The 1992 Buick Park Avenue has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 585,182 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 104 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
POWER TRAIN96V0150001996-01-23585,182 affected
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 1991 THROUGH JULY 1995. THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE CAN SEPARATE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN LOW TEMPERATURES IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH TRANSMISSION LOADS.
Consequence
VEHICLE FIRES CAN OCCUR DUE TO THE SPILLAGE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES.
Complaints by component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
17
3crashes2injuries
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
8
8crashes5injuries
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
6
1fires
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
5
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
3
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
2
Total complaints104
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“While driving in stop and go areas the car will shut off completely. No steering, brakes, or power whatsoever. Will place in park and turn key, car will start right up. So far I have not found anyone who can find the cause of this issue and just recommend replacing numerous parts.”
“Tl*the contact owns a 1992 buick park avenue. While driving 40 mph, the vehicle shut off on four different occasions. On each occasion, the contact waited ten minutes for the vehicle to restart. On may 7, 2007, the contact attempted to start the vehicle and was unsuccessful. Prior to this failure,…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 1992 buick park avenue. While driving 40 mph, the vehicle shut off on four different occasions. On each occasion, the contact waited ten minutes for the vehicle to restart. On may 7, 2007, the contact attempted to start the vehicle and was unsuccessful. Prior to this failure,…”
“Dt: 1992 buick park avenue. The consumer states that the struts that hold the hood up can wear out. The struts are not working all at this time. They stopped working approximately 4 or 5 months ago. Consumer did call buick and they told him that because there was not a recall they could not do…”
“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…”
“While driving at highway speed vehicle started decelerating without brakes being applied.contacted dealer. Fuel pump had failed as a result of pieces of plastic peeling off of gas tank ,and blocking the flow of the fuel.*ak”
“Vehicle has automatic headlights, when set to automatically function headlights will go out while driving. When turned on manually lights stay on.*ak”
“Driver's side rear seat belt will not release. Passengers are unable to fasten seat belts. *ak”
Defect investigations
InvestigationPE92039 Opened 1992-04-15 · closed 1992-08-14
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1992 Buick Park Avenue as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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