Buick Century Complaints (1999)

235 consumer complaints on file.

#10189706May 3, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DRIVING TO WORK, MY BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN TO GET SOFT BUT I MADE IT TO WORK SAFELY. AT WORK, I POPPED THE HOOD A FOUND THE BRAKE RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. I HAD NOT NOTICED ANY LEAKS ON MY DRIVEWAY BEFORE SO I WAS CONFUSED AT THIS LEAKAGE. I WAS ABLE TO REFILL THE RESERVIOR AND TESTED MY BRAKES AT LUNCH AND THEY SEEMED BETTER. BUT BEFORE DRIVING HOME I NOTICED THERE WAS A PUDDLE UNDER THE CAR. I DROVE HOME, WITH MY BRAKES GETTING SOFTER AT EACH BRAKE APPLICATION. ONCE HOME THE LEAKING CONTINUED. THE SOURCE OF THE LEAKS IS THE BRAKE LINES RUSTING. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE FUEL VAPOR LINES ARE ALSO RUSTING THROUGH AND LEAKING. RUSTING BRAKE AND FUEL LINES SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. I THINK THERE IS A MANUFACTURED PART DEFECT IN THESE LINES THAT IS ALLOWING THEM TO RUST. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185622March 20, 2007
TIRES
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THERE WERE NO POT HOLES OR OTHER ROAD HAZARDS VISIBLE ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6000 MILES ON THE TIRE AT THE TIME OF THE BLOWOUT. THE TIRE WAS A DOUGLAS TOURING P205/70R15 BW. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAD AN ODOMETER READING OF 43000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183080February 20, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THE LAST OF FOUR WINDOWS REGULATORS HAS FAILED IN A YEAR''S TIME. A PLASTIC OR NYLON CLIP THAT HOLDS THE TWO CABLE ENDS BECOMES BRITTLE AND GIVES WAY. THE WINDOW THEN IS UNSUPPORTED AND FALLS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE TRACK. FIRST THE DRIVE WINDOW FAILED. THIS IN MY OPINION IS A SAFETY AND SECURITY HAZARD AND THE DRIVER IS THEN EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS, COLD, RAIN, ETC. THE SAME GOES FOR PASSENGERS. THE PASSENGER WINDOW FAILED WITHIN MONTHS AFTER, FOLLOWED BY THE REAR LEFT WINDOW AND NOW THE REAR RIGHT WINDOW. THIS WINDOW REGULATOR IS COMMON ACROSS ALL GM MODELS IN THIS CHASSIS TYPE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181076January 30, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
SECOND FAILURE OF INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON 1999 BUICK CENTURY 3.1 M ENGINE. CAUSES ANTI FREEZE TO LEAK FROM MANIFOLD WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE (AS STATED IN OWNERS MANUAL, WARNING NOT TO SPILL ANTI-FREEZE ON A HOT ENGINE WHEN FILLING RADIATOR AS IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE). FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 72,000 MILES. SECOND FAILURE AT 115,000 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10179007January 18, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NOTICE COOLANT IS LEAKING AROUND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AREA ON 3.1L V6 ENGINE OF MY 1999 BUICK CENTURY. LOCAL MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. DEALER IS ASKING APPROXIMATELY $900.00 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ENGINE IF THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM. A GOOD ENGINE SHOULD NOT FAILED LIKE THIS IN MY OPINION. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OF THE ENGINE, BUT POOR ENGINEERING OF THE ENGINE. DEALER SHOULD PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174654November 29, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
REAR POWER WINDOW FAILED WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. WINDOW CONTROL WAS PUSHED BY ACCIDENT AND WHEN PUSHED AGAIN TO BRING WINDOW BACK UP, A LOUD "POPPING" NOISE WAS HEARD AND WINDOW REFUSED TO STAY UP. SERVICE DEPT. AT DEALER DETERMINED A NEW REGULATOR WAS NEEDED. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME POWER WINDOWS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE, AS BOTH REAR WINDOWS FAILED WHILE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. VEHICLE VERY RARELY HAS ANY BACKSEAT PASSENGERS, SO THESE WINDOWS GET VERY LITTLE TO NO ROUTINE USE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174271November 26, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOW REGULATORS, IN THIS LAST TWELVE MONTHS, THE DRIVER, PASSENGER AND TODAY REAR PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED. A NYLON CLIP HOLDS THE TWO ENDS OF THE CABLING. THE PART BREAKS, THEN WINDOW DROP TO THE DOWN POSITION. THE ENTIRE WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A SAFETY & SECURITY RELATED ISSUES AS THE DRIVER IS THEN EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS OR DISTRACTED BY THE PASSENGERS WHO ARE EXPOSED. THE ELEMENTS BEING COLD, RAINS, SLEET, WIND, ETC. THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE SECURED WITH THE WINDOW DOWN. THE PART THAT FAILS NEEDS TO BE STRENGTHENED AND OF MADE OF METAL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173639November 16, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS FELL DOWN AND WOULD NOT STAY UP. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE REGULATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171671October 23, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE'S INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE. THE NON SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THE TOP OF THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169610September 29, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A ROUTINE BRAKE CHECK, IT WAS NOTICED THAT ANTIFREEZE HAD LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WERE MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161550June 12, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CONSUMER 1999 CENTURY TURN SIGNAL AND PARK LIGHT BURNS THE BULB CAUSING CONSUMER TO HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY CHANGE THE LIGHT. