2000 BUICK CENTURY Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING 2-20 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED EXTREMELY HARD WHEN SHIFTING FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SOLENOID VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE. AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 01-10-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE FAILS TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR ON THE CONSISTENT BASIS. UPDATED 12/31/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED EXTREMELY HARD AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20 AND 60 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT A COMPUTER SHOULD DIAGNOSIS THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT FELT THE MIDSECTION OF HER VEHICLE BEGIN TO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. WHEN SHE RESTARTED IT AN HOUR LATER, THE GEARS FAILED TO SHIFT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE PCS VALVE FAILED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE VALVE, BUT THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED. THE SPEED AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

TL*THE CONTACTS MOTHER OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE ALSO MAKES A THUD SOUND WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS ISSUED TRANSMISSION FAILURE CODE NUMBER 1811. THE DEALER FOUND OTHER INTERNAL FAILURES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 56,974 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

2000 BUICK CENTURY TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. AFTER CHECKING ONLINE MESSAGE BOARDS FOUND THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM IN 2000 BUICK MODELS, AND THAT GM HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OR OFFER A RESOLUTION OUT OF POCKET COST OF GETTING A TRANSMISSION VALVE AND SOLENOID REPAIRED IS ABOUT $600. THESE ISSUES ARE POPPING UP ANYWHERE BETWEEN 30K AND 80K MILES, AND THESE PARTS ARE PARTS THAT SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR AND NEVER BE REPLACED. ONGOING PROBLEM. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY WITH A CURRENT MILEAGE OF 70,200 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION WAS HESITATING IN FIRST GEAR. A MECHANIC AT MIDWAY SERVICE CENTER LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE ON 4-13-07 AND THE CODE P1811 FOR TRANSMISSION SHIFT VALVE WAS DETECTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON 10/18/2004 WITH A FAILURE MILEAGE OF 51,570 MILES. AT THE TIME, THE DEALER, JIM STUTZMAN, REPLACED THE PC SOLENOID TRANSMISSION SHIFT VALVE PART #10478146. AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY CUSTOM AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, THE THERMOSTAT, AND WATER PUMP. THESE COMPONENTS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE REAR BRAKE SHOES AND A LEAKING CYLINDER ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE REAR DRUMS, AND THE SWITCH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FOR THE POWER WINDOWS WHERE REPLACED DUE TO POSSIBLE FIRE CONCERNS. IN ADDITION, THE RIGHT OUTER TIE ROD END ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL WAS LOOSE AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS INHERITED IN 2003 ALL THE AFOREMENTIONED FAILURES HAD TO BE REPLACED OR REPAIRED STARTING IN 2005. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY STATED THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE THE CONTACT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED WITH THE DEALER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,442, AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,218.*AK THE CONSUMER HAS PROVIDED INVOICES OF SERVICES AND CHECKED WITH GM TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE GASKET MANIFOLD, HOWEVER SHE WAS INFORMED NO RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THAT PART. UPDATE 05/10/07*TR

2000 BUICK CENTURY WITH ANTI LOCK BRAKE FAILURE**CC THE ALTERNATOR DRIVE BELT WAS REPLACED. *JB

I OWN A 2000 BUICK CENTURY WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES AND IS STARTING TO DO THE SAME THING IT HAS DONE THE OTHER THREE TIMES. IT WAS REPAIRED ALL THREE TIMES AT THE GM DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT. EACH TIME IT HAS COST OVER $600 TO REPAIR IT. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD BETWEEN GEARS AND SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE ALMOST STOPS MOVING IN TRAFFIC. *JB

BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AFTER ENTERING INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. LOST ALL BRAKE FLUID. HAD TO REPAIR BRAKE LINE AS IT WAS CORRODED AT THE BENDS IN THE LINE. *NM