2003 BUICK CENTURY Complaints

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  • 2003 BUICK CENTURY
    - BETHPAGE, NY

    PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE EQUIPMENT ON 2003 BUICK CENTURY.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES SQUEALED. THE BRAKES WERE CHECKED AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THEY WERE GOOD. *JB

    Source: CONSUMER LETTER
  • 2003 BUICK CENTURY
    - MERIDIAN, MS

    WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE, PULLED OFF THE ROAD, INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND DISCOVERED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS ON THE GROUND. THE TREAD WAS COMPLETELY G0NE.*AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2003 BUICK CENTURY
    - DETROIT, MI

    CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT DOORS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEMS. THE DASHBOARD WAS ALSO FALLING APART. *AK *NM THE TRUNK POPPED OPEN, THE BRAKES WERE INOPEATIVE, THERE WAS A FUME SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 12/13/05. *JB

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2003 BUICK CENTURY
    - DETROIT, MI

    WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED A GAS ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. WINDOWS MUST BE ROLLED DOWN IN ORDER FOR THE CONSUMER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETECT THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE.*AK *NM

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2003 BUICK CENTURY
    - DETROIT, MI

    WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK *NM *SC

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2003 BUICK CENTURY
    - DETROIT, MI

    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

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2003 BUICK CENTURY
    - DETROIT, MI

    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

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2003 BUICK CENTURY
    - DETROIT, MI

    THE CONSUMER NOTICED WATER RUNNING FROM THE DOOR FRAME AFTER OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR. *AK THE TIRE WAS FOUND CUT AT THE DEALER. *SC *JB

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2003 BUICK CENTURY
    - UNION CITY, MI

    LOUD HUMMING NOISE FROM INTERIOR OF VEHICLE. ONE NON GM CAR DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS A DEFECTIVE ALTERNATOR. GM DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT HEAR ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING IS FINE. GOING ON TRIP NEXT WEEK AND AFRAID OF NOT ONLY ALTERNATOR FAILING, BUT TAKING BATTERY OUT WTH IT.*AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2003 BUICK CENTURY
    - DELAWARE, OH

    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

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE