1999 Buick Park Avenue Problems

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 VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE NEIGHBOR'S YARD AND A TELEPHONE GUIDE WIRE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS CALLED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED AND DIAGNOSED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

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 REPLACED. *JB UPDATED 09/09/15*LJ UPDATED 03/7/16.*JB UPDATED 11/01/2017*CN

STALL WHILE DRIVING

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 SMELL OF FUEL. *TR

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

PASSENGER SEAT BELT NOT CLICKING.

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 TURNING OR DRIVING STRAIGHT. THIS HAS CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

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 HILLS ON THE TOLL RD 73 IN ORANGE COUNTY, CA I EXPERIENCED THE SUDDEN AND TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 65 AND 70 MPH. ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, HEADLIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS ETC STAYED ON AND APPEARED NORMAL. FORTUNATELY THE TRAFFIC WAS SUCH THAT I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, STOP AND TURN ON MY HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS. I SAT FOR A MOMENT AND THEN TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE CRANKING APPEARED NORMAL AND THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY STARTED AND THE ENGINE PARAMETERS, TEMPERATURE, VOLTS, ETC APPEARED NORMAL. I WAS SURPRISED TO SAY LEAST BUT WE DECIDED TO START MOVING AGAIN AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE PRETTY MUCH AT NORMAL SPEEDS WITHOUT A HICCUP THE 20 MILES LEFT TO GET HOME STAYING IN THE RH LANES FOR THE MOST PART. GETTING BACK INTO THE FAST MOVING STREAM OF TRAFFIC WAS SOMEWHAT HAZARDOUS IN AND OF ITSELF. PRIOR TO THIS SUDDEN FAILURE THERE WAS NO WARNING OR CHANGE IN PERFORMANCE. THE ONLY CAVEAT TO THAT IS THAT IT SEEMS LATELY THERE HAS BEEN A MINOR BUT NOTICEABLE SAG OR HESITATION WHEN STARTING TO ACCELERATE WHILE IN DRIVE AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

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 VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE NEIGHBOR'S YARD AND A TELEPHONE GUIDE WIRE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS CALLED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED AND DIAGNOSED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

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, AND I GAVE HIM PERMISSION TO TAKE THE SECOND CAP OFF. ONE MORE SNAP BROKE OFF. MY CAR IS A 1999 BUICK PARK AVENUE ULTRA OF 42,000 MILES. APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO I HAD TO REPLACE A CAP THAT WAS MISSING AT A COST OF $54.00. THESE CAPS ARE POORLY MADE AND CANNOT WITHSTAND THE PROCESS OF HAVING TIRES ROTATED, REPLACED OR WHATEVER CONDITION REQUIRES THAT THE TIRES BE REMOVED. REPLACING THESE CAPS HAS BECOME AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM NOT ONLY THAT, BUT DANGEROUS AS WELL. THIS IS A FAULTY PRODUCT, AND SHOULD BE LOOKED AT. I HAVE CALLED THE BUICK PEOPLE, AND THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THESE CAPS. ALSO, WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. *AK *SC *JB

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.

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. SHE POPPED THE HOOD & GOT OUT OF THE CAR. BY THE TIME SHE GOT IN FRONT OF THE CAR FLAMES WERE SHOOTING OUT OF THE FRONT OF THE CAR. SHE CALLED THE PERU FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO CAME OUT & PULLED MY CAR OUT TO THE DRIVEWAY SAVING OUR HOUSE FROM BURNING TO THE GROUND. THE GOT THE CAR PUT OUT EVENTUALLY BUT IT IS DESTROYED. ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS BURNED OUT. PARTS OF THE INSIDE ARE MELTED. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. WE CONTACTED BUICK. THEY OFFERED US $1000. FOR A CAR WE WERE OFFERED $3000.00 FOR THAT SUMMER. THEY THEN DECIDED THEY DID NOT OWE US ANYTHING AS THE CAR ITSELF WAS OVER 10 YEARS OF AGE. THEY WILL NOT ANSWER CALLS NOR WILL THEY PAY FOR THE DAMAGES. WE CANNOT AFFORD AN ATTORNEY. *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 THE VEHICLE. THE SECOND TIRE BEGAN TO SEPARATE AT 78,000 MILES IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007 AND THE THIRD TIRE SEPARATED IN THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER OF 2007 AT 87,000 MILES. THE TIRES WERE BOUGHT IN A SET OF FOUR AND SHE BELIEVES THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT CAUSED 3 OUT OF THE 4 TIRES TO SEPARATE WITHIN MONTHS OF ONE ANOTHER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FIRST TIRE FAILURE AND PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SECOND AND THIRD TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

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 THE TREAD OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TIRE WAS MANUFACTURED IMPROPERLY. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND. THE CONSUMERS SECOND TIRE ALSO HAD TREAD SEPARATION. UPDATED 10/04/06. *JB

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

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...CLOSER INSPECTION FOUND CASTING OR RACK HOUSING CRACKED AND SEPERATED FROM IT'S MOUNTING POINT ON RIGHT SIDE..THIS ALLOWED STEERING RACK TO LIFT UP AND BIND AGAINST RIGHT RAIL OR VEHICLE INNER STRUCTURE...LOSS OF STEERING AND CONTROL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STEER VEHICLE.

