1995 BUICK PARK AVENUE

164 complaints filed with NHTSA.

164
Complaints
7
Crashes
4
Fires
8
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM9
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP8
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP8
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN7
AIR BAGS7
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION6
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL6
UNKNOWN OR OTHER6
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS5
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER5
STRUCTURE:BODY5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE5
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY4

Recent Complaints

20100730FireAIR BAGS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH NO WARNING. THE HORN WAS SOUNDING AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED AND BEFORE IT ARRIVED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND SEEMED TO HAVE STARTED IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE POLICE WERE CALLED, EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED REPORT #10-24586. THE TOW TRUCK TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A STORAGE LOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS POSSIBLY DESTROYED. GENERAL

Mileage: 120,000

20100730FireSTEERING:COLUMN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH NO WARNING. THE HORN WAS SOUNDING AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED AND BEFORE IT ARRIVED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND SEEMED TO HAVE STARTED IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE POLICE WERE CALLED, EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED REPORT #10-24586. THE TOW TRUCK TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A STORAGE LOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS POSSIBLY DESTROYED. GENERAL

Mileage: 120,000

20100302FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I HAD A 1995 BUICK PARK AVENUE AND MINE CAUGHT ON FIRE EXACTLY AS IS DESCRIBED IN YOUR RECALL NEW RECALL OF BUICKS- HOWEVER I DID NOT SEE MINE INCLUDED IN YOUR LIST AND I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU KNOW THIS. I WAS ON MY WAY TO A RESTAURANT TO MEET WITH A CLIENT AND WAS FORTUNATELY ABLE TO PULL OFF THE STREET INTO A PARKING LOT. ANOTHER TRUCK PULLED IN THAT HAD AN EXTINGUISHER AND HE PUT IT OUT BE

20080228FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

MAKE: BUICK MODEL: PARK AVENUE YEAR: 1995 AT START UP, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. IF THIS CAR WAS PARKED NEXT TO A HOME OR IN A GARAGE THIS WOULD HAVE DRASTIC CONSEQUENCES. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS IMMEDIATELY CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE, WHICH GOT PRETTY LARGE. HOME DID SUSTAIN EXTERIOR SMOKE DAMAGE. *TR

Mileage: 164,000

20060829AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, IN A HARD RAIN, ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS SAFELY MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT WAS TREATED FOR MINOR ABRASIONS TO THE FACE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - *NM

Mileage: 248,000

20040301SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER

THE SEAT HEATER MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, THE SEAT BURNED CONSUMER'S BACK AND CLOTHES. *AK THE SERVICE DEALER FOUND THE SIDE BACK THERMISTOR AND HEATER CIRCUIT OPEN. *SC

Mileage: 102,685

20000724CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 15 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSE UNNKOWN. *AK

19990624CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL IMPACT AT 35-40MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND SHOULDER BELTS SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

19990624CrashSEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL IMPACT AT 35-40MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND SHOULDER BELTS SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

19971023CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

ABS: WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY, APPLIED BRAKES, BRAKES DID NOT HOLD, VEHICLE CRASHED INTO GARAGE, BRAKES PULSATED. DEALER HAS NOT DUPLICATED PROBLEM, NO REPAIRS, VEHICLE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. PLEASE PROVIDE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. *AK

19960829CrashSEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

THE VEHICLE WENT DOWN IN AN EMBANKMENT AND HIT A TREE AT 45MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEATBELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANTS.*AK

19960829CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

THE VEHICLE WENT DOWN IN AN EMBANKMENT AND HIT A TREE AT 45MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEATBELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANTS.*AK

19950306CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

WHEN ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT LIGHT ABS FAILED TO WORK AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT/INJURY. TT