2000 Buick Century

BOUGHT 2000 BUICK CENTURY AND LIKE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE LIST I HAVE REPAIRED THE MANIFOLD, WATER PUMP, FUEL FILTER AT 83,000. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE WHINNING AND HARD SHIFTING THE ENTIRE TIME I OWNED THE CAR. I HAD INTERMITTENT DASH LIGHT FAILURE WHICH IS REAL DANGEROUS SINCE YOU CAN'T SEE THE SPEEDOMETER OR ANYTHING ON THE DASH. MY BRAKES HAVE FAILED TO BRAKE AND I WENT OUT INTO TRAFFIC - LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT AND THERE WAS A MEDIAN I COULD STEER INTO! I HAVEN'T HAD A WORKING GAS GAUGE FOR YEARS. LAST NIGHT GOING 70 MPH I FELT 3 CHUGS AND LOST POWER. AGAIN LUCKILY I WAS AT A FREEWAY EXIT AND COULD COAST OFF THE FREEWAY. SO MY 3 MOST EXPENSIVE BILLS (AND NONE OF THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN SOLVED -$1800. FOR BRAKE CALIPERS, ROTORS AND PADS. $1100 FOR WIRE SET, MANIFOLD SET, FUEL FILTER AND WATER PUMP. $350 FOR HEADLAMP SWITCH AND DASH LIGHT PROBLEMS. I AM PUTTING NO MORE MONEY INTO THIS CAR AND UP UNTIL LAST NIGHT I WAS LOOKING FOR A BUICK BUT NEVER AGAIN. I DIDN'T PUT THE MILEAGE DOWN WHEN THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED BECAUSE THE SYMPTOMS ARE ONGOING!!! IT LOOKS LIKE 1000'S OF COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN IGNORED THROUGH THE YEARS AND THE BRAKE ISSUE AS WELL AS SHUTTING DOWN GOING 70 MPH ARE BOTH SAFETY ISSUES WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED IN A RECALL MANY YEARS AGO!!! I AM DEVASTATED BY THE FACTS I LEARNED RESEARCHING THE COMPUTER LAST NIGHT. I AM ON A FIXED INCOME AND NOW WITHOUT A CAR TOO. WHAT REPORTS DO I BELIEVE WHEN SHOPPING FOR A NEW CAR?????? DOWN BELOW WHERE YOU DATE THE INCIDENT LUCKILY I CAN SAY NO TO ALL OF THE QUESTIONS (BUT BY THE GRACE OF GOD!) *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED THE CONTACT NOTICED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS CHANGING GEARS THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 15 MPH UPHILL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXHIBITING UNUSUAL NOISES AND SHIFTING GEARS EXCESSIVELY HARD. THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND REPAIR SHOP. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC UTILIZED A TRANSMISSION CLEANING SOLUTION IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A THIRD REPAIR SHOP WHERE SHE WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,200. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/19/10. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED AN AGGRESSIVE HARD JOLT WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR OR FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SOLENOID VALVE IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $1,800. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 5/26/09 *CN UPDATED 05/28/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, HE HEARD A THUMPING SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE LONG SHIFT CABLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,325.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHIFTS HARD BETWEEN FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD GEARS. THE VEHICLE RUNS SMOOTHLY ALL OTHER TIMES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOIDS NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.