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1999 Buick CENTURY: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

235 owner complaints analyzed

3 distinct recall campaigns

56,558 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1999 model year. Data updated: . 102 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Engine And Engine Cooling is the most frequently named component, appearing in 17 of 235 complaints (7.2%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior3715.7%
Steering behavior156.4%
Transmission and shifting83.4%
Electrical and battery issues73.0%
Engine operation52.1%
Fuel system concerns31.3%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Engine And Engine Cooling
17
Exterior Lighting:Headlights
15
Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls
15
Unknown Or Other
13
Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System
12
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
12
Vehicle Speed Control
12
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
10
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Engine And Engine Cooling17
Exterior Lighting:Headlights15
Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls15
Unknown Or Other13
Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System12
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip12
Vehicle Speed Control12
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe10

Engine And Engine Cooling: 17; Exterior Lighting:Headlights: 15; Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls: 15; Unknown Or Other: 13; Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System: 12; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip: 12; Vehicle Speed Control: 12; Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe: 10

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
12
25,000 to 49,999
26
50,000 to 74,999
32
75,000 to 99,999
15
100,000 to 149,999
14
150,000 and above
3
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00012
25,000 to 49,99926
50,000 to 74,99932
75,000 to 99,99915
100,000 to 149,99914
150,000 and above3

Under 25,000: 12; 25,000 to 49,999: 26; 50,000 to 74,999: 32; 75,000 to 99,999: 15; 100,000 to 149,999: 14; 150,000 and above: 3

50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (32). 133 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

1999
34
2000
32
2001
18
2002
21
2003
30
2004
32
2005
10
2006
13
2007
7
2008
8
2009
3
2010
6
2011
2
2012
2
2013
4
2014
2
2015
5
2016
1
2017
4
2018
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
199934
200032
200118
200221
200330
200432
200510
200613
20077
20088
20093
20106
20112
20122
20134
20142
20155
20161
20174
20181

1999: 34; 2000: 32; 2001: 18; 2002: 21; 2003: 30; 2004: 32; 2005: 10; 2006: 13; 2007: 7; 2008: 8; 2009: 3; 2010: 6; 2011: 2; 2012: 2; 2013: 4; 2014: 2; 2015: 5; 2016: 1; 2017: 4; 2018: 1

Pattern summary

Engine And Engine Cooling leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 37 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 15 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 8 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10001829 · 2003-01-02 (January 2, 2003)

CONSUMER EXPERIENCES POOR VISIBILITY THROUGH WINDSHIELD ,ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT TIME AND DURING RAIN. WHEN HEADLIGHTS SHINE ONTO WINDSHIELD VIEW BECOMES OPAQUE , AND CONSUMER CAN OT SEE CENTER OR EDGE LINES ON THE ROAD. TS....*AK

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Owner report 10002473 · 2003-01-09 (January 9, 2003)

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE SEIZED. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM *DT

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Owner report 10003583 · 2003-01-28 (January 28, 2003)

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET (LOWER) FAILURE

Owner-reported narrative. 92,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10003583 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10004029 · 2003-01-24 (January 24, 2003)

THE TIRES WERE REMOVED DUE TO CRACKING IN THE SIDEWALLS. THE TIRES WERE DRY ROTTED. TIRES ARE GENERAL AMERI G4S. *JG

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Owner report 10007234 · 2003-02-12 (February 12, 2003)

THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JB

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Owner report 10007851 · 2003-02-20 (February 20, 2003)

POWER WINDOWS FAIL AND WILL "GO DOWN" WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING. UNABLE TO CLOSE THE WINDOWS AS THEY ARE "OFF THE TRACK". THIS THE 4TH WINDOW THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. THE 3RD HAPPENED 4 DAYS PRIOR TO THE 4TH. THE 1ST AND 2ND HAPPENED SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE. REPAIRS ARE OVER $425.00 PER WINDW. I HAD BEEN INFORMED THEY ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I HAD PURCHASED. AT THIS TIME ALL 4 WINDOW HAVE FAILED. TWO HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AT MY COST. THE OTHER TWO I AM NOT ABLE TO REPAIR AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE EXPENSE.

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Owner report 10009014 · 2003-02-21 (February 21, 2003)

THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.*JB

Owner-reported narrative. 83,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10009014 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10011118 · 2003-03-07 (March 7, 2003)

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD.*JB VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD BUILDS UP A FILM MAKING IT HARD FOR THE DRIVER TO SEE OUT OF.*MR

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Recall history

3 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

04V375000 · Exterior Lighting:Headlights

Reported: 2004-08-10 (August 10, 2004)

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." SOME OF THESE VEHICLES DO NOT MEET THE OVERHEAD SIGN ILLUMINATION REQUIREMENTS.

Consequence: LESS ILLUMINATION MAY REDUCE THE ABILITY OF THE DRIVER TO READ OVERHEAD SIGNS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW LOW BEAM HEADLAMP BULBS IN BOTH OF THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080. NOTE: IF THE BULB NEEDS REPLACEMENT IN THE FUTURE, GM BULB NUMBER 89024715 IS AVAILABLE FROM A DEALER, OR THE EQUIVALENT SYLVANIA BULB IS 9006HP, WITH ORANGE LETTERING ON THE BULB.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
99V170000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip

Reported: 1999-07-09 (July 9, 1999)

SOME OF THESE VEHICLES WITH THE KEY IN THE "ON" POSITION, EXHIBIT A CONDITION IN WHICH THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) MOTOR SHORTS TO ITS CASE AND GROUNDS THROUGH A FLEXIBLE BRAKE FLUID PIPE.

Consequence: THIS SHORT CAN CAUSE EXTREME HEATING OF THE FLEXIBLE BRAKE PIPE WHERE IT CAN MELT A NEARBY FLEXIBLE PLASTIC FUEL HOSE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A GROUND CABLE FROM THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE (EBCM) TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BODY RAIL.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
99V356000 · Exterior Lighting:Headlights

Reported: 1999-12-17 (December 17, 1999)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THE VERTICAL HEAD LAMP ADJUSTING DEVICE MAY NOT BE CALIBRATED PROPERLY.

Consequence: DRIVER VISIBILITY MAY BE IMPAIRED INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH AN OWNER'S MANUAL INSERT CONTAINING INSTRUCTIONS FOR OPTICALLY AIMING THE HEADLAMPS.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
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Data completeness

235 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

43.4%Usable mileage102 / 235 records
80.9%Valid incident date190 / 235 records
100.0%Valid filing date235 / 235 records
80.9%Ordered incident and filing dates190 / 235 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
12.6%
ODI 883277

WHEN SWITCHING GEAR FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE ENGINE SUDDEN ACCELERATED, CRASHING INTO VEHICLE BEHIND. THEN, SWITCHED GEAR TO DRIVE AND ENGINE SUDDEN ACCELERATED AGAIN, CRASHING INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT. VEHICLE TOOK OFF ON IT'S OWN, DRIVING OVER CURVE AND CRASHING INTO A WALL THEN, HITTING AN UTILITY POLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK

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24.4%
ODI 544055

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED, RECALL ON COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO VIN #.

