2000 BUICK PARK AVENUE Problems & Recalls

Right side blinkers stopped working front and back I have checked bulbs fuses relays the safty flashers work on both sides break lights work no blink on the dash for right side blinkers out completely could be blinker switch witch is 400 bucks to replace but not sure if that's the problem

Right side blinkers stopped working front and back I have checked bulbs fuses relays the safty flashers work on both sides break lights work no blink on the dash for right side blinkers out completely could be blinker switch witch is 400 bucks to replace but not sure if that's the problem

THE COMOUTER OF THE CAR MAY BE HACKED

THE COMOUTER OF THE CAR MAY BE HACKED

THE COMOUTER OF THE CAR MAY BE HACKED

GOT MY CAR TOWED TO MIDAS ON 12/15 BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T START. THEY SAID I NEEDED A TUNE UP AND A NEW INTAKE. THEY WENT TO TEST MY CAR AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. I RECEIVED A CALL ON 12/17 FROM MIDAS SAYING THAT MY ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AND THE INTAKE SPECIFICALLY WAS UNDER GM RECALL AS IT IS A GM 3800...

Mileage: 60,000

GOT MY CAR TOWED TO MIDAS ON 12/15 BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T START. THEY SAID I NEEDED A TUNE UP AND A NEW INTAKE. THEY WENT TO TEST MY CAR AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. I RECEIVED A CALL ON 12/17 FROM MIDAS SAYING THAT MY ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AND THE INTAKE SPECIFICALLY WAS UNDER GM RECALL AS IT IS A GM 3800...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LATCHES FRACTURED INTERNALLY. THE FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ONLY ABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT WAS UNABL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK PARK AVENUE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE MANIFOLD EXPLODED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO CATCH FIRE. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFI...

Mileage: 78,000

AT APPROXIMATELY 157800 MILES, DRIVERS' SIDE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK BECAME INOPERABLE, UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE WITH MANUAL CONTROLS, UNABLE TO UNLOCK DOOR WITH REMOTE AND UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR WITH KEY FROM OUTSIDE. CANNOT OPEN DOOR TO EFFECT REPAIRS AS DISCOVERED ONLINE (YTUBE) AS INSIDE PANEL MU...

Mileage: 157,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT CONTROL BUTTON PLASTIC PIECE PREMATURELY FRACTURED. THE CONTACT HAD TO RECONNECT THE PIECE WITH TAPE UPON SITTING IN THE SEAT DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL FUNCTION FOR LOCKING A...

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT CONTROL BUTTON PLASTIC PIECE PREMATURELY FRACTURED. THE CONTACT HAD TO RECONNECT THE PIECE WITH TAPE UPON SITTING IN THE SEAT DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL FUNCTION FOR LOCKING A...

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT CONTROL BUTTON PLASTIC PIECE PREMATURELY FRACTURED. THE CONTACT HAD TO RECONNECT THE PIECE WITH TAPE UPON SITTING IN THE SEAT DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL FUNCTION FOR LOCKING A...

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK PARK AVENUE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RUPTURED INTAKE MANIFOLD DISPLACED THE FUEL LINE, WHICH PULLED THE INJECTOR OUT CAUSING A FUEL LEAK. NO ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK PARK AVENUE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RUPTURED INTAKE MANIFOLD DISPLACED THE FUEL LINE, WHICH PULLED THE INJECTOR OUT CAUSING A FUEL LEAK. NO ...

I WAS DRIVING A BUICK PARK AVE 2000. AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN I MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN ONTO A BUSY 3 LANE CITY STREET. WHEN I ACCELERATED AND BEGAN CHANGING LANES THE CAR LUNGED A LITTLE AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. I TRIED PRESSING THE BRAKE AND IT FELT LIKE THERE WAS A BLOCK OF WOO...

I WAS DRIVING A BUICK PARK AVE 2000. AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN I MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN ONTO A BUSY 3 LANE CITY STREET. WHEN I ACCELERATED AND BEGAN CHANGING LANES THE CAR LUNGED A LITTLE AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. I TRIED PRESSING THE BRAKE AND IT FELT LIKE THERE WAS A BLOCK OF WOO...

I WAS DRIVING A BUICK PARK AVE 2000. AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN I MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN ONTO A BUSY 3 LANE CITY STREET. WHEN I ACCELERATED AND BEGAN CHANGING LANES THE CAR LUNGED A LITTLE AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. I TRIED PRESSING THE BRAKE AND IT FELT LIKE THERE WAS A BLOCK OF WOO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC STOP, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AT 45 MPH. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT'S HEAD WAS THROWN INTO THE WINDSHIELD, CAUSING A LOSS OF CONSCIOU...

