2001 Buick Park Avenue Consumer Discussions

Buick Park Avenue Maintenance & Repair

Re: 2000 Buick Park Avenue -- quits while driving [jakej_mn]

Written by: bowfan on Aug 01, 2008 07:52 PM

I'd say the odds are about 100 to 1 that the crankshaft position sensor is going out on you. It is sometimes abbreviated as a CKP sensor. This happened to my father's 2001 and another symptom it would show was the tachometer would drop to zero. I drove his 2001 for a while as I tried a couple things to diagnose it. Typically, if I was driving over 50mph when it happened, ... Read More...

Re: 2001 Park Avenue Gas Gauge Problem [snoopysgal]

Written by: imidazol97 on Feb 24, 2007 05:20 PM

Try searching this discussion for key words like paper clip or drill hole. It seems to me that people reported this problem and used a fine drill bit (manually I assume) to drill through the plastic in a place so they could use a paper clip with a bent 90 degree angle on the end to lift the needle over the peg. I don't know if that's on years as new as an 01. Searching the ... Read More...

Buick Park Avenue

Re: Handling problems [wallst20]

Written by: 97ultra on Apr 17, 2006 08:08 AM

Quote: "I have a 1995 and a 2001 Buick Park Avenue. Both have very low miles for the year model. I have noticed that they both tend to wander quite a bit. I have had both aligned and new tires, front ends checked etc. I recently drove a 2003 and found that one as true as an arrow. Any ideas or comments? Did Buick have a handling/steering problem over this 5-6 year period? ... Read More...

Handling problems

Written by: wallst20 on Dec 25, 2005 01:17 PM

I have a 1995 and a 2001 Buick Park Avenue. Both have very low miles for the year model. I have noticed that they both tend to wander quite a bit. I have had both aligned and new tires, front ends checked etc. I recently drove a 2003 and found that one as true as an arrow. Any ideas or comments? Did Buick have a handling/steering problem over this 5-6 year period? Thanks! Read More...

Vibrations

Written by: 2si2mn2jb on Mar 31, 2002 04:37 PM

Unfortunately I purchased my 2001 Park Avenue before I knew of this web site. I also have a vibration problem and have had my car in on several occasions. First it was the balance, then an out of round tire, then bad balance, then Buick moved the motor mounts, (now the car idles as if it needs a tune-up) and finally after a vibrating trip to Florida, new Michelins. Each ... Read More...

long lasting ultra

Written by: shamblin1 on Aug 24, 2000 10:16 PM

My wife is in sales, which has her driving quite a lot. Her 1993 ultra has delivered her safely for 189,884 miles and still going. Had the transmission rebuilt at about 160000 miles. Have had to replace alternator three times.Which I suspect is just not heavy duty enough,for all the power options. Just recently replaced the water pump and radiator. The rest has ... Read More...