2003 BUICK CENTURY Complaints

2003 BUICK CENTURY HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE LIGHTS WOULD COME BACK ON BY FLICKING THE DIMMER SWITCH. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I WAS INFORMED IT COULD POSSIBLY BE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE OR DIMMER SWITCH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 BUICK CENTURY. AN HOUR AND FIFTEEN MINUTES AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE AT HIS RESIDENCE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS ON FIRE. HE NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE QUICKLY SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE CONTACT'S HOME BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD ARRIVE. IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF HOURS TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE HOME AND CARPORT WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE HOME WAS CONDEMNED DUE TO THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE WAS THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 48,000. UPDATED 01/08/09 *BF

WAS DRIVING AFTER DARK ON COUNTRY ROAD. SWITCHED ON BRIGHT LIGHTS AFTER A FEW SECONDS HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. PULLED LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES AND LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. WAS AFRAID TO USE BRIGHT LIGHTS AGAIN. IS VERY DANGEROUS AS WAS I WAS ON STRAIGHT AWAY AND LITTLE TRAFFIC AT THE MOMENT. COULD HAVE BEEN ON A CURVE AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN CRASH AND OR LOSS OF LIFE OR AT LEAST INJURIES. WILL GO TO MECHANIC MONDAY AND HOPEFULLY CAN GET REPAIRED. WAS LOOKING FOR SAFETY BULLETIN AND OR RECALL OR ADVISORY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS DIM. WHEN THE HIGH BEAMS ARE ACTIVATED, THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATE AGAIN. THE CONTACT HAS SEEN IDENTICAL FAILURES LIKE THIS ON THE INTERNET. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,000. UPDATED 12-01-08 *BF THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. UPDATED 12/02/08. *JB

THE CROSS MEMBER HOLDING THE ENGINE CAME LOOSE AND DROPPED THE ENGINE TO ABOUT 6 INCHES FROM THE GROUND. ONLY 1 BOLT WAS FOUND. THIS WAS DISCOVERED WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. IT WILL REQUIRE A FLOOR JACK TO LIFT THE ENGINE SO THE BOLT CAN BE REPLACED AND THEN TOWED TO A SHOP FOR INSPECTION OF FURTHER POSSIBLE DAMAGE. *TR

ONE OF THE TAILLIGHT BULBS IN MY FIANCE'S CAR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED MORE FREQUENTLY THAN IT SHOULD BE. I THOUGHT THE ISSUE MIGHT BE PARTICULAR TO THE CAR, BUT I HAVE NOTICED WHILE DRIVING THAT OTHER LATE-MODEL BUICK CENTURY'S HAVE THE SAME NON-FUNCTIONING TAIL-LIGHT, SO I BELIEVE THIS MUST BE A MFR. DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE MAINTENANCE COULD NOT BE PERFORMED DUE TO A FAULTY MANIFOLD GASKET THAT WAS LEAKING OIL INTO THE ANTIFREEZE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET AT THE COST OF $900. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,162 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,130.

2003 BUICK CENTURY UNDER SEAT BRACKET INJURED THE CHILD. CONSUMER STATES THAT HER DAUGHTER CUT 90% OF HER ACHILLES TENDON ON THE BRACKET. SHE WAS SHOCKED TO FIND SUCH A SHARP AND DANGEROUS EQUIPMENT IN HER VEHICLE. *KB THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER HAD TO HAVE SURGERY THE SAME DAY OF THE INCIDENT. *JB

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ONE EVENING RECENTLY, I ATTEMPTED TO DIM MY LIGHTS FOR AN ONCOMING VEHICLE AND WAS SHOCKED TO FIND I HAD NO LOW BEAMS. I ONLY HAD HIGHBEAMS. HAD TO REPLACE THE DIMMER SWITCH, WHICH OF COURSE OPERATES EVERYTHING ELSE. ABOUT A MONTH AGO, MY LIGHTS WENT OUT FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS, THEN NO PROBLEMS UNTIL I LOST MY LOW BEAMS. *TR

AT TIMES WHEN USE THE DIMMER SWITCH ON MY 2003 BUICK CENTURY, THE HEAD LIGHTS GO OUR COMPLETELY. WHEN I REFLICK THE DIMMER SWITCH, THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON, THIS PROPOSES A DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESP. IF ONE DOESN'T KNOW THAT REFLICKING THE SWITCH WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE SITUATION IS EVEN MORE DANGEROUS IN THE LATE TWILIGHT, WHICH IS WHAT HAPPENED W/ MY WIFE. SHE DROVE SEVERAL MILES BEFORE ARRIVING HOME, COMPLETELY UNAWARE THAT SHE WAS DRIVING W/O HEADLIGHT. I JUST RETRIEVED MY BUICK FROM THE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY INSTALLED AN ENTIRE UNIT FOR ME AT A COST OF 500.00. MORE THAN LIKELY THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WITH OTHER CENTURY OWNERS. THE REPAIR COST WAS BAD ENOUGH, BUT THE SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY, IF I HAD NOT DETECTED THE PROBLEM AND HAD IT REPAIRED. *TR