1998 Buick Century

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/29/2020· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  MY VEHICLE'S WINDOW CONTROLS AND LOCK CONTROLS ARE NO LONGER WORKING, WHEN LOCKING THE DOOR OR THE WINDOW WILL GO DOWN BUT WILL NOT COME UP. THE REST OF THE WINDOWS CONTROL THROUGHOUT THE CAR WILL NOT WORK AS WELL. THE LIGHTING IN THE CAR FLICKERS IF YOU WOULD PUSH THE LOT OR THE WINDOW CONTROL. ANTERIOR LIGHT IS NO LONGER WORKING. NONE OF THIS WORKS EVEN WHEN PARKED OR DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.

• 12/28/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WE BOUGHT OUR VEHICLE TWO YEARS AGO. WITHIN THAT TIME, NONE OF OUR WINDOWS WORK. IT BEGAN WITH THE TWO BACK WINDOWS NOT ROLLING DOWN AND ONCE THEY WERE DOWN, NOT ABLE TO GO BACK UP. MY FATHER THOUGHT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE WIRING. HE PROCEEDED TO DISCONNECT THE BACK WINDOWS. THEN THE PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW WOULD DO THE SAME THING: ROLL DOWN AND THEN NOT GO UP, OR NOT EVEN ROLL DOWN AT ALL. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS A FUSED. INDEED THE FUSE WAS VERY HOT WHEN REMOVING IT. NOW, NONE OF MY WINDOWS ROLL DOWN. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE ALL THE MECHANISMS AT OUR COST. HOPING TO TRADE THIS VEHICLE OFF. *NM

• 12/28/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  UPON ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS HORN IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION HORN FAILED TO SOUND WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, ONE HAD TO APPLY AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO SOUND OFF HORN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

• 12/27/2002· STEERING

  RACK AND PINION STEERING PROBLEM. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND HAD FOUND THAT PROBLEM WAS FIXED. ALSO THERE WAS A RECALL ON DIFFERENT MAKES AND MODELS WITH SAME PROBLEM; BUT, HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. TS...*AK

• 12/21/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  OIL IS LEAKING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE ENGINE TOWARDS THE FIREWALL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER REPLACED THE LEAKING LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, AND RESEALED OIL PUMP WHICH HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 12/16/1998· POWER TRAIN

  GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR IS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO THE SELECTED GEAR. HAD ACCIDENT INVOLVING DUMP TRUCK BACKING INTO VEHICLE BECAUSE COULD NOT SHIFT QUICKLY ENOUGH TP AVOID COLLISION. AFTERWARDS, GEAR SHIF TFAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS. *AK

• 12/16/1997· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. GEAR SHIFT IDICATOR SEEMS TO BE FAULTY. *AK

• 12/14/2009· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY SHE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. SHE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR INJURIES. NONE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

• 12/10/2002· STEERING

  CONSUMER STATED THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL#02V286000 POWER STEERING. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED. TS

• 12/10/2001· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT BUCKLE TWISTS TO OPPOSITE SIDE OF BELT. CAUSES BELT TO BE TWISTED WHEN ON. *AK

• 12/02/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE GASKET HAS TO BE REPLACED. ANTI-FREEZE LEAKED FROM THE TOP, AND DRIPPED DOWN ONTO THE ENGINE. HOWEVER, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE LEAK HAS NOT BEEN FOUND. *AK

• 12/02/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  UPON STARTING ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER STARTED TO DRIVE 5 MPH AND VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE DID RESTART WITH NO PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED.*AK ENGINE STALLED WHILE GOING AROUND A CORNER. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP AND PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *PH

• 11/27/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE HAS ONGOING PROBLEM WITH STALLING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND PARTS REPLACED. HOWEVER, STALLING STILL OCCURS. DEALER INFORMED, PROBLEM CANNOT BE FOUND. *AK

• 11/27/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE HAS ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED/REPLACED SOME PARTS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. DEALER INFORMED, THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 11/19/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  HORN IS TOO CLOSE TO AIRBAG HOUSING, CAUSING HORN NOT TO BLOW WHEN APLLIED. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW. *AK

