2000 BUICK CENTURY Problems & Recalls
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLAC...
Mileage: 56,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLAC...
Mileage: 56,000
OUR DAUGHTER WAS NEARLY KILLED BY A DRIVER WITH THEIR LIGHTS OFF. MANY DRIVERS OF LATE MODEL CARS ARE NOT AWARE THAT THEIR LIGHTS ARE OFF BECAUSE THEIR DASH IS LIT AND THEIR DRIVING LIGHTS ARE ON. THERE ARE NO ALERTS TELLING PEOPLE THEIR LIGHTS ARE OFF!!!!! OUR SEAT BELTS MAKE NOISE, IF A CAR DOOR I...
I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF, HAD TO HIT THE DASH NEAR THE LIGHT SWITCH TO TURN THE LIGHTS BACK ON.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED, THE CHECK ENGINE, ABS, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REP...
Mileage: 200,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED, THE CHECK ENGINE, ABS, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REP...
Mileage: 200,000
DEFECTIVE ODOMETER READINGS, GEAR INDICATORS DISAPPEARED. THE ODOMETER READING DISAPPEARED, AND THE GEAR INDICATOR DISAPPEARED ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I HAVE NO WAY TO READ MY ODOMETER, NOR DO I KNOW WHAT GEAR I AM IN, PRND21. NOW I CAN ACCIDENTLY BE IN REVERSE AND NOT EVEN KNOW IT. THIS IS AN EXT...
Mileage: 55,000
DEFECTIVE ODOMETER READINGS, GEAR INDICATORS DISAPPEARED. THE ODOMETER READING DISAPPEARED, AND THE GEAR INDICATOR DISAPPEARED ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I HAVE NO WAY TO READ MY ODOMETER, NOR DO I KNOW WHAT GEAR I AM IN, PRND21. NOW I CAN ACCIDENTLY BE IN REVERSE AND NOT EVEN KNOW IT. THIS IS AN EXT...
Mileage: 55,000
DEFECTIVE ODOMETER READINGS, GEAR INDICATORS DISAPPEARED. THE ODOMETER READING DISAPPEARED, AND THE GEAR INDICATOR DISAPPEARED ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I HAVE NO WAY TO READ MY ODOMETER, NOR DO I KNOW WHAT GEAR I AM IN, PRND21. NOW I CAN ACCIDENTLY BE IN REVERSE AND NOT EVEN KNOW IT. THIS IS AN EXT...
Mileage: 55,000
DEFECTIVE ODOMETER READINGS, GEAR INDICATORS DISAPPEARED. THE ODOMETER READING DISAPPEARED, AND THE GEAR INDICATOR DISAPPEARED ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I HAVE NO WAY TO READ MY ODOMETER, NOR DO I KNOW WHAT GEAR I AM IN, PRND21. NOW I CAN ACCIDENTLY BE IN REVERSE AND NOT EVEN KNOW IT. THIS IS AN EXT...
Mileage: 55,000
PURCHASED 4 NEW P20570R15 TIRES FROM, U GUEST IS, WAL-MART IN MWC, OK. ALL FOUR TIRES HAD BELT SEPARATION ISSUES AND THREW MY CAR OUT OF BALANCE AND IN TURN CAUSED MAJOR WHEEL ISSUES. MY CAR STARTED VIBRATING AND SHAKING SO BAD I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE INTERSTATE THE V...
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THREE DIFFERENT WINDOW REGULATORS AND NOW I AM REPLACING THE FOUTH ONE. THE DRIVER'S WINDOW REGULATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND NOW I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE WINDOW SWITCH. VERY COSTLY. I ALSO SAW A BUICK LIKE MINE AND THEY HAD THREE WINDOWS CLOSED WITH WOOD SHIMS. THIS HAS...
ENGINE STALLS AT A STOP- WHEN ENGINE IS WARM- ENGINE LEAKING OIL- FUEL GAGE-
ENGINE STALLS AT A STOP- WHEN ENGINE IS WARM- ENGINE LEAKING OIL- FUEL GAGE-
I KEEP GETTING MY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMING ON, THE ABS, AND THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT, THEY WONT GO OFF. THE FUEL LINE THAT GOES INTO THE GAS TANK /NECK LEAKS WHEN GAS GETS PUMPED INTO IT. THE ODOMETER MILEAGE DISPLAY P.R.N.D.L. WONT WORK AND NEITHER WILL THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATOR FOR TH...
Mileage: 178,000
I KEEP GETTING MY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMING ON, THE ABS, AND THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT, THEY WONT GO OFF. THE FUEL LINE THAT GOES INTO THE GAS TANK /NECK LEAKS WHEN GAS GETS PUMPED INTO IT. THE ODOMETER MILEAGE DISPLAY P.R.N.D.L. WONT WORK AND NEITHER WILL THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATOR FOR TH...
Mileage: 178,000
I KEEP GETTING MY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMING ON, THE ABS, AND THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT, THEY WONT GO OFF. THE FUEL LINE THAT GOES INTO THE GAS TANK /NECK LEAKS WHEN GAS GETS PUMPED INTO IT. THE ODOMETER MILEAGE DISPLAY P.R.N.D.L. WONT WORK AND NEITHER WILL THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATOR FOR TH...
Mileage: 178,000
2000 BUICK CENTURY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE WINDOW MOTOR/ REGULATOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. *JB
I AM SUBMITTING THIS ON BEHALF OF MY FATHER. WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH HIS DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. NOT SURE WHOM THE MANUFACTURE OF THE AIR BAG IS . ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT MY DAD WAS AT FAULT. SEE PICTURES HE BASICALLY PULLED OUT ON A 4- LANE ROAD AND WAS HIT BY A VEHIC...
Mileage: 95,000
THE ODOMETER DOES NOT LIGHT UP, NOT ALLOWING THE MILEAGE TO SHOW. *TR
Mileage: 200,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE ...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHILE THE CONTACT WAS IN DRIVE, PARK OR REVERSE. THE CONTACT ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHILE THE CONTACT WAS IN DRIVE, PARK OR REVERSE. THE CONTACT ...
MY SISTER OWNED VEHICLE ABOVE UNTIL I PURCHASED IT IN 2004 FROM HER. SHE NOR I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL LETTERS FROM GM ON THE 7 RECALLS THAT YOUR RECORDS SHOW THAT NEEDED TO BE CORRECTED OR REPLACED. WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO CHECK INTO THIS AS TO WHY WE DIDN'T RECEIVE NOTICES FROM GM...
Mileage: 75,000
MY SISTER OWNED VEHICLE ABOVE UNTIL I PURCHASED IT IN 2004 FROM HER. SHE NOR I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL LETTERS FROM GM ON THE 7 RECALLS THAT YOUR RECORDS SHOW THAT NEEDED TO BE CORRECTED OR REPLACED. WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO CHECK INTO THIS AS TO WHY WE DIDN'T RECEIVE NOTICES FROM GM...
Mileage: 75,000
MY SISTER OWNED VEHICLE ABOVE UNTIL I PURCHASED IT IN 2004 FROM HER. SHE NOR I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL LETTERS FROM GM ON THE 7 RECALLS THAT YOUR RECORDS SHOW THAT NEEDED TO BE CORRECTED OR REPLACED. WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO CHECK INTO THIS AS TO WHY WE DIDN'T RECEIVE NOTICES FROM GM...
