Seat Belt Related Problems of the 1997 Buick Park Avenue

Table 1 shows five common seat belt related problems of the 1997 Buick Park Avenue. The number one most common problem is related to the front seat belt retractor (21 problems). The second most common problem is related to the seat belt (ten problems).

Table 1. Seat Belt related problems of Buick Park Avenue


Recently reported Seat Belt problems of the 1997 Buick Park Avenue

The Front Seat Belt Retractor problem

Several years ago the front passenger seat belt ceased working on my 1997 Buick Park Avenue. Since the car was no longer under warranty, I paid for a new seatbelt assembly and installation. Then, on August 6th (two weeks ago) 2007, the driver side seatbelt became inoperable(the seatbelt will not   Read details...

The Seat Belt problem

Passenger shoulder belt will not retract.   Read details...

The Front Seat Belt Webbing problem

The consumer stated there was a recall 00v117000 concerning the seat belts. The recall was completed by the dealer in 2002. But the dealer only corrected one of the front seat belts. The dealer failed to inform the consumer that only one of seat belts was repaired.   Read details...


Seat Belt related problems in other Buick Park Avenue model year vehicles:



Park Avenue Service Bulletins
Park Avenue Safety Recalls
Park Avenue Defect Investigations