1999 BUICK PARK AVENUE Complaints

CAR BATTERY GOES DEAD INTERMITTENLY WHEN PARKED OVERHIGHT, REPLACED BATTERYLALTERNATOR/DID NOT HELP

BRAKE ROTORS WERE WEARING EXCESSIVELY AND OVERHEATING WHICH CAUSED ROTORS TO WARP/OUT OF ROUND. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. ALL/ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER COST. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION AND IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, ACCELERATING AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED, AND CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE PULLING OUT FROM A GAS STATION POWER STEERING FAILED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED IN HEATED GARAGE FOR AWHILE. THEN STARTED IT, AND VEHICLE STALLED. WOULD NEED TO BE JUMPED. HAS HAPPENED 15 TIMES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC CHANGED THE BATTERY & ALTERNATOR. BUT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

A MALFUNCTION OCCURS WITHIN THE DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT MECHANISM, CAUSES SHOULDER BELT TO BECOME EXTREMELY TIGHT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *ML

DOOR COULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH KEY. DEALER HAS REPAIRED DOOR FOUR TIMES. CONSUMER CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WHICH COULD RESULT IN COLLISION. *YC

TRANSMISSION WOULD BUCK & JERK AFTER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE FROM REVERSE. DOES NOT HAPPEN FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK. *AK

THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ALWAYS ACCELERATE WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS WHEN I AM TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. BUICK KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT HAS BASICALLY TRIED TO PRETEND THAT IT DOES NOT EXIST.