• 11/18/1998· POWER TRAIN

  WHENEVER TRYING TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE PROBLEM. THE GAUGE INDICATES IT'S IN REVERSE WHEN ITS NOT. IT'S AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. BUICK REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH CONSUMER FOR THE FOLLOWING: THE CUSTOMER IS BEING TRADED FOR A 1999 BUICK. THE CUSTOMER IS PAYING 10 CENTS PER MILE AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STICKER PRICE. *AK

• 11/17/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM PROBLEM. THERE WAS 50,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, AND IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEFECT WAS THE RESULT OF POOR GAS THAT WAS USED IN ARIZONA. CONSUMER HAD THE FUEL INJECTORS CLEANED AND FLUSHED. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

• 11/13/2006· TIRESCrash

  I BRING IN MY TIRES FOR AIR PRESSURE, AND TELL ME " THAT THE TIRES CRACKING". *NM

• 11/13/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,EQUIPMENT

  MY CAR HAS HAD A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH MY FUEL INJECTIONS, SPECIFICALLY INJECTIONS 3 AND 4. NUMBER 3 HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND 4 ONCE. THIS STARTED 11/14/2001 WITH THE MOST CURRENT HAPPENING ON 11/12/2003 AFTER SUPPOSEDLY BEING REPAIRED ON 11/5/2003 AND 10/17/2003. I HAVE SPOKE TO GM ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITH THE SAME RESPONSE. BECAUSE MY CAR NOW HAS 98,200 MILES ON THEY CAN'T HELP ME. THE FIRST TIME THAT THE INJECTIONS STARTED TO GIVE ME A PROBLEM IT WAS COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND AT THAT TIME I ONLY HAD 64,047 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM A RELIABLE SOURCE THAT THE INJECTIONS ARE PRODUCING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS BUT TO DATE THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL DONE. I'M SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX SOMETHING THAT APPARENTLY CAN'T BE FIXED. I THINK SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *LA

• 11/12/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON WHILE GOING UPHILL AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL STICKS. ALSO WHEN DRIVING FROM 20 TO 30MPH ENGINE WILL CUT OFF, MAKING THE VEHICLE LOSE POWER . DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO FIX IT. *AK

• 11/12/1998· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  DRIVER'S SIDE WIPER ARM BECOMES LOOSE AND EVENTUALLY BECOMES INOPERATIVE. DEALER HAS ADJUSTED THIS THREE TIME PREVIOUSLY ON WARRANTY. IN THE LATEST INCIDENT I WAS PASSING AN 18 WHEELER DURING A DRIVING RAINSTORM AT NIGHT WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE WIPER SUDDENLY LOCKED UP AND STOPPED WORKING. I AM LUCKY TO STILL BE ALIVE. HAD I HAD AN ACCIDENT AND BEEN KILLED NO ONE WOULD HAVE KNOWN OR SUSPECTED THE CAUSE. ON A PREVIOUS OCCASION THE DRIVER'S SIDE WIPER BECAME ENMESHED WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER AND BOTH WIPERS SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING. HAD THIS HAPPENED AND BOTH WIPERS QUIT IN THIS LATEST INCIDENT I VERY LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THIS HAPPENED IN A 1998 BUICK CENTURY, BUT ANY GM CAR WITH A SIMILAR WIPER DESIGN COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. ANY TIME A WIPER ARM IS REMOVED FOR ANY REASON, CARE MUST BE TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT IT IS PROPERLY TIGHTENED OR IT WILL BEGIN TO SLIP AND EVENTUALLY CAUSE THIS SAME POTENTIALLY FATAL PROBLEM. GM NEEDS TO ISSUE TORQUE SPECS FOR WIPER ARMS.

