2000 Buick Century complaints

2000 CENTURY LIMITED.....20,340 MILE BOUGHT NEW. NOISE FROM THE ENGINE (LIFTERS) IS GETTING LOUDER AND THE FRONT END IS POUNDING. I SEE THAT THE TIE RODS ARE BAD, THE RACK IS SLOPPY THE BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE FAILED DUE TO CHINESE MATERIALS. THE CAR IS GARAGED, MAINTAINED AND TAKEN CARE OF. THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES LINE HAVE FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. PRESENTLY OWNING 12 GM CARS RIGHT NOW,THIS CAR IS FALLING APART. IT HAS THE V-6 ENGINE THAT HAS GOTTEN 35 MPG ON A TRIP (IF IT MAKES IT). *TR

I DRIVE WITH MY HEADLIGHTS ON ALL THE TIME. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATION DIMS DRASTICALLY WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. I CANNOT SEE THE GAUGES. ALTHOUGH THERE IS A DIMMER SWITCH FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, THE BRIGHTEST SETTING IS INADEQUATE WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. I NEED TO HAVE THE AUTOMATIC DIMMING FEATURE REMOVED. *TR

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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, HE HEARD A THUMPING SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE LONG SHIFT CABLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,325.

WIFE WENT TO WORK AND WINDOW WAS UP. WHEN SHE RETURNED THE WINDOW HAD FALLEN INSIDE THE DOOR. ALL WINDOWS REGULATORS HAVE FAILED ONCE FOR EACH WINDOW. CAR ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT. DRIVERS WINDOW FAILED TWICE. THIS LAST TIME WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND TOTAL WAS $622. THE REGULATOR HAS$1.00 THIN PLASTIC PIECE HOLDING THE CABLE ENDS THAT PULL THE WINDOW UP AND DOWN. SERVICE MANAGER EXPLAINED THE REGULATOR WAS ONLY GOOD FOR ABOUT 6 YEARS. *TR

WINDOW REGULATOR ON DRIVERS WINDOW FAILED. HAD TO REPLACE. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK AND GO THROUGH THEIR CYCLES BUT DO NOT PARK AND INSTEAD STICK STRAIGHT UP. THIS IS A VISIBILITY HAZARD AND WELL KNOWN BY THE DEALERSHIP MECHANICS IN THIS MODEL CENTURY, YET AS FAR AS I KNOW, THERE IS NO SAFETY RECALL. I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD PARK THE VEHICLE IN HER GARAGE, SHE WOULD SMELL HOT WATER COMING FROM THE RADIATOR. SHE DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC, AND WAS NEVER DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. UPDATED 08/20/08 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES. UPDATED 08/21/08 *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. NONE OF THE REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES FUNCTION. THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED. NORMALLY, THE CONTACT GETS SOME SILICONE AND FIDDLES WITH THE VEHICLE FOR THIRTY MINUTES BEFORE SHE CAN GET THE SEAT BELT TO LOOSEN UP AND COME OUT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED IF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 01V109000 AND 00V228003 (SEAT BELTS) APPLY TO HER VIN. IN ADDITION, ALL FOUR WINDOW MOTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AND THE FRONT WINDOW MOTORS WERE REPLACED TWICE. CURRENTLY, THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW IS ROLLED DOWN AND WILL NOT ROLL BACK UP. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,786 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

THERE IS OIL IN RADIATOR, HAD SYSTEM CLEANED FLUSHED OUT AND REFILLED AND 2 WEEKS LATTER IT IS FULL OF OIL AGAIN. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION JERKS AND CLUNKS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHIFTS HARD BETWEEN FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD GEARS. THE VEHICLE RUNS SMOOTHLY ALL OTHER TIMES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOIDS NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ON 2000 BUICK CENTURY ACCORDING TO INTERNET REPORTS MANY,MANY,MANY, OWNERS EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A SOLENOID PROBLEM INTERNALLY. *TR

