2001 Buick Park Avenue problems
Owners have filed 71 complaints with NHTSA about the 2001 Buick Park Avenue. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 17% of complaints. After that come electrical system (15%) and steering (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 71 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 17% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 11
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 66,000 miles 41 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 6 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 41 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 66,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 11 complaints mention a fire; 6 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 95% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 9th most-complained-about out of 13 model years of the Buick Park Avenue with enough data (38 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
My daughter had a head on accident with another vehicle. The airbag did not deploy in our 2001 buick park ave. She died from her injuries. She was 17 years old.
The consumer's vehicle was involved in a head on collision, and the air bags did not deploy. The vehicle hit a tractor trailer.
While attempting to start the car after the ignition was cranked for less than one second there was an explosion from under the hood resulting in fire. The fire was put out within a minute due to access of a nearby fire extinguisher. Upon examination of the engine compartment the entire intake manifold had exploded off of the engine and there was fire damage to wiring and hoses. The car was parked outside overnight and the temperature was 5 degrees f.
Dt: consumer was steering when the steering rack broke. Consumer is concerned with the safety of this rack breaking. She was pulling into her driveway when the steering rack broke.