Top 20 2002 Buick Park Avenue Questions & Answers

Are you able to control the driver side air temperature at the dash registers? If not and you can control the passenger side of the dual climate system then you have an issue with the air temperature control door (moves between the heater core heated air and the AC evaporator cold air stream) deep inside the dash or the electric actuator that moves it or in most cases both.

Should be the same as my lesabre. You have to remove the wheel well cover (black plastic cover in the wheel well). You *might* be able to remove the clips from the front and bend it back far enough to reach in to remove the bulb. The clips are easy to remive. Using a flat screw drive, small pliers or a trim removal tool pull the center pin back about 1/4 inch. This release the ears on the pin and you should be able to pull the entire clip out.

Take your vehicle to a qualified repair shop !

stuck on hand brake

You need to put a scanner on the car and clear the codes and see if they come back. Normally you need to drive approx. 50 miles for the computer to cycle through all of the checks it makes.

Basic tune up is good place to start and may increase fuel mileage as well.

I hope this helps.

Did you disconnect the Torque Converter from back of the engine flex plate !

Once the problem is repaired, the light will stay off when the code is erased with a scanner or code reader.

These cars have an Amplifier to run the speakers. The amp is normally in the truck between the rear 6x9 speakers. The amp is probably fried. You can buy bypass wire harnesses on Ebay that will bypass the failing amp, or simply get a new one. 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 BUICK PARK AVENUE AUDIO AMP AMPLIFIER...

when your engine speeds up or slows down the voltage will increase and decrease,, probably has nothing to do with your problem.. Its a 2002 car so first check all the hoses and pipes on the engine that provide vacuum to the different parts of your engine.. check the hose that goes to the brake booster. plug the hose and try running the engine.. If you DRIVE THE CAR YOU WILL HAVE MUCH REDUCED BRAKING EFFIGNCY.. BE CARFULL. to see if you have an internal vac. leak in the booster. Read out the codes to see if there are any set. Your problen sounds like a vac leak to me.. Post here and let us know what you find..

Is the wheel sensor plugged in, and does the hub bearing have the ring gear for the sensor ?

brief search reveals there are companies rebuilding the ABS module to fix this issue.

The speed sensor I always located on the gear box.

Got to scan it to find what causing that

you can reach the light in think from the trunk. is it in the back window. then look under the spot where the light is and look for a plug. it should twist a 1/4 turn and pull out easy

thermostat or low coolant

manifold or head gasket possibly, are thereair bubbles coming up in the coolant overflow resevior?

It sounds like you may have a bad voltage regulator. On some models the voltage regulator is inside the alternator so it may be bad. Normally when you turn the AC on there is a circuit that brings the engine idle up a bit to compensate for the load of the compressor, that too may be malfunctioning. Did you look up your vehicle on the internet to see if this is an issue with that particular model?

It should have a ground wire along side of the power wire, The lights are grounded to the body under the dash