IllustrationWHEN APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, IT POPS LOOSE AND WILL NOT STAY DOWN. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
1992 Buick Park Avenue
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1992 Buick Park Avenue do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 40.5.
Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.
About this comparison →77Owner complaints
Model-year median: 40.5
1Recall campaignsView recall details →
1InvestigationsView investigation details →
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Inspection summary
1992 Buick Park Avenue
NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 77 owner complaints · 1 recall campaigns · 1 investigations.
Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.
Top reported categories (up to 5)
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 21 reports
- Engine And Engine Cooling: 11 reports
- Air Bags: 8 reports
- Electrical System: 7 reports
- Visibility: 7 reports
Full reported-category list and vehicle report
Recall links
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How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Park Avenue years →Counts vary with age, sales, mileage exposure 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: 2 of 77 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.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 21 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
10 crash reports2 fire reports5 injury reports
Parking Brake complaints
2 reportsI BOUGHT MY 1992 BUICK PARK AVENUE ON 09/29/1991 (FROM DON SNELL BUICK, DALLAS). EACH YEAR I ONLY USED THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ONE TIME WHEN I GOT TEXAS CAR INSPECTION. I THINK I NEVER USED THAT BRAKE FOR MORE THAN 10 TIMES TOTALLY AFTER I BOUGHT THAT CAR. THIS YEAR(1999), BEFORE I DID THE CAR INSPECTION, I FOUND WHEN I A…
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I BOUGHT MY 1992 BUICK PARK AVENUE ON 09/29/1991 (FROM DON SNELL BUICK, DALLAS). EACH YEAR I ONLY USED THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ONE TIME WHEN I GOT TEXAS CAR INSPECTION. I THINK I NEVER USED THAT BRAKE FOR MORE THAN 10 TIMES TOTALLY AFTER I BOUGHT THAT CAR. THIS YEAR(1999), BEFORE I DID THE CAR INSPECTION, I FOUND WHEN I APPLIED THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE, THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE COULDN NOT HOLD DOWN. SO I WENT TO THE CITY GARAGE CAR REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT PROBLEM BEEN RECALLED. THEREFORE I WENT TO EWING BUICK (4464 WEST PLANO PARKWAY, PLANO, TEXAS 75093, PHONE: 972-964-3540) THIS MORNING (02/02/1999). AFTER EWING CHECKED MY CAR, THEY SAID THAT MY CAR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE ONES BEING RECALLED, BUT MY CAR IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. I WANT TO COMPLAIN ABOUT IT. EVEN THOUGH MY CAR IS 1992 MODEL, BUT IT WAS BUILT IN JULY, 1991. SINCE MY CAR'S EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE ONES HAVING BEEN RECALLED (1991 PARK AVENUE AND 1992 LESABRE MODEL), HOW CAN (BUICK BE SURE THAT THEY DID NOT PUT THAT 1991 PART TO MY JULY 1991 BUILT 1992 PARK AVENUE MODEL! CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME HOW CAN I DO? THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER IS 91V167000. THE RECALL NO IS 92C02. *AK
Recall campaigns
196V015000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission:cooling Unit And Lines
Jan 23, 1996
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 1991 THROUGH JULY 1995. THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE CAN SEPARATE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN LOW TEMPERATURES IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH TRANSMISSION LOADS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: VEHICLE FIRES CAN OCCUR DUE TO THE SPILLAGE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
Defect investigations
1PE92039 · Brake Caliper Corrosion
Opened Apr 15, 1992 · Closed Aug 14, 1992
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
There is no summary currently available
An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.