2000 Buick Park Avenue: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 104 complaints
104
Total Complaints
60,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
6
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

42,850 25th Percentile
60,000 Median Mileage
79,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
6
SEAT BELTS
5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
4
SEATS
4
WHEELS:RIM
3
STEERING
3
SUSPENSION:FRONT
3
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
3
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
3

Severity Assessment

6
Crashes
8
Fires
10
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH OPERATION OF THE HORN. HAS TO PRESS VERY HARD TO ACTIVATE HORN WHEN NEEDED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. *AK"
"LAP FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE TOO SHORT IN LENGTH , DO NOT FIT DRIVER PROPERLY. MANUFACTURER WILL GIVE AN EXTENSION. BUT, IS MAKING CONSUMER SIGN A WAIVER OF LIABILITY. *AK"
"WHILE DRIVING ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE ALMOST FLIPPED OVER AFTER BEING "T" BONED. PASSENGER WAS TREATED FOR SEVERE INJURIES, BUT DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *A..."

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