Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||||
| 050604058 | 09/01/2005 | 10017568 | Intermittent chuggle or fishbite on light acceleration or a highway speeds with no diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs). *tt | 11/10/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 04/23/2010 | 155000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owned a 1997 buick park avenue. the contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle began accelerating without driver intent. he then attempted to depress the brakes and there was a slight decrease in speed; however, the vehicle continued to accelerate. the contact also heard an unusually loud popping sound and the vehicle began to accelerate at a higher rate of speed. the contact was forced to drive the vehicle into a grassy field to avoid a crash; however, the vehicle crashed into a tree at 90 mph. the vehicle was still attempting to accelerate after the crash occurred. the vehicle was destroyed. the driver and passenger sustained major injuries and were transported to the hospital via ambulance. a state trooper was called to the scene and a police report was filed. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was approximately 155,000. | |||
| 09/01/2000 | 2 | ||
| Vehicle intermittently stalls/shuts off when using cruise control. vehicle been in dealer shop on two occasions for different repairs on same problem, but problem still reoccurring. *ak | |||
| 14 | 08/01/1997 | ||
| Cruise control intermittent failures, 14 repairs in six months. mjs | |||
| 10/12/1998 | 3 | 08/01/1997 | |
| Cruise control switch and module failed. yh | |||
| 1 | 11/15/1996 | ||
| Cruise control activated automatically at 60mph,causing the vehicle to accelerate rapidly. dealer has been notified. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES | |||
| 06/28/2004 | 1 | ||
| My wife was driving to work and the gas pedal stuck on her 1997 bucik, park avenue. she had to brake with both feet and place vehicle in park while the engine was still revving at a high rpms. i checked the throttle area and the throttle wheel that rotates when the gas pedal is pressed was rubbing against a larger cable that was not letting the wheel return when the gas pedal was released. i fixed the problem by pulling & strapping the cable away from the throttle area. a locale dealership has worked on the engine, and i don't known whether the cable was installed like that at the factory. i could see some wear on the cable where the wheel had been rubbing on it for a while. i could also see a notch on the wheel that could've caught the cable and caused a major accident.*ak | |||