• 11/09/2003· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING AT EITHER SLOW SPEED, AND/OR FAST SPEED, IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE POWER STEERING FAILS. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE CHANGING LANES ON THE HIGHWAY AS WELL AS MAKING SLOW TURNS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I HAVE MADE SURE MY POWER STEERING LEVEL IS FULL TO THE PROPER LEVEL SEVERAL TIMES, AND HAVE ADJUSTED IT AT ONCE. *AK

• 11/06/2015· TIRES

  MULTIPLE CRACKING ON SIDEWALLS OF 4 MICHELIN HARMONY TIRES BEING USED 3000 MILES A YEAR. TIRES BOUGHT IN 2007 AND HAVE 99% OF TREAD STILL PRESENT ON TIRE. FEEL MICHELIN USED INSUFFICIENT UV/OZONE INHIBITOR CHEMICALS IN RUBBER COMPOUND MANUFACTURING THESE TIRES. TIRES MAY BE UNSAFE AND NOT DUE TO CAR OWNER'S FAULT. FEEL MICHELIN SHOULD REPLACE THESE AT THEIR EXPENSE, NOT MY MOTHER'S EXPENSE. TIRES SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER THAN 7-8 YEARS AT 3000 MILES A YEAR WHEN 80,000 IS ADVERTISED FOR THESE TIRES.

• 11/05/2005· SEAT BELTS,WHEELS

  BOTH SIDE SEAT BELTS HAVE STOPPED WORKING IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR. THIS HAS CAUSED QUITE A PROBLEM WITH THE LAW REQUIRING PASSENGERS TO WEAR SEAT BELTS. IT IS ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD. THE STOCK RIMS OF THE VEHICLE SLOWLY CUT THE TIRES AND CAUSE AIR LEAKAGE. THIS REQUIRES THE OWNER TO REPLACE THE TIRES BEFORE THEY WOULD OTHERWISE BE NEEDED. AND ALSO CAUSES THE 'LOW TIRE' WARNING LIGHT TO REPEATEDLY LIGHT UP AND NEED RESETTING. THIS IS ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD AS LOW TIRES CAN CAUSE BLOW OUTS. *JB

• 11/03/1999· VISIBILITY

  AT 7:00 PM (DARK AND HEAVY RAIN), WINDSHIELD WIPERS IN MOTION AND RIGHT WIPER LOCKED INTO LEFT DURING HEAVY RAIN CREATING ZERO VISIBILITY.

• 11/03/1998· STEERINGCrash

  I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 15 MPH DOWN DRIVEWAY AT WORK-CAR OVERSTEERED CRASHING INTO SIDE OF BUILDING-IMPACT SO INTENSE MY HEAD HIT REARVIEW MIRROR, BREAKING IT AND WINDSHIELD. ENTIRE UNDERSIDE OF CAR (FRAME, TIE ROD, SUSPENSION,ETC.) IS DAMAGED. NATIONWIDE INS. INVESTIGATOR PROVIDED ME WITH A COPY OF GM MONTHLY NEWSLETTER ISSUED 11/17/97 REGARDING POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK FROM MAGNASTEER ACUTATOR PIGTAIL AREA FOR 1998 W,C,G &H BODY VEHICLES. THE LEAK ORIGINATES FROM THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE MAGNA STEER ACTUATOR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERSTEER. THE CORRECTION SUGGESTED IS TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR AND FOLLOW UP WITH VME PRODUCT REPORT. MY CAR HAS BEEN AT COOK BUICK EVERY 3000 TO 3500 MILES FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, INCLUDING FLUID LEVEL CHECKS, AND THIS WAS NEVER CAUGHT. ACCORDING TO THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR, MY CAR HAS BEEN LEAKING FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS. HAD I BEEN GOING ANY FASTER WHEN THIS HAPPENED, I WOULD NOT BE HERE TO TELL YOU THIS! I COMPLAINED TO BUICK CUSTOMER SERVICE - REFERENCE NO. 980168019 AND I GOT NOWHERE. THEY SAY THE LEAK IN THE RACK & PINION STEERING GEAR WAS CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENT! MY INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR HAS PICTURES THAT PROVE OTHERWISE.

