Safety Score
85
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-03-05 | 96V044000 |
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 15,122 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Sub-frame rust is severe where 2 at front of the engine mounting bushings all have rust, but the worst are the ones sup… |
| 2016-09-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SEAT BELT UNBUCKLED WARNING CHIME DOESN'T WORK. THE "KEY IN THE IGNITION" WARNING CHIME USUALLY DOESN'T WORK… |
| 2015-05-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SLOWED TO TURN CORNER, PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. AIRBAG LIGHT ON. NO CONTACT WITH ANYTHING OUTSIDE THE CAR. |
| 2014-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT TURN OFF KEY CAN BE REMOVED WITH CAR RUNNING. *TR |
| 2013-05-18 | TIRES | No | 0 | LARGE BUBBLE ON SIDEWALL PULLING BEAD LOOSE FROM RIM, AFTER DRIVING ONLY ABOUT 140 MILES THESE TIRES ARE KELLY EXPLORE… |
| 2011-10-29 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 BUICK PARK AVENUE WITH BRIDGESTONE INSGINIA TIRES, SIZE: P225 60 RX16. THE CONTACT STATED T… |
| 2009-12-07 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | THREE OF THE FOUR REAR SUB-FRAME BOLTS RUSTED AWAY, ALLOWING THE SUB-FRAME TO DROP ON ONE SIDE AFFECTING THE ALIGNMENT … |
| 2008-01-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DAVID NELSON DIED IN CAR FIRE IN DRIVEWAY OF RESIDENCE IN PLENTYWOOD, MT. *TR |
| 2007-10-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 BUICK PARK AVENUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE C… |
| 2006-11-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | NIGHT & DAY DRIVING, INTERIOR LIGHTS, DOOR LOCKS ACTIVATE: THIS CAN HAPPEN AT 05 TO 70 MILES AN HOUR: AT NIGHT ON A EX… |
| 2006-02-02 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. CAR WAS BEING PASSED BY A TRUC… |
| 2006-01-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WH… |
| 2005-10-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 95V204000 CONCERNING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT… |
| 2005-07-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | DT: THE PRESSURE FUEL LINE SPILT AND LEAKED GAS. IT WAS LOCATED RIGHT BEHIND THE ENGINE. CALLER SAID THEY SMELLED GAS.… |
| 2005-06-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | DT: 1996 BUICK PARK AVENUE, THE IGNITION WAS ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK THE CONSUMER HAD JUST STEPPED OUT OF THE V… |
| 2005-04-07 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 1 | WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT A RED LIGHT DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. DEALER STATED WATER GOT INTO THE AIRBAG… |
| 2005-04-07 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 1 | WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO A RED LIGHT DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. DEALER STATED WATER GOT INTO THE AIRBAG… |
| 2005-03-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | DT: CONSUMER HAS SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL #95V204000, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IGNITION ANTI-THEFT CONTROLLER. MANUFACTURER SAI… |
| 2005-01-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES,AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY AP… |
| 2004-12-22 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | WHILE PARKING, THE FRONT AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR BURNS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BU… |
| 2004-12-03 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE RACK AND PINION BROKE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. CONSUMER COULD NOT STEER THE VEH… |
| 2004-07-19 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED WATER ACCUMULATED UNDER THE REAR FLOOR ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE LOCATION FOR THE COMPUTER FOR THE … |
| 2004-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ANTI-THEFT CONTROLLER MALFUNCTIONED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, REGARDING THE ANTI-THEFT CONT… |
| 2003-06-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | COOLANT LEAK LEAD TO REPAIR OF UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. REPAIRS CAUSED WATER PUMP TO FAIL, AND SERPENT BELT TENSI… |
| 2003-05-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ANTI-FREEZE LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE'S OIL. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE ROD BEARINGS, UPPER AND LOWER INTAK… |
| 2003-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE |
| 2002-08-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | POST ON THE BATTERY COME OUT WHILE GETTING A JUMP. AC DELCO BATTERY/ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF … |
| 2001-04-25 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | HEATING ELEMENT IN THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HAS CAUSED BURN MARKS TO APPEAR IN LEATHER MATERIAL OF SEAT. THERE WAS NO … |
| 2001-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS STARTING TO PULSTATE AND SHORTLY AFTER IN APRIL I T STARTED TO MAKE NOISE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. CONSUM… |
| 2000-10-08 | SEATS | No | 0 | CONSUMER FOUND NUTS MISSING FROM TRACK & ANCHOR UNDERNEATH BOTH DRIVER & PASSENGER SEATS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE … |
| 1998-11-15 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STRONGLY VIBRATES AT SPEEDS OF 65 AND MORE. APPARENTLY LOOSENED RF (PASSENGER) DOOR THAT WAS REPAIRED BY DEALE… |
| 1998-07-15 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CAR WOULD ONLY TRAVEL AT 50 MPH. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER (DUKE BUICK IN AUGUSTA, GA) FOR REPAIR. ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HA… |
| 1998-02-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING JUMP STARTED TOP OF THE ENGINE BLEW OFF AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK |
| 1998-01-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. |
| 1997-12-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | IN RAINY CONDITIONS, THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO HAVE A EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH… |
| 1997-01-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | FUEL LINE VIBRATES , MAKE A LOUD NOISE THAT IS TRANSMITTED TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *AK |
| 1996-11-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG UPON IMPACT CAUSED BRUISES ON PASSENGERS AND FLAME FROM STEERING COLUMN. |
| 1996-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE FAILED. |
| 1996-08-12 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | POWER WINDOW SWITCH FAILED. |
| 1996-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ROTORS PULSATE AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DOESN'T STOP EVENLY. DEALER CONTACTED, AN… |
| 1996-04-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | PASSENGER SEAT HEATING ELEMENT FAILED. |
| 1996-01-17 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | VEHICLE VIBRATES AT SPEEDS EXCEEDING 50 MPH. *SD |
| 1901-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1996 PARK AVENUE WITH MANIFOLD GASKET ISSUES**NAR**CC *JB |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED. |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING CAR WILL STALL OUT. I MUST PUT IT IN NEUTRAL TO RESTART, WHICH IT ALWAYS DOES. BUT, IT STALLS WHEN I AM M… |
| — | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 0 | THE FRONT SEAT SWITCH BEZEL ASSEMBLY IS DEFECTIVE, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FROM DEALER. *SLC |
| — | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID COMES OUT TOO MUCH, DRIVERS VISION IS IMPAIRED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND MUST SLOW DOWN OR BE AT… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | SEAT BELTS IN REAR OF VEHICLE ARE TOO SMALL. |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE REAR MAIN SEAL ROD BEARING/ENGINE CAMSHAFT AND PUSH RODS HAVE ALL PREMATURELY MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEAS… |
| — | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | INTERIOR LIGHTS WIL COME ON BY THEMSELVESINTERMITTENTLY. DRIVER CANNOT TURN OFF LIGHTS, CAUSING BATTERY TO DRAIN AND A … |