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2004 Buick Park Avenue

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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12Owner 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

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System
3Exterior Lighting
3Wheels
2Air Bags
1Engine
1
All reported categories
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Structure
1Tires
1Unknown Or Other
1Visibility
1Visibility/wiper
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 9 of 12 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

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What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Exterior Lighting. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Wheels. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports2 fire reports1 injury reports

Exterior Lighting complaints

3 reports
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Mileage unknown · Aug 11, 2023
Exterior Lighting

Head lights automatically shut off while driving at night: 1) The vehicle senses it is after dusk and automatically turns on headlights while starting the engine (Manual head light switch is in off position). 2) Driver therefore doesn't use manual switch to turn on head lights and proceeds to drive. 3) Approximately 10 minutes …

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Head lights automatically shut off while driving at night: 1) The vehicle senses it is after dusk and automatically turns on headlights while starting the engine (Manual head light switch is in off position). 2) Driver therefore doesn't use manual switch to turn on head lights and proceeds to drive. 3) Approximately 10 minutes later, while driving in the dark, the vehicle automatically turns off the head lights resulting in a dangerous dark situation where driver can not see nor can the vehicle be seen by others. 4) The surprised driver must pull on the manual head light switch to regain head lights. 5) This may potentially happen any and every time the car is started after dusk, especially by a driver not familiar with the vehicle or issue.

NHTSA ODI #11537840

Mileage unknown · Jun 27, 2006
Exterior Lighting

2004 PARK AVENUE HEADLIGHTS ARE DESIGNED WITH A NON-ADJUSTABLE FIXED ANGLE BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW BEAMS. *TS AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER HAS POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *NM

NHTSA ODI #10161591

Mileage unknown · Feb 17, 2005
Exterior Lighting

CERTIFIED LTR RE DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHTS ON A 2004 PARK AVENUE, REQUESTS A DEFECTIVE INVESTIGATION AND A REFUND. *BF THE HIGH AND LIGHT BEAM LIGHTS ARE MADE AS A SINGLE FIXED UNIT NOT ALLOWING THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES TO ADJUST EITHER, INDEPENDENT OF THE OTHER. *NM

NHTSA ODI #10111704

Official recalls

0

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NHTSA investigations

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