1995 BUICK CENTURY

127 complaints filed with NHTSA.

127
Complaints
12
Crashes
1
Fires
18
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP10
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE8
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL7
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION7
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR5
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS5
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM4
SUSPENSION:FRONT4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION3
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM3
AIR BAGS3
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP3
UNKNOWN OR OTHER3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL3

Recent Complaints

20201024CrashUNKNOWN OR OTHER

WATCHED ALOT OF CAR RACES ON TV AND NASCAR RACES ARE ONE OF THOSE RACES WHERE DRIVERS DO CAR ACCIDENTS ON PURPOSE SO THEY DONT LSE A RACE AND PEOPLE OUT THERE DO THE SAME ON REGULAR ROADS.YOU CANT STOP THESE HUMANS OR ROBOTS FROM DOING THESE THINGS ALL THE TIME THEY ARE LIKE SUICIDE THREATS LIKE A KAMAKAZI PILOT FROM JAPAN.SO THINK THAT PEOPLE SHOULD GET CHECKED FOR MENTAL HEALTH TO SEE IF THEY ARE A PERSON WHO IS A KAMAKAZI OR A PERSON WHO IS NOT SCARED TO CAUSE A CAR ACCIDENT ON PURPOSE THESE

20030623CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, AND CONSUMER HAD A FRONT COLLISION , AND NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PASSENGER AND DRIVER WERE HURT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

20030623CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, AND CONSUMER HAD A FRONT COLLISION , AND NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PASSENGER AND DRIVER WERE HURT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

19990903SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

DRIVER'S SEATBELT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S HEAD TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND CRACK THE WINDSHIELD. DRIVE RSUSTAINED INJURIES. ALSO, AIRBAG DID DEPLOY, BUT DID NOT PROTECT THE DRIVER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

19990722CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

BRAKES FAILED SEVERAL TIMES IN LOW SPEED DRIVINGS (<=30MILES) DURING SUMMER AND DURING WINTER. ONE WINTER FAILURE BEFORE A RED LIGHT (SPEED <=25 MILES) CAUSED A HEAD TO TAIL COLLISION, WHICH COST MORE THAN $2,000 IN REPAIRS. FIRST, I FELT THE BRAKES WORKING WITH SOME SHARP NOISES AND NOT WORKING PROPERLY SOMETIMES. I SENT THE CAR TO A GM DEALER SERVICE STATION T O INSPECT. NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND, THEN, SEVERAL DAYS LATER, WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED, I ALMOST HIT A POLICE CAR. THE SAME GM SERVICE STATI

19981207CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, MINOR INJURIES INVOLVED. TRIED TO REACH MANUFACTURER. *AK.ET.

19980205CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DIRIVNG VEHICLE AT 13 MPH OWNER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF VEHICLE WAS STRUCK.THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. GM INSPECTED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED AIRBAG SENSORS WERE NOT STRUCK. *AK

19970627CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG RESULTING IN CONTUSIONS OF NECK AND FACE, FRACTURE OF LEFT WRIST, SPRAINED RIGHT WRIST, THREE BROKEN RIBS, DIFFICULTY BREATHING, COUGHING, AND EYE IRRITATION TO THE DRIVER.

19970425FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES

CONSUMER IS WITH THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND STATES THAT ON TWO OCCASSIONS BATTERY WHICH EXPLODED DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE TERMINAL WHICH IS FACING FORWARD, RESULTING IN A SMALL ELECTRICAL FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDED FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

19970325CrashAIR BAGS

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY.

19970220VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

WINDOWS AND DOORS MAKE A LOT OF NOISE, SEALS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE ALONG WITH HAVING THE DOORS REALIGNED. *AK

19970205CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES: WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, HAD FOOT ON BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY, AND VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY EXAMINED THE BRAKES AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM. *AK

19960625CrashAIR BAGS

APPLIED BRAKES, REAR ENDED VEHICLE, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES.*JB

19960625CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC

APPLIED BRAKES, REAR ENDED VEHICLE, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES.*JB

19950626CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON 12:00 AT 30 MILES. TT