1993 BUICK PARK AVENUE — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 64 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: SERVICE BRAKES (17 complaints · 26.6%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 7
  • Fires 10
  • Injuries 3
  • 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 17 of 64 owner complaints (26.6%) in this vehicle snapshot. SERVICE BRAKES: 17 complaints, 26.6% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 17 · 26.6% · 4 crash reports POWER TRAIN: 10 complaints, 15.6% of reports POWER TRAIN 10 · 15.6% · 2 fire reports ENGINE: 7 complaints, 10.9% of reports ENGINE 7 · 10.9% · 1 fire reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 5 complaints, 7.8% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 5 · 7.8% · 3 fire reports FUEL SYSTEM: 4 complaints, 6.3% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 4 · 6.3% · 3 fire reports STRUCTURE: 4 complaints, 6.3% of reports STRUCTURE 4 · 6.3% AIR BAGS: 3 complaints, 4.7% of reports AIR BAGS 3 · 4.7% · 2 crash reports STEERING: 3 complaints, 4.7% of reports STEERING 3 · 4.7% SEAT BELTS: 1 complaints, 1.6% of reports SEAT BELTS 1 · 1.6% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 58 complaints, 90.6% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 58 · 90.6% · 7 crash reports 9 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 17 26.6% 4 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 10 15.6% 0 crashes · 2 fires
ENGINE 7 10.9% 0 crashes · 1 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 5 7.8% 0 crashes · 3 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 4 6.3% 0 crashes · 3 fires
STRUCTURE 4 6.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 3 4.7% 2 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 3 4.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 1 1.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 58 90.6% 7 crashes · 9 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 Jan 1996. 1995-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 1995-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 1995-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 1995-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 1996-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 1996-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 1996-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 1996-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 1997-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 1997-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 1997-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 1997-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 1998-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 1998-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 1999-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 1999-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 1999-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2000-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2000-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2000-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2000-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2001-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2001-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2002-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2004-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 1995 Oct 2008 Recall campaign 96V015000 ◆ Recall campaign 96V015000
  • Campaign 96V015000 was reported 285 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1995-Q1 Owner reports 2
1995-Q2 Owner reports 4
1995-Q3 Owner reports 4
1995-Q4 Owner reports 1
1996-Q1 Owner reports 1
1996-Q2 Owner reports 4
1996-Q3 Owner reports 4
1996-Q4 Owner reports 1
1997-Q1 Owner reports 3
1997-Q2 Owner reports 3
1997-Q3 Owner reports 1
1997-Q4 Owner reports 3
1998-Q3 Owner reports 2
1998-Q4 Owner reports 2
1999-Q1 Owner reports 1
1999-Q3 Owner reports 2
1999-Q4 Owner reports 1
2000-Q1 Owner reports 1
2000-Q2 Owner reports 2
2000-Q3 Owner reports 4
2000-Q4 Owner reports 1
2001-Q2 Owner reports 2
2001-Q3 Owner reports 2
2002-Q2 Owner reports 3
2002-Q3 Owner reports 1
2002-Q4 Owner reports 1
2003-Q3 Owner reports 2
2004-Q4 Owner reports 1
2006-Q2 Owner reports 2
2008-Q3 Owner reports 2
2008-Q4 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 96V015000
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 96V015000

    Report date
    Component:
    POWER TRAIN
    Consequence:
    VEHICLE FIRES CAN OCCUR DUE TO THE SPILLAGE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES.
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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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