Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

2000 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.

3
Open recalls
81
NHTSA complaints
3
Defect investigations
310
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

81 filed
3
Crashes
7
Fires
5
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Electrical System
    8
  • Engine AND Engine Cooling
    6
  • Seat Belts
    5
  • Seats
    4
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    4
  • STEERING:HYDRAULIC Power Assist System
    3
  • WHEELS:RIM
    3
  • SUSPENSION:FRONT
    3

Recalls

3 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.

00V346000·VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER2000-10-30

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 104, "WINDSHIELD WIPING AND WASHING SYSTEMS." THESE VEHICLES HAVE A WIPER SYSTEM MICROPROCESSOR THAT IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO VOLTAGE TRANSIENTS, WHICH CAN CAUSE A "LATCH-UP" CONDITION IN THE SYSTEM CONTROLLER.

RiskIF MICROPROCESSOR "LATCH-UP" OCCURS, THE CUSTOMER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OPERATE THE SYSTEM IN BOTH THE LOWER AND HIGH-SPEED MODES REQUIRED BY THE STANDARD.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR COVER WHICH CONTAINS THE MICROPROCESSOR.

00V114000·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS2000-04-17

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE INTERNAL FLUID LEAKS IN THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT.

RiskWHEN THE REAR BRAKE PROPORTIONING, ANTILOCK BRAKE, TRACTION CONTROL, OR STABILITY CONTROL FEATURE IS ACTIVATED IN SOME DRIVING SITUATIONS, THE FEATURE MAY NOT PERFORM AS DESIGNED.

FixDEALERS WILL INSPECT THE ABS HYDRAULIC MODULATOR UNIT AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE HYDRAULIC MODULATOR.

NHTSA investigations

5 actions
EA07008·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2007-06-12 → 2008-05-01

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE

Led to recall08V118000

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

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES

Led to recall04V090000

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

PE02050·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2002-06-13 → 2002-10-22

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES

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