1996 BUICK PARK AVENUE Complaints

CONSUMER FOUND NUTS MISSING FROM TRACK & ANCHOR UNDERNEATH BOTH DRIVER & PASSENGER SEATS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER TO ORDER NUTS.*AK THESE NUTS ARE USED TO HOLD SEAT TRACKS TO VEHICLE FLOOR PAN. *YH

INTERIOR LIGHTS WIL COME ON BY THEMSELVESINTERMITTENTLY. DRIVER CANNOT TURN OFF LIGHTS, CAUSING BATTERY TO DRAIN AND A DISTRACTION TO DRIVER. A MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED, BUT DID NOT CORRECT DEFECT. *AK

THE REAR MAIN SEAL ROD BEARING/ENGINE CAMSHAFT AND PUSH RODS HAVE ALL PREMATURELY MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ROTORS PULSATE AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DOESN'T STOP EVENLY. DEALER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM DUE TO WARRANTY EXPIRATION. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

VEHICLE STRONGLY VIBRATES AT SPEEDS OF 65 AND MORE. APPARENTLY LOOSENED RF (PASSENGER) DOOR THAT WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER. VIBRATION CAUSES SEATBELTS TO NOTICABLY VIBRATE, VIBRATIONS ARE SUFFICIENTLY SEVERE TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE SEATS TO PASSENGERS, OWNER IS AFRAID THAT CONTINUED VIBRATIONS WILL LOOSEN BODY PARTS TO RESULT IN A DEATH CAUSING ACCIDENT. NOTE, MILEAGE WHEN PURCHASED ON 11-04-98 WAS ABOUT 5400, A GMAC LEASE RETURN TO SELLING DEALER. THE VIBRATIONS OCCUR EACH TIME VEHICLE EXCEEDS 65 MPH. SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT ROYAL BUICK INDICATED THAT THIS VIBRATION PROBLEM WAS NOT UNCOMMON TO 1996 PARK AVENUE VEHICLES

ABS BRAKES WHEN DEPRESSED DID NOT STOP VEHICLE. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR OF VEHICLE RESULTING IN CONSUMER HAVING AN ACCIDENT. ALSO ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

CAR WOULD ONLY TRAVEL AT 50 MPH. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER (DUKE BUICK IN AUGUSTA, GA) FOR REPAIR. ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. CAR HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES.

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING JUMP STARTED TOP OF THE ENGINE BLEW OFF AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK

IN RAINY CONDITIONS, THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO HAVE A EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

FUEL LINE VIBRATES , MAKE A LOUD NOISE THAT IS TRANSMITTED TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *AK