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2000 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 2000 record →

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 3, 200433,000 milesAZ

TWO HUNDRED MILES AWAY FROM HOME I STARTED HAVING TANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON MY 2000 BUICK CENTURY, LIMITED EDITION, WITH 33,000 MILES ON IT. BROUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND MAINTAINED IT RELIGIOUSLY. SHIFTING WAS EXTREMELY HARSH. DID OK GOING 55 - 65 MILES AN HOUR ON THE FREEWAY. NON FREEWAY DRIVING IT WENT BACK TO HARSH SHIFTING, WHINING ENGINE, SLOW ACCELERATION. TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER NEXT AM. WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND THAT PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $750. AFTER TALKING WITH THE ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER, THEY AGREED TO A 50-50 SPLIT. HOWEVER, I FEEL GM IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE. THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS TWO YEARS AGO. FORTUNATELY, I WASN'T STRANDED IN THE DESERT IN 100 DEGREES TEMPERATURE WITH MY YOUNG GRAND CHILDREN. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT GM HAD ISSUED A BULLETIN REGARDING THIS DEFECTIVE PART. THE PCS SOLENOIDS WERE MADE OF A SOFTER METAL THAN THE HOLE THEY RIDE IN AFTER A WHILE THEY WEAR AND START HANGING UP. THE GM BULLETIN STATES, "SLIPS, HARSH SHIFT OR GRAGE SHIFTS, LAUNCH SHUDDERS, FLARES, ERRATIC SHIFTS AND INTERMITTENT CONCERNS, DTC P1811 OR PO748 SET (REPLACE PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE ASSEMBLY) #00-07-30-002B-(02/19/2002)." *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 16, 200438,497 milesFL

MY 2000 CENTURY SPECIAL HAS 38,497 MILES ON IT. WE HAD TO SPEND $1718.42 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. *AK

Steering › Rack and Pinion › Rack
Filed Apr 14, 2004MA

I RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY ON MY 2000 BUICK CENTURY WITH ONLY 25,000 MILES. THE POWER STEERING WAS DRAGGING AND WAS HARD TO TURN AND I WAS LOSING FLUID.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
Filed Apr 14, 200436,200 milesNY

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A CLUNKING HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 45 MPH. TOOK CAR TO DEALER ON 4/5/04 AND SERVICE MANAGER WENT FOR A TEST DRIVE WITH ME AND HE DEFINITELY FELT THE PROBLEM. WHEN TECH RAN COMPUTER CHECK HE SAID TWO CODES CAME BACK AND THAT THE FUEL SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AND IT WAS NOT COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY OR THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY. I HAD THE WORK DONE AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT MAY HAVE BEEN WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND TO CALL IF IT DID NOT RESOLVE. I DROVE THE CAR THE NEXT DAY AND WAS STILL HAVING ORIGINAL PROBLEM. THEY SET UP APPT AGAIN TO HAVE A TECH GO WITH ME ON ANOTHER TEST DRIVE. THIS WAS ON 4/10/04. THE SERVICE MANAGER HAD THE SHOP FOREMAN GO WITH ME ON A TEST DRIVE AND HE ALSO FELT THE CLUNKING HESITATION AND SAID THEY WOULD RUN SOME MORE TESTS AND THAT IT MAY BE A SOLENOID RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. I PHONED THE DEALER ON MONDAY AFTERNOON 4/12/04 TO SEE IF THE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM YET, AFTER BEING PUT ON HOLD AND THEN DISCONNECTED I CALLED BACK. THIS TIME I GOT SERVICE MANAGER'S VOICE MAIL AND LEFT A MESSAGE THAT I WAS STILL WAITING TO HEAR ABOUT MY CAR. NO ONE RETURNED MY CALL. ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON 4/13/04 I PHONED THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEN WAS CONNECTED TO SERVICE MANAGER WHO THEN PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT THEY FOUND A PROBLEM AND THAT THEY DROVE A FEW MORE BUICK CENTURY MODELS THAT THEY HAD ON THEIR LOT AND THAT THE CLUNKING NOISE WAS NORMAL FOR MY CAR BUT THAT IT WAS J

Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Switch
Filed Feb 15, 200458,900 milesMO

TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER 59000 MILES AND 3 1/2 YEARS OF CAR LIFE. I HAVE NEVER REPLACED THIS ITEM ON ANY CAR I HAVE OWNED. PART COSTED $400.00. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Feb 13, 2004IN

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW AND RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID FROZE UP. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY BECAUSE THE SNOW STAYED ON THE WINDOW AND BECAME DIRTY. WITHOUT WINDSHIELD WASHER THIS CREATED A PROBLEM. *AK

