1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 241 complaints · 2 recalls
Most-reported system: ENGINE (81 complaints · 33.6%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 6
  • Fires 29
  • Injuries 4
  • 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 ENGINE appears in 81 of 241 owner complaints (33.6%) in this vehicle snapshot. ENGINE: 81 complaints, 33.6% of reports ENGINE 81 · 33.6% · 20 fire reports SEAT BELTS: 29 complaints, 12.0% of reports SEAT BELTS 29 · 12.0% · 1 crash reports FUEL SYSTEM: 26 complaints, 10.8% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 26 · 10.8% · 1 fire reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 22 complaints, 9.1% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 22 · 9.1% · 7 fire reports SERVICE BRAKES: 13 complaints, 5.4% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 13 · 5.4% · 1 crash reports STEERING: 11 complaints, 4.6% of reports STEERING 11 · 4.6% POWER TRAIN: 10 complaints, 4.2% of reports POWER TRAIN 10 · 4.2% · 1 crash reports 1 fire reports SUSPENSION: 9 complaints, 3.7% of reports SUSPENSION 9 · 3.7% STRUCTURE: 8 complaints, 3.3% of reports STRUCTURE 8 · 3.3% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 178 complaints, 73.9% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 178 · 73.9% · 4 crash reports 23 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)
ENGINE 81 33.6% 0 crashes · 20 fires
SEAT BELTS 29 12.0% 1 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 26 10.8% 0 crashes · 1 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 22 9.1% 0 crashes · 7 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 13 5.4% 1 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 11 4.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 10 4.2% 1 crashes · 1 fires
SUSPENSION 9 3.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 8 3.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 178 73.9% 4 crashes · 23 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 1998; the first recall shown was reported in Apr 2000. 1998-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 1998-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 1998-Q4: 9 owner reports 9 1999-Q1: 11 owner reports 11 1999-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 1999-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 1999-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2000-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 2000-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2000-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2000-Q4: 13 owner reports 13 2001-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 2001-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2001-Q3: 12 owner reports 12 2001-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2002-Q1: 10 owner reports 10 2002-Q2: 8 owner reports 8 2002-Q3: 11 owner reports 11 2002-Q4: 8 owner reports 8 2003-Q1: 12 owner reports 12 2003-Q2: 7 owner reports 7 2003-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 2003-Q4: 8 owner reports 8 2004-Q1: 19 owner reports 19 2004-Q2: 10 owner reports 10 2004-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 2004-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2005-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2005-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2005-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2005-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2006-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2008-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2011-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 1998 Oct 2017 Recall campaign 00V117000 ◆ Recall campaign 00V117000 Recall campaign 04V090000 ◆ Recall campaign 04V090000 Investigation PE99056 ● Investigation PE99056 Investigation EA00002 ● Investigation EA00002 Investigation PE02050 ● Investigation PE02050 Investigation EA02030 ● Investigation EA02030 Investigation RQ03001 ● Investigation RQ03001
  • Campaign 00V117000 was reported 771 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 04V090000 was reported 1,884 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1998-Q1 Owner reports 3
1998-Q2 Owner reports 2
1998-Q4 Owner reports 9
1999-Q1 Owner reports 11
1999-Q2 Owner reports 3
1999-Q3 Owner reports 3
1999-Q4 Owner reports 1
2000-Q1 Owner reports 7
2000-Q2 Owner reports 5
2000-Q3 Owner reports 2
2000-Q4 Owner reports 13
2001-Q1 Owner reports 7
2001-Q2 Owner reports 2
2001-Q3 Owner reports 12
2001-Q4 Owner reports 4
2002-Q1 Owner reports 10
2002-Q2 Owner reports 8
2002-Q3 Owner reports 11
2002-Q4 Owner reports 8
2003-Q1 Owner reports 12
2003-Q2 Owner reports 7
2003-Q3 Owner reports 8
2003-Q4 Owner reports 8
2004-Q1 Owner reports 19
2004-Q2 Owner reports 10
2004-Q3 Owner reports 7
2004-Q4 Owner reports 4
2005-Q1 Owner reports 4
2005-Q2 Owner reports 3
2005-Q3 Owner reports 4
2005-Q4 Owner reports 2
2006-Q1 Owner reports 3
2006-Q2 Owner reports 2
2006-Q4 Owner reports 1
2007-Q2 Owner reports 2
2007-Q3 Owner reports 2
2007-Q4 Owner reports 2
2008-Q1 Owner reports 3
2008-Q2 Owner reports 1
2008-Q3 Owner reports 1
2009-Q2 Owner reports 1
2010-Q3 Owner reports 1
2011-Q1 Owner reports 1
2011-Q2 Owner reports 2
2011-Q4 Owner reports 1
2012-Q1 Owner reports 1
2012-Q2 Owner reports 1
2012-Q4 Owner reports 1
2013-Q2 Owner reports 1
2014-Q3 Owner reports 1
2015-Q3 Owner reports 2
2016-Q1 Owner reports 1
2017-Q4 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 00V117000
Recall campaign 1 04V090000
Defect investigation 1 PE99056
Defect investigation 1 EA00002
Defect investigation 1 PE02050
Defect investigation 1 EA02030
Defect investigation 1 RQ03001
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Safety Recalls (2)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 00V117000

    Report date
    Component:
    SEAT BELTS
    Consequence:
    WHEN THE SHOULDER BELT WEBBING BECOMES JAMMED IN THE RETRACTOR, THE BELT MAY BE UNUSABLE.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR THE PRESENCE OF UPDATED FRONT SHOULDER BELT BEZELS AND WHERE NECESSARY, INSTALL NEW FRONT SEAT SHOULDER BELT OPENING BEZEL KITS.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 04V090000

    Report date
    Component:
    FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
    Consequence:
    THE BACKFIRE CAN RUPTURE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE RUPTURE OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CAN DISPLACE A FUEL LINE, PULLING AN INJECTOR OUT OF PLACE, AND CAUSING A FUEL LEAK AND POSSIBLE FIRE.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH IMPROVED DIAPHRAGMS. THE RECALL WILL BE CONDUCTED IN PHASED MAILINGS. PHASE 1 BEGAN ON JUNE 30, 2004, AND PHASE 2 BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537, OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668.
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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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