1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE Steering Problems

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 DISCOVERED THAT BOTH NEW FRONT TIRES WERE ALREADY RUINED DUE TO THE CRADLE/FRAME ASSEMBLY WHICH WAS RUSTED OUT. THIS COST ME $863. YESTERDAY - 08/12/2015 THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WENT OUT. UPON MY INVESTIGATION I DISCOVERED THIS WAS A RECALL ISSUE. I WAS TOLD IT HAD BEEN FIXED.. ALTHO THERE WASN'T ANY CONCRETE PROOF GIVEN TO ME THAT IT HAD AS THE DEALERSHIP I CALLED WAS NOT THE DEALERSHIP THAT SAID THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. NOW I HAVE A CAR THAT IS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE JUST WEEKS AFTER SPENDING $863 TO HAVE ONE ISSUE RESOLVED. I FIND IT PARTICULARLY APPALLING THAT NO ONE SEEMS TO WANT TO HELP RESOLVE ANY OF THESE ISSUES.

Mileage: 143,960

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

THERE IS A CHATTER, NOISE, VIBRATION WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO EITHER THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT

Mileage: 48,500

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

WHILE DRIVING LOST COMPLETE POWER STEERING AND VEHICLE RAN OFF THE ROAD. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Mileage: 101,000

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

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

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

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, TWO BOYS AGE 12 AND MYSELF). 2 MILES FROM THE END OF THIS TRIP WHILE ON A STEP GRADE AT A RATE OF SPEED OF 30 MPH A VECHICLE AHEAD IN SAME LANE AS ME WAS TURNIG RIGHT INTO A DRIVEWAY. THE ROAD ALLOWED PASSING (DOTTED LINE). ANTICIPATING TO STEER AROUND THE VEHICLE. WHEN TRYING TO STEER LEFT THE STEERING BECAME MANUAL, NO POWER ASSISTANCE. ALL MOST IN PANIC, TURNED THE WHEEL HARD (FORCEFULL) AND ALL OF A SUDDEN POWER ASSISTANCE RETURNED. NOW COMPENSATING FOR OVER STEERING TO THE LEFT TRIED TO STEER RIGHT ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME SITUATION OCCUR, NO POWER ASSISTANCE TO THE RIGHT. TURNED HARD TO THE RIGHT ONLY TO HAVE THE POWER ASSIST RESUME. ASKED MY WIFE IF THIS IS WHAT SHE HAD EXPERIENCED. SHE SAID NOT TO THIS EXTENT. IDROVE THE CAR THE REST OF THE WAY HOME (2 MILES) WITHOUT ANY OTHER PROBLEMS UNTILL I TRIED TO TURN INTO MY DRIVEWAY. AGAIN NO POWER STEERING. CALLED THE DEALER MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR AS SOON AS I COULD GET IN. DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN UNTILL I BROUGHT TO DEALER. (JUNE 14,2000). DEALER FOUND AN INTERNAL FAILURE IN THE STEERING RACK. I ASKED IF BUICK HAD A RECALL ON THIS FAILED COMPONENT. DEALER SAID NOT TO HIS KNOWLEDGE. CALL THE BUICK HOT LINE FOR COSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE AND THEY WOULD NOT ATHORIZE THE REPAIR UNDER BUICK AN DHTAT IS WAS RESPONIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. I EXPLAINED TO THE REPRESENTITIVE FROM BUICK THAT I FELT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE SAFETY FEATURE ON THE VEHICLE HAD FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. I ASKED IF THEY FELT THE STEERIG OF A VEHICLE OR LACK OF THE ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THEY WOULD NOT COMMENT, AND WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR. RAN OUT OF SPACE. *AK

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

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