1997 Buick Park Avenue body & structure problems
Owners reported body & structure problems in 18 complaints for the 1997 Buick Park Avenue, 5% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 18 5% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire.
What owners wrote
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 buick park avenue. When the contact attempted to start the vehicle she heard a loud popping noise, then she noticed smoke underneath the hood of the vehicle. The vehicle caught fire. The fire department extinguished the fire. The dealer nor the manufacturer were informed. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The current and failure mileages were approximately 129,000.
Front sub frame of 1997 buick park avenue rotted and collapsed. Fortunately it happened when backing out of a parking space. Axel assembly pulled out of socket. Pictures were taken at the seen and pictures and video at the dealer next day. Rear sub frame appears to be fine. This is a safety issue. The main frame of a $40,000 plus vehicle should not fail in less than 10 years? 100,000 miles. Pictures show much detail of rot. GM 's best offer was to replace subframe part only.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Buick Park Avenue
- Seat belts 58 complaints
- Engine 56 complaints
- Brakes 44 complaints
- Electrical system 36 complaints
- Steering 24 complaints
- Fuel system 21 complaints
- Transmission 19 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 17 complaints
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