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, CAR WAS LURCHING INTO GEAR. MECHANIC SAID BAD TRAN. CODES. SHIFT SOLENOID BAD AND SOMETHING ELSE. HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AND CAR ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES. WORK DONE AT AAA CAR CARE CENTER. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2000 BUICK CENTURY FAILS TO READILY DOWNSHIFT ON DECELERATION, AND BUCKS SEVERELY DURING NORMAL DRIVE AND MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. REPAIR SHOPS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIX. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING 2-20 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED EXTREMELY HARD WHEN SHIFTING FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SOLENOID VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE. AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 01-10-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE FAILS TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR ON THE CONSISTENT BASIS. UPDATED 12/31/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED EXTREMELY HARD AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20 AND 60 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT A COMPUTER SHOULD DIAGNOSIS THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT FELT THE MIDSECTION OF HER VEHICLE BEGIN TO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. WHEN SHE RESTARTED IT AN HOUR LATER, THE GEARS FAILED TO SHIFT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE PCS VALVE FAILED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE VALVE, BUT THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED. THE SPEED AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

TL*THE CONTACTS MOTHER OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE ALSO MAKES A THUD SOUND WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS ISSUED TRANSMISSION FAILURE CODE NUMBER 1811. THE DEALER FOUND OTHER INTERNAL FAILURES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 56,974 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

2000 BUICK CENTURY TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. AFTER CHECKING ONLINE MESSAGE BOARDS FOUND THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM IN 2000 BUICK MODELS, AND THAT GM HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OR OFFER A RESOLUTION OUT OF POCKET COST OF GETTING A TRANSMISSION VALVE AND SOLENOID REPAIRED IS ABOUT $600. THESE ISSUES ARE POPPING UP ANYWHERE BETWEEN 30K AND 80K MILES, AND THESE PARTS ARE PARTS THAT SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR AND NEVER BE REPLACED. ONGOING PROBLEM. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY WITH A CURRENT MILEAGE OF 70,200 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION WAS HESITATING IN FIRST GEAR. A MECHANIC AT MIDWAY SERVICE CENTER LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE ON 4-13-07 AND THE CODE P1811 FOR TRANSMISSION SHIFT VALVE WAS DETECTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON 10/18/2004 WITH A FAILURE MILEAGE OF 51,570 MILES. AT THE TIME, THE DEALER, JIM STUTZMAN, REPLACED THE PC SOLENOID TRANSMISSION SHIFT VALVE PART #10478146. AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY CUSTOM AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, THE THERMOSTAT, AND WATER PUMP. THESE COMPONENTS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE REAR BRAKE SHOES AND A LEAKING CYLINDER ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE REAR DRUMS, AND THE SWITCH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FOR THE POWER WINDOWS WHERE REPLACED DUE TO POSSIBLE FIRE CONCERNS. IN ADDITION, THE RIGHT OUTER TIE ROD END ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL WAS LOOSE AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS INHERITED IN 2003 ALL THE AFOREMENTIONED FAILURES HAD TO BE REPLACED OR REPAIRED STARTING IN 2005. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY STATED THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE THE CONTACT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED WITH THE DEALER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,442, AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,218.*AK THE CONSUMER HAS PROVIDED INVOICES OF SERVICES AND CHECKED WITH GM TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE GASKET MANIFOLD, HOWEVER SHE WAS INFORMED NO RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THAT PART. UPDATE 05/10/07*TR

2000 BUICK CENTURY WITH ANTI LOCK BRAKE FAILURE**CC THE ALTERNATOR DRIVE BELT WAS REPLACED. *JB

I OWN A 2000 BUICK CENTURY WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES AND IS STARTING TO DO THE SAME THING IT HAS DONE THE OTHER THREE TIMES. IT WAS REPAIRED ALL THREE TIMES AT THE GM DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT. EACH TIME IT HAS COST OVER $600 TO REPAIR IT. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD BETWEEN GEARS AND SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE ALMOST STOPS MOVING IN TRAFFIC. *JB

BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AFTER ENTERING INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. LOST ALL BRAKE FLUID. HAD TO REPAIR BRAKE LINE AS IT WAS CORRODED AT THE BENDS IN THE LINE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING SLIGHT BRAKE PRESSURE AT 5 MPH ON A CITY STREET, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN INTO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. MINOR DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXPOSED TO EXTREME WINTER WEATHER AND ROAD SALTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN.

