2000 BUICK CENTURY Complaints

THERE IS A HARD SHARP PIECE OF METAL BEHIND THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SEAT WHICH HAS NO PADDING OVER IT, THIS PIECE OF METAL HAS WORN A HOLE THROUGH THE FABRIC OF THE SEAT. NLM

LOW BEAM LIGHT CASTS A SHADOW ON BOTH SIDES WHEN USED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER NOTIFIED,AND UNABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HEAD LIGHT SYSTEM WAS FLAWED AND DAMAGES. *YH

THE HORN IS DIFFICULT TO ACTIVATE, THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO WARN A DRIVER WHO WAS BACKING UP BUT THE HORN WOULD NOT SOUND RESULTING IN A CRASH. NLM

HORN LOCATION IS DIFFICULT TO FIND AND HARD TO BLOW DUE TO AIR BAG INSTALLATION ON STEERING. WHEN BACKING UP SLOWLY OR STOPPING, BRAKES MAKE THUMPING NOISE. *SLC

WHILE IN MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION VEHICLE DIED. CONSUMER COULD NOT START VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ELECTRIC POWER, HAD TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALER. AFTER AN HOUR, THEY FOUND A BLOWN FUSE. CONSUMER INQUIRED OF WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IT THIS OCCURRED ON HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. *AK THE CAUSE FOR THE FUSE BLOW WAS NOT KNOWN *YH

THREE DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE LOW TIRE LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE EVERY MONTH OR SO, THE TIRE INFLATION MONITOR SYSTEM IS EXTRA SENSITIVE CAUSING THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE WHEN ONLY ONE OR TWO POUNDS OF AIR IS NEEDED OR WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. NLM

NHTSA RECALL 00V228003/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00067/SEAT BELT BUCKLES. VYLETTEL BUICK IN STERLING HEIGHTS ISN'T ORDERING PARTS UNTIL THEY CAN SEE IF ORDER NUMBER ON BUCKLE IS RECALLED. CONSUMER FEELS IT IS INCONVINIENT TO COME BACK TWO WEEKS LATER WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE THEM ALREADY ORDERED. *AK DEALER WAS NOT READY TO FIX THE RECALL AND CUSTOMER HAS TO MAKE SECOND TRIP. *YH

WHENEVER VEHICLE WAS COLD STARTED, THERE WOULD BE A TAPPING NOISE. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TWICE. HAD FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE DOWN & WAS INFORMED THAT PROBLEM WAS NORMAL. ALSO, MECHANIC TESTED OTHER VEHICLES ON A COLD START, AND HERE WAS NO TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE.*AK TAPPING SOUND IN THE ENGINE HAS INCREASED IN LOUDNESS AND DURATION ON COLD STARTS. THE DEALER INSTALLED A SYNTHETIC OIL AND FRAM OIL FILTERS. *YH

WHILE DRIVING CAR STARTED TO WIGGLE ACROSS ROAD AT 55MPH. CONSUMER HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO KEEP CONTROL OF VEHICLE, TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK

HORN DOES NOT ACTIVATE EASILY. CONSUMER MUST DEPRESS IT VERY HARD AND AT EXACT SPOT. THEREFORE, IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION CONSUMER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACTIVATE HORN IN TIME , WILL NOT BE ABLE TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS , OR AVOID ACCIDENTS. *AK