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35.6%
ODI 538658

HORN DESIGN DIFFICULT TO ACTIVATE EXCESSIVE FORCE NECESSARY.

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10.9%
ODI 834476

WHEN TRYING TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THE GEAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO THE GEAR AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

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77.1%
ODI 534731

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED, 2ND GEAR DRUM PISTON BROKE AND PIECES WENT THROUGH TRANSMISSION CAUSING COMPLETE FAILURE.

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45.0%
ODI 10042128 · 26,134 mi

THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATIONS AT SPEEDS EXCEEDING 70 MPH. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED FOUR NEW MICHELIN TIRE BUT THEY DID NOT CORRECT THE VIBRATION PROBLEM. THE GEAR SELECTOR BECAME STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION PERIODICALLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *MR *NLM

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

209.2%
ODI 10061783 · 41,600 mi

TRANSMISSION FELL APART AT 41,600 MILES. (NAR) *PH *CB

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52.1%
ODI 10392903 · 56,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACK OFF WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ABS SENSOR AND OTHER WIRES WERE BOUND BY ELECTRICAL TAPE AND THE FUEL AND BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE MISSING PLUGS WHICH PREVENTED WATER FROM ENTERING THE VEHICLE ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. BOTH THE BRAKE LINE AND THE TRANSMISSION WERE LEAKING FLUIDS. THERE WAS A HOLE IN TH…

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3116.1%
ODI 10013555

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 DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER AND TOLD ME THE PRESSURE IN TRANSMISSION WAS LOW. THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE NOT SURE I WOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY TO MY NEXT DESTINATION. I ASKED THE REPRESENTATIVES WAS THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY? THE REPRESENTATIVES SAID "NO."…

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139.0%
ODI 10081372 · 25,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING UPHILL TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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42.6%
ODI 10042892 · 2,000 mi

WHILE STOPPED ON AN INCLINE, THE CONSUMER REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK SEVERAL FEET. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE ROLL BACK WAS DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE TORQUE OF THE WHEELS.*AK THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS DESIGNED. *JB *NM

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10.8%
ODI 10321892 · 113,591 mi

ALMOST EVERY TIME THE HEADLIGHTS ARE CHANGED FROM HIGH TO LOW BEAMS THE LIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF COMPLEATLY AND I WILL HAVE NO HEADLIGTS AT ALL, I HAVE GONE OUT AND PURCHASED A NEW TURNSIGNAL SWITCH AND PLAN TO PUT IT IN AS SOON AS POSIBLE AND I WILL HAVE THE OLD PART STILL. THE FRONT DRIVE ASSEMBELY WILL GRIND ANY TIME A TIRE LOSES TRACTION AND SPINS IN EITHER THE RAIN OR SNOW ON PAVEMENT OR OFF THE ROAD IN A DRIVEWAY SO MY CAR HAS BEEN DRIVING IN ONE WHEEL DRIVE INSTEAD OF TWO WHEEL DRIVE, I HAVE NOT HAD THE CHANCE TO GO AND BUY A NEW DRIVE AX…

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

15.3%
ODI 10350759 · 57,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT BULBS WERE POSITIONED TOO CLOSE TO THE PLASTIC COVER LENS CAUSING THE PLASTIC COVER TO FOG. THE FAILURE WOULD CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY OF THE ROADWAY AND THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE. THE DEALER ADVISED THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO ASSIST WITH THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,617. UPDATED 12/21/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, THE ROTORS, T…

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Vehicle Speed Control
513.2%
ODI 504524

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *DSH

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48.9%
ODI 509618

VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

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611.1%
ODI 480845

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). *AK

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1211.3%
ODI 505911

VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY, CAUSING ACCIDENT TWICE.

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33.0%
ODI 10003852 · 114,000 mi

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING AND A SCREW HAD WORKED LOOSE AND FELL INTO THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR LINKAGE, BLOCKING THE LINKAGE GEAR IN FULL THROTTLE AND LOST CONTROL WITH TRAFFIC ALL SURROUNDING HIM. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. SCC

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67.5%
ODI 507578

ENGINE SURGES OR STALLS INTERMITTENTLY.

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21.9%
ODI 10325088 · 75,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH THE RPM'S INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN RESPIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLIANT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,000.

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20.9%
ODI 552534

SOMETIMES THE GAS PEDAL STICKS WHILE DRIVING. YH

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125.1%
ODI 10007234

THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JB

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42.1%
ODI 10121167 · 75,508 mi

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 DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES OVER THIS PROBLEM. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN FOR THE FIRST FOUR AND HALF YEARS. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR TWO TIMES AND THE COMPUTER ONCE. THE CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING THE UNWANTED ACCELERATION PROBLEM. THE DEALER CAN'T…

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128.3%
ODI 10305547 · 68,000 mi

2001 BUICK CENTURY SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ON BUT NOT ENGAGED. THIS TYPICALLY HAPPENS WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR POT HOLE OR PUTTING ON THE TURN SIGNAL. ALSO, THE CAR HAS SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN DRIVING ON A SMOOTH ROAD WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. I HAVE BE ABLE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION BY EITHER TAPPING THE BRAKE OR TURNING OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL WITH THE SWITCH AT THE END OF THE STALK. I NO LONGER DRIVE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL TURNED; AND HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEM AS LONG AS THE CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT TURNED ON. T…

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53.2%
ODI 10013618

MY 2002 BUICK CENTURY ODOMETER IS OVER RECORDING MILES BY 4%. AFTER TAKING MY CAR TO THE BUICK DEALER TWO TIMES I AM INFORMED THAT GM RESPONDED THAT THERE ARE NO FEDERAL REGULATIONS REGARDING THE ACCURACY OF AN ODOMETER. BUICK (G.M.) RESPONDED THAT 4% ERROR IS ACCEPTABLE TO THEM. I HAVE A COPY OF THE G.M. RESPONSE TO THE DEALER(G.M. DOCUMENT ID#1216409---SERVICE VME-ODOMETER ACCURACY, #PI00746-(12/24/2002). WHEN I FILE MY FEDERAL TAX RETURN-FORM 2106 BUSINESS EXPENSE SINCE I TRAVEL 40,000 MILES A YEAR I WOULD BE OVER REPORTING 1.600 MILES AT …

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53.9%
ODI 10326004 · 76,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY WHETHER THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED OR NOT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,400.