Mileage: 75,000
I HAVE A 2000 BUICK CENTURY LIMITED AND THE TRANSMISSION HARSH SHIFT 1234, WHEN HOT AND SOMETIMES COLD, I KNOW THAT IT NEEDS A NEW 1234 UP SHIFT SOLENOID AND TO BE INSPECTED FOR FAILED PARTS ETC, ALSO THE ODOMETER,FUEL GAUGE,AND WINDOW REGULATORS/MOTORS HAVE FAILED, THE ODOMETER IS OUT AND FUEL GAUG...
I HAVE A 2000 BUICK CENTURY LIMITED AND THE TRANSMISSION HARSH SHIFT 1234, WHEN HOT AND SOMETIMES COLD, I KNOW THAT IT NEEDS A NEW 1234 UP SHIFT SOLENOID AND TO BE INSPECTED FOR FAILED PARTS ETC, ALSO THE ODOMETER,FUEL GAUGE,AND WINDOW REGULATORS/MOTORS HAVE FAILED, THE ODOMETER IS OUT AND FUEL GAUG...
I HAVE A 2000 BUICK CENTURY LIMITED AND THE TRANSMISSION HARSH SHIFT 1234, WHEN HOT AND SOMETIMES COLD, I KNOW THAT IT NEEDS A NEW 1234 UP SHIFT SOLENOID AND TO BE INSPECTED FOR FAILED PARTS ETC, ALSO THE ODOMETER,FUEL GAUGE,AND WINDOW REGULATORS/MOTORS HAVE FAILED, THE ODOMETER IS OUT AND FUEL GAUG...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE...
Mileage: 65,000
MY VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY FOUND THAT MY ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO MY OIL. HE STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET HAS BROKEN AND HAD TO REPLACE THE GASKET, INTAKE PUSH RODS, AND EXHAUST PUSH RODS. *TR
Mileage: 150,000
BRAKE LINES THAT RUN FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO REAR BRAKES RUSTED THROUGH. FUEL LINES ALSO SHOW EXTENSIVE RUST DAMAGE. I HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES ON REAR OF THIS CAR TWO YEARS AGO FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE ENGINE WOULD BECOME HOT, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JUMP BETWEEN GEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED OR WHEN IN ANY GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT OFF AND ALLOW THE ENGINE TO COOL OFF IN ORDER TO ...
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT HARD BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. THE CONTACT TURNED POWERED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM MOMENTARILY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANS...
Mileage: 75,000
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2000 BUICK CENTURY HAS A HARD SHIFT CONDITION THAT WAS DIAGNOSED AT 2 DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION SHOPS AS A PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID FAILURE THAT IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS CAR. ONE OF THE SHOPS SAID THE PROBLEM WILL REOCCUR EVEN WITH REPLACEMENT OF THE PART UNLESS A SHIFT KIT IS I...
Mileage: 73,000
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2000 BUICK CENTURY HAS A HARD SHIFT CONDITION THAT WAS DIAGNOSED AT 2 DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION SHOPS AS A PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID FAILURE THAT IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS CAR. ONE OF THE SHOPS SAID THE PROBLEM WILL REOCCUR EVEN WITH REPLACEMENT OF THE PART UNLESS A SHIFT KIT IS I...
Mileage: 73,000
VEHICLE EXHIBITED HARD TRANSMISSION SHIFTS AND JERKING WHILE SHIFTING IN TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSED WITH CODE P1811, WHICH INDICATES HIGH TRANSMISSION FLUID PRESSURE AND SOLENOID PROBLEMS. *TR
Mileage: 83,249
VEHICLE EXHIBITED HARD TRANSMISSION SHIFTS AND JERKING WHILE SHIFTING IN TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSED WITH CODE P1811, WHICH INDICATES HIGH TRANSMISSION FLUID PRESSURE AND SOLENOID PROBLEMS. *TR
Mileage: 83,249
VEHICLE EXHIBITED HARD TRANSMISSION SHIFTS AND JERKING WHILE SHIFTING IN TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSED WITH CODE P1811, WHICH INDICATES HIGH TRANSMISSION FLUID PRESSURE AND SOLENOID PROBLEMS. *TR
Mileage: 83,249
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT HARD AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO JERK ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED...
Mileage: 65,000
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INDICATING WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE IS IN HAS QUITE WORKING. THIS IS A DIGITAL L.E.D. INDICATOR THAT ALSO DISPLAYS THE VEHICLES MILEAGE AND ODOMETER READING. CHECKED AROUND AND FIVE OTHER BUICKS ALL HAD THE SAME ISSUE. YOU HAVE TO GUESS AT THE GEAR YOU ARE IN AND THERE IS NO ...
PARK CAR ON UPHILL INCLINE.PUT CAR IN PARK GOT OUT OF CAR AND WAS RUN OVER BY CAR ENDING UP ON MY LEG.LEG WAS BROKE AND ENDING UP WITH CELIOTIS AND IN HOSPITAL FOR WEEK . STILL TAKING THERAPY TO WALK.DO NOT KNOW WHY IT POP OUT OF PARK..
Mileage: 80,000
2000 BUICK CENTURY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH ABS CONTROL MODULE BRAKING SYSTEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE 1999 MODEL FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM. ON OCTOBER 23,2007, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND A TROUBLE CODE OF C1218 APPEARED. T...
VERY HARD TRANSMISSION SHIFTING RETURNING FROM A LONG-DISTANCE TRIP / "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. MECHANIC REPORTS DTC P1811 ERROR CODE AS WELL AS OTHER ERROR CODES. MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH TCC SOLENOID AND PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID TO RESOLVE SHIFTING PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 63,000
VERY HARD TRANSMISSION SHIFTING RETURNING FROM A LONG-DISTANCE TRIP / "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. MECHANIC REPORTS DTC P1811 ERROR CODE AS WELL AS OTHER ERROR CODES. MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH TCC SOLENOID AND PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID TO RESOLVE SHIFTING PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 63,000
THE ELECTRONIC ODOMETER AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DISPLAY HAS GONE COMPLETELY DARK. WITH INDICATOR DARK, THE FOLLOWING ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE ON THE VEHICLE. A) AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INDICATOR - FOR VEHICLES WHERE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER IS MOUNTED ON THE STEERING COLUMN (LIKE MINE),...
Mileage: 101,000
THE ELECTRONIC ODOMETER AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DISPLAY HAS GONE COMPLETELY DARK. WITH INDICATOR DARK, THE FOLLOWING ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE ON THE VEHICLE. A) AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INDICATOR - FOR VEHICLES WHERE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER IS MOUNTED ON THE STEERING COLUMN (LIKE MINE),...
Mileage: 101,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING SLOW, THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, HER FOOT EXTENDED DIRECTLY TO THE FLOOR. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS COVERED WITH RUST AND THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT DENIE...
Mileage: 71,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING SLOW, THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, HER FOOT EXTENDED DIRECTLY TO THE FLOOR. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS COVERED WITH RUST AND THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT DENIE...
Mileage: 71,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO A LACK OF FUEL. THE CONTACT WAS ONLY ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BY JUMP STARTING IT...
Mileage: 110,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO A LACK OF FUEL. THE CONTACT WAS ONLY ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BY JUMP STARTING IT...
