Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-06-16 | 00V160000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | 248 | — | Details |
| 2000-05-17 | 00V143000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | 18,754 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL O… |
| 2019-05-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF, HAD TO HIT THE DASH NEAR THE LIGHT SWITCH TO TURN THE LIGHTS BACK … |
| 2019-05-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | OUR DAUGHTER WAS NEARLY KILLED BY A DRIVER WITH THEIR LIGHTS OFF. MANY DRIVERS OF LATE MODEL CARS ARE NOT AWARE THAT TH… |
| 2018-02-13 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE ODOMETER READINGS, GEAR INDICATORS DISAPPEARED. THE ODOMETER READING DISAPPEARED, AND THE GEAR INDICATOR DISA… |
| 2017-10-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THREE DIFFERENT WINDOW REGULATORS AND NOW I AM REPLACING THE FOUTH ONE. THE DRIVER'S WINDOW REGUL… |
| 2017-02-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE STALLS AT A STOP- WHEN ENGINE IS WARM- ENGINE LEAKING OIL- FUEL GAGE- |
| 2017-02-18 | WHEELS | Yes | 1 | PURCHASED 4 NEW P20570R15 TIRES FROM, U GUEST IS, WAL-MART IN MWC, OK. ALL FOUR TIRES HAD BELT SEPARATION ISSUES AND TH… |
| 2016-02-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I AM SUBMITTING THIS ON BEHALF OF MY FATHER. WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH HIS DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY… |
| 2016-01-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I KEEP GETTING MY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMING ON, THE ABS, AND THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT, THEY WONT GO OFF. THE FUEL… |
| 2015-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WIT… |
| 2014-06-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY SISTER OWNED VEHICLE ABOVE UNTIL I PURCHASED IT IN 2004 FROM HER. SHE NOR I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL LETTERS … |
| 2014-03-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WA… |
| 2013-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINES THAT RUN FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO REAR BRAKES RUSTED THROUGH. FUEL LINES ALSO SHOW EXTENSIVE RUST DAMAGE. I … |
| 2013-10-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY FOUND THAT MY ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO MY OIL. HE… |
| 2013-06-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE S… |
| 2013-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | THE ODOMETER DOES NOT LIGHT UP, NOT ALLOWING THE MILEAGE TO SHOW. *TR |
| 2013-05-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT HARD BETWEEN FIRST AND SECON… |
| 2013-03-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2000 BUICK CENTURY HAS A HARD SHIFT CONDITION THAT WAS DIAGNOSED AT 2 DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION SHO… |
| 2012-08-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITT… |
| 2012-05-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXHIBITED HARD TRANSMISSION SHIFTS AND JERKING WHILE SHIFTING IN TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT … |
| 2011-10-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VERY HARD TRANSMISSION SHIFTING RETURNING FROM A LONG-DISTANCE TRIP / "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. MEC… |
| 2011-09-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INDICATING WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE IS IN HAS QUITE WORKING. THIS IS A DIGITAL L.E.D. INDICATOR TH… |
| 2011-09-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE ELECTRONIC ODOMETER AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DISPLAY HAS GONE COMPLETELY DARK. WITH INDICATOR DARK, THE FOLLOWIN… |
| 2011-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING SLOW, THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, HER FOO… |
| 2011-06-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2000 BUICK CENTURY LIMITED AND THE TRANSMISSION HARSH SHIFT 1234, WHEN HOT AND SOMETIMES COLD, I KNOW THAT IT … |
| 2011-01-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION WO… |
| 2011-01-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | BOUGHT 2000 BUICK CENTURY AND LIKE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE LIST I HAVE REPAIRED THE MANIFOLD, WATER PUMP, FUEL FIL… |
| 2010-11-13 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION MADE A CLUNKIN… |
| 2010-09-20 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | 2000 BUICK CENTURY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE WINDOW MOTOR/ REGULATOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED … |
| 2010-07-31 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 1 | PARK CAR ON UPHILL INCLINE.PUT CAR IN PARK GOT OUT OF CAR AND WAS RUN OVER BY CAR ENDING UP ON MY LEG.LEG WAS BROKE AND… |
| 2010-07-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND HEARD A GRINDING META… |
| 2010-07-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON CONTINUOUSLY. *TR |
| 2010-05-28 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. HE STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER, FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS WER… |
| 2010-03-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE FUEL GA… |
| 2010-03-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE F… |
| 2010-02-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 15 MPH UPHILL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXHIBITING UNUS… |
| 2010-01-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. SHE STATED THAT UPON TAKING HER VEHICLE IN FOR STATE INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND… |
| 2009-12-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM ON MY 2000 BUICK CENTURY KEEPS FAILING AND HAS PUT MY FAMILY AND I IN NUMEROUS UNSAFE CON… |
| 2009-08-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | AIR POLLUTION PUMP FAILURE CAUSING FUSE TO BLOW AND CAR TO BUMP WHEN STEPPING ON GAS/ANTI LOCK CONTROL-PRESSURE MODULAT… |
| 2009-08-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | 2000 BUICK CENTURY. FREQUENTLY I APPLY PRESSURE TO BRAKES AND THE CAR WILL NOT STOP FOR SEVERAL FEET. I PUSH PEDAL AL… |
| 2009-04-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT… |
| 2009-02-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NOT IND… |
| 2008-11-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | I DRIVE WITH MY HEADLIGHTS ON ALL THE TIME. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATION DIMS DRASTICALLY WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE… |
| 2008-11-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE TRANSMISSI… |
| 2008-09-11 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | WIFE WENT TO WORK AND WINDOW WAS UP. WHEN SHE RETURNED THE WINDOW HAD FALLEN INSIDE THE DOOR. ALL WINDOWS REGULATORS H… |
| 2008-09-05 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | WINDOW REGULATOR ON DRIVERS WINDOW FAILED. HAD TO REPLACE. *TR |
| 2008-09-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | LOSS OF BRAKES 1ST INSTANCE 9/4/2008 LOST BRAKES. PROBLEM FOUND CORRODED BRAKE LINES FRONT. 2ND INSTANCE 9/17/2009 L… |
| 2008-08-01 | VISIBILITY | No | 1 | 2000 BUICK CENTURY, POWER WINDOWS FELL DOWN.1ST ONE, AND COULD NOT GET IT BACK UP. NEXT DAY ANOTHER FELL DOWN WHEN I WA… |
| 2008-07-04 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF. … |
| 2008-07-01 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE WINDOW REGULATORS IN THE VEHICL… |