The passenger car door will not open from inside or outside. Locking mechanism does not engage and door remains stuck closed. This presents a safety issue for the passenger of the car. Vehicle has been brought in for repair multiple times without any success for a permanent fix.
Buick Park Avenue door locks problems
27 of the 1,297 owner complaints about the Buick Park Avenue describe doors won't lock, open or latch, most of them for the 1999 model year.
- owner complaints
- 27
- worst model year
- 1999
- typical mileage
- 90,000
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
By model year
Often reported together
Engine failure 2ABS 2Transmission failure 1Stalling 1Fuel gauge 1Knocking 1
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 buick park avenue. The contact stated that the door latches fractured internally. The front passenger and rear driver's side doors failed to operate. The contact was only able to open the doors from inside the vehicle. The dealer was notified of the failure, but was unable to provide an appointment in a reasonable time frame. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for further diagnostic testing and repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided no solution. The failure mileage was not available.
At approximately 157800 miles, drivers' side electric door lock became inoperable, unable to open door from inside with manual controls, unable to unlock door with remote and unable to open door with key from outside. Cannot open door to effect repairs as discovered online (ytube) as inside panel must be removed with door open. Must make entry from passenger side. If passenger side door lock freezes or if an accident occurs on passenger side would be unable to get out of vehicle. And now the rear drivers side door has done the same and cannot be opened or unlocked. Obviously the car is stationary when attempting to open or unlock the doors.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 buick park avenue. The contact stated that the seat control button plastic piece prematurely fractured. The contact had to reconnect the piece with tape upon sitting in the seat due to the failure. The contact also stated that the electronic control function for locking and unlocking the doors failed to work. The door handle on the front passenger side failed to work. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 135,000. Updated 02/23/16
Electric door locks on front and rear passenger side do not function and doors cannot be opened with either remote, key or from inside or outside.
Night & day driving, interior lights, door locks activate: this can happen at 05 to 70 miles an hour: at night on a expressway this is interesting! When on a turn the above will happen an on uneven / ruff drive area. The only way is to turn off [ interior lights ] are to remove the fuse, this disables mirrors, seats, ect. When the ignition is turned off [ some times ] it will reset std. Op.
Outside door handles on rf, rr, and lr failed. Mechanism inside of door broke making it impossible to open from the outside of the vehicle. Emphasize that only the lf door could be opened from the outside. In the event of an accident, it would have been necessary to use extraordinary measures to reach occupants. Rf, rr, and lr door handles all failed in the exact same manner (plastic component on door handle cracked/fatigued). Condition was corrected by replacing door handles. No obvious design enhancements were observed on replacement parts. Failed parts are available by request.
1998 buick park avenue drivers door handle malfunctioned.*mr the tabs on the handle broke, therefore the door could not be opened from the outside.
1998 buick park avenue had the water pump , fuel pressure regulator, oil pressure switch, left door lock control bezel, tensioner pulley and bearing replaced.***no answer required***.*mr the gas gauge needle jumped past the full mark then all the way back around to empty. The plastic upper intake plenum was replaced because it had warped from the heat and started to leak.
While driving at any speed the engine stall without warning. As a result the automatic power door locked trapping the driver inside. The cause has yet to be determined. *nm
Related recalls
Latches/locks/linkages: trunk lid: lock
- What is wrong
- On certain passenger vehicles, the emergency trunk release handle may be installed or forced out of the proper position.
- Risk
- If the cable is out of the proper position, it could increase the force required to activate the emergency trunk release handle and a person trapped in the trunk may not be able to release the trunk latch using the emergency trunk release handle.
- Remedy
- Dealers will secure the emergency trunk release cable to ensure that the emergency trunk release handle operates properly. Owner notification began december 19, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact buick at 1‑800‑521‑7300.
Recall number 02V328000 · Recall details
Questions about the Buick Park Avenue door locks
Which Buick Park Avenue years have doors won't lock, open or latch problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1999 (6 complaints), 1998 (5 complaints) and 1991 (3 complaints).
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