Mileage: 110,000
BOUGHT 2000 BUICK CENTURY AND LIKE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE LIST I HAVE REPAIRED THE MANIFOLD, WATER PUMP, FUEL FILTER AT 83,000. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE WHINNING AND HARD SHIFTING THE ENTIRE TIME I OWNED THE CAR. I HAD INTERMITTENT DASH LIGHT FAILURE WHICH IS REAL DANGEROUS SINCE YOU CAN'T SEE...
Mileage: 131,000
BOUGHT 2000 BUICK CENTURY AND LIKE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE LIST I HAVE REPAIRED THE MANIFOLD, WATER PUMP, FUEL FILTER AT 83,000. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE WHINNING AND HARD SHIFTING THE ENTIRE TIME I OWNED THE CAR. I HAD INTERMITTENT DASH LIGHT FAILURE WHICH IS REAL DANGEROUS SINCE YOU CAN'T SEE...
Mileage: 131,000
BOUGHT 2000 BUICK CENTURY AND LIKE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE LIST I HAVE REPAIRED THE MANIFOLD, WATER PUMP, FUEL FILTER AT 83,000. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE WHINNING AND HARD SHIFTING THE ENTIRE TIME I OWNED THE CAR. I HAD INTERMITTENT DASH LIGHT FAILURE WHICH IS REAL DANGEROUS SINCE YOU CAN'T SEE...
Mileage: 131,000
BOUGHT 2000 BUICK CENTURY AND LIKE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE LIST I HAVE REPAIRED THE MANIFOLD, WATER PUMP, FUEL FILTER AT 83,000. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE WHINNING AND HARD SHIFTING THE ENTIRE TIME I OWNED THE CAR. I HAD INTERMITTENT DASH LIGHT FAILURE WHICH IS REAL DANGEROUS SINCE YOU CAN'T SEE...
Mileage: 131,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION MADE A CLUNKING NOISE ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED BY A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.
Mileage: 70,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED THE CONTACT NOTICED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS CHANGING GEARS THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE RE...
Mileage: 22,000
CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON CONTINUOUSLY. *TR
Mileage: 67,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND HEARD A GRINDING METAL SOUND COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE PROPERLY CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS WRITTEN FOR THE INCIDEN...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. HE STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER, FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS WERE UNABLE TO LATCH ACROSS THE VEHICLE OCCUPANT. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN HIS CHILDREN IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER A...
Mileage: 104,000
TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL REPEATED FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN IN...
Mileage: 95,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 15 MPH UPHILL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXHIBITING UNUSUAL NOISES AND SHIFTING GEARS EXCESSIVELY HARD. THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHIC...
Mileage: 54,500
LOSS OF BRAKES 1ST INSTANCE 9/4/2008 LOST BRAKES. PROBLEM FOUND CORRODED BRAKE LINES FRONT. 2ND INSTANCE 9/17/2009 LOST BRAKES. PROBLEM FOUND CORRODED BRAKE LINES, REAR. *TR
Mileage: 71,673
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE START POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE ...
Mileage: 49,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. SHE STATED THAT UPON TAKING HER VEHICLE IN FOR STATE INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL AND BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO CORRODED COMPONENTS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATE...
Mileage: 82,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. SHE STATED THAT UPON TAKING HER VEHICLE IN FOR STATE INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL AND BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO CORRODED COMPONENTS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATE...
Mileage: 82,000
THE VEHICLE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM ON MY 2000 BUICK CENTURY KEEPS FAILING AND HAS PUT MY FAMILY AND I IN NUMEROUS UNSAFE CONDITIONS THAT MAY EVENTUALLY LEAD TO POSSIBLE INJURIES.*TR
Mileage: 110,000
AIR POLLUTION PUMP FAILURE CAUSING FUSE TO BLOW AND CAR TO BUMP WHEN STEPPING ON GAS/ANTI LOCK CONTROL-PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE MALFUNCTION. *TR
Mileage: 149,084
2000 BUICK CENTURY. FREQUENTLY I APPLY PRESSURE TO BRAKES AND THE CAR WILL NOT STOP FOR SEVERAL FEET. I PUSH PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN, IT MAKES A GRINDING SOUND AND SORT OF VIBRATES BUT CAR WILL NOT STOP. SEVERAL TIMES JUST MISSED HITTING OTHER CARS/PEOPLE. I AM ALSO A SINGLE PARENT WITH SMALL CHIL...
Mileage: 108,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE WINDOW REGULATORS IN THE VEHICLE. THREE OF THE WINDOWS SUDDENLY FELL DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FIRST WINDOW AND PAID FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR COST. THE SECOND WINDOW WAS REP...
Mileage: 29,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED AN AGGRESSIVE HARD JOLT WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR OR FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT P...
Mileage: 75,000
2000 BUICK CENTURY, POWER WINDOWS FELL DOWN.1ST ONE, AND COULD NOT GET IT BACK UP. NEXT DAY ANOTHER FELL DOWN WHEN I WASN'T IN CAR. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID A 3RD FELL DOWN BY IT'S SELF. THEY CHARGED ME OVER $1,300.00,SAYING EACH WINDOW BROKE FOR NO REASON. A MONTH LATER,THE LAST WINDOW,WHICH HA...
Mileage: 46,446
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SEAT SAFETY BELTS WERE INOPERABLE. HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 00V228003 AND 01V109000, ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD REPAIR THE SEAT BELTS AT THE ESTIMAT...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NOT INDICATE HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE FUEL TANK. HE WAS CONCERNED THAT HE COULD RUN OUT OF GASOLINE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER COULD NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS FO...
Mileage: 50,000
2000 CENTURY LIMITED.....20,340 MILE BOUGHT NEW. NOISE FROM THE ENGINE (LIFTERS) IS GETTING LOUDER AND THE FRONT END IS POUNDING. I SEE THAT THE TIE RODS ARE BAD, THE RACK IS SLOPPY THE BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE FAILED DUE TO CHINESE MATERIALS. THE CAR IS GARAGED, MAINTAINED AND TAKEN CARE OF. THE HYD...
Mileage: 15,000
2000 CENTURY LIMITED.....20,340 MILE BOUGHT NEW. NOISE FROM THE ENGINE (LIFTERS) IS GETTING LOUDER AND THE FRONT END IS POUNDING. I SEE THAT THE TIE RODS ARE BAD, THE RACK IS SLOPPY THE BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE FAILED DUE TO CHINESE MATERIALS. THE CAR IS GARAGED, MAINTAINED AND TAKEN CARE OF. THE HYD...
Mileage: 15,000
I DRIVE WITH MY HEADLIGHTS ON ALL THE TIME. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATION DIMS DRASTICALLY WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. I CANNOT SEE THE GAUGES. ALTHOUGH THERE IS A DIMMER SWITCH FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, THE BRIGHTEST SETTING IS INADEQUATE WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. I NEED TO HAVE THE AUTOM...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH, WHICH CONTROLS THE LIGHTS FOR THE VEHICLE, FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,...
Mileage: 47,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, HE HEARD A THUMPING SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE LONG SHIFT CABLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEF...
Mileage: 25,500
WIFE WENT TO WORK AND WINDOW WAS UP. WHEN SHE RETURNED THE WINDOW HAD FALLEN INSIDE THE DOOR. ALL WINDOWS REGULATORS HAVE FAILED ONCE FOR EACH WINDOW. CAR ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT. DRIVERS WINDOW FAILED TWICE. THIS LAST TIME WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND TOTAL WAS $622. THE REGULATOR HAS$1.00 TH...
