Safety Score
84
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Buick Century.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | I went to turn my wheel and it wouldn't turn left then the rack and pinion broke the wheel just turns 360 to the left b… |
| 2013-03-30 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | STARTED CAR AND GASOLINE STARTED GUSHING OUT FROM BENEATH THE CAR BETWEEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND THE FRONT WHEEL-WELL. … |
| 2012-07-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE BACKING INTO MY DAUGHTER'S ATTACHED GARAGE, THE GAS LINE RUPTURED AND LEAKED A LOT OF GASOLINE BEFORE I SHUT-OFF … |
| 2011-05-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | DRIVING TOWARDS A STOPLIGHT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR ON A 1996 BUICK CENTURY. PUMPING GAVE ONLY PARTIAL R… |
| 2009-05-04 | SEAT BELTS | No | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WAS TOO TIGHT AND CAUSES… |
| 2008-08-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1996 BUICK THAT RECENTLY DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING. THE RACK IN THE RACK AND PINION STEERING… |
| 2008-03-06 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | 1996 BUICK CENTURY. AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS WILL LOCK WHEN THE CAR IS IN GEAR AND IDLING. DRIVER MISTAKENLY GOT OUT OF CAR… |
| 2004-09-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | ONE OF THE VEHICLE'S FUEL LINES LEAKED. *NM FUEL LINE WAS UNPROTECTED. *TC |
| 2004-07-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE PEDAL DIDN'T DEPRESS WHICH RESULTED IN CONSUMER'S… |
| 2004-06-01 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | CONSUMER REQUESTED HIS VEHICLE BE INCLUDED IN THE POWER STEERING RECALL. *PH THE CONSUMER HAD EXTENSIVE POWER STEERIN… |
| 2004-05-14 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT WHILE BACKING IN MY DRIVEWAY THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN.*AK |
| 2004-01-23 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | IN 2003 I HAD THE AIR BAG SYSTEM OF MY 1996 BUICK CENTURY WAGON SERVICED AT RAGSDALE CHEVROLET IN SPENCER, MA. THE INI… |
| 2003-10-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION ARE JUNK AND THEY KNEW |
| 2003-04-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | THE FUEL LINE FAILED. THE DEALER HAD NO IDEA WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *JB |
| 2003-02-27 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION AND THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED. *MR *SCC *NLM |
| 2003-02-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE TRANSMITION GRINDING, SLIPPING & FAILURES. |
| 2002-04-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | NOISE WOULD COME FROM THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING, DEALER NOTIFIED, AND UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVID… |
| 2002-04-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN BRAKE WAS APPLIED. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME.… |
| 2002-02-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT HEAD G… |
| 2002-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. *JB |
| 2001-10-13 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | Yes | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-06-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER PULLRED OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND PROCEEDED DOWN THE ROAD, NOT 100 YARDS FROM DRIVEWAY SMOKE BEGAN COMING OUT OF THE… |
| 2001-01-15 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | LETTER SENT TO CEO OF GENERAL MOTORS: NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK |
| 2000-10-07 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | THE STEERING SYSTEM SUFFERED A SUDDEN AND COMPLETE FAILURE WHILE NEGORIATING A TURN INTO A CITY STREET. I WAS ABLE TO … |
| 2000-07-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, TWO TIMES ENGINE STALLED, AND ONE TIME WHILE STOPPING AT STOP SIGN IT STALLED |
| 2000-04-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. CONSUMER IS AFRAID THAT ABS BRAKES MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY. *AK |
| 1999-11-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING UP TO A HILL VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABOUT 50 MPH WITH HEADLIGHTS ON. THEN, THEY WILL GO OUT WITHOUT A WARNI… |
| 1999-09-26 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY CAR SHUT DOWN, AND CONSUMER HAD TO COAST TO THE NEAREST SHOULDER. CAR RESTARTED 5MI… |
| 1999-09-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS ACCELERATING WHEN IT STOPS AND GOES. CAR SEEMS TO BE RUNNING OUT OF GAS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. *AK |
| 1999-08-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 2 | WHILE RIDING ABOUT 25 MPH CAR IN FRONT STARTED TO PUT ON ITS BRAKES. CONSUMER ALSO ATTEMPTED TO PUT ON THE BRAKES. … |
| 1999-08-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT FRONT LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE. 'DOORLOCKS JAMMED, AND CONSUMER COULD NOT GET O… |
| 1999-04-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT VEHICLE THE HANDLE ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE BROKE OFF. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE HANDL… |
| 1999-01-25 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | CONSUMER ACCIDENTLY TRIPPED THE DOOR LOCKS WHEN GETTING OUT OF CAR. CONSUMER SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR W… |
| 1998-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND THE VEHICLE IS NOT WARMED UP, THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. *AK WHEN PROCEEDING AFTER… |
| 1998-06-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER COMPLAINING OF VEHICLE CONTINUALLY SHAKING/VIBRATING AND HESITATING WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN/OUT OF … |
| 1998-05-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN A VEHICLE COLLISION. |
| 1998-05-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SYSTEM. WHEN STARTING VEHICLE IT VIBRATES. THE CONSUMER HAS C… |
| 1997-12-10 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | VEHICLE'S BACK WINDOW SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON, NO PROTECTIVE COATING ON WINDOW TO ELIMINATE GLASS FRAGMENTS FR… |
| 1997-09-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | ONCE A DAY, THE FIRST TIME OF OPERATION OF VEHICLE, WILL EXPRIENCE STARTING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING APPROX. 2 BLOCKS BE… |
| 1997-08-30 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE'S BACK WINDOW JUST BLEW OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *… |
| 1997-06-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | SHORT IN FUEL PUMP CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL AND LOSS OF BRAKES. |
| 1997-01-21 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WASHER/WIPERS WHEN USED, SPRAY WOULD SQUIRT THE WATER THREE TIMES, CAUSE VERY POOR VISIBILITY WHICH ESPECIAL… |
| 1997-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED. |
| 1996-12-13 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | GEAR SHIFTER FELL OFF IN DRIVERS HAND. |
| 1996-08-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP FAILED, CAUSING LEAKAGE. |
| 1996-08-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND HIT A SMALL PIECE OF WOOD ON THE ROAD THAT BROKE OFF THE FUEL LINE FROM THE FUEL TANK. PLEASE… |
| 1996-08-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CAR CONTUNUES TO STALL AFTER MANY REPAIR ATTEMPTS. |
| 1996-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED. |
| 1996-07-21 | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | No | 1 | BRACKET THAT HOLDS SPEAKER IS SHARP, CUTTING OWNER'S HAND. |
| 1996-07-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS HAD A HORRIBLE FRONT END VIBRATION SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND… |