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37.7%
ODI 10595305 · 107,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR INCREASE SPEED WITHOUT TOUCHING THE PEDAL WILL KEEP INCREASING SPEED SLIGHTLY MAKING YOU HIT BRAKES OR PULL OVER. I RESTART THE CAR AND SOMETIMES THIS WILL STOP IT SOMETIMES NOT. IT IS GETTING WORSE AND I HAVE HAD IT TO A DEALER WITH NO FINDING. I HAVE CONTACTED BUICK THROUGH EMAIL AND HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING YET. THE CAR WILL DO THIS EVEN IN THE CITY AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH WE HAVE TO BRAKE OR IT WILL GO FASTER AND FASTER. I HAVE CONTACTED ALL I KNOW TO AND CANNOT FIND WHAT IS GOING ON. I NEED SOME ASSISTANCE BEFORE TH…

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Electrical System
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

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11.9%
ODI 10390033 · 230,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE DEFROSTER WAS ENGAGED. THE CONTACT THEN SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE DEFROSTER AREA. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE AWAY FROM HIS RESIDENCE AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF BUT THE SMOKE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT THEN OPENED THE HOOD AND A FIRE ERUPTED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A KNEE INFECTION FROM ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AWAY FROM HIS RESIDENCE. A FIRE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED …

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10.9%
ODI 987193

WHILE DRIVING NOTICED SMOKE ODOR COMING FROM VENT, SUDDENLY DASH CAUGHT FIRE, DUE TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRING SHORT IN DASH. *AK VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED MANY ELECTRICAL RELATED PROBLEMS, BATTERY FAILED, BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF EVEN AFTER VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND DEALER FOUND AN OPEN CIRCUIT STOP AT LAMP SWITCH, WINDSHIELD WIPER FUSE BLEW MANY TIMES EVEN AFTER DEALER REPLACED TERMINALS AT FUSE PANEL, ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE STALLED, DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR, DEALER FOUND A SHORT IN THE COLUMN HARNESS…

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

11.3%
ODI 10407363 · 130,000 mi

DRIVING TOWARDS A STOPLIGHT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR ON A 1996 BUICK CENTURY. PUMPING GAVE ONLY PARTIAL REAR BRAKING. DROVE TO FRIEND'S HOUSE (DURING WHICH THE BRAKES WORKED NORMALLY THE WHOLE WAY). WE PULLED THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FIBROUS FINELY WOVEN TUBE COVER (FIBERGLASS?) TO THE EXTREMELY THIN AND FRAGILE WIRES TO ABS SENSOR LOOKED BURNT. CUTTING IT OFF WE DISCOVERED THE WIRES INSIDE HAD SHORTED OUT. WHEN WE CLEARED THE SHORT AND INDIVIDUALLY WRAP INSULATED THE WIRES, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT THEN CAME …

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32.8%
ODI 10956057

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE

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62.8%
ODI 10009041

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR SHIFT DUE TO A FAULTY ELECTRONIC SYSTEM PROBLEM. *JB

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62.6%
ODI 10306590 · 110,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE (1999 GM BUICK CENTURY ,120,000 MILES) ON AT LEAST 10 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS IN THE PAST 2 YEARS THE VEHICLE ENGINE HAS STALLED AND ALL ELECTRICAL POWER IS LOST. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, IT HAS HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS AT 45 MPH.AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPS IT CAN BE RESTARTED. THERE ARE NO WARNING INDICATORS DISPLAYED BEFORE OR AFTER. INITIALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON AND THERE WERE NO CODE DIAGNOSTICS INDICATING A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED 3 TIMES. THE GAS CAP, CRANK …

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115.7%
ODI 10058139 · 26,300 mi

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

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74.8%
ODI 10016695

GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN FIRST STARTING THE CAR AND IN A DARK SURROUNDING SUCH AS A CAR PORT OR GARAGE, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE WHAT GEAR HAS BEEN SELECTED. I FEAR THAT EVEN THOUGH CAUTION IS USED, THERE IS HIGH POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE WRONG GEAR WAS SELECTED. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES THE LIGHT DOES COME ON AND ALL IS NORMAL. IS THIS A DESIGN PROBLEM OR IS THERE A DEFECT IN THE CAR'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM? *JB

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1711.0%
ODI 10013929 · 33,344 mi

EACH TIME I EXIT MY 2002 BUICK CENTURY I GET SHOCKED. IT HAS INCREASED IN INTENSITY, AND I SOMETIMES GET SHOCKED TWICE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP LOOK IT OVER, AS WELL AS CHECK TO SEE IF ANY OF THE RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN CARE OF, AS IT WAS A PROGRAM CAR. I WAS ASSURED THAT NONE OF THE NUMEROUS RECALLS ON THE 2002 BUICK CENTURY APPLIED TO MY CARE. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT MY BEING SHOCKED WHEN I EXIT THE VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING IT. THIS CONCERNS ME A GREAT DEAL, AS I HAVE R…

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2015.7%
ODI 10071711

THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO LOCK FROM USING THE REMOTE KEY ENTRY DEVICE. ALSO, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE LOCK BUTTON FAILED TO UNLOCK THE DOORS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK INSPECTOR VERIFIED THAT THE POWER DOOR LOCKS OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE ODOMETER OPERATED NORMALLY. TRUNK POPPED OPEN ONCE WHILE DRIVING. THE BRAKES APPLIED AND RELEASED AS DESIGNED; AND THE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HELD THE VEHICLE PROPERLY AND APPEARED TO BE PROPERLY ADJUSTED. *TT

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512.8%
ODI 10124478 · 14,000 mi

THERE IS AN ELECTRIC SHORT IN MY VEHICLE AND THE CONSUMER WAS AFRAID IT WAS GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE. THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED AND LOST THE RADIO. ALSO, SPEEDOMETER/HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS DID NOT WORK. THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE VEHICLE, AND FOR CONSUMER TO CALL NHTSA AND REPORT IT. *AK THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON 6/18/05 AND FINALLY STARTED BUT EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CLOCK WOULD GO OUT ALONG WITH OTHER UNITS. *SC *JB

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526.3%
ODI 10428257 · 87,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACTIVATING THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. WHEN ACTIVATING THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD FLASH ABNORMALLY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED AND DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE IGNITION STARTER SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

24.4%
ODI 817778

WHILE DRIVNG THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, ALSO THERE IS EXCESSIVE WERE OF WHEEL CYLINDERS, WHELL CYLINDERS HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE ON VEHICLE. *AK *JB

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

1312.3%
ODI 548043

ANTI LOCK BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, SEVERAL COMPONENTS REPLACED, HOWEVER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE VIBRATION/GRINDING. MJS

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1010.1%
ODI 10088062

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES BECAME INOPERATIVE. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO COLLIDE WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

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67.5%
ODI 10064441 · 60,000 mi

EXCESSIVE VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. *JB

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32.8%
ODI 524698

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.

