IllustrationGAS PEDAL STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION AND INJURIES.
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
All reported categories
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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.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
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
Vehicle Speed Control complaints
2 reportsTHIS 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.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.