1993 Buick Park Avenue

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 1991 THROUGH JULY 1995. THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE CAN SEPARATE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN LOW TEMPERATURES IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH TRANSMISSION LOADS.

Risk. VEHICLE FIRES CAN OCCUR DUE TO THE SPILLAGE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES.

MAJOR TRANSMISSION LEAK-POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD POSSIBLE MANUFACTURE RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 BUICK PARK AVENUE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE ENGINE MOUNT FELL UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO DROP HALFWAY OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL DETACHED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE USED. THE CONTACT IS SENDING THE VEHICLE TO A WELDING SHOP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

THE WASHERS FOR THE CRADLE BOLTS RUSTED AND BROKE OFF. THE SUB FRAME(CRADLE) THEN DROPPED AND DISCONNECTED STEERING SHAFT. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED LEAVING A PARKING LOT @ 5MPH. *TR

LEAKING TRANSAXLE FLUID LINE. *JB

DT*:THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE IGNITION SMELL OF ELECTRICAL WIRES BURNING. THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. UPDATED 5/2/2006 - *NM

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH CRADLE BOLTS RUSTED. AS A RESULT BOLTS BROKE, AND THE STEERING FAILED. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK ALL FOUR BACK BOLTS FAILED AND CRADLE DROPPED AND STEERING FAILED. *TC

CALLED LOCAL BUICK DEALERSHIP AT 928-774-1472 IN FLAGSTAFF ARIZONA AND TALKED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND HE STATED THAT GM DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL FOR MY 1993 BUICK, PARK AVENUE. THE SERVICE MANAGER DECLINED TO PERFORM A SAFETY RECALL ON MY CAR. THE CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS AS FOLLOWS 96V01500; TRANSMISSION LINE REPLACEMENT. *NLM

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

WINDSHIELD MOUNTING CORRODED BODY OPENING PINCHWELD, LEAKS AND STRESS CRACKS MAY OCCUR WHEN MFG OR REPLACED IE NO PAINT OR PROTECTION WAS EVER PUT ON IE QUALITY SAFETY IE THERE IS NO WAY RUST CAN GET T THE MOUNTING OF THE GLASS. IN OTHER WORDS OTHER MAY BE DRIVING AND PUT BRAKES ON ONLY TO FIND THE WINDSHIELD WILL GO FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. DT

WHILE EXITING HIGHWAY REAR CRADLE BOLTS BROKE, AND STEERING SHAFT SEPARATED FROM GEAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NYLON FUEL LINE FAILED, RESULTING ON GASOLINE SPRAYING ON EXHAUST AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS. HIGH PROBABILITY OF FIRE. THE LEAKAGE RATE WAS APPROXIAMTELY .5 GPM.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK

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

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 / <DISMOUNT TIRE (LEAKY SINCE 3/98), CLEAN BEAD, INSTALL NEW VALVE STEM/REMOUNT/BALANCE> CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM AND REPLACED BATTERY  REPLACED FUEL FILTER/FUEL INJECTED.9) 7/18/200 COMPLAINED ABOUT SOME CLUNKING NOISE ON RIGHT FRONT END WHEN ESPECIALLY TURNING SHARP TURNS. *LEFT FROM WHEEL BRG REPLACED/NOISY/CLEANED AND ADJUSTED REAR BREAKS. BREAKS STILL CONTINUE TO SQUEAK10) 3/12/2001 MANY PROBLEMS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THIS DEALER SHIP1. OIL PAN (SEE 3/3/98) INTAKE MANIFOLD/STEERING GEAR/

CONSUMER STATES THERE WERE TWO PASSENGERS IN THE REAR SEAT, AND IT AS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR SEAT SAFETY BELT RETRACTORS DO NOT RELEASE THE BELTS TO BUCKLE UP. *JB

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WHEN USING SPEED CONTROL, THE VEHICLE COASTS TO A MUCH HIGHER SPEED DOWNHILL.GOT AS HIGH AS 85 BEFORE I NOTICED THE SPEED. THE TRANS SHIFTS DOWN TO A LOWER GEAR FROM AOTOMATIC SPEED CONTROL BUT GETS HUNG UP AND SUFFERS SEVERE SHUDDERING . ALSO HAPPENED WHILE IN THIRD GEAR,STARTING FROM A SIGNAL.POSSIBLY A TORQUE CONERTER OF COMPUTER CHIP FAILURE. *AK

ABS LIGHT WOULD KEEP COMING ON & FAILED TO GO OFF. BEEN TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED ABS VALVE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PROBLEM DID NOT AFFECT BRAKES WHEN APPLIED. *AK

ABS HAS FAILED TWICE SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. THE FIRST WAS THE ORIGINAL SYSTEM, AND THE SECOND FAILED APPROX. SIX MONTHS AGO. THE ORIGINAL FAILURE WAS REPAIRED BY A BUICK DEALER/TERRY BUICK/JACKSONVILLE,FLA. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THROTTLE GOT STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY/ UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATE. BRAKES BARELY STOPPED VEHICLE. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THEY UNPLUGGED THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE AND THE ENGINE RETURNED TO ITS IDLE. BUT WHEN PLUGGING IN THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE, THE ENGINE STARTED TO IDLE VERY HIGH. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, FOUND DEFECTIVE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. REPAIRS MADE AT OWNER'S COST. *AK *ML

