1999 BUICK PARK AVENUE Complaints

THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION OR AXLE SEEMS TO STUDDER AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35-55, USUALLY AFTER SLOWING DOWN AND THEN TRYING TO REGAIN SPEED.*AK

WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE A LOUD EXPLOSION OCCURRED. THE EXPLOSION DESTROYED THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD PLENUM, FUEL RAIL AND FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. THE CONSUMER PAID TO REPAIR THE ENGINE AND OTHER DAMAGED PARTS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REIMBURSE THE CONSUMER FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT DETERMINED THE CAUSE. *AK *CB *NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT EH DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD A DESIGN DEFECT WHICH CAUSED PREMATURE GASKET FAILURE. THAT FAILURE CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE MANIFOLD AND BURN IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLES A/C COMPRESSOR ALSO FAILED. *AK *CB *NLM

THE ENGINE EXPLODED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD (PLENUM), FUEL INJECTOR RAILS, AND FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. ALL COMPONETS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT, PLUS A SEAL AND VALVE KIT. BOTH GM AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO REIMBURSE FOR THE COST OF THE EXPLOSION AND SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE/REPAIR. *PH *JB

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL FULLY RETRACT AFTER USE AND THEN FOR NO REASON SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASE. THE SEAT BELT IS UNAVAILABLE FOR USE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. THUS CAUSING US TO USE THE VEHICLE WITH OUT THE USE OF A SAFETY FEATURE THAT IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO BE BUCKLED WHEN AUTOMOBILE IS IN USE. HAD DEALER LOOK AT CAR AND WAS INFORMED THAT SEAT BELT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $600.00. I SEE THAT THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SEAT BELTS NOT WORKING YET NO SERVICE BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED OR A RECALL FOR THIS VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY DEVISE. *NLM

NAR 06/19/2003. *MR THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM IT'S RECEPTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE SHOP AND THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED PLASTIC PARTS IN THE SEAT BELT RECEPTABLE HAD BEEN GROUNDED UP. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE SEAT BELTS IF OTHER BUICK OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *CB *JB

WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED, A SMALL EXPLOSION WAS AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *MR *PH *JB

THE VEHICLE HAD A CRACK IN THE FUEL LINE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THAT FIRE STARTED AS A RESULT OF CRACKED FUEL LINE. GM HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *TT

THE CONSUMER TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO THE ON POSITION, AND BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS A NOISE AND THEN SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. MR SCC *JB

1999 BUICK PARK AVENUE (3800 ENGINE) EXPLODED AND CAUGHT FIRE UPON STARTUP. *NLM