Buick Park Avenue problems reported in New York
110 of the 1,880 complaints filed about the Buick Park Avenue came from New York, most often about the electrical system.
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.
110
Complaints from New York
5
Crashes
11
Fires
1997
Worst model year
What failed
Electrical System
19
17.3%
Engine & Cooling
16
14.5%
Brakes
15
13.6%
Steering
7
6.4%
Transmission & Drivetrain
7
6.4%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
6
5.5%
Fuel & Propulsion
6
5.5%
Body & Structure
6
5.5%
Seat Belts
5
4.5%
Airbags
5
4.5%
Other & Unspecified
3
2.7%
By model year
1987 Park Avenue
1
0.9%
1988 Park Avenue
3
2.7%
1989 Park Avenue
1
0.9%
1991 Park Avenue
5
4.5%
1992 Park Avenue
2
1.8%
1993 Park Avenue
11
10.0%
1994 Park Avenue
4
3.6%
1995 Park Avenue
11
10.0%
1996 Park Avenue
5
4.5%
1997 Park Avenue
16
14.5%
1998 Park Avenue
15
13.6%
1999 Park Avenue
12
10.9%
2000 Park Avenue
7
6.4%
2001 Park Avenue
6
5.5%
2002 Park Avenue
2
1.8%
2003 Park Avenue
6
5.5%
2004 Park Avenue
1
0.9%
2005 Park Avenue
2
1.8%
Cities reporting most
Brooklyn
7
17.5%
Buffalo
4
10.0%
Massapequa
4
10.0%
NEW York
4
10.0%
Malta
4
10.0%
Rochester
4
10.0%
Fishkill
3
7.5%
Parrish
2
5.0%
Caledonia
2
5.0%
North Valley Stream
2
5.0%
Penfield
2
5.0%
Lakeview
2
5.0%