• 10/29/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING THE ABS SYSTEM LIGHT IS ON AND OFF. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. TS

• 10/29/1999· POWER TRAIN

  STARTED CAR, PUT IN REVERSE AND VEHICLE DIDN'T MOVE. ALSO, WHEN PUTTING INTO REVERSE THE GEAR INDICATOR JUMPED INTO NEUTRAL THEN REVERSE. CONTACTED DEALER AND REPAIRED THE MODULAR, BUT STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHEN IT WAS AT THE DEALER. PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. *AK

• 10/25/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  OVERHEATING ENGINE & TICKING SOUND. TOOK TO DEALER TWICE BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. ALWAYS A LITTLE BIT OF REPAIR. AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED SAME PROBLEM BUT THEN NEEDED OVER 600.00 IN REPAIRS. LATER SAME PROBLEM 300.00 IN REPAIRS. ALWAYS THERMOSTAT OR WATER PUMP. THE TEMP GAUGE GOES UP AND LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON, SAME AS BEFORE, A MECHANIC WAS AT THE CAFE I WORK AT & LOOKED AT THE CAR. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS OIL IN THE RADIATOR & THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM FROM THESE GM PRODUCTS MANY MANY TIMES AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A NEW ENGINE. ADDED COOLANT & IT LASTED A LITTLE WHILE. TOOK TO ANOTHER MECHANIC FOR SECOND OPINION & WAS TOLD THE SAME. THE TEMP LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON BUT THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMES ON. THE TICKING GOT LOUDER AND TOOK TO DEALER FOR THEIR OPINION, ASK THEM TO CHECK THE COOLANT TO SEE IF OIL WAS IN IT. WAS TOLD THAT THE NOISE WAS FROM A STUCK LIFTER & THEY PUT IN A HEAVIER WEIGHT OIL & ADDITIVE TO OIL CHANGE & THAT THE FLUIDS LOOKED GOOD. 2 WEEKS LATER LET 4TH MECHANIC LOOK, HE PUT IS FINGER IN RADIATOR & SHOWED ME THE GUNK, SAID I HAVE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET & MORE. HE HAS SEEN HUNDREDS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. TOLD THAT GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE, THAT THEY KNOW THEIR IS A PROBLEM AND DO NOTHING ABOUT IT AND TRY TO COVER IT UP. GM SHOULD HAVE DONE A RECALL ON THE PROBLEM. I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE IN THE PAST WEEKS. I DON'T WANT MONEY OR NEW CAR I JUST WANT MINE FIXED BY THE COMPANY RESPONSIBLE. THE DEALER HAS LIED TO ME ABOUT THIS & I AM VERY UPSET, THIS IS WHY MY SON AND I ARE FREEZING TO DEATH IN THE CAR, THE GUNK HAS GUNKED UP EVERYTHING IT HAS COME IN CONTACT WITH, INCLUDING THE HEATING CORE. ACCORDING TO ONE COMPLAINT A VERY GOOD MECHANIC HAS DECIDED THAT THEIR ARE TWO PROBLEMS ONE AFFECTING THE OTHER. A COOLING SYSTEM GROUNDING PROBLEM, ELECTROLYSIS RESULTING IN CORROSION & DISINTEGRATION OF PARTS AND GASKETS & THEN DEXCOOL WHICH IS UNSTABLE IN AN ELECTRICALLY CHARGED ENVIRONMENT & TURNS IT IN TO GOOP. *NM

• 10/21/2014· AIR BAGS

  WAS DRIVEN OFF THE ROAD BY ANOTHER VEHICLE I THEN HIT A POTHOLE AT THE SAME TIME MY PASSENGER DASH AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *TR

