Buick Century Complaints (1992)

45 consumer complaints on file.

#535682May 19, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS LEAKED ON SHOES, CAUSING LOCK UPS AND DAMAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#530401February 12, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#819839November 10, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DRIVING ABOUT 35MPH; STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES (ABS); THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUES TO THE FLOOR; HAD REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE OF ABS BRAKES. WAS INFORMED MASTER CYLINDER WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817778October 28, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVNG THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, ALSO THERE IS EXCESSIVE WERE OF WHEEL CYLINDERS, WHELL CYLINDERS HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE ON VEHICLE. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#808239January 28, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVER SHIFTED GEAR INTO REVERSE AND CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE, COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#511982December 2, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES GRIND/LOCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#511843November 27, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCHED TURNED WHILE IN PARK GEAR, VEHICLE INSTANTLY SURGED FORWARD, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURIES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#510233October 18, 1996
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS
SEAT BELT FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509618October 8, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509300September 30, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
RIGHT FRONT DRIVE AXLE FAILED, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#801416September 18, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
DRIVING AT SPEED 40MPH, VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING, COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#800430August 5, 1996
SUSPENSION, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE STEERING STARTED TO SHAKE, THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE BROKE . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#506613July 25, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH FIRE. *SD
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#986378July 17, 1996
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT LIGHT, IMPACT 6:00 POSITION, REAR RIGHT SEATBELT ANCHOR/ATTACHMENTS FAILED, CAUSING HEAD INJURIES PRIOR TO RECALL (95V-173). *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#505652June 15, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY. *DH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#980965March 20, 1996
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE RECALL WORK WAS NOT PERFORMED PROPERLY, AND THE CAR WAS RUINED DUE TO THE SHOTTY JOB OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#980785March 15, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE SUDDLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT, CONSUMER COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#977864January 19, 1996
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
FAILURE OF THE DRIVER SIDE SHOULDER BELT, THE BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#500220November 16, 1995
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILED. *DSH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#975039November 14, 1995
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE WHEN THERE IS SUDDEN STOPPING MOTION. TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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