1991 Buick Park Avenue: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 134 complaints
134
Total Complaints
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Top Issue
16
Crash Reports

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
29
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
14
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
12
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
4
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
3

Severity Assessment

16
Crashes
6
Fires
5
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"PULLED EMERGENCY RELEASE LEVER BRAKES HEATED UP CAUSING HYDRAULIC BRAKE FLUID TO VAPORIZE. RESULTING IN BRAKE LOCKUP. TT"
"EMERGENCY LEVER FAILED TO DISENGAGE PROPERLY, VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN WHEN APPLYING BRAKES UNTIL COASTING TO A STOP. AK"
"ABS, WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL PULL VERY HARD TO RIGHT. TT"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28