Buick Park Avenue problems, recalls & safety data
Complaints, recalls, technical service bulletins and federal investigations for every Buick Park Avenue model year, from official NHTSA data.
1,305
NHTSA complaints
5
recall campaigns
1,894
service bulletins (TSBs)
8
defect investigations
Model years
Best & worst years →| Year | Complaints | Recalls | TSBs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Buick Park Avenue | 8 | 0 | — |
| 2004 Buick Park Avenue | 12 | 0 | — |
| 2003 Buick Park Avenue | 33 | 1 | 411 |
| 2002 Buick Park Avenue | 32 | 1 | 388 |
| 2001 Buick Park Avenue | 57 | 2 | 362 |
| 2000 Buick Park Avenue | 81 | 3 | 310 |
| 1999 Buick Park Avenue | 140 | 1 | 85 |
| 1998 Buick Park Avenue | 246 | 2 | 86 |
| 1997 Buick Park Avenue | 219 | 1 | 76 |
| 1996 Buick Park Avenue | 59 | 0 | 44 |
| 1995 Buick Park Avenue | 117 | 0 | 57 |
| 1994 Buick Park Avenue | 48 | 0 | 26 |
| 1993 Buick Park Avenue | 64 | 0 | 20 |
| 1992 Buick Park Avenue | 77 | 0 | 18 |
| 1991 Buick Park Avenue | 92 | 0 | 11 |
| 1990 Buick Park Avenue | 12 | 0 | — |
| 1989 Buick Park Avenue | 21 | 0 | — |
| 1988 Buick Park Avenue | 19 | 0 | — |
| 1987 Buick Park Avenue | 13 | 0 | — |
| 1986 Buick Park Avenue | 6 | 0 | — |
| 1985 Buick Park Avenue | 10 | 0 | — |
Common problems
- Buick Park Avenue engine and engine cooling problems272
- Buick Park Avenue service brakes, hydraulic problems212
- Buick Park Avenue electrical system problems169
- Buick Park Avenue seat belts problems129
- Buick Park Avenue steering problems99
- Buick Park Avenue power train problems92
- Buick Park Avenue fuel system, gasoline problems87
- Buick Park Avenue structure problems87
Symptoms owners describe
Federal investigations
- ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIREEA07008 · opened Jun 12, 2007 · closed May 1, 2008
- POWER RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILURERQ03001 · opened Jan 2, 2003 · closed Sep 15, 2003
- ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESEA02030 · opened Oct 22, 2002 · closed Mar 9, 2004
- ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESPE02050 · opened Jun 13, 2002 · closed Oct 22, 2002