1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE Complaints

THE VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF THE MANIFOLD SYSTEM WHICH CRACKS AND CAN CAUSES THE RELEASE OF NOXIOUS GASES. NLM

AS ADVISED BY THE SERVICE REP THE CONSUMER SHIFTER FROM FOURTH TO THIRD TO SECOND AND TO FIRST BUT THE ENGINE STILL DIED WHILE GOING DOWN A LONG HILL. NLM

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE JUMPED AND WHEN HE HOOKED UP THE BATTERY CABLE AND TURNED THE KEY TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE BLEW UP AND A FIRE STARTED, CLAIM 59-V656-995. *SLC

CONSUMER STARTED UP VEHICLE AND IT CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 42-1319-967. *SLC

CONSUMER TURNED THE IGNITION ON AND HEARD AN EXPLOSION, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT INSIDE HER NEIGHBORS GARAGE, CLAIM 36-A152-007. *SLC

CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE RECALL 00V-117 CONCERNING SHOULDER HARNESS BECAUSE THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, THE BELTS ARE GETTING WORSE AND THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING THREE MONTHS. NLM

CRACKED HEAD GASKET AND OIL BACK INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM. THEREFORE CAUSING ME TO NEED ANOTHER ENGINE.*AK

CRACKED HEAD GASKET, AND OIL BACK INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM. THEREFORE, CAUSING ME TO NEED ANOTHER ENGINE. *AK

THIS MAY OR NOT BE A PROBLEM. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DAMP AFTER A NIGHT OF RAIN,NO STANDING WATER ON TURNPIKE. TRAVELING AT 65 MPH USING CRUISE CONTROL ON STRAIGHT PART OF ROAD. AUTO SUDDENLY WENT INTO A REAR END SLIDE WHICH CONTINUED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT SLIDES . AFTER ABOUT 150 YARDS I DISENGAGED THE ABS SYSTEM AND REGAINED CONTROL OF THE CAR. QUESTION.COULD THIS BE A MALFUNCTION OF THE ABS /CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AUTO? *AK

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK