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1988 Buick Park Avenue Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Feb 13, 2003
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
4
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since May 10, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 19 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 Buick Park Avenue. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–19 of 19

Other / unspecified
Filed Feb 13, 2003

*OHIO TRAFFIC SAFETY REPORT* THE LUG NUTS ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS LOOSE, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO DETACH FROM THE UNIT. *JG *JB

NHTSA ID
10006842
Incident
Nov 9, 2002
Exterior lighting
Filed Feb 12, 2003

THE HEADLIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING.*JB

NHTSA ID
10007233
Incident
Feb 11, 2003
Steering
Filed Apr 11, 2001

WHEN STARTING CAR AND BACKING UP WHILE TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT, STEERING LOCKS UP.*AK

NHTSA ID
885720
Incident
Apr 11, 1998
Transmission
Filed Mar 19, 2001

VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO BACKWARDS. CONSUMER STATED IT WAS TRANSMISSION.*AK

NHTSA ID
883361
Incident
Mar 1, 2001
Filed Oct 4, 2000
Crash reported

PAINT ON OUTSIDE OF CAR IS FADING WITH APPEARANCE OF WHITE PATCHES.

NHTSA ID
733442
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 29, 1999
Crash reported

UPON IMPACT FROM A COLLISION, DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
841336
Engine
Filed Mar 22, 1999

WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
836010
Brakes
Filed Apr 21, 1998

THE MECHANISM THAT HOLDS THE BRAKE SHOE TO THE BACKING PLATE FELL OFF, CAUSING THE BRAKE DRUM TO BE DESTROYED. THE BRAKE DRUM WAS REPLACED ON 11/12/97 AND SHOES WERE REPLACED ON 6/2/29, 5/24/95 AND 10/8//97. ON 10/15/97 MASTER CYLINDER SPRING POPPED LOOSE, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO LOCK UP. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. NO PROLBEM WITH BRAKES AT THIS TIME. *AK

NHTSA ID
822644
Incident
May 24, 1997
Visibility
Filed Aug 27, 1997

THE DESIGN OF THE POWER WINDOWS IN THE REAR ARE MADE SO THAT CHILDREN COULD ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN AND FALL THROUGH; HAS NOT SEEN DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID
815711
Brakes
Filed Jan 14, 1997

ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP.

NHTSA ID
513958
Incident
Dec 5, 1996
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Jan 6, 1997
Crash reported

OWNER STATES THAT WHILE SITTING IN PARKING LOT AND PUTTING CAR IN GEAR THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF, OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT HER FOOT WAS ON BRAKES THE WHOLE TIME AND SHE COULD NOT SLOW DOWN VEHICLE AND HIT A BUILDING. *AK

NHTSA ID
807146
Incident
Nov 6, 1996
Body & structure
Filed Dec 5, 1996

EXTERIOR PAINT ON THE TOP AND ON TRUNK OXIDIZED AND CAME OFF. *AK

NHTSA ID
511790
Brakes
Filed Nov 8, 1996

ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP TWICE.

NHTSA ID
511151
Incident
Oct 10, 1995
Steering
Filed Nov 4, 1996

FAILURE ON THE RACK AND PINION STEERING, WHEN DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO STEER. *AK

NHTSA ID
804496
Incident
Oct 23, 1994
Steering
Filed Apr 10, 1996

STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE, DEALER NEEDS TO REPLACE ENTIRE RACK AND PINION COMPONENTS. *AK

NHTSA ID
982584
Incident
Apr 10, 1996
Steering
Filed Mar 25, 1996
Crash reported

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THERE WAS NO STEERING, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, CAR WAS TOTALED. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

NHTSA ID
981145
Incident
Mar 20, 1996
Steering
Filed Feb 23, 1996

COLD POWER STEERING. *SD

NHTSA ID
501755
Incident
Feb 23, 1996
Body & structure
Filed Jun 22, 1995

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE FRONT STRUCTURE HOOD CAME OFF AND HIT ANOTHER CAR THERE WAS NO DAMAGE . TT

NHTSA ID
967513
Incident
May 27, 1995
Steering
Filed May 10, 1995

STEERING STIFFNESS UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. TT

NHTSA ID
965117
Incident
May 10, 1992

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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