1990 Buick Park Avenue
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
1 recall names the 1990 Buick Park Avenue. Newest first.
Owners manuals did not fully explain how front shoulder belt comfort feature works.
Risk and remedy
Risk
Cars would not comply with fmvss 208, and incorrect use of safety restraints could lead to personal injury to occupants if an accidentshould occur.
Remedy
Insert sticker that provides missing information in owners manuals.
Owner complaints
12 complaints
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Seat belts › Front › Buckle assembly
Driver's seat belt buckle jammed 1/3 of the time. The consumer had to step out of the vehicle, still buckled and then the seat belt unbuckled.*ak failure of the seat belt to release when the button was pressed happened on numerous occasions. *ph *jb
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine
Our buick starts just fine but often dies out intermittently at stop signs, when we slow down, when we are just idling, when we first start it and when we put it in reverse or drive. It happens whether it's cold or hot, been running for a long time or not, going 50 mph or 2 mph, it just dies out.…
Our buick starts just fine but often dies out intermittently at stop signs, when we slow down, when we are just idling, when we first start it and when we put it in reverse or drive. It happens whether it's cold or hot, been running for a long time or not, going 50 mph or 2 mph, it just dies out. we've had 3 different mechanics try to fix it this past year, costing approximately $900 and it still dies out. what the heck IS the problem? it's pretty scary driving in traffic and having it die out at 50 mph and having to restart it, sometimes 3 to 4 times. I believe this IS extremely dangerous and could cause accidents. As far as the "incident date" it has happened so often I can't put just one date on it. and the number of failures IS just too many to count. the vehicle component information I put down IS a complete guess. 3 mechanics and I don't really know where the problem lies. *nlm
- Unknown or other
I understand that this component was subject to recall on the 1990 buick regal which appears to use identical components. No safety defect mentioned in the summary. *ak
- Vehicle speed control › Linkages
When moving transmission pawl from park to drive vehicle experienced sudden acceleration. Took vehicle to dealer. *ak
- Unknown or other
No summary listed for abov evehicle. *ak
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
When applying the ABS brakes the pedal resisted, causing extended stopping distance. ABS warning light illuminated, indicating malfunction within the system. Please give any further details. *ak
- Tires
Kelly-springfield tires gt,p205/75r14 tires failed prior to recall notice.
- Exterior lighting › Headlights
Twice while driving headlights went out, causing poor visibilty at night. Possible cause defective automatic light sensor. *ak
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
ABS: when brakes are applied they would get spongy & then pull hard to right. Took to dealer & diagnostics was performed. Problem intermittent. finally mechanic found problem & had the rear brakes adjusted. *ak
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Owner said that he was about to pull off and the brakes went out. *ak
- Seat belts › Front › Retractor
Seat belt locking mechanism fails to release without turning vehicle off. *Dsh
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Antilock brakes failed. *Sd
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Brake caliper corrosion
There is no summary currently available
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