Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / PARK AVENUE / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007125402 Incident Date: Oct, 25 2007
Consumer's City: SAN JUAN Consumer's State: PR
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: PARK AVENUE Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:delivery
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G4CW52K4X4 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 04 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: May, 31 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 1999 buick park avenue. in 2004, the contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign id number 04v090000 (fuel system, gasoline:delivery). he took the vehicle to the dealer and had the recall repaired at 30,000 miles. after the vehicle had been parked all day, the contact started the vehicle and the intake manifold caught fire. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed to the same dealer that performed the recall repair and they inspected the vehicle. they were unable to diagnose the cause of the failure, but a mechanic at a different shop stated that the failure originated from the issue stated in the recall notice. the vehicle is still at the dealer and has not been repaired. the failure and current mileages were 60,000. updated 01-14-08. *kb