2000 BUICK PARK AVENUE Complaints

DRIVER SEAT SLIDES BACK OR FORWARD PERIODICALLY WHEN STARTING AND STOPPING. DEALER CLAIMS NOT A DEFECT IS VERY DISTRACTING , HAZARD POTENTIAL. DT

BRAKE SAFETY DEVICE TO INDICATE WHEN BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IS INOPERATIVE. BRAKE PAD HAD WORN COMPLETELY OUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO ROTORS,THERE WASN'T ANY WARNING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES IN A NON-EMERGENCY STOP, BRAKES MADE A TERRIBLE SOUND. DEALER FOUND A SMALL PART OF DEFECTIVE HUBCAP WITH EVIDENCE OF 2 BROKEN CONNECTORS TO A SMALL ROUND RING, POSSIBLE PART OF ABS SYSTEM. *YD

WHILE GOING 65MPH ENGINE QUIT WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WILL RESTART AFTER SITTING FOR 10 MINUTES. PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR PAST 5 WEEKS, AND THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT THE CAUSE IS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

THE VEHICLE STALLED FOUR TIMES WHEN COMING TO A STOP, IT ONCE OCCURRED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *YH

SERIOURS DESIGN DEFECT IN WHICH A SUDDEN DOWNWARD MOTION OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION CAN CAUSE A SUFICIENT G-FORCE FOR THE "PRY BAR ARM" LEFT FRONT TRANAXLE MOUNT (GM PN25881933) TO PULL THE THREE THREADED BOLT BOSS OUT ALONG WITH PIECES OF THE CASTING. TRANSAXLE THEN DROPS DOWN APPROXIMATELY 1/2 INCHES AND BLOWS MOST OF THE FLUID OUT FROM THE GAPING HOLES.

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING ALL GAUGES GO HAYWIRE. WARNING LIGHTS ARE FLASHING. ALSO SPEEDOMETER WILL READ 18-22 MPH LESS THAN DRIVEN. CONSUMER USED ONSTAR, WAS TOLD PROBLEM WAS A BLOWN MODULE UNDER DASH, DRIVER INFORMATION CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES, FINALLY A WIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A HEAVIER ONE. DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK THE PLASTIC ENGINE BALLED UP UNDER THE VEHICLE FROM WIND RESISTANCE AND FAILURE TO ATTACH PROPERLY. THREE OF THE DOORS NEEDED ADJUSTING DUE TO POOR QUALITY CONTROL. THE LEFT WINDSHIELD WIPER MAKES A SLAP/RAP NOISE. THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIC) MALFUNCTIONS WHICH AFFECTS ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS AND GAUGES. WITHOUT WARNING ALL LIGHTS WILL FLASH, THE TACHOMETER/SPEDOMETER ERRATICALLY BOUNCES UP AND DOWN, AND THE TEMPERATURE AND FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO ZERO. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO REPAIR BUT WITH NO RESOLUTION. AS OF JULY 2002 THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *JGTHE PALSTIC ENGINE SHIELD BALLED UP UNDER THE VEHICLE

CONSUMER STATES PASSENGERS SHOULDER BELT IS INOPERABLE, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN IT CANNOT BE PULLED OUT OF THE MECHANISM, SYSTEM WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK, AND WILL NOT RELEASE FROM RETRACTING MECHANISM. *AK *YD

GOODYEAR, EAGLE LS, P225/60R16, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, BUICK, ULTRA WITH 45000 MILES. DURING BRAKE SERVICE MECHANIC POINTED OUT TO HIM THAT 3 OF 4 TIRES WERE DELAMINATING. LEFT REAR TIRE WAS IN GOOD CONDITION.*AK ALL 4 TIRES WERE REPLACED. *TT

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT COME OUT OF UNIT ON SIDE OF SEAT. CAN'T PULL IT OUT TO USE IT. CONTACTED DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH SEAT BELT. CONSUMER WAS REFERRED TO ANOTHER COMPANY TO REPLACE SEAT BELT, BUT SEAT BELT STILL IS NOT WORKING.*AK