Complaint Statistics
28 total complaints
2 crashes 9 injuries
Top Reported Components
| Component | Complaints |
|---|
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 6 |
| TIRES | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | 2 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | 1 |
Incident date: Mar 7, 2012
CARRIAGE ROOF COMES LOOSE. MAY BLOW OFF AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. *JS
Incident date: Oct 4, 1996
THERE ARE A LIST OF RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED ON THEM. SEE THE WEBSITE. CAN I HAVE THESE ITEMS FIXED OR BE REIMBURSED FOR THE MONEY THAT I HAVE PAID OUT? HTTP://WWW.ALLDATA.COM/TSB/07/890742II.HTML THESE ARE ONLY APPROXIMATE DATES AS I CAN EXACTLY REMEMBER. THANK YOU.
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Incident date: Oct 4, 1996
THERE ARE A LIST OF RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED ON THEM. SEE THE WEBSITE. CAN I HAVE THESE ITEMS FIXED OR BE REIMBURSED FOR THE MONEY THAT I HAVE PAID OUT? HTTP://WWW.ALLDATA.COM/TSB/07/890742II.HTML THESE ARE ONLY APPROXIMATE DATES AS I CAN EXACTLY REMEMBER. THANK YOU.
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Incident date: Oct 4, 1998
I HAVE A 1989 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CAR WAS REPAINTED BUT THE PAINT HAS BEEN COMING OFF 3 OR 4 YEARS AFTER IT WAS REPAINTED. I SEE A WHITE COAT AND THE ORIGINAL GRAY COAT, WHICH TELLS ME THEY DIDN'T PREPARE THE SURFACE CORRECTLY. I HAVE PAINT PEELING OFF ON THE DOOR, ROOF AND TRUNK. I THOUGHT THEY
... WERE SUPPOSE TO DO A PROPER PAINT JOB. INSTEAD, THEY DID A QUICKIE THAT DIDN'T LAST. PLEASE HELP AND MAKE THEM REPAINT THE CAR THE RIGHT WAY. THEY DID THE SAME THING TO MY 1990 CHEVY SUBURBAN AND DID A CRAPPY JOB AND THE PAINT STARTED COMING OFF AGAIN AFTER 4 YEARS WITH THE CLEAR COAT PEELING OFF FIRST. HOW CAN THEY GET AWAY WITH THIS? PLEASE HELP ME GET MY BUICK REPAINTED THE RIGHT WAY. THANK YOU. *TRRead more
Incident date: Jan 6, 2003
CLEAR COAT/PAINT DETERIORATION. FRONT AXLES.*AK
Incident date: Sep 4, 1999
ROOF COVER ON VEHICLE BEGAN RIPPING OFF WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DAMAGE TO TRUNK LID. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) NLM
Incident date: Sep 4, 1999
ROOF COVER ON VEHICLE BEGAN RIPPING OFF WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DAMAGE TO TRUNK LID. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) NLM
Incident date: Sep 4, 1999
ROOF COVER ON VEHICLE BEGAN RIPPING OFF WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DAMAGE TO TRUNK LID. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) NLM
THE PAINT, BASE COAT AND CLEAR COAT ARE DETERIORATING, CONSUMER REPORTS RECOMMENDED I CONTACT YOU. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
Incident date: Jun 1, 1997
NO SUMMARY
Incident date: Nov 11, 1998
GAS PEDAL STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION AND INJURIES.
4 injured
Incident date: Nov 11, 1998
THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN 3-CAR CRASH FOLLOWING VICTIM DRIVER STARTING CAR AND ENGAGING TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE FOLLOWING A FILL-UP AT A LOCAL GAS STATION. VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY AND VICTIM DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO AVOID CRASH THROUGH STEERING, BUT COULD NOT. VEHICLE REACHED MAX. SPEED OF APPRO
... X. 30MPH PRIOR TO IMPACT. VEHICLE HAD NEVER HAD A SIMILAR CONDITION BEFORE.Read more
Crash
4 injured
Incident date: Apr 29, 1998
VINYL ROOF FELL OFF HITTING OTHER VEHICLE.
Incident date: Oct 1, 1998
UNIROYAL TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING.
REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP DUE TO FLUID LEAKAGE FROM BRAKE CYLINDER THAT CAUSED CORROSION/GUM FORMATION ON THE DRUM BRAKE PAD.
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT UNLESS THE DRIVER'S DOOR IS OPEN. TO TIGHTEN SEAT BELT AGAINST THE CHEST ONE MUST OPEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND TUG ON THE BELT. *AK
Incident date: Apr 24, 1997
BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. ALSO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON, AND WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE IT'S HARD TO STOP. SOMETIMES IT TAKES BOTH FEET TO STOP. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WAS THE MASTE5 CYLINDER . CONSUMER STATED THAT IT ALMOST CAUSED THEM TO
... HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *AKRead more
Incident date: Apr 24, 1997
BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. ALSO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON, AND WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE IT'S HARD TO STOP. SOMETIMES IT TAKES BOTH FEET TO STOP. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WAS THE MASTE5 CYLINDER . CONSUMER STATED THAT IT ALMOST CAUSED THEM TO
... HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *AKRead more
Incident date: Mar 5, 1996
PASSENGER HIT FRONT SEAT ARM REST BRACKET IN ACCIDENT, DUE TO PLASTIC COVER BREAKING, CAUSING INJURIES. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)
1 injured
Incident date: Jul 13, 1996
ALL FOUR MICHELIN TIRES BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash
Incident date: Mar 12, 1996
REAR BRAKES FAILED. *SD
Incident date: Mar 12, 1996
ALTERNATOR FAILED. *SD
Incident date: Mar 12, 1996
ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. *SD
Incident date: Mar 12, 1996
SERPENTINE BELT FAILED. *SD
VEHICLES INTERMITTENTLY STALL OUT WITH NO WARNING IN NO PARTICULAR PATTERN. TT
Incident date: Dec 1, 1990
TRANSMISSION VIBRATES WHEN SPEED IS INCREASED ALSO GEARS STICK. 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