1993 Buick Park Avenue Owner Complaints

MAJOR TRANSMISSION LEAK-POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD POSSIBLE MANUFACTURE RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10251138

Incident

Aug 10, 2008

Mileage

173,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 BUICK PARK AVENUE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE ENGINE MOUNT FELL UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO DROP HALFWAY OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL DETACHED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE USED. THE CONTACT IS SENDING THE VEHICLE TO A WELDING SHOP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

NHTSA ID

10243569

Incident

Sep 16, 2008

Mileage

130,000 mi

THE WASHERS FOR THE CRADLE BOLTS RUSTED AND BROKE OFF. THE SUB FRAME(CRADLE) THEN DROPPED AND DISCONNECTED STEERING SHAFT. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED LEAVING A PARKING LOT @ 5MPH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10235203

Incident

Sep 23, 2007

Mileage

156,510 mi

LEAKING TRANSAXLE FLUID LINE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10155957

Incident

Apr 24, 2006

DT*:THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE IGNITION SMELL OF ELECTRICAL WIRES BURNING. THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. UPDATED 5/2/2006 - *NM

NHTSA ID

10154978

Incident

Apr 6, 2006

Mileage

76,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH CRADLE BOLTS RUSTED. AS A RESULT BOLTS BROKE, AND THE STEERING FAILED. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK ALL FOUR BACK BOLTS FAILED AND CRADLE DROPPED AND STEERING FAILED. *TC

NHTSA ID

10094264

Incident

Jul 4, 2004

Mileage

175,000 mi

CALLED LOCAL BUICK DEALERSHIP AT 928-774-1472 IN FLAGSTAFF ARIZONA AND TALKED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND HE STATED THAT GM DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL FOR MY 1993 BUICK, PARK AVENUE. THE SERVICE MANAGER DECLINED TO PERFORM A SAFETY RECALL ON MY CAR. THE CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS AS FOLLOWS 96V01500; TRANSMISSION LINE REPLACEMENT. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10036638

Incident

Aug 26, 2003

CONSUMER PUSHED IN CIGARETTE LIGHTER TO ACTIVATE. LIGHTER ONLY GOT WARM. CONSUMER DEPRESSED AGAIN. THIS TIME LIGHTER GOT HOT, BEGAN SMOKING AND CAUGHT FIRE BURNING OUT THE ENTIRE INTERIOR OF VEHICLE. *PH

NHTSA ID

10031695

Incident

Jul 30, 2003

WINDSHIELD MOUNTING CORRODED BODY OPENING PINCHWELD, LEAKS AND STRESS CRACKS MAY OCCUR WHEN MFG OR REPLACED IE NO PAINT OR PROTECTION WAS EVER PUT ON IE QUALITY SAFETY IE THERE IS NO WAY RUST CAN GET T THE MOUNTING OF THE GLASS. IN OTHER WORDS OTHER MAY BE DRIVING AND PUT BRAKES ON ONLY TO FIND THE WINDSHIELD WILL GO FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. DT

NHTSA ID

769440

Incident

Nov 6, 2002

WHILE EXITING HIGHWAY REAR CRADLE BOLTS BROKE, AND STEERING SHAFT SEPARATED FROM GEAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

8016853

NYLON FUEL LINE FAILED, RESULTING ON GASOLINE SPRAYING ON EXHAUST AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS. HIGH PROBABILITY OF FIRE. THE LEAKAGE RATE WAS APPROXIAMTELY .5 GPM.*AK

NHTSA ID

762596

Incident

Jun 2, 2002

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

761785

Incident

Mar 22, 2002

SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK

NHTSA ID

761171

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED, REAR BRAKES ADJUSTED, HOWEVER BRAKES STILL SQUEAK, MASTER CYLINDER HAS LEAKED TWICE. OIL PAN LEAKS, ENGINE OVERHEATED, FAN CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. AIR CONDITIONER INOPERABLE DUE TO FAULTY CORE AND EVAPORATOR. CONSUMER STATES TIRES WERE BAD, ONE TIRE EXPERIENCED A LEAK, FAULTY VALVE STEM, NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN. EXHAUST PIPE FAILURE, REPLACED FUEL FILTER, INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED AND WAS REPLACED. BATTERY AND GENERATOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED. STEERING GEAR FAILURE. TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES LEAKED. ROCKER PANELS RUSTED AND WERE REPLACED. *SLC

