Buick Century Complaints

1,816 consumer complaints on file.

#898445October 30, 2001
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED FOR UNKNOWN REASON WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897994October 19, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT POSITIONED OR AIMED CORRECTLY TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT LIGHTING AT A DISTANCE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898040October 19, 2001
SEATS
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAME BROKE. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT WARRANTY EXPIRED. PLEASE ADD ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753262October 15, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563621October 9, 2001
TIRES, WHEELS:RIM
RIGHT FRONT FIRESTONE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING, FIRESTONE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE FREE OF CHARGE, UPON FURHER INSPECTION THE CONSUMER FOUND ONE OF THE RIMS WAS BENT, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ALL FOUR RIMS WERE BENT, THE CONSUMER BELIVES THIS IS WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE BLOWOUT (FIRESTONE, 440 P205/70115).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897400October 5, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
BELT BUCKLE OF REAR DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED, AT THIS TIME REAR PASSENGERS SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NO LONGER LATCH. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT ALSO WOULD NOT LATCH.*YD
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
#9003914September 10, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
PLASTIC HORN BUTTONS(HALF MOON SHAPE)WILL NOT FIT IN SPACES PROVIDED AS THEY ARE DISTORED DUE TO THE HEAT IN CAR. THESE MUST BE PRESSED TO HAVE HONK THE HORN & CAN'T BE, BECAUSE THEY DON'T FIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896158September 10, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
CONSUMER'S SHOULDER BELT WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895864September 6, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WENT OVER A DIP IN ROAD AND AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895704September 4, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
CONSUMER PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK, AND IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND INTO REVERSE. A 90 YEAR OLD PASSENGER WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXIT VEHICLE AS IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, AND WAS DRAGGED 36 FEET, CAUSING SEVERE INJURIES WITH STITCHES ON EYEBROW AND FINGERS ON LEFT SIDE. VEHICLE THEN MOVED ANOTHER 86 FEET, AND HIT A TREE TO STOP.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#895066August 23, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOWS INTERMITTENTLY DON'T GO UP OR DOWN. CONSUMER HAS HAD TO COVER WINDOW DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER. THE DELER HAS FOUND ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785460August 20, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#894605August 17, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT FRONT LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE. 'DOORLOCKS JAMMED, AND CONSUMER COULD NOT GET OUT OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER FELT THAT IF CAR HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BURNED UP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894535August 16, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE BEEN INTO DEALER SHOP ON TEN OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK DEALER HAS REPLACED SEVERAL THINGS IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT PROBLEM, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, OIL PAN GASKET, INTAKE GASKET, UPPER AND LOWER RADIATOR HOSES, MOTOR MOUNTS, TRANSMISSION MOUNTS, HEATER HOSES, WATER PUMP, AND THERMOSTAT. MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE CREEPS FORWARD WHEN STOPPING. DOOR LOCK REPLACED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894397August 15, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS MOTOR PACK FAILED, CAUSING ABS FAILURE TO THE . VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER SHOP FOR REPAIRS. OWNER HAVE PART AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562500August 14, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER PULLRED OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND PROCEEDED DOWN THE ROAD, NOT 100 YARDS FROM DRIVEWAY SMOKE BEGAN COMING OUT OF THE VENTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER EXITED VEHICLE THEN IT CAUGHT FIRE, POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE MAY HAVE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893791August 8, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SUSPENSION, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE SEVEN TIMES, AND TRIED TO CORRECT. BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE WHEN IN REVERSE AND BRAKING, AC IS NOT BLOWING COLD, CONSMER STATES FRONT END IS LOW TO THE BOTTOM MAKES A NOSIE WHENWHEN IN REVERSE, THE BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE RADIO DOES NOT STO ON STATION, CONSUMER STATES IT TAKES TO LONG FOR VEHICLE TO START AT TIMES.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893862August 8, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE TRAVELING THIRTY-FIVE TO FOURTY-FIVE MPH ON DRY HOT ROAD CONDITIONS CONSUMER'S DRIVER SIDE ORGINIAL EQUIPMENT GENREAL, AMERI-XG45 TIRE SIZE P205/70R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED AND CONSUMER WAS DENIED ANY TYPE OF ASSISTANCE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749768August 3, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
ENGINE LIGHT IS ACTIVATED, DEALER MECHANICS CANNOT LOCATE SOURCE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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