1995 BUICK CENTURY Complaints

DRIVER'S SEATBELT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S HEAD TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND CRACK THE WINDSHIELD. DRIVE RSUSTAINED INJURIES. ALSO, AIRBAG DID DEPLOY, BUT DID NOT PROTECT THE DRIVER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

WITH ALL DOORS CLOSED THE DOME LIGHT AND UNDERNEATH DASH LIGHT WILL STAY ON, WILL NOT TURN OFF, CAUSING BATTERY TO DRAIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH, STARTED TO SLOW DOWN BY APPLYING BRAKES, AND VEHICLE VIBRATED. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

VEHICLE HAS HAD REPEATED REPLACEMENTS OF BRAKES. BRAKES CONTINUED TO WEAR OUT. DEALER CONTACTED, BUT PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

BRAKES FAILED SEVERAL TIMES IN LOW SPEED DRIVINGS (<=30MILES) DURING SUMMER AND DURING WINTER. ONE WINTER FAILURE BEFORE A RED LIGHT (SPEED <=25 MILES) CAUSED A HEAD TO TAIL COLLISION, WHICH COST MORE THAN $2,000 IN REPAIRS. FIRST, I FELT THE BRAKES WORKING WITH SOME SHARP NOISES AND NOT WORKING PROPERLY SOMETIMES. I SENT THE CAR TO A GM DEALER SERVICE STATION T O INSPECT. NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND, THEN, SEVERAL DAYS LATER, WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED, I ALMOST HIT A POLICE CAR. THE SAME GM SERVICE STATION FOUND SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES THIS TIME AND MADE A REPAIR. FINALLY, LAST WINTER, THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN AND CAUSED A LOW SPEED COLLISION MENTIONED ABOVE. I LOST CONFIDECE ON THEIR BRAKE QUALITY. PLEASE HELP ME TO REMIND OTHERS TO WATCH OUT GM BRAKES. NEVER TRUST IT. *AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED THREE TIMES RESULTING IN LEAKAGE AND CONTAMINATION OF THE ENGINE OIL REQUIRED ENGINE REPLACEMENT. MJS

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 70 MPH, VEHICLE IS VIBRATING. CONSUMER HAS TO GO DOWN TO LOWER SPEED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP VIBRATING. *AK

WHEELS WERE REPLACED BY DEALER AFTER I TOOK TO A TIRE SHOP AND PAID TO HAVE TIRES CHECKED FOR RUNOUT, REPLACED ALL FOUR, TWO OF THE NEW ONES WERE BAD WHEN INSTALLED AS I TOOK TO TIRE SHOP AGAIN, TOLD TIRES WERE PROBLEM BY DEALER, TIRE SHOP GAVE SIGNED STATEMENT, STILL WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT, STILL HAVE THE TWO WITH RUNOUT,AFTER PURCHASING A NEW SET OF TIRES TO SATIFY THE SERVICE MANAGER(?), TIRES WERE NOT THE PROBLEM STILL HAVE PROBLEM. CHARGED $12.55 TO REPLACE A SUPPOSEDLY BAD TURN SIGNAL AFTER OWNING VEHICLE ONLY ABOUT 1/2 MONTHS, CALLED GM GOT THAT TAKEN CARE OF BUT TOLD THAT THE SERVICEMANS WORD WAS ALL THEY NEEDED THAT TIRES WERE OK. DOOR HAD BAD RATTLE, SERVICE CAKED GREASE ON HINGES TO WHERE WOULD NOT RATTLE, AFTER SOME GREASE CAME OFF SAME PROBLEM. ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF FOR ONE DAY,HASN'T COME ON SINCE HAD BRAKES CHECKED COULD FIND NOTHING. THE SELF ADJUSTER AND SPRING CAME OFF INTO THE DRUM ON LEFT REAR BRAKE, WAS ABLE TO STOP AND FIX WITH NEW PARTS.

WHEEL LOCKS FOR HUB CAPS TIGHTEN UP SOLID & CAN'T BE LOOSENED WHEN NECESSARY FOR TIRE REPLACEMENT. REQUIRES A SUPPLIED TOOL THAT IS MADE OF PLASTIC WHICH IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO UNLOOSEN THE WHEEL LOCK FOR TIRE REPLACEMENT.MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO REPLACE SUPPLIED PLASTIC TOOL WITH SUITABLE ONE MADE OF METAL. THIS CAN LEAD TO A DISASTEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY IF A BREAKDOWN OCCURS IN A REMOTE LOCATION OR EVEN IF THE UNABILITY TO REMOVE A MALFUNCTIONG TIRE OCCURS IN A HEAVILY TRAFFICED AREA.

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, CONSUMER NOTICED AN OIL LEAK COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED VEHICLE. DEALER STATED THE OIL LEAK WAS WITHIN THE ENGINE VALVE COVER. *AK