Buick Park Avenue 1989
Model Park Avenue made in 1989 by Buick got 31 consumer complains. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to electrical system, engine and engine cooling and equipment.
Model 1989
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||
| 03/12/1996 | 2 | ||
| Alternator failed. *sd | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| Vehicles intermittently stall out with no warning in no particular pattern. tt | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | |||
| 03/12/1996 | 2 | ||
| Serpentine belt failed. *sd | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||
| 01/01/1997 | |||
| Radio antenna failed. | |||
| OTHER | |||
| 06/01/1997 | 01/01/1996 | ||
| No summary | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 12/01/1990 | |||
| Transmission vibrates when speed is increased also gears stick. tt | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY - AXLE SHAFT | |||
| 01/06/2003 | 127000 | 2 | 02/09/2001 |
| Clear coat/paint deterioration. front axles.*ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| Driver's side seat belt will not retract unless the driver's door is open. to tighten seat belt against the chest one must open the driver's door and tug on the belt. *ak | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - RECLINER | |||
| 03/05/1996 | 1 | ||
| Passenger hit front seat arm rest bracket in accident, due to plastic cover breaking, causing injuries. (attorney for client) | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 04/24/1997 | 7 | ||
| Braking system is not working properly. also the anti-lock brake light comes on, and when trying to stop the vehicle it's hard to stop. sometimes it takes both feet to stop. consumer contacted the dealer, consumer was told it was the maste5 cylinder . consumer stated that it almost caused them to have an accident. *ak | |||
| 03/12/1996 | 2 | ||
| Antilock braking system failed. *sd | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DRUM | |||
| 03/12/1996 | 2 | ||
| Rear brakes failed. *sd | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - MASTER CYLINDER | |||
| 1 | |||
| Rear brakes locked up due to fluid leakage from brake cylinder that caused corrosion/gum formation on the drum brake pad. | |||
| 04/24/1997 | 7 | ||
| Braking system is not working properly. also the anti-lock brake light comes on, and when trying to stop the vehicle it's hard to stop. sometimes it takes both feet to stop. consumer contacted the dealer, consumer was told it was the maste5 cylinder . consumer stated that it almost caused them to have an accident. *ak | |||
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 10/04/1998 | 0 | 1 | |
| I have a 1989 buick park avenue. the car was repainted but the paint has been coming off 3 or 4 years after it was repainted. i see a white coat and the original gray coat, which tells me they didn't prepare the surface correctly. i have paint peeling off on the door, roof and trunk. i thought they were suppose to do a proper paint job. instead, they did a quickie that didn't last. please help and make them repaint the car the right way. they did the same thing to my 1990 chevy suburban and did a crappy job and the paint started coming off again after 4 years with the clear coat peeling off first. how can they get away with this? please help me get my buick repainted the right way. thank you. *tr | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 03/07/2012 | 130000 | ||
| Carriage roof comes loose. may blow off at freeway speeds. | |||
| 09/04/1999 | 1 | ||
| Roof cover on vehicle began ripping off while driving causing damage to trunk lid. (ohio traffic crash report) nlm | |||
| 06/01/1991 | |||
| The paint, base coat and clear coat are deteriorating, consumer reports recommended i contact you. no safety defect. *ak | |||
| 04/29/1998 | 1 | ||
| Vinyl roof fell off hitting other vehicle. | |||
| Paint failure. | |||
| TIRES | |||
| 10/01/1998 | |||
| Uniroyal tire blewout while driving. | |||
| 07/13/1996 | 1 | ||
| All four michelin tires blew out while driving, resulting in an accident. *ak | |||
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 10/04/1996 | 48000 | 1 | |
| There are a list of recall on this vehicle and i have not been notified on them. see the website. can i have these items fixed or be reimbursed for the money that i have paid out? http://www.alldata.com/tsb/07/890742ii.html these are only approximate dates as i can exactly remember. thank you. *tr | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 11/11/1998 | 1 | ||
| This vehicle was involved in 3-car crash following victim driver starting car and engaging transmission into drive following a fill-up at a local gas station. vehicle accelerated rapidly and victim driver attempted to avoid crash through steering, but could not. vehicle reached max. speed of approx. 30mph prior to impact. vehicle had never had a similar condition before. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 11/11/1998 | |||
| Gas pedal stuck, causing vehicle to accelerate out of control, resulting in a collision and injuries. | |||
Car dealers selling
| State | City | Zip | Name | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | CERRITOS | 90701 | BUICK MART | (562) 402-9500 |