# 2001 BUICK PARK AVENUE — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `312764` · 2001-09-07 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** PARK AVENUE
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
## Narrative
VEHICLE WOULD MAKE WEIRD NOISES;  FIRST TIME WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURN, WAS GRINDING AND THEN STOPPING. THIS CAUSED DRIVER TO JERK FORWARD. THEN, A THUMPING NOISE BEFORE SUDDENLY ACCELERATING. HAD HAPPENED EVERY FEW YARDS. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP,  MECHANIC FOUND NOTHING AFTER TEST DRIVING.  SECOND  WAS IN PARKING LOT AND  BACKING  OUT WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HIT A POLE. HAD SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, AND IT ACCELERATED FORWARD AND HIT A BUILDING. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WHEELS WERE SPINNING LIKE CRAZY.*AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*