1999 BUICK CENTURY Complaints

WHILE DRIVING SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED REPLACING. A RECALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK *NM

COOLING SYSTEM DEFECT IN 1999 BUICK CENTURY. COOLING SYSTEM IS BEING CONTAINMINATED BY BROWN SUBSTANCE IN SYSTEM, CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO OVERHEAT. REPORTED TO DEALER THREE TIMES. THEY HAVE A TSB OUT ON THIS, BUT NO CLUE ON WHAT IS CAUSING THIS. THEY HAVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES, FLUSHED THE SYSTEM, AND REPLACED THE RADIATOR CAP, BUT PROBLEM RECCURS. NOW IT IS GOING IN FOR THE FOUTH TIME. PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED UNDER ORIGINAL WARRANTY, NOW THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED IS ABOUT TO RUN OUT, YET HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IF THEY HAVE A TSB OUT ON THIS, WHY CAN'T THEY FIX THE PROBLEM ONCE AND FOREVER?*AK

WHEN DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULITIES TRYING TO STOP VEHICLE. IN THE PROCESS SHE RAIN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE'S BRAKE EQUIPMENT DID NOT RESPOND WHEN DRIVER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL.*MR

INTAKE GASKET ON MY 1999 BUICK CENTURY WITH 25,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER FAILED.*AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD COOLANT LEAK CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE. *AK INTAKES MANIFOLD GASKET WAS REPLACED. GASKET NOW HAS A NEW PART NUMBER TO CORRECT THE DEFECT ON THE ORIGINAL COMPONENT, GM CLAIM #1-180791866. GM HAS RECALLED FOR COOLANT LEAK, BUT IT WAS ON A DIFFERENT MODEL. ALSO, LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING. MECHANIC REPLACED THE LOWER GASKET. *LA

DEFECT ON LR PROPORTIONING VALVE WAS FOUND AFTER REPAIR ON BRAKES. CONSUMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR. (NAR) *LA *CB

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RUN OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HIT A TREE YET THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER'S HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ASSESSED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSORS WERE IMPACTED AND THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS. *NM

WHILE DRIVING INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED ANTIFREEZE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE OWNER HEARD A LOUD NOISE. WHEN THE DRIVER MADE A TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP. *AK *NM