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146.4%
ODI 10164945 · 54,400 mi

ABS SYSTEM ON MY 1998 BUICK CENTURY CUSTOM FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON LOCAL STREET AT ABOUT 40 MPH. FAILURE CAUSED HANDLING ISSUES. BUICK DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND SAID THE ABS MOTOR POWER PACK AND THE MODULATOR HAVE GONE BAD. ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET, IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. *NM

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125.1%
ODI 10032614

ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM HEATS UP, THE BRAKE LINE HEATS AND MELTS, CAUSING THE NO FLUID TO BRAKING SYSTEM. BRAKES ARE NOW DAMAGED TO POINT OF TOTAL REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF APPROX. $1,000.00. *AK

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52.6%
ODI 10048373 · 51,000 mi

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 ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND. *SC *JB

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85.5%
ODI 10001497 · 28,997 mi

WHILE IN MOTION THERE WAS A THUMPING NOISE EMMITING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE KEY WOULD NOT RETURN IT TO IT'S NORMAL POSTION. ALSO THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES, ALSO THE GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK.*JG *JB

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53.2%
ODI 10103177 · 33,918 mi

AT A STOP ON A HILL WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES THERE WAS A MINOR VEHICLE ROLL BACK ONCE THE FOOT WAS OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH EXCESSIVE ROLLBACK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TESTED IT ROLLED BACK A DISTANCE OF 15 FEET AT A SPEED OF 15MPH. THE VEHICLE STALLED DISABLING BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. THE HEADLIGHTS ON LOW BEAM DO NOT MERGE. THEY ACT AS TWO SEPARATE SPOTLIGHTS AND DISTANCE APPE…

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32.4%
ODI 10122239 · 10,500 mi

DT: CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND CAME TO STOP SIGN APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY FAILED AND VEHICLE WENT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY CHECKED THE BRAKES SYSTEM AND FOUND NOTHING. ON THE DAY THAT THE DEALER STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG, THIS HAPPENED AGAIN. TOOK BACK TO DEALER, LEFT IT WITH THE DEALER FOR 5 DAYS. THEY DROVE THE CAR 337 MILES AND FOUND NOTHING. THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES WERE VERY SPONGY. TODAY, TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER, AND IT HAD PROPER BRAKES. *AK

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Exterior Lighting
00.0%

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

11.0%
ODI 601139

INSIDE LIGHTING FAILED. *TT

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

10.9%
ODI 606898

DASH TRIM FITS POORLY.MGM

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20.9%
ODI 11385397 · 78,000 mi

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.

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73.0%
ODI 10161550

CONSUMER 1999 CENTURY TURN SIGNAL AND PARK LIGHT BURNS THE BULB CAUSING CONSUMER TO HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY CHANGE THE LIGHT. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE SOCKET OVERHEATED. *JB

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63.1%
ODI 10243460 · 47,000 mi

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 50,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

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21.4%
ODI 10511450 · 130,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE PANEL LIGHTING FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

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106.5%
ODI 10143516 · 82,000 mi

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HE SWITCHED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS TO HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS, RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF EXTERIOR LIGHTING. HE SWERVED TO MISS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF TURNING THE DIMMER SWITCH ON AND OFF THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS. HE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. *AK

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3729.1%
ODI 10071712

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS FAILED TO SHUT OFF. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO REMAIN UNLOCKED FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. BOTH THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE CONTACTED. *AK *SC *JB

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717.9%
ODI 10248861 · 125,887 mi

DRIVING ON A COUNTRY ROAD THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. HIT THE DIMMER SWITCH AND THEY CAME BACK ON. IT DID THIS ABOUT THREE TIMES. FOUND OUT THAT IF WE TRIED TO USE THE DIMMER SWITCH THAT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. THEN IT GOT TO THE POINT THAT THE ONLY WAY THAT YOU COULD USE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS WAS TO HOLD THE SWITCH. TWO WEEKS LATER WENT TO THE GROCERY STORE TURNED ON THE BLINKER TO TURN AND THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AGAIN. HAD TO PULL THE LIGHT SWITCH ON AND LUCKILY THEY CAME BACK ON. TONIGHT WE TOOK THE CAR OUT AND THE LIGHTS KEPT GOING OUT. THIS IS ON A 200…

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421.1%
ODI 10555182 · 48,740 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF BY THEMSELVES. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. WHEN HIGH/LOW BEAM SELECTOR WAS USED, LIGHTS RETURNED ON. SUSPECT FAULTY SWITCH?? *TR

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
25.3%
ODI 785536

THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN. NLM

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

713.0%
ODI 513026

CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT.

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65.7%
ODI 501351

NOISE FROM STEERING WHEEL. *SD

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88.1%
ODI 507591

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING COUTINUED ENGINE STALLING REPLACEMENT OF FAULTY FUEL SYSTEM UNITS AND COMPUTER CHIP DID NOT RECTIFY STALLING.

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67.5%
ODI 523510

CAR CONTUNUES TO STALL AFTER MANY REPAIR ATTEMPTS.

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10.9%
ODI 718885

ENGINE HARD TO START, ROUGH IDLE, LOSS OF POWER, CONTINUOUS MISFIRES.

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52.3%
ODI 720654

ENGINE WAS DAMAGED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED WHEN OIL FILTER FELL(?) OFF THE ENGINE AND CAR WAS DRIVEN 2+ MILES WITH NO OIL IN ENGINE. CAR STALLED AND WAS RESTARTED 3 TIMES. AT NO TIME DID THE OIL WARNING LIGHT INDICATE A PROBLEM! DEALER SAID ENGINE WAS DAMAGED AND MUST BE REPLACED BUT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY WARRANTY BECAUSE ENGINE HAD BEEN OPERATED WITHOUT OIL. IT COST ME ABOUT $4,000 FOR A NEW ENGINE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE WHEN REVERSE OR DRIVE ARE SELECTED UNTIL THE SELECTOR IS MOVED IN AND OUT OF OTHER POSITIONS. …

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73.0%
ODI 769537

SAME INCIDENT AS ODI ID 8012684. ALL THE HOSES WERE CHECKED PRIOR TO CONTACTING THE DEALER. DT

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63.1%
ODI 552288

THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES HOT WHEN THE HEADLIGHT AND RADIO ARE ON USE. NLM

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21.4%
ODI 8009291

ENGINE KNOCKING WHILE DRIVING OR RUNNING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Unknown Or Other
37.9%
ODI 10949171 · 165 mi

I PUT THE KEY IN I TURN IT AND OUT CRANKS BUT WON'T TURN OVER.STATIONARY

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12.2%
ODI 10071282 · 95,000 mi

WE BOUGHT THIS CAR USED, BUT WE HAVE IT SERVICED EVERY 5-6,000 KMS. NOTHING SMALL GOES IN THIS VEHICLE. WE BASICALLY DRIVE WITHIN A 55 KM RADIUS. THE TRANNY WOULD NOT SHIFT, THE BODY ROTTED OUT DESPITE RUST PROOFING, NOW THE RAD HAS OIL IN IT, HEAD GASKET, NOT EVEN 160,000 KMS,,,PLEASE WHERE ARE THE OLD FASHION VALUE,

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00.0%

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10.9%
ODI 542316

THE LOOSE FITTED CARPET WORKED FREE AND WAS BUNCHED UP UNDER THE FOOT BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PREVENTING THEIR USE RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL.

