1998 Buick Park Avenue Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 32about this part
- Share
- 13%of 246 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 71,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 32 complaints about the seat belts of the 1998 Buick Park Avenue, 13% of the 246 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 71,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“After buying my '98 Park Avenue, I noticed that after washing it on a couple of occasions that the paint had began to chip. I took it to a couple of paint shops and everyone said that this car should not have paint peeling and it was a defect because they could see the factory primer. My engine died without any warning. The teperature gauge didn't show that it was overheated and no smoke or steam came from under the hood. Right before the car stopped the dic showed : check coolant levels and even then it didn't beep as it should have. …”
NHTSA complaint #10068946, filed 2004-01, 93,000 miles“Dt: consumer states: passenger seat belt won't work, the seat belt will not pull out from the retractor. Had trouble with it normally, can pull on it and it will come out, but now it's stuck. Consumer adds seat belt was hard to retract and now has failed completely. There is a recall but vehicle did not qualify.”
NHTSA complaint #10122506, filed 2005-06, 71,000 miles“Driver's side seat belt, shoulder harness would not extend. Several days later the passenger's side harness would not extend either. There was a recall on seat belt, but consumer's vehicle was not included.”
NHTSA complaint #10042238, filed 2003-11, 57,000 miles“Dt: the consumer noted that the seat belt jammed in the retractor while the seat belt was in use, and there was a need for movement, the seat belt simply jammed. This happened to the webbing portion of the belt. Nhtsa recall 00v117000 was issued concerning the seat belt. This happened to the front driver's side seat belt only. The consumer purchased the vehicle used, and took it to a local Buick dealer. Their records indicated that this vehicle was repaired under the recall. However, the recall repairs did not correct the problem. The consumer felt the recall repair work was never performed. …”
NHTSA complaint #10136917, filed 2005-09, 43,000 miles“The contact owns a 1998 Buick Park Avenue. The contact stated that the driver and front passenger side seat belts were not properly retracting and detracting. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 00v117000 (seat belts). The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10763105, filed 2015-09, 160,000 milesRelated recalls
- 00V117000Apr 18, 2000Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Some of these vehicles have front seat shoulder belts that may twist, allowing the webbing to become jammed in the…Covers: Buick Park Avenue 1997–1998
Seat belts: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 | 3% |
| 2002 | 1 | 3% |
| 2001 | 2 | 4% |
| 2000 | 9 | 11% |
| 1999 | 17 | 12% |
| 1998 | 32 | 13% |
| 1997 | 52 | 24% |
| 1996 | 1 | 2% |
| 1995 | 5 | 4% |
| 1994 | 2 | 4% |
| 1993 | 2 | 3% |
| 1992 | 3 | 4% |
| 1991 | 1 | 1% |
| 1990 | 2 | 17% |
| 1989 | 1 | 5% |
| 1985 | 1 | 10% |
Other parts of the 1998 Buick Park Avenue
97 complaintsFuel system
34 complaintsElectrical system
28 complaintsBrakes
18 complaintsSuspension
13 complaintsSteering
12 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
12 complaintsBody and structure
10 complaintsOther or unknown
9 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
7 complaintsVehicle speed control
6 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 Buick Park Avenue
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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