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK PARK AVENUE. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT TO BUT IT WOULD NOT EXTEND. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT ALSO WOULD NOT EXTEND. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY BUT WITH TIME, BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 5 MPH WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED THEY SUDDENLY LOCKED CAUSING THE STABILITY CONTROL FEATURE TO ACTIVATE ITSELF. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE INTO THE NEXT LANE ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. T...

Mileage: 74,221

THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2000 BUICK PARK AVENUE AUTOMOBILE IS FAULTY BECAUSE IT GIVES RANDOM AND INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS. *TR

Mileage: 146,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 40-45 MPH, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ALONG WITH THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SUDDENLY TURN OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE PROBLEM EVERYTIME HE DROVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORI...

Mileage: 72,000

TWO GABRIEL STRUT MOUNT KIT ITEM #142640 WERE INSTALLED IN A 2000 BUICK PARK AVENUE IN THE SPRING OF 2010 . BOTH STRUT MOUNTS FAILED AFTER ABOUT 5 MONTHS, ABOUT 3500 MILES. THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUT HAD PIERCED COMPLETELY THROUGH THE HOOD. BOTH STRUT MOUNTS WERE REPLACED, AGAIN NEW GABRIEL KIT #1...

TWO GABRIEL STRUT MOUNT KIT ITEM #142640 WERE INSTALLED IN A 2000 BUICK PARK AVENUE IN THE SPRING OF 2010 . BOTH STRUT MOUNTS FAILED AFTER ABOUT 5 MONTHS, ABOUT 3500 MILES. THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUT HAD PIERCED COMPLETELY THROUGH THE HOOD. BOTH STRUT MOUNTS WERE REPLACED, AGAIN NEW GABRIEL KIT #1...

RACK AND PINION BREAKAGE CAUSED BY RUST OUT OF COMPONENT DUE TO PLACEMENT OF AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM DRAIN PIPE. CONDENSATE DRIPPED DIRECTLY ON COMPONENT AND CAUSED THE COMPONENT TO FAIL WHILE IN SERVICE CREATING STEERING HAZARD AND INABILITY TO CONTROL VEHICLE STEERING. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND RA...

Mileage: 146,766

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF; ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED AS WELL. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND PULLED OVER. HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT...

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE ENTIRE VEHICLE HAS FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF 32 TIMES WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED; THEREFORE, THE MANUFACTURER CANNOT ASSIST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE...

Mileage: 95,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK PARK AVENUE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-60 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BOUNCES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,521.

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK PARK AVENUE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC; HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT DETECT ANY CODES FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IF THERE WERE NO CODES FOR THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE COULD ...

Mileage: 5,200

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK PARK AVENUE ULTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE HOOD OF HIS VEHICLE HE PULLED OVER AND COULD SEE OIL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE MANIFOLD. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO A DEALER AS OF CURRENT DATE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN ...

Mileage: 153,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK PARK AVENUE ULTRA. THE PLASTIC HOUSING ON THE REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELTS CRACKED AND FAILED THE SAME DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY ATTEMPTED TO CHARGE THE CONTACT FOR THE REPAIR. HOWEVER, HE REFUSES TO PAY FOR WHAT HE BELIEVES TO...

Mileage: 41,000

FIRE APPEARED AT REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER CONNECTION AT TOP LEFT OF BACK GLASS AND HEADER MATERIAL. DRIVER COMPLAINED OF SMOKE INHALATION...COMPLAINT SUBMITTED BY INSURANCE COMPANY EMPLOYEE; DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 BUICK PARK AVE....WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD 70MPH THE CAR QUITS NO WARNING. IT MIGHT START RIGHT BACK UP OR IT MIGHT TAKE UP TO 1 1/2 HRS TO START AGAIN. WE HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON WITH IT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS...

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS THE 2000 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAFETY BELT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE WAS STUCK AND IT WILL NOT WORK . THE BUCKLE OF THE SEAT BELT WAS STUCK AND CANNOT BE MOVED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER FROM WHOM HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WENT OUT...

