Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
28
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1987 Buick Century.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-07-13 | TIRES | No | 0 | MY MOTHER HAS A BUICK THAT SHE HAD FIRESTONE RADIAL TIRES INSTALLED ON THE FRONT. THE TIRES, P185/75R14 HAD A BELT BRE… |
| 2003-02-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND DOESN'T LOCK INTO GEAR. ALSO MAKES CLUNKING SOUND WHEN ACCELERATION IS LET OFF THEN RE-APPLIED.… |
| 2001-03-02 | SEATS | No | 0 | WHILE BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT 20-25 MPH FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE OFF THE TRACK. CONTACTED DEALER, AND … |
| 2000-03-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | EVEN MECHANICS CAN'T SOLVE THIS; SO IT IS HARD FOR ME TO DIAGNOSE. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK |
| 1999-03-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING UP ON AN INCLINE APPLIED FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND REAR BRAKES SEIZED. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. … |
| 1998-05-23 | STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE | No | 0 | IN 1992 THE MAXIGUARD ANTI-THEFT AFTERMAKET DEVICE WAS INSTALLED. THE MAXIGUARD ANTI-THEFT DEVICE WIRES CAUGHT ON FIRE… |
| 1998-05-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I FILED A COMPLAINT IN JUNE 1998 WITH NO RESPONSE YET. PLEASE ADVISE ME OF STATUS OF MY COMPLAINT/OUTCOME. INCOMPLETE S… |
| 1997-06-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLED 10 TIMES FROM PURCHASE DATE. HAS BEEN IN THE SAME FAMILY SINCE IT WAS BOUGHT NEW. IT HAS BEEN "REPAIR… |
| 1997-05-21 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT CAME OFF AND THE WHEEL SPINNED AROUND. THERE WAS NO WARNING B… |
| 1996-03-29 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 0 | WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK THE ENGINE REVED AND WENT INTO REVERSE WHILE IN PARK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-02-01 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL ON VEHICLE HAD A LOT OF PLAY DUE TO LOOSE BOLTS HOLDING STEERING WHEEL TO COLUMN. *AK |
| 1996-01-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | BRAKE SHOES FAILED. |
| 1995-07-10 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | POWER STEERING RACK FAILED. *AK |
| 1995-07-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT STALLING DUE TO FUEL PUMP FAILURE. *AK |
| 1995-06-30 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE DISINTEGRATED IN DRIVERS HAND UPON ASSEMBLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK |
| 1995-06-12 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | POWER STEERING FAILURE, RACK AND PINION FAILED CAUSING DIFFICULTY STEERING. TT |
| 1995-02-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | COMPUTER MODULE GOES OUT, AND CAUSES CAR TO STALL. TT |
| 1995-02-05 | WHEELS | No | 0 | WHEEL CAMBER MISALIGNMENT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. *AK |
| 1995-01-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | 'COLD POWER STEERING'. *DH |
| 1994-04-01 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | DURING MORNING START UP,STEERING APPEARS TO HAVE MORNING SICKNESS. DIFFICULTY IN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. TT |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | OWNER HAS HAD 3 BATTERIES REPLACED AND 1 NEW ALTERNATOR BECAUSE OF AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION IN THE VEHICLE. DEALER CLA… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE WARMING THE VEHICLE IT STALLED. |
| — | CHILD SEAT:SHIELD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | PROBLEM WITH CENTURY OVATION CAR SEAT. MY 2 YEAR OLD SON PULLED THE T-BAR SHIELD OUT OF THE BUCKLE AREA 2 TIMES. IT W… |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHEN PUT INTO GEAR THE CAR ACCELERATED OVER A BANK INTO A BROOK. FOOT WAS NOT ON PEDAL GAS PEDAL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN TURNING ON HEATER ENGINE RPM'S GO UP SOMETIMES AND CAN KEEP CAR MOVING AT 45-50 MPH WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE GAS, TU… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE, THE PLASTIC PIECE FELL APART . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK |
| — | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | 'COLD POWER STEERING'. |
| — | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | IN COLD WEATHER, POWER STEERING WONT TURN AFTER THE INITIAL START. |