1997 Buick Park Avenue seat belts problems
52 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the seat belts on the 1997 Buick Park Avenue — 24% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I own a 1997 park ave ultra with several recall repair issues the following were addressed by gm but not properly repaired: (faulty) abs system (with campaign code sticker) replaced abs system cuts out randomly causing changes in stopping distance (in severe braking situations the abs system has…”
filed Feb 25, 2012
“Several years ago the front passenger seat belt ceased working on my 1997 buick park avenue. Since the car was no longer under warranty, I paid for a new seatbelt assembly and installation. Then, on august 6th (two weeks ago) 2007, the driver side seatbelt became inoperable(the seatbelt will not…”
filed Aug 20, 2007
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLESCampaign 00V117000 · Apr 18, 2000
Seat Belts problems in other Park Avenue years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 Park Avenue | 1 | 3% |
| 2002 Park Avenue | 1 | 3% |
| 2001 Park Avenue | 2 | 4% |
| 2000 Park Avenue | 9 | 11% |
| 1999 Park Avenue | 17 | 12% |
| 1998 Park Avenue | 32 | 13% |
| 1996 Park Avenue | 1 | 2% |
| 1995 Park Avenue | 5 | 4% |
| 1994 Park Avenue | 2 | 4% |
| 1993 Park Avenue | 2 | 3% |
| 1992 Park Avenue | 3 | 4% |
| 1991 Park Avenue | 1 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1997 Buick Park Avenue
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.