Electrical System
Filed Feb 13, 200426,300 milesMI

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

Structure › Body
Filed Feb 3, 200450,000 milesOH

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED DOOR OF GLOVE BOX OPENED. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED MORE THAN THREE TIMES. DEALER WAS WILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A PRICE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 23, 200451,000 milesFL

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

Power Train
Filed Jan 15, 200454,000 milesNY

MY CAR WAS EXPERIENCING AN ERRATIC, AND HARSH UPSHIFT WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST, TO SECOND, AND THEN TO THIRD GEAR.THIS PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A FAULTY PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE ASSEMBLY. AFTER INVESTIGATING I FOUND OUT THAT 17 DIFFERENT VEHICLES HAVE THIS TRANSMISSION WITH THE SAME VALVE IN IT, THAT COULD HAVE THE SAME TROUBLE.GM HAS A FILE ON THIS PROBLEM, SHTML FILE=901351

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Dec 1, 200350,050 milesNY

2000 BUICK CENTURY , 3.1 HEAD GASKET LEAKS AT 50,000 MILES.*AK

Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly
Filed Nov 17, 200370,000 milesMI

ON TWO OCCASIONS STEERING WHEEL FELT LOOSE, AND DRIVER HEARD A "CLINK" NOISE WHILE DRIVING. BOTH TIMES DEALER FOUND THAT THE TIE ROD BROKE. DEALER REPLACED THE TIE ROD, ALIGNED, AND BALANCED THE TIRES. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Nov 7, 2003MA

VEHICLE HAD A DELAY IN ACCELERATION WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. DEALER REPLACED THE PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID THAT IS LOCATED IN THE TRANSMISSION.*AK

Air Bags › Side/Window
Filed Oct 2, 200334,000 milesTX

DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG WAS NOT CONNECTED PROPERLY. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION WAS DEFECTIVE. MANUFACTURER WILL BE INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System
Filed Jun 25, 2003PA

CONSUMER STATES THE EXHAUST PIPE IS VERY CLOSE TO THE FUEL LINE. DEALER NOT NOTIFIED.

Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly
Filed Jun 9, 200338,391 milesMI

WHEN THE CONSUMER HAD THE TIRES ROTATED THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE FRONT OUTER TIE RODS WERE LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NLM *SCC

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed May 29, 2003ME

I OWN A 2000 BUICK CENTURY AND HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THEY SEEM TO HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN. THEY WILL GO AT WHATEVER SPEED THEY WANT. THEY HAVE PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE, AND ARE NOW AT THE POINT WHERE THEY WILL COMPLETELY STOP BUT I CAN STILL HEAR THE MOTOR TRYING TO RUN. I HAVE TRIED TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE BUT AM COMING UP BLANK. I AM SURE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM.

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor1 injured
Filed May 19, 200350,000 milesOH

WIPER MOTOR FAILURE AND ERRATIC FUNCTIONING. THIS VEHICLE WAS BUILT WITH A CLEAR SAFETY DEFECT THAT WILL CAUSE LOSS OF LIFE BAD WEATHER. GENERAL MOTOR'S CORPORATION HAD A VERY RECENT AND SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH GM MANUFACTURED TRUCKS. THIS MAKE AND MODEL SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE LOSS OF LIFE! *JB

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 24, 2003NJ

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN TSB #020601014, HOWEVER THE DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Apr 23, 2003NJ

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Mar 31, 200336,000 milesFL

THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, BECAUSE THE ROTORS OVER HEATED AND CAUSED THE REAR TIRE TO BLOW OUT. *JB

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 27, 2003NC

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." THE POWERTRAIN HAD JUST GONE OUT AT 80 THOUSAND MILES. ONLY 10 THOUSAND MILES AGO. THE REPRESENTATIVES AT SALE AUTO MALL ENCOURAGED ME TO GO AHEAD AND TRADE THE CAR. THEY WERE SORRY BUT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND THEY COULD NOT REPLACE ANYTHING. I ASKED THE REPRESENTATIVES HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST ME TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION? THEY QUOTED ME A PRICE OF ABOUT $3000. WHICH WOULD BE FOR A REBUILT ONE GM WOULD GUARANTEE FOR 3 YEARS OR 50,000 MILES. I DROVE AWAY WITHOUT LETTING THEM FIX THE CAR. MY COMPLAINTS ARE: 1.SINCE I KEPT GOOD SERVICE ON MY CAR, THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER THAN IT HAS---TROUBLE FREE. POWERTRAIN WARRANTIES USUALLY LAST 5 YEARS/ 100,000 MILES NOT 8 YEARS/80,000 MILES. 2. WHEN I PURCHASED MY BUICK, I WAS TOLD BY ALL BUICK COMMERCIALS ON TV ALL FLUIDS, LIKE THE BRAKE FLUID, TRANSMISSION FLUID(DEX-TRANIII), AND ANTIFREEZE(DEX-COOL) ARE GUARANTEED FOR AT LEAST 100,000 MILES. I GET THE OIL CHANGED REGULA

