Safety Score
89
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Buick Park Avenue.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2001 Buick Park Avenue. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the hood exploded and ca… |
| 2021-04-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE MOTOR CAUGHT ON FIRE EVERYTHING IN THE HOOD CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. ORLANDO STREET FRESNO CA 93… |
| 2020-02-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED INTO AT LEAST 10 PIECES DURING START UP. STATIONARY . HAD NOT BEEN STARTED FOR TWO DAYS.… |
| 2019-04-16 | ENGINE | No | 1 | THE INTAKE PLENIUM EXPLODED AND STARTED A FIRE |
| 2016-12-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | OUR 2001 BUICK HAS HAD A ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE IT IS THE SAME CAUSE AS THIS RECALL- [XXX] -----------------… |
| 2014-09-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | A 2001 BUICK PARK AVENUE WAS PURCHASED ON APRIL 27, 2014. IT RAN GOOD UNTIL SEPTEMBER 19, 2014. ON THAT DAY MY SON WAS… |
| 2014-08-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEED AROUND 50-65 MILES PER HOUR MY CAR WOULD JUST SHUT OFF. I WOULD L… |
| 2014-06-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY, THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. MY DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT WRE… |
| 2014-02-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR AFTER THE IGNITION WAS CRANKED FOR LESS THAN ONE SECOND THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION FROM U… |
| 2013-12-18 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | MY DAUGHTER HAD A HEAD ON ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN OUR 2001 BUICK PARK AVE. SHE D… |
| 2013-11-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK PARK AVENUE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLUID LEAKINF ON THE G… |
| 2011-02-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ANY TIME THE THE BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED THE GAS NEEDLE GOES ON THE WRONG SIDE AND WILL NOT COME BACK IN PLACE UNTIL TH… |
| 2011-01-01 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, AFTER ABOUT 4 YEARS THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES ON THE VEHICLE BECOME FOGGED OVER SO BADLY THAT YOU CA… |
| 2010-07-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK PARK AVENUE. WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 70 MPH HE ATTEMPTED TO DISENGAGE IT… |
| 2009-02-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK PARK AVENUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE … |
| 2008-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK PARK AVENUE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING… |
| 2007-11-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DURING A TRIP FROM NEW MEXICO TO ARKANSAS, I WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. SUDDENLY THE CRUISE CONTROL CAUSE… |
| 2007-09-30 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH ONLY 85,000 MILES. *TR |
| 2007-08-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, "AIR BAG, SECURITY, AND SERVICE VEHICLE SOON" SENSOR LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON - AIR CONDITIONER QUITS … |
| 2006-09-27 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | No | 0 | LEFT TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT DISENGAGE ONCE TURN IS COMPLETED. THE TURN SIGNAL STAYS ON, EVEN AFTER TURNING OFF ENGINE; R… |
| 2006-08-29 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH AND MAKING TURNS THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED IN MOTION AND SOUND. THERE WAS AL… |
| 2006-08-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVEN'T HAD AN EARTH SHATTERING EVENT YET BUT MY PROBLEM IS ELECTRICAL SO ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMETHING … |
| 2006-07-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE PLANETARY GEARS OF THE TRANSMISSION ARE GOING OUT AND THE CONTACT FEELS THIS SHOULD NOT BE H… |
| 2006-06-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | LEAKING PLASTIC UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD DO TO POOR DESIGN. *NM |
| 2006-04-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED IN CONSUMER'S 2001 BUICK PARK AVENUE. *KB *NM |
| 2005-08-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | VEHICLE TO WHICH THIS REPORT REFERS IS A 2001 BUICK, PARK AVENUE ULTRA, 4 DOOR, SEDAN. THE VIN # IS [XXX], WITH 20,724… |
| 2005-07-14 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DT: 2001 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON JULY 14, 2005… |
| 2005-05-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | DT: CONSUMER WAS STEERING WHEN THE STEERING RACK BROKE. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF THIS RACK BREAKING. SH… |
| 2004-12-12 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | VIN, [XXX] BUICK 2001 PARK AVENUE DEALER: PERFORMANCE BUICK - PONTIAC 4033 PORTSMOUTH BLVD … |
| 2004-10-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR FAILED TO START PROPERLY AND DEALER INDICATED THE "FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR IS LEAKING". THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATO… |
| 2004-10-19 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | CHROME ON WHEELS DETERIORATES AND LETS AIR ESCAPE FROM TIRES CAUSING TIRES TO RUN HOT AND GO FLAT. CAUSED WHEEL TO BLO… |
| 2004-04-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ON A RECENT TRIP TO DELAWARE, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SET OR RESUME SPEED, THE SPEED INCREASED RAPIDLY … |
| 2004-04-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDE… |
| 2004-01-08 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW | No | 0 | A SHORT IN THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER CAUSED A FIRE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.*AK |
| 2003-12-26 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING ON A HEAVILY CONGESTED ROAD, WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2001 BUICK PARK AVENUE… |
| 2003-11-24 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE RACK AND PINION. *PH ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. *TT 8JB |
| 2003-07-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | CRUISE CONTROL INTERMITTENTLY JUMPS FOR 55MPH TO 90MPH, AND CONSUMER MOST APPLY THE BRAKES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. DEALE… |
| 2003-01-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK IT ROLLED BACKWARDS.*JB |
| 2002-12-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE STEERING SYSTEM LIGHT APPEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.TS |
| 2002-04-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ENGINE STALLED, LOST ALL POWER. ONCE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AGAIN IT IDLED ROUGHLY AND WOULD ONLY STA… |
| 2002-04-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE HIT A TRACTOR… |
| 2002-01-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE SHIFTS HARD IN GEAR AFTER THE INITIAL START UP. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND CHECKED AT THE PARENT C… |
| 2001-11-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | NUMEROUS SAFETY AND NON SAFETY PROBLEM'S WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT HAS BEEN NEW. GM REFUSED TO FURTHER WORK ON THIS VE… |
| 2001-08-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WOULD MAKE WEIRD NOISES; FIRST TIME WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURN, WAS GRINDING AND THEN STOPPING. THIS CAUSED DRIVER… |
| 2001-08-15 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | WHEN TILT STEERING WHEEL IS IN THE UP POSITION, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE A SHARP TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION DUE TO STEERI… |
| 2001-04-23 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE PASSING AN 18 WHEELER DURING A RAINSTORM AT 6:00 AM. ALMOST CAUSED A MULTI VEH… |
| 2001-03-19 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL OPERATE AND WILL QUIT WORKING AT A TIME, LEAVING CONSUMER WITHOUT CLEAR V… |
| 2001-03-19 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SEAT BELT LOCKED UP, CONSUMER COULD NOT TURN BODY, HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *SLC |
| 2001-03-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ALTERNATOR WILL MAKE A LOT OF NOISE. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY FOUND OUT ABOUT ALT… |
| 2000-10-27 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. DEALER HAS REPAIRED WINDSHIELD WIP… |