Interior & seats
Filed Nov 3, 2005
1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE MALFUNCTIONED.*MR THE TABS ON THE HANDLE BROKE, THEREFORE THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10134537
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1901
1998 Buick Park Avenue Interior & seats Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Interior & seats reportsComplaints 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.
11
Latest Nov 3, 2005
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
4%
of 246 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Buick Park Avenue submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming interior
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
EngineFuel systemInterior & seats
Filed Aug 30, 2005
1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE HAD THE WATER PUMP , FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, OIL PRESSURE SWITCH, LEFT DOOR LOCK CONTROL BEZEL, TENSIONER PULLEY AND BEARING REPLACED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***.*MR THE GAS GAUGE NEEDLE JUMPED PAST THE FULL MARK THEN ALL THE WAY BACK AROUND TO EMPTY. THE PLASTIC UPPER INTAKE PLENUM WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT HAD WARPED FROM THE HEAT AND STARTED TO LEAK. *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10135613
- Incident
- Aug 1, 2005
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 19, 2003
Fire reported
CONSUMER REPORTED TO THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR, TOM SCHAEFER, THAT WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE AFTER SITTING ALL NIGHT HEARD A LOUD THUMP, AND THEN ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH WENT OUT. SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. MR. SCHAEFER SAID THAT THE CONSUMER USED THE WORD THUMP NOT BANG TO DESCRIBE THE INITIAL INCIDENT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10048211
- Incident
- Dec 19, 2002
- Mileage
- 18,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 19, 2003
DOORS WILL NO LONGER OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10033105
- Incident
- Aug 10, 2003
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 18, 2003
DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. DEALER STATES DOOR'S LATCH MECHANISM BROKE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10034125
- Incident
- Jun 3, 2003
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 9, 2003
THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR FAILS TO UNLOCK BY USING ELECTRONIC LOCKING BUTTON OR MANUALLY PULLING ON THE DOOR LOCK. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 10002445
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 30, 2002
UPON START-UP ATTEMPT - LOUD CLICKING NOISES, ALL INSTRUMENT GAUGES PEG , DIC RESETS ALL COUNTERS TO ZERO, DIC DISPLAYS "DRIVER UNKNOWN" WARNING - CAR STARTS. THIS CAN NOT BE A GOOD THING!*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 766460
- Incident
- Aug 29, 2002
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 16, 2002
IN DECEMBER OF 2001, THE UP AND DOWN FUNCTION OF DRIVER'S SEAT STOPPED WORKING. CURRENTLY, FORWARD AND BACK FUNCTIONS ARE INOPERATIVE.*AK *TT
- NHTSA ID
- 8013986
- Incident
- Dec 1, 2001
Body & structureElectricalInterior & seats+3 more
Filed Jul 16, 2001
THE SEAT MATERIAL IS COLLAPSING, CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS PROBLEM TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE SEATS ARE CONNECTED TO THE SEAT BELT, WHICH ALSO AFFECT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSING THE SEATS TO MOVE INTO ANOTHER POSITION, DISREGARDING PROGRAMMED SETTINGS, WHICH CAUSES THE MIRRORS TO CHANGE THEIR PRE-PROGRAMMED POSITION WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER FEELS SHE HAS BEEN GETTING THE RUN AROUND FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS.*JB EXAMPLES OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS INCLUDE: DOORS DO NOT LOCK, WINDOWS GET STUCK. *SLC CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SEATBELT WOULD NOT MOVE FROM ITS STANDARD POSITION. *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 562086
BrakesElectricalInterior & seats+2 more
Filed Jun 5, 2000
TRUNK LOCKS FAILED. YH
- NHTSA ID
- 552501
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 1, 1999
ASH TRAY LATCH FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 607649
- Incident
- Jul 1, 1998
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.
Other components reported on this vehicle
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .