Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1991 Buick Park Avenue

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
92
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
11
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

92 filed
14
Crashes
6
Fires
5
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    29
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION Components
    14
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER Cylinder
    12
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    6
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
    4
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
    3
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
    3
  • Electrical System
    3

Recalls

1 campaign
91V167000·PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL1991-09-23

WHEN APPLIED, THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY MAY RELEASE ONE OR MORE TEETH, REDUCING THE CABLE LOAD TO THE REAR BRAKES.

RiskDEPENDING ON THE EXTENT OF THE LEVER RELEASE AND ROADLEVEL. THE PARKING BRAKE MAY NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE, ALLOWING IT TO ROLL, WHICHCOULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 105.

FixREPLACE PARKING BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY.

NHTSA investigations

2 actions
EA93011·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1993-05-03 → 1994-05-31

FUEL LINE FAILURE

PE92039·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1992-04-15 → 1992-08-14

BRAKE CALIPER CORROSION

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