1999 BUICK PARK AVENUE Problems & Recalls

STALL WHILE DRIVING

Mileage: 176,000

PASSENGER FRONT SEATBELT WON'T CLICK SHUT. DEALER CAN'T FIND ONE.

Mileage: 184,630

THE PASSENGER CAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. LOCKING MECHANISM DOES NOT ENGAGE AND DOOR REMAINS STUCK CLOSED. THIS PRESENTS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE PASSENGER OF THE CAR. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN FOR REPAIR MULTIPLE TIMES WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS FOR A PERMANENT FIX.

Mileage: 93,584

TL THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND FAILED TO BRAKE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND AND NOTICED A LOT OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAILPIPE. AS A RESULT, THE VEH...

Mileage: 152,000

TL THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND FAILED TO BRAKE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND AND NOTICED A LOT OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAILPIPE. AS A RESULT, THE VEH...

Mileage: 152,000

TL THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND FAILED TO BRAKE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND AND NOTICED A LOT OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAILPIPE. AS A RESULT, THE VEH...

Mileage: 152,000

PASSENGER SEAT BELT NOT CLICKING.

Mileage: 190,000

PERIODICALLY THE ENGINE WILL STOP. THIS WILL GENERALLY OCCUR WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. THIS WOULD CAUSE A LOSS OF POWER. WHEN IT OCCURS IN TRAFFIC OR ON A CURVE THIS IS EXCEPTIONALLY DANGEROUS. IT WILL RESTART BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNING THE IGNITION. IT WILL OCCUR ANYWHERE, WHILE TURNI...

Mileage: 62,000

1999 BUICK PARK AVENUE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE PLASTIC MANIFOLDS AND REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR TWO ENGINE REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON JULY 28, 2003, THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING AND AGAIN ON NOVEMBER 13, 2014. THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH TIMES, THE MANIFOLD HAD TO BE REPLAC...

Mileage: 31,766

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND IT STARTED TO MISFIRE. I PUT IT ON THE MACHINE AND GOT A FEW DIFFERENT CODES P1406 AND P0300 GOT THOSE FIXED IT WORKED FINE. A WEEK LATER THE PROBLEM CAME BACK. IT SAT UP FOR A FEW WEEKS AND WHEN I WOULD DRIVE IT I SMELLED GAS FUMES. NOW IT WON'T TURN AND THERE'S STILL A S...

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND IT STARTED TO MISFIRE. I PUT IT ON THE MACHINE AND GOT A FEW DIFFERENT CODES P1406 AND P0300 GOT THOSE FIXED IT WORKED FINE. A WEEK LATER THE PROBLEM CAME BACK. IT SAT UP FOR A FEW WEEKS AND WHEN I WOULD DRIVE IT I SMELLED GAS FUMES. NOW IT WON'T TURN AND THERE'S STILL A S...

MY 1999 BUICK PARK AVENUE WAS PARKED UNDER OUR POLE BARN IN FRONT OF OUR HOME. MY NEIGHBOR CAME OVER TO BORROW MY CAR WITH MY PERMISSION. IT WAS COLD THAT DAY. SHE TURNED THE KEY. THE CAR BACKFIRE & THE HOOD JUMPED. THE CAR MADE A LOUD NOISE & SMOKE STARTED ROLLING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF MY CAR....

Mileage: 155,000

MY 1999 BUICK PARK AVENUE WAS PARKED UNDER OUR POLE BARN IN FRONT OF OUR HOME. MY NEIGHBOR CAME OVER TO BORROW MY CAR WITH MY PERMISSION. IT WAS COLD THAT DAY. SHE TURNED THE KEY. THE CAR BACKFIRE & THE HOOD JUMPED. THE CAR MADE A LOUD NOISE & SMOKE STARTED ROLLING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF MY CAR....

Mileage: 155,000

MY 1999 BUICK PARK AVENUE WAS PARKED UNDER OUR POLE BARN IN FRONT OF OUR HOME. MY NEIGHBOR CAME OVER TO BORROW MY CAR WITH MY PERMISSION. IT WAS COLD THAT DAY. SHE TURNED THE KEY. THE CAR BACKFIRE & THE HOOD JUMPED. THE CAR MADE A LOUD NOISE & SMOKE STARTED ROLLING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF MY CAR....

Mileage: 155,000

SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE. I OWN A 99 BUICK PARK AVENUE ULTRA THAT HAS ABOUT 65,000 MILES ON IT AND IS WELL MAINTAINED. THE CAR IS ONLY UTILIZED ABOUT 6 MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR SINCE WE ARE SNOW BIRDS HAVING RETURNED FROM THE EAST 2 MONTHS AGO. LAST EVENING AS I DROVE NORTH AND UP ONE OF THE LONG H...

Mileage: 65,000

SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE. I OWN A 99 BUICK PARK AVENUE ULTRA THAT HAS ABOUT 65,000 MILES ON IT AND IS WELL MAINTAINED. THE CAR IS ONLY UTILIZED ABOUT 6 MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR SINCE WE ARE SNOW BIRDS HAVING RETURNED FROM THE EAST 2 MONTHS AGO. LAST EVENING AS I DROVE NORTH AND UP ONE OF THE LONG H...

