WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT, DISCOVERED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING. FIXED THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY AT THE GARAGE. *AK
1991 Buick Park Avenue complaints
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VEHICLE STALLS IN TRAFFIC INTERMITTENTLY, ONCE RESULTING IN A CRASH. *AK
VEHICLE STALLS IN TRAFFIC INTERMITTENTLY. RESULING IN A CRASH. *AK
APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK ON WET PAVEMENT AND THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE HAD TO BE APPLIED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. *AK CONSUMERHIT EMERGENCY BRAKE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH BRAKES, THEN CONSUMER WENT TO PERSONAL MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD REAR DRUMS SHOWED SIGNS OF INTENSE HEAT, MASTER CYLINDER HAD A LEAK ON THE SIDE PAINT ON BACK CYLINDER WAS DUE TO TO FLUID LEAKAGE ENTIRE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS RPLACED.*JB
ANTI LOCK BRAKES CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE.(ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION.
BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR.
DUE TO A DAMAGE OIL COOLING HOSE LEAKS, THE VEHICLE COUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *JB
BRAKES FAILED. (SECOND VEHICLE ON 504456)
RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED. *DSH
ABS: APPLIED BRAKES ON SUDDEN/PANIC BRAKING; NO RESPONSE ON BRAKE APPLICATION; VEHICLE KEPT ROLLING; REARENDED ANOTHER MOVING VEHICLE; NO WARNING. *AK
CAR WAS OF IN PARK POSTION ON A HILL CAR STARTED TO ROLL DOWN HILL WITH CHILD IN THE CAR NOT IN CHILD SEAT CLIMBED OUT CAR AND HIT A POLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
HEADLAMPS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER CANNOT LOCATE PROBLEM. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS COMES ON CONTINUALLY. *AK
WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED THE GAS LINE FELL OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THERE WAS NO LEAK OR SMELL IT JUST FELL. TT
FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKES CAUSED CONSUMER TO HAVE A NEAR ACCIDENT. TT
BRAKE FAILURE OF THE MASTER CYLINDER CAUSED CONSUMER TO HAVE A NEAR ACCIDENT. TT
BRAKES FAILED FIVE TIMES. *DSH
ANTI LOCK WARNING LIGHT CAME ON LOSS OF BRAKES. CAUSE DEFECTIVE PUMP AND MOTOR. TT
CONSUMERS IN-LAWS HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH SAME BUICK ,CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO DEALER THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH CAR, HE IS STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEM. CONSUMER STATED THAT MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED.*JB
BRAKES FAILED. *SD
BRAKES SYSTEM FAILURE, REAR BRAKES OVERHEATED AND VAPORIZED THE BRAKE FLUID. TT CONSUMER WENT OFF ROAD CAUSING 2300 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, DEALER STATED PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT FULLY RELEASED CAUSING THE REAR BRAKES TO RUN HOT AND VAPORIZE THE BRAKE FLUID, CONSUMER ASKS IF VEHICLE HAS DUAL BRAKING SYSTEM THEN WHY DIDN'T THE FRONT BRAKES OPERATE. *SLC
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR TOOK TO DEALER CAN'T FIND PROBLEM HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE . TT
TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY, UNKNOWN SOURCE OF FAILURE. TT
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE PEDAL BECOMES VERY HARD, DIFFICULTY STOPPING VEHICLE. TT
THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON TOOK TO DEALER HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SYSTEM . TT
THE CAR HAS ABS BRAKE. THE COMPUTER MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHEN IN A PANIC STOP THE PEDAL BECOMES HARD AND JERKS THE CAR TO ONE SIDE. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
BRAKES FAILED TWICE.
PARKING BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT FUNCTIONS INTERMITTENTLY, CAR DRIVEN WITH BRAKE ON, BRAKE FLUID OVERHEATED/VAPORIZED, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE/ACCIDENT. *DSH
ABS, LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE WHEN BRAKES WHERE APPLIED, FAILED WITHOUT WARNING TO STOP, VEHICLE RAN OFF HWY TO STOP VEHICLE UNDER BODY DAMAGES. *AK
PROBLEM WITH PARKING BRAKE NOT HOLDING SAME THE RECALL BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE. *AK
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *SD
COMING OFF HIGHWAY APPLIED BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS IS THE THIRD OCCURANCE. TT
AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS HAVE FAILED, ACTUATOR HAS FAILED. TT
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, CAUSE UNDETERMINED. TT
EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FRONT BRAKES, METAL TO METAL SOUND, HAD BRAKES CHANGED SEVEN TIMES. TT
FRONT ROTORS RUSTED, CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO SINK TO FLOOR/MAKE NOISE. *SKD
BRAKES FAILED. *SKD
DUE TO FAILURE OF ACTUATOR SWITCH, ALL PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS WERE INOPERATIVE, COULDN'T BE OPENED OR CLOSED. TT
ABS, WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL PULL VERY HARD TO RIGHT. TT
PULLED EMERGENCY RELEASE LEVER BRAKES HEATED UP CAUSING HYDRAULIC BRAKE FLUID TO VAPORIZE. RESULTING IN BRAKE LOCKUP. TT
CV BOOT BROKE. *AK
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