Mileage: 70,000
WINDOW REGULATOR ON DRIVERS WINDOW FAILED. HAD TO REPLACE. *TR
Mileage: 75,000
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK AND GO THROUGH THEIR CYCLES BUT DO NOT PARK AND INSTEAD STICK STRAIGHT UP. THIS IS A VISIBILITY HAZARD AND WELL KNOWN BY THE DEALERSHIP MECHANICS IN THIS MODEL CENTURY, YET AS FAR AS I KNOW, THERE IS NO SAFETY RECALL. I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. ...
Mileage: 89,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD PARK THE VEHICLE IN HER GARAGE, SHE WOULD SMELL HOT WATER COMING FROM THE RADIATOR. SHE DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC, AND WAS NEVER DIAGNOSED BY TH...
Mileage: 97,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. NONE OF THE REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES FUNCTION. THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED. NORMALLY, THE CONTACT GETS SOME SILICONE AND FIDDLES WITH THE VEHICLE FOR THIRTY...
Mileage: 4,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. NONE OF THE REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES FUNCTION. THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED. NORMALLY, THE CONTACT GETS SOME SILICONE AND FIDDLES WITH THE VEHICLE FOR THIRTY...
Mileage: 4,000
THERE IS OIL IN RADIATOR, HAD SYSTEM CLEANED FLUSHED OUT AND REFILLED AND 2 WEEKS LATTER IT IS FULL OF OIL AGAIN. *TR
Mileage: 74,000
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION JERKS AND CLUNKS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. *TR
Mileage: 43,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHIFTS HARD BETWEEN FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD GEARS. THE VEHICLE RUNS SMOOTHLY ALL OTHER TIMES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOIDS NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE ...
Mileage: 40,000
TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ON 2000 BUICK CENTURY ACCORDING TO INTERNET REPORTS MANY,MANY,MANY, OWNERS EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A SOLENOID PROBLEM INTERNALLY. *TR
TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, CAR WAS LURCHING INTO GEAR. MECHANIC SAID BAD TRAN. CODES. SHIFT SOLENOID BAD AND SOMETHING ELSE. HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AND CAR ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES. WORK DONE AT AAA CAR CARE CENTER. *TR
Mileage: 59,970
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2000 BUICK CENTURY FAILS TO READILY DOWNSHIFT ON DECELERATION, AND BUCKS SEVERELY DURING NORMAL DRIVE AND MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. REPAIR SHOPS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIX. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING 2-20 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED EXTREMELY HARD WHEN SHIFTING FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SOLENOID VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE. AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE...
Mileage: 80,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED EXTREMELY HARD AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20 AND 60 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT A COMPUTER SHOULD DIAGNOSIS THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WA...
Mileage: 60,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT FELT THE MIDSECTION OF HER VEHICLE BEGIN TO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. WHEN SHE RESTARTED IT AN HOUR LATER, THE GEARS FAILED TO SHIFT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY STATED TH...
Mileage: 14,000
TL*THE CONTACTS MOTHER OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE ALSO MAKES A THUD SOUND WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS ISSUED TRANSMISSION FAILURE CODE NUMBER 1811. THE DE...
Mileage: 50,000
2000 BUICK CENTURY TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. AFTER CHECKING ONLINE MESSAGE BOARDS FOUND THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM IN 2000 BUICK MODELS, AND THAT GM HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OR OFFER A RESOLUTION OUT OF POCKET COST OF GETTING A T...
Mileage: 82,000
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY WITH A CURRENT MILEAGE OF 70,200 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION WAS HESITATING IN FIRST GEAR. A MECHANIC AT MIDWAY SERVICE CENTER LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE ON 4-13-07 AND THE CODE P1811 FOR TRANSMISSION SHIFT VALVE WAS DETECTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD THE SA...
Mileage: 51,570
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY CUSTOM AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, THE THERMOSTAT, AND WATER PUMP. THESE COMPONENTS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE REAR BRAKE SHOES AND A LEAKING CYLINDER ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACE...
Mileage: 64,218
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY CUSTOM AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, THE THERMOSTAT, AND WATER PUMP. THESE COMPONENTS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE REAR BRAKE SHOES AND A LEAKING CYLINDER ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACE...
Mileage: 64,218
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY CUSTOM AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, THE THERMOSTAT, AND WATER PUMP. THESE COMPONENTS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE REAR BRAKE SHOES AND A LEAKING CYLINDER ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACE...
Mileage: 64,218
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY CUSTOM AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, THE THERMOSTAT, AND WATER PUMP. THESE COMPONENTS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE REAR BRAKE SHOES AND A LEAKING CYLINDER ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACE...
Mileage: 64,218
2000 BUICK CENTURY WITH ANTI LOCK BRAKE FAILURE**CC THE ALTERNATOR DRIVE BELT WAS REPLACED. *JB
2000 BUICK CENTURY WITH ANTI LOCK BRAKE FAILURE**CC THE ALTERNATOR DRIVE BELT WAS REPLACED. *JB
I OWN A 2000 BUICK CENTURY WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES AND IS STARTING TO DO THE SAME THING IT HAS DONE THE OTHER THREE TIMES. IT WAS REPAIRED ALL THREE TIMES AT THE GM DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT. EACH TIME IT HAS COST OVER $600 TO REPAIR IT. THE TRANSMISSION S...
Mileage: 34,000
BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AFTER ENTERING INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. LOST ALL BRAKE FLUID. HAD TO REPAIR BRAKE LINE AS IT WAS CORRODED AT THE BENDS IN THE LINE. *NM
Mileage: 29,170
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING SLIGHT BRAKE PRESSURE AT 5 MPH ON A CITY STREET, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN INTO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. MINOR ...
Mileage: 35,000
EACH OF THE AUTOMATIC WINDOW "MOTORS" HAS FAILED (ALL 4 WINDOWS) TO THE TUNE OF $500 FOR EACH REPAIR. SINGLE FEMALE DRIVING AROUND A LARGE CITY W/THE WINDOW(S) DOWN IS A SAFETY ISSUE!! *NM
Mileage: 30,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON JUNE 28, 2006, THE SAFETY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE LIGHT REMAINED ON FOR THREE DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE HARNESS WHICH IS UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER HAS TO ORDER THE PARTS AND THE...
Mileage: 38,300
THIS 2000 BUICK CENTURY WAS PURCHASED IN 2000. AND FROM THE START IT BEGAN TO HAVE SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE, AND TRANSMISSION. CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT AT ON 10,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 5.000 MILES AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THAT TIME THE CAR HAS HAD ...
Mileage: 5,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PARKING VEHICLE AND TURNING IT OFF THE AIR CONDITIONER FAN KEPT RUNNING. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE HAD EXTERIOR LIGHTING DEFECTS. THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE IS AT T...
Mileage: 21,000
DT: THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWED DOWN AT 5 MPH WHEN THE CONSUMER LOST HIS BRAKES. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH BY THE DRIPPING OF THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE BRAKES WERE FIXED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE DEALER GAVE THE CO...
Mileage: 22,214
I HAVE A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT HARD AT 70000 MILES IN SEPT OF 2001 AND DEALER REPLACED THE PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID THAT IS LOCATED IN THE TRANSMISSION. AT 99000 MILES JUNE, 2005, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED DOING THE SAME THING AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROB...
