Buick Century Complaints (1999)

235 consumer complaints on file.

#10089369August 20, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087568August 10, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS A SQUEAKING NOISE WAS PRODUCED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10076138June 14, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
THE GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED. IT INDICATED THAT THERE WAS MORE GAS THAN WHAT WAS REALLY IN THE GAS TANK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074566May 31, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
CHILD DOOR ELECTRIC LOCK ROCK SWITCH BROKE RETAINER CLIPS. UNABLE TO LOCK OUT REAR DOORS. HIGH BEAM SWITCH CLICKER BROKEN. NOT ABLE TO KEEP HIGH BEAMS ON WITHOUT HOLDING FLASH LEVER UP. BODY TO TRUNK LID TAIL LIGHT WIRING HARNESS BROKEN WIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073132May 25, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC., EQUIPMENT
I HAVE A 1999 BUICK CENTURY , I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE A RADIATOR FLUSH AND WAS ADVISED THAT I COULDN'T HAVE THIS JOB PERFORMED DUE TO A LEAK OR CRACK IN THE INTAKE GASKET. AT THIS TIME I WAS VERY SURPRISE TO SEE THE COMPLAINTS AND THERE IS NO RECALL. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS THAT NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND SHOULD NOT BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONSUMER TO REPLACE. THIS SHOULD'VE BEEN DONE BY GENERAL MOTORS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063564April 20, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
WHILE DRIVING SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED REPLACING. A RECALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066204April 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
COOLING SYSTEM DEFECT IN 1999 BUICK CENTURY. COOLING SYSTEM IS BEING CONTAINMINATED BY BROWN SUBSTANCE IN SYSTEM, CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO OVERHEAT. REPORTED TO DEALER THREE TIMES. THEY HAVE A TSB OUT ON THIS, BUT NO CLUE ON WHAT IS CAUSING THIS. THEY HAVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES, FLUSHED THE SYSTEM, AND REPLACED THE RADIATOR CAP, BUT PROBLEM RECCURS. NOW IT IS GOING IN FOR THE FOUTH TIME. PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED UNDER ORIGINAL WARRANTY, NOW THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED IS ABOUT TO RUN OUT, YET HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IF THEY HAVE A TSB OUT ON THIS, WHY CAN'T THEY FIX THE PROBLEM ONCE AND FOREVER?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066800April 8, 2004
AIR BAGS
WHEN DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066684April 6, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULITIES TRYING TO STOP VEHICLE. IN THE PROCESS SHE RAIN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE'S BRAKE EQUIPMENT DID NOT RESPOND WHEN DRIVER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL.*MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064233March 31, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON 1999 BUICK CENTURY, 77,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064190March 30, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
INTAKE GASKET ON MY 1999 BUICK CENTURY WITH 25,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER FAILED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055591March 2, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
INTAKE MANIFOLD COOLANT LEAK CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE. *AK INTAKES MANIFOLD GASKET WAS REPLACED. GASKET NOW HAS A NEW PART NUMBER TO CORRECT THE DEFECT ON THE ORIGINAL COMPONENT, GM CLAIM #1-180791866. GM HAS RECALLED FOR COOLANT LEAK, BUT IT WAS ON A DIFFERENT MODEL. ALSO, LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING. MECHANIC REPLACED THE LOWER GASKET. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061018February 24, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE
