IllustrationCARRIAGE ROOF COMES LOOSE. MAY BLOW OFF AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. *JS
1989 Buick Park Avenue
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1989 Buick Park Avenue do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 40.5.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Park Avenue years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 3 of 21 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Structure. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Tires. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
2 crash reports0 fire reports3 injury reports
What owners actually said
21 reportsTHERE ARE A LIST OF RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED ON THEM. SEE THE WEBSITE. CAN I HAVE THESE ITEMS FIXED OR BE REIMBURSED FOR THE MONEY THAT I HAVE PAID OUT? HTTP://WWW.ALLDATA.COM/TSB/07/890742II.HTML THESE ARE ONLY APPROXIMATE DATES AS I CAN EXACTLY REMEMBER. THANK YOU. *TR
I HAVE A 1989 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CAR WAS REPAINTED BUT THE PAINT HAS BEEN COMING OFF 3 OR 4 YEARS AFTER IT WAS REPAINTED. I SEE A WHITE COAT AND THE ORIGINAL GRAY COAT, WHICH TELLS ME THEY DIDN'T PREPARE THE SURFACE CORRECTLY. I HAVE PAINT PEELING OFF ON THE DOOR, ROOF AND TRUNK. I THOUGHT THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO DO A PROPER P…
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I HAVE A 1989 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CAR WAS REPAINTED BUT THE PAINT HAS BEEN COMING OFF 3 OR 4 YEARS AFTER IT WAS REPAINTED. I SEE A WHITE COAT AND THE ORIGINAL GRAY COAT, WHICH TELLS ME THEY DIDN'T PREPARE THE SURFACE CORRECTLY. I HAVE PAINT PEELING OFF ON THE DOOR, ROOF AND TRUNK. I THOUGHT THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO DO A PROPER PAINT JOB. INSTEAD, THEY DID A QUICKIE THAT DIDN'T LAST. PLEASE HELP AND MAKE THEM REPAINT THE CAR THE RIGHT WAY. THEY DID THE SAME THING TO MY 1990 CHEVY SUBURBAN AND DID A CRAPPY JOB AND THE PAINT STARTED COMING OFF AGAIN AFTER 4 YEARS WITH THE CLEAR COAT PEELING OFF FIRST. HOW CAN THEY GET AWAY WITH THIS? PLEASE HELP ME GET MY BUICK REPAINTED THE RIGHT WAY. THANK YOU. *TR
CLEAR COAT/PAINT DETERIORATION. FRONT AXLES.*AK
ROOF COVER ON VEHICLE BEGAN RIPPING OFF WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DAMAGE TO TRUNK LID. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) NLM
THE PAINT, BASE COAT AND CLEAR COAT ARE DETERIORATING, CONSUMER REPORTS RECOMMENDED I CONTACT YOU. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
NO SUMMARY
GAS PEDAL STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION AND INJURIES.
THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN 3-CAR CRASH FOLLOWING VICTIM DRIVER STARTING CAR AND ENGAGING TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE FOLLOWING A FILL-UP AT A LOCAL GAS STATION. VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY AND VICTIM DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO AVOID CRASH THROUGH STEERING, BUT COULD NOT. VEHICLE REACHED MAX. SPEED OF APPROX. 30MPH PRIOR TO IMPACT. VEHI…
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THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN 3-CAR CRASH FOLLOWING VICTIM DRIVER STARTING CAR AND ENGAGING TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE FOLLOWING A FILL-UP AT A LOCAL GAS STATION. VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY AND VICTIM DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO AVOID CRASH THROUGH STEERING, BUT COULD NOT. VEHICLE REACHED MAX. SPEED OF APPROX. 30MPH PRIOR TO IMPACT. VEHICLE HAD NEVER HAD A SIMILAR CONDITION BEFORE.
UNIROYAL TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.