Mileage: 99,000
CONSUMER STATED THE REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR JAMMED ON 4 OCCASIONS. *JB
Mileage: 1,842
DT: THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ACCELERATION ON 2000 BUICK CENTURY. SPORADICALLY, THERE WERE SUPER HIGH REVS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST STARTED. THEN THE CONSUMER HAD TO STOP THE CAR AND RESTART IT AGAIN IN ORDER FOR THE REVVING TO GO TO A CORRECT IDLE SPEED. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHI...
Mileage: 75,508
THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM SEPARATED, WHICH COULD BREAK OFF THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. REPAIR WAS PERFORMED BY THE SHOP. *AK THE REAR MOUNT OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS TRADITIONAL HORIZONTAL MOUNTING. ...
Mileage: 53,560
CONSUMER LETTER IN REGARDS TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL EXPENSES INCURRED FOR REPAIRS ON THE 2000 BUICK CENTURY.*MR THE PRESSURE SOLENOID WAS THE PROXIMATE CAUSE OF SUBSEQUENT DAMAGES TOT HE INTAKE SYSTEM, BRAKE LINES AND TRANSMISISON. *NM
Mileage: 39,522
IT WOULD BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO UNLOCK THEM SELVES FRONT THE REAR SHOULDER BELT. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO USE FORCE TO UNLATCH THE BELT BUCKLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK THE REAR SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE RETRACTOR. THE CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A HAZ...
Mileage: 70,000
DURING NIGHT DRIVING HEADLIGHT SWITCH WILL DISENGAGE ON ITS OWN. *AK
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED DRIVER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT COOLING FLUID ON GARAGE FLOOR. *...
Mileage: 32,850
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STARTS TO WHINE AND SHIFTS IRRADICALLY AFTER WARMUP.HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL'S TRANSMISSION.MANY COMPLAINTS ON WEBSITES.CONYACTED GM AND THEY SAID IT WAS TO BE EXPECTED WITH A VEHICKE WITH THAT MANY MILES,TRUE,BUT WHAT ARE...
Mileage: 62,000
DEALER ADVISED OF COOLANT LEAK AT A LOWER ENGINE SEAL. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A DEFECT RELATED TO USE OF INCORRECT SEALS. THE SEALS ARE EATEN BY THE COOLANT (DEXCOOL). I WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $800 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT.*AK
2000 BUICK CENTURY DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE 4T65 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED VERY HARD AND MADE UNUSUAL SOUNDS.*JB
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT FAILED, REPLACED PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE. *BF *SC
ON A 2000 BUICK CENTURY THE CROSSOVER BRAKE LINE FROM THE ABS UNIT TO THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER IS PLACED AGAINST THE SOUND DEADENING SPONGY MATERIAL ON THE FIREWALL, HELD IN PLACE WITH A BRACKET, DIRECTLY UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS CAR LOST ALL BRAKE FLUID WHEN THE STEEL BRAKE LINE RUSTED ...
ON TWO OCCASIONS THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LOOSE AND THE DRIVER HEARD A CLINK NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER LATER DETERMINED THAT ONE OF THE TIE RODS BROKE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIE ROD, ALIGNED THE TIRES AND BALANCED THE TIRES. *AK *NM
AUTOMATIC WINDOWS. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THE DRIVER WINDOW QUIT WORKING ON MY 2000 BUICK CENTURY. I HAD IT REPLACED AT A COST OF AROUND $400. WITHIN THE LAST 45 DAYS THE TWO BACK WINDOWS AND AS OF THIS WEEKEND THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW ARE NOT WORKING. THEY SLID DOWN IN THE TRACK AND THE BUTTONS D...
WHILE DRIVINGM, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AS IF IT DID NOT KNOW WHAT GEAR IT SHOULD BE IN. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK THERE WAS ALSO A JERKING MOTION DISPLAYED WHEN SHIFTING THE GEARS UP AND OR DOWN. THE P/C SOLENOID WAS REPLACED. *SC *JB
Mileage: 29,150
WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK NOW WHEN THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS PUT INTO ANY GEAR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. WHEN THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED THEN RECONNECTED MILES STARTED MOVING ON THE VEHICLE ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION. *NM
Mileage: 68,000
TRANSMISSION JERKS INTO GEAR WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY - SEEMS TO BE ESPECIALLY PROMINENT AFTER USING THE OVERDRIVE; WILL STOP IF CAR IS STOPPED, ENGINE SHUT OFF FOR AWHILE, AND THEN RESTARTED. *LA
PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE ON 2000 BUICK CENTURY. *MR THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED. *NM
Mileage: 60,935
TWO HUNDRED MILES AWAY FROM HOME I STARTED HAVING TANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON MY 2000 BUICK CENTURY, LIMITED EDITION, WITH 33,000 MILES ON IT. BROUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND MAINTAINED IT RELIGIOUSLY. SHIFTING WAS EXTREMELY HARSH. DID OK GOING 55 - 65 MILES AN HOUR ON THE FREEWAY. NON FREEWAY DRIVING...
Mileage: 33,000
MY 2000 CENTURY SPECIAL HAS 38,497 MILES ON IT. WE HAD TO SPEND $1718.42 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. *AK
Mileage: 38,497
I RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY ON MY 2000 BUICK CENTURY WITH ONLY 25,000 MILES. THE POWER STEERING WAS DRAGGING AND WAS HARD TO TURN AND I WAS LOSING FLUID.
SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A CLUNKING HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 45 MPH. TOOK CAR TO DEALER ON 4/5/04 AND SERVICE MANAGER WENT FOR A TEST DRIVE WITH ME AND HE DEFINITELY FELT THE PROBLEM. WHEN TECH RAN COMPUTER CHECK HE SAID TWO CODES CAME BACK AND...
Mileage: 36,200
TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER 59000 MILES AND 3 1/2 YEARS OF CAR LIFE. I HAVE NEVER REPLACED THIS ITEM ON ANY CAR I HAVE OWNED. PART COSTED $400.00. *AK
Mileage: 58,900
CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW AND RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID FROZE UP. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY BECAUSE THE SNOW STAYED ON THE WINDOW AND BECAME DIRTY. WITHOUT WINDSHIELD WASHER THIS CREATED A PROBLEM. *AK
CLICK NO START CONDITION HAPPENED TWICE IN ONE DAY. WAITED A LITTLE WHILE AND TRIED STARTING VEHICLE AGAIN AND IT STARTED. CHECKED BATTERY,STARTER AND CHARGING SYSTEMS. *AK
Mileage: 26,300
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED DOOR OF GLOVE BOX OPENED. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED MORE THAN THREE TIMES. DEALER WAS WILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A PRICE. *AK
Mileage: 50,000
THE ABS SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE ABS WILL FAIL. THE DEALER STATES THE SENSOR NEEDS A NEW MODULE. *PH THE ABS SENSOR LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MECHANIC FOUND A BAD GROUND WIRE WHICH WAS REPAIRED. THERE WAS A PULSATION WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE FRONT ROT...
Mileage: 51,000
MY CAR WAS EXPERIENCING AN ERRATIC, AND HARSH UPSHIFT WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST, TO SECOND, AND THEN TO THIRD GEAR.THIS PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A FAULTY PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE ASSEMBLY. AFTER INVESTIGATING I FOUND OUT THAT 17 DIFFERENT VEHICLES HAVE THIS TRANSMISSION WITH THE SAME VALVE IN IT, TH...
