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1991 Buick Park Avenue complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1991 record →

Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed Nov 27, 1996CA

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

Electrical System › IgnitionCrash
Filed Nov 26, 1996MD

VEHICLE STALLS IN TRAFFIC INTERMITTENTLY, ONCE RESULTING IN A CRASH. *AK

Electrical System › IgnitionCrash
Filed Nov 26, 1996MD

VEHICLE STALLS IN TRAFFIC INTERMITTENTLY. RESULING IN A CRASH. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Nov 6, 1996OH

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 9, 1996MN

ANTI LOCK BRAKES CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE.(ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).

Air Bags
Filed Oct 3, 1996NJ

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Aug 6, 1996OH

BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit and LinesFire
Filed Jul 26, 1996MO

DUE TO A DAMAGE OIL COOLING HOSE LEAKS, THE VEHICLE COUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed May 17, 1996MI

BRAKES FAILED. (SECOND VEHICLE ON 504456)

Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed Apr 30, 1996MI

RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED. *DSH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Apr 22, 1996OR

ABS: APPLIED BRAKES ON SUDDEN/PANIC BRAKING; NO RESPONSE ON BRAKE APPLICATION; VEHICLE KEPT ROLLING; REARENDED ANOTHER MOVING VEHICLE; NO WARNING. *AK

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Apr 11, 1996MA

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

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Apr 8, 1996MO

HEADLAMPS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER CANNOT LOCATE PROBLEM. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 2, 1996IA

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS COMES ON CONTINUALLY. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Jan 25, 1996NJ

WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED THE GAS LINE FELL OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THERE WAS NO LEAK OR SMELL IT JUST FELL. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 23, 1996NY

FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKES CAUSED CONSUMER TO HAVE A NEAR ACCIDENT. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Jan 18, 1996NY

BRAKE FAILURE OF THE MASTER CYLINDER CAUSED CONSUMER TO HAVE A NEAR ACCIDENT. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Nov 28, 1995FL

BRAKES FAILED FIVE TIMES. *DSH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 16, 1995GA

ANTI LOCK WARNING LIGHT CAME ON LOSS OF BRAKES. CAUSE DEFECTIVE PUMP AND MOTOR. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Nov 1, 1995OK

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Oct 26, 1995FL

BRAKES FAILED. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Oct 2, 1995GA

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 25, 1995DE

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR TOOK TO DEALER CAN'T FIND PROBLEM HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE . TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Sep 12, 1995NJ

TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY, UNKNOWN SOURCE OF FAILURE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 5, 1995TX

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE PEDAL BECOMES VERY HARD, DIFFICULTY STOPPING VEHICLE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 30, 1995IL

THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON TOOK TO DEALER HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SYSTEM . TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 17, 1995NC

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.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jul 31, 1995NM

BRAKES FAILED TWICE.

Parking Brake › Indicator LightCrash
Filed Jul 20, 1995CA

PARKING BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT FUNCTIONS INTERMITTENTLY, CAR DRIVEN WITH BRAKE ON, BRAKE FLUID OVERHEATED/VAPORIZED, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE/ACCIDENT. *DSH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Jul 14, 1995MD

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

Parking Brake › Conventional › Mechanical
Filed Jul 7, 1995PA

PROBLEM WITH PARKING BRAKE NOT HOLDING SAME THE RECALL BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jun 19, 1995KY

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 14, 1995CT

COMING OFF HIGHWAY APPLIED BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS IS THE THIRD OCCURANCE. TT

Structure › Body › Door
Filed May 25, 1995OH

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS HAVE FAILED, ACTUATOR HAS FAILED. TT

Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire
Filed May 24, 1995GA

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, CAUSE UNDETERMINED. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed May 8, 1995MI

EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FRONT BRAKES, METAL TO METAL SOUND, HAD BRAKES CHANGED SEVEN TIMES. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Apr 25, 1995MA

FRONT ROTORS RUSTED, CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO SINK TO FLOOR/MAKE NOISE. *SKD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Apr 5, 1995NJ

BRAKES FAILED. *SKD

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Mar 24, 1995OH

DUE TO FAILURE OF ACTUATOR SWITCH, ALL PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS WERE INOPERATIVE, COULDN'T BE OPENED OR CLOSED. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 20, 199500

ABS, WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL PULL VERY HARD TO RIGHT. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Feb 13, 1995NJ

PULLED EMERGENCY RELEASE LEVER BRAKES HEATED UP CAUSING HYDRAULIC BRAKE FLUID TO VAPORIZE. RESULTING IN BRAKE LOCKUP. TT

Power Train › Driveline › Constant Velocity Joint
Filed Jan 2, 1995FL

CV BOOT BROKE. *AK

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