Check Engine Light On Problems of Buick Park Avenue

A 2001 Buick Park Avenue was purchased on April 27, 2014. It ran good until September 19, 2014. On that day my son was driving the vehicle. Suddenly the check engine light started flashing and the car lost all power on a side road. He was able to start it after having to pull over with no lights, power brakes or steering. I took it for a test ride and it did the same thing. We got it home and failed to repair it by ourselves. We took it to a repair garage and they said the problem was the maf sensor. The technician showed me how to tap on the enclosure (with a screwdriver) which housed the part and the engine would sputter and miss. After installing a new maf sensor it now runs fine. We looked at the vehicle history and it needed a new maf sensor two other times. Once at 9/2013 and another at 6/2012. It is surprising and shocking that the failure of this part causes the entire engine to shut down, creating a dangerous situation. A brand new maf sensor from the Buick dealer costs $430 which is obviously geared towards selling to repair shops vs. Do it yourself mechanics. This ridiculous high price has created a market for cheaper maf sensors which may or may not be oem parts. The part removed was a delphi sensor which only lasted one year. Gm has got to come up with a solution to this potentially deadly problem. It is putting people at risk. Simply buying an authentic gm part is not enough because it still eventually fails and the car totally shuts down, which is unacceptable. A search on the internet reveals others with the exact same problem.

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The contact owns a 1998 Buick Park Avenue. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning. The check engine light illuminated as the failure occurred. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer and the fuel pump was replaced however, the repair did not remedy the failure. The vehicle was not further repaired. The failure mileage was 125,000 and the current mileage was 128,000.

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The vehicle would run rough, over heat and the engine check light would illuminate while driving 45-50 mph. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer informed the consumer that the 3. 8l engine has blown a head gasket. The dealer made the repair.

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While driving, the engine light illuminated on the dash board, and suddenly the vehicle started to lose power.

The vehicle shifts hard in gear after the initial start up. Consumer had the vehicle towed and checked at the parent company. The transmission went through several tests but the problem could not be duplicated. Since that time, the solenoid and transmission have been replaced. One week later the transmission failed and had to be completely rebuilt. Again, while driving, the vehicle made two hard jerks and would barely move. When putting vehicle in reverse it will hit hard twice and go backwards, when putting it in forward gear it will take off slowly. After traveling for a while, the check engine light illuminates and the cruise control will not work once the light has illuminated, if the vehicle is shut off for an hour or so, the problem will rectify itself until the vehicle is drivin 15-20 miles, then the same process occurs all over.

Car stalls for no reason . When it stalls no check engine light comes on or messages indicateing what the failure was. The check engine light does appear before you start your vechicle but when car stalls the engine light does not come on. It is risk to be driving the vehicle and having the engine stall and not realizing it . It endangers the lives of the persons not only in the vehicle but others as well. Dealer has tried to repair several times but the the check engine light still does not illuminate. I believe that this is an engineering problem in which the vehicle was never programmed to illuminate the check engine light anyways.

Consumer stated when trying to start vehicle would not start. Had to keep trying to get vehicle started. The check engine light and computer light would come on and stay on. Took to dealer but dealer could not duplicate the problem. Nlm.

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