Buick Park Avenue 1988

Model Park Avenue made in 1988 by Buick got 21 consumer complains. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to engine and engine cooling, exterior lighting and other.

Model 1988

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE
 While traveling vehicle stalls without any indication. please provide further information. *ak
EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS
02/11/20031
 The headlights flashed on and off while driving.*jb
OTHER
112/01/1993
 Paint on outside of car is fading with appearance of white patches.
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
03/01/20010
 Vehicle would not go backwards. consumer stated it was transmission.*ak
SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - RECLINER
 Upon impact from a collision, driver's seatback collapsed. dealer has not been notified. *ak
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK
12/05/1996105/19/1995
 Antilock brakes locked up.
10/10/19952
 Antilock brakes locked up twice.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
11/06/1996
 Owner states that while sitting in parking lot and putting car in gear the vehicle took off, owner also notes that her foot was on brakes the whole time and she could not slow down vehicle and hit a building. *ak
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DRUM
05/24/199706/26/1991
 The mechanism that holds the brake shoe to the backing plate fell off, causing the brake drum to be destroyed. the brake drum was replaced on 11/12/97 and shoes were replaced on 6/2/29, 5/24/95 and 10/8//97. on 10/15/97 master cylinder spring popped loose, causing the brakes to lock up. the problem has been corrected. no prolbem with brakes at this time. *ak
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - MASTER CYLINDER
05/24/199706/26/1991
 The mechanism that holds the brake shoe to the backing plate fell off, causing the brake drum to be destroyed. the brake drum was replaced on 11/12/97 and shoes were replaced on 6/2/29, 5/24/95 and 10/8//97. on 10/15/97 master cylinder spring popped loose, causing the brakes to lock up. the problem has been corrected. no prolbem with brakes at this time. *ak
STEERING
04/11/19980
 When starting car and backing up while turning left or right, steering locks up.*ak
STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
03/20/1996
 Consumer was driving and there was no steering, causing an accident, car was totaled. please describe . *ak
05/10/1992
 Steering stiffness under normal operating conditions. tt
STEERING - RACK AND PINION
10/23/1994
 Failure on the rack and pinion steering, when driving in cold weather conditions the vehicle is hard to steer. *ak
04/10/1996
 Steering system failure, dealer needs to replace entire rack and pinion components. *ak
02/23/19963
 Cold power steering. *sd
STRUCTURE - BODY - HOOD
05/27/19951
 Consumer was driving and the front structure hood came off and hit another car there was no damage . tt
STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS
08/01/1989
 Exterior paint on the top and on trunk oxidized and came off. *ak
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
11/06/1996
 Owner states that while sitting in parking lot and putting car in gear the vehicle took off, owner also notes that her foot was on brakes the whole time and she could not slow down vehicle and hit a building. *ak
VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
 The design of the power windows in the rear are made so that children could roll the windows down and fall through; has not seen dealer. *ak
WHEELS - LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS
11/09/20021
 *ohio traffic safety report* the lug nuts on the left front tire was loose, which caused the tire to detach from the unit. *jg *jb