2000 Buick Park Avenue Engine Problems

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 SERIES II ENGINE. I WAS DIRECTED BY MIDAS TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY ISSUE, AND THAT THIS WORK WOULD BE COVERED AS IT IS PART OF A GM RECALL. MY CAR WON'T START AND I NEED TO GET IT TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR THE WORK TO BE DONE.

NHTSA ID

10935963

Incident

Dec 17, 2016

Mileage

60,000 mi

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 NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

NHTSA ID

10924094

Incident

Oct 28, 2016

Mileage

78,000 mi

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 INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 1/16/15*CN UPDATED 01/20/15

NHTSA ID

10650836

Incident

Oct 14, 2014

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 BEEN REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

NHTSA ID

10323948

Incident

Apr 4, 2010

Mileage

80,000 mi

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 NOT BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 5,200.

NHTSA ID

10234395

Incident

Jul 9, 2008

Mileage

5,200 mi

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 REPAIRED AS OF CURRENT DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 161,000. (SC)

NHTSA ID

10229944

Incident

Jun 4, 2007

Mileage

153,000 mi

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 NOW. IF YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10203949

Incident

Jul 22, 2007

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 AREA WERE IGNITED AND CAUSED THE RESULTING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *LA

NHTSA ID

10063466

Incident

Mar 18, 2004

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

NHTSA ID

10017275

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

NHTSA ID

10017231

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

NHTSA ID

8012342

Incident

Jun 1, 2002

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

NHTSA ID

566194

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 WITH A HEAVIER ONE. DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK THE PLASTIC ENGINE BALLED UP UNDER THE VEHICLE FROM WIND RESISTANCE AND FAILURE TO ATTACH PROPERLY. THREE OF THE DOORS NEEDED ADJUSTING DUE TO POOR QUALITY CONTROL. THE LEFT WINDSHIELD WIPER MAKES A SLAP/RAP NOISE. THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIC) MALFUNCTIONS WHICH AFFECTS ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS AND GAUGES. WITHOUT WARNING ALL LIGHTS WILL FLASH, THE TACHOMETER/SPEDOMETER ERRATICALLY BOUNCES UP AND DOWN, AND THE TEMPERATURE AND FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO ZERO. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO REPAIR BUT WITH NO RESOLUTION. AS OF JULY 2002 THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *JGTHE PALSTIC ENGINE SHIELD BALLED UP UNDER THE VEHICLE

NHTSA ID

8011746

Incident

Sep 1, 2000

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 UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION WHEN COLD. *SLC

NHTSA ID

893650

Incident

Jan 10, 2001

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

NHTSA ID

561598

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

NHTSA ID

875597