Buick Century Complaints (2000)

193 consumer complaints on file.

#10014742March 31, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, BECAUSE THE ROTORS OVER HEATED AND CAUSED THE REAR TIRE TO BLOW OUT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013555March 27, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY BUICK HAS 90,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. THE CAR WAS JUMPING INTO GEAR. THE JUMPING STARTED VERY VERY SMALL IN AUGUST 2002. TODAY THE JUMPING IS VERY NOTICEABLE. AFTER ONLY DRIVING IT, THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS SOME INTERNAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THEN THEY HOOKED MY CAR UP TO A DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER AND TOLD ME THE PRESSURE IN TRANSMISSION WAS LOW. THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE NOT SURE I WOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY TO MY NEXT DESTINATION. I ASKED THE REPRESENTATIVES WAS THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY? THE REPRESENTATIVES SAID "NO." THE POWERTRAIN HAD JUST GONE OUT AT 80 THOUSAND MILES. ONLY 10 THOUSAND MILES AGO. THE REPRESENTATIVES AT SALE AUTO MALL ENCOURAGED ME TO GO AHEAD AND TRADE THE CAR. THEY WERE SORRY BUT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND THEY COULD NOT REPLACE ANYTHING. I ASKED THE REPRESENTATIVES HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST ME TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION? THEY QUOTED ME A PRICE OF ABOUT $3000. WHICH WOULD BE FOR A REBUILT ONE GM WOULD GUARANTEE FOR 3 YEARS OR 50,000 MILES. I DROVE AWAY WITHOUT LETTING THEM FIX THE CAR. MY COMPLAINTS ARE: 1.SINCE I KEPT GOOD SERVICE ON MY CAR, THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER THAN IT HAS---TROUBLE FREE. POWERTRAIN WARRANTIES USUALLY LAST 5 YEARS/ 100,000 MILES NOT 8 YEARS/80,000 MILES. 2. WHEN I PURCHASED MY BUICK, I WAS TOLD BY ALL BUICK COMMERCIALS ON TV ALL FLUIDS, LIKE THE BRAKE FLUID, TRANSMISSION FLUID(DEX-TRANIII), AND ANTIFREEZE(DEX-COOL) ARE GUARANTEED FOR AT LEAST 100,000 MILES. I GET THE OIL CHANGED REGULARLY AT EVERY 3,000 MILES. IF OVERHEATED TRANSMISSION FLUID POSSIBLY HELPED CAUSE THIS JUMPING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, WHY DID GENERAL MOTORS MARKET SUCH FLUIDS, AS I MENTIONED, WERE GUARANTEED FOR 100,000 MILES? 3. TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD NOT BE FAILING AT 90,000 ON A CAR THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF, THAT IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009761March 21, 2003
AIR BAGS
THE FRONT INSIDE CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS ELEVATED SLIGHTLY. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF PURCHASE THE CONSUMER VISITED THE DEALER AND ASK IF THE COVER COULD BE FASTENED DOWN. THE DEALER DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO FASTEN THE COVER DOWN. *DT *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009444March 7, 2003
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY STAYED ON. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001798January 2, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO SWITCH TO LOW BEAM AND CONSUMER IS FORCED TO HAVE HIGH BEAM ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#568448November 27, 2002
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMERS EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR. *YH *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567563September 23, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED UNKNOWINGLY WITH A SAFETY RECALL, 00V143, RELATING TO THE BOLT HEADS ON THE REAR SPINDLE ROD WHICH CAN SEPARATE. CONSUMER CONTINUES TO HAVE PROBLEMS EVEN AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BOLTS. SPECIFICALLY THERE IS A THUMPING SOUND AND THE BRAKES ARE SQUEAKING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER THREE TIMES. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766295August 27, 2002
TIRES
EVEN WITH OCCASIONAL ROTATION, TWO TIRES (ORIGINALLY ON FRONT, AND THERE PRESENTLY), HAVE WORN EXTREMELY POORLY ON OUTSIDE. THEY CONSISTENTLY LOSE AIR, THOUGH NO LEAK IS APPARENT. THEY NOW ARE EXHIBITING SMALL CRACKS. THE OTHER TWO TIRES STILL LOOK GOOD AND PERFORM WELL, BUT THESE TWO NOW FEEL DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AND ARE DOWNRIGHT SCARY ON WET PAVEMENT. HAVE THERE BEEN OTHER INCIDENTS WITH THESE TIRES? I FEEL THEY SHOULD HOLD UP BETTER THAN THIS, AND DON'T WANT TO BECOME A STATISTIC (I.E. THE FIRESTONE STORIES). I DRIVE CAREFULLY AND TAKE CARE OF MY CAR; THIS IS THE ONLY COMPLAINT I'VE HAD WITH IT. (SOME INFO MAY BE INCOMPLETE; I DIDN'T THINK ENGINE SIZE OR BELTS WERE TERRIBLY IMPORTANT AT THIS POINT. TWO TIRES, BOTH ON FRONT, ARE FAILING, BUT NO FURTHER DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE. I'M GUESSING AS TO COST OF REPLACEMENT TIRES IN THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF DAMAGES.)*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016359August 14, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER IS NOW EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE DASH LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015349August 1, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS
REAR CYLINDER IS LEAKING FLUID, THERE WAS NO WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE FLUID LEAKAGE DETECTED UPON ROUTINE INSPECTION IN EACH REAR BRAKE CYLINDER. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015200July 31, 2002
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE WAS IN FOR A ROUTINE CHECK WHEN MECHANIC NOTICED RIGHT FRONT TIE ROD END WAS WORN. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015266July 31, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM THAT VEHICLE IS NO LONGER DRIVEN AT NIGHT. DEALER HAS TRIED ADJUSTING HEADLIGHTS 6 TIMES, AND EACH TIME PROBLEM GETS WORSE PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014815July 25, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
CONSUMER STATES HAS HAD NUMEROUS BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. AT 11500 MI HAD TO HAVE ROTORS TURNED AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED. AT 12500MI REPLACED FRONT ROTORS, BRAKE PADS AND GALIPERS. AT 24000MI REPLACED REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS, CUT DOWN/TURNED REAR DRUMS, REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND REPLACED 2 LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS.*JB PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WAS RATTLING. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763770July 2, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY REMOTE IS INOPERABLE; I'VE BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND THEY DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT FIXING IT OR GETTING ME ANOTHER TO USE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009754May 13, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
CONSUMER WAS HEARING WINNING NOISES IN STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009267May 6, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN TAKING FOOT SLIGHTLY OFF THE BRAKE VEHICLE TOOK OFF. CONSUMER STATED THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS SOMEONE COULD GET RUN OVER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761210April 25, 2002
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
I WAS IN A SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT WHEN I WAS VISITING N. MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. A DRIVER RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT ME ON THE DRIVERS SIDE GOING ABOUT 60 MPH. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. I HAD TO BE CUT OUT OF THE CAR. THE STEEL BAR IN THE DOOR PROBABLY SAVED MY LIFE BUT THE SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH COULD HAVE PREVENTED MY HEAD FROM HITTING THE BAR BETWEEN THE TWO DOORS AND I GASHED MY HEAD BESIDES ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH BEING HIT LIKE THAT. I NOTIFIED THE BROWNS BUICK PEOPLE WHEN I RETURNED FROM S.C. AND ASKED THEM WHY OR DIDN'T IT HAVE A SIDE AIR BAG. MY SALES REP. GODFREY , THE SALES MANAGER, THE FINANCE MANAGER WRE ALL TOLD AND I AKSED WHERE THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE COME OUT. I BOUGHT A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE SAME MAKE MODEL BUT A 2001. I ASKED MY SALESPERSON, GODFRE TO SHOW ME WHERE THE AIR BAG SHOULD COME OUT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. HE SHOWED ME WHERE. I TOLD HIM AGAING AND THE SALES MANAGER BUT MINE DID NOT GO OFF. I WAS SUFFERING AND DID NOT PUSH. I LEFT AND DID NOT THINK ABOUT IT AGAIN UNTIL LATER. I CALLED THE BUIDK HEADQUATERS AND ASKED THEM ABOUT IT BUT TOLD THEM THE CAR SAVED MY LIFE SINCE THE STEEL BAR WAS IN THE DOOR. I THOUGHT I'D TELL YOU THIS CAUSE I JUST DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT ANY RECALLS. I AM UPSET WITH THEM RIGHT NOW ABOUT ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH MY 2001 BUICK WHICH I JUST WROTE YOU ANOTHER COMPLAINT. I FEEL THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS. I SAID SOMETHING TO THEM AGAIN TODAY AT BROWNS AND HEADQUATERS AND THEY GENERALLY ARE DISMISSING ME. I SPOKE TO TED IBACK AT BROWNS AND MR. PERES AT HEADQUARTERS. I TOLD THEM THEY SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT PEOPLES SAFETY AND THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE REPORTED IT TO SOMEONE TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM WHEN I TOLD THEM IN NOV. OF 2000 WHEN I BOUGHT THE REPLACEMENT VEHICLE. THANKS FOR LISTENING.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8008500April 24, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN APPLYING BRAKE THERE IS A SQUEALING SOUND AND VIBRATION. DEALER REPLACED RIGHT FRONT ROTOR,. AT THIS TIME LEFT FRONT ROTOR WERE BEING REPLACED DUE TO WARPING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003922February 12, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK UP DURING IMPACT, DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564120January 18, 2002
POWER TRAIN
DEFECTIVE MILEAGE COUNTER ADDS ONE EXTRA MILE MORE FOR EVERY 30 MILES DRIVEN, GM EXTENDED THE CONSUMERS SERVICE AGREEMENT TO 75000 MILES, HOWEVER CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE OTHER CUSTOMERS WHO ARE NOT AWARE OF THE FAULTY ODOMETERS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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