Vehicle caught fire with occupant locked in the vehicle. Car was being parked in the garage at home after a trip to the store. Fire caused vehicles door and window openers to fail. Since this incident I have heard of similar incidents in other vehicles. I am trying to determine if this is happening in other vehicles and what can be done to ensure that other people don't get locked in their vehicles when a fire starts and knocks out the door openers and windows. This would have been a fatality had my mother not spotted the smoke coming from the garage in time.please call or email me if you require further information.
1991 Buick Park Avenue electrical problems
10 complaints (11% of all complaints for this car). 2 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 11%
- crashes
- 2
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Wiring: front underhood2
- Ignition2
- Wiring: interior/under dash1
- Wiring: fuses and circuit breakers1
- Starter assembly1
At what mileage
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Buick Park Avenue electrical problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 1991 Buick Park Avenue owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Smoke came from steering column when cruise control is engaged.
Turning vehicle off, cannot restart right away. Happening since new. Problem continuous. Power windows failed to work properly (up/down). Took to dealer & mechanic said short in electrical wire harness.
The reason I am sending this to you is because I feel that the fuse in my car should have blown instead of the inside of the steering column smoking as it did,I am worried about a fire hazard
We have had several recurrent problems with this vehicle, yet none of the recurrent problems has been covered by any manufacturers recalls. We have replaced the alternator and battery repeatedly and have had continual electrical problems with the car. We have had constant and recurring problems with the braking system the vehicle. We have had to replace all of the origianl braking components and yet we continue to have problems with the braking system. We are now experiencing transmission problems and have found that the manufacturer issued a service bulletin in march 1994 identifying the very problem we are experiencing. Yet, there had been no recall. This car has problems too numerous to mention, and it has cost us a small fortune to repair all of the malfunctions.
Vehicle stalls in traffic intermittently. Resuling in a crash.
Vehicle stalls in traffic intermittently, once resulting in a crash.
Engine compartment fire, cause undetermined. Tt
Front rotors rusted, causing brake pedal to sink to floor/make noise.
Cv boot broke.
Questions about the 1991 Buick Park Avenue electrical
Does the 1991 Buick Park Avenue have electrical problems?
Owners have filed 10 complaints about the electrical of the 1991 Buick Park Avenue, 11% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1991 Buick Park Avenue electrical problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1991 Buick Park Avenue electrical?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Buick Park Avenue have the most electrical problems?
The Buick Park Avenue model years with the most electrical complaints are 1998 (28 complaints), 1997 (24 complaints) and 1995 (18 complaints).
Other 1991 Buick Park Avenue problems
Brakes 59Engine 7Transmission 7Body 4Acceleration 3Lights 3Visibility 3Airbags 2Locks 2Steering 2Fuel system 1Seat belts 1Tires 1Wheels 1
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