1993 Buick Park Avenue

WHILE DRIVING THROTTLE GOT STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY/ UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATE. BRAKES BARELY STOPPED VEHICLE. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THEY UNPLUGGED THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE AND THE ENGINE RETURNED TO ITS IDLE. BUT WHEN PLUGGING IN THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE, THE ENGINE STARTED TO IDLE VERY HIGH. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, FOUND DEFECTIVE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. REPAIRS MADE AT OWNER'S COST. *AK *ML

I HAVE BEEN THE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE FOR THREE YEARS . I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A DEALERSHIP IN RICHMOND AT THAT TIME IT HAD 34K MILES. I AM NOT A PERSON THAT DRIVE FAST OR RIDE MY BRAKES, SO I FIND IT VERY DISTURBING THAT SOMETHING AS MAJOR AS THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM SHOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED THIS SOON. THE PROBLEM I INCURRED WAS THAT THE ABS LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT EVEN AFTER FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE MANUEL. I THEN TOOK IT TO BE CHECKED OUT AS THE BOOK STATED. IHAD TO HAVE THE ABS VALUE ASSEMBLE REPLACED AND I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE INVISTIGATED. THE COST OF THE PART ALONE WAS $578.95 THIS IS A MAJOR PART AND I THINK THEY MIGHT SHOULD HAVE HAD A RECALL ON SAID PART. *AK

ABS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD PANEL. WHEN THIS HAPPENED BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY GOT HARD , CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PEDAL WAS HIT TOO HARD AND BRAKES LOCKED UP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK IN 8/14/96 ALTERNATOR FAILED TWICE. 10/3/96 DRIVER SIDE AND RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCKES FAILED. 6/16/97 SERPENTINE BELT FAILED. 7/20/98 ANTENNA MOTOR FAILED. 1/31/00 BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. 5/4/00 ABS WHEEL CYLINDER, BRAKE SHOES FAILED. BATTERY FAILED THREE TIMES. *YH

THE ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE BELL RINGS NONSTOP. OCCASIONALLY IF YOU MAKE A HARD TURN THE LIGHT GOES OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES. TOOK TO MECHANIC. DID FRONT BRAKE "JOB". 2 DAYS LATER THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK IN THE FRONT DOORS. THE PASSAGNER SIDE DOES NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK. THE DRIVERS SIDE LOCKS BUT WILL NOT UNLOCK. BUT THE CAR WILL LOCK THE DOORS WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR OR TURN OFF THE ENGINE - LOCKING YOU IN THE CAR. THIS TOO WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND AFTER 400$ THE OWNER DECIDED THAT WAS ENOUGH MONEY TO SPEND AND NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. *AK

ON DEC. 11, 1999, AT APPROX. 5:45 PM, I WAS SOUTH BOUND ON I-15, 36 MILES NORTH OF BAKER, CA. DURING THE CLIMB OF THE HILL, CRUISE SET AT 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AT THAT INSTANT, LARGE AMOUNTS OF SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE DISTINCT ODOR OF BURNT TRANS FLUID WAS ENTERING THE PASSENGER AREA. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY TO DISCOVER THE ENGINE AREA WAS ON FIRE. THE WIFE AND I ONLY HAD ENOUGH TIME TO EXIT VEH AND CALL FOR HELP. I HAVE DISCOVERED A RECALL BULLETIN (CAMPAIGN #96V015002) DESCRIBING THE CONDITION AND RESULTS I EXPERIENCED. THE UNJUSTICE IS THE SAFETY BULLENTIN DOESN'T APPLY TO CALIFORNIA VEHICLES. IN THE LAST WEEK, I HAVE SEEN ANOTHER VEH, OF SAME MODEL, SUFFER THE SAME OUTCOME.