• 10/21/2005· VISIBILITY

  WE HAVE A 1998 BUICK CENTURY WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. THE INFORMATION IN COMPLAINTS 10137627 AND 10134068 ARE VERY SIMILAR TO OUR TWO EXPERIENCES. IN JUNE 2004 THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW JUST FELL AND COULD NOT GO BACK UP. THE REAR WINDOW ON THE SIDE DID THE SAME THING A YEAR LATER. BOTH WERE SPONTANEOUS. EACH REPAIR WAS ABOUT $500.00. I SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT TO BUICK WHICH WAS SUMMARILY DISMISSED BECAUSE THE CAR IS "OLD" AND IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED TO EACH WINDOW ONCE. (AS AN ASIDE MY WIFE'S BROTHER HAS THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AND IT HAS HAPPENED TO THREE OF HIS WINDOWS. THE TWO VEHICLES WERE PURCHASED FROM THE SAME DEALER ABOUT 4 MONTHS APART) I HAVE ACCESSED SOME INFORMATION MENTIONED IN THE OTHER COMPLAINTS SO I NEED NOT REPEAT IT HERE. I BELIEVE BUICK HAS IN INHERENT DEFECT WHICH SHOULD BE REPAIRED OR CHANGED AT NO COST. IT WAS HOWEVER REPLACED WITH THE SAME HARDWARE. OUR GRANDCHILDREN RIDE IN CAR SEATS IN THE BACK OF THE CAR AND THIS FAILURE COULD ENDANGER THEM. YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER IS APPRECIATED. *JB

• 10/20/2003· STEERING

  THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BIND. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *NLM *TS *NLM

• 10/20/1998· SEAT BELTS

  FRONT SEATBELT IS TOO TIGHT. SHE STATED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT SEATBELT CUTS OFF HER CIRCULATION WHEN SHE DRIVES HER CAR . ALSO THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT SHE CAN GET A CLOTHES PIN TO ATTACH TO THE SEATBELT TO STOP THE SEATBELT FROM BEING TOO TIGHT. SEATBELT REPLACED, BUT REPLACEMENT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK *ML

• 10/19/1998· VISIBILITY

  THE WINDSHIELD ANGLE AND DESIGN RESULTS IN VISION BEING OBSCURED DUE TO REFLECTION.

• 10/18/2005· VISIBILITY

  DT: CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK CENTURY. POWER WINDOWS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER. ALL 4 WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING. WITHIN 2 MONTHS ALL 4 WINDOWS HAVE BEEN CHECKED . THE DEALER WORKED ON 3 WINDOWS . THEY FAILED AT 70, 000 MILES . THE CONTACT DID NOT WANT TO PAY FOR WINDOWS TO BE FIXED. *AK *NM

• 10/18/2000· STEERING,SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  POWER STEERING MECHANISM MOANS, GRAONS, AND SHUDDERS, STEERING WHEEL HARD TO TURN AND FLUID LEVELS DROP. ACCORDING TO THEIR SERVICE MANAGER, THE POWER STEERING PUMP SYSTEM HAS A FACTORY DEFECT. ENGINEERS HAVE BEEN TRYING FIVE YEARS TO RESOLVE, THEY CANNOT FIX PROBLEM. BRAKE SYSTEM HAS ABNORMAL WEAR FOR AGE OF CAR, ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED AND GROUND TWICE IN 18 MONTHS. FRONT-END COMPONENTS HAVE BROKEN NAMELY ROCKER ARM ASSEMBLY IN FIRST 100 MILES AND REMAINED BROKE FOR 28,000 MILES. NUTS AND BOLTS HAVE FALLEN OUT OF THE FRONT END SUSPENSE SYSTEM. (TIRESIZE: P205/70R15) (TIRESIZE: P205/70R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/70R15 )

• 10/15/2003· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISES FROM REAR SUSPENSION. *AK THE ROD SPINDLE ROD SHEARING CAUSED BY CHATTING AGAINST RIGHT STABILIZER SHAFT MOUNTING BOLT STOP. (INBOARD SIDE OF THE REAR SUSPENSION SUPPORT) THE RIGHT SIDE HAD INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE. *SCC *JB

• 10/13/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN VEHICLE IS GOING UP A STEEP INCLINE, AND TAKING FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL, AFTER FULL STOP, TO ACCELERATE, VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARDS. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER COULD NOT CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THIS REPORT WAS GIVEN BY SON. ROSE COLEMAN IS OWNER OF VEHICLE. *AK

