The gear shifter does not shift in to the correct selected gears. The prefabrication was not done correctly on the bottom rocker panels, that caused them to rust prematurely. The paint is just peeling off the top and the hood of the car. 8 years after I purchased the vehicle, GM dealer parts became unavailable. I have kept my car in immaculate condition. I have all my service records and receipt's from the day I purchased the car to this very day!!! I still have the car to this day. If there wasn't a recall there should have been. Especially for the gear shifter and rocker panels..."??? also the horn pad had a defect with the springs under the horn pad. Gear shifter occurred most of the time while trying to shift the car in to one gear or another. The horn was pad was replaced when I purchased the car. I was driving and no horn. It is a very nice car but who ever help put it together had to be on something??" my 1995 Park Avenue has always been garage kept. It only has 167,787 miles on it. Never driven in winter until 2014.

- Euclid, OH, USA

The contact owns a 1995 Buick Park Avenue. The contact stated that the fire wall was defective. The insulation was see through and could cause the brake master cylinder to separate. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 108,000.

- Atlanta , GA, USA

We purchased this vehicle in February of 2012. The body, interior, electrical systems, engine and transmission are in very good condition. The car was sold in great condition and I was told of no major mechanical issues. I performed a carfax on the car and found that the maintenance schedule was followed and for the first 80,000-90,000 plus miles was only driven between 5000-6000 miles per year for the first 14 years of ownership. After purchasing the vehicle and test driving I began to notice a noise and decided to perform a break job and inspect the suspension when I found the subframe crossmember rusted/rotted out on both the driver and passenger side. This part supports the engine and other vital parts in the suspension. Inspection of the rear showed only minor rust. After having the car inspected by a second party I was warned that to drive the car with this rot could lead to an accident and would be dangerous until repaired. The break through of the rusted/rotted area could easily be caused by hitting repeated bumps, large potholes, or by driving over railroad tracks. I was also informed that the rust/rot of the sub member crossframe was abnormal and probably caused by defect in the material/frame, seeing that the rust/rot was most severe in this isolated area with only minor rust elsewhere. Carfax reports list this car in very good condition with no reporting by the Buick dealer or there mechanics that performed a majority of the maintenance on this vehicle as having a problem with rot in the subframe crossmember though the problem is present and severe. If it was not for the need of a brake job this defect in quality of workmanship/materials was likely to lead to an accident at some point and cause injury or possibly death.

- Allendale, MI, USA

The paint on the roof and sides of the car has started to bubble up and peel. Looks like the original paint job is defective.

- Levittown, NY, USA

Head lights failed. Tt consumer states front door leaks water, dealer was not able to find problem, consumer complained buzzing coming from left front dash, speaker area, sounds like static coming from speaker, dealer unable to duplicate problem, no air coming fromleft front vent also sunshad support will not hold which was replaced by dealer.

- Plainfield, IN, USA