Mileage: 65,000

SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE. I OWN A 99 BUICK PARK AVENUE ULTRA THAT HAS ABOUT 65,000 MILES ON IT AND IS WELL MAINTAINED. THE CAR IS ONLY UTILIZED ABOUT 6 MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR SINCE WE ARE SNOW BIRDS HAVING RETURNED FROM THE EAST 2 MONTHS AGO. LAST EVENING AS I DROVE NORTH AND UP ONE OF THE LONG H...

Mileage: 65,000

I WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON US 495 IN SECOND LANE FROM RIGHT GETTING READY TO EXIT TO ROUTE 7 AND TRAVEL WEST TOWARDS LEESBURG WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE ENGINE WAS RACING. I TRIED EVERYTHING TO AVOID OTHER TRAFFIC AND STOP OR SLOW DOWN THE CAR WHILE TURNING THE AUTO T...

Mileage: 126,046

CAR WENT FOR ITS OIL CHANGE AND WE WERE INFORMED TO STOP DRIVING THE CAR NOW DO NOT DRIVE IT AN INCH. THE FRONT SUB FRAME IS RUSTED AND BROKE THIS HOLDS THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 105,214

WHEN I TURNED ON THE LEFT TURN, THE LAMP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAD STOPPED BLINKING AND STAYED ON, EVEN WHEN THE SWITCH WAS IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. RIGHT-TURN WORKED FINE. THE NEXT DAY I COULD NOT START MY CAR, THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. I WAS LATE FOR AN IMPORTANT MEETING. LATER I FOUN...

Mileage: 101,200

WHEN I TURNED ON THE LEFT TURN, THE LAMP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAD STOPPED BLINKING AND STAYED ON, EVEN WHEN THE SWITCH WAS IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. RIGHT-TURN WORKED FINE. THE NEXT DAY I COULD NOT START MY CAR, THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. I WAS LATE FOR AN IMPORTANT MEETING. LATER I FOUN...

Mileage: 101,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V090000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY). SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE ENGINE EXPLODED, CAUSING MASSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT SIN...

Mileage: 85,000

I OWN A 1999 BUICK PK AVE. ON FEB 27, 2011 I HAD TO MOVE VEHICLE TO PLOW SNOW. LOW BATTERY, ATTACH BOOSTER PACK AND TRIED TO START AGAIN. THERE WAS A LOUD BACKFIRE. APPARENTLY THE PLENUM HAD BURST KNOCKING OFF FUEL LINE AND I FOUND MY VEHICLE TO BE ON FIRE. AFTER PUTTING OUT FIRE I CONTACTED MY INS...

Mileage: 99,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN IT BACKFIRED AND A FIRE STARTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THROWING SNOW ON THE MOTOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A FIRE REPORT WA FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED T...

Mileage: 100,000

STEERING CONSISTENTLY VIBRATES AT LOW SPEED AND PARKING SPEEDS CONCERN FOR LOSS OF STEERING AT HIGHER SPEEDS TSB 990232007 NHTSA 608376 REPAIRED BY TSB DIRECTION ON 11-16-2010 BECAUSE OF GREATER EXPENSE OF HOSES AND LABOR FOR REPAIR, IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK PARK AVENUE. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION, HE SMELLED A STRONG BURNING ODOR INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. IN ADDITION, OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ONTO THE GROUND. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICL...

MY WIFE CAME HOME AND STATED THIS CAR WAS DRIVING WOBBLY AND MAKING A NOISE.I INSPECTED VEHICEL AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING. VEHICLE STEERING RACK SEPERATED FROM CRADLE..FIRST NOTICED LOUD NOISE WHEN STEERING ROTATED LOCK TO LOCK..VISUAL INSPECTION COULD SEE TIE ROD CONTACTING RIGHT SIDE UNIBODY RAIL.....

Mileage: 134,000

1999 BUICK PARK AVE V6=3800 3 8L SHOT FIRE APX. 6 FEET PER FIREMEN ON DUTY THAT WITNESSED THIS. THE MOTOR SHOOK. UPPER INTAKE, INTAKE SET, VALVE COVER SET, PCV, OIL PRESSURE SWITCH, BOTH CONVERTERS AND STILL NOT FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 164,376

MY 1999 PARK AVENUE SUDDENLY STARTED TO RUN RUFF, CAUSING ME TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A GM DEALER WHO REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES, AS WELL AS TWO IGNITION COILS. HE STATED THAT THE PLUGS HAD INDICATION OF BURNS THAT ARE ATTRIBUTED TO ANTI FREEZE COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE PLUGS. DURING THE RE...

Mileage: 101,500

PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE OCCURRED ON 1999 BUICK PARK AVENUE WITH APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES. COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE AND RESULTED IN A MISFIRE CODE IN MULTIPLE CYLINDERS. SYMPTOMS EXPERIENCED BY THE DRIVER WERE A ROUGH IDLE AT START FOR 30 SECONDS, AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT W...

Mileage: 45,000

ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS ON FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE DO NOT FUNCTION AND DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED WITH EITHER REMOTE, KEY OR FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE INSIGNIA SL, SIZE P225/60R16 TIRES. THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN MAY OF 2004. IN MAY OF 2007, THE FIRST TIRE BEGAN TO SEPARATE AT 45,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF WHERE THE TIRE WAS LOCATED ON TH...

