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1995 Buick Century complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1995 record →

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 30, 1998PA

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR AND LOCK UP IN SECOND GEAR. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 27, 1998KS

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Apr 22, 1998OH

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED TWICE PREMATURELY.

Fuel System, Other › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Mar 31, 1998OH

FUEL LINE FAILED, CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER VEHICLE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Mar 26, 1998OR

RUSTED BRAKES CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND NOISE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Mar 23, 1998MI

AUTOMATIC BRAKE ADJUSTERS FAILED. *AK

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Feb 24, 1998ME

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK DESIGN CONTROLLED BY THE GEAR SHIFT, POOR DESIGN.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Feb 5, 1998MS

WHILE DIRIVNG VEHICLE AT 13 MPH OWNER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF VEHICLE WAS STRUCK.THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. GM INSPECTED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED AIRBAG SENSORS WERE NOT STRUCK. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Dec 30, 1997PA

THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE RUSTED AFTER 8000 MILES. DEALER SAYS NOT RESPONSIBLE. *AK

Suspension › Front › Shock Absorber
Filed Dec 15, 1997NY

FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS FAILED.

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Nov 12, 1997IL

POWER WINDOW FAILED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Sep 30, 1997KY

WHILE DRIVING ALONG AT ANY SPEED THE ENGINE GOES DEAD. WHEN STARTING VEHICLE AFTER STOPPING, IN THE PARKING GEAR, THE VEHICLE STARTS UP AGAIN IMMEDIATELY. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED ON 9/9/ 97, AND THE BATTERY A FEW DAYS AFTER THAT BY DEALERSHIP. CONSUMER IS STILL EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE CUTTING OFF. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Sep 19, 1997CA

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT JUST SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING, AND AFTER (1) MINUTE THE VEHICLE STARTS UP AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY TIME AND ANY SPEED. DEALER CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 21, 1997OK

BRAKES GRAB/JERK SEVERELY WHEN APPLIED. PEDAL SEEMED NORMAL, COULD CAUSE CRASH. ACCORDING TO DEALER, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE WORKING NORMALLY. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control › Linkages
Filed Aug 19, 1997TX

CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WOULDN'T RELEASE WHEN PRESSED THE BUTTON TO RETURN THE CAR BACK TO THE REGULAR SPEED. *AK THE BRAKE WOULD NOT DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. ALL FOUR BRAKES AND PADS WERE BURED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FINALLY STOPPED. *YH

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 13, 1997OH

PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY, THE DRIVER CHANGED GEARS FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE AND THEN A PING NOISE CAME FROM BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL, THE STEERING WHEEL AND GEAR STICK IS LOOSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash2 injured
Filed May 28, 1997NC

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG RESULTING IN CONTUSIONS OF NECK AND FACE, FRACTURE OF LEFT WRIST, SPRAINED RIGHT WRIST, THREE BROKEN RIBS, DIFFICULTY BREATHING, COUGHING, AND EYE IRRITATION TO THE DRIVER.

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery › CablesFire
Filed Apr 25, 1997ME

CONSUMER IS WITH THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND STATES THAT ON TWO OCCASSIONS BATTERY WHICH EXPLODED DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE TERMINAL WHICH IS FACING FORWARD, RESULTING IN A SMALL ELECTRICAL FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDED FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Mar 24, 1997NY

CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT AIRBAGS ARE NOT SAFE FOR SHORT DRIVER'S, REQUESTS A SWITCH TO SHUT AIRBAG OFF.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Mar 24, 1997MI

HEADLIGHTS VERY FRAGILE, CAUSING DRIVER TO BE STRANDED/POOR VISIBILITY.

Suspension › Front
Filed Feb 24, 1997AZ

VEHICLE VIBRATES AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH. *AK

Visibility › Windshield3 injured
Filed Feb 20, 1997IL

WINDOWS AND DOORS MAKE A LOT OF NOISE, SEALS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE ALONG WITH HAVING THE DOORS REALIGNED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Feb 5, 1997MD

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES: WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, HAD FOOT ON BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY, AND VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY EXAMINED THE BRAKES AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM. *AK

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 3, 1997AZ

UNSPECIFIED.

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 3, 1997AZ

VEHICLE VIBRATES AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH. CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED.

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Jan 5, 1997CA

STEERING COLUMN PROBLEMS.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 2, 1997NY

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, SHE STATES THAT WHILE TRYING TO USE HER BRAKES IN THE SNOW, SHE HAD NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE; ALSO, NOTES THAT BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 18, 1996VA

WHEN APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES, DRIVER DID NOT PUMP BRAKES, NO ACCIDENTS AS YET; VEHICLE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION; HAS NOT BEEN CHECED BY DEALER; INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 4, 1996NY

IN THE LAST (6) MONTHS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE LIGHT STAYS ON FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE GOING OFF. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Sep 30, 1996CA

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO DIE. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 23, 1996MA

VEHICLE JUMPS OUT OF GEAR DURING OPERATION OVER 60 MPH. PCM MODULE WAS REPLACED ON 7-17-96. IT DOWNSHIFTS FROM (D) TO (3RD) GEAR.*AK

Suspension › Front
Filed Sep 18, 1996IL

DURING VEHICLE OPERATION AT SPEEDS OVER 65 MPH, A SHIMMY OR VIBRATION IS EXPERIENCED.*AK

Steering
Filed Aug 26, 1996VA

STEERING/BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Aug 15, 1996PA

VEHICLE STALLING REPLACEMENT AND ADJUSTMENT OF FAULTY FUEL PUMP DID NOT RECTIFY STALLING PROBLEM.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jul 25, 1996CA

BRAKES FAILED. *SD

Air BagsCrash2 injured
Filed Jun 25, 1996AZ

APPLIED BRAKES, REAR ENDED VEHICLE, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES.*JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jun 6, 1996FL

NOISY BRAKES ARE INEFFECTIVE IN STOPPING CAR. *DH

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed May 30, 1996VA

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed May 2, 1996LA

ABS: DURING OVERNIGHT RAIN OR DENSE FOG, REAR BRAKES GRAB; MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Mar 12, 1996FL

STEERING WHEEL SEVERELY VIBRATES AT SPEEDS OVER 65 MPH; DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Jan 9, 1996CO

REAR SEAT BELTS OUTBOARD ANCHORAGE MAY BE INSUFFICIENT TO HOLD REQUIRED LOAD.

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Windshield › Electrical Heating Element
Filed Oct 19, 1995CA

ELECTRICAL HEAT CONTROLS LOCK UP.

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Sep 9, 1995FL

WHEN DRIVING AND HIT THE WATER THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT . TT *JB

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Aug 17, 1995CA

A/C FAILED TWICE IN 100 DEGREE TEMPERATURE. *AK

Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Aug 9, 1995CA

FRONT/REAR WINDOWS ARE TOO SLANTED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *SKD

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Jul 24, 1995TX

THE ADDITIONAL SEAT BELT INSTALLED IN ORDER TO USE INFANT RESTRAINT SEAT IN FRONT RIGHT SEAT CANNOT BE REMOVED/HAD TO BE PRIED OFF WITH A SCREW DRIVER. *AK

Seats
Filed Jul 6, 1995OR

THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT IS BROKEN IT SHIFT TO THE RIGHT. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jun 26, 1995MA

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON 12:00 AT 30 MILES. TT

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Apr 7, 1995NM

CAR STALLS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. TT

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