Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / PARK AVENUE / 1993

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999096641 Incident Date: Dec, 10 1999
Consumer's City: STOCKTON Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: PARK AVENUE Model Year: 1993
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission:cooling unit and lines
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G4CW53L5P1 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 20 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Mar, 31 1994
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: On dec. 11, 1999, at approx. 5:45 pm, i was south bound on i-15, 36 miles north of baker, ca. during the climb of the hill, cruise set at 70 mph, the transmission disengaged at that instant, large amounts of smoke came from under the hood. the distinct odor of burnt trans fluid was entering the passenger area. i pulled off the highway to discover the engine area was on fire. the wife and i only had enough time to exit veh and call for help. i have discovered a recall bulletin (campaign #96v015002) describing the condition and results i experienced. the unjustice is the safety bullentin doesn't apply to california vehicles. in the last week, i have seen another veh, of same model, suffer the same outcome.