Buick Park Avenue problems reported in California
192 of the 1,880 complaints filed about the Buick Park Avenue came from California, most often about the brakes.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
192
Complaints from California
9
Crashes
5
Fires
1997
Worst model year
What failed
Brakes
38
19.8%
Engine & Cooling
29
15.1%
Transmission & Drivetrain
19
9.9%
Electrical System
18
9.4%
Steering
12
6.3%
Fuel & Propulsion
10
5.2%
Body & Structure
10
5.2%
Other & Unspecified
7
3.6%
Seat Belts
7
3.6%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
7
3.6%
Lights
7
3.6%
By model year
1987 Park Avenue
1
0.5%
1988 Park Avenue
6
3.1%
1989 Park Avenue
4
2.1%
1990 Park Avenue
1
0.5%
1991 Park Avenue
13
6.8%
1992 Park Avenue
7
3.6%
1993 Park Avenue
10
5.2%
1994 Park Avenue
1
0.5%
1995 Park Avenue
20
10.4%
1996 Park Avenue
6
3.1%
1997 Park Avenue
60
31.3%
1998 Park Avenue
29
15.1%
1999 Park Avenue
12
6.3%
2000 Park Avenue
10
5.2%
2001 Park Avenue
5
2.6%
2002 Park Avenue
1
0.5%
2003 Park Avenue
6
3.1%
Cities reporting most
North Hills
12
16.4%
Sepulveda
11
15.1%
SAN Diego
10
13.7%
Sacramento
7
9.6%
Orange
5
6.8%
Fresno
5
6.8%
Moreno Valley
4
5.5%
Lake Elsin
4
5.5%
LA Habra
4
5.5%
Chula Vista
4
5.5%
SAN Jose
4
5.5%
Fountain V
3
4.1%