2001 Buick Park Avenue: Reliability Data
When Do Complaints Happen?
Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.
What Fails?
Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.
Severity Assessment
Sample Complaint Reports
"INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. DEALER HAS REPAIRED WINDSHIELD WIPERS THREE TIMES, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK"
"WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL OPERATE AND WILL QUIT WORKING AT A TIME, LEAVING CONSUMER WITHOUT CLEAR VISION OF ROAD.*AK CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED. *SLC"
"WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL OPERATE AND WILL QUIT WORKING AT A TIME, LEAVING CONSUMER WITHOUT CLEAR VISION OF ROAD.*AK CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED. *SLC"
Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.
When Were Complaints Filed?
Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.
When Does Each Component Fail?
Median mileage at complaint for top components.
Where Are Complaints Coming From?
Top states by complaint count.
Who Files Complaints?
Buick Park Avenue — Other Years
See how this model compares across different model years.
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
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