Mileage: 72,000

THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WHEN BRAKES APPLIES - NO PRESSURE AND ALMOST NO BRAKING OF THE VEHICLE POSSIBLE. THIS OCCURRED AT A STOP OF THE VEHICLE AND THEREFORE NO CRASH. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A CORRODED BRAKE LINE HAD FAILED LEADING TO A COMPLETE LOSS OF FLUID AND BRAKES. THE BRAKE FLUID LIN...

Mileage: 63,000

ON 7/21/2006, I PURCHASED A USED 2000 BUICK PARK AVENUE AND ON 9/21/2006, WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS RIDING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENTIRE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL CAME OFF. I DIDN'T GET A CARFAX REPORT ON THE CAR, SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE MANUFACTUER'S PROBLEM OR THE DEALER'S PROBLEM. *NM

(1) SUDDEN INCREASE IN STEERING EFFORT. NO PRIOR INDICATION OF IMPENDING FAILURE. (2) MOMENTARY LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL DUE TO THE MAJOR INCREASE IN STEERING EFFORT WHILE TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT AT LOW SPEEDS, 20 MPH. I'M 81 YEARS OLD. (3) DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING RACK WITH WHAT I BELIEVE TO...

Mileage: 52,960

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ALL BUT MANUAL BRAKES. I MANAGED TO REACH A NEARBY SERVICE GARAGE WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES BETWEEN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE MODULATOR VALVE HAD CORRODED AND FAILED. THIS OCCURRED WHERE THE TUBING IS WEDGED TO A FLEX HOSE. THE...

Mileage: 47,370

DT: THE RIMS ON THE VEHICLE ALLOW AIR TO LEAK OUT OF THE TIRES. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF CORROSION ON THE INSIDE OF THE RIMS SO THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT SEALED. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE TIRE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE RIMS. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED ...

Mileage: 68,000

DT: THE RIMS ON THE VEHICLE ALLOW AIR TO LEAK OUT OF THE TIRES. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF CORROSION ON THE INSIDE OF THE RIMS SO THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT SEALED. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE TIRE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE RIMS. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED ...

Mileage: 68,000

00 V 346 000/WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM: THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED OPERATING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT IN SEVERE INCLEMENT CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE ALMOST COLLIDED WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIPERS MOTOR COVER AT CONSUMER COST. *NM ...

Mileage: 49,000

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR THE BATTERY BECAME WEAK. *NM IT WAS DETERMINED THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR MALFUNCTIONED. *JB

THE INCIDENT ORIGINALLY FELT LIKE POSSIBLE WARPED BRAKE DISC (SLIGHT THROBING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL). WHITHIN TWO WEEKS IT BECAME A CLICKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END EVEN WHITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSED. INVESTIGATIO DISCLOSED A BUILDUP ON THE INSIDE SURFACE OF THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE DISC. THIS BUILDUP W...

Mileage: 34,200

MY BUICK PARK AVENUE HAS 13K MILES. WHILE DRIVING THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES (TACH, SPEEDOMETER) STARTED TO PULSATE BACK AND FORTH FOR 0 TO THEIR MAX. THEY EVENTUALLY WENT TO 0 AND THE OTHER GAUGES STOPPED WORKING AS WELL. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND CU...

STEERING EXHIBITS A HORRIBLE NOISE AND SHUTTER ON STATIC TURNS AND THIS CONTINUES N THE FORM OF A "STICK SLIP" FEEL UP TO 60 MPH. THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO TO SEE IF THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND WILL THIS LEAD TO EARLY FATIGUE. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS NO KNOWN FIX. THIS IS A CONTINUAL...

Mileage: 38,000

CONSUMER RECEIVEDRECALL 04V090000 CONCERNING FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. AFTER HAVING RECALL REPAIRS DONE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A STARTING PROBLEM. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT NOTHING ELSE WOULD BE DONE. *AK

MY 2000 BUICK PARK AVENUE WAS RECALLED FOR A DANGEROUS FUEL PUMP (NHTSA ID # 04V090000). WHILE MY CAR WAS AT A BUICK SERVICE CENTER TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP, THE DIAPHRAM OF THE NEW FUEL PUMP RUPTURED, SPRAYING GASOLINE WHICH IMMEDIATELY CAUGHT FIRE. SINCE THIS HAPPENED IN THE GARAGE, TH...

