Safety Score
79
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Buick Century.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE |
| 2015-06-22 | TIRES | No | 0 | WITHIN 43 DAYS OF PURCHASING COOPER GRAND TOURING CS5 TIRES FOR MY 1997 BUICK CENTURY, ONE DEVELOPED A LARGE SIDEWALL B… |
| 2014-08-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN I BACKED OUT OF PARKING SPACE, I TURNED STEERING WHEEL WITH A "HARD LEFT." CAR MADE CLICKING NOISE. *TR |
| 2013-03-05 | TIRES | No | 0 | DRIVING ON I-95 SOUTHBOUND WHEN I EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC TREAD SEPARATION TO MY DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE. I WAS ABL… |
| 2011-07-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILED. THE DEALE… |
| 2011-05-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND THE STEERING LOCKED AND THERE WAS A LOUD BANG. I WASN'T ABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN CAUSING… |
| 2010-04-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH THE RPM'S INCREASED EXCES… |
| 2009-11-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK CENTURY. SHE STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE IN THE VEHICLE. UPON HAVING H… |
| 2009-02-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | 1) CAR NEEDED TOWED TO GARAGE FOR STARTER FAILURE. AS IT LEFT THE GARAGE THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND SENT CAR ALMOST INT… |
| 2006-03-09 | EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | No | 0 | I WAS ON 275W. WHEN MY RIGHT WINDOW WIPER ARM STARTED TO STOP THEN IT DIED, MY HUSBAND TOLD TO SEE WHAT I COULD FIND OU… |
| 2005-12-14 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 99V348000 CONCERNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGES. THIS VEH… |
| 2005-08-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS DETERIORATING AND CAU… |
| 2005-06-03 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK | No | 0 | 1997 BUICK CENTURY-STEERING LOCKS UP RANDOMLY CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *JB |
| 2005-01-27 | CHILD SEAT | No | 0 | THE CHILD SEAT BUCKLE FAILED AND AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER'S GRANDSON WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR SEAT WHILE THE VEHI… |
| 2004-11-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | COOLANT WAS REPLACED AT @ 115,000 MILES. COOLANT WAS IN GLOBES IN OVER FLOW TANK. APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES AFTER REP… |
| 2004-11-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT ME… |
| 2004-10-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | TAIL LIGHTS WILL NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY . DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AKI |
| 2004-09-08 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTS AFTER CLICKING THE SEAT BELT IN TO STAY CONNECTION. THE PASSENGER WOULD … |
| 2004-05-28 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | POWER STEERING LOCKED UP WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER LOCKED, DID NOT GO INTO THE FULL TURNS OR WA… |
| 2004-04-12 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE CONSUMER PULLED OFF THE ROA… |
| 2004-01-20 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | BOTH REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELTS ARE INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO PULL OUT THE SEAT BELTS. THE … |
| 2004-01-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | THE WIPER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD STOPPED OPERATING DURING INCLEMENT CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE IS AT TH… |
| 2003-10-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | A MIXTURE OF WATER AND ANTI FREEZE SEEPED INTO THE OIL. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE FLUIDS MIXED WITH THE OIL, AND WENT THRO… |
| 2003-10-05 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION:PINION SHAFT | No | 0 | 1997 BUICK CENTURY, WHILE DRIVING TO A SOCCER GAME I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE AN INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING. AFTER… |
| 2003-10-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS HAVE AN ACCUMULATION OF CONDENSATION BUILDING UP INSIDE THE LENS. *AK *SC *JB |
| 2003-09-24 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING A 1997 OR 1998 VEHICLE LOST CONTROL. DEALER REPLACED RACK AND PINION, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING INTE… |
| 2003-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | THE ELECTRONIC DISPLAY MODULE SECOND TIME AFTER REPLACING IN MY 1997 BUICK CENTURY DOES NOT DISPLAY AND THE PART COST $… |
| 2003-02-10 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | STARTED CAR AND BACKED OUT OF PARKING SPACE. STEERING WHEEL WOULD HARDLY TURN WHEELS TO THE LEFT; NO POWER ASSIST. … |
| 2003-02-06 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK | No | 0 | WHEN TURNING CORNERS STEERING WHEEL STICKS. CONSUMER HAS TO PULL HARD TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEEL UP. *AK REPAIR WAS … |
| 2003-02-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1997 BUICK CENTURY WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEMS. BY WAY OF HISTORY, I HAVE HAD TO TAKE THIS VEHICLE TO THE … |
| 2002-12-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED BOTH SEAT BELTS IN THE FRONT WOULD NOT LATCH.*JB |
| 2002-10-07 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR … |
| 2002-07-10 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A BROADSIDE COLLISION AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIF… |
| 2002-07-05 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN IN THE DRIVEWAY. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A FAILURE IN THE STEERING … |
| 2002-06-03 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK | No | 0 | 1997 BUICK CENTURY-STEERING LOCKS UP RANDOMLY CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *JB |
| 2002-01-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | BOTH HEADLIGHT COVERS WHICH CAME AS CLEAR PLASTIC HAVE DEVELOPED A FILM IN SIDE OF THEM WHICH THE DEALER DOES NOT WANT … |
| 2001-09-13 | TIRES | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT FIRESTONE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING, FIRESTONE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE FREE OF CHARGE, UPON FURHER INSPE… |
| 2001-08-13 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | POWER WINDOWS INTERMITTENTLY DON'T GO UP OR DOWN. CONSUMER HAS HAD TO COVER WINDOW DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER. THE DELER… |
| 2001-06-11 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | BOTH REAR SEATBELTS ARE INOPERABLE. THEY WILL NO LONGER PULL OUT, STOPPED WORKING IN A 3 DAY PERIOD. *AK |
| 2001-05-11 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | SEAT BELTS WON'T WORK AND CAN ONLY SIT GRANDSON IN CENTER SEAT IN ORDER TO PUT RESTRAINT ON HIM. RIGHT SIDE REAR HASN'T… |
| 2000-12-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE OPERATING ON DELAY SPEED AND THE WIPER SWITCH IS TURNED TO OFF POSITION, WIPER BLADES WILL S… |
| 2000-11-10 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER PARKING THE CAR, GOT BACK IN TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE AND DISCOVERED VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN LEFT. THERE … |
| 2000-11-09 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE BEEN STANDING STRAIGHT UP WHEN IN AN OFF POSITION FOR 6 OR 7 YEARS. FOUND THE CAMPAIGN AND THEN … |
| 2000-11-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | TOW BACK SEATBELTS LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES ARE JAMMED IN RETRACTOR, CONSUMER HAS KIDS, AND CAN'T RESTRAIN THEM.*AK |
| 2000-10-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS | No | 0 | CONSUMER NOTICED LEAKING WHEEL CYLINDER, THE LEFT SIDE WAS WORSE THAN THE RIGHT SIDE, CONSUMER REPLACED BOTH WHEEL CYLI… |
| 2000-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY ON A HILL CONSUMER FEELS A HESITATION AND PEDAL GOING DOWN MORE THAN NORMAL. CONSUMER CA… |
| 2000-05-01 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT INTERMITTENTLY.*AK |
| 1999-09-19 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN A VERY HEAVY RAIN FALLWINDSHIELD WIPERS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED WORKING. HAD TO PULL OVER AND AS… |
| 1999-09-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | ENGINE HARD TO START, ROUGH IDLE, LOSS OF POWER, CONTINUOUS MISFIRES. |
| 1999-03-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | RECALL 99 V 348 000 / WINDSHIELD WIPERS: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP DURING OPERATION OR REMAIN IN UP RIGHT POSTION, … |