1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE Complaints

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN VEHICLE BECOMES HARD TO SLOW DOWN. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE.*AK IT TAKES APPROXIMATELY 150 TO 200 YARDS BEFORE CONSUMER BEGANS TO FEEL VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT PERFORMANCE OF VEHICLE IS NORMAL AND WAS INFORMED THAT NEW PADS WOULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*JB

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HEATER FAILED. THIS COMPONENT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED ON A THREE YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH 25,000 MILES.*AK

ASH TRAY LATCHING MECHANISM FAILED. TRAY IN OPEN POSITION. POTENTIAL HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. *AK

SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. VIBRATIONS FELT IN STEERING AND PASSENGER SEATING. THIS 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE HAS ONLY 25,000 MILES. THE BRAKE ROTORS SHOULD NOT BE DEFECTIVE AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE. *AK

IT DOES NOT MATTER IF TANK IS FULL OR EMPTY FUEL BACKS UP IN NECK, AND WILL SHUT OUT ONTO WHOMEVER IS STANDING IN FRONT OF GAS NOZZLE. DEALER REPLACED FUEL FILLER NECK. WAS REPLACED IMMEDIATELY AFTER FUEL FILLER NECK NEEDED REPLACING AGAIN. CONSUMER FEELS THERE IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH WARNING LIGHT FOR COOLANT CAME ON. CONSUMER WENT TO MECHANIC, WHO FOUND UPPER MANIFOLD PLENTIUM, WHICH WAS MADE OF PLASTIC, HAD ALLOWED ANTIFREEZE TO FLOOD ENGINE. *AK *JB

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, ORIGIN APPEARS NEAR LEFT FRONT APRON, VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING ALL NIGHT, CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE AND A PUFF OF SMOKE APPEARED, CONSUMER TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND FIRE BEGAN, CLAIM 49-3261-220. *SLC

VEHICLE WAS SITTING OVERNIGHT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START IT BY TURNING KEY IN IGNITION, AND VEHICLE EXPLODED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARMENT. VEHICLE WAS NOT A TOTAL LOSS. FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN INTERNAL FUEL LEAKAGE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 10MPH AND PREPARING TO MAKE A TURN, CAR MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND COLLASPED, WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS DISENGADGED AND LEFT BALL JOINT NUT CAME OFF. *AK DEALER INSTALLED INNER CV BOOT ON LEFT FRONT. *SLC

RIGHT AFTER PUTTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, FIRE WAS PUT OUT WITH AN EXTINGUISHER. *CJ