Buick Century Complaints

1,816 consumer complaints on file.

#865003July 7, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*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
#864774July 5, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH VEHICLE TOTALLY SHUTDOWN. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH. CONSUMER WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES, AND VEHILE STARTED AGAIN, 3 HOURS LATER IT OCCURED AGAIN. *AK
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
#723946June 12, 2000
SUSPENSION
I AM NOT REPORTING A "FAILURE" PER SE. I AM EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN SB606088, DESCRIBED AS "STEERING SHUDDER OR VIBRATION AT LOW SPEED (REPLACE POWER STEERING LINES)." HOWEVER, THE DEALER DESCRIBED REFUSES TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, CLAIMING INABILITY TO VERIFY THE PROBLEM. AS I EXPLAINED, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, SO THERE IS NO REASON TO EXPECT THAT THE PROBLEM CAN BE VERIFIED ON ANY PARTICULAR OCCASION. CAN YOU HELP IN GETTING THE DEALER TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863347June 9, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE STALLED AND HAD TO BE TOWED. TECHNICIAN OPENED THE HOOD, AND FOUND OUT THAT COVER UNDER THE HOOD (LOOKED LIKE A BLANKET FOR NOISE OR FIRE) HAD ALMOST CAUGHT ON FIRE. ALSO, NO POWER STEERING. PIECES THAT CAME LOOSE WENT DOWN INTO THE ALTERNATOR, CAUSING IT TO BURN UP. VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND THE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552534June 8, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN WHEN STARTING OUT IN FORWARD OR REVERSE GEARS, ON ONE OCCASION DAMAGE TO THE TIRE AND RIM WHEN VEHICLE JUMPED A CURB. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863183June 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
INTERMITTENT STALLING WHILE TRAVELING/APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, OR APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM A STOP POSITION. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN / OUT OF INDEPENDENT SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *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
#863000June 5, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. CONSUMER IS AFRAID THAT ABS BRAKES MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862973June 2, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
CONSUMER'S CHILD WAS STRAPPED INSIDE OF CARSEAT. SHOULDER BELT WAS STRAPPED AGAINST CHILD'S WAIST AND IT TIGHTENED . MOTHER HAD TO CUT SEATBELT. TO RELEASE THE CHILD. *AK THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE SEAT BELT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS CUT BY THE CUSTOMER. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723328May 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE HAS BEEN LOSSING COOLANT SINCE THE DAY THAT I ACQUIRED THE CAR, MARCH 18, 2000. THERE IS ALSO A RATTLE/CLICKING IN THE ENGINE WHEN IT IS OPERATING COLD, BEFORE WARM UP IS COMPLETED. I SPOTTED A COLLANT LEAK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE ENGINE NEAR AND JUST BELOW THE ENGINE HEADGASKET AREA. THIS COULD LEAD TO COOLANT LEAKING ON THE GROUND AND CAUSING POLLUTION IF THE LEAK GETS WORSE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR EVALUATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862660May 30, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH VEHICLE WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH, AND PUSHED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE INTO AN EMBANKMENT, CRUSHING THE FRONT END. VEHICLE WENT INT BUSHES. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862688May 30, 2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
NONE OF THE POWER WINDOWS WOULD OPEN OR CLOSE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. TWO BROKEN WIRES WERE RECONNECTED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862707May 30, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, INTERIOR LIGHTING
HAD SHIFTED VEHICLE INTO REVERSE WHEN THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON. WAS UNABLE TO STEER FORWARD OR REVERSE. TURNED VEHICLE OFF AFTER SHIFTING INTO PARK. VEHICLE RESET ITSELF. IT'S WAS INTERMITTEN PROBLEM. WOULD HESITATE AT 50-55MPH. AT AN INTERSECTION VEHICLE WOULD STOP RUNNING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC SUSPECTED ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE & NOTHING FOUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862479May 24, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK BACKWARD AND FORWARD, AT 30 MPH THE JERKING BECAME VIOLENT, THE ENGINE BECAME NOISY AND THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE WHICH APPEARED TO COME FROM BELOW AND TOWARD THE BACK OF THE CAR. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER BUT DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NLM THE DEALER, NOT KNOWING WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS, REPLACED THE MAIN COMPUTER. THE CONSUMER IS UPSET THAT THE DEALER REPLACED A PART ON THE VEHICLE THAT WASN'T POSSIBLY WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862379May 23, 2000
STRUCTURE, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD NOTICED VEHICLE PULLING A SHARP LEFT. LOOKED AT THE CRADLES, AND THE RETAINER WASHER BROKE/WAS RUSTED THROUGH. REPLACED IT. ALSO, OTHERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, RACK & PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY IS CONNECTED TO ENGINE CRADLE FRAME AND THE STEERING SHAFT, DROPPED. THIS MAY CAUSE ERRATIC STEERING PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722935May 20, 2000
CHILD SEAT:SHIELD ASSEMBLY
PROBLEM WITH CENTURY OVATION CAR SEAT. MY 2 YEAR OLD SON PULLED THE T-BAR SHIELD OUT OF THE BUCKLE AREA 2 TIMES. IT WAS PROPERLY SECURED. WE TOOK THE CAR SEAT OUT AND TRIED IT OURSELVES. WITHOUT MUCH EFFORT AT ALL, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL IT OUT 7 OUT OF 10 TRIES. IT SEEMED TO UNLATCH WHEN THE T BAR WAS PUSHED SLIGHTLY IN ONE DIRECTION OR ANOTHER. IF MY 2 YEAR OLD WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OUT, I AM CONVINCED THIS IS NOT A SAFE SEAT. MANUFACTURER HAS REQUESTED I SEND THE SEAT BACK TO THEM SO THEY CAN "TAKE A LOOK AT IT". IF YOU NEED ANY OTHER INFORMATION FROM ME, PLEASE E-MAIL ME OR CALL ME. THANK YOU, JENNIFER CANNON. *AK
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

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