1991 BUICK PARK AVENUE — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 91 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: SERVICE BRAKES (50 complaints · 55.0%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 14
  • Fires 6
  • Injuries 5
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution SERVICE BRAKES appears in 50 of 91 owner complaints (55.0%) in this vehicle snapshot. SERVICE BRAKES: 50 complaints, 55.0% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 50 · 55.0% · 9 crash reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 7 complaints, 7.7% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 7 · 7.7% · 2 crash reports 2 fire reports PARKING BRAKE: 6 complaints, 6.6% of reports PARKING BRAKE 6 · 6.6% · 1 crash reports ENGINE: 4 complaints, 4.4% of reports ENGINE 4 · 4.4% · 3 fire reports POWER TRAIN: 4 complaints, 4.4% of reports POWER TRAIN 4 · 4.4% · 1 fire reports STRUCTURE: 4 complaints, 4.4% of reports STRUCTURE 4 · 4.4% VISIBILITY: 3 complaints, 3.3% of reports VISIBILITY 3 · 3.3% AIR BAGS: 2 complaints, 2.2% of reports AIR BAGS 2 · 2.2% · 1 crash reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 2 complaints, 2.2% of reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2 · 2.2% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 83 complaints, 91.2% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 83 · 91.2% · 13 crash reports 6 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
SERVICE BRAKES 50 55.0% 9 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 7 7.7% 2 crashes · 2 fires
PARKING BRAKE 6 6.6% 1 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 4 4.4% 0 crashes · 3 fires
POWER TRAIN 4 4.4% 0 crashes · 1 fires
STRUCTURE 4 4.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 3 3.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 2 2.2% 1 crashes · 0 fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2 2.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 83 91.2% 13 crashes · 6 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 1995; the first recall shown was reported in Sep 1991. 1995-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 1995-Q2: 7 owner reports 7 1995-Q3: 9 owner reports 9 1995-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 1996-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 1996-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 1996-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 1996-Q4: 8 owner reports 8 1997-Q1: 12 owner reports 12 1997-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 1997-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 1997-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 1998-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 1998-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 1998-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 1998-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 1999-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 1999-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 1999-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 1999-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2000-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2000-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2001-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2002-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Sep 1991 Jul 2006 Recall campaign 91V167000 ◆ Recall campaign 91V167000 Investigation PE92039 ● Investigation PE92039 Investigation EA93011 ● Investigation EA93011
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1995-Q1 Owner reports 3
1995-Q2 Owner reports 7
1995-Q3 Owner reports 9
1995-Q4 Owner reports 5
1996-Q1 Owner reports 3
1996-Q2 Owner reports 6
1996-Q3 Owner reports 2
1996-Q4 Owner reports 8
1997-Q1 Owner reports 12
1997-Q2 Owner reports 3
1997-Q3 Owner reports 4
1997-Q4 Owner reports 2
1998-Q1 Owner reports 2
1998-Q2 Owner reports 2
1998-Q3 Owner reports 1
1998-Q4 Owner reports 2
1999-Q1 Owner reports 4
1999-Q2 Owner reports 2
1999-Q3 Owner reports 1
1999-Q4 Owner reports 1
2000-Q3 Owner reports 2
2000-Q4 Owner reports 2
2001-Q1 Owner reports 2
2002-Q4 Owner reports 1
2003-Q4 Owner reports 1
2004-Q1 Owner reports 1
2004-Q3 Owner reports 1
2005-Q1 Owner reports 1
2006-Q3 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 91V167000
Defect investigation 1 PE92039
Defect investigation 1 EA93011
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 91V167000

    Report date
    Component:
    PARKING BRAKE
    Consequence:
    DEPENDING ON THE EXTENT OF THE LEVER RELEASE AND ROADLEVEL. THE PARKING BRAKE MAY NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE, ALLOWING IT TO ROLL, WHICHCOULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 105.
    Remedy:
    REPLACE PARKING BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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