Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-02-24 | 04V090000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | 910,873 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. RECEIVED POST CARD FOR AIRBAG RECALL. I CALLED THE 888 NUMBER & WENT ON THE INTERNET AS DIRECTED. NO … |
| 2015-07-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN THE HIWAY, HAD JUST PASSED A SEMI; THANK GOODNESS IT WAS AFTER THAT THAT MY DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW MAKING… |
| 2015-06-24 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SID… |
| 2014-08-04 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS W… |
| 2013-01-09 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHECK … |
| 2012-12-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1 MPH IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THE HE… |
| 2011-11-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL PRESSURE IS INCORRECT, STALLING, HIGH AND LOW RPMS, AT STOP SIGN, INCLUDING AND NOT LIMITED TO START, DRIVING, ETC… |
| 2011-10-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | LOSS OF COOLANT INTERNALLY TO COMBUSTION/COMPRESSION CHAMBERS, HYDRO LOCKED ENGINE, THICK SMOKE FROM ENGINE EXHAUST, CO… |
| 2011-10-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | SO THERE HAS BEEN MANY TIME WERE M CAR DOORS HAVE WENT OUT AND WHEN I SAY OUT I MEAN TO THE POINT WHERE I CAN ONLY OPEN… |
| 2011-05-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A LOUD BACKFIRE AND VISIBLE SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. FURTHER INVESTIGATI… |
| 2010-09-24 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE CAR PULLED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT. BEING ONLY A FEW … |
| 2009-06-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | PURCHASED CAR 04/20/2006. IN JULY '09 USED CAR DEALER REPLACED INTAKE GASKET SET. (THEIR COST) IN JUNE '09 REPLACED C… |
| 2009-03-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR OVERHEATED, ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH,I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO A STOP OFF OF THE ROADWAY, ENGINE LOCKED U… |
| 2008-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1. ENGINE STALLED - SKIPPED, MISSED. LOSS OF ANTIFREEZE. FINALLY COMPLETELY DIED AND HAD TO BE TOWED. 2. OCCURRED … |
| 2008-04-05 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT LAP BELT IS LOCKED IN A POSITION AND CANNOT BE P… |
| 2008-03-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET CRACKED LIKE IT DOES ON ALL OF THE 3.8 LITRE ENGINES G.M. NEEDS TO COVER THIS EXPENS… |
| 2008-03-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE, RUN HOT, AND MAKE SO… |
| 2008-01-02 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE MIRROR TURNS A BRONZE COLOR AND IT IS HARD TO VIEW THROUGH IT. I CAN'T FIND THE RIGHT PLACE TO SUBMIT THE V… |
| 2007-09-29 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM TOWN. I MOVED OVER ON THE STREET NEAR MY HOME TO LET ANOTHER CAR PASS AND I FELT A LARGE BUMP … |
| 2007-09-29 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM TOWN. I MOVED OVER ON THE STREET NEAR MY HOME TO LET ANOTHER CAR PASS AND I FELT A LARGE BUMP … |
| 2007-08-25 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | TWO DAYS BEFORE THE INCIDENT I STARTED HAVING AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. I HAD THE CAR OVER A RELATIVES HOUSE A… |
| 2007-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | GREETINGS, I PROCURED A CAR FROM THE TWIN CITY BUICK DEALERSHIP ON 3046 AIRPORT HIGHWAY [ALCOA TN 37701] TO PURCHASE … |
| 2007-05-30 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S FRAME HAS RUSTED OUT. A LOCAL MEC… |
| 2007-05-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD START THE VEHICLE, HHE NOTICED THAT IT WOULD … |
| 2007-01-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | PAINT PEELING OFF THE CAR ALMOST EVERY WHERE. *TR |
| 2006-10-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER | No | 0 | SUPERCHARGER TENSIONOR PULLEY/BEARING ASSEMBLY AND BELT HAS BROKE FOR THE THIRD TIME AT MILEAGES OF 82457, 93720, 139,0… |
| 2006-07-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS MADE TO VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHIC… |
