1999 Buick Park Avenue (3800 engine) exploded and caught fire upon startup.

- Mineral Wells, WV, USA

My 1999 Buick park ave caught fire under the hood and was damaged beyond repair. This occurred without warning less than five minutes after it had been parked six and a half hours and then driven for less than 5 minutes at low city speeds.

- New York, NY, USA

The vehicle was not driven for about two weeks. My wife went to start the vehicle. When it blew about a three inch hole in the top of the motor. The explosion sounded as if a bomb had exploded. The noise could be heard for blocks. The explosion scared my wife. The dealer or Buick refused or did not know the cause and were not willing to investigate the cause.

- Mohave Valley, AZ, USA

While driving vehicle died out. Rubber sealant broke, and leaked coolant into the engine, causing engine to go out. This was a common problem. Maufacturer aware of problem.

- Sterling, VA, USA

Vehicle would not start when key was turned, on the second try the vehicle exploded and there was a fire in the engine compartment, claim 40-2451-477.

- North Charleston, SC, USA

Consumer attempted to start vehicle and heard a loud pop, flames started to shoot out from under the hood, claim 13-7487-456.

- Batavia, IL, USA

Vehicle was in shop for repairs for not starting when key was turned. Repair shop could not duplicate problem. The second time this happened, the vehicle exploded, claim 40-2451-477.

- North Charleston, SC, USA

Insured started vehicle. Vehicle let out a loud pop and started to shoot out flames resulting in under hood fire, claim 13-7487-456.

- Batavia, IL, USA

Vehicle was in shop for repairs for not starting when key was turned. Repair shop could not duplicate problem. The second time this happened, the vehicle exploded, claim 40-2451-477.

- North Charleston, SC, USA

Insured started vehicle. Vehicle let out a loud pop and started to shoot out flames resulting in under hood fire, claim 13-7487-456.

- Batavia, IL, USA

Vehicle would not start when key was turned, on the second try the vehicle exploded and there was a fire in the engine compartment, claim 40-2451-477.

- North Charleston, SC, USA

Consumer attempted to start vehicle and heard a loud pop, flames started to shoot out from under the hood, claim 13-7487-456.

- Batavia, IL, USA

While coming to a stop and then proceeded to go and engine died. Another incident occurred while pulling off from a traffic light, engine died. Last time while going over a bridge with a lot of traffic, consumer slowed down, and driver in front started to back up really fast. When attempting to put car in reverse, vehicle died. Dealer could not duplicate the problem.

- Mc Kees, PA, USA

At 33,000 miles vehicle been experiencing ongoing / intermittent problems with hesitation and stalling, by starting or while driving. Vehicle been in dealer shop on three occasions, and unable to duplicate the problem. Feel free to provide any further information on this matter.

- Cambridge, OH, USA

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.

- Taunton, MA, USA

While driving vehicle lost power on the highway. Dealer was contacted.

- Dearborn, MI, USA

On several occasions vehicle has completely stopped which could result in collision.

- Burbank, CA, USA

The vehicle does not always accelerate when I step on the gas pedal. This can be dangerous when I am trying to pull out into traffic. Buick knows about the problem but has basically tried to pretend that it does not exist.

- Harrisburg, PA, USA