1999 BUICK PARK AVENUE Complaints

INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED COOLANT FLUID ALL OVER THE ENGINE. THIS RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE STALLING WHILE DRIVING . THE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MANIFOLD WITH A REDESIGNED ONE.*AK *JB

INTAKE MANIFOLD AND FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILURE. *BF THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE INTAKE RUPTURE IS MORE SEVERE THAN THE MANUFACTURER STATED. THE CONSUMER ALSO INDICATED TAT THE RECALL HAS A DOMINO EFFECT WHICH CAUSES THE ENTIRE ENGINE TO FAIL. *NM

CONSUMER CONCERNED THAT AUTO SAFETY DATA WON'T BE RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC. *NM THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE PUBLIC HAD THE RIGHT TO KNOW ABOUT DEFECTS REGARDING ALL VEHICLES. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A VEHICLE WHICH HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS, SUCH AS A MOLDING REAR DOOR, A BROKEN DOOR HANDLE AND A NEW ENGINE AND FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS NEEDED. AFTER THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, HE SOLD THE VEHICLE AND ANOTHER COUPLE ENDURED PROBLEMS SUCH AS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE BATTERY DYING. THE OTHER COUPLE WAS TOLD IN JAN 2004 THE REGULATOR HAD BEEN RECALLED. *JB

WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IT ALMOST WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE NOT STOPPING IMMEDIATELY. TNE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT FRONT BRAKE PAD SEPARATED FROM THE STEEL AND WAS JUST LYING THERE. THE BRAKE PAD STILL HAD 50% OF WEAR REMAINING. *AK *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

IT WOULD TAKE 7-10 SECONDS BEFORE IGNITION WOULD START. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE DEVELOPED ON 1999 BUICK PARK AVENUE. *MR THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT HARSHLY, SHUDDER AND HESITATE WHILE DRIVING. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK SWITCH WAS LOOSE INSIDE THE DOOR PANEL. *NM

BATTERY LEAKED, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO START. *AK THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL #03V473000 AND BELIEVED THE RECALL WAS THE REASON WHY THE BATTERY LEAKED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT , HOWEVER THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT ONE OF THE FUEL INJECTOR FAILED. THAT DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE ETHANOL GAS WAS THE PROBLEM. *NM *NM

FROM TIME TO TIME THE FRONT SET PASSENGER SHOULDER SEAT BELT BECOMES STUCK IN THE RETRACTOR. IT USUALLY TAKES SEVERAL MINUTES OF PLAYING WITH IT TO GET IT UNSTUCK SO THAT THE SEAT BELT CAN BE USED AS DESIGNED.*AK