EACH OF THE AUTOMATIC WINDOW "MOTORS" HAS FAILED (ALL 4 WINDOWS) TO THE TUNE OF $500 FOR EACH REPAIR. SINGLE FEMALE DRIVING AROUND A LARGE CITY W/THE WINDOW(S) DOWN IS A SAFETY ISSUE!! *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON JUNE 28, 2006, THE SAFETY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE LIGHT REMAINED ON FOR THREE DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE HARNESS WHICH IS UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER HAS TO ORDER THE PARTS AND THE VEHICLE WILL NEED TO BE RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR.

THIS 2000 BUICK CENTURY WAS PURCHASED IN 2000. AND FROM THE START IT BEGAN TO HAVE SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE, AND TRANSMISSION. CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT AT ON 10,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 5.000 MILES AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THAT TIME THE CAR HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 6 TRANSMISSIONS. ONE BEING REPLACED AT THE DEALER JUST AFTER THEY HAD INSTALLED THE 3 TRANSMISSION. THE CAR NEVER LEFT THE LOT AND NEEDED REPAIR. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PARKING VEHICLE AND TURNING IT OFF THE AIR CONDITIONER FAN KEPT RUNNING. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE HAD EXTERIOR LIGHTING DEFECTS. THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WITH THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK UPDATED 01/11/06. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWED DOWN AT 5 MPH WHEN THE CONSUMER LOST HIS BRAKES. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH BY THE DRIPPING OF THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE BRAKES WERE FIXED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE DEALER GAVE THE CONSUMER THE MANUFACTURER'S PHONE NUMBER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND OFFERED NO HELP AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE. *AK (12/08/05) *SC

I HAVE A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT HARD AT 70000 MILES IN SEPT OF 2001 AND DEALER REPLACED THE PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID THAT IS LOCATED IN THE TRANSMISSION. AT 99000 MILES JUNE, 2005, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED DOING THE SAME THING AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I SPOKE WITH THE SALES MANAGER AFTER THREATENING TO GO TO THE OWNER AND THE PROBLEM WAS THE SAME SOLENOID PROBLEM. THE SHOP FOREMAN AT CAMBRON CHEVY/BUICK IN TELL CITY, IN COULD REPLACE THE PART FOR $575.00 BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I CONTACTED MARAMA HANSET-CALLIES AND INFORMED HER THAT I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM IN SEPT OF 2001 AND THAT THE VALVE SHOULD NOT BE GOING OUT. I SINCE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE 17-19 OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. GM HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM ON THE T65-E TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER AND HANSET-CALLIES HAVE A VERY THAT'S TO BAD ATTITUDE. *JB

CONSUMER STATED THE REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR JAMMED ON 4 OCCASIONS. *JB

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 FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM SEPARATED, WHICH COULD BREAK OFF THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. REPAIR WAS PERFORMED BY THE SHOP. *AK THE REAR MOUNT OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS TRADITIONAL HORIZONTAL MOUNTING. THIS CAUSED THE RUBBER TO SEPARATE FROM THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. BUICK DENIED THERE WAS A PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THE DESIGN HAD BEEN CHANGED.. *SC *JB

CONSUMER LETTER IN REGARDS TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL EXPENSES INCURRED FOR REPAIRS ON THE 2000 BUICK CENTURY.*MR THE PRESSURE SOLENOID WAS THE PROXIMATE CAUSE OF SUBSEQUENT DAMAGES TOT HE INTAKE SYSTEM, BRAKE LINES AND TRANSMISISON. *NM

IT WOULD BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO UNLOCK THEM SELVES FRONT THE REAR SHOULDER BELT. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO USE FORCE TO UNLATCH THE BELT BUCKLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK THE REAR SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE RETRACTOR. THE CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A HAZARD TO HER REAR PASSENGERS. *NM

DURING NIGHT DRIVING HEADLIGHT SWITCH WILL DISENGAGE ON ITS OWN. *AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED DRIVER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT COOLING FLUID ON GARAGE FLOOR. *TC