Mileage: 45,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK PARK AVENUE. IN 2004, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V090000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY). HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE RECALL REPAIRED AT 30,000 MILES. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED ALL DAY, THE CONTAC...

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED FOR THE ANTIFREEZE. WHEN HE CHECKED THE LEVEL IN THE PROPER RECEPTACLE, IT WAS EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE MANIFOLD AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE ANTIFREEZE...

Mileage: 40,000

PLASTIC UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED FLOODING ENGINE INTERIOR WITH COOLANT. ENGINE LOCKED UP. VEHICLE OPERATOR WAS ACCELERATING FROM IDLE TO ENTER TRAFFIC WHEN ENGINE LOCK UP OCCURRED, BUT LUCKILY HAD NOT YET ENTERED TRAFFIC. MECHANIC INFORMED OWNER THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE FOR BUICK PARK AV...

Mileage: 103,134

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON DRY HIGHWAY ROADS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE SHAKING GRADUALLY BECAME WORSE, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER, WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTED THAT THERE WAS A BLISTER THE SIZE OF A MELON ON ...

Mileage: 62,150

1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE SEVERED BRAKE LINES, LEFT FRONT AXLE BROKE DUE TO A CRACKED CRADLE. *KB ***NAR*** WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY. UPON INSPECTION THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT THE CRADLE HAD CRACKED. WHEN THE CRADLE C...

1999 PARK AVENUE SENSOR FOR THE REAR WINDSHIELD CAUSED MOISTURE TO FREEZE ON THE WIPERS. *TS THE DEVICE CAUSED MOISTURE ON THE WINDSHIELD TO FREEZE ONTO THE WIPERS. THE END RESULT WAS THAT THE WIPERS WOULD NOT CLEAN OFF THE WINDSHIELD. THE SENSOR CAUSED THE BLADES TO MOVE SO QUICKLY THAT THEY ...

OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES ON RF, RR, AND LR FAILED. MECHANISM INSIDE OF DOOR BROKE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. EMPHASIZE THAT ONLY THE LF DOOR COULD BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NECESSARY TO USE EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES TO ...

Mileage: 90,000

1999 BUICK PARK AVE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT BECAME STUCK IN THE LOWER RETRACTION SYSTEM. *TS A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER'S MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB

ON 12/28/2005, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT BECAME STUCK IN THE LOWER RETRACTION SYSTEM ON OUR 1999 BUICK PARK AVENUE. I ASSUME THE BELT BECAME TWISTED AS IT WAS RETRACTING, BUT I AM UNSURE. THE FAILURE & POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES FOR THIS SEAT BELT FAILURE WOULD BE THE INJURY AND/OR DEATH OF A P...

RECALL REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE 1999 BUICK PARK AVENUE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD PRIOR TO THE RECALL AND THEREFORE HE REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. RECALL # 04V090000 *JB

Mileage: 118,061

DT: THE 1999 BUICK PARK AVENUE HAS A PLASTIC PLENUM THAT FAILS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION UNANNOUNCED, CAUSING ANTIFREEZE TO ENTER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, LOCKING THE ENGINE UP. CONSEQUENTLY, THERE IS A TOTAL POWER FAILURE. POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES DO NOT WORK, AND THE CAR HAS NO POWE...

Mileage: 56,400

1) CUSTOMER LOST STEERING OF CAR 2) LOWER CONTROL ARM MOUNT BROKE FROM FRAME; MOUNT WAS NOT FULLY WELDED TO FRAME. (HAVE PHOTOS AND OLD FRAME) 3) REPLACE COMPLETE SUB FRAME

1) CUSTOMER LOST STEERING OF CAR 2) LOWER CONTROL ARM MOUNT BROKE FROM FRAME; MOUNT WAS NOT FULLY WELDED TO FRAME. (HAVE PHOTOS AND OLD FRAME) 3) REPLACE COMPLETE SUB FRAME

THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT PULL OUT OF THE RETRACTOR. CONTACTED THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN ROUGH, OVER HEAT AND THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE 3.8L ENGINE HAS BLOWN A HEAD GASKET. THE DEALER MADE THE REPAIR. *JB *NM

Mileage: 93,000

THE COMPLAINT WAS RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. I WENT TO GOODYEAR TO HAVE MY BRAKES CHECKED WHEN THEY REMOVED THE WHEEL CAP, AND THE PLASTIC SNAPS THAT HOLD THE WHEEL CAPS IN PLACE FELL OFF. THE MECHANIC CALLED ME OVER AND REFUSED TO TAKE ANY MORE CAPS OFF. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT I NEEDED FRONT BRAKES, A...

Mileage: 42,000

THE COMPLAINT WAS RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. I WENT TO GOODYEAR TO HAVE MY BRAKES CHECKED WHEN THEY REMOVED THE WHEEL CAP, AND THE PLASTIC SNAPS THAT HOLD THE WHEEL CAPS IN PLACE FELL OFF. THE MECHANIC CALLED ME OVER AND REFUSED TO TAKE ANY MORE CAPS OFF. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT I NEEDED FRONT BRAKES, A...

