2001 BUICK PARK AVENUE Complaints

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR AFTER THE IGNITION WAS CRANKED FOR LESS THAN ONE SECOND THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION FROM UNDER THE HOOD RESULTING IN FIRE. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT WITHIN A MINUTE DUE TO ACCESS OF A NEARBY FIRE EXTINGUISHER. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THE ENTIRE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD EXPLODED OFF OF THE ENGINE AND THERE WAS FIRE DAMAGE TO WIRING AND HOSES. THE CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OVERNIGHT AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS 5 DEGREES F. IT IS A GOOD THING I HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM MY AGING PARENTS. *TR

HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, AFTER ABOUT 4 YEARS THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES ON THE VEHICLE BECOME FOGGED OVER SO BADLY THAT YOU CANNOT SEE THE ROAD VERY CLEARLY AT NIGHT. THIS IS DUE TO THE AUTO MAKERS USING PLASTIC FOR THE LENS COVER INSTEAD OF USING GLASS ON THE ASSEMBLIES, IF THEY USED GLASS THERE WOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM, THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK PARK AVENUE. WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 70 MPH HE ATTEMPTED TO DISENGAGE IT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OVER 70 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ALSO EXPERIENCED FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLES HEAD LIGHTS, HIGH BEAMS AND THE FUEL GAUGE GAVE AN INCORRECT READING. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF FUEL THE GAUGE DISPLAYED FULL AND WHEN THERE WAS NO FUEL IT ALSO DISPLAYED FULL. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86743 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,651. UPDATED 3/7/11 *CN UPDATED 04/29/11

2001 BUICK PARK AVENUE. CONSUMER REQUEST ANY RECALLS ON VEHICLE WITH STEERING PROBLEMS. *TGW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK PARK AVENUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING TO 80 MPH AND ABOVE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY FOR TWO MONTHS. THE VEHICLE'S SPEED ALSO INCREASED WITHOUT WARNING WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED SOME RESISTANCE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,365.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK PARK AVENUE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE, BUT THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTS. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE INJURIES IF IT OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING IN TRAFFIC. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

2001 BUICK PARK AVENUE WITH ENGINE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ENGINE CUTS OUT WHEN ACCELERATING. DEALER STATES THAT EVERYTHING WAS TESTED AND WAS FOUND TO BE NORMAL. DEALER STATED THAT HE WAS PROBABLY PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR DOWN TO FAST. *KB

NUMEROUS SAFETY AND NON SAFETY PROBLEM'S WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT HAS BEEN NEW. GM REFUSED TO FURTHER WORK ON THIS VEHICLE SAYING (WITH A 7 YEAR, 100,000 MILE FULLY PAID HIGHEST LEVEL EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE PURCHASED FROM THE SELLING DEALER) AT APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES THAT THERE WERE SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, THEY WOULD NO LONGER WORK ON THE VEHICLE, AND DID NOT. NEITHER THE DEALER OR GM RESPONDED AT ALL TO A BBB COMPLAINT. CONTACTS WITH GM ITSELF WERE TOTALLY FRUITLESS WITH A PERCEIVED ATTITUDE OF "WHO CARES" ABOUT YOUR PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE WE MANUFACTURED, SINCE YOU PAID FOR IT IN FULL. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN CONTINUOUS OVER THE 7 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP WITH NO SATISFACTION FROM GM. THEREFORE, THIS REPORT IS NOT ON ONE SPECIFIC PROBLEM, BUT MANY, MANY PROBLEMS OVER A SEVEN YEAR TIMEFRAME, THE LEAST OF WHICH I BELIEVE ARE PLAIN OUTRIGHT FRAUD! *TR

LEFT TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT DISENGAGE ONCE TURN IS COMPLETED. THE TURN SIGNAL STAYS ON, EVEN AFTER TURNING OFF ENGINE; RESULTING IN DRAINING THE BATTERY DEAD. *TR

DURING A TRIP FROM NEW MEXICO TO ARKANSAS, I WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. SUDDENLY THE CRUISE CONTROL CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ZOOM. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 8 TIMES. ONE TIME I WAS IN A PLACE TO SEE HOW FAR IT WOULD GO. FROM A SPEED OF 65, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED AND THE CAR ACCELERATED TO 90 MILES PER HOUR. IT DISCONNECTED WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE. ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING ON THIS TRIP, AFTER DISCONNECTING THE CRUISE CONTROL BY APPLYING THE BRAKE, THE CRUISE CONTROL SUDDENLY RECONNECTED WITH OUT ANY INPUT FROM ME. I FEEL THAT THESE TYPE UNCOMMANDED INPUTS ARE DANGEROUS AND ASK FOR AN INVESTIGATION TO SEE IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES. *TR