Mileage: 54,000
2000 BUICK CENTURY , 3.1 HEAD GASKET LEAKS AT 50,000 MILES.*AK
Mileage: 50,050
ON TWO OCCASIONS STEERING WHEEL FELT LOOSE, AND DRIVER HEARD A "CLINK" NOISE WHILE DRIVING. BOTH TIMES DEALER FOUND THAT THE TIE ROD BROKE. DEALER REPLACED THE TIE ROD, ALIGNED, AND BALANCED THE TIRES. *AK
Mileage: 70,000
VEHICLE HAD A DELAY IN ACCELERATION WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. DEALER REPLACED THE PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID THAT IS LOCATED IN THE TRANSMISSION.*AK
DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG WAS NOT CONNECTED PROPERLY. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION WAS DEFECTIVE. MANUFACTURER WILL BE INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
Mileage: 34,000
CONSUMER STATES THE EXHAUST PIPE IS VERY CLOSE TO THE FUEL LINE. DEALER NOT NOTIFIED.
WHEN THE CONSUMER HAD THE TIRES ROTATED THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE FRONT OUTER TIE RODS WERE LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NLM *SCC
Mileage: 38,391
I OWN A 2000 BUICK CENTURY AND HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THEY SEEM TO HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN. THEY WILL GO AT WHATEVER SPEED THEY WANT. THEY HAVE PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE, AND ARE NOW AT THE POINT WHERE THEY WILL COMPLETELY STOP BUT I CAN STILL HEAR THE MOTOR TRYING...
WIPER MOTOR FAILURE AND ERRATIC FUNCTIONING. THIS VEHICLE WAS BUILT WITH A CLEAR SAFETY DEFECT THAT WILL CAUSE LOSS OF LIFE BAD WEATHER. GENERAL MOTOR'S CORPORATION HAD A VERY RECENT AND SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH GM MANUFACTURED TRUCKS. THIS MAKE AND MODEL SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE LOSS OF LIFE! *JB
Mileage: 50,000
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN TSB #020601014, HOWEVER THE DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB
THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BROKE AND CAUSED OIL TO LEAK INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM. *NLM *TS
THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, BECAUSE THE ROTORS OVER HEATED AND CAUSED THE REAR TIRE TO BLOW OUT. *JB
Mileage: 36,000
MY BUICK HAS 90,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. THE CAR WAS JUMPING INTO GEAR. THE JUMPING STARTED VERY VERY SMALL IN AUGUST 2002. TODAY THE JUMPING IS VERY NOTICEABLE. AFTER ONLY DRIVING IT, THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS SOME INTERNAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THEN THEY HOOKED MY CAR UP TO A...
THE FRONT INSIDE CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS ELEVATED SLIGHTLY. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF PURCHASE THE CONSUMER VISITED THE DEALER AND ASK IF THE COVER COULD BE FASTENED DOWN. THE DEALER DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO FASTEN THE COVER DOWN. *DT *NLM
AIR BAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY STAYED ON. *AK *JB
CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO SWITCH TO LOW BEAM AND CONSUMER IS FORCED TO HAVE HIGH BEAM ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
Mileage: 105,000
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMERS EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR. *YH *NLM
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED UNKNOWINGLY WITH A SAFETY RECALL, 00V143, RELATING TO THE BOLT HEADS ON THE REAR SPINDLE ROD WHICH CAN SEPARATE. CONSUMER CONTINUES TO HAVE PROBLEMS EVEN AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BOLTS. SPECIFICALLY THERE IS A THUMPING SOUND AND THE BRAKES ARE SQUEAKING. VE...
EVEN WITH OCCASIONAL ROTATION, TWO TIRES (ORIGINALLY ON FRONT, AND THERE PRESENTLY), HAVE WORN EXTREMELY POORLY ON OUTSIDE. THEY CONSISTENTLY LOSE AIR, THOUGH NO LEAK IS APPARENT. THEY NOW ARE EXHIBITING SMALL CRACKS. THE OTHER TWO TIRES STILL LOOK GOOD AND PERFORM WELL, BUT THESE TWO NOW FEEL DA...
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER IS NOW EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE DASH LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT. *JG
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER IS NOW EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE DASH LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT. *JG
REAR CYLINDER IS LEAKING FLUID, THERE WAS NO WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE FLUID LEAKAGE DETECTED UPON ROUTINE INSPECTION IN EACH REAR BRAKE CYLINDER. *JG
VEHICLE WAS IN FOR A ROUTINE CHECK WHEN MECHANIC NOTICED RIGHT FRONT TIE ROD END WAS WORN. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM THAT VEHICLE IS NO LONGER DRIVEN AT NIGHT. DEALER HAS TRIED ADJUSTING HEADLIGHTS 6 TIMES, AND EACH TIME PROBLEM GETS WORSE PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
CONSUMER STATES HAS HAD NUMEROUS BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. AT 11500 MI HAD TO HAVE ROTORS TURNED AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED. AT 12500MI REPLACED FRONT ROTORS, BRAKE PADS AND GALIPERS. AT 24000MI REPLACED REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS, CUT DOWN/TURNED REAR DRUMS, REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND REP...
CONSUMER STATES HAS HAD NUMEROUS BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. AT 11500 MI HAD TO HAVE ROTORS TURNED AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED. AT 12500MI REPLACED FRONT ROTORS, BRAKE PADS AND GALIPERS. AT 24000MI REPLACED REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS, CUT DOWN/TURNED REAR DRUMS, REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND REP...
CONSUMER STATES HAS HAD NUMEROUS BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. AT 11500 MI HAD TO HAVE ROTORS TURNED AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED. AT 12500MI REPLACED FRONT ROTORS, BRAKE PADS AND GALIPERS. AT 24000MI REPLACED REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS, CUT DOWN/TURNED REAR DRUMS, REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND REP...
MY REMOTE IS INOPERABLE; I'VE BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND THEY DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT FIXING IT OR GETTING ME ANOTHER TO USE.*AK
CONSUMER WAS HEARING WINNING NOISES IN STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
WHEN TAKING FOOT SLIGHTLY OFF THE BRAKE VEHICLE TOOK OFF. CONSUMER STATED THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS SOMEONE COULD GET RUN OVER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
I WAS IN A SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT WHEN I WAS VISITING N. MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. A DRIVER RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT ME ON THE DRIVERS SIDE GOING ABOUT 60 MPH. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. I HAD TO BE CUT OUT OF THE CAR. THE STEEL BAR IN THE DOOR PROBABLY SAVED MY LIFE BUT THE SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH COULD ...
