2004 Buick Park Avenue problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Exterior Lighting:headlights (2) · Wheels:rim (1) · Wheels (1)
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Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (406)
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 406 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2023-08-11 · Exterior Lighting“head lights automatically shut off while driving at night: 1) the vehicle senses it is after dusk and automatically turns on headlights while starting the engine (manual head light switch is in off position). 2) driver therefore doesn't use manual switch to turn on head lights and proceeds to drive. 3) approximately 10 minutes later, while driving…”
2016-12-06 · Visibility/Wiper · 125,300 mi“driver side heated rear view mirror lost clarity and the view is minimal with no vision when it is dark. this is forth buick park ave to do this . 1997. 2000 2003 2004 dealer wants $545.00 for the glass alone.…”
2014-09-17 · Air Bags · 110,000 mi“spontaneous deployment of passenger side front air bag. *tr…”
2014-09-12 · Structure · 127,000 mi“while driving, the engine began to overheat then there was a loud pop and steam started coming from under the hood. upon inspection it was the heater hose fitting that had failed. according to most dealerships this is becoming a well known issue with the coolant system. *tr…”
2014-07-24 · Wheels · 85,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2004 park avenue. the contact stated that there had been fluid leaking from the wheels intermittently. the authorized dealer was contacted and referred the contact to a tire shop for inspection and diagnosis. the vehicle was not inspected or diagnosed. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mile…”
2014-07-07 · Unknown Or Other · 219,000 mi · 🔥 fire“the afternoon of february 14 my wife and i were driving from indiana on i-70 east towards dayton, ohio. as we were driving we noticed how the snow storm we thought we were leaving behind in indiana seemed to be ever with us. about 3 p.m. in the afternoon i, the driver, smelled a faint electrical odor. having had that experience before with no conse…”
2012-03-25 · Visibility:defroster/Defogger/Hvac System · 67,501 mi · 🔥 fire“had the rear window defogger on while driving home at 45 mph which is just a 15 minute ride and when i pulled in my driveway, smoke was filing the cabin of the car. i popped the hood and looked for damage and did not find any. closed the hood and notice the rear (driver side) passenger seat on fire. i ran in the house and got the fire extinguish…”
2011-10-07 · Fuel System, Gasoline · 90,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2004 buick park avenue. the contact stated that after refilling the fuel tank, he noticed that the fuel gauge would read empty. the vehicle was not inspected by a dealer nor repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 90,000. …”
2009-10-13 · Tires · 32,000 mi“both factory - equipped temporary spare tires in my son's 2000 buick lesabre and my wife's 2004 buick park avenue trunks have failed without ever using them. the tread simply separated while in the trunk, requiring expensive replacements . tire pressure was at or lower than the 60psi required. *tr…”
2009-10-05 · Wheels:rim · 63,520 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2004 buick park avenue. the chrome covered aluminum rims have corrosion, that causes a loss of tire pressure. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, and a technician concluded that road side salt caused the failure. the failure and current mileages were 63.520. updated 10/26/09. *lj updated 10/26/09…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.