NHTSA Complaint #10211512 — 1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

Check any vehicle history by VIN - Free vehicle history report

Vehicle Towed

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10211512
Vehicle	1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	December 8, 2007
Date Filed	December 11, 2007
Mileage	95,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	AK

Consumer Description

I DROVE MY CAR OUT TO A RESTAURANT AND PARKED IT. WHEN I TRIED TO START IT TO GO HOME A COUPLE HOURS LATER, IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I TRIED IT AGAIN THE NEXT MORNING AND THEN HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHERE HE DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS 'LIQUID LOCKED BECAUSE ANTIFREEZE HAD LEAKED INTO A CYLINDER AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE PISTON TO MOVE UP. I AM LOOKING AT 2500 DOLLARS FOR REPAIRS AND A WEEK TO GET THE PARTS AND DO IT. THERE ARE TSB'S OUT ON THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I FEEL I SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND GM SHOULD SHOULDER THE COSTS FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE IT WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE GASKET. *TR

Related Complaints for the 1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE

Other ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Complaints

#10228646 — May 22, 2008 — ENGINE OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE FRONT VALVE COVER OF THE 3.8L SUPERCHARGED ENGINE AND DRIPPING ON THE FRONT EXHAUST MA...

#10154057 — March 23, 2006 — 1997 PARK AVENUE HAS DIFFICULTIES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. VEHICLE'S ENGINE BLEW UP AT 89,000 MILES BECAUSE THE IN...

#10149949 — February 10, 2006 — ON STARTING ENGINE, INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED VIOLENTLY AND ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. *NM

#10108624 — January 21, 2005 — AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE BACK FIRE AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPA...

#10107346 — January 13, 2005 — WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ENGINE STALL WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE AUTOMATIC POWER DOOR LOCKED TRAPPING THE...

Recent Complaints for the 1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE

#11268973 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — October 16, 2019 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ODOR OF BURNING PLASTIC. THE CON...

#10824718 — ENGINE — February 7, 2016 — WHY WAS THIS CAR NOT RECALLED WITH OTHER GM PRODUCTS WITH THE 3800 V6 ENGINES FOR THE OIL LEAKS? THESE CARS HAVE THE ...

#10725985 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — June 18, 2015 — MY PROBLEM IS, THE LEFT BLINKER OF THE FRONT, BACK AND HEADBOARD IS NOT WORKING. BUT IF I PUT ON MY FLASHERS, ALL M...

#10725985 — EXTERIOR LIGHTING — June 18, 2015 — MY PROBLEM IS, THE LEFT BLINKER OF THE FRONT, BACK AND HEADBOARD IS NOT WORKING. BUT IF I PUT ON MY FLASHERS, ALL M...

#10575200 — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM — March 27, 2014 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICL...