Buick Century Complaints (1999)

235 consumer complaints on file.

#862973June 2, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
CONSUMER'S CHILD WAS STRAPPED INSIDE OF CARSEAT. SHOULDER BELT WAS STRAPPED AGAINST CHILD'S WAIST AND IT TIGHTENED . MOTHER HAD TO CUT SEATBELT. TO RELEASE THE CHILD. *AK THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE SEAT BELT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS CUT BY THE CUSTOMER. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862479May 24, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK BACKWARD AND FORWARD, AT 30 MPH THE JERKING BECAME VIOLENT, THE ENGINE BECAME NOISY AND THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE WHICH APPEARED TO COME FROM BELOW AND TOWARD THE BACK OF THE CAR. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER BUT DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NLM THE DEALER, NOT KNOWING WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS, REPLACED THE MAIN COMPUTER. THE CONSUMER IS UPSET THAT THE DEALER REPLACED A PART ON THE VEHICLE THAT WASN'T POSSIBLY WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861659May 9, 2000
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER FELT VIBRATION COMING FROM THE ENGINE, AND LOST CONTROL. VEHICLE COULDN'T STOP UNTIL CONSUMER TURNED OFF THE ENGINE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860885April 25, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED ENGINE KNOCKING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND ENGINE WAS REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9000610April 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
CAR WOULD NOT START, ENGINE FROZE UP IN THE GARAGE, THE TEMPATURE IS NEVER 60, PUT DRY GAS IN TANK AND AFTER CAR WARMED UP IT CRANKED. ALSO THE HORN IS HARD TO LOCATE IN AN EMERGENCY EVENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860402April 17, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE AIR CONDITIONING WAS ON CONSUMER NOTICED FUMES INSIDE OF VEHICLE. TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS REPAIRED THREE TIMES. AIR SCOOP TO COOL ENGINE SCRAPES GROUND, ALSO LETS FUMES AND HEAT FROM ENGINE IN CAR. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721130April 6, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
MY HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT EFFECTIVE. THEY HAVE TOO NARROW A BEAM, ESPECIALLY IN THE VERTICAL AXIS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551218March 23, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DRIVER GETS DISTORTED VISIBILITY BECAUSE INSTRUMENT PANEL REFLECTS ON THE WINDSHIELD. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858553March 15, 2000
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY
WINDOWS FOG UP TOO EASILY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. 2. NO INSULATION IN FIREWALL, CAUSING LOUD ROAD NOISE , AND DISTRACTING THE DRIVER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551308March 13, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH RECALL PROCEDURE AND REPAIR (99V-170), DEALERSHIP PROBLEM. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551081February 24, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
THE BLACK PLASTIC AIR DEFLECTOR UNDER THE FRONT BUMPER COMES IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550864February 10, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
WITH VEHICLE PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE CONSUMER PLACED LEVER INTO REVERSE, INSTEAD OF GOING BACKWARDS THE VEHICLE ROLLS FORWARD UNTIL CONSUMER PUT FOOT ON GAS PEDAL TO REVERSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550885February 10, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE PLASTIC AIR DEFLECTOR THAT HANGS BEHIND AND BELOW THE FRONT BUMPER TOUCHES THE GROUND IN ALL DRIVEWAYS. CONSUMER BELIEVES IT'S TOO LOW. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9000870February 8, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, SUSPENSION:REAR, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
LIGHTS ARE TOO DIM TO DRIVE AT NIGHT GOING 55 MPH. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559430February 5, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE DRIFTS FORWARD WHEN IN REVERSE AND WHEN BACKING UP AN INCLINE WITH FOOT ON OR OFF THE ACCELERATOR, DEALER INDICATED CONDITION WAS NORMAL. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550590January 27, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
STRONG FUMES ENTER VEHICLE CAUSING BURNING EYES, NOSE, HEADACHES, STOMACH PAINS, NAUSEA, SPACY FEELING, BODY ACHES, EXTREME FATIGUE, SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND BLURRED VISION. (POTENTIAL EXHAUST PROBLEM) *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550511January 21, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THE REFLECTION ON THE WINDSHIELD IS BLOCKING THE DRIVER'S VIEW ESPECIALLY WHEN FACING SUN LIGHT. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550520January 21, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HORN IS DIFFICULT TO SOUND AND SOMETIMES THE FIRST ATTEMPT FAILS, DESIGN FLAW. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717339January 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL/FILTER HAD BEEN CHANGED, LOSE OIL, RETURN TO DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS A BAD FILTER, THEY NO DAMAGE HAD BEEN DONE TO THE ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717102January 9, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE & WAS JUST READY TO COMPLETE BRAKE AND TURN OFF ENGINE WHEN MY CAR LUNGED FORWARD AS THOUGH THE GAS WAS FLOORED. IT WAS SO FAST I COULD DO NOTHING! THE CAR WENT BARRELING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING SCRAPING THE WALL & ONLY STOPPED WHEN IT HIT A PARKED CAR. THIS CAR DID THIS ALL ON IT'S OWN. NOW I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT WHEN IT GETS OUT OF REPAIR (GIUFFRE BUICK). THEY SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING BUT I FOUND A COMPLAINT JUST LIKE IT ON YOUR SITE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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