NHTSA ID

561928

Incident

Feb 23, 1998

NATURE OF PROBLEM: I PURCHASED A LEMON!! I PURCHASED A 1993 BUICK PARK AVENUE ON 2/21/98 FOR $12,800.00 (ALONG WITH MY HUSBANDS 1991 JEEP WRANGLER) FROM STEPHENS BUICK/JEEP. AT THAT SAME TIME I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 48 MONTH OR 40,000 MILES, CLASSIC JCX FOR $1,466.00. SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE, I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. HERE IS A LIST OF PROBLEMS IN DATE ORDER:1) 2/23/98 REPLACED BRAKE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS (I DONT THINK THIS WAS ON ALL 4 WHEELS)3) 3/11/98 REPAIR TIRE  LEAKING  ALIGN FRONT END (I HAD TO PERSIST ON GETTING TIRED CHECKED OUT)4) 7/06/98 A/C INOP  REPLACED A/C CORE & EVAPORATOR (A/C DIDNT WORK AT ALL)5) 6/24/99 SEAL FRONT EXHAUST PIPE / REPLACE (CONTINUED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT SOME LEAK IN FRONT OF CAR)6) 10/8/99 DUE TO EXTREME RUST ON ROCKER PANELS AND LOW MILEAGE ON CAR  REPLACE R/L ROCKER PANELS7) 10/28/99 THE ANTENNA WAS INOP AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF ROCKER PANELS. REPLACED NEW POWER ANTENNA8) 12/14/99 REPLACED GENERATOR ASSEMBLY / <DISMOUNT TIRE (LEAKY SINCE 3/98), CLEAN BEAD, INSTALL NEW VALVE STEM/REMOUNT/BALANCE> CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM AND REPLACED BATTERY  REPLACED FUEL FILTER/FUEL INJECTED.9) 7/18/200 COMPLAINED ABOUT SOME CLUNKING NOISE ON RIGHT FRONT END WHEN ESPECIALLY TURNING SHARP TURNS. *LEFT FROM WHEEL BRG REPLACED/NOISY/CLEANED AND ADJUSTED REAR BREAKS. BREAKS STILL CONTINUE TO SQUEAK10) 3/12/2001 MANY PROBLEMS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THIS DEALER SHIP1. OIL PAN (SEE 3/3/98) INTAKE MANIFOLD/STEERING GEAR/BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING R.2. LEAKY UPPER/LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD  REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD3. LEAKY MASTER CYLINDER  REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER4. LEAKY TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES  WARRANTY COMPANY DENIED TO REPAIR/REPLACE5. FAN CONTROL MODULE  WARRANTY COMPANY DENIED TO REPAIR/REPLACE *DUE TO THE FACT THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES AND FAN CONTROL MODULE WERE NOT REPLACED, THE CAR IS TOTALLY INOP. THE ENGINE OVER HEATS BADLY.

NHTSA ID

748080

Incident

Mar 11, 1998

CONSUMER STATES THERE WERE TWO PASSENGERS IN THE REAR SEAT, AND IT AS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR SEAT SAFETY BELT RETRACTORS DO NOT RELEASE THE BELTS TO BUCKLE UP. *JB

NHTSA ID

560820

Incident

Apr 14, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

743538

Incident

Mar 3, 2001

WHEN USING SPEED CONTROL, THE VEHICLE COASTS TO A MUCH HIGHER SPEED DOWNHILL.GOT AS HIGH AS 85 BEFORE I NOTICED THE SPEED. THE TRANS SHIFTS DOWN TO A LOWER GEAR FROM AOTOMATIC SPEED CONTROL BUT GETS HUNG UP AND SUFFERS SEVERE SHUDDERING . ALSO HAPPENED WHILE IN THIRD GEAR,STARTING FROM A SIGNAL.POSSIBLY A TORQUE CONERTER OF COMPUTER CHIP FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ID