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE SOCKET OVERHEATED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158667May 31, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, IT WAS NOTICED THE PIPE COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK WAS COMING APART DUE TO CORROSION. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 08/15/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158499May 29, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I NEVER KNEW SUCH A PROBLEM EXISTED WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ON MY CAR & NEVER INFORMED BY GM OR MY DEALER. NOW, I'VE HAD NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OF NEAR MISSES. NEVER BEEN TAKEN SO BADLY IN MY LIFE. I PAID 28,000 FOR A CAR WORTH BARELY 3K NOW, WHAT A JOKE! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154944April 10, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE A FAULTY CAM SHAFT. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152187March 8, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I AM THE OWNER OF A 1999 BUICK CENTURY WITH 78,000 MILES. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED AND HAVE NO CURRENT WARRANTY. RECENTLY, THE LOW COOLANT DASH LIGHT BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE, WHICH PROMPTED ME TO CHECK THEE COOLANT LEVEL AND SEARCH THE UNDERNEATH OF MY VEHICLE. THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS NOT LOW; HOWEVER, THERE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF COOLANT ON THE GROUND. I DID EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND IDENTIFIED THAT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF GM VEHICLE OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE COOLANT SYSTEMS IN THEIR GM VEHICLES. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. GM CLAIMS THAT THE DEX COOL COOLANT, WHICH IS REQUIRED IN THEIR VEHICLES, LASTS FOR 150,000 MILES OF VEHICLE USE WITHOUT NEEDING TO BE CHANGED. HOWEVER, MY INTERNET RESEARCH OF OTHERS'' COMPLAINTS, AND THE SERVICE REPAIRMAN AT MY LOCAL GARAGE, CONFIRMED THAT THE DEX COOL COOLANT THROUGH THE LOWER GASKET AT APPROXIMATELY 70-80,000 MILES, REQUIRING A NEW LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND A COOLANT FLUSH, AS WELL AS A NECESSARY OIL CHANGE BECAUSE THE COOLANT LEAKS INTO THE OIL DUE TO THE FAULTY GASKETS (AND IN TURN CAUSES DECREASED LUBRICATION IN THE ENGINE AND RUINS THE BEARINGS WHICH IS ALSO A COSTLY PROBLEM.) AFTER HAVING MY VEHICLE REPAIRED FOR $900, I AM TOLD BY MY SERVICE REPAIRMAN THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL OCCUR AGAIN IN ANOTHER 70-80,000 MILES, SHOULD I OWN THE VEHICLE FOR THAT LONG. THERE ARE SEVERAL PETITIONS ON THE INTERNET REGARDING THIS FAULTY EQUIPMENT, ADVOCATING FOR A GM RECALL. GM, HOWEVER, HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST INCURRED FOR THE REPLACEMENT ON THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON AFFECTED GM VEHICLES, AS THEY CLAIM THE SYSTEM IS GOOD FOR 150,000 MILES WITH THE DEX COOL COOLANT, WHICH IS CLEARLY A FALSE CLAIM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151785March 4, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
FAILURE OF COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. VEHICLE IS 1999 BUICK CENTURY WITH ONLY 41000 ORIGINAL MILES. ENGINE OIL LEAKED INTO COOLING RADIATOR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149305February 2, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEAD LIGHT AIMING DEVICE ON THE VEHICLE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 99V356000, REGARDING THE HEADLIGHTS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL, IT IS STILL HAVING THE TYPE OF PROBLEMS AS BEFORE THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES CONCERNING THE HEADLIGHT AIMING DEVICES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147413January 11, 2006
AIR BAGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE VEHICLE STRUCK A DEER AT 60 MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER WERE WEARING T SEAT BELTS, THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES FROM THE SEAT BELT STRAPS. THERE WAS NO PRE BRAKING INVOLVED. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAGS. DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE ADJUSTOR. SINCE THE CRASH INVOLVED A DEER NO POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. *AK *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10140639October 24, 2005
STRUCTURE, SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
DT: CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TURNING A CORNER HE HEARS A CLANKING NOISE. THE DEALER TOLD HIM IT WAS A CRACKED FRONT STABILIZER BAR. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INFORMED HIM OF SOME CORROSION ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THE PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND THEY OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME.*AK UPDATED 12/7/2005. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134277August 26, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
INTAKE GASKET FAILED ON 3.1 ENGINE IN A 1999 BUICK CENTURY. THIS ENGINE HAS LESS THAN 55,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. IT APPEARS AS IF THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND THE MANUFACTURER DENIES THAT THERE WAS FAULTY WORKMANSHIP INVOLVED. ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR $700.00 ALSO SAME CAR WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES THE BOLT HOLDING THE LEFT FRONT CALIPER FELL OFF WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY DAUGHTER DRIVING (DRIVERS PERMIT) AND LOCKED UP THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL DAMAGING THE RIM. COST OF REPAIR $350.00. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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