Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL | |||
| 07/30/2003 | 1 | ||
| Consumer pushed in cigarette lighter to activate. lighter only got warm. consumer depressed again. this time lighter got hot, began smoking and caught fire burning out the entire interior of vehicle. *ph | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
| 02/23/1998 | 2 | 02/21/1998 | |
| Brake pads and rotors replaced, rear brakes adjusted, however brakes still squeak, master cylinder has leaked twice. oil pan leaks, engine overheated, fan control module failure. air conditioner inoperable due to faulty core and evaporator. consumer states tires were bad, one tire experienced a leak, faulty valve stem, no specific tire information given. exhaust pipe failure, replaced fuel filter, intake manifold leaked and was replaced. battery and generator assembly replaced. steering gear failure. transmission cooling lines leaked. rocker panels rusted and were replaced. *slc | |||
| 03/11/1998 | 3 | 02/01/1998 | |
| Nature of problem: i purchased a lemon!! i purchased a 1993 buick park avenue on 2/21/98 for $12,800.00 (along with my husbands 1991 jeep wrangler) from stephens buick/jeep. at that same time i purchased an extended warranty for 48 month or 40,000 miles, classic jcx for $1,466.00. since the date of purchase, i have had nothing but problems with this car. here is a list of problems in date order:1) 2/23/98 replaced brake rotors and brake pads (i dont think this was on all 4 wheels)3) 3/11/98 repair tire leaking align front end (i had to persist on getting tired checked out)4) 7/06/98 a/c inop replaced a/c core & evaporator (a/c didnt work at all)5) 6/24/99 seal front exhaust pipe / replace (continued to complain about some leak in front of car)6) 10/8/99 due to extreme rust on rocker panels and low mileage on car replace r/l rocker panels7) 10/28/99 the antenna was inop after the replacement of rocker panels. replaced new power antenna8) 12/14/99 replaced generator assembly / | |||
| 3 | |||
| Air conditioner relay keeps failing, causing the consumer to become irritated. *ak | |||
| 01/01/1994 | 3 | 10/01/1993 | |
| Air conditioner failed three times. | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||
| 1 | 05/01/1993 | ||
| Abs brake light illuminated on the dashboard panel. when this happened brake pedal suddenly got hard , causing extended stopping distance. pedal was hit too hard and brakes locked up. dealer has been contacted. *ak in 8/14/96 alternator failed twice. 10/3/96 driver side and right passenger side door lockes failed. 6/16/97 serpentine belt failed. 7/20/98 antenna motor failed. 1/31/00 brake master cylinder failed. 5/4/00 abs wheel cylinder, brake shoes failed. battery failed three times. *yh | |||