Mileage: 51,000

5 STUDS BROKE OFF THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH CONTACTED.*AK IN THE FIRST PHOTO SENT IN BY THE CONSUMER THE OUTSIDE EDGE WAS MILLED CORRECTLY AND SITS AGAINST THE ROTOR. IN THE SECOND PHOTO THE OUTSIDE EDGE WAS MILLED OFF. *TC

Mileage: 70,000

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT FROM IT RETRACTOR, LEAVING PASSENGER WITHOUT ANY RESTRAINT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK SEAT BELT ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT EXTEND RETRACTOR IS LOCKED UP. *TC

Mileage: 25,245

THE VEHICLE'S STABILITY SYSTEM FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER CHECKED THE SYSTEM BUT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THEPROBLEM. A NEW COMPUTER CHIP WAS INSTALLED AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK *NM

WHILE TURNING THE KEY TO START VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, FLAMES AND HEAVY SMOKE CAME UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. *AK INSURANCE REPORT INDICATED THAT FIRE WAS THE RESULT OF AN IMPROPER COMBUSTION WITHIN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THIS IS BECAUSE THAT THE FUEL VAPORS IN THIS AR...

2000 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE ENGINE STARTED RACING SO BAD THAT YOU HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO KEEP THE AUTO UNDER 60MPH. THE DEALER SAID WATER GOT INTO THE COMPUTER AND SHORTED THE PCM. IT WAS REPLACEDAT A COST OF 640.00. 30 DAYS LATER IT OCCURED AGAIN. THE DEALER OPENED THE COMPUTER AREA AND WATER ...

Mileage: 44,700

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. *AK THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *JB

Mileage: 74,000

WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS MADE IT HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO VIEW TRAFFIC IN ORDER TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER. *SC

Mileage: 52,000

WHILE DRIVING FRONT LEFT WHEEL WAS SMOKING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY DETERMINED THAT ANTILOCK BRAKE CONTROL MODULE WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO FRONT LEFT ROTOR, CAUSING IT TO SMOKE AND WEAR OUT. *AK

Mileage: 37,000

WHILE DRIVING FRONT LEFT WHEEL WAS SMOKING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY DETERMINED THAT ANTILOCK BRAKE CONTROL MODULE WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO FRONT LEFT ROTOR, CAUSING IT TO SMOKE AND WEAR OUT. *AK

Mileage: 37,000

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAME TO A STOP WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKES. DRIVER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE, LOOKED AT WHEELS, AND NOTICED BRAKE DUST AROUND THE RIM. *AK

Mileage: 46,000

VEHICLE WILL CONTINUOUSLY HESITATE TO ACCELERATE WHEN PULLING OUT. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED EVERY COMPONENT THAT CAN CAUSE THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, CANNOT BE FIXED. *AK

Mileage: 10,000

THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT RIGHT RIM CRACKED AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO GO FLAT. *NLM DEALER NOTIFIED BUT REFUSED TO IDENTIFY AS A FACTORY DEFECT. *TT

NAR 05/21/2003 *MR DANGEROUS OPERATIONAL DEFECT. THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR STEERING AND BRAKING IS LOSE. *CB

NAR 05/21/2003 *MR DANGEROUS OPERATIONAL DEFECT. THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR STEERING AND BRAKING IS LOSE. *CB

THE HEAD INTAKE AND GASKET FAILED AND CAUSED ENGINE PROBLEMS. *NLM

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WHEN THE TECHNICIAN STARTED THE VEHICLE THE MANIFOLD BLEW UP RESULTING INTO ENGINE FIRE. *NLM

THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK.*JB

WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO THE APPLY THE BRAKES, ALL BRAKING CAPABILITY HAD FAILED, DUE TO BATTERY ACID LEAKING ONTO THE LINES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*JB *TT

Mileage: 29,083

DRIVER SEAT SLIDES BACK OR FORWARD PERIODICALLY WHEN STARTING AND STOPPING. DEALER CLAIMS NOT A DEFECT IS VERY DISTRACTING , HAZARD POTENTIAL. DT

BRAKE SAFETY DEVICE TO INDICATE WHEN BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IS INOPERATIVE. BRAKE PAD HAD WORN COMPLETELY OUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO ROTORS,THERE WASN'T ANY WARNING.*AK

BRAKE SAFETY DEVICE TO INDICATE WHEN BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IS INOPERATIVE. BRAKE PAD HAD WORN COMPLETELY OUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO ROTORS,THERE WASN'T ANY WARNING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES IN A NON-EMERGENCY STOP, BRAKES MADE A TERRIBLE SOUND. DEALER FOUND A SMALL PART OF DEFECTIVE HUBCAP WITH EVIDENCE OF 2 BROKEN CONNECTORS TO A SMALL ROUND RING, POSSIBLE PART OF ABS SYSTEM. *YD

