Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 8 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2005 Buick Park Avenue, most frequently naming the other / unspecified, electrical and suspension categories. 505 manufacturer communications are on file.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
| Month | Complaints filed | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|
| May 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| Jun 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 2007 | 1 | 3 |
| May 2008 | 1 | 4 |
| Aug 2008 | 1 | 5 |
| Dec 2010 | 1 | 6 |
| May 2011 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 2011 | 1 | 8 |
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD NOT BE INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TUMBLES IN THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,485.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION PRESENT ON THREE OF THE FOUR WHEELS THAT PROHIBITED THE BEAD ON THE TIRE FROM SEALING. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE TIRE TO LEAK AIR ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO ADD AT LEAST TEN POUNDS OF AIR TO THE TIRES PER WEEK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS WHO BOTH ADVISED THAT THE WHEELS WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOOK A COMPLAINT BUT PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRES WERE UNDER INFLATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE WHEELS WERE COVERED WITH RUST WHERE THE CHROME CONTACTS THE SEAL ON THE TIRES, ALLOWING AIR TO LEAK. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE BUT THE CONTACT HAD TO INFLATE THE TIRES VERY FREQUENTLY TO MAINTAIN PROPER AIR PRESSURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
PURCHASED 2005 BUICK PARK AVENUE FROM VAN BUREN BUICK IN GARDEN CITY PARK, NEW YORK WAS CONCERNED THAT VEHICLE HAD ALL CURRENT SAFETY FEATURES AS LISTED IN BROCHURE. ABS, AIR BAGS, DTABLE TRACK AND ON-STAR WERE SOME OF THE MAIN SAFETY FEATURES. SPECIFICALLY ASKED SALESMAN ( PAT LONGO) IF ON-STAR WILL CONTINUE TO WORK AFTER THE DIGITAL CUTOVER IN JAN 2008. SALESMAN ASSURED ME THAT UNIT WAS DIGITAL READY AND WOULD BE CONVERTED BY DEALER AT NO CHARGE PRIOR TO JAN 2008 NOW BOTH DEALER AND GM REFUSE TO HONOR THIS PLEDGE AND SAY I WAS SOLD A ANALOG ONLY ON_STAR UNIT AND DEALER DENIES THAT HIS SALESPERSON COMMITTED FRAUD BY SELLING ME A VEHICLE THAT DID NOT MEET MY REQUESTED STANDARDS. DEALER OFFERED ME $500.00 TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF A NEW VEHICLE FOR $40,000.00 THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN BACK AT FULL PURCHASE PRICE TO BE APPLIED TO A CAR WITH THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT REQUESTED AS THE SALE WAS AN INTENDED FRAUD IN ORDER TO SELL THE VEHICLE GM STATED THAT IT IS THE DEALERS RESPONSIBILITY AS THE HAD FULL KNOWLEDGE THE MY CAR HAD AN ANALOG ON-STAR SYSTEM THAT COULD NOT BE UPDATE TO THE 2008 DIGITAL STANDARDS. *TR
THE CHROME PLATING ON MY WHEELS HAS LARGE BUBBLES WHICH CAUSED THREE OF MY TIRES TO LOSE AIR. LUCKILY THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ON AN INTERSTATE AND BY THE TIME I FOUND A GAS STATION THE TIRES WERE BETWEEN FIFTEEN AND TWENTY POUNDS. LUCKILY I KNEW ENOUGH TO SLOW DOWN OR I WOULD HAVE HAD A BLOW-OUT. *TR
HIGH SPEED SHAKE OR SHIMMY--THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES, ONE AXLE HAS BEEN REPLACED, ADDITIONAL BALANCING WAS DONE, FINALLY, WE WERE TOLD IT COULD NOT BE FIXED. *TR
2005 BUICK PARK AVENUE WITH ONSTAR CUSTOMER STATES THAT ONSTAR HAS INFORMED HIM THAT THEY DECIDED TO INSTALL ANALOG WIRING ONLY**CC THE CONSUMER IS DISAPPOINTED THAT GM WILL CHANGE HER VEHICLE OVER TO DIGITAL IN ORDER TO CONTINUE USING ONSTAR FEATURES. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD HER VEHICLE WAS CAME EQUIPPED WITH ANALOG WIRING ONLY *TR
PURCHASED A 2005 BUICK PARK AVENUE FROM VAN BUREN BUICK 2257 JERICHO TURNPIKE GARDEN CITY PARK, NY 11040 1-888-300-1376. PRIOR TO PURCHASE REQUIRED SEVERAL SAFETY FEATURES AND ONE OF THESE WAS ONSTAR SYSTEM. ASKED DEALER IF SYSTEM WAS DIGITAL READY AND WAS TOLD THAT DUE TO VEHICLE BEING A 2005 IT ALREADY IS DIGITAL READY AND WILL BE CONVERTED PRIOR TO 2008. NOW GM TELLS ME IT IS ONLY ANALOG AND WILL CEASE TO FUNCTION BY 12/31/07 VEHICLE WENT IN FOR A SAFETY DEFECT (ONSTAR) AND WORK ORDER #296327 FULLED OUT"ONSTAR CANNOT BE UPGRADED TO DIGITAL" THEREFORE, A SAFETY FEATURE THAT I PURCHASED WHICH SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE TO THE CONSUMER EVEN THOUGH I WAS ASSURED THAT IT WILL BE UPGRADED. DEALER SHOULD RE-PURCHASE VEHICLE TO BE APPLIED TO A GM VEHICLE WITH DIGITAL ONSTAR. *TR
A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.
This PI communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from TAC.
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint. Technician should get record a sound clip or take a video of the noise for assessment by engineering. Technician will need to call General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance.
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. The J-35616-64B is the latest test probe released for checking tension or probing the .64 series terminals. The test probe terminal has been released in the terminal repair kit (J-38125-620H) located in Lear Tray 7 part number 963716-2. There are 5 terminated leads in a package part number is 13505346, which can be ordered through your normal General Motors Customer Care and Aftersales parts channel.
Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Issue Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005Viewing | 8 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 37.7 |
| 2003 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 34.3 |
| 2002 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 52.3 |
| 2001 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 61.2 |
| 2000 | 81 | 3 | 3 | 59.4 |
| 1999 | 140 | 3 | 4 | 62.8 |
| 1998 | 246 | 2 | 5 | 62.0 |
| 1997 | 219 | 3 | 5 | 62.5 |
| 1996 | 59 | 3 | 3 | 61.1 |
| 1995 | 117 | 1 | 0 | 41.7 |
| 1994 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 39.9 |
| 1993 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 49.3 |
| 1992 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 50.8 |
| 1991 | 92 | 1 | 2 | 58.0 |
| 1990 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 37.4 |
| 1989 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 41.1 |
| 1988 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 42.4 |
| 1987 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 29.1 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.