Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1998 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.

2
Open recalls
246
NHTSA complaints
5
Defect investigations
86
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

246 filed
7
Crashes
29
Fires
4
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    28
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL Pipe
    22
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    21
  • Engine AND Engine Cooling
    17
  • Fuel SYSTEM, Gasoline
    14
  • Seat Belts
    11
  • Electrical System
    9
  • Unknown OR Other
    9

Recalls

2 campaigns
04V090000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY2004-02-24

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3800 V6 (L36) ENGINES AND CERTAIN DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS, THE REGULATORS HAVE A MUCH HIGHER THAN USUAL RATE OF FUEL LEAKS. A LEAK CAN ALLOW FUEL TO ENTER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THROUGH A VACUUM LINE. IF THE ENGINE DOES NOT START WHEN CRANKED, THE FUEL FROM THE LEAKING REGULATOR AND A MISTIMED SPARK CAN CAUSE A BACKFIRE.

RiskTHE BACKFIRE CAN RUPTURE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE RUPTURE OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CAN DISPLACE A FUEL LINE, PULLING AN INJECTOR OUT OF PLACE, AND CAUSING A FUEL LEAK AND POSSIBLE FIRE.

FixDEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH IMPROVED DIAPHRAGMS. THE RECALL WILL BE CONDUCTED IN PHASED MAILINGS. PHASE 1 BEGAN ON JUNE 30, 2004, AND PHASE 2 BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537, OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668.

00V117000·SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING2000-04-18

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE FRONT SEAT SHOULDER BELTS THAT MAY TWIST, ALLOWING THE WEBBING TO BECOME JAMMED IN THE RETRACTOR.

RiskWHEN THE SHOULDER BELT WEBBING BECOMES JAMMED IN THE RETRACTOR, THE BELT MAY BE UNUSABLE.

FixDEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR THE PRESENCE OF UPDATED FRONT SHOULDER BELT BEZELS AND WHERE NECESSARY, INSTALL NEW FRONT SEAT SHOULDER BELT OPENING BEZEL KITS.

NHTSA investigations

8 actions
RQ03001·STEERING2003-01-02 → 2003-09-15

POWER RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILURE

RQ03001·STEERING:RACK AND PINION2003-01-02 → 2003-09-15

POWER RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILURE

EA02030·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS2002-10-22 → 2004-03-09

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES

Led to recall04V090000

EA02030·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE2002-10-22 → 2004-03-09

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES

Led to recall04V090000

EA02030·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY2002-10-22 → 2004-03-09

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES

Led to recall04V090000

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