Mileage: 42,000

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD COVER IS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC, AND HAS BECOME DEFECTIVE FOR A SECOND TIME. THE ANTIFREEZE IS GOING INTO THE ENGINE.*AK..........*AK

Mileage: 58,500

FUEL REGULATOR HAD A BIG LEAK THAT ALMOST CAUSED A FIRE, REPLACED FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. *BF THE PART WAS REPLACED TWICE. *SC THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ON FEB 2, 2004. *JB

METAL DOOR PROTUDES INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHICH CONSUMER BELIEVE IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *BF THE ASH TRAY WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED. *SC

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR 99 BUICK CONCERNING INJECTOR REGULATOR. HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE ENGINE DUE TO THE PROBLEM. *BF THE RUPTURE OF THE INTAKE MAINFOLD LEAK CAUSED FUEL AND WATER MIXTURE, THE WATER ON THE TOP PISTONS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO LOCK, THEN THE STARTER CEASED AND BURNED OUT. *JB

INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED COOLANT FLUID ALL OVER THE ENGINE. THIS RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE STALLING WHILE DRIVING . THE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MANIFOLD WITH A REDESIGNED ONE.*AK *JB

Mileage: 47,000

INTAKE MANIFOLD AND FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILURE. *BF THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE INTAKE RUPTURE IS MORE SEVERE THAN THE MANUFACTURER STATED. THE CONSUMER ALSO INDICATED TAT THE RECALL HAS A DOMINO EFFECT WHICH CAUSES THE ENTIRE ENGINE TO FAIL. *NM

CONSUMER CONCERNED THAT AUTO SAFETY DATA WON'T BE RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC. *NM THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE PUBLIC HAD THE RIGHT TO KNOW ABOUT DEFECTS REGARDING ALL VEHICLES. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A VEHICLE WHICH HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS, SUCH AS A MOLDING REAR DOOR, A BROKEN DOOR HANDLE AND A NE...

Mileage: 581

CONSUMER CONCERNED THAT AUTO SAFETY DATA WON'T BE RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC. *NM THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE PUBLIC HAD THE RIGHT TO KNOW ABOUT DEFECTS REGARDING ALL VEHICLES. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A VEHICLE WHICH HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS, SUCH AS A MOLDING REAR DOOR, A BROKEN DOOR HANDLE AND A NE...

Mileage: 581

CONSUMER CONCERNED THAT AUTO SAFETY DATA WON'T BE RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC. *NM THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE PUBLIC HAD THE RIGHT TO KNOW ABOUT DEFECTS REGARDING ALL VEHICLES. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A VEHICLE WHICH HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS, SUCH AS A MOLDING REAR DOOR, A BROKEN DOOR HANDLE AND A NE...

Mileage: 581

CONSUMER CONCERNED THAT AUTO SAFETY DATA WON'T BE RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC. *NM THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE PUBLIC HAD THE RIGHT TO KNOW ABOUT DEFECTS REGARDING ALL VEHICLES. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A VEHICLE WHICH HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS, SUCH AS A MOLDING REAR DOOR, A BROKEN DOOR HANDLE AND A NE...

Mileage: 581

WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IT ALMOST WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE NOT STOPPING IMMEDIATELY. TNE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT FRONT BRAKE PAD SEPARATED FROM THE STEEL AND WAS JUST LYING THERE. THE BRAKE PAD STILL HAD 50% OF WEAR REMAINING. *AK *N...

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

IT WOULD TAKE 7-10 SECONDS BEFORE IGNITION WOULD START. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 133,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE DEVELOPED ON 1999 BUICK PARK AVENUE. *MR THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT HARSHLY, SHUDDER AND HESITATE WHILE DRIVING. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK SWITCH WAS LOOSE INSIDE THE DOOR PANEL. *NM

Mileage: 39,951

TRANSMISSION FAILURE DEVELOPED ON 1999 BUICK PARK AVENUE. *MR THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT HARSHLY, SHUDDER AND HESITATE WHILE DRIVING. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK SWITCH WAS LOOSE INSIDE THE DOOR PANEL. *NM

Mileage: 39,951

BATTERY LEAKED, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO START. *AK THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL #03V473000 AND BELIEVED THE RECALL WAS THE REASON WHY THE BATTERY LEAKED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT , HOWEVER THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED. *JB

Mileage: 53,057

BATTERY LEAKED, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO START. *AK THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL #03V473000 AND BELIEVED THE RECALL WAS THE REASON WHY THE BATTERY LEAKED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT , HOWEVER THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED. *JB

Mileage: 53,057

WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT ONE OF THE FUEL INJECTOR FAILED. THAT DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE ETHANOL GAS WAS THE PROBLEM. *NM *NM

Mileage: 26,089

WHEN TURNING LEFT POWER STEERING FAILED. *AK *MR

Mileage: 59,600

FROM TIME TO TIME THE FRONT SET PASSENGER SHOULDER SEAT BELT BECOMES STUCK IN THE RETRACTOR. IT USUALLY TAKES SEVERAL MINUTES OF PLAYING WITH IT TO GET IT UNSTUCK SO THAT THE SEAT BELT CAN BE USED AS DESIGNED.*AK

Mileage: 31,500

DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT STUCK IN THE RELEASE POSITION. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TIGHTEN THE BELT. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ENTIRE SEAT BELT, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS YET TO BE DETERMINED.*AK

Mileage: 47,479

THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 13TH, 2003, MY FATHER (JAMES) STARTED HIS 1999 BUICK PARK AVENUE IN THE GARAGE. UPON TURNING THE KEY, HE HEARD AN EXPLOSION. HE OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ENGULFED IN FLAMES. HE THEN PUSHED THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE AND CALLED 911. THE POLICE AND FIRE ...

