Safety Score
68
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-08-07 | 00V228003 |
SEAT BELTS | 156,305 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | When I have cruise control on but not in use at that moment the car will engage cruise on its own. It does this at a hi… |
| 2018-09-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | STEERING LOCKED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. CAR WOULD SPEED UP ON ITS OWN WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDDLE. THIS OCCURRE… |
| 2017-05-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 5/15/2017, $1,197.66 REPAIR FOR INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. ON OCTOBER 23, 2008, THE CALIFORNIA SUPERIOR COURT GRANTED FINA… |
| 2017-05-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | FOR ALMOST THE ENTIRE TIME OF 16 YEARS OF OWNING THIS CAR, THE SET CRUISE CONTROL OFTEN TIMES SPEEDS UNCONTROLLABLY. H… |
| 2015-09-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TURNED ON SPEED CONTROL WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, PRESSED SET BUTTON TO SET THE SPEED. THE CRUISE INDICATOR LIGHT CA… |
| 2015-03-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WE PURCHASED THIS CAR (AS IS) FOR OUR GRANDSON. ON OUR WAY HOME FROM THE DEALER, AS SOON AS THE TRANSMISSION WARMED UP… |
| 2014-07-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | APPLIED BRAKE IN PREPARATION TO REVERSE, FROM DRIVEWAY HEARD A POP AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. BRAKE DID SEEM A BIT … |
| 2014-07-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED A YEAR AGO, AND THE MULTIFUN… |
| 2014-06-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABL… |
| 2014-05-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THE TEMPERATURE WARNING … |
| 2014-02-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STA… |
| 2013-08-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | I WAS TRAVELING IN HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC TRAVELING AT ABOUT 40MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED, I APPLIE… |
| 2013-06-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WE BOUGHT ARE CENTURY LIKE 3 MONTHS AGO WITH 109K ON IT WE NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING HARD WHEN CAR IS WARME… |
| 2013-05-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE PANEL LIGHTING FAILED TO I… |
| 2012-12-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY MY BRAKES WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKES TO ST… |
| 2012-09-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUCK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, THE DRIVER DEPRESSED THE BRAK… |
| 2012-08-01 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | THE DRIVERS WINDOW WILL GO DOWN WHEN YOU PUT KEY IN IGNITION RIGHT BEFORE YOU START VEHICLE. AFTER IT GOES DOWN YOU MUS… |
| 2011-09-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | AFTER SETTING CRUISE CONTROL IT WILL TAKE OFF AND ACCELERATE UNTIL YOU MANUALLY SHUT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH OFF. I E… |
| 2011-05-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | RACK AND PINIONS NEED REPLACED AFTER I HAD NEW TIE RODS REPLACED. *TR |
| 2011-03-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE ODOR EMITTING FRO… |
| 2010-08-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE BRAK… |
| 2010-07-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | 2009 WHILE MY SISTER WAS PULLING INTO THE HOSPITAL PARKING GARAGE WITH MY MOTHER, DRIVING MOM'S 2001 BUICK CENTURY, THE… |
| 2010-05-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHEN STOPPING FOR A RED LIGHT THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT MOST OF THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR ENDS UP IN THE INT… |
| 2010-04-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE PROBLEM I'M EXPERIENCING IS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. ONCE ENGAGED, IF THE CAR GETS INTO A SITUATION REQUIRING ACCEL… |
| 2009-07-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING AN OIL CHANGE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THA… |
| 2009-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD. *TR |
| 2009-01-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 2001 BUICK CENTURY SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ON BUT NOT ENGAGED. THIS TYPICALLY HAPPENS WHEN HITTING … |
| 2008-08-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | OUR ANTI BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD THE ABS SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. RE… |
| 2008-08-22 | TIRES:VALVE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE AND THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES BLEW OUT… |
| 2008-07-10 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT AUTHORIZED GMC DEALERSHIP MAY 2006 .THIS CAME WITH A WARRANTY. SEVERAL TIMES OVER SEVERAL… |
| 2008-05-14 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | SECOND OWNER OF MY BUICK 2001 PURCHASED FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER WITH 5,000 MILES IN 2008. THE SECOND YEAR I NOTICED WHE… |
| 2008-04-23 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE MOTOR & REGULATOR FOR THE WINDOW MOTORS - ALL FOUR. DRIVERS WINDOW FELL DOWN, REAR PASSENGER FELL DOWN, NOW … |
| 2007-12-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RAIN WOULD LEAK BEHIND THE DASHBOARD WHEN THE VEHICL… |
| 2007-09-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 2001 BUICK CENTURY WITH LEST THAN 1000 MILES ON IT FROM THE ORIGINAL ORDER. IN JUST A SHORT TIME, IT BEG… |
| 2007-09-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TAPPETS SOUND ON A 2001 BUICK CENTURY TAPPETS WERE REPLACED TWICE UNTIL I WAS INFORMED THAT ALL GM 2001 CARS HAD THIS … |
| 2007-08-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING 35 MPH OR MORE, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD IND… |
| 2007-07-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT | No | 0 | BRAKE SYSTEM / ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED/ ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REPLACED ABS HUB SYSTEM. *TR |
| 2007-04-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | No | 0 | LOST ABILITY TO READ POSITION OF GEAR SELECTION (PRNDL) ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND ODOMETER READINGS ON 2001 BUICK CENTU… |
| 2007-04-15 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK CENTURY. THE VEHICLE'S INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED AT LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON A … |
| 2007-04-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK. *JB |
| 2007-03-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FRONT STABILIZER BAR BROKE OFF ON THE LEFT SIDE AND CRACKED THROUGH ON THE RIGHT SIDE. APPEARS TO BE METAL FATIGUE FROM… |
| 2007-03-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | ODOMETER DOES NOT ILLUMINATE,CANNOT TELL WHAT GEAR YOU ARE IN OR MILEAGE ON CAR. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DEALER SERVICE MANAG… |
| 2007-02-06 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK CENTURY WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 95000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT … |
| 2006-11-13 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2001 BUICK CENTURY WITH 25,000 MILES, NEEDED TO HAVE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. SOME SLIPPAGE A WEEK BEFORE, THEN TW… |
| 2006-10-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CAR HEATER WOULD NOT WARM UP. TEMPERATURE WOULD THEN FLUXUATE BETWEEN HOT AND COLD. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE… |
| 2006-08-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A SMALL LEAK WHICH IS CAUSING CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS. ALL MECHANIC… |
| 2006-08-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN A TORRENTIAL RAIN AT 11:30 PM, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED ON STANDING WATER, WENT… |
| 2006-07-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK | No | 0 | THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE TRUNK POPPING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE. TODAY MY VEHICLE FAILED TO PASS INS… |
| 2006-06-13 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PAINT IS CHIPPING AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUS… |
| 2006-06-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING WITH THE SPEED CONTROL TURNED ON BUT NOT ENGAGED THE SPEED CONTROL WILL ENGAGE AND THE ENGINE WILL RACE U… |