1987 BUICK CENTURY Problems & Recalls

MY MOTHER HAS A BUICK THAT SHE HAD FIRESTONE RADIAL TIRES INSTALLED ON THE FRONT. THE TIRES, P185/75R14 HAD A BELT BREAK IN THEM WITHIN ONE WEEK OF EACH OTHER. THE DEALER SHE BOUGHT THEM FROM REFUSES TO TALK TO HER ABOUT IT. WHAT CAN SHE DO? *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND DOESN'T LOCK INTO GEAR. ALSO MAKES CLUNKING SOUND WHEN ACCELERATION IS LET OFF THEN RE-APPLIED. THIS CAR WAS DRIVEN GENTLY THROUGHOUT ITS LIFE BY SENIOR CITIZENS.

Mileage: 90,000

WHILE BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT 20-25 MPH FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE OFF THE TRACK. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

WHEN TURNING ON HEATER ENGINE RPM'S GO UP SOMETIMES AND CAN KEEP CAR MOVING AT 45-50 MPH WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE GAS, TURNING OFF HEATER CONTROL DOES NOT ALWAYS DROP THE RPM'S, WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK THE ENGINE RACES AT VERY HIGH RPM'S AND CONSUMER MUST TURN OFF ENGINE QUICKLY. NLM

PROBLEM WITH CENTURY OVATION CAR SEAT. MY 2 YEAR OLD SON PULLED THE T-BAR SHIELD OUT OF THE BUCKLE AREA 2 TIMES. IT WAS PROPERLY SECURED. WE TOOK THE CAR SEAT OUT AND TRIED IT OURSELVES. WITHOUT MUCH EFFORT AT ALL, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL IT OUT 7 OUT OF 10 TRIES. IT SEEMED TO UNLATCH WHEN THE T B...

EVEN MECHANICS CAN'T SOLVE THIS; SO IT IS HARD FOR ME TO DIAGNOSE. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

EVEN MECHANICS CAN'T SOLVE THIS; SO IT IS HARD FOR ME TO DIAGNOSE. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

VEHICLE STALLED 10 TIMES FROM PURCHASE DATE. HAS BEEN IN THE SAME FAMILY SINCE IT WAS BOUGHT NEW. IT HAS BEEN "REPAIRED" MANY TIMES, BUT NEVER FIXED. IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN GET IT FIXED AND CAN THE MANUFACTURER HELP? AFTER SEARCHING YOUR WEB PAGE I NOW KNOW THAT WE WEREN'T THE ONLY ONE WITH THI...

WHILE TRAVELING UP ON AN INCLINE APPLIED FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND REAR BRAKES SEIZED. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER DETERMINED THAT REAR BRAKES SEIZED DUE TO REAR BRAKE DRUMS BEING FRACTURED IN THREE DIFFERENT PLACE. ,DEALER HAS REPLACED REAR BRAKE DRUMS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETA...

WHILE WARMING THE VEHICLE IT STALLED.

I FILED A COMPLAINT IN JUNE 1998 WITH NO RESPONSE YET. PLEASE ADVISE ME OF STATUS OF MY COMPLAINT/OUTCOME. INCOMPLETE SUMMARY, NO DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

OWNER HAS HAD 3 BATTERIES REPLACED AND 1 NEW ALTERNATOR BECAUSE OF AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION IN THE VEHICLE. DEALER CLAIMS THAT SOMETHING ELECTRICAL STAYS ON IN THE VEHICLE EVEN WHEN IT CUTS OFF. *AK

IN 1992 THE MAXIGUARD ANTI-THEFT AFTERMAKET DEVICE WAS INSTALLED. THE MAXIGUARD ANTI-THEFT DEVICE WIRES CAUGHT ON FIRE AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS A SHORT IN THE ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. *AK *MJS

WHEN PUT INTO GEAR THE CAR ACCELERATED OVER A BANK INTO A BROOK. FOOT WAS NOT ON PEDAL GAS PEDAL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

IN COLD WEATHER, POWER STEERING WONT TURN AFTER THE INITIAL START.

BRAKE SHOES FAILED.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT CAME OFF AND THE WHEEL SPINNED AROUND. THERE WAS NO WARNING BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. *AK

'COLD POWER STEERING'.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE, THE PLASTIC PIECE FELL APART . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK THE ENGINE REVED AND WENT INTO REVERSE WHILE IN PARK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

STEERING WHEEL ON VEHICLE HAD A LOT OF PLAY DUE TO LOOSE BOLTS HOLDING STEERING WHEEL TO COLUMN. *AK

STEERING WHEEL ON VEHICLE HAD A LOT OF PLAY DUE TO LOOSE BOLTS HOLDING STEERING WHEEL TO COLUMN. *AK

POWER STEERING RACK FAILED. *AK

DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE DISINTEGRATED IN DRIVERS HAND UPON ASSEMBLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

INTERMITTENT STALLING DUE TO FUEL PUMP FAILURE. *AK

COMPUTER FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALLL. *AK

POWER STEERING FAILURE, RACK AND PINION FAILED CAUSING DIFFICULTY STEERING. TT

POWER STEERING FAILURE, RACK AND PINION FAILED CAUSING DIFFICULTY STEERING. TT

DURING MORNING START UP,STEERING APPEARS TO HAVE MORNING SICKNESS. DIFFICULTY IN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. TT

COMPUTER MODULE GOES OUT, AND CAUSES CAR TO STALL. TT

WHEEL CAMBER MISALIGNMENT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. *AK

'COLD POWER STEERING'. *DH