Mileage: 71,900

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT, AND SEAT BELT INTERLOCK WILL NOT LOCK. *AK NINETY PERCENT OF THE TIME THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL NOT UNLATCH. YOU HAVE TO PULL AND PULL INCH BY INCH UNTIL IT RELEASES. IT IS VERY SLOW IN RETRACTING AND SOMETIMES WON'T RETRACT AT AL...

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT, AND SEAT BELT INTERLOCK WILL NOT LOCK. *AK NINETY PERCENT OF THE TIME THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL NOT UNLATCH. YOU HAVE TO PULL AND PULL INCH BY INCH UNTIL IT RELEASES. IT IS VERY SLOW IN RETRACTING AND SOMETIMES WON'T RETRACT AT AL...

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SHAKING AND SMOKING DUE TO ANTI-FREEZE LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE.*MR (NAR) THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A REFUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $1177.52 FOR REPAIRS MADE ON DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. *CB

Mileage: 39,246

CONSUMER WENT TO START VEHICLE AND THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION UNDER THE HOOD. THE MOTOR AND ALL CONNECTING PARTS CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

Mileage: 35,000

I STARTED NOTICING THAT I WAS HEARING POWER STEERING 'WHINING', WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL AT TIMES. THIS GRADUALLY DEVELOPED INTO THE RECENT SITUATION WHERE IT APPEARED THAT I WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING CAPABILITY WHILE MAKING A SHARP TURN. THIS TURN COULD BE AS SIMPLE AS MAKING A RIGHT/LEFT TURN D...

Mileage: 67,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED ENGINE WOULD STALL. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ENGINE COOLING LEAK AT UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD. MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL FOR 2000-2003 VEHICLES, BUT CONSUMER OWNED A 1999, BUICK, PARK AVENUE. CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE FIXED AND ASKED FOR REIMBURSEMENT, HE WAS DENIED. *AK

CRACK DEVELOPED IN THE MANIFOLD AS WELL AS IN THE UPPER INTAKE PLENUM.*MR *TS

Mileage: 51,025

CONSUMER STATED THE BATTERY TERMINAL LEAKED ACID ONTO THE GARAGE FLOOR. THE BATTERY HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE DUE TO A LEAK. *PH THIS HAPPENED FOR A SECOND TIME. THE BATTERY WAS BY DELCO FOR GM WHICH HAD SIDE TERMINALS WHICH SUDDENLY LEAKED. (THIS ACID CORRODED THE MOTOR COMPARTMENT AND LEAKED ...

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT CANNOT BE OR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PULL FROM THE FULLY RETRACTED POSITION. *AK

Mileage: 57,500

THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION OR AXLE SEEMS TO STUDDER AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35-55, USUALLY AFTER SLOWING DOWN AND THEN TRYING TO REGAIN SPEED.*AK

Mileage: 57,500

THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION OR AXLE SEEMS TO STUDDER AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35-55, USUALLY AFTER SLOWING DOWN AND THEN TRYING TO REGAIN SPEED.*AK

Mileage: 57,500

WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE A LOUD EXPLOSION OCCURRED. THE EXPLOSION DESTROYED THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD PLENUM, FUEL RAIL AND FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. THE CONSUMER PAID TO REPAIR THE ENGINE AND OTHER DAMAGED PARTS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REIMBURSE THE CONSUME...

Mileage: 35,535

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT EH DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD A DESIGN DEFECT WHICH CAUSED PREMATURE GASKET FAILURE. THAT FAILURE CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE MANIFOLD AND BURN IN ...

Mileage: 42,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT EH DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD A DESIGN DEFECT WHICH CAUSED PREMATURE GASKET FAILURE. THAT FAILURE CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE MANIFOLD AND BURN IN ...

Mileage: 42,000

THE ENGINE EXPLODED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD (PLENUM), FUEL INJECTOR RAILS, AND FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. ALL COMPONETS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT, PLUS A SEAL AND VALVE KIT. BOTH GM AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO REIMBURSE FOR THE COST OF THE EXPLOSION AND SUBSE...

Mileage: 33,535

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL FULLY RETRACT AFTER USE AND THEN FOR NO REASON SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASE. THE SEAT BELT IS UNAVAILABLE FOR USE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. THUS CAUSING US TO USE THE VEHICLE WITH OUT THE USE OF A SAFETY FEATURE THAT IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO BE BUCKLED WHEN AUTOMOBILE I...

Mileage: 65,000

NAR 06/19/2003. *MR THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM IT'S RECEPTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE SHOP AND THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED PLASTIC PARTS IN THE SEAT BELT RECEPTABLE HAD BEEN GROUNDED UP. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR REPLACEMENT OF T...

