Buick Century Complaints (1998)

218 consumer complaints on file.

#10108209January 29, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLIMINATE AT VEHICLE STARED UP, DEALER STATED THAT MANY OF THESE BUICKS HAVE ABS FAILURE BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SYSTEM FAILED AT 37000 MILES. MY SON'S SAME MODEL VEHICLE FAILED AT 49000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102069January 14, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD SHE COULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ABS LIGHT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MECHANIC STATED IT WAS THE MOTOR PACK WHICH HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ABS. THE CONSUMER HEARD A CHAIN CLICKING NOISE WHEN THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101999December 2, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE GASKET HAS TO BE REPLACED. ANTI-FREEZE LEAKED FROM THE TOP, AND DRIPPED DOWN ONTO THE ENGINE. HOWEVER, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE LEAK HAS NOT BEEN FOUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101235November 17, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM PROBLEM. THERE WAS 50,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, AND IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEFECT WAS THE RESULT OF POOR GAS THAT WAS USED IN ARIZONA. CONSUMER HAD THE FUEL INJECTORS CLEANED AND FLUSHED. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090374September 29, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GET HARD, AND CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO HEAR AIR NOISE IN THE BRAKE LINE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKE POWER BOOSTER. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092135September 14, 2004
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
THE ABOVE THE DASHBOARD WAS LEAKING BLACK FLUID THIS CAUSED THE MIRROR GO BLACK. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER THAT THE HEAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM AND A REPLACEMENT OF A RECALL WAS NOT FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAS TO RENDERED PAYMENT FOR THE PART AND LABOR. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088234August 19, 2004
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
1998 BUICK CENTURY CUSTOM. I BURNED OUT MY 3RD A/C BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR SINCE 2001. THIS TIME THE HARNESS STARTED MELTING EXPOSING BARE WIRES AND SMOKING. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THAT I CAME CLOSE TO HAVING A FIRE. A CALL TO THE GM DEALER FOUND THAT THEY ARE SOLD OUT OF THE PIGTAIL NEEDED FOR REPAIR. THE PART MUST BE IN SUBSTANCIAL DEMAND. I WAS ADVISED THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE SPECIAL ORDERED FROM THE FACTORY. BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO GIVE A TIME FRAME. THEY WERE ALSO AWARE OF THE FREQUENT RESISTOR MODULE BURN OUTS. I HAVE SAVED THE OLD WIRE AND RESISTOR IF NEEDED FOR INSPECTION. I DID NOTICE THAT THE NEWEST MODULES ARE DESIGNED DIFFERENTLY. THIS DID NOT PREVENT THE HIGH SPEED WIRE FROM BURNING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083438July 21, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, CONSUMER CAN HEAR A DISTINCT POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND CANNOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SHOCKS ON THE FRONT END. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074158July 19, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE REAR SEAT BELTS ARE JAMMED INTO THE RETRACTOR MECHANISM. THE REAR SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE. *AK BUICK REFUSED TO FIX THE SEAT BELT BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054110May 20, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AS A RESULT. *NM THE CONSUMER TRIED TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT BUT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. *SC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10063283May 11, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHT LENS DEVELOPED A CLOUDY FILM. THIS REDUCED THE LIGHT ILLUMINATION, AND RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY. THE LENS COULD NOT BE CLEANED. *AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE DESIGN OF THE LENS IS POOR BECAUSE IT DOES NOT ALLOW THE CONSUMER TO CLEAN THE INSIDE OF THE LENS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062973April 20, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH AND TURNING LEFT INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THIS MADE IT HARD TO STEER AND TURN THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT RACK AND PINION STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061783March 9, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FELL APART AT 41,600 MILES. (NAR) *PH *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061600March 8, 2004
STEERING
WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060534March 5, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
1998 BUICK CENTURY CUSTOM - THE ELECTRIC REAR WINDOW STOPPED WORKING AND DROPPED OPEN AND WON'T CLOSE. AN EXAMINATION OF THE WINDOW REVEALED THAT THE HARNESS IS MADE UP OF TWO STEEL CABLES ATTACHED TOGETHER BY A SMALL PIECE OF PLASTIC. SURPRISE, THE PLASTIC BROKE! IN DECEMBER 2003, THE SAME YEAR THAT THE BACK WINDOW BROKE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW BROKE AND IT IS THE EXACT SAME PIECE THAT BROKE IN THE BACK WINDOW. ONLY THIS TIME IT BROKE WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CENTER LANE OF I-75 AND WE'RE FORTUNE THAT SHE WASN'T IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE FALLING OF THE WINDOW AT HIGH SPEED CREATED A SCARY DISTRACTION THAT NARROWLY MISSED CAUSING A POTENTIONAL BAD ACCIDENT. IT HAVE BEEN TOLD TO ME BY A BODY SHOP AS WELL AS A BUICK SALEMAN THAT THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT. IT IS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS BUT CONVENIENTLY COSTLY TO REPAIR. THEY DON'T MAKE THE PLACTIC CONNECTOR, WHICH WOULD BE VERY EASY TO INSTALL, BUT ONLY SELL THE ENTIRE HARNESS FOR $375 + TAX. I HAVE WRITEN AND SPOKE WITH GM IN DETROIT. THEY HAVE OFFERED ME AN ADDITIONAL $1500 TOWARDS A NEW CAR OR THEY WILL PAY 50% OF REPAIRING THE WINDOW. THIS SOUNDS TO ME LIKE THEY ARE VERY WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT IT IS GOING TO TAKE YOUR ORGANIZATION TO INSIST UPON A TOTAL RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057233March 2, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
STEERING RACK SEPARATED WHEN TURNING LEFT. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THIS WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK INCIDENT ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION WITH AN APPROACHING VEHICLE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057807February 10, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID
IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED. CURRENTLY, POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057462February 3, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE INTAKE GASKET LEAKED ANTIFREEZE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE GASKET, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED WITHIN 23,000 MILES. GMC CONSUMER REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED THE CONSUMER OF A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, BUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. RECALL NOT FOUND IN ARTEMIS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056071January 29, 2004
STRUCTURE
DISSATISFACTION WITH NHTS'S RESPONSE TO HER COMPLAINT RE THE DASHBOARD DESIGN OF THE BUICK CENTURY, REF ES03-007553/S/ BRENNER 12/5/03, ENTIRE ENCLOSURES NOT IMAGED FWD TO NVS-200. *PH THE DASHBOARD WAS CONSTRUCTED IN SECTIONS WHICH CAUSED PERMANENT REFLECT LINES ONTO THE WINDSHIELD IN LINE WITH THE DRIVERS EYE LEVEL. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069962January 15, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR I HAVE HAD REPEATEDLY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL INJECTORS. IN THE BEGINNING WHILE UNDER WARRANTY THE INJECTORS WERE REPLACED AFTER THE THIRD TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THEY JUST CLEAN INJECTORS NOW AND IT'S CAUSED BY BAD GASOLINE. IN ALL MY OTHER CARS I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEM USING STANDARD OIL GAS. EVEN THE DEALER BUYS THE SAME GAS AT THE SAME STATION FOR ALL THERE CARS. LATELY WHEN I HAD THE INJECTOR PROBLEM AGAIN THEY QUOTED ME $140 TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHEN I SAID I HAD IT DONE THE OTHER TIMES FOR LESS THEY AUTOMATICALLY REDUCED THE PRICE TO $64. THIS MAY SEEM FAIR TO SOME BUT WHY THE DIFFERENCE IN PRICE AND WHY CAN'T THEY SOLVE THIS PROBLEM? OTHER PEOPLE I KNOW HAVE THE SAME ENGINE AND DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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