Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||||
| 832006 | 12/01/1998 | 603085 | Some customers may comment that there is corrosion ( rust ) appearing on the left and /or right rocker panel(s). *yc | 02/01/1999 | |
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||||
| 971101631041 | 11/01/1997 | 54065 | Comments on inoperative power door locks (front and/or rear doors). | 03/30/1998 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 1 | |||
| The vehicle developed rust in the carriage bolts that hold the engine and other components, the bolts failed causing suddenly causing complete loss of steering control, no accident occured. nlm | |||
| 04/24/2001 | 1 | 01/01/1997 | |
| Engine cradle rusted, bolt rusted & fell out. tie rod fell to ground,motor fell & rack & pinion all fell. steering column disconnected. steering wheel spun around*ak | |||
| 04/30/2001 | |||
| There was a loud bang, steering turned completely around. tie rod had fallen to ground. engine cradle bolts were rusted and couldn't hold rod up, and rack and pinion disconnected from steering column. *ak | |||
| 07/14/2000 | 1 | 04/08/1994 | |
| Consumer was waiting to make a left turn when heard a noise from the bottom of vehicle, and found out that rubber mounting was broken. also, steering knuckle was broken, and vehicle lost control.*ak | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||
| 1 | 03/25/1994 | ||
| Right front door lock manual and power failed. | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - TRUNK LID | |||
| 02/23/1995 | 3 | ||
| Automatic trunk opener should be designed to only be opened with key in ignition, therefore preventing possibility of children opening trunk. *skd | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||
| 03/05/2010 | 120000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 1994 buick park avenue. all four sub frame bushings on the engine have rusted. two of them have broken and the other two are close to breaking. the contact is concerned the engine will fall out of the vehicle will driving causing a potential safety hazard. the failure mileage on the vehicle was 12000o and the current mileage was 120000. the vin was not available. | |||
| 09/12/2004 | 1 | ||
| While driving at 25 mph. the consumer heard a loud noise coming from the front end. as result, the consumer lost the steering and control of the vehicle. when the vehicle stopped, the consumer found the back of the engine fell to the street. the vehicle was towed to an independent shop and the mechanic indicated to the consumer the both bolts and the sub-frame were broke. *jb there was no warning. *sc | |||
| The engine mounting bolts rusted and caused the vehicle to lose steering capability. *nlm | |||
| 06/28/2002 | 1 | 10/01/2001 | |
| Two of the bolts holding engine rusted out, engine dropped down.*ak the dealer replaced all the rusted out bolts, nuts and bushing that were connected to the subframe. *yh | |||