Buick / Park Avenue / 1993
1993 Buick Park Avenue problems
Owners have filed 102 complaints about the 1993 Buick Park Avenue with NHTSA. Service brakes, hydraulic account for 23.5% of them — the clear leader, ahead of engine and engine cooling at 12.7%.
Complaints102
Crashes7
Fires11
Injuries3
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Service brakes, hydraulic 23.5% · 24
Engine and engine cooling 12.7% · 13
Electrical system 11.8% · 12
Power train 9.8% · 10
Structure 7.8% · 8
Equipment 5.9% · 6
Steering 4.9% · 5
Fuel system, gasoline 4.9% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 7 describe a crash, 11 describe a fire and 3 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 8 model years of the Buick Park Avenue in this data, 1993 draws comparatively few complaints; 1997 is the outlier year.
Filings have fallen off, 8 in the last three years against 25 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 156,510 miles.
In owners' own words
Abs has failed twice since I have owned the car. The first was the original system, and the second failed approx. Six months ago. The original failure was repaired by a Buick dealer/terry Buick/jacksonville,fla. Service brakes, hydraulic
While driving consumers brakes do not stop car , hard to stop at lights. This the third time they have taken to dealer. Car still will not stop. Tt it was complete brake failure with pedal going to the floor. Service brakes, hydraulic
Brake light was on all the time, as if the parking brake was on, the bell sounds all the time. Dealer repaired $781, and problem still exists. Dealer cannot duplicate the problem. Service brakes, hydraulic
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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Other Buick Park Avenue years
1991 134 complaints · 56.0% service brakes, hydraulic 1992 104 complaints · 26.9% service brakes, hydraulic 1995 164 complaints · 13.4% steering 1997 355 complaints · 16.6% engine and engine cooling 1998 327 complaints · 35.2% engine and engine cooling 1999 174 complaints · 24.7% engine and engine cooling