Defogger Problems of Buick Park Avenue

Buick Park Avenue owners have reported 3 problems related to defogger (under the visibility category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Buick Park Avenue based on all problems reported for the Park Avenue.

1 Defogger problem of the 2004 Buick Park Avenue

Failure Date: 03/10/2012

Had the rear window defogger on while driving home at 45 mph which is just a 15 minute ride and when I pulled in my driveway, smoke was filing the cabin of the car. I popped the hood and looked for damage and did not find any. Closed the hood and notice the rear (driver side) passenger seat on fire. I ran in the house and got the fire extinguisher and put out the fire. Unfortunately the insurer deemed the car a total loss due to extensive fire damage.

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2 Defogger problem of the 1996 Buick Park Avenue

Failure Date: 04/01/1996

Passenger seat heating element failed.

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3 Defogger problem of the 1997 Buick Park Avenue

Defroster vents for windshield and side windows fail to work properly, this causes driver to have poor visibility while driving. Dealer has attempted to repair, however problem still exists, consumer states on one occasion the heat control failed completely, after shutting off the vehicle and restarting the heat worked.

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