735366

Incident

Sep 15, 2000

ABS LIGHT WOULD KEEP COMING ON & FAILED TO GO OFF. BEEN TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED ABS VALVE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PROBLEM DID NOT AFFECT BRAKES WHEN APPLIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

869086

Incident

Jun 14, 2000

ABS HAS FAILED TWICE SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. THE FIRST WAS THE ORIGINAL SYSTEM, AND THE SECOND FAILED APPROX. SIX MONTHS AGO. THE ORIGINAL FAILURE WAS REPAIRED BY A BUICK DEALER/TERRY BUICK/JACKSONVILLE,FLA. *AK

NHTSA ID

725645

Incident

Jul 18, 1997

WHILE DRIVING THROTTLE GOT STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY/ UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATE. BRAKES BARELY STOPPED VEHICLE. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THEY UNPLUGGED THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE AND THE ENGINE RETURNED TO ITS IDLE. BUT WHEN PLUGGING IN THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE, THE ENGINE STARTED TO IDLE VERY HIGH. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, FOUND DEFECTIVE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. REPAIRS MADE AT OWNER'S COST. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

865299

Incident

Jul 11, 2000

I HAVE BEEN THE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE FOR THREE YEARS . I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A DEALERSHIP IN RICHMOND AT THAT TIME IT HAD 34K MILES. I AM NOT A PERSON THAT DRIVE FAST OR RIDE MY BRAKES, SO I FIND IT VERY DISTURBING THAT SOMETHING AS MAJOR AS THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM SHOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED THIS SOON. THE PROBLEM I INCURRED WAS THAT THE ABS LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT EVEN AFTER FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE MANUEL. I THEN TOOK IT TO BE CHECKED OUT AS THE BOOK STATED. IHAD TO HAVE THE ABS VALUE ASSEMBLE REPLACED AND I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE INVISTIGATED. THE COST OF THE PART ALONE WAS $578.95 THIS IS A MAJOR PART AND I THINK THEY MIGHT SHOULD HAVE HAD A RECALL ON SAID PART. *AK

NHTSA ID

724975

TRUNK LID OPENS FOR NOW APPARENT REASON WHEN PARKED. INTERIOR LIGHTS AND RADIO COME ON WHEN THIS OCCURS. THIS HAPPENED ONCE DURING A THUNDERSTORM, CAUSING THE TRUNK TO BE SATURATED. *AK

NHTSA ID

724784

Incident

Jun 16, 2000

ABS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD PANEL. WHEN THIS HAPPENED BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY GOT HARD , CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PEDAL WAS HIT TOO HARD AND BRAKES LOCKED UP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK IN 8/14/96 ALTERNATOR FAILED TWICE. 10/3/96 DRIVER SIDE AND RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCKES FAILED. 6/16/97 SERPENTINE BELT FAILED. 7/20/98 ANTENNA MOTOR FAILED. 1/31/00 BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. 5/4/00 ABS WHEEL CYLINDER, BRAKE SHOES FAILED. BATTERY FAILED THREE TIMES. *YH

NHTSA ID

861956

THE ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE BELL RINGS NONSTOP. OCCASIONALLY IF YOU MAKE A HARD TURN THE LIGHT GOES OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES. TOOK TO MECHANIC. DID FRONT BRAKE "JOB". 2 DAYS LATER THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK IN THE FRONT DOORS. THE PASSAGNER SIDE DOES NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK. THE DRIVERS SIDE LOCKS BUT WILL NOT UNLOCK. BUT THE CAR WILL LOCK THE DOORS WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR OR TURN OFF THE ENGINE - LOCKING YOU IN THE CAR. THIS TOO WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND AFTER 400$ THE OWNER DECIDED THAT WAS ENOUGH MONEY TO SPEND AND NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

716712

Incident

Dec 15, 1999