The 1990 Buick Park Avenue has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 51,834 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 12 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. Last updated July 5, 2026.
OWNERS MANUALS DID NOT FULLY EXPLAIN HOW FRONT SHOULDER BELT COMFORT FEATURE WORKS.
CARS WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 208, AND INCORRECT USE OF SAFETY RESTRAINTS COULD LEAD TO PERSONAL INJURY TO OCCUPANTS IF AN ACCIDENTSHOULD OCCUR.
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Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Our buick starts just fine but often dies out intermittently at stop signs, when we slow down, when we are just idling, when we first start it and when we put it in reverse or drive. It happens whether it's cold or hot, been running for a long time or not, going 50 mph or 2 mph, it just dies out.…”
“Driver's seat belt buckle jammed 1/3 of the time. The consumer had to step out of the vehicle, still buckled and then the seat belt unbuckled.*ak failure of the seat belt to release when the button was pressed happened on numerous occasions. *ph *jb”
“I understand that this component was subject to recall on the 1990 buick regal which appears to use identical components. No safety defect mentioned in the summary. *ak”
“When moving transmission pawl from park to drive vehicle experienced sudden acceleration. Took vehicle to dealer. *ak”
“Abs: when brakes are applied they would get spongy & then pull hard to right. Took to dealer & diagnostics was performed. Problem intermittent. Finally mechanic found problem & had the rear brakes adjusted. *ak”
“Kelly-springfield tires gt,p205/75r14 tires failed prior to recall notice.”
“Owner said that he was about to pull off and the brakes went out. *ak”
“Antilock brakes failed. *sd”
There is no summary currently available
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1990 Buick Park Avenue as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.