1998 Buick Park Avenue Body and structure Problems
- Complaints
- 10about this part
- Share
- 4%of 246 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 118,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the body and structure of the 1998 Buick Park Avenue, 4% of the 246 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 118,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“While driving on a four lane highway, I applied the brakes and the car pulled violently to the left. Being only a few blocks from my repair shop, I slowly drove there. The mechanic took the car back on the road and when braked, pulled more violently to the left. Upon inspection the frame, engine cradle section, had broken. In 30 years, the mechanic had never seen this happen. The car has only 65,000 miles and even though it is a 1998 Buick Park Avenue it was in good shape. Updated 10/05/10 pictures received. Updated 10/07/10 updated 101810 updated ivoq 10/21/10”
NHTSA complaint #10358038, filed 2010-09, 65,000 miles“I was driving home from town. I moved over on the street near my home to let another car pass and I felt a large bump and the front passenger side of the car dropped down. I got out thinking I had a flat tire but that was not the case. The tire was in the wheel well at a very crooked angle and sit some what on the tires edge. I was able to straighten out the wheel and limped home. The mechanic on monday said the cradle in the front of the car rusted out and had broken. When the cradle broke so did the right axle. …”
NHTSA complaint #10205677, filed 2007-10, 128,500 miles“I was driving home from town. I moved over on the street near my home to let another car pass and I felt a large bump and the front passenger side of the car dropped down. I got out thinking I had a flat tire but that was not the case. The tire was in the wheel well at a very crooked angle and sit some what on the tires edge. I was able to straighten out the wheel and limped home. The mechanic on monday said the cradle in the front of the car rusted out and had broken. When the cradle broke so did the right axle. …”
NHTSA complaint #10205683, filed 2007-10, 128,500 miles“Two days before the incident I started having an alignment problem with the car. I had the car over a relatives house a half mile from my home, and decided to drive the car home and have it towed to the dealer from their. On the drive home, the right front control arm separated from the subframe (engine frame or cradle) at the after bracket which resulted in the right half shaft failing. This happened as I was turning into my development. The subframe was seriously corroded. I had the car towed to the dealer and the subframe and half shaft replaced with new parts. …”
NHTSA complaint #10203192, filed 2007-09, 134,500 miles“Dt: the front frame of the car rusted at it's weld and broke off the car. The consumer noticed it 2 months ago contacted the dealer once and the manucaturer twice. They told the consumer that there was nothing they could do about it after the year 2003. The consumer has priced a new frame from the dealership and other places. The front frame is attached to the underside of the vehicle body and supports the engine, transaxle steering rack and steering parts.”
NHTSA complaint #10120122, filed 2005-06, 93,480 milesBody and structure: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 | 8% |
| 2003 | 1 | 3% |
| 2002 | 1 | 3% |
| 2001 | 2 | 4% |
| 2000 | 3 | 4% |
| 1999 | 9 | 6% |
| 1998 | 10 | 4% |
| 1997 | 14 | 6% |
| 1996 | 2 | 3% |
| 1995 | 13 | 11% |
| 1994 | 11 | 23% |
| 1993 | 8 | 13% |
| 1992 | 1 | 1% |
| 1991 | 4 | 4% |
| 1989 | 6 | 29% |
| 1988 | 2 | 11% |
| 1986 | 1 | 17% |
| 1985 | 1 | 10% |
Other parts of the 1998 Buick Park Avenue
97 complaintsFuel system
34 complaintsSeat belts
32 complaintsElectrical system
28 complaintsBrakes
18 complaintsSuspension
13 complaintsSteering
12 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
12 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 Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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