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Buick Century

Every Buick Century model year on file, 1973 to 2005. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years1,817217 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years331973 to 2005

Recall campaigns41Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins2,785Summed across model years

By model year

The 1999 model year drew the most complaints, 235

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Engine and cooling leads the Buick Century complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling

283

Brakes

262

Electrical system

219

Lighting

188

Powertrain

167

Visibility and wipers

159

Steering

158

Speed control

116

Airbags

106

Seat belts

102

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Buick Century model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Buick Century by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2005	Sedan	19	5.3	40	2	0	497
2004	Sedan	39	12.8	98	2	0	405
2003	Sedan	127	5.5	385	2	0	400
2002	Sedan	154	8.4	592	2	0	386
2001	Sedan	145	7.6	659	5	0	393
2000	Sedan	193	8.8	613	7	1	322
1999	Sedan	235	9.4	1,068	5	0	98
1998	Sedan	218	5.0	908	4	4	87
1997	Sedan	106	5.7	558	4	4	92
1996	Sedan	80	12.5	400	2	0	28
1995	Sedan	99	13.1	535	1	0	37
1994	Sedan	106	30.2	663	6	0	30
1993	Sedan	54	37.0	225	2	0	5
1992	Sedan	45	33.3	250	3	0	4
1991	Sedan	38	23.7	200	2	1	1
1990	Sedan	33	18.2	330	2	1	0
1989	Not decoded	40	20.0	4,000	1	1	0
1988	Not decoded	16	0.0	1,600	4	3	0
1987	Sedan	28	14.3	400	1	5	0
1986	Not decoded	22	22.7	2,200	3	3	0
1985	Sedan	7	28.6	140	1	4	0
1984	Sedan	8	0.0	229	4	6	0
1983	Not decoded	1	0.0	100	1	5	0
1982	Sedan	3	0.0	300	2	4	0
1981	Sedan	1	0.0	50	3	2	0
1980	Not decoded	0	None	None	6	2	0
1979	Not decoded	0	None	None	6	1	0
1978	Not decoded	0	None	None	7	1	0
1977	Not decoded	0	None	None	4	0	0
1976	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	0	0
1975	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	0	0
1974	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	0	0
1973	Not decoded	0	None	None	3	0	0

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Buick Century

09E-005 Feb 17, 2009
Potential material or design defect could result in the steering knuckle breaking in the hub area
Steering · 979 vehicles
07E-088 Oct 24, 2007
Certain honeywell fram racing brand hp4 and hp8 oil filters that were manufactured from may 25, 2006, through september 14, 2007, and sold for use…
Equipment · 122k vehicles
07E-021 Mar 12, 2007
Certain delphi fuel pressure regulators, p/nos. fp10020-11b1, fp10026-11b1, and fp10027-11b1, sold after january 9, 2007, as aftermarket equipment…
Fuel system · 742 vehicles
06E-043 May 19, 2006
Certain replacement fuel filters, fram brand name p/n g3727, with date codes x52911 through x60801 sequentially or x600141 and a mexico country or…
Fuel system · 88k vehicles
04V-375 Aug 10, 2004
Certain passenger vehicles do not conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and…
Lighting · 200k vehicles
01V-109 Apr 6, 2001
Vehicle description: certain passenger vehicles, equipped with sunvisor located air bag labels, fail to conform to federal motor vehicles safety…
Seat belts · 116k vehicles
00V-371 Nov 13, 2000
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles
Airbags · 12 vehicles
00V-228-003 Aug 7, 2000
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and mini vans equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies
Seat belts · 156k vehicles
00V-160 Jun 16, 2000
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles
Fuel system · 248 vehicles
00V-143 May 17, 2000
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with rear drum brakes
Brakes · 19k vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.