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1999 Buick Park Avenue problems, complaints & recalls

Most-reported problem areas: Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:gasoline (14) · Engine And Engine Cooling:engine (9) · Seat Belts:front:retractor (7)

🧭 Reliability snapshot

77 /100
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Compared against other Buick Park Avenue model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →

🛣️ Complaints by mileage

<25k miles: 1 complaints <25k 25–50k miles: 20 complaints 20 25–50k 50–75k miles: 18 complaints 50–75k 75–100k miles: 5 complaints 75–100k 100–125k miles: 6 complaints 100–125k 125–150k miles: 3 complaints 125–150k 150k+ miles: 6 complaints 150k+

59 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.

140
Complaints
0
Recalls
85
Service bulletins
2
Crashes reported
22
Fires reported
0
Deaths

Safety recalls (0)

No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).

Service bulletins (85)

Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.

Equipment:other:owners/Service/Other Manual 2023-02-21 · 17-NA-073 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

this warranty administration bulletin provides information regarding the field action courtesy transportation policy.

Suspension 2022-06-06 · 3249 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

high speed shake or vibration. *eh

Service Brakes, Hydraulic 2022-01-14 · PIP4723F · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

this preliminary information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the tire pressure monitor, active fuel injector tester, multi media tester, pico scope, gr8 starting/charging tester  and vehicle data recorder tools, giving website address and ste

Electrical System 2020-01-31 · PIP4723D · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

this preliminary information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the tire pressure monitor, active fuel injector tester, multi media tester, pico scope, gr8 starting/charging tester  and vehicle data recorder tools, giving website address and ste

Equipment:electrical:radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc. 2019-11-22 · PIC4696E · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician on how to unlock radios that are delco theftlock. technician will use the radio to get the scrambled code. technician will need to contact the radio unlock center to retrieve the unlock code from the scrambled code.  t

Equipment 2019-09-05 · PIC4696D · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician on how to unlock radios that are delco theftlock. technician will use the radio to get the scrambled code. technician will need to contact the radio unlock center to retrieve the unlock code from the scrambled code.  t

Showing the 6 most recent of 85 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.

What owners report

No detailed complaint narratives on file.

Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.

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