Buick Century Complaints (2000)

193 consumer complaints on file.

#553256July 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
CONSUMER BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL SERVICE (00V-143) HOWEVER WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH REMEDY. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725902July 24, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHILE DRIVING AN ALAMO RENTAL CAR ON JULY 21, 2000, ON I-94 OUTSIDE OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, THE LEFT FRONT WINDOW, DRIVER'S SIDE, LITERALLY EXPLODED IN MY EAR. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 60 - 65 MPH AND WHAT OCCURRED WAS LITERALLY AN EXPLOSIVE DECOMPRESSION. THE WINDOW GLASS SHATTERED, MOST GOING OUT THE WINDOW BUT SOME FRAGMENTS ENTERING INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I CONTROLLED THE VEHICLE AND STEERED IT ONTO THE SHOULDER WHERE WE STOPPED. BECAUSE OF THE TREMENDOUS SPEEDS OF THE OTHER VEHICLES PASSING BY, I QUICKLY TRIED TO PUSH THE EXCESS GLASS THAT REMAINED IN THE DOOR TO FEEL SAFE IN DRIVING THE REST OF THE DISTANCE TO THE AIRPORT. WE TRIED TO CONTACT THE ALAMO EMERGENCY NUMBER - WHEN MY TRAVELLING COMPANION CONTACTED ALAMO AND TOLD THEM IT WAS AN EMERGENCY, SHE WAS TOLD TO HOLD ON. SHE DID SO BUT WAS DISCONNECTED. WE TRAVELLED TO THE AIPORT BELOW SPEED LIMIT SINCE THE LEFT WINDOW WAS NO LONGER THERE AND THERE WERE FRAGMENTS OF GLASS THAT, AT TIMES, WOULD BLOW INSIDE . WHEN WE REACHED THE ALAMO RENTAL CAR AGENCY, THEY APPEARED TO BE LITTLE CONCERNED - THEY SAID THEY WOULD CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE OTHER SIMILAR OCCURRENCES. UNFORTUNATELY, THE MANAGER OF ALAMO TRIED TO CONVINCE ME THAT IT WAS A ROCK THAT HAD STRUCK THE WINDOW AND CAUSED THE PROBLEM. SINCE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND FELT THE SUDDEN DECOMPRESSION AND EXPLOSIVE QUALITY OF WHAT HAPPENED, I BELIEVE HIM TO BE WRONG. THANKFULLY, THE GLASS DID NOT BLIND ME OR PREVENT MY CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, UNDER DIFFERENT C IRCUMSTANCES THIS EVENT COULD HAVE PROVEN DISASTROUS, NOT ONLY TO ME AND MY PASSENGERS BUT TO OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. I BELIEVE A COMPLETE INVESTIGATION IS WARRANTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#865811July 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V143000 CONCERNING REAR DRUM BRAKE FAILURE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. BUT, DEALER STATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING 4 WEEKS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865018July 7, 2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WHILE DRIVING WITH THE REAR WINDOWS DOWN, THE VEHICLE VIBRATES VERY HARD WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER SAID IT DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FLAW DESIGN OF THE AERODYNAMICS. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864629June 30, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
NHTSA RECALL 00V143000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00047. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864491June 29, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED, PREVENTING THE DRIVER FROM DETERMINING THE GEAR POSITION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552497June 5, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
THE EXCESSIVELY LARGE AND TALL HEADREST BLOCKS LEFT SIDE AND REAR VIEW OF THE DRIVER CAUSING LANE CHANGING UNSAFE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722962May 20, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
UNDERNEATH ASSEMBLY SCRAPES WHEN RIDING OVER A DEEP DIP IN ROAD. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552288May 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE RESULTING IN A METALLIC NOISE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860496April 18, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY
PLASTIC SPOILER WILL HIT BOTTOM AND SCRAPE WHEN GOING OVER A DIP, CAUSING DRIVER TO HESITATE OR SLOW DOWN SO THAT THE SPOILER WILL NOT HIT HARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551808April 10, 2000
SEATS
DRIVERS SEAT LEANS TO THE SIDE, CONSUMER HAS PAIN DUE TO SITTING UNBALANCED AND POOR STABILITY. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#859586April 3, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE WAS IN AN EMERGENCY STOP SITUATION, AND THE ANIT-SKID SYSTEM DID NOT RESPOND. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719713March 5, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
APPLICATION OF BRAKES RESULTED IN SPONTANEOUS RACING OF ENGINE, BOTH FRONT AND REAR WHEELS JUMPED CURB IN SPITE OF HARD BRAKING. CAR STOPPED PRIOR TO ENTERING FREEWAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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