Buick Century Complaints

1,816 consumer complaints on file.

#547676July 31, 1999
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
RACK AND PINION STEERING FAIILED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK AND RESIST ANY TURNS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT CAUSING THE DRIVER TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO UNLOCK THE SEIZED WHEEL. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709417July 30, 1999
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
THIS IS THE 2D TIME THIS COMPONENT HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED--
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843870July 30, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ALTERNATOR WENT OUT 3 TIMES . ABS WARNING LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THIS HAPPENED. DLR HAS REPLACED ALTERNATOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843341July 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE HAS HAD REPEATED REPLACEMENTS OF BRAKES. BRAKES CONTINUED TO WEAR OUT. DEALER CONTACTED, BUT PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708951July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES FAILED SEVERAL TIMES IN LOW SPEED DRIVINGS (<=30MILES) DURING SUMMER AND DURING WINTER. ONE WINTER FAILURE BEFORE A RED LIGHT (SPEED <=25 MILES) CAUSED A HEAD TO TAIL COLLISION, WHICH COST MORE THAN $2,000 IN REPAIRS. FIRST, I FELT THE BRAKES WORKING WITH SOME SHARP NOISES AND NOT WORKING PROPERLY SOMETIMES. I SENT THE CAR TO A GM DEALER SERVICE STATION T O INSPECT. NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND, THEN, SEVERAL DAYS LATER, WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED, I ALMOST HIT A POLICE CAR. THE SAME GM SERVICE STATION FOUND SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES THIS TIME AND MADE A REPAIR. FINALLY, LAST WINTER, THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN AND CAUSED A LOW SPEED COLLISION MENTIONED ABOVE. I LOST CONFIDECE ON THEIR BRAKE QUALITY. PLEASE HELP ME TO REMIND OTHERS TO WATCH OUT GM BRAKES. NEVER TRUST IT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547443July 21, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DESIGN OF DASHBOARD REFLECTS ON WINDSHIELD CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708822July 19, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR
CRACKED REAR TRACKING BAR DETECTED ON 7/18/99. CHECKED UNDER CAR BECAUSE OF POOR STEERING AND HANDLING AND FOUND THE BAR WAS CRACKED IN HALF. WE HAD IT REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE ON 7/19/99. WE LOOKED FOR PREVIOUS RECALLS FOR THIS, BUT WEREN'T ABLE TO FIND THE INFORMATION. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $144.45.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842502July 16, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
SEAT BELT DOES NOT ADJUST TO FIX CONSUMER'S SHOULDER; BELT LAYS ON HER NECK. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT CAN'T BE AJDUSTED ANY MORE. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547239July 14, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED THREE TIMES RESULTING IN LEAKAGE AND CONTAMINATION OF THE ENGINE OIL REQUIRED ENGINE REPLACEMENT. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547148July 14, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DESIGN OF PLASTIC DASHBOARD REFLECTS BACK INTO THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547146July 14, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DESIGN OF PLASTIC DASHBOARD REFLECTS BACK INTO THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547198July 14, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT IS FLASHING, POSSIBLE FAILURE. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841634July 2, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS BEING USED AT 30 MPH IN A UNLIGHTED ROAD OR STREET ARE UNSAFE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUME RTHAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE AND THEY MEET THE FMVSS. CAN NHTSA HELP OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546450June 29, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG FAILURE CAUSING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841343June 29, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SUSPENSION
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAYED ON, AND VEHICLE VIBRATED. ALSO, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841197June 25, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
HAD STARTED VEHICLE, WHICH DID NOT START RIGHT AWAY. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC & HAD BATTERY REPLACED HOWEVER, PROBLEM CONTINUED. VEHICLE WOULD RUN FOR A WHILE. TURNED VEHICLE OFF & LEFT. RETURNED & VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE PROBLEM. THERE IS A TSB #916D-5. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546265June 22, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
FRONT SEAT HEAD RESTRAINTS DO NOT STAY IN RAISED POSITION WHEN USED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546278June 22, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES, STEERING, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
PLUGS SEPARATED ON THREE OCCASIONS. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838219June 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE PULLEY/ EXHAUST SYSTEM/ABS BRAKES AND CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED. UNDER 34,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838532June 21, 1999
SUSPENSION
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 70 MPH, VEHICLE IS VIBRATING. CONSUMER HAS TO GO DOWN TO LOWER SPEED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP VIBRATING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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