Complaint Statistics
14 total complaints
4 injuries
Top Reported Components
| Component | Complaints |
|---|
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | 2 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 1 |
Incident date: Nov 24, 2000
VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER TO HAVE A NEW MOTOR INSTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Incident date: Sep 18, 2000
RECALL ON ENGINE/FRONT VIBRATION DAMPER. *AK
Incident date: Jul 7, 1999
WHILE DRIVING MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FALL DOWN AND HAVE NO STEERING ABILITY WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Incident date: Jul 31, 1998
TIMING BELT AND GEAR FAILED.
THE POWER SEAT PANELS CONTINUES TO POP OUT OF PLACE WHEN PEOPLE OVER 140 POUNDS SITS DOWN.
DIFFICULTY IN TURNING CAR DURING COLD AND WARM WEATHER. *AK
Incident date: Jul 3, 1995
DRIVE SHAFT FELL OFF, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LUNGE/INJURY.
2 injured
Incident date: Jul 3, 1995
VEHICLE WAS PARKED, STARTED TO PUT VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE DRIVESHAFT SHEARED OFF, APPLIED BRAKES, VEHICLE SHOT FORWARD. *AK
2 injured
Incident date: Jan 1, 1994
'COLD POWER STEERING'. *DH
Incident date: Jan 1, 1994
'COLD POWER STEERING'. *DSH
Incident date: Jan 1, 1994
CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTIONS INTERMITTENTLY.
Incident date: Oct 15, 1993
LOSS OF POWER STEERING DURING COLD WEATHER; BECOMES OPERATIVE AFTER ENGINE WARMS UP. TT
NHTSA Safety Investigations — BUICK PARK AVENUE
Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.
EA — Closed
— Model Year: 1999
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE
BY LETTER DATED MARCH 12, 2008, GENERAL MOTORS CORP. (GM) HAS NOTIFIED THE AGENCY THAT IT WILL CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL (IDENTIFIED BY NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 08V-118) TO ADDRESS A DEFECT IN APPROXIMATELY 207,542 MODEL YEAR (MY) 1997-2003 BUICK REGAL GS AND PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH T
... HE L67 SUPERCHARGED VERSION OF GM'S 3800 SERIES II V6 ENGINE.THE RECALLED REGAL GS VEHICLES WERE BUILT FROM AUGUST 1996 TO JUNE 2003 AND THE GRAND PRIX GTP FROM MARCH 1996 THROUGH JANUARY 2003.ACCORDING TO GM, OIL MAY ESCAPE PAST THE VALVE COVER GASKET ON THE FRONT CYLINDER BANK (CYLINDERS 1-3-5) AND DEPOSIT ONTO HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM COMPONENTS.UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THIS OIL TO IGNITE A SMALL PILOT FLAME, WHICH MAY SPREAD TO THE ADJACENT PLASTIC SPARK PLUG WIRE CHANNEL, THE SPARK PLUG WIRES THEMSELVES, THE PLASTIC ENGINE COVER, AND OTHER UNDER HOOD COMPONENTS.REPORTS INDICATE THIS MOST OFTEN OCCURS ON HIGHER-MILEAGE VEHICLES SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN AND THEN PARKED.TYPICALLY, THE FIRE WAS DISCOVERED WITHIN 5 TO 15 MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED.DURING THIS TIME WINDOW, UNDER HOOD TEMPERATURES MAY BECOME ELEVATED.SUCH ELEVATED TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH A LACK OF AIRFLOW THROUGH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT MAY PERMIT A SMALL PILOT FLAME TO PROPAGATE AND IGNITE OTHER FUEL SOURCES.TO CORRECT THE SAFETY DEFECT, GM WILL INSTALL AN IMPROVED DESIGN FRONT VALVE COVER GASKET AND SPARK PLUG WIRE RETAINER.THIS REMEDY WILL BE SUPPLIEDFREE OF CHARGE FOR ALL RECALLED VEHICLES.UNTIL SUFFICIENT PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE TO REPAIR ALL OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, GM STRONGLY RECOMMENDS THAT OWNERS OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS: (1) THEY STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT OWNERS DO NOT PARK THEIR VEHICLE IN A GARAGE, CARPORT, OR OTHER STRUCTURE; (2) IF OWNERS NOTICE A BURNING ODOR, THEY SHOULD HAVE THEIR DEALER INSPECT THE VEHICLE - THE DEALER WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT CHARGE; AND (3) USE PREMIUM FUEL (91 OCTANE OR HIGHER) IN THE VEHICLE AS RECOMMENDED IN THE VEHICLE'S OWNER MANUAL.THE ACTION TAKEN BY GM IS SUFFICIENT TO RESOLVE THE ISSUES RAISED BY THIS INVESTIGATION.THE SUBJECT FIRE INCIDENT RATE ON THE C-, G-, AND H-PLATFORM SUBJECT VEHICLES IS LOW.THE AGENCY WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS ISSUE AND RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.SEE DOCUMENT FILE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS RESUME.Read more
EA — Closed
— Model Year: 1998
FRONT SHOULDER BELT MALFUNCTION
There is no summary currently available
PE — Closed
— Model Year: 1998
FRONT SHOULDER BELT MALFUNCTION
There is no summary currently available