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33.0%
ODI 11366216

WATCHED ALOT OF CAR RACES ON TV AND NASCAR RACES ARE ONE OF THOSE RACES WHERE DRIVERS DO CAR ACCIDENTS ON PURPOSE SO THEY DONT LSE A RACE AND PEOPLE OUT THERE DO THE SAME ON REGULAR ROADS.YOU CANT STOP THESE HUMANS OR ROBOTS FROM DOING THESE THINGS ALL THE TIME THEY ARE LIKE SUICIDE THREATS LIKE A KAMAKAZI PILOT FROM JAPAN.SO THINK THAT PEOPLE SHOULD GET CHECKED FOR MENTAL HEALTH TO SEE IF THEY ARE A PERSON WHO IS A KAMAKAZI OR A PERSON WHO IS NOT SCARED TO CAUSE A CAR ACCIDENT ON PURPOSE THESE PEOPLE CAN LOOKLIKE ANY TYPE OF PERSON TALL SHORT…

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22.5%
ODI 519336

REFLECTION OF SUN FROM DASH BOARD INTO WINDSHIELD DISTRACTS VISION.

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10.9%
ODI 606898

DASH TRIM FITS POORLY.MGM

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167.3%
ODI 532981

DASH DESIGN CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY, DUE TO REFLECTION ON WINDSHIELD.

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135.5%
ODI 10040825 · 40,000 mi

PAINT IS PEELING AROUND THE WHEEL WELLS AND THE LOWER PANEL, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS NO PRIMER FOR THE PAINT TO STICK TO.

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73.6%
ODI 10436969 · 80,000 mi

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..

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32.1%
ODI 10116662 · 71,000 mi

THE 2001 BUICK CENTURY WAS NOT SHIFTING WELL AND RAN OUT OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. WHEN THE RESERVOIR FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS REFILLED THE FLUID RAN OUT QUICKLY AND I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE LOCAL DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THEY TOLD ME ALL THE FLUIDS WERE MIXING AND THAT IF IT WAS NOT FIXED THE ANTIFREZE AND WATER WOULD HAVE LEAKED INTO THE OIL AND BLEW THE MOTOR BECAUSE THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFORLD GASKET WAS BAD. THE BILL FROM THE DEALER ACCOUNTS FOR LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID LINES AND THE LI MANIFOLD GASKET. THESE WERE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS AND THE RE…

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53.2%
ODI 10018342 · 23,600 mi

THE ODOMETER ON MY RECENTLY PURCHASED 2002 BUICK CENTURY (FROM A BUICK DEALER WITH 22,000 MILES AND STILL UNDER WARRANTY) APPEARS TO BE OFF BY APPROXIMATELY 4%. ON A RECENT TRIP OF 450 MILES (A TRIP TAKEN AND MEASURED MANY TIMES IN THE PAST), MY ENDING TRIP MILEAGE REGISTERED AS 467 MILES (AN OVERAGE OF 17 MILES). ON THE RETURN TRIP, I USED NUMEROUS INTERSTATE MILEAGE MARKERS TO COMPARE DISTANCES. FOR EACH 100 MILES TRAVELED, THE ODOMETER REGISTERS IT AS 104 MILES. TO ME, THIS IS AN ISSUE OF THE SPEEDOMETER NOT BEING CORRECT, PLUS MORE MILE…

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21.6%
ODI 10965991 · 130,000 mi

WAS DRIVING UP A GRADE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DOWNSHIFT TO CLIMB THE GRADE PROPERLY ON THE FREEWAY SO REMAINED AT 60 MPH WHILE IN DRIVE. VEHICLE ALSO SEEMED TO ACCELERATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER WHERE I HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY PUTTING IT INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO BRAKE SAFELY ALMOST AS IF I WAS BRAKING AS THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING. I WAS AT 55 MPH ON A FLAT SERVICE WITHOUT EVEN TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. I DID NOTICE HIGHER RPMS WHILE IN NEUTRAL. I DID TAKE IT TO A GARAGE AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND MY FRONT BRAKE…

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25.1%
ODI 10228803 · 70,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEALS WITH THE VEHICLE FRAME FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE WOULD FLOOD WHEN IT RAINS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,000.

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15.3%
ODI 10323656 · 33,670 mi

MY 20005 BUICK CENTURY, ACCELERATED IN A PARKING LOT WITHOUT MY STEPPING ON THE GAS. THE CAR WENT AIR BORNE, JUMPING THE CURB GOING THROUGH A DITCH AND UP AN EMBANKMENT BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR UNDER CONTROL.. THIS WAS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. *TR

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Engine And Engine Cooling
12.6%
ODI 555749

ENGINE BEGAN OVERHEATING, CONSUMER HAD ALL 6 FROST PLUGS REPLACED AND THE WATER PUMP, STARTER, THERMOSTAT, HEAD GASKET AND RESURFACED THE ENGINE HEAD. NLM

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12.2%
ODI 10071282 · 95,000 mi

WE BOUGHT THIS CAR USED, BUT WE HAVE IT SERVICED EVERY 5-6,000 KMS. NOTHING SMALL GOES IN THIS VEHICLE. WE BASICALLY DRIVE WITHIN A 55 KM RADIUS. THE TRANNY WOULD NOT SHIFT, THE BODY ROTTED OUT DESPITE RUST PROOFING, NOW THE RAD HAS OIL IN IT, HEAD GASKET, NOT EVEN 160,000 KMS,,,PLEASE WHERE ARE THE OLD FASHION VALUE,

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11.9%
ODI 10051900

1993 BUICK CENTURY EXPERIENCED VEHICLE FIRE.*MR WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE CAR JERKED A LITTLE AND THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONSUMER HEARD A POP AND SAW SMOKE, HE THEN PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FIRE. *CB *JB

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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10.9%
ODI 10081453 · 100,000 mi

A MIXTURE OF WATER AND ANTI FREEZE SEEPED INTO THE OIL. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE FLUIDS MIXED WITH THE OIL, AND WENT THROUGH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THIS KNOCKED THE CRANKSHAFT AND DESTROYED THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED 8 MONTHS LATER. *AK

