2000 BUICK CENTURY Complaints

WIFE WENT TO WORK AND WINDOW WAS UP. WHEN SHE RETURNED THE WINDOW HAD FALLEN INSIDE THE DOOR. ALL WINDOWS REGULATORS HAVE FAILED ONCE FOR EACH WINDOW. CAR ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT. DRIVERS WINDOW FAILED TWICE. THIS LAST TIME WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND TOTAL WAS $622. THE REGULATOR HAS$1.00 THIN PLASTIC PIECE HOLDING THE CABLE ENDS THAT PULL THE WINDOW UP AND DOWN. SERVICE MANAGER EXPLAINED THE REGULATOR WAS ONLY GOOD FOR ABOUT 6 YEARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, HE HEARD A THUMPING SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE LONG SHIFT CABLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,325.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK AND GO THROUGH THEIR CYCLES BUT DO NOT PARK AND INSTEAD STICK STRAIGHT UP. THIS IS A VISIBILITY HAZARD AND WELL KNOWN BY THE DEALERSHIP MECHANICS IN THIS MODEL CENTURY, YET AS FAR AS I KNOW, THERE IS NO SAFETY RECALL. I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD PARK THE VEHICLE IN HER GARAGE, SHE WOULD SMELL HOT WATER COMING FROM THE RADIATOR. SHE DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC, AND WAS NEVER DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. UPDATED 08/20/08 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES. UPDATED 08/21/08 *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. NONE OF THE REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES FUNCTION. THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED. NORMALLY, THE CONTACT GETS SOME SILICONE AND FIDDLES WITH THE VEHICLE FOR THIRTY MINUTES BEFORE SHE CAN GET THE SEAT BELT TO LOOSEN UP AND COME OUT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED IF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 01V109000 AND 00V228003 (SEAT BELTS) APPLY TO HER VIN. IN ADDITION, ALL FOUR WINDOW MOTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AND THE FRONT WINDOW MOTORS WERE REPLACED TWICE. CURRENTLY, THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW IS ROLLED DOWN AND WILL NOT ROLL BACK UP. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,786 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

THERE IS OIL IN RADIATOR, HAD SYSTEM CLEANED FLUSHED OUT AND REFILLED AND 2 WEEKS LATTER IT IS FULL OF OIL AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHIFTS HARD BETWEEN FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD GEARS. THE VEHICLE RUNS SMOOTHLY ALL OTHER TIMES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOIDS NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ON 2000 BUICK CENTURY ACCORDING TO INTERNET REPORTS MANY,MANY,MANY, OWNERS EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A SOLENOID PROBLEM INTERNALLY. *TR

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, CAR WAS LURCHING INTO GEAR. MECHANIC SAID BAD TRAN. CODES. SHIFT SOLENOID BAD AND SOMETHING ELSE. HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AND CAR ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES. WORK DONE AT AAA CAR CARE CENTER. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2000 BUICK CENTURY FAILS TO READILY DOWNSHIFT ON DECELERATION, AND BUCKS SEVERELY DURING NORMAL DRIVE AND MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. REPAIR SHOPS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIX. *TR