Air Bags
Filed Mar 21, 2003AK

THE FRONT INSIDE CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS ELEVATED SLIGHTLY. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF PURCHASE THE CONSUMER VISITED THE DEALER AND ASK IF THE COVER COULD BE FASTENED DOWN. THE DEALER DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO FASTEN THE COVER DOWN. *DT *NLM

Air Bags
Filed Mar 7, 2003NY

AIR BAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY STAYED ON. *AK *JB

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › High/Low Beam Dimmer Switch
Filed Jan 2, 2003105,000 milesMA

CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO SWITCH TO LOW BEAM AND CONSUMER IS FORCED TO HAVE HIGH BEAM ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

Air Bags
Filed Nov 27, 2002NY

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMERS EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR. *YH *NLM

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Sep 23, 2002DC

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED UNKNOWINGLY WITH A SAFETY RECALL, 00V143, RELATING TO THE BOLT HEADS ON THE REAR SPINDLE ROD WHICH CAN SEPARATE. CONSUMER CONTINUES TO HAVE PROBLEMS EVEN AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BOLTS. SPECIFICALLY THERE IS A THUMPING SOUND AND THE BRAKES ARE SQUEAKING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER THREE TIMES. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT

Tires
Filed Aug 27, 2002OK

EVEN WITH OCCASIONAL ROTATION, TWO TIRES (ORIGINALLY ON FRONT, AND THERE PRESENTLY), HAVE WORN EXTREMELY POORLY ON OUTSIDE. THEY CONSISTENTLY LOSE AIR, THOUGH NO LEAK IS APPARENT. THEY NOW ARE EXHIBITING SMALL CRACKS. THE OTHER TWO TIRES STILL LOOK GOOD AND PERFORM WELL, BUT THESE TWO NOW FEEL DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AND ARE DOWNRIGHT SCARY ON WET PAVEMENT. HAVE THERE BEEN OTHER INCIDENTS WITH THESE TIRES? I FEEL THEY SHOULD HOLD UP BETTER THAN THIS, AND DON'T WANT TO BECOME A STATISTIC (I.E. THE FIRESTONE STORIES). I DRIVE CAREFULLY AND TAKE CARE OF MY CAR; THIS IS THE ONLY COMPLAINT I'VE HAD WITH IT. (SOME INFO MAY BE INCOMPLETE; I DIDN'T THINK ENGINE SIZE OR BELTS WERE TERRIBLY IMPORTANT AT THIS POINT. TWO TIRES, BOTH ON FRONT, ARE FAILING, BUT NO FURTHER DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE. I'M GUESSING AS TO COST OF REPLACEMENT TIRES IN THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF DAMAGES.)*AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Aug 14, 2002WI

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER IS NOW EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE DASH LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT. *JG

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum › Wheel Cylinders
Filed Aug 1, 2002NY

REAR CYLINDER IS LEAKING FLUID, THERE WAS NO WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE FLUID LEAKAGE DETECTED UPON ROUTINE INSPECTION IN EACH REAR BRAKE CYLINDER. *JG

Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly
Filed Jul 31, 2002NC

VEHICLE WAS IN FOR A ROUTINE CHECK WHEN MECHANIC NOTICED RIGHT FRONT TIE ROD END WAS WORN. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Jul 31, 2002FL

HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM THAT VEHICLE IS NO LONGER DRIVEN AT NIGHT. DEALER HAS TRIED ADJUSTING HEADLIGHTS 6 TIMES, AND EACH TIME PROBLEM GETS WORSE PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jul 25, 2002NY

CONSUMER STATES HAS HAD NUMEROUS BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. AT 11500 MI HAD TO HAVE ROTORS TURNED AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED. AT 12500MI REPLACED FRONT ROTORS, BRAKE PADS AND GALIPERS. AT 24000MI REPLACED REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS, CUT DOWN/TURNED REAR DRUMS, REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND REPLACED 2 LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS.*JB PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WAS RATTLING. *YH

Unknown or Other
Filed Jul 2, 2002OH

MY REMOTE IS INOPERABLE; I'VE BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND THEY DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT FIXING IT OR GETTING ME ANOTHER TO USE.*AK

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed May 13, 2002MI

CONSUMER WAS HEARING WINNING NOISES IN STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed May 6, 2002PA

WHEN TAKING FOOT SLIGHTLY OFF THE BRAKE VEHICLE TOOK OFF. CONSUMER STATED THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS SOMEONE COULD GET RUN OVER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Air Bags › Side/WindowCrash2 injured
Filed Apr 25, 2002VA

