Tl*the contact owns a 2000 buick park avenue. The contact was driving at approximately 30 MPH when the vehicle completely shut off; all power steering and brakes failed as well. The contact shifted into neutral and pulled over. He restarted the vehicle and it functioned normally. The vehicle had not been repaired and the contact had not called the manufacturer at the time of the complaint. The VIN was unavailable. The current and failure mileages were approximately 80,000.
Buick Park Avenue brake failure problems
53 of the 1,297 owner complaints about the Buick Park Avenue describe brake failure, most of them for the 1991 model year.
- owner complaints
- 53
- worst model year
- 1991
Is there a fix? There are 5 recalls for this area of the car. See below
By model year
Often reported together
ABS 15Stalling 2Power steering loss 2Overheating 1Grinding brakes 1No deployment 1
What owners say
While driving consumer applied the brakes,and the pedal went to the floor. Consumer was able to stop the vehicle by applying the emergency brake, and drove it to the dealer. The mechanic replaced the master cylinder.
My 2003 buick park avenue with less than 6000 miles on it has had brake failure twice. Both incidents occured at speeds less than 10 MPH. Both incidents involved total brake failure with the pedal going clear to the floor and no stopping action at all. The first incident in august 2003 resulted in a crash in which there was no fire and no injuries. The most recent incident reported today did not result in a crash but could have easily had I not thrown the transmission into park. Dealer reports he "can not duplicate the problem", and doesn't know what to fix. Ongoing negotiations continue between me and the dealer as I feel the car is definitely unsafe as is, and if there is "nothing to fix", then obviously the car will remain unsafe and could result in serious injury or fatalities not only to myself but to others. I strongly urge the federal safety agency get involved before any lives or lost or serious injuries occur.
My 2003 buick park avenue (ultra) has less than 19,000 miles and twice has had the brakes fail on it. Today, I am hearing the familiar brake failure squeal and know that my brakes will be failing again. It is a very dangerous car and has great difficulty stopping at high speeds and shimmies at lower speeds when stopping.
Car stalled as I was going down freeway 65 MPH. Stalled, no warning at all. No brakes (power)no steering (power. Lucky I was in right hand lane to horse car off to side and call tow truck. Second time going down steep grade, stalled same exact thing no power coasted down to bottom of hill trying to avoid accident. Let car sit for 15 minutes, start right back up and run for a couple of weeks.now I drive in right lane, 45 MPH, phone and aaa card by my side. Scary
The clip to the master cylinder broke, which caused total brake failure.
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
Consumer states while traveling at 25mph brakes failed. Consumer states brake pedal went to the floor. The dealer can't duplicate the problem. Please provide any further information. Nlm
While making a turn brake indicator light flashed and stayed on. Mechanic stated that the brake line was rubbing on transmission and wore a hole through the brkae line. Would have LED to total loss of brakes. *ak
Consumer experiencing ongoing problem with ABS system intermittently failing, and not giving warning of complete brake failure. This condition happened on two occasions which causeed consumer to have no brakes. Asb light senor on the frist occasion did not come on at all, and on the second occasion the ABS light came on afterward. Dealer notified and inspected vehicle, and informed consumer that valve control needed changing, and manufacturer would share 30% 0f cost.
Related recalls
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Some of these vehicles have internal fluid leaks in the brake hydraulic control unit.
- Risk
- When the rear brake proportioning, antilock brake, traction control, or stability control feature is activated in some driving situations, the feature may not perform as designed.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the ABS hydraulic modulator unit and if necessary, replace the hydraulic modulator.
Recall number 00V114000 · Recall details
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The brake booster to pedal assembly attachment nuts may be loose.
- Risk
- If these nuts are loose, the brake pedal may be low, the assembly may be loose, the brakes may not release, and if the nuts back completely off, braking may be lost. Also fume and water intrusion to the passenger compartment can occur.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace any missing brake booster to brake pedal assembly nuts and tighten all four (4) nuts to specified torque.
Recall number 99V238000 · Recall details
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. These vehicles may have been built with incorrect front brake rotor, brake caliper assembly, brake pads, and caliper mounting bracket on either the left or right side of the vehicle.
- Risk
- A vehicle with this condition can pull to one side during a braking maneuver. In addition, vehicle stopping distance could be increased.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect for correct brake parts and replace any incorrect rotors, caliper assemblies, brake pads, and caliper mounting brackets.
Recall number 99V081000 · Recall details
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- What is wrong
- The electronic brake control module or the electronic brake and traction control module can cause the antilock brake system (ABS) to cycle during a non-ABS brake application.
- Risk
- This condition can result in an increase in vehicle stopping distance increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the electronic brake control module or the electronic brake and traction control module.
Recall number 97V064000 · Recall details
Parking brake: conventional: mechanical
- What is wrong
- When applied, the parking brake lever assembly may release one or more teeth, reducing the cable load to the rear brakes.
- Risk
- Depending on the extent of the lever release and roadlevel. The parking brake may not hold the vehicle, allowing it to roll, whichcould result in an accident. Vehicle does not comply with fmvss 105.
- Remedy
- Replace parking brake lever assembly.
Recall number 91V167000 · Recall details
Questions about the Buick Park Avenue brake failure
Which Buick Park Avenue years have brake failure problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1991 (25 complaints), 1992 (6 complaints) and 1993 (5 complaints).
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