Buick Century Complaints

1,816 consumer complaints on file.

#10069978January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION DOESNT WANT TO GO IN GEAR AFTER MAKING A TURN. HAVE NOT HAD THE CAR REPAIRED BECAUSE THE VALUE OF IT IS APPROX. $2,725 ONLY. HAVE ONLY HAD AN ESTIMATE. THE REPAIR-MAN SAID HE THOUGHT IT WAS A SPRAGUE. DONT KNOW IF THIS IS CORRECT SPELLING. I REALIZE THE CAR IS OLD, BUT THE MILEAGE IS LOW FOR THIS MANY YEARS. NOW, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON AFTER CAR WARMS UP- AND STAYS ON- TRANSMISSION MAN SAID DIDNT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE TRANS. HAVE NOT HAD A COMPUTER DIAGNOSIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070033January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AFTER NOTICING A FEW DROPS OF DEXCOOL COOLANT ON THE GARAGE FLOOR, I CHECKED THE RESERVOIR. IT WAS EMPTY. I CHECKED FOR LEAKY HOSES OR CLAMPS, THEN NOTICED THAT AROUND SOME GASKET I COULD SEE WHERE COOLANT WAS OBVIOUSLY OOZING AND SOME HAD POOLED IN A RECESS IN THE ENGINE MOLD. ANYWAY, I REFILLED THE RESERVOIR WITH DEXCOOL AND TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BEFORE DOING ANY DAMAGE. THE REPAIR BILL CAME TO OVER $900. THE CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND IT NEEDS A NEW INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, HOW ABSURD. AFTER SURFING THE WEB, I FIND THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD FIRES AND BLOWN ENGINES FROM THE SAME PROBLEM. WE WERE LUCKY, BUT MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER TRAVEL THE LOCAL HIGHWAYS ALOT, WHAT IF THEY RAN OUT OF COOLANT WHILE DRIVING AND THE ENGINE SIEZED, POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR AT LEAST STRANDING THEM. (3.1L V6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070048January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMITION GRINDING, SLIPPING & FAILURES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070520January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN
ONCE THE TRANSMISSION WARMED UP IT WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT AND WOULD NOT CHANGE GEAR GOING UP HILL....WOULD SHAKE AND SHIMMY AND BUCK UNTIL IT FINALLY SHIFTED .....TRANSMISSION SHOP AND DEALERSHIP COULD NOT SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM .... WIRING WAS ALSO CHECKED .... FINALLY HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION TO MAKE IT STOP ... WAS TOLD AFTER IT WAS REPLACED THAT THEY HAD HAD A GREAT DEAL OF THIS HAPPENING TO THESE CARS BUT COULD NOT GET BUICK TO ANSWER US ABOUT THE RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068960January 15, 2004
STEERING
STEERING LOCKED AT SLIGHT LEFT TURN COMING OUT OF CURVE AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO STEER LEFT ACROSS CENTER AND OFF ROAD INTO TREES AT 55 MPH. MY SON WAS INJURED, THE CAR TOTALLED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10069034January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LOOSING COOLANT. NO EXTERNAL LEAKS CAN BE FOUND. FROM THE INFORMATION I HAVE READ, WE PROBABLY HAVE AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069037January 15, 2004
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
THE INDICATOR LIGHTS FOR THE DUAL COMFORTEMP CLIMATE CONTROL HAVE FAILED RENDERING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THE TEMPERATURE AND AIRSPEED SETTINGS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054126January 15, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. THERE'S A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BUT THE VIN NUMBER AND MODEL YEAR IS OUTSIDE THE REMEDY SCOPE (RECALL # 03V457000). *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054138January 15, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN IN THE DRIVEWAY. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A FAILURE IN THE STEERING RACK AND PINION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054231January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
1999 BUICK CENTURY BEGAN USING DEX-COOL AND OVERHEATING. ALSO HEATER WOULD BLOW COLD INDICATING COOLANT WAS LOW. CAR TAKEN TO DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS A LEAK IN UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE GASKETS. WHEN ASKED WHY THIS HAPPENED THEY SAID THAT GM HAS HAD BAD BATCHES OF GASKETS AND THEY ARE HAVING TO REPLACE A LOT OF GASKETS, EVEN ON 2003 MODELS. I ASKED WHY THEY WERE CHARGING ME $403.66 TO REPAIR, SINCE IT IS HAPPENING SO MUCH. THEY SAID THAT GM CONSIDERS THIS GASKET PROBLEM A "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" ITEM JUST LIKE BELTS, OIL CHANGES, ECT! THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING WHEN THE CAR ONLY HAS 34,780 MILES ON IT. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052915January 12, 2004
