Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
40
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1989 Buick Century.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-03-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR SOLD TO ME IS A LEMON. THE MOTOR WENT OUT IN LESS THAN 30 DAYS.*AK |
| 2002-10-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE PAINT HAS BEGUN TO PEELING OFF THE CAR. THE PRIMER IS STILL THERE, HOWEVER. THE CAR HAS BEEN OWNED BY IMMEDIATE F… |
| 2001-03-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | DOOR HINGES SPLIT IN HALF, CAUSING DOOR TO SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 2001-03-02 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | WHEN GETING ON TO THE HIGHWAY THE SEAT BACK FELL IN TO THE BACK SEAT MAKING ME UNABLE TO SEE ANY TRAFFIC AHEAD OF ME.*AK |
| 2000-07-11 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | Yes | 0 | PE00 048; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A FUNNY NOISE, AND THEN TREAD CAME OFF. HE WAS … |
| 2000-04-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER STARTED UP VEHICLE AND ENGINE WAS RUNNING A LITTLE FAST. CONSUMER HAD FOOT ON BRAKE , PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR AND… |
| 2000-04-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 3 | WHILE ENGINE IDLED HIGH, CONSUMER SHIFTED VEHICLE OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE WITH BRAKES DEPRESSED, AND VEHICLE DROVE OFF … |
| 1999-09-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER HAS HAD 2 ACCIDENTS RELATING TO ENGINE ACCELERATION. BOTH TIMES THIS HAPPENED THE SAME WAY. CONSUMER HAS A V… |
| 1999-07-17 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | CRACKED REAR TRACKING BAR DETECTED ON 7/18/99. CHECKED UNDER CAR BECAUSE OF POOR STEERING AND HANDLING AND FOUND THE BA… |
| 1999-01-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE GEAR, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. MJS |
| 1998-03-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 9 | LISTED VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN 10-CAR CRASH AT INTERSECTION IN OUR JURISDICTION AFTER ACCELERATOR ON VEHICLE STUCK, FO… |
| 1998-01-30 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL FAILED. |
| 1997-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER'S MOTHER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WITH THE RED BRAKE LIGHT ON FOR A MONTH. DON COLLINS, BUICK FRANCHESE OWNERS, SE… |
| 1997-08-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | FRONT END SHAKES WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH. |
| 1997-07-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN BACKING OUT OF GARAGE WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR SURGED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND THE BRAKE DID NOT STOP THE C… |
| 1996-12-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS NOT RELEASING DUE TO A RETRACTOR PROBLEM OF THE SEAT BELT. DEALER WON'T FIX THIS PROBLEM B… |
| 1996-12-09 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK | No | 0 | TRUNK LATCH UNFASTENS. |
| 1996-06-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | DRIVER SEAT COLLAPSED IN A RECLINING POSITION, CAUSING SEATBACK FAILURE. *AK |
| 1996-04-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT STALLING WHILE TRAVELING/APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, OR APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM A STOP POSITION. VEH… |
| 1996-03-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL WIRING AROUND ALTERNATOR RUBBED AGAINST EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND MELTED. *AK |
| 1996-03-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | THE FRONT SEATBACK BRACKETS BROKE AND CAUSED THE SEATBACKS TO FALL BACKWARDS, ALSO REPLACED 2 FRONT TIRES. *AK |
| 1996-02-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | PLASTIC BAFFLES INSIDE GAS TANK DETERIORATED, FOULING THE FUEL INJECTORS. *DSH |
| 1995-10-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | PLASTIC BAFFLES INSIDE THE FUEL TANK DESINTEGRATED AND CONTAMINATED FUEL AND INJECTORS, DEALER REPLACED FUEL TANK AND I… |
| 1995-10-27 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | FAULTY SEAT BELT CASING COVERS. |
| 1995-09-08 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH SEAT BELT TRACKS AND ANCHORS. SEAT BELTS SLIDE BACK AND FORTH. IN AD… |
| 1995-09-05 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH SEAT BELTS. SEAT BELTS LATCH, AND TRACKS AND ANCHORS, ARE BROKEN. … |
| 1995-08-21 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONER LEAKS FREON. *SD |
| 1995-07-31 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVERS SEAT BELT DIFFICULT TO UNLATCH, OCCASIONALLY UNLATCHES BY ITSELF, RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO YEAR OF CAR. *DH |
| 1995-06-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT, TOTALLED. TT |
| 1995-04-03 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK | No | 0 | LIFTGATE BECOMING UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING. TT |
| 1995-02-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 1 | AFTER BEING HIT ON PASSENGER SIDE, DRIVER SEATBELT BUCKLE CAME UNATTACHED, RESULTING IN INJURIES. TT |
| 1995-02-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE JERKS AND STALLS. TT |
| 1991-01-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SEATBELT RETRACTOR FAILS TO RETRACT, AND PLASTIC COVERING ON SEATBELT BUCKLE CAME OFF. TT |
| — | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | BOLT FAILED CAUSING BODY TO SEPARATE FROM FRAME. |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | PURCHASED CAR USED, THE OIL ISN'T GOIG TO THE ENGINE . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK |
| — | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | A TECHNICIAN SERVICED VEHICLE. TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND DETERMINED THAT ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTING. *AK |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WATER PUMP FAILED. |
| — | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT CRADLE BOLTS RUSTED AND PULLED THROUGH THE FRAME WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A COLLISION. VEHILCE NOT INCL… |
| — | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AND UPON HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE SEATBACK FALLS INTO THE RECLINING POSITION. COSNUMER HAS YET TO HA… |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | PAINT WOULD NOT STAY ON VEHICLE. NLM |