Buick Century Complaints

1,816 consumer complaints on file.

#10475648September 17, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUCK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, THE DRIVER DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000....UPDATED 10/19/12 *BF UPDATED 10/25/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476221September 13, 2012
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE
CPSC# I1280196A. 1999 BUICK CENTURY. CONSUMER GOT AN ENGINE FOR HIS CAR. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VERY DAY HE PURCHASED THE ENGINE AND HAD IT INSTALLED, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE WAS TESTED AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE EGR VALVE. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE EGR VALVE. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE TECHNICIAN WHO INSTALLED THE ENGINE, STATED THE CYLINDER HEADS WERE DAMAGED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464663July 9, 2012
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR FRACTURED AND DETACHED FROM THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO PURCHASE GLUE TO REINSTALL THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. UPDATED 8/8/12 *CN UPDATED 08/14/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464291July 5, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC WHO NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE WIRING OF THE TURN SIGNALS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,887. ... UPDATED 08-07-12 *BF THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 08/09/12*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463682June 25, 2012
TIRES
2004 BUICK CENTURY. PROBLEM WITH SEASON TIRES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460060May 30, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
VEHICLE EXHIBITED HARD TRANSMISSION SHIFTS AND JERKING WHILE SHIFTING IN TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSED WITH CODE P1811, WHICH INDICATES HIGH TRANSMISSION FLUID PRESSURE AND SOLENOID PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459367May 23, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED THAT THE ROCKER PANELS WERE COMPLATELY RUSTED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED FOR DIAGNOSIS AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PANELS WERE BEYOND REPAIR AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TRADE THE VEHICLE FOR A NEWER ONE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE CONTACT'S PERSONAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE RADIATOR MOUNTS WERE RUSTED AND ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO GET RID OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,000. UPDATED 08/07/12*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458056May 10, 2012
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT HARD AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO JERK ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,102....UPDATED 07/06/12 *BF UPDATED 08/06/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452068March 17, 2012
TIRES
FIRESTONE FR710 TIRES PURCHASED IN 2011 ARE EXPERIENCING TREAD SEPARATION AROUND THE SHOULDER OF THE TIRE STARTING WITH RIGHT FRONT TIRE. TIRES HAVE APPROXIMATELY 30000 MILES OF MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES. ALL TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED EVERY 6000 MILES OR LESS AND ALL OTHER VEHICLE COMPONENTS SUSPENSION, TIE RODS, BALL JOINTS, AND ALIGNMENT ARE ALL WITHIN SPEC PER. TOOK SAID VEHICLE TO TWO OTHER TIRE SHOPS TO CONFIRM TIRE SHOULDER SEPARATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449567February 28, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INDICATING WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE IS IN HAS QUITE WORKING. THIS IS A DIGITAL L.E.D. INDICATOR THAT ALSO DISPLAYS THE VEHICLES MILEAGE AND ODOMETER READING. CHECKED AROUND AND FIVE OTHER BUICKS ALL HAD THE SAME ISSUE. YOU HAVE TO GUESS AT THE GEAR YOU ARE IN AND THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL WHAT THE ODOMETER READING IS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445945January 30, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
HAD SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON PERIODICALLY AND WAS LOOSING COOLANT, BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY LEAKS, WAS TOLD IT WAS PROBABLY FAULTY LIGHT, OR LEAK IN TANK. TOOK CAR FOR OIL CHANGE AND ASK TO LOOK FOR ANY LEAKS, FOUND COOLANT IN OIL. INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. WAS TOLD DUE TO COOLANT BEING DEXCOOL AND EATS THE GASKETS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444169January 11, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THIS LATEST SERIES OF INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE BRAKING HARD. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED WITH A GRINDING SOUND OCCURRING. THE "ANTI LOCK" BRAKE LIGHT GOES ON, THE "TRAC OFF" LIGHT GOES ON AND THE "SERVICE VEHICLE SOON" LIGHT GOES ON. SINCE THIS INCIDENT, BOTH WHILE BRAKING AND WHEN I'M NOT BRAKING I WILL HEAR THE GRINDING SOUND AND THEN THE LIGHTS MIGHT GO ON AND STAY ON TILL THE CAR IS SHUT OFF. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS AND HAPPENS ON MOST OF MY DRIVING TRIPS. ABOUT A YEAR AGO THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AND IT TOOK TILL MAY TO DETERMINE THAT IT WAS A FAULTY WIRE HARNESS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR. I ONLY FOUND THIS SOLUTION BY GOING ON THE INTERNET. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO SETS OF INSTANCES IS THAT TURNING LEFT AND SLOWING DOWN TRIGGERED THE ISSUE FROM A YEAR AGO WHILE THERE SEEMS TO BE NO TRIGGER FOR THE CURRENT SERIES OF ANTI LOCK FAILURES. IT SEEMS THAT MANY INDIVIDUALS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND WHEN IT KICKS IN WHILE BRAKING IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP THE CAR. I WOULD THINK THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD REQUIRE A FULL INVESTIGATION BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440993December 22, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRONIC ODOMETER LIGHT FAILED. THEREFORE ONE CAN NOT READ THE ODOMETER. FROM TALKING WITH THE SERVICE TECH AT THE BUICK DEALERSHIP IN ANDERSON, INDIANA HE SAID IT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. SOUNDS LIKE A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE PART. HE TOLD ME THE COST TO GET A NEW ODOMETER TO IS AROUND $250 TO $300. THE ODOMETER STILL OPERATES IT JUST CAN NOT BE READ BECAUSE THE LED LIGHT WENT OUT. THE LED LIGHT CAN NOT BE REPLACED ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICIAN THE WHOLE UNIT HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439266December 10, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FAULTY! THE DIGITAL ODOMETER DOES NOT WORK. THE GEAR SHIFT DISPLAY (PRND321) DOES NOT WORK EITHER! I HAVE TO FEEL WHEN I SWITCH FROM PARK TO DRIVE. DURING VEHICLE INSPECTIONS I HAVE TO GUESS MY CORRECT MILEAGE, BECAUSE IT'S BLANK! I REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER ON FEBRUARY 28, 2010. IN OCTOBER 2011 THE EXPLAINED PROBLEMS RECURRED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438785December 6, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL WAS BEING CHANGED WHEN HE WAS INFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT THE HUBS WERE DETACHING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437493November 28, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SWITCHING FROM HIGH BEAMS TO LOW BEAMS, ALL OF THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE NEEDED TO HAVE THE HIGH AND LOW BEAM SWITCH REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,700. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS SERIOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE CONSUMER STATED EVERY TIME HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, ANOTHER COMPONENT FAILED. UPDATED 01/10/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436175November 17, 2011
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN A REMOTELY DARK AREA WHEN THE HIGH BEAMS WERE ENGAGED BUT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,267.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436969November 16, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PARK CAR ON UPHILL INCLINE.PUT CAR IN PARK GOT OUT OF CAR AND WAS RUN OVER BY CAR ENDING UP ON MY LEG.LEG WAS BROKE AND ENDING UP WITH CELIOTIS AND IN HOSPITAL FOR WEEK . STILL TAKING THERAPY TO WALK.DO NOT KNOW WHY IT POP OUT OF PARK..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10434797November 7, 2011
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROCKER PANELS WERE CORRODED ON BOTH SIDES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND REFUSED TO MAKE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. ..UPDATED 03/21/12 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY BUICK, THE RUST WAS TRAVELING UP TO THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND WAS BEYOND REPAIR. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE LEARNED THE RADIATOR SUPPORTS HAVE ALSO ROTTED OUT. UPDATED 03/23/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429911October 17, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2000 BUICK CENTURY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH ABS CONTROL MODULE BRAKING SYSTEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE 1999 MODEL FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM. ON OCTOBER 23,2007, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND A TROUBLE CODE OF C1218 APPEARED. THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED AND THE HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM WAS PURGED AND FLUSHED AND THE CODE WAS CLEARED. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN IN DECEMBER 2007 INTERMITTENTLY, AT THAT TIME A CODE CAME UP AS B0041. THE ABS COMPUTER MODULE WAS REPLACED AND THE HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM WAS PURGED AND FLUSHED AGAIN. IN JULY 2010, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, BUT INTERMITTENTLY AND AS OF AUGUST 2011, IT IS ON ALL THE TIME. THE MECHANIC RECEIVED A CODE OF C1218 AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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