WHEELS
RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HAD 5 BROKEN "SPOKES" OUT OF 10, WHEEL MADE A TERRIBLE NOISE, THE OTHER 2 WHEELS HAD SEVERAL BROKEN "SPOKES," I DID NOT SEE ANY BROKEN "SPOKES" ON THE 4TH. WHEEL. I REPLACED THE FRONT WHEEL WITH ONE FROM THE L.A. AREA, AND IT WAS ALSO BROKEN. $252.22 FOR 4 OTHER STYLE, USED, REPLACEMENT WHEELS. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR REFERENCE NO. 830643. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048062January 6, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES
HEADLIGHTS HAVE AN ACCUMULATION OF CONDENSATION BUILDING UP INSIDE THE LENS. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052246January 2, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
CONSUMER STATED FRONT SEAT BELTS DIDN'T HOLD THE PASSENGER IN THE SEAT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052105December 30, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FAX FM WILLIAM A. ARANEO (NJ) REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS RELATED TO A RECALL OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON HIS BUICK AUTOMOBILE. *MR *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051900December 22, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1993 BUICK CENTURY EXPERIENCED VEHICLE FIRE.*MR WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE CAR JERKED A LITTLE AND THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONSUMER HEARD A POP AND SAW SMOKE, HE THEN PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FIRE. *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050727December 18, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
ON 12/12/03 AFTER PULLING INTO THE LOCAL SNAPPY CARWASH, OUR 2002 BUICK CENTURY WOULD NOT CRANK THE ENGINE. THE IGNITION WOULD WIND UP BUT NOT ENGAGE THE ENGINE. WE CALLED OUR DEALERSHIP, BUT BECAUSE IT WAS 44,000 MILES ON THE CAR, AND THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY IS NOW UP, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WERE PREPARED TO DO TO HELP US. WE CALLED OTHER DEALERSHIPS AND THEY RESPONDED THE SAME. WE HAD TO LEAVE IT AND RENT A CAR BECAUSE OF TRAVEL THAT COULD NOT BE POSTPONED. UPON OUR RETURN MONDAY NIGHT, MY HUSBAND DECIDED TO CHECK IF THE CAR WOULD START. IT IMMEDIATELY STARTED AND RAN FINE FOR ONE ENTIRE DAY. ON WEDNESDAY, 12/17/03, IT QUIT AGAIN WHILE ON IDLE IN FRONT OF OUR LOCAL WAL-MART. NOTHING WOULD MAKE IT START. WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS IN THE STORE TO BUY STARTING FLUID TO CHECK IF THAT WOULD START IT, I KEPT BUMPING THE STARTER AND FINALLY IT CRANKED. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM OF FUEL-PUMPS IN THESE VEHICLES. WE ARE NOW BEING CHARGED OVER $500.00 FOR THE FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT AND LABOR TO DO THE SERVICE. CAN THERE BE A REBATE FOR US, SINCE IT IS HAPPENING TO OTHERS? THIS IS A DANGEROUS OCCURANCE, SINCE WE COULD BE LEFT STRANDED ANYWHERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049736December 15, 2003
TIRES:SIDEWALL, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRES PURCHASED 7/25/03 WAL-MART, KERNERSVILLE, NC MTS P205/70R15 DOUGLAS XTRA-TRAC. SIDEWALL OF TIRE DISCENGRATED FROM TREAD. WAS TOLD BY HIGHWAY PATROLMAN, HAD THE TIRE BEEN ON THE FRONT, I WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049460December 9, 2003
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THE STEERING WHEEL IS STARTING TO FLAKE OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049115December 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046490December 2, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
UPON STARTING ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER STARTED TO DRIVE 5 MPH AND VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE DID RESTART WITH NO PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED.*AK ENGINE STALLED WHILE GOING AROUND A CORNER. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP AND PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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