CONSUMER STATES LEFT TIE ROD STEERING KNUCKLE IS DEFECTIVE. *YD

WHILE GOING 65MPH ENGINE QUIT WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WILL RESTART AFTER SITTING FOR 10 MINUTES. PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR PAST 5 WEEKS, AND THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT THE CAUSE IS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

THE VEHICLE STALLED FOUR TIMES WHEN COMING TO A STOP, IT ONCE OCCURRED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *YH

SERIOURS DESIGN DEFECT IN WHICH A SUDDEN DOWNWARD MOTION OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION CAN CAUSE A SUFICIENT G-FORCE FOR THE "PRY BAR ARM" LEFT FRONT TRANAXLE MOUNT (GM PN25881933) TO PULL THE THREE THREADED BOLT BOSS OUT ALONG WITH PIECES OF THE CASTING. TRANSAXLE THEN DROPS DOWN APPROXIMATELY 1/2 INCH...

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING ALL GAUGES GO HAYWIRE. WARNING LIGHTS ARE FLASHING. ALSO SPEEDOMETER WILL READ 18-22 MPH LESS THAN DRIVEN. CONSUMER USED ONSTAR, WAS TOLD PROBLEM WAS A BLOWN MODULE UNDER DASH, DRIVER INFORMATION CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES, FINALLY A WIRE WAS REPLACED ...

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING ALL GAUGES GO HAYWIRE. WARNING LIGHTS ARE FLASHING. ALSO SPEEDOMETER WILL READ 18-22 MPH LESS THAN DRIVEN. CONSUMER USED ONSTAR, WAS TOLD PROBLEM WAS A BLOWN MODULE UNDER DASH, DRIVER INFORMATION CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES, FINALLY A WIRE WAS REPLACED ...

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING ALL GAUGES GO HAYWIRE. WARNING LIGHTS ARE FLASHING. ALSO SPEEDOMETER WILL READ 18-22 MPH LESS THAN DRIVEN. CONSUMER USED ONSTAR, WAS TOLD PROBLEM WAS A BLOWN MODULE UNDER DASH, DRIVER INFORMATION CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES, FINALLY A WIRE WAS REPLACED ...

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING ALL GAUGES GO HAYWIRE. WARNING LIGHTS ARE FLASHING. ALSO SPEEDOMETER WILL READ 18-22 MPH LESS THAN DRIVEN. CONSUMER USED ONSTAR, WAS TOLD PROBLEM WAS A BLOWN MODULE UNDER DASH, DRIVER INFORMATION CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES, FINALLY A WIRE WAS REPLACED ...

CONSUMER STATES PASSENGERS SHOULDER BELT IS INOPERABLE, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN IT CANNOT BE PULLED OUT OF THE MECHANISM, SYSTEM WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK, AND WILL NOT RELEASE FROM RETRACTING MECHANISM. *AK *YD

GOODYEAR, EAGLE LS, P225/60R16, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, BUICK, ULTRA WITH 45000 MILES. DURING BRAKE SERVICE MECHANIC POINTED OUT TO HIM THAT 3 OF 4 TIRES WERE DELAMINATING. LEFT REAR TIRE WAS IN GOOD CONDITION.*AK ALL 4 TIRES WERE REPLACED. *TT

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT COME OUT OF UNIT ON SIDE OF SEAT. CAN'T PULL IT OUT TO USE IT. CONTACTED DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH SEAT BELT. CONSUMER WAS REFERRED TO ANOTHER COMPANY TO REPLACE SEAT BELT, BUT SEAT BELT STILL IS NOT WORKING.*AK

WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED VEHICLE DOES NOT GO DOWN A HILL, SYSTEM OPERATES PROPERLY ON LEVEL GROUND, AND NOT WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

BRAKES WERE REPAIRED AT 16,455 MILES AND AGAIN AT 40,149 MILES. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD HORN IS INOPERABLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT ENGAGE AT TIMES, DEALER REPLACED. PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT WORK FROM PASSENGER SIDE, DEALER REPLACED DOOR MODULE. CONSUMER THINKS THAT THERE IS AN EXHAUST LEAK AND IT IS CAUSING A LOUD CLATTER UN...

WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD HORN IS INOPERABLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT ENGAGE AT TIMES, DEALER REPLACED. PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT WORK FROM PASSENGER SIDE, DEALER REPLACED DOOR MODULE. CONSUMER THINKS THAT THERE IS AN EXHAUST LEAK AND IT IS CAUSING A LOUD CLATTER UN...

WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD HORN IS INOPERABLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT ENGAGE AT TIMES, DEALER REPLACED. PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT WORK FROM PASSENGER SIDE, DEALER REPLACED DOOR MODULE. CONSUMER THINKS THAT THERE IS AN EXHAUST LEAK AND IT IS CAUSING A LOUD CLATTER UN...

WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD HORN IS INOPERABLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT ENGAGE AT TIMES, DEALER REPLACED. PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT WORK FROM PASSENGER SIDE, DEALER REPLACED DOOR MODULE. CONSUMER THINKS THAT THERE IS AN EXHAUST LEAK AND IT IS CAUSING A LOUD CLATTER UN...

VEHICLE DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT. SERVICE MANAGER AT DEALER CONFIRMED BY TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE CAN'T BE ALIGNED. REASON UNKNOWN. MANUFACTURER STATED CONSUMER HAS TO KEEP BOTH HANDS ON STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP IT FROM DRIFTING.*AK

THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, BUT THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND FIND THE CAUSE, CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE STALLS SOON AFTER CRANKING UP AND STARTING TO MOVE OUT. *YH

CENTER MIDDLE SEAT AND REAR CENTER SEAT BELTS HAVE TOO MUCH SLACK IN BELT, WHICH DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION TO OCCUPANTS OF SEAT. CONSUMER *AK CONSUMER STATES CENTER FRONT AND CENTER REAR BELTS ARE NOT CONSISTENTLY RELIABLE, THERE HAVE BEEN OCCASIONS WHEN THEY DID NOT HOLD AT ALL AGAI...

FUEL PUMP KEEPS FAILING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. ENGINE DIES AND WILL NOT RESTART AGAIN . VEHICLE MUST BE TOWED INTO DEALER.*AK

THE WINSHIELD WIPER FAILED INTERMITTENTLY PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-346. NLM CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEFECT WAS NOTED A FEW DAYS AFTER THE PURCHASE DATE, HOWEVER DID NOT GET REPAIRED UNTIL 01-FEB-2001, ALMOST A YEAR OF THE PROBLEM WITH NO REPAIRS. *SLC

STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AT IDLE AND IN GEAR.DEALER SAYS GMC HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.DEALER STATES HE CAN NOT FIX. *AK PROBLEM.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE IN USE, WANTED TO CHANGE SPEEDS, AND THEY STOPPED WORKING WHICH WOULD CAUSE VISUAL DIFFICLTY, AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED. *YH

IDLE IS ROUGH DUE TO ENGINE TURBOCHARGER. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FIXED.*AK *SLC

IDLE IS ROUGH DUE TO ENGINE TURBOCHARGER. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FIXED.*AK *SLC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES THROUGH ALL SPEEDS OF THE CAR CAUSING YOUR HANDS TO TINGLE & GO TO SLEEP AFTER ABOUT 1/2 HR DRIVING. THIS LEADS TO NOT HOLDING ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH CAN PERCIPATATE AN ACCIDENT

INTERMITTENTLY STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN WILL LOCK UP. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. *AK

DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE MIDDLE SEAT, SEAT IS OFF LINE, AND ARM REST IS PUSHED TOO FAR BACK, PROVIDING NO SUPPORT TO THE OCCUPANT OF THE SEAT. ALSO, WHEN MAKING A STOP THE OCCUPANT FLEW BACKWARD. *AK THE VEHICLE IS SOLD AS A SIX PASSENGER VEHICLE BUT IT IS UNSAFE FOR THAT NUMBER OF PASSENGER. *...

WHILE DRIVING ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE ALMOST FLIPPED OVER AFTER BEING "T" BONED. PASSENGER WAS TREATED FOR SEVERE INJURIES, BUT DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *A...

WHILE DRIVING ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE ALMOST FLIPPED OVER AFTER BEING "T" BONED. PASSENGER WAS TREATED FOR SEVERE INJURIES, BUT DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *A...

LAP FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE TOO SHORT IN LENGTH , DO NOT FIT DRIVER PROPERLY. MANUFACTURER WILL GIVE AN EXTENSION. BUT, IS MAKING CONSUMER SIGN A WAIVER OF LIABILITY. *AK

EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH OPERATION OF THE HORN. HAS TO PRESS VERY HARD TO ACTIVATE HORN WHEN NEEDED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. *AK