I HAVE BEEN THE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE FOR THREE YEARS . I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A DEALERSHIP IN RICHMOND AT THAT TIME IT HAD 34K MILES. I AM NOT A PERSON THAT DRIVE FAST OR RIDE MY BRAKES, SO I FIND IT VERY DISTURBING THAT SOMETHING AS MAJOR AS THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM SHOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED THIS SOON. THE PROBLEM I INCURRED WAS THAT THE ABS LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT EVEN AFTER FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE MANUEL. I THEN TOOK IT TO BE CHECKED OUT AS THE BOOK STATED. IHAD TO HAVE THE ABS VALUE ASSEMBLE REPLACED AND I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE INVISTIGATED. THE COST OF THE PART ALONE WAS $578.95 THIS IS A MAJOR PART AND I THINK THEY MIGHT SHOULD HAVE HAD A RECALL ON SAID PART. *AK

TRUNK LID OPENS FOR NOW APPARENT REASON WHEN PARKED. INTERIOR LIGHTS AND RADIO COME ON WHEN THIS OCCURS. THIS HAPPENED ONCE DURING A THUNDERSTORM, CAUSING THE TRUNK TO BE SATURATED. *AK

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

THE ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE BELL RINGS NONSTOP. OCCASIONALLY IF YOU MAKE A HARD TURN THE LIGHT GOES OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES. TOOK TO MECHANIC. DID FRONT BRAKE "JOB". 2 DAYS LATER THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK IN THE FRONT DOORS. THE PASSAGNER SIDE DOES NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK. THE DRIVERS SIDE LOCKS BUT WILL NOT UNLOCK. BUT THE CAR WILL LOCK THE DOORS WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR OR TURN OFF THE ENGINE - LOCKING YOU IN THE CAR. THIS TOO WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND AFTER 400$ THE OWNER DECIDED THAT WAS ENOUGH MONEY TO SPEND AND NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. *AK

ON DEC. 11, 1999, AT APPROX. 5:45 PM, I WAS SOUTH BOUND ON I-15, 36 MILES NORTH OF BAKER, CA. DURING THE CLIMB OF THE HILL, CRUISE SET AT 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AT THAT INSTANT, LARGE AMOUNTS OF SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE DISTINCT ODOR OF BURNT TRANS FLUID WAS ENTERING THE PASSENGER AREA. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY TO DISCOVER THE ENGINE AREA WAS ON FIRE. THE WIFE AND I ONLY HAD ENOUGH TIME TO EXIT VEH AND CALL FOR HELP. I HAVE DISCOVERED A RECALL BULLETIN (CAMPAIGN #96V015002) DESCRIBING THE CONDITION AND RESULTS I EXPERIENCED. THE UNJUSTICE IS THE SAFETY BULLENTIN DOESN'T APPLY TO CALIFORNIA VEHICLES. IN THE LAST WEEK, I HAVE SEEN ANOTHER VEH, OF SAME MODEL, SUFFER THE SAME OUTCOME.

INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE DUE TO OVERHEATING IN A VERY SHORT TIME--3/4 MILE DRIVING

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, ABS LIGHT IS ON. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ABS SYSTEM LOCKS UP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED TRANSMISSION IS JUMPING. WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR, MAKING IT HARD FOR VEHICLE TO PULL. CONSUMER HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED BEFORE, AND THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER RELAY KEEPS FAILING, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO BECOME IRRITATED. *AK

BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON ALL THE TIME, AS IF THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ON, THE BELL SOUNDS ALL THE TIME. DEALER REPAIRED $781, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

HORN BUTTON FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. NLM

RECALL NOTICE #96V015002.

OWNER BELIEVES VEHICLE IS COVERED UNDER RECALL #96V015002.

SUPERCHARGER COOLING PLASTIC FITTINGS BROKE. YH

ALTERNATOR FAILED

CAR ENGINE STARTED FIRE WHILE DRIVING DUE TO GAS LEAK. *AK

WHILE GOING DOWN A HILL APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION BECAUSE OF LOSS OF THE BRAKE FLUID. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

SERPENTINE BELT BROKE WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, RESULTING IN LOSS STEERING CONTROL, NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH. VEHICLE VEERED TO RIGHT TO AVOID HITTING PARKED VEHICLE, WILL BE INSPECTED BY DEALER TODAY. *AK

ABS FAILED, WARNING LIGHT SHOWED THAT THE ABS WAS NOT WORKING. *AK

ABS FAILURE.

WATER PUMP FAILED.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, WHILE OWNER WALKED TOWARDS VEHICLE PUSHED REMOTE LOCK RELEASE, OPENED DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, DOOR WAS ON FIRE, TOXIC FUMES COMING FROM DOOR, OWNER PUT OUT FLAMES W/EXTINGUISHER. *AK *SLC

AIR BAG COIL FAILED.

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG UPON IMPACT, DURING A FRONTAL COLLISION AT APPROX. 40 MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED THREE TIMES.

A SMALL VAPOR OF SMOKE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN.

TWO LUG NUTS ON FRONT WHEEL BROKE. *DH

WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE CAME FROM REAR OF VEHICLE, PULLED TO SIDE, ENGINE ENGULFED IN FLAMES; OWNER RECEIVED RECALL, CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO NO PARTS 96V0150002. *AK