Buick Century Complaints (1995)

99 consumer complaints on file.

#8007163April 9, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 40-50MPH DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005115March 6, 2002
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
INNER TIE ROD KEEPS COMING LOOSE AND DROPPED OUT OF PLACE BECAUSE PIN THEAT HOLDS IT KEEPS FALLING OUT. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756271January 1, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897212October 2, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHENEVER DRIVING OR WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT VEHICLE WOULD STALL CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT INDICATE EXACT CAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887433May 4, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
AXLE BEAM WENT BAD SOME OTHER PARTS THAT ARE INVOLED ARE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY AND BRAKE DRUMS . DUE TO AXLE THERE WAS SOME NOISE WHLE CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738826January 5, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP FAILURE WHEN PARKING/WOULD NOT RESTART. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728377August 18, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PER NHTSA ITEM NUMBER SB037602 THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE DUE TO LOSS OF 2ND TRANSMISSION GEAR FROM IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED CLUTCH REACTION PLATES. PER THE DEALER'S SERVICE MANAGER THE RECALL AFFECTED ABOUT 5,000 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BEFORE MINE AND STATES THAT GM WILL NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ON MY VEHICLE THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER IT IS PROBABLE THAT THE RECALL PROBLEM HAD NOT YET BEEN CORRECTED IN MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I AM EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AS THE RECALLED VEHICLES: MAINLY LOSS OF 2ND GEAR. I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT IF THE RECALL WAS EXPANDED TO ADDITIONAL 1995 BUICK CENTURY CARS OR IF THE MANUFACTURER CAN BE COMPELLED TO ADDRESS MY VEHICLE'S PROBLEM UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR VALUED ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865826July 21, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ALL OF SUDDEN VEHICLE DIED. WENT TO PARK, THEN IT RESTARTED. CONTACTED DEALER. THEY HAD IT FOR TWO WEEKS AND COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725095July 7, 2000
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
I FEEL THIS IS ONE OF MANY PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THE AUTO I HAVE HAD 5 OIL LEAKS AND I HAVE REPLACED ALL THE BREAKS AND CYLINDERS . I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS AUTO. I HAVE HAD A LOT OF BUICKS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS ONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.LORETTA WALLACE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864774July 5, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH VEHICLE TOTALLY SHUTDOWN. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH. CONSUMER WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES, AND VEHILE STARTED AGAIN, 3 HOURS LATER IT OCCURED AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723328May 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE HAS BEEN LOSSING COOLANT SINCE THE DAY THAT I ACQUIRED THE CAR, MARCH 18, 2000. THERE IS ALSO A RATTLE/CLICKING IN THE ENGINE WHEN IT IS OPERATING COLD, BEFORE WARM UP IS COMPLETED. I SPOTTED A COLLANT LEAK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE ENGINE NEAR AND JUST BELOW THE ENGINE HEADGASKET AREA. THIS COULD LEAD TO COOLANT LEAKING ON THE GROUND AND CAUSING POLLUTION IF THE LEAK GETS WORSE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR EVALUATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549753November 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM:DRUM
THE DRUMS ON THE VEHICLE ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE TRANSMISSIO FAILURE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713617October 20, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE HAD TWO PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN MY BUICK IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR. FIRST THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED, NOW AT 90,000 MILES THE PUMP ASSEMBLY WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713270October 13, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER:RCL/95C08--WAS NEVER TOLD-PAID $1964.18 TO FIX
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548872October 4, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
HUB AND SENSOR IN THE RIGHT FRONT BEARING FAILED CAUSING ABS LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846808September 3, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SEATBELT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S HEAD TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND CRACK THE WINDSHIELD. DRIVE RSUSTAINED INJURIES. ALSO, AIRBAG DID DEPLOY, BUT DID NOT PROTECT THE DRIVER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#846571September 2, 1999
INTERIOR LIGHTING
WITH ALL DOORS CLOSED THE DOME LIGHT AND UNDERNEATH DASH LIGHT WILL STAY ON, WILL NOT TURN OFF, CAUSING BATTERY TO DRAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845192August 17, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH, STARTED TO SLOW DOWN BY APPLYING BRAKES, AND VEHICLE VIBRATED. CONTACTED DEALER. *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

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