1995 BUICK PARK AVENUE — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 116 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: STEERING (17 complaints · 14.7%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 5
  • Fires 3
  • Injuries 6
  • 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 STEERING appears in 17 of 116 owner complaints (14.7%) in this vehicle snapshot. STEERING: 17 complaints, 14.7% of reports STEERING 17 · 14.7% · 1 fire reports ENGINE: 15 complaints, 12.9% of reports ENGINE 15 · 12.9% · 2 fire reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 14 complaints, 12.1% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 14 · 12.1% SERVICE BRAKES: 11 complaints, 9.5% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 11 · 9.5% · 2 crash reports STRUCTURE: 11 complaints, 9.5% of reports STRUCTURE 11 · 9.5% AIR BAGS: 8 complaints, 6.9% of reports AIR BAGS 8 · 6.9% · 2 crash reports POWER TRAIN: 6 complaints, 5.2% of reports POWER TRAIN 6 · 5.2% SUSPENSION: 5 complaints, 4.3% of reports SUSPENSION 5 · 4.3% SEAT BELTS: 4 complaints, 3.5% of reports SEAT BELTS 4 · 3.5% · 1 crash reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 90 complaints, 77.6% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 90 · 77.6% · 5 crash reports 2 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)
STEERING 17 14.7% 0 crashes · 1 fires
ENGINE 15 12.9% 0 crashes · 2 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 14 12.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 11 9.5% 2 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 11 9.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 8 6.9% 2 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 6 5.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 5 4.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 4 3.5% 1 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 90 77.6% 5 crashes · 2 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 Aug 1995. 1995-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 1995-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 1995-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 1996-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 1996-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 1996-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 1996-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 1997-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 1997-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 1997-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 1998-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 1998-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 1998-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 1998-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 1999-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 1999-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 1999-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 1999-Q4: 7 owner reports 7 2000-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2000-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2000-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2000-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2001-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2001-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2001-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2001-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2002-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2003-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2004-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2004-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2004-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 1995 Apr 2018 Recall campaign 95V158000 ◆ Recall campaign 95V158000
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1995-Q1 Owner reports 1
1995-Q3 Owner reports 4
1995-Q4 Owner reports 2
1996-Q1 Owner reports 2
1996-Q2 Owner reports 1
1996-Q3 Owner reports 3
1996-Q4 Owner reports 5
1997-Q1 Owner reports 3
1997-Q2 Owner reports 2
1997-Q4 Owner reports 4
1998-Q1 Owner reports 2
1998-Q2 Owner reports 2
1998-Q3 Owner reports 4
1998-Q4 Owner reports 4
1999-Q1 Owner reports 5
1999-Q2 Owner reports 6
1999-Q3 Owner reports 7
1999-Q4 Owner reports 7
2000-Q1 Owner reports 2
2000-Q2 Owner reports 4
2000-Q3 Owner reports 4
2000-Q4 Owner reports 1
2001-Q1 Owner reports 1
2001-Q2 Owner reports 1
2001-Q3 Owner reports 1
2001-Q4 Owner reports 5
2002-Q1 Owner reports 1
2002-Q3 Owner reports 3
2002-Q4 Owner reports 2
2003-Q1 Owner reports 1
2003-Q3 Owner reports 2
2004-Q1 Owner reports 4
2004-Q2 Owner reports 2
2004-Q3 Owner reports 2
2005-Q2 Owner reports 1
2006-Q3 Owner reports 2
2007-Q2 Owner reports 1
2008-Q1 Owner reports 1
2008-Q2 Owner reports 1
2008-Q3 Owner reports 1
2010-Q1 Owner reports 1
2010-Q3 Owner reports 1
2012-Q1 Owner reports 1
2014-Q2 Owner reports 2
2014-Q3 Owner reports 1
2016-Q1 Owner reports 1
2017-Q4 Owner reports 1
2018-Q2 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 95V158000
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 95V158000

    Report date
    Component:
    EXTERIOR LIGHTING
    Consequence:
    CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: IF THESE HEAD LAMPS ARE RE-AIMED USING A MECHANICAL AIMING DEVICE THAT UTILIZES THE AIMING PAD NUMERS, THE RESULTANT AIM WOULD BE OUT OF THE SPECIFIED RANGE. THIS MAY CAUSE A VISIBILITY PROBLEM INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP ON VEHICLES WITH THE CORRECT OUTBOARD LOWER PAD NUMBER.
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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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