Mileage: 34,413

WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED, A SMALL EXPLOSION WAS AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *MR *PH *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *JB

Mileage: 62,000

THE VEHICLE HAD A CRACK IN THE FUEL LINE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THAT FIRE STARTED AS A RESULT OF CRACKED FUEL LINE. GM HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *TT

THE CONSUMER TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO THE ON POSITION, AND BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS A NOISE AND THEN SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. MR SCC *JB

1999 BUICK PARK AVENUE (3800 ENGINE) EXPLODED AND CAUGHT FIRE UPON STARTUP. *NLM

Mileage: 41,000

FRONT BRAKE ASSEMBLY FAILURE AFTER MULTIPLE REPAIRS.

THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD MELTED, AND CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. *JB SCC

THE VEHICLE BACKFIRED AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE.*JB REFERENCED IN EA02-030

COLD ENGINE. HIT STARTER AND HEARD AN EXPLOSION. SOON AFTER SMOKE POURING OUT FROM UNDER HOOD. ENGINE FIRE. CALLED 911 AND WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT FIRE BEFORE ARIVAL OF FD. ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. SUSPECTED DEFECTIVE FUEL REGULATOER THAT ALLOWED GAS FUMES TO ACCUMULATE IN AIR PLENUM. USED LOW MILEAGE...

Mileage: 60,980

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS WIFE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE BLEW. THE NOISE SOUNDED AS IF A BOMB WENT OFF. THERE WAS A LARGE HOLE ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENED. THE CONSUMER ALSO REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRE DUE TO VIBRATION. SCC

Mileage: 40,000

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS WIFE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE BLEW. THE NOISE SOUNDED AS IF A BOMB WENT OFF. THERE WAS A LARGE HOLE ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENED. THE CONSUMER ALSO REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRE DUE TO VIBRATION. SCC

Mileage: 40,000

CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE WORE ONLY THE INNER PAD, WHICH CAUSED A LOUD SQUEAK. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 35MPH THE E RIGHT FRONT PAD DAMAGE THE ROTOR. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPLACE THE PAD AND ROTOR. TODAY 12/27/02 AGAIN HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND DEALER TOLD CONSUMER IS NORMAL THIS KIND OF PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

ALL FOUR GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES THAT CAME INSTALLED ON MY BUICK PARK AVE HAVE TREAD SEPARATIONS. THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES HAVE OPEN SEPARATIONS. EXPECT THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. TREAD SEPARATIONS DEVELOPED OVER SOME TIME.

Mileage: 36,837

MY 1999 BUICK PARK AVE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AND WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. THIS OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES AFTER IT HAD BEEN PARKED SIX AND A HALF HOURS AND THEN DRIVEN FOR LESS THAN 5 MINUTES AT LOW CITY SPEEDS.

Mileage: 43,000

I WENT TO HAVE BRAKES SERVICED AND DISCOVERED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE VISABLE TREAD SEPARATIONS THAT COULD RESULT IN IMMEDIATE BLOWOUT ON ANY ONE OR ALL TIRES. I BELIEVE THIS MUST BE THE RESULT OF MANUFACTURERING DEFECT(S) FOR ALL TIRES TO HAVE SAME TREAD SEPARATIONS. HAS THIS PROBLEM WITH GOODYE...

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH INTAKE MANIFOLD. ALSO STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED WHICH ALLOWED ANTIFREEZE TO GO INTO THE ENGINE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY IT DID THAT AND OFFER 25% OFF THE REPAIRS AND CONSUMER REFUSED MANUFACTUR...

THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS. MY WIFE WENT TO START THE VEHICLE. WHEN IT BLEW ABOUT A THREE INCH HOLE IN THE TOP OF THE MOTOR. THE EXPLOSION SOUNDED AS IF A BOMB HAD EXPLODED. THE NOISE COULD BE HEARD FOR BLOCKS. THE EXPLOSION SCARED MY WIFE . THE DEALER OR BUICK REFUSED OR DID NOT...

CONSUMER STATES WHEN DRIVING AT 65/70MPH WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THERE THERE IS PULSATION AND CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER. HAVE NOT FOUND A PERMANENT FIX TO PROBLEM.*JB

THE DRIVER?S SEAT CONTROL BEZEL WAS DETACHED AND WAS REPLACED, BUT FAILED AGAIN DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLING. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT CONTROL BEZEL HAD ALSO REPLACED PREVIOUSLY. *YH

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE DIED OUT. RUBBER SEALANT BROKE, AND LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE, CAUSING ENGINE TO GO OUT. THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. MAUFACTURER AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD WARPED, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS HAPPENED DUE TO THE CHANGE IN DESIGN OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, IT USED TO BE METAL AND IS NOW PLASTIC. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, CONSUMER NOTICED VIBRATION AND WOBBLE. WHILE ATTEMPT TO STOP VEHICLE, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF, ROLLING DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. CONSUMER WAS IN TOTAL CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER FOUND WHEEL HAD SHEARED OFF LUG BOTLS AT WHEEL MOUNTING SURFACE. ALL FIVE LUG NUTS WERE STILL O...

WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF.*AK

CONSUMER TURNED KEY TO START VEHICLE AND HEARD A LOUD POP, VEHICLE DID NOT START. SHE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THEN FLAMES. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN.*AK

WHEN PRESSING DOWN ON BRAKES FRONT END ROTORS STARTED TO WOBBLE.*AK

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE THERE WAS ALOUD BANG, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. CONSUMER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THEN FLAMES. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED COMPUTER WAS THE CAUSE. VEHICLE HAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE THERE WAS ALOUD BANG, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. CONSUMER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THEN FLAMES. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED COMPUTER WAS THE CAUSE. VEHICLE HAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT 25MPH BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER STATES BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. NLM

INSURED STARTED VEHICLE. VEHICLE LET OUT A LOUD POP AND STARTED TO SHOOT OUT FLAMES RESULTING IN UNDER HOOD FIRE, CLAIM 13-7487-456. *JG

VEHICLE WAS IN SHOP FOR REPAIRS FOR NOT STARTING WHEN KEY WAS TURNED. REPAIR SHOP COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED, THE VEHICLE EXPLODED, CLAIM 40-2451-477. *JG

INSURED STARTED VEHICLE. VEHICLE LET OUT A LOUD POP AND STARTED TO SHOOT OUT FLAMES RESULTING IN UNDER HOOD FIRE, CLAIM 13-7487-456. *JG

VEHICLE WAS IN SHOP FOR REPAIRS FOR NOT STARTING WHEN KEY WAS TURNED. REPAIR SHOP COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED, THE VEHICLE EXPLODED, CLAIM 40-2451-477. *JG

CONSUMER NOTICED ACID ON GARAGE FLOOR, CHECKED UNDER HOOD, AND NOTICE ACID LEAKING FROM BATTERY. *AK

WHILE COMING TO A STOP AND THEN PROCEEDED TO GO AND ENGINE DIED. ANOTHER INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE PULLING OFF FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ENGINE DIED. LAST TIME WHILE GOING OVER A BRIDGE WITH A LOT OF TRAFFIC, CONSUMER SLOWED DOWN, AND DRIVER IN FRONT STARTED TO BACK UP REALLY FAST. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO P...

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, RIGHT REAR TIRE CAME OFF, VEHICLE VEERED TO LEFT OVER MEDIAN AND INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO AVOID A HEAD-ON COLLISION, DEALER DETERMINED THAT SPINDLE OF WHEEL HAD BROKEN. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 10000.00 . CONSUMER AND PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. *AK *...

AT 33,000 MILES VEHICLE BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH HESITATION AND STALLING, BY STARTING OR WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE AND HEARD A LOUD POP, FLAMES STARTED TO SHOOT OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, CLAIM 13-7487-456. *SLC

CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE AND HEARD A LOUD POP, FLAMES STARTED TO SHOOT OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, CLAIM 13-7487-456. *SLC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

STTERING WAS VIBRATION AND MAKING NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON THREE OR MORE OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

VEHICLE HAS EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE, MOSTLY IN WET CONDITIONS. WHEN COMING FROM CAR WASH, PEDAL GOES AMOST TO FLOOR. ALSO, ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. *AK THE TAIL LIGHT ALWAYS HAD WATER IN IT. THE DRIVER SEAT PANEL FOR ELECTRIC SEATS WAS BROKEN. A DRIVER SIDE LOCK WAS BROKEN AS WELL....

VEHICLE HAS EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE, MOSTLY IN WET CONDITIONS. WHEN COMING FROM CAR WASH, PEDAL GOES AMOST TO FLOOR. ALSO, ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. *AK THE TAIL LIGHT ALWAYS HAD WATER IN IT. THE DRIVER SEAT PANEL FOR ELECTRIC SEATS WAS BROKEN. A DRIVER SIDE LOCK WAS BROKEN AS WELL....

VEHICLE HAS EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE, MOSTLY IN WET CONDITIONS. WHEN COMING FROM CAR WASH, PEDAL GOES AMOST TO FLOOR. ALSO, ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. *AK THE TAIL LIGHT ALWAYS HAD WATER IN IT. THE DRIVER SEAT PANEL FOR ELECTRIC SEATS WAS BROKEN. A DRIVER SIDE LOCK WAS BROKEN AS WELL....

VEHICLE HAS EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE, MOSTLY IN WET CONDITIONS. WHEN COMING FROM CAR WASH, PEDAL GOES AMOST TO FLOOR. ALSO, ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. *AK THE TAIL LIGHT ALWAYS HAD WATER IN IT. THE DRIVER SEAT PANEL FOR ELECTRIC SEATS WAS BROKEN. A DRIVER SIDE LOCK WAS BROKEN AS WELL....

VEHICLE HAS EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE, MOSTLY IN WET CONDITIONS. WHEN COMING FROM CAR WASH, PEDAL GOES AMOST TO FLOOR. ALSO, ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. *AK THE TAIL LIGHT ALWAYS HAD WATER IN IT. THE DRIVER SEAT PANEL FOR ELECTRIC SEATS WAS BROKEN. A DRIVER SIDE LOCK WAS BROKEN AS WELL....

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICE A BUMPING NOISE COMING FROM TIRE. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND. *AK TIRES ARE GOODYEAR LS EAGLE, SIZE P225/60R16, POSSIBLY A SUSPENSION PROBLEM CAUSING TIRES TO WEAR. *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICE A BUMPING NOISE COMING FROM TIRE. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND. *AK TIRES ARE GOODYEAR LS EAGLE, SIZE P225/60R16, POSSIBLY A SUSPENSION PROBLEM CAUSING TIRES TO WEAR. *SLC

BRAKE ROTORS EXCESSIVELY WEAR OUT WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 95% OF TIME. *AK ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *SLC

WHEN PARKING OR TURNING LEFT/RIGHT VEHICLE SHIMMIES.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE VIBRATES AND GRABS. DEALER HAS TURNED ROTORS, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

CONSUMER HAS HAD A REPEATED PROBLEM WITH RIGHT SIDE MIRROR, PARALLEL PARK ASSISTANCE MIRROR, AUTOMATICALLY GOING INTO "PARK MODE". THUS, HE WAS UNABLE TO USE MIRROR TO SEE VEHICLES/OBJECTS/PERSONS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG SINCE I...