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41.8%
ODI 10054110

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AS A RESULT. *NM THE CONSUMER TRIED TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT BUT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. *SC *JB

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177.2%
ODI 10003583 · 92,000 mi

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET (LOWER) FAILURE

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73.6%
ODI 10017468

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

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64.1%
ODI 10116662 · 71,000 mi

THE 2001 BUICK CENTURY WAS NOT SHIFTING WELL AND RAN OUT OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. WHEN THE RESERVOIR FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS REFILLED THE FLUID RAN OUT QUICKLY AND I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE LOCAL DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THEY TOLD ME ALL THE FLUIDS WERE MIXING AND THAT IF IT WAS NOT FIXED THE ANTIFREZE AND WATER WOULD HAVE LEAKED INTO THE OIL AND BLEW THE MOTOR BECAUSE THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFORLD GASKET WAS BAD. THE BILL FROM THE DEALER ACCOUNTS FOR LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID LINES AND THE LI MANIFOLD GASKET. THESE WERE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS AND THE RE…

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149.1%
ODI 10072089 · 2,900 mi

VEHICLE SHAKES VERY VIOLENTLY. CONSUMER BELIEVES ITS AN ENGINE PROBLEM. *AK

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75.5%
ODI 10083241

WHILE DRIVING,VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, AND NO PROBLEM WAS RECALLED FROM THE MACHINE. THEN, MECHANIC TOOK THE VEHICLE ON A TEST DRIVE . VEHICLE DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM. BUT MECHANIC INSISTED THAT NO SOLUTION WAS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. *AK

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Engine And Engine Cooling38,000–53,555 mi46,150 mi11
ODI 10003583 · 92,000 mi

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET (LOWER) FAILURE

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ODI 10016274 · 59,000 mi

MY COMPLAINT IS ON MY 1999 BUICK CENTURY. DECEMBER OF 2002 I TOOK MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING DEX-COOL COOLANT. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME IT WAS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND IT WOULD COST AROUND $440.00. MY CAR ONLY HAD 59,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD. THIS SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. VERY POOR JOB OF QUALITY IN THIS AREA BY GENERAL MOTORS/. *JB

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ODI 10087568 · 30,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS A SQUEAKING NOISE WAS PRODUCED. *AK

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Exterior Lighting:Headlights56,615–125,000 mi80,000 mi5
ODI 10087792 · 24,300 mi

WHILE DRIVING DURING NIGHT HOURS, IT WAS HARD DIFFICULT FOR THE CONSUMER TO SEE BECAUSE THE HEAD LIGHT LENS COVERS WERE NOT CLEAR. DETERMINED. *JB THE HEADLIGHTS HAD MOISTURE INSIDE THEM. ONCE THE MOISTURE EVAPORATED THE HEADLAMPS DID NOT ILLUMINATE PROPERLY. *NM

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ODI 10103282 · 80,000 mi

HEADLIGHTS WERE REPAIRED. CONSUMER STATED AFTER RECALL REPAIRS THE HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM. *AK

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ODI 10104973 · 570,004 mi

CONSUMER STATED AFTER RECALL REPAIRS THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME DIMMER THAN BEFORE THE REPAIRS. *AK

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Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls50,000–87,500 mi66,000 mi11
ODI 10017896 · 2,000 mi

THE REAR POWER WINDOWS MOTOR FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE WINDOW TO BE INOPERATIVE. *JB

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ODI 10027153 · 180,000 mi

CONSUMER STATES 3 OF THE 4 WINDOW MECHANISMS BROKE WITHIN A MONTH OF EACH OTHER. THE WINDOWS WERE STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. CONSUMER PAID $700.00 IN REPAIRS. *AK *CB *JB

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ODI 10093513 · 70,190 mi

BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW. HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRIC WINDOWS NOT OPERATING. IN JUNE, DRIVERS WINDOW FELL DOWN AND WOULD NOT CLOSE. MECHANIC REPLACED ENTIRE WINDOW MECHANISM. THREE WEEKS LATER LEFT REAR WINDOW BEGIN TO FALL WHILE DRIVING. DROVE TO DEALERSHIP WHERE MECHANIC TAPED WINDOW UP AND HE SAID THIS HAD BEEN A PROBLEM BUT THOUGHT IT WAS WITH ALL MAKES/MODELS NOT JUST BUICK. THE ORIGINAL REPAIR ON FRONT WINDOW WAS $440. TO REPAIR REAR WINDOW WOULD BE THE SAME. MY HUSBAND HAS DISCONNECTED SWITCH AND TEMPORARY FIXED WINDO…

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Unknown Or OtherToo few reports for a range35,027 mi4 (sparse)
ODI 10040825 · 40,000 mi

PAINT IS PEELING AROUND THE WHEEL WELLS AND THE LOWER PANEL, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS NO PRIMER FOR THE PAINT TO STICK TO.

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ODI 10125543 · 30,053 mi

I OWN (BOUGHT USED) A 1999 BUICK CENTURY, AT 27,000 MILES MY DRIVERS WINDOWS REGULATOR/MOTOR WENT OUT. AT 30,000 I HIT A LITTLE BUMP WHILE IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE AND FELL DOWN, OF COURSE I SAW IT AND SWERVED A BIT, BUT FORTUNATELY NOT TOO MUCH. MY MOTHER OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY, AT 20,000 HER DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW BROKE....I AM JUST WAITING FOR A FEW MORE MILES AND THEN HER PASSENGER SIDE WILL GO. GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO MAKE THESE PARTS BETTER. I DO BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, DUE TO THE GENERAL REACTIO…

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ODI 10745845 · 66,543 mi

ALL FOUR WINDOWS, TWICE, HAVE HAD REPAIR DONE. CLIPS IN DOOR WORN AND BREAKS, WIND OWN FALLS DOWN AND WON'T STAY UP, POWER. 300. TO 500. EA TO REPAIR. WROTE ABOUT THIS COMPLAINT MANY TIMES WHY NOT A RECALL

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System34,750–78,000 mi54,189 mi9
ODI 10022723 · 63,117 mi

THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED BECAUSE ONE OF THE ENGINE GASKETS BECAME UNSEALED AND LEAKED COOLANT. THIS FAILURE WAS NOT RECALLED BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER DIDN'T SEE THE PROBLEM AS A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK *CB *NLM

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ODI 10036877 · 25,000 mi

COOLING SYSTEM FULL OF GUNK, USES DEX*COOL. OVERHEATING, LEAKING COOLANT, CONSTANTLY REFILLING. MECHANIC ADVISED DEX-COOL IS THE PROBLEM, AS DETERIORATES GASKETS. REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FOR $650. IF PROBLEM CONTINUES, MAY NEED TO REPLACE HEAD GASKET AS WELL. PROBLEM IS THIS IS THE RECOMMENDED COOLANT FOR THIS CAR. HAVE SPENT MUCH MONEY FLUSHING AND REFILLING SYSTEM, BEFORE FINDING OUT THAT THE COOLANT IS THE PROBLEM.*AK

