Three problems related to service brakes have been reported for the 2000 Buick Park Avenue. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Buick Park Avenue based on all problems reported for the 2000 Park Avenue.
I was driving a Buick park Ave 2000. After stopping at a stop sign I made a right hand turn onto a busy 3 lane city street. When I accelerated and began changing lanes the car lunged a little and continued to accelerate on its own. I tried pressing the brake and it felt like there was a block of wood underneath it. The brake was not working and the car kept accelerating I was approaching a busy intersection and the light was red. I tried down shifting but nothing changed. I kept trying to brake but . It didn't work and the car kept accelerating so as I approached the red light the only thing I could think to do was try making a sharp turn with the cars that were turning headed in the opposite direction I was going. I managed to slice between two cars in the turn but the steering wheel became incredibly stiff and I couldn't negotiate the turn as hoped. I ran into two cars that in turn were pushed into two other cars as a result of my not being able to break or control the steering into the turn. There were two people who went to the hospital and had injuries.
The contact owns a 2000 Buick Park Avenue. The contact stated while driving and making a left turn at 5 mph with the brakes depressed they suddenly locked causing the stability control feature to activate itself. The vehicle continued to move into the next lane on its own without any warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times where they diagnosed and reprogram the steering sensor. Nhtsa recall campaign id number: 00v114000; service brakes, hydraulic: foundation was related to the failure; however, the dealer stated the VIN was not included. Each time the vehicle needed to be repaired the contact was responsible for paying over $200. The manufacturer was contacted and also stated the VIN was not included in the recall and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 74,221 and the current mileage was 77,800.
Nar 05/21/2003 dangerous operational defect. The hydraulic system for steering and braking is lose.