Major Problems with 2003 Buick Park Avenue Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2003 Buick Park Avenue

2003 Buick Park Avenue ENGINE Mileage: 35331 miles

2003 Buick Park Avenue MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

2003 Buick Park Avenue ENGINE Mileage: 137326 miles

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Problems with ENGINE, TIRES and HORN are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Buick Park Avenue owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ENGINE my sister was the previous owner. the engine shuts down completely. this has occurred while at a stop light while...	4 ~ 77317 miles
TIRES while driving 75 mph rear driver side tire blew out. *ak ...	4 ~ 58686 miles
HORN > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM the horn is extremely hard to operate has been from day one! i must take eyes off road for too...	3 ~ 10 miles
MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2003 buick park avenue. consumer states possible safety defect with the intake manifold and gasket. *tgw the consumer received a...	3 ~ 23554 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING s10 appropriate handling re problems with 2003 buick park avenue possible safety recall issue for intake manifold and gasket. *kb...	2 ~ 71966 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i recently received a letter from gm stating that there may be a problem with coolant leaks around gaskets at...	2
POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2003 buick park avenue. while driving 25 mph the transmission slipped and caused the vehicle...	1 ~ 84000 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL i was driving home from work. suddenly lights started going off on my dashboard indicating that my abs traction control...	1 ~ 140000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES i was driving home from work. suddenly lights started going off on my dashboard indicating that my abs traction control...	1 ~ 140000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE my sister was the previous owner. the engine shuts down completely. this has occurred while at a stop light while...	1 ~ 137326 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM in san diego union paper dated 10/28/2015 there is a recall on gm cars having the 3.8 liter engine. it...	1 ~ 45940 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2003 park ave ultra 3.8l series ii engine oil leak smell of burnt oil concerned about engine fire. leaks about	1 ~ 80000 miles
WHEELS tl*the contact owns a 2003 buick park avenue. the chrome on the rims is peeling off all four tires which...	1 ~ 80000 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl*the contact owns a 2003 buick park avenue. the power lock on the driver's side door malfunctions. the lock is...	1 ~ 22000 miles
HUB > FRONT > SUSPENSION dt*: the contact stated while driving 30 mph there was a wind-like noise coming from the front of the vehicle....	1 ~ 39000 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION my 2003 park avenue ultra has a vibration at 65 - 70 mph that seems to be impossible to diagnosis	1 ~ 55000 miles
RETRACTOR > FRONT > SEAT BELTS tl*the contact owns a 2003 buick park avenue. the contact is experiencing failure with the retractor in the front passenger...	1 ~ 52000 miles
REAR WINDOW > DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY dt*: the contact stated the rear window defroster does not always defrost the entire window. the dealership determined the rear	1 ~ 28453 miles
AUTOMATIC (ASC) > ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL while driving 30 mph driver noticed that the stability system light appeared on the dashboard and remained on. vehicle was...	1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER problems with vehicle's air conditioning system.*mr during a normal 15000 mile service a chemical was introduced in the a/c system....	1
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC my 2003 buick park avenue with less than 6000 miles on it has had brake failure twice. both incidents occured...	1 ~ 5593 miles
ANTILOCK > SERVICE BRAKES, AIR my 2003 buick park avenue (ultra) has less than 19 000 miles and twice has had the brakes fail on...	1
TIE ROD ASSEMBLY > LINKAGES > STEERING took car in for allignment and was informed that front outer tie rod ends which are supposed to be lifetime...	1 ~ 20750 miles
STRUCTURE after purchasing the vehicle and driving it off the lot the vehicle experienced a vibration while driving. the vibration felt...	1
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2003 park avenue s10 appropriate handling-letter from regarding buick problems *tgw the consumer stated the vehicle needs a new muffler...	1

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