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ODI 10041545 · 80,000 mi

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET HAS A LEAKING COOLANT. THE CAR WAS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF A BUSY DIVIDED FOUR LANE HIGHWAY WHILE WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK; TWICE. *LA

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipToo few reports for a range25 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10158499 · 25 mi

I NEVER KNEW SUCH A PROBLEM EXISTED WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ON MY CAR & NEVER INFORMED BY GM OR MY DEALER. NOW, I'VE HAD NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OF NEAR MISSES. NEVER BEEN TAKEN SO BADLY IN MY LIFE. I PAID 28,000 FOR A CAR WORTH BARELY 3K NOW, WHAT A JOKE! *JB

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Vehicle Speed ControlToo few reports for a range95,494 mi2 (sparse)
ODI 10312744 · 102,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD INTO THE GARAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 102,000. UPDATED 03/19/2010. *LJ UPDATED 07/14/10*JB

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ODI 10749945 · 88,988 mi

MY CAR IS NOTHING BUT A PROBLEM AND VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. I LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR AND ALMOST GET INTO ACCIDENT. THE ABS BREAKS IS NOT STABLE,SO MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. POWER WINDOWS IS DEFECT.

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe32,000–58,258 mi42,419 mi7
ODI 10036877 · 25,000 mi

COOLING SYSTEM FULL OF GUNK, USES DEX*COOL. OVERHEATING, LEAKING COOLANT, CONSTANTLY REFILLING. MECHANIC ADVISED DEX-COOL IS THE PROBLEM, AS DETERIORATES GASKETS. REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FOR $650. IF PROBLEM CONTINUES, MAY NEED TO REPLACE HEAD GASKET AS WELL. PROBLEM IS THIS IS THE RECOMMENDED COOLANT FOR THIS CAR. HAVE SPENT MUCH MONEY FLUSHING AND REFILLING SYSTEM, BEFORE FINDING OUT THAT THE COOLANT IS THE PROBLEM.*AK

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ODI 10049115 · 42,419 mi

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *NLM

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ODI 10055591 · 72,515 mi

INTAKE MANIFOLD COOLANT LEAK CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE. *AK INTAKES MANIFOLD GASKET WAS REPLACED. GASKET NOW HAS A NEW PART NUMBER TO CORRECT THE DEFECT ON THE ORIGINAL COMPONENT, GM CLAIM #1-180791866. GM HAS RECALLED FOR COOLANT LEAK, BUT IT WAS ON A DIFFERENT MODEL. ALSO, LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING. MECHANIC REPLACED THE LOWER GASKET. *LA

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 28 reports

2004: 8 complaints · 2005: 4 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2004578
2005134
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
20043810
20051900

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentEngine And Engine CoolingExterior Lighting:HeadlightsVisibility:Power Window Devices And ControlsUnknown Or OtherEngine And Engine Cooling:Cooling SystemService Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipVehicle Speed ControlEngine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
Engine And Engine Cooling—00
1
ODI 10069034

LOOSING COOLANT. NO EXTERNAL LEAKS CAN BE FOUND. FROM THE INFORMATION I HAVE READ, WE PROBABLY HAVE AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET PROBLEM.

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1
ODI 10111274 · 44,000 mi

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK THE ENGINE LOCKED UP DUE TO LOSS OF COOLANT. THE WATER PUMP STARTED LEAKING AT THE SHAFT SEAL WITH LESS THAN 43000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. A DIRTY, OILY SUBSTANCE WAS NOTICED IN THE RADIATOR NECK. *TC

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Exterior Lighting:Headlights0—000000
Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls00—00000
Unknown Or Other
1
ODI 10069034

LOOSING COOLANT. NO EXTERNAL LEAKS CAN BE FOUND. FROM THE INFORMATION I HAVE READ, WE PROBABLY HAVE AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET PROBLEM.

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System0000—00
1
ODI 10036877 · 25,000 mi

COOLING SYSTEM FULL OF GUNK, USES DEX*COOL. OVERHEATING, LEAKING COOLANT, CONSTANTLY REFILLING. MECHANIC ADVISED DEX-COOL IS THE PROBLEM, AS DETERIORATES GASKETS. REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FOR $650. IF PROBLEM CONTINUES, MAY NEED TO REPLACE HEAD GASKET AS WELL. PROBLEM IS THIS IS THE RECOMMENDED COOLANT FOR THIS CAR. HAVE SPENT MUCH MONEY FLUSHING AND REFILLING SYSTEM, BEFORE FINDING OUT THAT THE COOLANT IS THE PROBLEM.*AK

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip00000—
1
ODI 754645

ON NOV. 9TH 2001, WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO ATLANTA, THE CRUISE CONTROL FROZE UP AT 70 MILES PER HOUR, I WAS UNABLE TO DISENGAGE IT OR TURN IT OFF AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND , THEY WERE LOCKED UP ALSO. THINKING THAT THE ACCELERATOR MIGHT BE STUCK I TAPPED IT LIGHTLY AND THE CAR SPED UP TO 85 MPH. I WAS IN ATLANTA TRAFFIC AND FINALLY AFTER ABOUT 5 MILES I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO DISENGAGE. THERE WAS NO PLACE TO PULL OFF AND I DECIDED TO TURN IT OFF. IT INSTEAD REENGAGED AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE FOR AWHILE. WE FINALLY GOT ONTO I-285 LOOKING FOR …

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0
Vehicle Speed Control00000
1
ODI 754645

ON NOV. 9TH 2001, WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO ATLANTA, THE CRUISE CONTROL FROZE UP AT 70 MILES PER HOUR, I WAS UNABLE TO DISENGAGE IT OR TURN IT OFF AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND , THEY WERE LOCKED UP ALSO. THINKING THAT THE ACCELERATOR MIGHT BE STUCK I TAPPED IT LIGHTLY AND THE CAR SPED UP TO 85 MPH. I WAS IN ATLANTA TRAFFIC AND FINALLY AFTER ABOUT 5 MILES I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO DISENGAGE. THERE WAS NO PLACE TO PULL OFF AND I DECIDED TO TURN IT OFF. IT INSTEAD REENGAGED AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE FOR AWHILE. WE FINALLY GOT ONTO I-285 LOOKING FOR …

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
1
ODI 10111274 · 44,000 mi

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK THE ENGINE LOCKED UP DUE TO LOSS OF COOLANT. THE WATER PUMP STARTED LEAKING AT THE SHAFT SEAL WITH LESS THAN 43000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. A DIRTY, OILY SUBSTANCE WAS NOTICED IN THE RADIATOR NECK. *TC

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000
1
ODI 10036877 · 25,000 mi

COOLING SYSTEM FULL OF GUNK, USES DEX*COOL. OVERHEATING, LEAKING COOLANT, CONSTANTLY REFILLING. MECHANIC ADVISED DEX-COOL IS THE PROBLEM, AS DETERIORATES GASKETS. REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FOR $650. IF PROBLEM CONTINUES, MAY NEED TO REPLACE HEAD GASKET AS WELL. PROBLEM IS THIS IS THE RECOMMENDED COOLANT FOR THIS CAR. HAVE SPENT MUCH MONEY FLUSHING AND REFILLING SYSTEM, BEFORE FINDING OUT THAT THE COOLANT IS THE PROBLEM.*AK

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Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

6 patterns with matching reports.

