2000 BUICK CENTURY Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION MADE A CLUNKING NOISE ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED BY A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED THE CONTACT NOTICED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS CHANGING GEARS THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND HEARD A GRINDING METAL SOUND COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE PROPERLY CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS WRITTEN FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED BY THE REPAIR SHOP. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 150000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/05/10 *BF UPDATED 10/07/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. HE STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER, FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS WERE UNABLE TO LATCH ACROSS THE VEHICLE OCCUPANT. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN HIS CHILDREN IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED HE WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANC0E AND THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 104,000.

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL REPEATED FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 15 MPH UPHILL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXHIBITING UNUSUAL NOISES AND SHIFTING GEARS EXCESSIVELY HARD. THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND REPAIR SHOP. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC UTILIZED A TRANSMISSION CLEANING SOLUTION IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A THIRD REPAIR SHOP WHERE SHE WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,200. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/19/10. *LJ

LOSS OF BRAKES 1ST INSTANCE 9/4/2008 LOST BRAKES. PROBLEM FOUND CORRODED BRAKE LINES FRONT. 2ND INSTANCE 9/17/2009 LOST BRAKES. PROBLEM FOUND CORRODED BRAKE LINES, REAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE START POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49600.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. SHE STATED THAT UPON TAKING HER VEHICLE IN FOR STATE INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL AND BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO CORRODED COMPONENTS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

THE VEHICLE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM ON MY 2000 BUICK CENTURY KEEPS FAILING AND HAS PUT MY FAMILY AND I IN NUMEROUS UNSAFE CONDITIONS THAT MAY EVENTUALLY LEAD TO POSSIBLE INJURIES.*TR