1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE Complaints

WITH BRAKES APPLIED, VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, JUMPED THE CURB, INJURING THREE PEOPLE WHO WERE SITTING IN A RESTAURANT BOOTH. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE ENTIRE TIME. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED, AND VEHICLE DIED OUT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TT

FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBELT IS TWISTED AND JAMMED. CONSUMER FEELS UNSAFE RIDING WITHOUT SEATBELTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

IN DECEMBER OF 2001, THE UP AND DOWN FUNCTION OF DRIVER'S SEAT STOPPED WORKING. CURRENTLY, FORWARD AND BACK FUNCTIONS ARE INOPERATIVE.*AK *TT

RETRACTOR IS NOT WORKING. UNABLE TO PULL SEAT BELT ALL THE WAY OUT TO HOOK IT.*AK

CRACK IN PLASTIC COVER OF THE MANIFOLD/EMISSION SYSTEM. THERE WAS A POP AND THE PARKING AREA FILLED WITH BLACK/BLUE SMOKE. CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER THE INCIDENT. TSB SENT OUT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, VEHICLE 36TH MONTH OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD. REFERENCED IN EA02-030

CONSUMER IS HAVING THE SAME SEAT BELT PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 00-V-117-000. *AK

WHILE TURNING ON VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION THAT CAME FROM ENGINE, CAUSING CABINET DOOR TO BLOW OPEN. CONTACTED DEALER WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK THE FUEL REGULATOR WAS FAULTY, TOO MUCH PRESS. *JG

I HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS/REAR ROTORS, AND REAR CALIPERS REPLACED ON A CAR THAT WAS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/102 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****760647

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS THAT REAR BRAKES WERE WORKED ON. THIS TIME THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND THE CALIPERS HAD TO BE "UNFROZEN". THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND THIS WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED TWO TIMES. *AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED, ALLOWING COOLANT TO ENTER ENGINE COST 1,400 TO REPAIR. *AK