CONSUMER HAS HAD A REPEATED PROBLEM WITH RIGHT SIDE MIRROR, PARALLEL PARK ASSISTANCE MIRROR, AUTOMATICALLY GOING INTO "PARK MODE". THUS, HE WAS UNABLE TO USE MIRROR TO SEE VEHICLES/OBJECTS/PERSONS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG SINCE I...

POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK FROM TIME TO TIME. WHEN CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER SAID THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING, AND WAS A PROBLEM THAT THEY WERE AWARE OFF. *AK THE CONSUMER POINTED OUT THAT THE PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT UNLOCK MANUALLY CREATING SAFETY CONCERN. *YH

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM HAS FAILED 3 TIMES, PEDAL WENT HALFWAY STOPED, BRAKES DID NOT LOCKED, AND NO BRAKING ACTION. DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN KEY WAS TURNED, ON THE SECOND TRY THE VEHICLE EXPLODED AND THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 40-2451-477. *SLC

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN KEY WAS TURNED, ON THE SECOND TRY THE VEHICLE EXPLODED AND THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 40-2451-477. *SLC

NEGATIVE POST SNAPPED FROM BATTERY, CAUSING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

NEGATIVE POST SNAPPED FROM BATTERY, CAUSING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE STALLED AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK

EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT FAIL TO EXTEND FROM THE RETRACT MECHANISM WHEN THE SEAT BELT HAS BEEN FULLY RETRACTED. SERVICE DEPT. AND BUICK'S DEALER DISTRICT MANAGER, STATE THAT SEAT BELTS ARE WORKING AS "DESIGNED"! WHEN THIS CONDITION OCCURS THERE IS AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME THAT WILL PA...

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE WILL START VIBRATING .IT COULD BE FELT FROM FRONT TO THE REAR OF VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT WAS NORMAL.*AK

SEAT BELTS FAILED. *MJS

THE PASSENGER FRONT ASSIST HANDLE CAME LOOSE FROM ITS MOUNTING. NLM

CAR STALLS FOR NO REASON .WHEN IT STALLS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON OR MESSAGES INDICATEING WHAT THE FAILURE WAS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES APPEAR BEFORE YOU START YOUR VECHICLE BUT WHEN CAR STALLS THE ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. IT IS RISK TO BE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND HAVING THE ENGINE ST...

WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE AND PULSATE INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CAR BATTERY GOES DEAD INTERMITTENLY WHEN PARKED OVERHIGHT, REPLACED BATTERYLALTERNATOR/DID NOT HELP

BRAKE ROTORS WERE WEARING EXCESSIVELY AND OVERHEATING WHICH CAUSED ROTORS TO WARP/OUT OF ROUND. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. ALL/ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER COST. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION AND IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, ACCELERATING AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED, AND CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION AND IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, ACCELERATING AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED, AND CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST POWER ON THE HIGHWAY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE PULLING OUT FROM A GAS STATION POWER STEERING FAILED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED IN HEATED GARAGE FOR AWHILE. THEN STARTED IT, AND VEHICLE STALLED. WOULD NEED TO BE JUMPED. HAS HAPPENED 15 TIMES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC CHANGED THE BATTERY & ALTERNATOR. BUT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED IN HEATED GARAGE FOR AWHILE. THEN STARTED IT, AND VEHICLE STALLED. WOULD NEED TO BE JUMPED. HAS HAPPENED 15 TIMES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC CHANGED THE BATTERY & ALTERNATOR. BUT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED IN HEATED GARAGE FOR AWHILE. THEN STARTED IT, AND VEHICLE STALLED. WOULD NEED TO BE JUMPED. HAS HAPPENED 15 TIMES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC CHANGED THE BATTERY & ALTERNATOR. BUT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

A MALFUNCTION OCCURS WITHIN THE DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT MECHANISM, CAUSES SHOULDER BELT TO BECOME EXTREMELY TIGHT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *ML

SHOULDER BELT IS TWISTED WHEN IT GOES UP INTO THE RETRACTOR. *AK

DOOR COULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH KEY. DEALER HAS REPAIRED DOOR FOUR TIMES. CONSUMER CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DEALER REPLACED GOODYEAR TIRE P225/60R16

DEALER STATES SEAT BELT REPAIR PARTS UNAVAILABLE AT THE FACTORY.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WHICH COULD RESULT IN COLLISION. *YC

TRANSMISSION WOULD BUCK & JERK AFTER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE FROM REVERSE. DOES NOT HAPPEN FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING. *AK

THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ALWAYS ACCELERATE WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS WHEN I AM TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. BUICK KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT HAS BASICALLY TRIED TO PRETEND THAT IT DOES NOT EXIST.