| 2006-05-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ON MAY 6, 2006 WE WERE COMING BACK TO SPARTANBURG, SC FROM THE BEACH. WE WERE ABOUT 7 MILES FROM KINGSREE, SC. AFTER… |
| 2006-04-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE OVERHEATED SEVERAL TIMES AND CONTINUOUSLY REQUIRED ADDITIONAL COOLANT FLUID. THIS … |
| 2006-02-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED IN MAY 2003 THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO START AT TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE PLENUM ON TH… |
| 2005-12-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE TWO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST PROBLEM INVOLVED COOLANT LEAKING FROM THE … |
| 2005-09-17 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | DT: 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRADLE ON THE FRONT END ROTTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVING CO… |
| 2005-08-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE ULTRA SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON. *TS THE MECHANIC STATED THE DOOR MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED… |
| 2005-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE HAD THE WATER PUMP , FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, OIL PRESSURE SWITCH, LEFT DOOR LOCK CONTROL BEZEL,… |
| 2005-07-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE WOULDN'T START BECAUSE OF A LINE THAT LEAKED ANTI-FREEZE INTO THE CYLINDERS OF THE ENGINE. A… |
| 2005-06-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE COOLANT SPILLED INTO THE ENGINE AND VEHICL… |
| 2005-05-20 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DT: CONSUMER STATES: PASSENGER SEAT BELT WON'T WORK, THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT PULL OUT FROM THE RETRACTOR. HAD TROUBLE… |
| 2005-04-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I PURCHASED 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE, FROM SANDERSON LINCOLN-MERCURY DEALERSHIP, GLENDALE, AZ 85301, ON FEBRUARY 24, 200… |
| 2005-03-20 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | DT: THE FRONT FRAME OF THE CAR RUSTED AT IT'S WELD AND BROKE OFF THE CAR. THE CONSUMER NOTICED IT 2 MONTHS AGO CONTACTE… |
| 2005-03-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | AIR BAG SYSTEAM READY LIGHT WILL STAY ON.OPEN HOOD TO CHECK BATT. AND CAME ON AFTER SHUTING IT. *AK |
| 2005-01-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | 1. LOSS OF ENGINE COOLANT WITH NO APPARENT EXTERNAL LEAKAGE 2. DIFFICULTY STARTING AND THEN FAILURE TO START ENGINE 3… |
| 2005-01-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS A 1998 BUICK PARK AVE. THE PLASTIC IDLER PULLEY AND ASSEMBLY FAILED AND THE SURPENTINE BELT NO LONGER TURNE… |
| 2004-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | I NOTICED COOLANT IN RESERVOIR WAS DISAPPEARING WITH NO VISIBLE EXTERIOR LEAKING. I FILLED IT AND WATCHED IT CAREFULLY… |
| 2004-09-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER STATED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD DISINTEGRATED. AS A RESULT ANTI- FREEZE LEAKED INTO THE MANIFOLD AND STARTED TO… |
| 2004-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I AM SUBMITTING THIS FOR MY FATHER-IN-LAW WHO IS 85 YEARS OLD. THERE IS A DEFECT IN GM 3800 ENGINES (VIN K-RPO L36) AT… |
| 2004-08-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | THE SEVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WITHIN A DAY OR TWO MY CAR KEPT NEEDING COOLANT. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH A … |
| 2004-08-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | VEHICLE'S MANIFOLD IS CRACKED. *MR THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START AND A NEW BATTERY WAS NEEDED. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE … |
| 2004-08-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. *MR (LEAKING FUEL REGULATORS) ON FEBRUARY 11, 2003, THE … |
| 2004-07-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH CONSUMER HEARD ALOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED THE LOS… |
| 2004-07-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | ANTI-FREEZE LEAK THROUGH THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD PAST THE EGR VALVE AND THROTTLE BODY, ENGINE RAN HOT, HYDROSTATIC EN… |