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

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

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

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 REACH OCCUPANTS. RF, RR, AND LR DOOR HANDLES ALL FAILED IN THE EXACT SAME MANNER (PLASTIC COMPONENT ON DOOR HANDLE CRACKED/FATIGUED). CONDITION WAS CORRECTED BY REPLACING DOOR HANDLES. NO OBVIOUS DESIGN ENHANCEMENTS WERE OBSERVED ON REPLACEMENT PARTS. FAILED PARTS ARE AVAILABLE BY REQUEST.*JB

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

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

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 VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE NEIGHBOR'S YARD AND A TELEPHONE GUIDE WIRE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS CALLED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED AND DIAGNOSED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

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 TO THE ADJACENT LANE. THIS INCLUDES SHIFTING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL AND PARK, APPLYING BRAKES, APPLYING EMERGENCY BRAKES AND FINALLY SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE. THE AUTO MOVED TO THE RIGHT LANE AND FINALLY CAME TO A STOP WITH LITTLE CONTROL OF STEERING. I WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN AND SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR TO GET AWAY FROM TRAFFIC. AUTO STARTED UP AGAIN BUT ENGINE NO LONGER RACED. I SHIFTED INTO THIRD AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME SAFELY ABOUT 6 MILES AWAY IN A NORMAL MANNER.ITS BEEN A GREAT CAR, AND THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. *JS

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 SPED UP THE FREEZING PROCESS. *NM

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 IT DID NOT OCCUR WHILE THEY WERE LOOKING AT IT. *AK THE PARK ASSIST MIRROR HAD BEEN REPAIRED AND REPLACED BUT STILL DOES NOT RETRUN TO NORMAL POSITION. THE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS REPLACED. *YH

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 THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLES A/C COMPRESSOR ALSO FAILED. *AK *CB *NLM

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. THE DEALER POINTED OUT THAT THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. *YH

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 FOUND OUT THAT WHEN THE ENGINE IS OFF AND THE KEY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR CONTINUED TO BURN, AND THAT WAS THE CAUSE BATTERY DISCHARGE. I STARTED RESEARCHING MY PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT MANY PEOPLE FACED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. YOU CAN CHECK GOOGLE ASKING 'SIGNAL FLASHER PROBLEM BUICK PARK AVENUE 1999' , 'LEFT TURN ALWAYS ON BUICK PARK AVENUE 1999' ETC. ACCORDING MY ESTIMATION, AT LEAST THOUSAND PEOPLE MET THIS PROBLEM THE CULPRIT IS 'TURN SIGNAL HAZARD FLASHER UNIT'. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS UNIT HAS A BUILT FACTORY DEFECTS AND IT IS DANGEROUS, THIS UNIT UNNECESSARILY MISLEADS OTHER DRIVERS, AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HAZARD FLASHING. I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD REPLACE THIS UNIT AT ALL BUICK PARK AVENUE 1997-2005. FACTORY DEFECT IS OBVIOUS AND THE BUYER DOES NOT HAVE TO SUFFER BECAUSE OF THE SHORTCOMINGS OF ENGINEERS. PLEASE REPLACE MY TURN SIGNAL HAZARD FLASHER UNIT FOR FREE. *TR

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. THE DEALER POINTED OUT THAT THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. *YH

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 HILLS ON THE TOLL RD 73 IN ORANGE COUNTY, CA I EXPERIENCED THE SUDDEN AND TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 65 AND 70 MPH. ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, HEADLIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS ETC STAYED ON AND APPEARED NORMAL. FORTUNATELY THE TRAFFIC WAS SUCH THAT I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, STOP AND TURN ON MY HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS. I SAT FOR A MOMENT AND THEN TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE CRANKING APPEARED NORMAL AND THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY STARTED AND THE ENGINE PARAMETERS, TEMPERATURE, VOLTS, ETC APPEARED NORMAL. I WAS SURPRISED TO SAY LEAST BUT WE DECIDED TO START MOVING AGAIN AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE PRETTY MUCH AT NORMAL SPEEDS WITHOUT A HICCUP THE 20 MILES LEFT TO GET HOME STAYING IN THE RH LANES FOR THE MOST PART. GETTING BACK INTO THE FAST MOVING STREAM OF TRAFFIC WAS SOMEWHAT HAZARDOUS IN AND OF ITSELF. PRIOR TO THIS SUDDEN FAILURE THERE WAS NO WARNING OR CHANGE IN PERFORMANCE. THE ONLY CAVEAT TO THAT IS THAT IT SEEMS LATELY THERE HAS BEEN A MINOR BUT NOTICEABLE SAG OR HESITATION WHEN STARTING TO ACCELERATE WHILE IN DRIVE AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

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

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

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

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 ON BOTLS AND IN POSITION. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO HONOR REPAIR COST. *TT