Buick Century Complaints (1997)

106 consumer complaints on file.

#8017153August 26, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
BOTH LEFT/RIGHT REAR SHOULDER BELTS FAILED TO EXTEND, ENABLING OWNER FROM USING DUE TO ROLLERS GETTING OFF CENTER. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016971August 22, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A BROADSIDE COLLISION AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. JLG
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10007346August 11, 2002
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
SEAT BELTS WON'T WORK AND CAN ONLY SIT GRANDSON IN CENTER SEAT IN ORDER TO PUT RESTRAINT ON HIM. RIGHT SIDE REAR HASN'T WORKED IN OVER 1 1/2 YEARS. LEFT SIDE HASN'T WORKED RIGHT SINCE WE GOT THE CAR AND NOW DON'T WORK AT ALL. OUR GRANDSON LIVES WITH US, HE IS FOUR YEARS OLD AND IT IS THE LAW THAT HE IS TO BE IN A CAR SEAT AND RESTRAINED. THE CAR IS ONLY USED SIX MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR, HASN'T BEEN ABUSED. I FEEL THAT DEALER OR MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE, SINCE WE HAVEN'T HAD THE CAR VERY LONG AND IS A SAFETY ITEM. *AK *PH *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**765493
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566718July 24, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011711June 13, 2002
INTERIOR LIGHTING
ON THREE OCCASIONS VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY A REPAIR FACILITY BECAUSE DASHLIGHTS WILL INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE. VARIOUS PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565975June 5, 2002
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG COVER BECAME LOOSE, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES IT IS DEFECTIVE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758531February 23, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
BOTH HEADLIGHT COVERS WHICH CAME AS CLEAR PLASTIC HAVE DEVELOPED A FILM IN SIDE OF THEM WHICH THE DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO TRY TO REMOVE AS HE WOULD HAVE TO BREAK THE SEAL. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING SLOWLY WORSE AND IS SOMEWHAT RESTRICTING THE HEADLIGHS ABILITY TO LET LIGHT PASS THROUGH. REPLACEMENT COST AT $288.OO EACH WOULD BE $604.80 INCLUDING TAX. A LITTLE STEEP FOR TWO PIECES OF PLASTIC. ANYWAY I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED. THANKS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003404February 1, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE OPERATING ON DELAY SPEED AND THE WIPER SWITCH IS TURNED TO OFF POSITION, WIPER BLADES WILL STOP IN MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD, BLOCKING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. DEALERSHIP PREVIOUSLY SERVICED VEHICLE FOR RECALL 99V348000 IN DECEMBER OF 2000, BUT PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563621October 9, 2001
TIRES, WHEELS:RIM
RIGHT FRONT FIRESTONE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING, FIRESTONE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE FREE OF CHARGE, UPON FURHER INSPECTION THE CONSUMER FOUND ONE OF THE RIMS WAS BENT, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ALL FOUR RIMS WERE BENT, THE CONSUMER BELIVES THIS IS WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE BLOWOUT (FIRESTONE, 440 P205/70115).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895066August 23, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOWS INTERMITTENTLY DON'T GO UP OR DOWN. CONSUMER HAS HAD TO COVER WINDOW DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER. THE DELER HAS FOUND ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891733June 29, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
RECALL 99 V 348 000 / WINDSHIELD WIPERS: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP DURING OPERATION OR REMAIN IN UP RIGHT POSTION, INSTEAD OF THE DOWN POSTION. DEALER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, REPAIRS WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890598June 18, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
BOTH REAR SEATBELTS ARE INOPERABLE. THEY WILL NO LONGER PULL OUT, STOPPED WORKING IN A 3 DAY PERIOD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9002135March 19, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
AFTER PARKING THE CAR, GOT BACK IN TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE AND DISCOVERED VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN LEFT. THERE WAS NO POWER ASSIST. BUT IT TURNS RIGHT WITH NO PROBLEM. REPAIR REQUIRED A NEW RACK AND PINION SYSTEM. FAILURE OCCURED WITHOUT WARNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875839December 1, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
TOW BACK SEATBELTS LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES ARE JAMMED IN RETRACTOR, CONSUMER HAS KIDS, AND CAN'T RESTRAIN THEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875276November 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS
CONSUMER NOTICED LEAKING WHEEL CYLINDER, THE LEFT SIDE WAS WORSE THAN THE RIGHT SIDE, CONSUMER REPLACED BOTH WHEEL CYLINDERS HIMSELF DUE TO VEHICLE BEING 1000 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734087October 11, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT INTERMITTENTLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870858September 19, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
DUE TO DESIGN AND LOCATION OF HORN ASSEMBLY, WHICH IS CONNECTED TO AIR BAGS, AND UPON ATTEMTPING TO SOUND OFF HORN IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURN, BUTTONS ARE HARD TO LOCATE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK THE WHOLE AIR BAG AND HORN ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED . THE HORN BLOWING IS SLIGHTLY IMPROVED BUT STILL IMPOSSIBLE TO BLOW WHEN TRYING TO TURN. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866478August 1, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY ON A HILL CONSUMER FEELS A HESITATION AND PEDAL GOING DOWN MORE THAN NORMAL. CONSUMER CAN HEAR MEDAL SCRATCHING. CONSUMER FEELS VECHICLE IS NOT SAFE BECAUSE IT TAKES A WHILE TO STOP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866479August 1, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN GOING BACKWARDS DOWN A SLIGHT HILL CONSUMER FEELS A HESITATION AND BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN MORE THAN NORMAL. CONSUMER CAN STILL HEAR MEDAL SCRATCHING. CONSUMER FEELS ITS UNSAFE BECAUSE VECHICLE WILL NOT STOP RIGHT AWAY WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861216May 2, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, POWER TRAIN
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ODOMETER LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY BLINKING, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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