DEFECT ON LR PROPORTIONING VALVE WAS FOUND AFTER REPAIR ON BRAKES. CONSUMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR. (NAR) *LA *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059359February 19, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RUN OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HIT A TREE YET THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER'S HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ASSESSED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSORS WERE IMPACTED AND THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10058031February 12, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE DRIVING INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED ANTIFREEZE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042903February 10, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHILE DRIVING THE OWNER HEARD A LOUD NOISE. WHEN THE DRIVER MADE A TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054357January 17, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
VEHICLE STARTED TO RUN A LITTLE LOT IN OCTOBER 2002. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO MECHANIC SHOP SINCE WE WHERE OUT OF THE THREE YEAR WARRANTY BY ABOUT 6 MONTHS. UPON CHECKING THE CONTENTS OF THE RADIATOR, A BROWN SLUDGE WAS NOTED INSIDE. PER SERVICE BULLETIN # 00-06-02-004 THE MECHANIC FLUSHED THE SYSTEM AND REPLACED THE RADIATOR CAP. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE SAME SLUDGE WAS STARTING TO APPEAR IN THE RADIATOR. MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT WE BRING IT TO THE DEALER SINCE IT WAS PROBABLY A GASKET LEAK. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO CROWN BUICK. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A LEAKING LOWER GASKET AND THE AIR WAS GETTING INTO THE SYSTEM CAUSING THE SLUDGE. THEY CHANGED THE LOWER GASKET AND DUE TO THE SERVICE PERSON QUOTING US A WRONG PRICE ON THE COST F THE REPAIR THIS WAS COMPLETED FOR $ TWO WEEKS LATER, THE OIL PAN GASKET WAS DIAGNOSED AS LEAKING. THIS REPAIR COST $ IT AMAZED US THAT TWO WEEKS AFTER CROWN WORKED ON OUR VEHICLE THE OIL PAN GASKET STARTS TO LEAK. BOTH GASKETS LEAK AND CAUSE PROBLEM WITHIN 6 MONTH'S OF OUR YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRING EVEN THOUGH WE WERE UNDER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. IT IS OBVIOUS INFERIOR WORKMANSHIP ON BUICK' S APART TO HAVE TWO GASKETS LEAK AND CAUSE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS TO THE OWNER OF THEIR PRODUCT. SINCE THIS WAS ALREADY EVIDENT DUE TO THE SERVICE BULLETIN BEING PUBLISHED, BUICK GEMS SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED THESE REPAIRS AS WARRANTY. COMPLAINTS FILED WITH BUICK GEMS AND NO COMPENSATION WAS OFFERED. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054356January 17, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
BATTERY WENT DEAD IN CAR, 1999 IN BUICK CENTURY ON 11-10-03. BATTERY WAS REPLACED. DUAL AC IN VEHICLE THEN BLEW COLD ON PASSENGER SIDE BUT NOT THE DRIVER'S SIDE. BROUGHT TO SHOP. COMPUTER WAS RESET SINCE VENTS WERE STICKING BUT PROBLEM NOT RESOLVED. PART REPLACED COST $646.07. PROBLEM NOTED IN TSB BULLETIN # 02-01-39-001. CERTAINLY SHOULD NOT COST THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AN ADDITIONAL $646.00 EACH TIME THE BATTERY DIES TO HAVE AC WORK PROPERLY. SINCE TSB BULLETIN LISTED THE PROBLEM ALREADY, GMC BUICK SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR INFERIOR WORKMANSHIP. * CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069034January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LOOSING COOLANT. NO EXTERNAL LEAKS CAN BE FOUND. FROM THE INFORMATION I HAVE READ, WE PROBABLY HAVE AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054231January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
1999 BUICK CENTURY BEGAN USING DEX-COOL AND OVERHEATING. ALSO HEATER WOULD BLOW COLD INDICATING COOLANT WAS LOW. CAR TAKEN TO DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS A LEAK IN UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE GASKETS. WHEN ASKED WHY THIS HAPPENED THEY SAID THAT GM HAS HAD BAD BATCHES OF GASKETS AND THEY ARE HAVING TO REPLACE A LOT OF GASKETS, EVEN ON 2003 MODELS. I ASKED WHY THEY WERE CHARGING ME $403.66 TO REPAIR, SINCE IT IS HAPPENING SO MUCH. THEY SAID THAT GM CONSIDERS THIS GASKET PROBLEM A "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" ITEM JUST LIKE BELTS, OIL CHANGES, ECT! THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING WHEN THE CAR ONLY HAS 34,780 MILES ON IT. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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