YH
FUEL GAUGE FAILED. YH
TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH
FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE FLUCTUATES RAPIDLY FROM A CORRECT INDICATION OF "FULL" TO PEGGING "EMPTY" AND FLIPS BACK AND FORTH RAPICLY. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE DASH ASSEMBLY WITH A NEW UNIT. THIS DID NOT CURE THE PROBLEM. THE FUEL GAUGE CONTINUES TO INTERMITTENTLY FLUCTUATE FROM THE CORRECT READING TO A RE...
DRIVER'S SIDE LAP BELT BECOMES JAMMED IN THE RETRACTING MECHANISM ,CAUSING THE SEAT BELT INTERVALS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE UP AND GOING AROUND THE CORNER AT 15 MPH THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AND SHAKES ALOT, THAT MAKES DRIVER TAKE FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. *AK
BRAKES SYSTEM VIBRATES WHEN STOPPING.
THE FRONT DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS WILL NOT WORK. THEY GET JAMED IN THE RETRACTOR, AND ONLY COME OUT SEVERAL INCHES. THE CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT. IT HAS BEEN THERE FOR 10 DAYS NOW WITH THE PART ON BACKORDER AND NOW THE PART IS UNAVILABLE. THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE T...
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, VEHICLE BEGINS TO GO DOWN A HILL AND PICKS UP SPEED STILL WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
FRONT WINDSHIELD HAS GLARE FROM THE DASHBOARD, ON ANY SUNNY DAY DEPENDING ON DIRECTION WHICH CONSUMER IS DRIVING, VISIBILITY IS CUT BY 10-40 %. DEALER NOTIFIED AND PROBLEM HAVE NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK *JB
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK, BUT THE HARDER IT RAINS THE FASTER THE WIPERS GO, SO FAST AS TO NO WATER BEING REMOVED FROM THE WINDSHIELD. AT TIMES, AFFECT VISIBILITY. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATES THE WIPERS WORK ACCORDING TO GM SPEC. *AK
SERPENTINE BELT BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER HAS REPLACED BELT TWICE. *AK
VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER SITTING IDLE FOR SIX DAYS.
WHILE MAKING LEFT TURNS THE STEERING WHEEL PULSATES FOR NO REASON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED STEERING RACK. PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK
WHILE MAKING LEFT TURNS THE STEERING WHEEL PULSATES FOR NO REASON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED STEERING RACK. PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK
MOUNTING FOR SEAT BELT OBSTRUCTS VIEW.
DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT DOES NOT RETRACT. PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DEALERS, AND THEY CANNOT CORRECT PROBLEM. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK
WHENEVER TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 40 DEGREES THE WINDSHIELD AND WINDOWS WILL AUTOMATICALLY FOG UP. THIS IS A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD CONSUMER TO LOWER THE WINDOWS FOR CLEAR VISIBILITY. BUICK SAYS IT IS NOT A PROBLEM BECAUSE CAN USE THE WIPERS AND DEFOGGER. THEY KNOW THIS HAPPENS, ...