Vehicle profile
1998 Buick Park Avenue
Sedan · Large Cars
Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Horsepower
- 205 hp
- Cylinders
- 6-cyl
- Displacement
- 3.8L
- Fuel
- Gasoline
- Transmission
- Automatic 4-spd
- Drive
- FWD
- Body class
- Large Cars
- Doors
- 4
Federal recall campaigns
2 federal recall campaigns.
How this compares
- Most-affected system
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE — 1 of 2 (50%)
Derived from the federal campaign record across 1998 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.
04V090000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERYON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3800 V6 (L36) ENGINES AND CERTAIN DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS, THE REGULATORS HAVE A MUCH HIGHER THAN USUAL RATE OF FUEL LEAKS. A LEAK CAN ALLOW FUEL TO ENTER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THROUGH A VACUUM LINE. IF THE ENGINE DOES NOT START WHEN CRANKED, THE FUEL FROM THE LEAKING REGULATOR AND A MISTIMED SPARK CAN CAUSE A BACKFIRE.
Consequence: THE BACKFIRE CAN RUPTURE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE RUPTURE OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CAN DISPLACE A FUEL LINE, PULLING AN INJECTOR OUT OF PLACE, AND CAUSING A FUEL LEAK AND POSSIBLE FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH IMPROVED DIAPHRAGMS. THE RECALL WILL BE CONDUCTED IN PHASED MAILINGS. PHASE 1 BEGAN ON JUNE 30, 2004, AND PHASE 2 BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537, OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668.
24/02/2004
00V117000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBINGVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE FRONT SEAT SHOULDER BELTS THAT MAY TWIST, ALLOWING THE WEBBING TO BECOME JAMMED IN THE RETRACTOR.
Consequence: WHEN THE SHOULDER BELT WEBBING BECOMES JAMMED IN THE RETRACTOR, THE BELT MAY BE UNUSABLE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR THE PRESENCE OF UPDATED FRONT SHOULDER BELT BEZELS AND WHERE NECESSARY, INSTALL NEW FRONT SEAT SHOULDER BELT OPENING BEZEL KITS.
18/04/2000
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"year": 1998,
"make": "Buick",
"model": "Park Avenue",
"trim": "Park Avenue",
"submodel": "Sedan",
"horsepower": 205,
"cylinders": 6,
"displacement_l": 3.8,
"transmission": "Automatic 4-spd",
"drive_type": "FWD",
"fuel_type": "Gasoline",
"body_class": "Large Cars",
"image_url": "https://vehicle.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com/vehicles/1998/Buick/Park%20Avenue/1998_Buick_Park_Avenue_9a053d32_00001_.png",
"image_type": "illustration",
"recall_count": 2
}Compare
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