WHEN APPLYING BRAKE THERE IS A SQUEALING SOUND AND VIBRATION. DEALER REPLACED RIGHT FRONT ROTOR,. AT THIS TIME LEFT FRONT ROTOR WERE BEING REPLACED DUE TO WARPING.*AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK UP DURING IMPACT, DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
DEFECTIVE MILEAGE COUNTER ADDS ONE EXTRA MILE MORE FOR EVERY 30 MILES DRIVEN, GM EXTENDED THE CONSUMERS SERVICE AGREEMENT TO 75000 MILES, HOWEVER CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE OTHER CUSTOMERS WHO ARE NOT AWARE OF THE FAULTY ODOMETERS. *YH
DEFECTIVE MILEAGE COUNTER ADDS ONE EXTRA MILE MORE FOR EVERY 30 MILES DRIVEN, GM EXTENDED THE CONSUMERS SERVICE AGREEMENT TO 75000 MILES, HOWEVER CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE OTHER CUSTOMERS WHO ARE NOT AWARE OF THE FAULTY ODOMETERS. *YH
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER MOVE., CONSUMER HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNNING AND JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET ON AN INCLINE, THEREFORE CONSUMER COULD NOT ROLL BACK DOWN THE HILL.*SLC
WHILE TRAVELING 30MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED FOR UNKNOWN REASON WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *SLC
HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT POSITIONED OR AIMED CORRECTLY TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT LIGHTING AT A DISTANCE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
VEHICLE WENT OVER A DIP IN ROAD AND AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
WHENEVER STARTING VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO GEAR VEHICLE WOULD JERK FORWARD OR BACKWARDS SUDDENLY, EVEN WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. DUE TO THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK ONE PERSON WAS INJURED. *SLC
WHILE BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE ACCELERATED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT A TREE. *AK *JB
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH WATER GETTING INTO ALL THE WINDOWS, ONLY DURING COLD WEATHER SEASON. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE LOCATION OF DEFROSTER: DEFOGGER; FAN MOTOR. NO CORRECTION TO THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN FOUND. AK LOCATION OF BLOWER MOTOR IS ...
THE BRAKES MAKE NOISE WHEN APPLIED, THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. NLM
TIRE SIZE P205/70R15, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WITH 9,000 MILES ON TIRES MOUNTED ON A BUICK, CENTURY. LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. *AK CONSUMER STATES HE CHECKED THE TIRE AND THERE WAS A VERY LARGE SPLIT HE BELIEVES HE RAN OVER SOMETHING.*JB
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT THE DRIVERS SUN VISOR HITS THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WHEN IN USE CAUSING HIM TO READJUST THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. *JG
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT THE ARM REST LOCATED BETWEEN THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER OBSTRUCTS HIS ELBOW WHEN MAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS. *JG
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT THE GEAR SHIFT LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE ONCE THE CAR IS STARTED. *JG
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT THE GAS GAUGE INDICATES FULL FOR THE FIRST 75 OR 100 MILES THEN BEGINS TO DROP RAPIDLY. *JG
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT THE VEHICLES AIR SCOOP HITS/SCRAPES THE GROUND UPON ENTERING AND LEAVING PLACES WHERE THE GROUND IS RAISED, (IE..GAS STATIONS, SPEED BUMPS). *JG
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT WHILE MOTOR IS RUNNING, WHEN ENTERING OR EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR LOCKS IMMEDIATELY. *JG
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT THE DRINK CUP HOLDER LOCATED IN THE ARM REST IS USELESS. *JG
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT THE HORN IS TOO HARD TO BLOW. *JG
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT IS TOO SMALL. *JG
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT IS TOO SMALL. *JG
VEHICLE HAS EXTREME BURNING OIL SMELL COMING THROUGH VENTS AFTER OIL CHANGE, DEALER REPLACED ENGINE'S REAR MAIN SEAL BUT DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED MANUFACTURER BUT HAS NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. *JB
VEHICLE WAS MAKING A KNOCKING AND HUMMING NOISE UNDER NORMAL OPERATION. DEALERSHIP HAS LOOKED AT VEHICLE AND SAID THAT THERE WAS NO DEFECT IN ENGINE. *SLC
VEHICLE WAS MAKING A KNOCKING AND HUMMING NOISE UNDER NORMAL OPERATION. DEALERSHIP HAS LOOKED AT VEHICLE AND SAID THAT THERE WAS NO DEFECT IN ENGINE. *SLC
WHEN ROLLING DOWN REAR WINDOW WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, IT CAUSES SEVERE VIBRATION /AIR PRESSURE AND NOISE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF PROBLEM, AND NOTHING WILL BE DONE. *AK *SLC
WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN WITH REAR WINDOWS DOWN ENTIRE VEHICLE SEVERELY VIBRATES. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
MAJOR PROBLEMS ARE CAUSED BY POOR DESIGN AND CAN NOT BE FIXED 1)WITH ONE REAR WINDOW OPEN IN REAR VEHICLE SHAKES WITH GREAT FORCE 2) PARKING ON UNLEVEL GOUND CAUSE FRAME TO DISTORT SO DOORS ARS STICK 3) EXTREME GLARE FROM DASH BOARD 4)WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAN NOT BE ALINED.
MAJOR PROBLEMS ARE CAUSED BY POOR DESIGN AND CAN NOT BE FIXED 1)WITH ONE REAR WINDOW OPEN IN REAR VEHICLE SHAKES WITH GREAT FORCE 2) PARKING ON UNLEVEL GOUND CAUSE FRAME TO DISTORT SO DOORS ARS STICK 3) EXTREME GLARE FROM DASH BOARD 4)WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAN NOT BE ALINED.
MAJOR PROBLEMS ARE CAUSED BY POOR DESIGN AND CAN NOT BE FIXED 1)WITH ONE REAR WINDOW OPEN IN REAR VEHICLE SHAKES WITH GREAT FORCE 2) PARKING ON UNLEVEL GOUND CAUSE FRAME TO DISTORT SO DOORS ARS STICK 3) EXTREME GLARE FROM DASH BOARD 4)WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAN NOT BE ALINED.
MAJOR PROBLEMS ARE CAUSED BY POOR DESIGN AND CAN NOT BE FIXED 1)WITH ONE REAR WINDOW OPEN IN REAR VEHICLE SHAKES WITH GREAT FORCE 2) PARKING ON UNLEVEL GOUND CAUSE FRAME TO DISTORT SO DOORS ARS STICK 3) EXTREME GLARE FROM DASH BOARD 4)WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAN NOT BE ALINED.
THE DESIGN OF THE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM IS FLAWED BECAUSE THE LOW BEAM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, INSTEAD OF LIGHTING THE ROAD AHEAD FULLY THE LIGHT SPREADS ONLY TO THE SIDE END OF THE FRONT FENDER ON BOTH SIDES RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. NLM
WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO PARK OR SHIFTING OUT OF PARK VEHICLE MAKES A CLICKING NOISE AS IF DOORS ARE LOCKING. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND SAID IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM. *AK
THE CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE THE RECALL PARTS (00V-228) TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. NLM
THERE IS A HARD SHARP PIECE OF METAL BEHIND THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SEAT WHICH HAS NO PADDING OVER IT, THIS PIECE OF METAL HAS WORN A HOLE THROUGH THE FABRIC OF THE SEAT. NLM
LOW BEAM LIGHT CASTS A SHADOW ON BOTH SIDES WHEN USED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER NOTIFIED,AND UNABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HEAD LIGHT SYSTEM WAS FLAWED AND DAMAGES. *YH
THE HORN IS DIFFICULT TO ACTIVATE, THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO WARN A DRIVER WHO WAS BACKING UP BUT THE HORN WOULD NOT SOUND RESULTING IN A CRASH. NLM
HORN LOCATION IS DIFFICULT TO FIND AND HARD TO BLOW DUE TO AIR BAG INSTALLATION ON STEERING. WHEN BACKING UP SLOWLY OR STOPPING, BRAKES MAKE THUMPING NOISE. *SLC
HORN LOCATION IS DIFFICULT TO FIND AND HARD TO BLOW DUE TO AIR BAG INSTALLATION ON STEERING. WHEN BACKING UP SLOWLY OR STOPPING, BRAKES MAKE THUMPING NOISE. *SLC
WHILE IN MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION VEHICLE DIED. CONSUMER COULD NOT START VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ELECTRIC POWER, HAD TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALER. AFTER AN HOUR, THEY FOUND A BLOWN FUSE. CONSUMER INQUIRED OF WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IT THIS OCCURRED ON HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. *AK THE CAUSE FOR TH...