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STARTS TO WHINE AND SHIFTS IRRADICALLY AFTER WARMUP.HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL'S TRANSMISSION.MANY COMPLAINTS ON WEBSITES.CONYACTED GM AND THEY SAID IT WAS TO BE EXPECTED WITH A VEHICKE WITH THAT MANY MILES,TRUE,BUT WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF IT HAPPENING IN SO MANY OF THE SAME TYPE OF CAR AT ABOUT THE SAME MILEAGE.SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO REIGN GM IN WITH THEIR SORRY ATTITUDE.*AK

DEALER ADVISED OF COOLANT LEAK AT A LOWER ENGINE SEAL. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A DEFECT RELATED TO USE OF INCORRECT SEALS. THE SEALS ARE EATEN BY THE COOLANT (DEXCOOL). I WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $800 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT.*AK

2000 BUICK CENTURY DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE 4T65 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED VERY HARD AND MADE UNUSUAL SOUNDS.*JB

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT FAILED, REPLACED PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE. *BF *SC

ON A 2000 BUICK CENTURY THE CROSSOVER BRAKE LINE FROM THE ABS UNIT TO THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER IS PLACED AGAINST THE SOUND DEADENING SPONGY MATERIAL ON THE FIREWALL, HELD IN PLACE WITH A BRACKET, DIRECTLY UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS CAR LOST ALL BRAKE FLUID WHEN THE STEEL BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH AT THE POINT OF CONTACT WITH THE SPONGY MATERIAL. IT APPEARS THAT ON THIS LOW MILEAGE CAR , 21,000 MILES, INSUFFICIENT DRIVING TIME MAY LEAD TO ANY MOISTURE NOT HAVING ENOUGH HEAT/TIME TO EVAPORATE. THIS HAS LEFT CONSTANT MOISTURE IN CONTACT WITH THIS STEEL PIPE.*AK

ON TWO OCCASIONS THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LOOSE AND THE DRIVER HEARD A CLINK NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER LATER DETERMINED THAT ONE OF THE TIE RODS BROKE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIE ROD, ALIGNED THE TIRES AND BALANCED THE TIRES. *AK *NM

AUTOMATIC WINDOWS. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THE DRIVER WINDOW QUIT WORKING ON MY 2000 BUICK CENTURY. I HAD IT REPLACED AT A COST OF AROUND $400. WITHIN THE LAST 45 DAYS THE TWO BACK WINDOWS AND AS OF THIS WEEKEND THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW ARE NOT WORKING. THEY SLID DOWN IN THE TRACK AND THE BUTTONS DON'T WORK. ALSO WITHIN THE LAST 45 DAYS MY HUSBAND 2001 MALIBU HAD A BACK WINDOW GO OUT. IT TOO SLID DOWN AND THE BUTTON DOESN'T BRING IT BACK UP. THAT IS A TOTAL OF FIVE WINDOWS NOT WORKING. AT THAT COSTS IT IS CHEAPER TO TAPE THEM UP THAN TO TAKE OUT A SECOND MORTGAGE TO FIX IT. IS THERE A RECALL ON THE MOTOR AND REGULATOR ASSEMBLY FOR THESE WINDOWS? *NM

WHILE DRIVINGM, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AS IF IT DID NOT KNOW WHAT GEAR IT SHOULD BE IN. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK THERE WAS ALSO A JERKING MOTION DISPLAYED WHEN SHIFTING THE GEARS UP AND OR DOWN. THE P/C SOLENOID WAS REPLACED. *SC *JB

WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK NOW WHEN THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS PUT INTO ANY GEAR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. WHEN THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED THEN RECONNECTED MILES STARTED MOVING ON THE VEHICLE ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION. *NM

TRANSMISSION JERKS INTO GEAR WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY - SEEMS TO BE ESPECIALLY PROMINENT AFTER USING THE OVERDRIVE; WILL STOP IF CAR IS STOPPED, ENGINE SHUT OFF FOR AWHILE, AND THEN RESTARTED. *LA

PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE ON 2000 BUICK CENTURY. *MR THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED. *NM