• 10/09/2012· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. HOWEVER, THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAINED CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

• 10/09/2002· VISIBILITY

  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND IT WILL HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO SEE DURING RAINY WEATHER. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

• 10/09/2002· STEERING

  CONSUMER STATES WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN WITHOUT ANY INDICATION STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP CAUSING CONSUMER UNABLE TO STEER. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

• 10/06/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I OWN A 1998 BUICK CENTURY CUSTOM THAT I PURCHASED NEW. MY HUSBAND AND I TAKE GOOD CARE OF OUR CARS; ALWAYS DO ALL THE RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE. IN FEBRUARY, OUR INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK AND THE CAR ONLY HAD 76,000 MILES ON IT. THIS COST US OVER $900. MY HUSBAND HAS SEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER BUICK AND GM PRODUCT OWNERS. MANY ARE FORMING GROUPS AND FILING PETITIONS AND CLASS ACTION LAW SUITS. MY GRANDFATHER AND UNCLE WERE CAR REPAIRMEN IN THE '70'S. EVEN BACK THEN, IT WAS UNHEARD OF TO HAVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS REPLACED. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT THAT GM NEEDS TO OWN UP TO. PLEASE PURSUE GM THROUGH WHATEVER CHANNELS YOU HAVE TO MAKE THEM PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND FIX IT. I HAVE HEARD OF A FEW LUCKY FOLKS WHO ARE GETTING REIMBURSED, IT SHOULD BE FOR ALL OF US. *LA

• 10/06/2000· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHTS FAIL TO LUMINATE IN THE DARK WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER WOULD HAVE POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO A LACK OF LIGHTING. TOOK VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS, AND PARTS WERE REPLACED. HEADLIGHTS WERE REAIMED. PROBLEM OF POOR VISIBILITY STILL EXISTS.*AK

• 10/04/2016· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED, THE BRAKES AND STEERING COLUMN SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND DEEMED DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SHORT TERM MEMORY LOSS, A CONCUSSION, AND SEVERAL UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 09E005000 (STEERING) AND 03V527000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.

• 10/04/1999· AIR BAGS

  PROTECTIVE COVER OVER THE AIR BAG IS MISSING CLIPS AND THE COVER IS BENT. MJS

• 10/03/2000· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  CONSUMER WAS WAITING ON AN INSERT TO BE SENT TO HER PER THE RECALL NOTICE, DEALER REFUSES TO PERFORM RECALL 98V-102 BECAUSE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY WANT THE CONSUMER TO PAY FOR INSPECTION AND ADJUSTMENT. NLM

• 10/02/1999· VISIBILITY

  PPG, THE MANUFACTURER OF THE 1998 AND 1999 BUICK CENTURY WINDSHIELDS IS MANUFACTURING THE WINDSHILEDS WITH A LATENT DEFECT, WHICH CAUSES THE WINDSHIELD VIEW TO BE HAZY WHEN DRIVING DIRECTLY INTO THE SUN. IT APPEARS THAT THE LAMINATE LAYERING BETWEEN THE GLASS SHEETS HAS FAILED. I ALSO NOTICED THIS SAME DEFECT ON A 1999 CENTURY AS WELL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED THE DEFECT BUT GENERAL MOTORS CUSTOMER ZONE REP WAS UNWILLING TO PROCEED FURTHER. THE DEFECT WILL PROBABLY NOT CAUSE ANY ACCIDENTS, BUT MAY IMPAIR OR DISTORT A PERSON'S CLARITY OF VIEW, WHEN DRIVING INTO THE SUN.

• 10/01/1999· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING, THE VEHICLE NOT TO MOVE WHILE SHIFTING INTO REVERSE.

• 10/01/1998· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  SPOTS ON LOW BEAM LIGHT CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

• 09/29/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GET HARD, AND CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO HEAR AIR NOISE IN THE BRAKE LINE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKE POWER BOOSTER. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *TC