2003 Buick Park Avenue problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Tires (5) · Engine And Engine Cooling:exhaust System:manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe (3) · Engine (3)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
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
22 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (411)
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.
Unknown Or Other 2025-07-18 · PIP5601C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from tac.
Unknown Or Other 2025-02-20 · PIP5358D · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint. technician should get record a sound clip or take a video of the noise for assessment by engineering. technician will need to
Electrical System 2024-10-25 · PIP4723J · 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
Unknown Or Other 2024-09-12 · PIT5099H · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the heater-vent-air conditioning blows warm air. before calling general motors technical assistance center technician will need to have high and low pressures, outside temperature, humidity, and ven
Unknown Or Other 2024-09-12 · PIT5099H · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the heater-vent-air conditioning blows warm air. before calling general motors technical assistance center technician will need to have high and low pressures, outside temperature, humidity, and ven
Unknown Or Other 2024-09-06 · PIT3271P · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about changing the tire and wheel size on vehicles. general motors will only support a tire calibration for tires that have been sized, tested and designed for the vehicle in question and its applications. technician s
Showing the 6 most recent of 411 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2024-12-18 · Tires“new tires installed on vehicle 12/10/24. passenger rear tire blew out at 65mph on interstate on 12/16/24. car was able to be controlled, some damage to vehicle. could have resulted in severe injury and/or death.…”
2016-10-26 · Engine · 60,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2003 buick park avenue. while driving at any speed the check engine indicator illuminated. the contact pulled the vehicle over and noticed oil dripping down on the spark plugs. the vehicle was taken to a mechanic who diagnosed that the intake manifold gasket was leaking. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was notified…”
2016-10-12 · Power Train · 84,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2003 buick park avenue. while driving 25 mph, the transmission slipped and caused the vehicle to malfunction. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the failure mileage was approximately 84,000. …”
2016-08-19 · Tires · 172,542 mi“abnormal wear pattern, low mileage, new tire < 8 months service, alignment check / good, tie rods, ball joints, shocks like new. tire cord/ belts bare exposed on outside edge of tire 1/3 of circumference. worn smooth, no cupping. possible rubber compound issue. only abnormal wear found on 1/3 of tire rotation. tire manufacture pirelli, near zero …”
2016-08-10 · Engine · 66,000 mi“front center motor mount failed @ 66kmiles.…”
2015-10-28 · Engine · 45,940 mi“in san diego union paper dated 10/28/2015, there is a recall on gm cars having the 3.8 liter engine. it involves vehicles having this engine. the problem is intake manifold leaking oil. this was found by the smog station. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).' *jb…”
2015-07-15 · Service Brakes · 140,000 mi · 💥 crash“i was driving home from work. suddenly lights started going off on my dashboard indicating that my abs, traction control, and satiability control were out. not being able to stop on the highway or contact someone to give me a lift home i proceeded to the nearest buick dealership to see what the issue was. during the journey the lights turned off, b…”
2014-03-13 · Fuel System, Gasoline · 137,326 mi“my sister was the previous owner. the engine shuts down completely. this has occurred while at a stop light, while driving 40 mph down a city street. fortunately, i have been able to pull over or the miraculously the vehicle re-started quickly. these symptoms are identical to the symptoms of the other gm recalled vehicles. *tr…”
2012-05-31 · Tires“i have a problem with a set of uniroyal tires that i purchased 2 years ago, within 11,000 miles the first separated, at 22,763 the second tire separated, at 30,875 the third tired separated. these tires should be investigated, who knows how many more tires are defective that are being used by unknowing drivers. *tr…”
2011-01-06 · Engine And Engine Cooling:engine · 108,600 mi“tl*the contact owns a 2003 buick park avenue ultra. the contact stated that there was a leak from the engine intake which was repaired by the dealer. three months later, the failure occurred again. the dealer stated that there was nothing they could do to fix the problem. the engine manufacturer had gone out of business. the failure mileage was 108…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.