Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
45
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1992 Buick Century.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-04-10 | TIRES | Yes | 2 | DT: ON MARCH 14TH TWO NEW FRONT TIRES WERE PURCHASED AT SEARS. ON APRIL 10TH THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVIN… |
| 2003-06-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WE BOUGHT THIS CAR USED, BUT WE HAVE IT SERVICED EVERY 5-6,000 KMS. NOTHING SMALL GOES IN THIS VEHICLE. WE BASICALLY D… |
| 2001-07-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK, AND IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND INTO REVERSE. A 90 YEAR OLD PASSENGER WAS ATTEMPTING… |
| 2001-02-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR FROM THE TIME THAT I BOUGHT IT, IT HAS BEEN IN THE GARAGE FOR MORE REPAIRS TH… |
| 2001-01-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | AUTO ACCELLERATED ON ITS OWN -THROTTLE WENT FROM 0 TO WIDE OPEN. *AK |
| 2001-01-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 0 | STARTING AT A DEAD STOP, DROVE A FEW FEET, AND ALL A SUDDEN GAS PEDAL WENT DOWN AND CAR TOOK OFF. CONSUMER APPLIED … |
| 2000-12-13 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | WHEN PULLING ON STEERING WHEEL MAKES POPS AND JERKS TOWARDS , AS IF IT IS GOING TO COME OFF IN YOUR HANDS. *AK |
| 2000-04-01 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY TWICE DUE TO DOME LIGHT IN VEHICLE COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY AFTER AL… |
| 1999-08-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 1 | HOOD HYDRAULIC CYLINDER BROKE, CAUSING THE HOOD TO FALL ONTO THE OCCUPANT WHILE CHECKING THE FLUIDS IN VEHICLE. CURR… |
| 1999-07-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | WHILE ENTERING THE CAR AND LOOKING DOWN DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE SEAT CAUSED BY WIRING THAT WAS POORLY INSTALL… |
| 1998-11-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED, RECALL ON COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO VIN #. |
| 1998-10-30 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | POOR DESIGN AND LACK OF CLAMPING OF THE SHIFT CABLE ASSEMBLY HAS CAUSED THE SHIFT CABLE TO RUB AGAINST THE SUCTION LINE… |
| 1998-08-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, AND STOPPED ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE… |
| 1998-07-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUCTIONED, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO BE ON AT ALL TIMES, EVEN WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. MAY… |
| 1998-07-01 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | DUE TO DEFECTIVE RACK AND PINION STEERING VEHICLE VIBRATES AND SHAKES WHICH MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER … |
| 1998-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | No | 0 | CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. CAN HEAR A HISSING NOISE INSIDE THE VEHICLE., ALSO WHEN CONSUMER A… |
| 1998-02-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS LEAKED ON SHOES, CAUSING LOCK UPS AND DAMAGE. |
| 1997-11-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | Yes | 0 | DRIVING ABOUT 35MPH; STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES (ABS); THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUES TO THE FLOOR; HAD REARENDED ANOTHER V… |
| 1997-06-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 1 | BRAKE FAILURE. |
| 1997-04-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 1 | DRIVING AT 55 MPH CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION.… |
| 1996-10-11 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | SEAT BELT FAILED. |
| 1996-09-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, CAUSING ACCIDENT. |
| 1996-08-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | DRIVING AT SPEED 40MPH, VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING, COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. *AK |
| 1996-07-27 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE STEERING STARTED TO SHAKE, THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE BROKE . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK |
| 1996-07-27 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT DRIVE AXLE FAILED, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. |
| 1996-06-12 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | Yes | 3 | VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT LIGHT, IMPACT 6:00 POSITION, REAR RIGHT SEATBELT ANCHOR/ATTACHMENTS FAILED, CAUSING HEAD INJURIE… |
| 1996-03-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE SUDDLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT, C… |
| 1996-03-14 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE RECALL WORK WAS NOT PERFORMED PROPERLY, AND THE CAR WAS RUINED DUE TO THE SHOTTY JOB OF THE SERVIC… |
| 1996-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY. *DH |
| 1995-11-11 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE WHEN THERE IS SUDDEN STOPPING MOTION. TT |
| 1995-11-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 2 | IGNITION SWITCHED TURNED WHILE IN PARK GEAR, VEHICLE INSTANTLY SURGED FORWARD, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURIES. |
| 1995-03-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 0 | FAILURE OF THE DRIVER SIDE SHOULDER BELT, THE BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. TT |
| 1995-02-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM | No | 0 | PREMATURE WEAR OF DRUMS. 2ND TIME. TT |
| 1995-02-19 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | LEFT FRONT SIGNAL LIGHT LENS COVER FELL OFF. RESULTING IN IMPROPER FUNCTIONING. TT |
| 1995-01-22 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE ELECTRICAL SEAT SYSTEM CAUGHT ON FIRE. TT |
| 1994-10-14 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | Yes | 2 | THE CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THE SEATBELTS FAILED AND KILLED THE DRIVER AND BROKE THE PASSENGERS NECK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. … |
| 1994-07-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | THE EXHAUST GASKET IS DEFECTIVE. IT BULGES OUT IT LEAKS AND CAUSES EXHAUST TO COME INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. PLEA… |
| 1993-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILED. *DSH |
| 1992-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVNG THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, ALSO THERE IS EXCESSIVE WERE OF WHEEL CYLINDERS, WHELL C… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKES GRIND/LOCK. |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS, CAUSING POOR BRAKING WHEN TRAVELING ON WET PAVEMENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED T… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER REQUESTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS MADE TO VEHICLE REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS UNDER RECALL (91V21… |
| — | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | AIR CONDITONER HAS FAILED AND LOSING FREON.BUT CONSUMER WAS AWARE OF 3 OTHERS VEHICLE THAT HAD SAME PROBLEM. CAUSE UN… |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DRIVER SHIFTED GEAR INTO REVERSE AND CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE, COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. *AK |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH FIRE. *SD |