Buick Century Complaints (1999)

235 consumer complaints on file.

#10017896April 30, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE REAR POWER WINDOWS MOTOR FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE WINDOW TO BE INOPERATIVE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016274April 21, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY COMPLAINT IS ON MY 1999 BUICK CENTURY. DECEMBER OF 2002 I TOOK MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING DEX-COOL COOLANT. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME IT WAS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND IT WOULD COST AROUND $440.00. MY CAR ONLY HAD 59,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD. THIS SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. VERY POOR JOB OF QUALITY IN THIS AREA BY GENERAL MOTORS/. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011118March 7, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD.*JB VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD BUILDS UP A FILM MAKING IT HARD FOR THE DRIVER TO SEE OUT OF.*MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009014February 21, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007851February 20, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOWS FAIL AND WILL "GO DOWN" WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING. UNABLE TO CLOSE THE WINDOWS AS THEY ARE "OFF THE TRACK". THIS THE 4TH WINDOW THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. THE 3RD HAPPENED 4 DAYS PRIOR TO THE 4TH. THE 1ST AND 2ND HAPPENED SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE. REPAIRS ARE OVER $425.00 PER WINDW. I HAD BEEN INFORMED THEY ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I HAD PURCHASED. AT THIS TIME ALL 4 WINDOW HAVE FAILED. TWO HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AT MY COST. THE OTHER TWO I AM NOT ABLE TO REPAIR AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE EXPENSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007234February 12, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003583January 28, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET (LOWER) FAILURE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004029January 24, 2003
TIRES:SIDEWALL
THE TIRES WERE REMOVED DUE TO CRACKING IN THE SIDEWALLS. THE TIRES WERE DRY ROTTED. TIRES ARE GENERAL AMERI G4S. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002473January 9, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE SEIZED. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM *DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001829January 2, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
CONSUMER EXPERIENCES POOR VISIBILITY THROUGH WINDSHIELD ,ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT TIME AND DURING RAIN. WHEN HEADLIGHTS SHINE ONTO WINDSHIELD VIEW BECOMES OPAQUE , AND CONSUMER CAN OT SEE CENTER OR EDGE LINES ON THE ROAD. TS....*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8024016December 9, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER SIDE REGULATOR CABLE SNAPPED. PH SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023037November 20, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE HAS HEADLIGHT SENSORS WHICH AUTOMATICALLY TURN ON LIGHTS WHEN IT BECOMES DUSK. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE LIGHTS INTERMITTENLY CUT THEMSELVES ON AND OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUAL HEADLIGHT SWITCH WOULD NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. CONSUMER CONTACT MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED THAT MANUAL SWITCH WILL NOT OVERRIDE LIGHT SENSOR. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023001November 19, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONSUMER STATES THAT COOLANT LEAKED AND SPEWED ALL OVER THE TOP OF ENGINE CAUSING MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769786November 16, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I NOTICED SMOKE FROM THE HOOD LAST MONTH AND CALLED A MECHANIC OUT TO CHECK ALL THE HOSES. I TOOK IT TO THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THERE FINDING WAS THAT THEY FOUND COOLANT LEAKING FROM THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET. I COULD NOT GET THE REPAIR DONE BECAUSE OF TWO REASONS. THIS IS MY ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION AND MONEY IS SCARCE SINCE I AM A FULL TIME COLLEGE STUDENT AND MOTHER. I HAVE HAD MANY GM CARS WITH OVER 100,000 CARS BEFORE THAT NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. I VOICED MY FRUSTATIONS TO THE MANUFACTUER, WHO JUST SIMPLY STATED TOUGH LUCK. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO GIVE ME AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ABOVE THE INTIAL MANUFACTURING WARRANTY. THE ENGINE HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES AND A MAJOR COMPONENT ALREADY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF I WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER OR NOT. I CAN BE A FUTURE BUICK OWNER, BUT AFTER THIS WHOLE SITUATION I AM GOING FOREIGN. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769537November 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
SAME INCIDENT AS ODI ID 8012684. ALL THE HOSES WERE CHECKED PRIOR TO CONTACTING THE DEALER. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#568010October 28, 2002
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVER AND REAR DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOWS CEASED TO OPERATE. *YH PLEASE REFER TO ATTACHED COPY OF THE LETTER SENT 10/11/2002 WHICH SETS OUT INFORMATION ABOUT TWO PREVIOUS POWER WINDOW FAILURES ON THE ABOVE IDENTIFIED VEHICLE. BOTH OF THEM HAD TO BE REPLACED AT #391.87. AND SURELY A THIRD POWER WINDOW FAILED IT IS OBVIOUSLY A PRODUCT FAILURE AND MATTERS NEED TO BE RESOLVED. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021382October 22, 2002
TIRES, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
CONSUMER DISCOVERED CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRES DUE TO THEM BEING DRY ROTTED, ALL 4 TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE UPPER STRUT MOUNT WAS LUBRICATED, THE BLOWER RESISTOR IN THE AIR CONDITION WAS REPLACED, THE CARPET WAS REPLACED, AND THERE WAS A WIND NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW.TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019937October 1, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING BROKE CAUSING A LOUD NOISE AND THE TIRE TO WOBBLE AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019940October 1, 2002
SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING BROKE CAUSING A LOUD NOISE AND THE TIRE TO WOBBLE AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017349August 27, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SWERVED TO MISS A DEER AND RAN OFF THE ROAD. FRONT END WAS SMASHED IN ABOUT 2 FEET. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED SOME BRUISES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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