I WAS IN A SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT WHEN I WAS VISITING N. MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. A DRIVER RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT ME ON THE DRIVERS SIDE GOING ABOUT 60 MPH. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. I HAD TO BE CUT OUT OF THE CAR. THE STEEL BAR IN THE DOOR PROBABLY SAVED MY LIFE BUT THE SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH COULD HAVE PREVENTED MY HEAD FROM HITTING THE BAR BETWEEN THE TWO DOORS AND I GASHED MY HEAD BESIDES ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH BEING HIT LIKE THAT. I NOTIFIED THE BROWNS BUICK PEOPLE WHEN I RETURNED FROM S.C. AND ASKED THEM WHY OR DIDN'T IT HAVE A SIDE AIR BAG. MY SALES REP. GODFREY , THE SALES MANAGER, THE FINANCE MANAGER WRE ALL TOLD AND I AKSED WHERE THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE COME OUT. I BOUGHT A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE SAME MAKE MODEL BUT A 2001. I ASKED MY SALESPERSON, GODFRE TO SHOW ME WHERE THE AIR BAG SHOULD COME OUT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. HE SHOWED ME WHERE. I TOLD HIM AGAING AND THE SALES MANAGER BUT MINE DID NOT GO OFF. I WAS SUFFERING AND DID NOT PUSH. I LEFT AND DID NOT THINK ABOUT IT AGAIN UNTIL LATER. I CALLED THE BUIDK HEADQUATERS AND ASKED THEM ABOUT IT BUT TOLD THEM THE CAR SAVED MY LIFE SINCE THE STEEL BAR WAS IN THE DOOR. I THOUGHT I'D TELL YOU THIS CAUSE I JUST DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT ANY RECALLS. I AM UPSET WITH THEM RIGHT NOW ABOUT ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH MY 2001 BUICK WHICH I JUST WROTE YOU ANOTHER COMPLAINT. I FEEL THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS. I SAID SOMETHING TO THEM AGAIN TODAY AT BROWNS AND HEADQUATERS AND THEY GENERALLY ARE DISMISSING M

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Apr 24, 2002NY

WHEN APPLYING BRAKE THERE IS A SQUEALING SOUND AND VIBRATION. DEALER REPLACED RIGHT FRONT ROTOR,. AT THIS TIME LEFT FRONT ROTOR WERE BEING REPLACED DUE TO WARPING.*AK

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle AssemblyCrash
Filed Feb 12, 2002GA

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK UP DURING IMPACT, DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Power Train
Filed Jan 18, 2002MI

DEFECTIVE MILEAGE COUNTER ADDS ONE EXTRA MILE MORE FOR EVERY 30 MILES DRIVEN, GM EXTENDED THE CONSUMERS SERVICE AGREEMENT TO 75000 MILES, HOWEVER CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE OTHER CUSTOMERS WHO ARE NOT AWARE OF THE FAULTY ODOMETERS. *YH

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Nov 20, 2001MO

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER MOVE., CONSUMER HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNNING AND JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET ON AN INCLINE, THEREFORE CONSUMER COULD NOT ROLL BACK DOWN THE HILL.*SLC

Air Bags › Side/WindowCrash
Filed Oct 30, 2001IN

WHILE TRAVELING 30MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Oct 30, 2001IL

REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED FOR UNKNOWN REASON WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *SLC

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Oct 19, 2001OH

HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT POSITIONED OR AIMED CORRECTLY TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT LIGHTING AT A DISTANCE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Sep 6, 2001VA

VEHICLE WENT OVER A DIP IN ROAD AND AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

Suspension › Front
Filed Aug 8, 2001LA

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE SEVEN TIMES, AND TRIED TO CORRECT. BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE WHEN IN REVERSE AND BRAKING, AC IS NOT BLOWING COLD, CONSMER STATES FRONT END IS LOW TO THE BOTTOM MAKES A NOSIE WHENWHEN IN REVERSE, THE BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE RADIO DOES NOT STO ON STATION, CONSUMER STATES IT TAKES TO LONG FOR VEHICLE TO START AT TIMES.*JB

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 6, 2001MA

WHENEVER STARTING VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO GEAR VEHICLE WOULD JERK FORWARD OR BACKWARDS SUDDENLY, EVEN WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. DUE TO THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK ONE PERSON WAS INJURED. *SLC

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Jul 3, 2001MN

WHILE BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE ACCELERATED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT A TREE. *AK *JB

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Fan/Motor
Filed Jun 26, 2001IL

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH WATER GETTING INTO ALL THE WINDOWS, ONLY DURING COLD WEATHER SEASON. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE LOCATION OF DEFROSTER: DEFOGGER; FAN MOTOR. NO CORRECTION TO THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN FOUND. AK LOCATION OF BLOWER MOTOR IS ALLOWING COLD AIR IN THE CAR. *SLC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jun 13, 2001NY

THE BRAKES MAKE NOISE WHEN APPLIED, THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. NLM

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