2000 BUICK CENTURY Complaints

AIR POLLUTION PUMP FAILURE CAUSING FUSE TO BLOW AND CAR TO BUMP WHEN STEPPING ON GAS/ANTI LOCK CONTROL-PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE MALFUNCTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE WINDOW REGULATORS IN THE VEHICLE. THREE OF THE WINDOWS SUDDENLY FELL DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FIRST WINDOW AND PAID FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR COST. THE SECOND WINDOW WAS REPLACED FOR FREE. THE CONTACT HAS TO PAY FOR THE THIRD WINDOW TO BE REPAIRED. ALL THREE WINDOWS FAILED WITHIN A YEAR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,600.

2000 BUICK CENTURY. FREQUENTLY I APPLY PRESSURE TO BRAKES AND THE CAR WILL NOT STOP FOR SEVERAL FEET. I PUSH PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN, IT MAKES A GRINDING SOUND AND SORT OF VIBRATES BUT CAR WILL NOT STOP. SEVERAL TIMES JUST MISSED HITTING OTHER CARS/PEOPLE. I AM ALSO A SINGLE PARENT WITH SMALL CHILDREN IN MY CAR. I HAVE CHANGED BRAKES, ROTORS, ETC. SEVERAL TIMES IN LAST COUPLE YEARS. HAVE BEEN TO MANY DIFFERENT MECHANICS & DEALER- NONE CAN FIND PROBLEM. PROBLEM MOST OFTEN HAPPENS WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE. I AM LUCKY NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT- OR WORSE, BUT UNABLE TO AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE RIGHT NOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED AN AGGRESSIVE HARD JOLT WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR OR FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SOLENOID VALVE IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $1,800. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 5/26/09 *CN UPDATED 05/28/09.*JB

2000 BUICK CENTURY, POWER WINDOWS FELL DOWN.1ST ONE, AND COULD NOT GET IT BACK UP. NEXT DAY ANOTHER FELL DOWN WHEN I WASN'T IN CAR. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID A 3RD FELL DOWN BY IT'S SELF. THEY CHARGED ME OVER $1,300.00,SAYING EACH WINDOW BROKE FOR NO REASON. A MONTH LATER,THE LAST WINDOW,WHICH HAD NO PROBLEM WOULD NOT GO DOWN AND STILL DOESN'T. NO WAY DID 4 WINDOWS BREAK ALL AT ONCE.I THINK WHATEVER CONTROLS THE WINDOWS BROKE AND THEY DIDN'T FIX IT AND CHEATED ME. NOW I HAVE THE WINDOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE THAT WILL NOT GO DOWN. THAT MAKES ALL 4 POWER WINDOWS BROKEN,ONE STILL UNFIXED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SEAT SAFETY BELTS WERE INOPERABLE. HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 00V228003 AND 01V109000, ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD REPAIR THE SEAT BELTS AT THE ESTIMATED COST OF $500. NO REPAIRS HAVE YET BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,028.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NOT INDICATE HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE FUEL TANK. HE WAS CONCERNED THAT HE COULD RUN OUT OF GASOLINE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER COULD NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 50,000.

2000 CENTURY LIMITED.....20,340 MILE BOUGHT NEW. NOISE FROM THE ENGINE (LIFTERS) IS GETTING LOUDER AND THE FRONT END IS POUNDING. I SEE THAT THE TIE RODS ARE BAD, THE RACK IS SLOPPY THE BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE FAILED DUE TO CHINESE MATERIALS. THE CAR IS GARAGED, MAINTAINED AND TAKEN CARE OF. THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES LINE HAVE FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. PRESENTLY OWNING 12 GM CARS RIGHT NOW,THIS CAR IS FALLING APART. IT HAS THE V-6 ENGINE THAT HAS GOTTEN 35 MPG ON A TRIP (IF IT MAKES IT). *TR

I DRIVE WITH MY HEADLIGHTS ON ALL THE TIME. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATION DIMS DRASTICALLY WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. I CANNOT SEE THE GAUGES. ALTHOUGH THERE IS A DIMMER SWITCH FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, THE BRIGHTEST SETTING IS INADEQUATE WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. I NEED TO HAVE THE AUTOMATIC DIMMING FEATURE REMOVED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH, WHICH CONTROLS THE LIGHTS FOR THE VEHICLE, FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.