1998 BUICK CENTURY Complaints

BRAKE SHOES SQUEAK IN AM SOMETIMES IN THE EVENING, TOOK IT TWO TIMES TO THE INSPECTOR THEY SAID IT WAS ACCOUNT OF ASBESTOS IN BRAKE SHOES. *ET

WHEN BACKING VEHICLE UP WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE IT SUDDENLY TOOK OFF. HAS HAPPENED 8 DIFFERENT TIMES. TOOK TO DEALER AT LEAST 3 TIMES FOR SUDDEN ACCELERATION. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT & THE MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE THE CAUSE EACH TIME. *AK *ML

I AM NOT REPORTING A "FAILURE" PER SE. I AM EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN SB606088, DESCRIBED AS "STEERING SHUDDER OR VIBRATION AT LOW SPEED (REPLACE POWER STEERING LINES)." HOWEVER, THE DEALER DESCRIBED REFUSES TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, CLAIMING INABILITY TO VERIFY THE PROBLEM. AS I EXPLAINED, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, SO THERE IS NO REASON TO EXPECT THAT THE PROBLEM CAN BE VERIFIED ON ANY PARTICULAR OCCASION. CAN YOU HELP IN GETTING THE DEALER TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT? *AK

THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN WHEN STARTING OUT IN FORWARD OR REVERSE GEARS, ON ONE OCCASION DAMAGE TO THE TIRE AND RIM WHEN VEHICLE JUMPED A CURB. YH

HAD SHIFTED VEHICLE INTO REVERSE WHEN THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON. WAS UNABLE TO STEER FORWARD OR REVERSE. TURNED VEHICLE OFF AFTER SHIFTING INTO PARK. VEHICLE RESET ITSELF. IT'S WAS INTERMITTEN PROBLEM. WOULD HESITATE AT 50-55MPH. AT AN INTERSECTION VEHICLE WOULD STOP RUNNING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC SUSPECTED ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE & NOTHING FOUND. *AK

THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT LIGHT WHEN LOW BEAM LIGHT WAS ON, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY WHICH AMOST RESULTED IN 2 ACCIDENTS. DEALER HAS ADJUSTED LOW BEAM LIGHT TWICE, BUT DEFECT STILL EXISTS. *AK

HORN FAILED TO WORK WHEN TRYING TO USE IT WHILE DRIVING. HORN FAILED TO WORK EVEN WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. ALSO, FRONT SEAT BELTS FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. LATCH PLATE WOULD NOT GO INTO THE BUCKLE MECHANISM. *AK

THE CLAIM BY THE DEALER PERFORMING THE REPAIRS IS NOT THE DEALER THE CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM . THE DEALER IS NICK ABRAHAM CHRYSLER BUICK JEEP,1111 E. BROAD ST. ELYRIA, OH44035. THE CAR CONTINUES TO HAVE A MISS IN IDLE , AND PERIODICALLY LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS ARE FOULING OUT OR BECOMING DIRTY DUE TO A CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION ,NOT DIRT OR FOREIGN MATTER BYPASSING THE FUEL FILTER. THE GASOLINE USED IN THIS VEHICLE IS SHELL 87 OCTANE OR SUNOCO 87 OCTANE. A HIGHER OCTANE (89) HAS BEEN USED AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURED. IF IT IS A CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION CAUSING THE INJECTORS TO CONTINUE TO FOUL OUT , I WOULD SUSPECT IT TO BE FROM THE FUEL REACTING WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM COMPONENTS AND CAUSING REPEATED TRIPS TO THE DEALER ONLY TO BE MET WITH THE SAME RESULTS OF BEING TOLD THAT THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. PLEASE ADVISE OON HOW TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM ONCE AND FOR ALL. TAHNK YOU.

WHEN USING DRIVER SIDE SUNVISOR IT COVERS UP 1/3 OF THE REAR VIEW MIROR, BLOCKING DRIVER'S VIEW. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. VALANCE UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR REPEATEDLY HITS BOTTOM AND SCRAPES THE ROAD AT MINOR DIPS. OWNER ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKING WHEN VEHICLE IS PLACED INTO PARK. *AK *ML

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. THIS HAS BEEN AN ANNOYANCE ONLY. *AK