Brake response concerns

7 mentions · 3.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 69,528 mi (5 usable records).

ODI 10041034 · 38,920 mi

I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE ON A SLIGHT INCLINE AND WAS JUST RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MOVE FORWARD WHEN THE CAR LUNGED VIOLENTLY FORWARD AS IF THE GAS PEDAL WAS TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH TIME TO DO ANY THING EXPECT A REFLEX TO TURN THE WHEEL TO AVOID HITTING THE BUILDING HEAD-ON. THE CAR SCRAPED THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING ONLY STOPPING WHEN IT HIT A VAN. AFTER THE CAR STOPPED MOVING, I PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGINITION. THE IMPACT WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS. MY FEET WERE NOT ON THE BRAKE OR GAS WHEN …

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ODI 10066684

CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULITIES TRYING TO STOP VEHICLE. IN THE PROCESS SHE RAIN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE'S BRAKE EQUIPMENT DID NOT RESPOND WHEN DRIVER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL.*MR

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ODI 10189706

DRIVING TO WORK, MY BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN TO GET SOFT BUT I MADE IT TO WORK SAFELY. AT WORK, I POPPED THE HOOD A FOUND THE BRAKE RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. I HAD NOT NOTICED ANY LEAKS ON MY DRIVEWAY BEFORE SO I WAS CONFUSED AT THIS LEAKAGE. I WAS ABLE TO REFILL THE RESERVIOR AND TESTED MY BRAKES AT LUNCH AND THEY SEEMED BETTER. BUT BEFORE DRIVING HOME I NOTICED THERE WAS A PUDDLE UNDER THE CAR. I DROVE HOME, WITH MY BRAKES GETTING SOFTER AT EACH BRAKE APPLICATION. ONCE HOME THE LEAKING CONTINUED. THE SOURCE OF THE LEAKS IS THE BRAKE LINES RUSTING…

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Steering assistance concerns

7 mentions · 3.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 100,000 mi (4 usable records).

ODI 10042903 · 12,430 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE OWNER HEARD A LOUD NOISE. WHEN THE DRIVER MADE A TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP. *AK *NM

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ODI 10048439

PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING RACK ON 1999 BUICK CENTURY.*MR THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING RACK FAILED AND AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONSUMER READ AN ARTICLE WHICH STATED THAT SOME GM VEHICLES WERE UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR DEFECTIVE STEERING. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES 1999 BUICK CENTURIES SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE INVESTIGATION. *NLM

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ODI 10089713

POWER STEERING FAILURE REGARDING 1999 BUICK CENTURY. *MR THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE 1997-1998 BUICK(S) AND FELT THAT SHE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH HER VEHICLE. *SC *JB

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

7 mentions · 3.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 53,000 mi (5 usable records).

ODI 10066800

WHEN DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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ODI 10107399 · 51,887 mi

1999 BUICK CENTURY DEVELOPED A ROUGH IDLE RIGHT AFTER START UP. THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. *BF NAR *JLS THE PROBLEM RESTRICTED THE FUEL INJECTORS. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WOULD FLASH AND AFTER SOME DRIVING, IT WOULD RESET ITSELF AND RUN OKAY UNTIL THE NEXT COLD START CYCLE REPEATS ITSELF. *SC

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ODI 10117639

VEHICLE TENDS TO HESITATE TO ACCELERATE AT VARIOUS TIMES WHILE ON THE ROAD. THIS OCCURS WHILE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON.*AK

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Stalling or loss of power

5 mentions · 2.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 90,700 mi (4 usable records).

ODI 10009014 · 83,000 mi

THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.*JB

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ODI 10154944 · 53,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE A FAULTY CAM SHAFT. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

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ODI 10306590 · 110,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE (1999 GM BUICK CENTURY ,120,000 MILES) ON AT LEAST 10 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS IN THE PAST 2 YEARS THE VEHICLE ENGINE HAS STALLED AND ALL ELECTRICAL POWER IS LOST. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, IT HAS HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS AT 45 MPH.AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPS IT CAN BE RESTARTED. THERE ARE NO WARNING INDICATORS DISPLAYED BEFORE OR AFTER. INITIALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON AND THERE WERE NO CODE DIAGNOSTICS INDICATING A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED 3 TIMES. THE GAS CAP, CRANK …

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

3 mentions · 1.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 31,500 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10031382 · 31,500 mi

DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP AT 31000 MILES. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING WITHOUT A WARRANTY. *AK THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL PUMP. *TS *SCC *JB

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ODI 743347

WINDSHIELD CRACKED WITHOUT JUST CAUSE. CAR WAS PARKED WHEN WINDSHIELD CRACKED. THERE IS NO START OF ORIGIN OR BLEMISH TO BLAME CRACK ON ROCK, BB, ETC. TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC WHO STATED LOOKED LIKE A "STRESS FRACTURE" TO HIM. I WANTED TO REPORT THIS IN CASE THERE WERE OTHER SIMILAR CASES LIKE THIS ONE. THANK YOU.*AK

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ODI 9000610

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.

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

2 mentions · 0.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 150 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10402290 · 150 mi

VEHICLE HAS 150,000 MILES. SUDDENLY THE CAR HAS DIFFICULTY MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS. NOW WHEN TURNING LEFT THE POWER ASSIST FAILS, AND IT FEELS AS IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED UP, BUT YOU CAN FORCE THE WHEEL FURTHER LEFT IF YOU TRY, BUT IT IS VERY HARD TO DO. IF YOU AREN'T PREPARED FOR IT YOU COULD EASILY GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. BUT SOMETIME AS YOU FORCE THE WHEEL LEFT, THE RESISTANCE WILL SUDDENLY DISAPPEAR AND THE CAR WILL JERK TO THE LEFT. TURNING RIGHT IMMEDIATELY RETURNS NORMAL POWER ASSIST, UNTIL A LEFT TURN IS ATTEMPTED. NO FLUID IS LEAK…

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ODI 862479

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

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b