Buick / Park Avenue / 2000
2000 Buick Park Avenue problems
Owners have filed 104 complaints about the 2000 Buick Park Avenue with NHTSA. Engine and engine cooling accounts for 13.5% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of electrical system at 11.5%.
Complaints104
Crashes6
Fires8
Injuries10
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Engine and engine cooling 13.5% · 14
Electrical system 11.5% · 12
Service brakes, hydraulic 9.6% · 10
Steering 8.7% · 9
Seat belts 8.7% · 9
Visibility 6.7% · 7
Fuel system, gasoline 4.8% · 5
Suspension 3.8% · 4
Severity
Of those complaints, 6 describe a crash, 8 describe a fire and 10 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 8 model years of the Buick Park Avenue in this data, 2000 draws comparatively few complaints; 1997 is the outlier year.
Filing volume has held steady, 10 in the last three years against 9 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 60,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2000 Buick Park Avenue ultra. The contact stated that he noticed that smoke was coming from the hood of his vehicle he pulled over and could see oil was leaking onto the manifold. The contact has not taken the vehicle into a dealer as of current date. The vehicle has not been repaired as of current date. The failure mileage was 153,000. The current mileage was 161,000. (Sc) Engine and engine cooling · reported at 153,000 miles
I have a 2000 Buick park ave....While driving down the road 70mph the car quits no warning. It might start right back up or it might take up to 1 1/2 hrs to start again. We have had it to the dealer and they are unable to figure out what is going on with it. This has been going on for several months now. If you have any suggestions it would be greatly appreciated. Engine and engine cooling
While turning the key to start vehicle caught on fire, flames and heavy smoke came under the hood. Fire department extinguished the fire. *Ak insurance report indicated that fire was the result of an improper combustion within the intake manifold. This is because that the fuel vapors in this area were ignited and caused the resulting damage to vehicle. Engine and engine cooling
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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Other Buick Park Avenue years
1992 104 complaints · 26.9% service brakes, hydraulic 1993 102 complaints · 23.5% 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