IllustrationBRAKE LIGHT WAS ON ALL THE TIME, AS IF THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ON, THE BELL SOUNDS ALL THE TIME. DEALER REPAIRED $781, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
1993 Buick Park Avenue
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1993 Buick Park Avenue do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 40.5.
About this comparison →How this year compares
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: 5 of 64 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 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
7 crash reports10 fire reports2 injury reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
21 reportsALTERNATOR FAILED
WHILE GOING DOWN A HILL APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION BECAUSE OF LOSS OF THE BRAKE FLUID. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
ABS FAILED, WARNING LIGHT SHOWED THAT THE ABS WAS NOT WORKING. *AK
ABS FAILURE.
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMERS BRAKES DO NOT STOP CAR , HARD TO STOP AT LIGHTS. THIS THE THIRD TIME THEY HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER. CAR STILL WILL NOT STOP. TT IT WAS COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WITH PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR. *YH
WITH LITTLE BRAKE PRESSURE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. TT
ANTILOCK BRAKE FAILURE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AW
DEFECTIVE ABS BRAKE HOSE LEAKED CAUSING LACK OF BRAKING ABILITY. REPAIRED TWICE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD
Official recalls
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 ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.