Buick Century Complaints (1996)

80 consumer complaints on file.

#10016014April 16, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE FUEL LINE FAILED. THE DEALER HAD NO IDEA WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014845April 10, 2003
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
THE CONSUMER STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION AND THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED. *MR *SCC *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008740April 29, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN BRAKE WAS APPLIED. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008744April 29, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NOISE WOULD COME FROM THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING, DEALER NOTIFIED, AND UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004645February 27, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756353January 3, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
LETTER SENT TO CEO OF GENERAL MOTORS: NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898966November 8, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WASHER/WIPERS WHEN USED, SPRAY WOULD SQUIRT THE WATER THREE TIMES, CAUSE VERY POOR VISIBILITY WHICH ESPECIALLY WHEN USES AT NIGHT. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WASHER SHOULD SPRAY ONLY ONCE.*YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753262October 15, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894605August 17, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT FRONT LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE. 'DOORLOCKS JAMMED, AND CONSUMER COULD NOT GET OUT OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER FELT THAT IF CAR HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BURNED UP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562500August 14, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER PULLRED OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND PROCEEDED DOWN THE ROAD, NOT 100 YARDS FROM DRIVEWAY SMOKE BEGAN COMING OUT OF THE VENTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER EXITED VEHICLE THEN IT CAUGHT FIRE, POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE MAY HAVE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559436February 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS BRAKES DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY, THEY LOCKED UP CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO THROUGH A RED LIGHT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878088January 12, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
IN COLD WEATHER/WINTER SNOW AND FROST DEVELOPS INSIDE OF WINDSHIELD, WHICH CAUSE WATER TO ENTER INTO DASH, AND POSSIBLY MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556802October 22, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN CONSUMER HITS THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SURGES A FOOT OR TWO, THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES BUT HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733896October 10, 2000
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
THE STEERING SYSTEM SUFFERED A SUDDEN AND COMPLETE FAILURE WHILE NEGORIATING A TURN INTO A CITY STREET. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STOP THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO ANY OTHER VEHICLE OR PROPERTY CONTACT. HAD I BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE RESULTS WOULD HAVE BEEN QUITE DIFFERENT. BUICK HAD RACK PROBLEMS IN THE LATE 1980'S WITH THE CENTURY LINE; HAS THE PROBLEM BEEN RESOLVED. THIS SHOULD CAUSE A RECALL AS THE VEHICLE JUST PASSED A STATE SAFETY INSPECTION LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AGO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727683August 12, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, TWO TIMES ENGINE STALLED, AND ONE TIME WHILE STOPPING AT STOP SIGN IT STALLED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866777August 3, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHILE DRIVING UP TO A HILL VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABOUT 50 MPH WITH HEADLIGHTS ON. THEN, THEY WILL GO OUT WITHOUT A WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9001830July 10, 2000
INTERIOR LIGHTING
CONTINUOUS LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD WITH ANTI -LOCK ON IT
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
#857873March 3, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN DRIVING OVER 50 MPH VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY, POSSIBLY CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719524March 1, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
MY CAR HAS HAD A HORRIBLE FRONT END VIBRATION SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY ALWAYS BLAMED MY TIRES, EVEN THOUGH THE TIRES WERE BRAND NEW. THEY BLAMED THE TIRES EVEN AFTER THE DEFECT CAUSED THE ORIGINAL TIRES TO FALL APART AND I BOUGHT BRAND NEW TIRES OF BETTER QUALITY THAN WAS ON IT ORIGINALLY. THEN, A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTING NOT WORKING. I HAD IT TO THE SHOP, BUT THE FAILURE IS INTERMITTENT, AND WHEN IT WAS IN THE SHOP, THEY WORKED FINE. THAT DOESN'T HELP ME WHEN IT STARTS TO RAIN AND I CAN'T SEE THE ROAD AND TURN ON THE WIPERS AND THEY FAIL. NEXT, THE DRIVER'S DOOR POWER WINDOW QUIT WORKING. AFTER REPLACING IT, THERE WAS A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL ON THE DOOR HANDLE THAT BROKE. IT STUNNED ME. IF IT HAD BROKEN A FEW DAYS EARLIER, I WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAPPED IN MY CAR WITH NO WAY OUT THE WINDOW OR DOOR. I FAILED TO UNDERSTAND WHY A PIECE OF STEEL IN A $20,000 CAR WOULD BREAK. WE ARE REALLY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS CAR. MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN A GM FAN ALL HIS 62 YEARS, BUT WE WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER ONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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