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1994 Buick Park Avenue

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1994 Buick Park Avenue do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 40.5.

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48Owner complaints

Model-year median: 40.5

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
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199177
199264
199348
1994117
199559
1996219
1997
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Structure
11Electrical System
9Service Brakes, Hydraulic
9Engine And Engine Cooling
4Power Train
4
All reported categories
Steering
3Unknown Or Other
3Air Bags
2Engine
2Seat Belts
2Tires
2Equipment
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Fuel/propulsion System
1Interior Lighting
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Suspension
1Vehicle Speed Control
1Visibility
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 6 of 48 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 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

5 crash reports3 fire reports3 injury reports

Engine And Engine Cooling complaints

4 reports
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Mileage unknown · Apr 1, 2003
Engine And Engine Cooling

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *JB THE VEHICLE WOULD GO FROM IDLE TO 75 MPH, AND AS A RESULT, THERE WOULD BE NO POWER STEERING AND NO BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS WHO COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WOULD START AFTER A SHORT PERIOD AFTER SHUTDOWN. …

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THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *JB THE VEHICLE WOULD GO FROM IDLE TO 75 MPH, AND AS A RESULT, THERE WOULD BE NO POWER STEERING AND NO BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS WHO COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WOULD START AFTER A SHORT PERIOD AFTER SHUTDOWN. THE FOLLOWING ARE ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM: PURGED FUEL SYSTEM, REPLACED 2 SENSORS/CRANK & ETC, NEW GENERATOR, COMPUTER, NEW SPARK PLUGS/WIRES, NEW FUEL FILTERS, NEW WIRING HARNESS FROM THE BATTERY, AND 2 TUNE UPS WITHIN A YEAR AND A HALF. SCC

NHTSA ODI #10014955

Mileage unknown · Aug 23, 1999
Engine And Engine Cooling

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR SERVICE FOR THREE DAYS, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ODI #845589

Mileage unknown · Jul 29, 1999
Engine And Engine Cooling

ENGINE STALLS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #843697

Mileage unknown · Sep 9, 1997
Engine And Engine CoolingFire

ENGINE FIRE.

NHTSA ODI #521830

Official recalls

0

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.