IllustrationABS BRAKES DID NOT STOP AUTO CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT ANOTHER AUTO CAUSING APPROX 4000.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE-DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
1992 Buick Park Avenue
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1992 Buick Park Avenue do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 40.5.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Park Avenue years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 2 of 77 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 21 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
10 crash reports2 fire reports5 injury reports
What owners actually said
77 reportsWHILE DRIVING, IN CRUISE CONTROL AT APPROX. 50MPH. WHEN MADE ATTEMPT TO BRAKE, VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE DUE TO SERVO MALFUNCTION. TT SERVO MALFUNCTION WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. THE ACTUAL CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE WATER IN THE THROTTLE CABLE. THE CABLE WAS DRIED AND LUBRICATED SOLVING THE PROBLEM. *YH
CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOP DUE TO A STOPPED MOTORIST AHEAD, HOWEVER BRAKES FAILED, CONSUMER SWERVED TO MISS VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A BACKHOE, THERE WERE NO INJURIES IN ACCIDENT, DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEMS. *SLC
RETURN SPRING BROKE, CAUSING RIGHT REAR BRAKE TO GRIND AND PERIODICALLY WHEN STOPPING, BRAKES WOULD SEIZE. *AK
THE ABS SYSTEM IS FAILING. THE BRAKES DO NOT STOP THE CAR AND IT GOES THROUGH INTERSECTIONS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
TINTED MIRROR ON DRIVER'S SIDE HAS BECOME PARTIALLY UNTINTED, CAUSING DIFFICULTY JUDGING DISTANCE OF FOLLOWING VEHICLE. *SD
AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. TT
AIR BAG DID DEPLOY UPON IMPACT BUT DRIVER WAS SEVERELY BURNED BY THE ACIDS THAT CAME FROM THE AIR BAG. TT
AIR CONDITIONER RETURN LINE CORRODED. *DH
WIPERS DON'T ALWAYS WORK WHEN THEY SHOULD. *DSH
Official recalls
196V015000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission:cooling Unit And Lines
Jan 23, 1996
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 1991 THROUGH JULY 1995. THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE CAN SEPARATE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN LOW TEMPERATURES IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH TRANSMISSION LOADS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: VEHICLE FIRES CAN OCCUR DUE TO THE SPILLAGE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1PE92039 · Brake Caliper Corrosion
Opened Apr 15, 1992 · Closed Aug 14, 1992
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
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