THREE DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE LOW TIRE LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE EVERY MONTH OR SO, THE TIRE INFLATION MONITOR SYSTEM IS EXTRA SENSITIVE CAUSING THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE WHEN ONLY ONE OR TWO POUNDS OF AIR IS NEEDED OR WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. NLM
NHTSA RECALL 00V228003/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00067/SEAT BELT BUCKLES. VYLETTEL BUICK IN STERLING HEIGHTS ISN'T ORDERING PARTS UNTIL THEY CAN SEE IF ORDER NUMBER ON BUCKLE IS RECALLED. CONSUMER FEELS IT IS INCONVINIENT TO COME BACK TWO WEEKS LATER WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE THEM ALREADY ORDERED. *AK...
WHENEVER VEHICLE WAS COLD STARTED, THERE WOULD BE A TAPPING NOISE. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TWICE. HAD FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE DOWN & WAS INFORMED THAT PROBLEM WAS NORMAL. ALSO, MECHANIC TESTED OTHER VEHICLES ON A COLD START, AND HERE WAS NO TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE.*AK TAPPING S...
WHILE DRIVING CAR STARTED TO WIGGLE ACROSS ROAD AT 55MPH. CONSUMER HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO KEEP CONTROL OF VEHICLE, TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK
HORN DOES NOT ACTIVATE EASILY. CONSUMER MUST DEPRESS IT VERY HARD AND AT EXACT SPOT. THEREFORE, IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION CONSUMER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACTIVATE HORN IN TIME , WILL NOT BE ABLE TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS , OR AVOID ACCIDENTS. *AK
2 DEFECTIVE ENGINES(REPLACED) 1ST AT 1500 MI. 2ND AT 2784MI. STILL ENGINE MISSES STALLS. NHTSA PROVIDED TO US CAMPAIGN R#00V143000 THAT BUICK CENTURIES HAVE REAR BRAKE PROBLEMS AND G.M. WOULD RECALL STARTING JULY 2000--G.M. TELLS US NO RECALLS INVOVLING OUR VEHICLE--IT WAS BUILT 11/99 IN OSHAWA CAN...
WHEN THE REAR WINDOWS ARE DOWN THEY CAUSE A LOUD SHAKING NOISE. *SLC
WHEN THE REAR WINDOWS ARE DOWN THEY CAUSE A LOUD SHAKING NOISE. *SLC
ABS PROBLEMS: WHEN MAKING AN EMERGENCY STOP AT 15 MPH BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN BUT THE VEHICLE JUST DIDN'T STOP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO BACK OF A WORK TRUCK. IT HAD JUST STARTED DRIZZLING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS CAUSED $1,202.00 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP...
WHEN EITHER OR BOTH OF BACK POWER WINDOWS ARE ROLLED DOWN, IT VIBRATES THE INTERIOR OF VEHICLE EXCESSIVELY. ALSO, IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE 2 TIMES, AND AND NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX PROBLEM.*AK
ORIGINAL TIRES ON A BUICK, CENTURY, 2000 , TIRE SIZE P20570R15. TIRE TREAD HAS TORN AND STARTED TO SEPARATE. *AK *SLC
WHEN THE REAR WINDOWS OF A BUICK CENTURY ARE WIDE OPEN AND THE FRONT WINDOWS CLOSED, THE CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY, TO THE EXTENT OF CAUSING PANIC. WE TRIED FIRST ONE WINDOW AND THEN THE OTHER, FINALLY BOTH TOGETHER, AND THE VIOLENT SHAKING CONTINUED. IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THIS CAR EVEN FOR A F...
WHEN THE REAR WINDOWS OF A BUICK CENTURY ARE WIDE OPEN AND THE FRONT WINDOWS CLOSED, THE CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY, TO THE EXTENT OF CAUSING PANIC. WE TRIED FIRST ONE WINDOW AND THEN THE OTHER, FINALLY BOTH TOGETHER, AND THE VIOLENT SHAKING CONTINUED. IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THIS CAR EVEN FOR A F...
CONSUMER DRIVING DOWN ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE JUST DIED, CAUSING IT TO RUN OFF THE ROAD AND INTO SOME TREES.*AK
WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER'S SIDE WOULD STARTE TO SMOKE. SMELLED LIKE OIL BURNING. EVERYONE WOULD BECOME NAUSEOUS & SICK. TOOK TO DEALER & NOTHING COULD BE FOUND THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS A DAILY PROBLEM.*AK
SHIFT GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING PLACED INTO GEAR, THIS PRESENTES A PROBLEM. CONSUMER THOUGHT VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, BUT IT WAS IN REVERSE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
NO SUMMARY
CONSUMER BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL SERVICE (00V-143) HOWEVER WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH REMEDY. *MJS
WHILE DRIVING AN ALAMO RENTAL CAR ON JULY 21, 2000, ON I-94 OUTSIDE OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, THE LEFT FRONT WINDOW, DRIVER'S SIDE, LITERALLY EXPLODED IN MY EAR. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 60 - 65 MPH AND WHAT OCCURRED WAS LITERALLY AN EXPLOSIVE DECOMPRESSION. THE WINDOW GLASS SHATTERED, MOST GOIN...
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V143000 CONCERNING REAR DRUM BRAKE FAILURE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. BUT, DEALER STATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING 4 WEEKS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING WITH THE REAR WINDOWS DOWN, THE VEHICLE VIBRATES VERY HARD WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER SAID IT DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FLAW DESIGN OF THE AERODYNAMICS. *AK *ML
NHTSA RECALL 00V143000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00047. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE.*AK
GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED, PREVENTING THE DRIVER FROM DETERMINING THE GEAR POSITION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE EXCESSIVELY LARGE AND TALL HEADREST BLOCKS LEFT SIDE AND REAR VIEW OF THE DRIVER CAUSING LANE CHANGING UNSAFE. YH
UNDERNEATH ASSEMBLY SCRAPES WHEN RIDING OVER A DEEP DIP IN ROAD. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE RESULTING IN A METALLIC NOISE. NLM
THE TRANSMISSION HAS A TENDENCY FOR FREQUENT AND UNNECESSARY SHIFTING. NLM
THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES HOT WHEN THE HEADLIGHT AND RADIO ARE ON USE. NLM
PLASTIC SPOILER WILL HIT BOTTOM AND SCRAPE WHEN GOING OVER A DIP, CAUSING DRIVER TO HESITATE OR SLOW DOWN SO THAT THE SPOILER WILL NOT HIT HARD. *AK
DRIVERS SEAT LEANS TO THE SIDE, CONSUMER HAS PAIN DUE TO SITTING UNBALANCED AND POOR STABILITY. *MJS
VEHICLE WAS IN AN EMERGENCY STOP SITUATION, AND THE ANIT-SKID SYSTEM DID NOT RESPOND. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
APPLICATION OF BRAKES RESULTED IN SPONTANEOUS RACING OF ENGINE, BOTH FRONT AND REAR WHEELS JUMPED CURB IN SPITE OF HARD BRAKING. CAR STOPPED PRIOR TO ENTERING FREEWAY. *AK