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Have there been Buick Park Avenue recalls?
My grandma wants to give me her old Buick, but since I’ll be using it to drive my young kids around, I want to read up on its safety. Have there been any Buick Park Avenue recalls?
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Jessica Gibson · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
That’s sweet of your grandma, but it is smart to read up on potential problems with the
Buick
. Buick began producing this full-size luxury car back in 1991. Every trim level came with a powerful V6 engine, and Buick manufactured the Park Avenue
until 2005. Over that fourteen-year span, the Park Avenue was subject to 15 recalls. To determine if your particular Park Avenue is affected,
use a VIN lookup to check for a car recall
. You’ll also need the model year of your Buick. Here’s a quick rundown of the recalls:
- 2002: Improperly installed trunk release handle can make it hard to open (44,000 cars affected)
- 2000: Faulty microprocessor prevents windshield wipers from working correctly (35,000 cars affected)
- Front-seat shoulder belts jam in the retractor, so the belts are unusable (78,000 cars affected)
- Brake fluid leakspreventing the braking systems from working correctly (8,000 cars affected)
- 1999 to 2000: Loose brake pedal nut can prevent brake pedal from releasing (1,000 cars affected)
- 1999: Improperly-built brake parts can make the car pull to one side when braking (38 cars affected)
- 1997: A faulty electronic brake control module can trigger the anti-lock brakes (157,000 cars affected)
- 1997: Improperly-installed seatbelt anchors make them ineffective (21,000 cars affected)
- 1996: Power-control module programming needs to be updated (276,000 cars affected)
These are just the most recent recalls for the Buick. To check for recalls on an older Buick, search on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website.
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