1995 Buick Century
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
1 recall names the 1995 Buick Century. Newest first.
These vehicles were assembled with rear outboard safety belt anchorages that may not withstand the required load. This does not comply with fmvss no.210, "seat belt assembly anchorages."
Risk and remedy
Risk
Consequence of non-compliance: in a collison, stress can cause the attachment metal to tear and allow the anchorage to separate from the body of the vehicle. the safety belt may not protect an occupant in the event of a vehicle crash.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the existing anchor bolts with a new shoulder bolt and thread locking adhesive. Additionally, noise control patches will be applied at each anchorage.
Owner complaints
99 complaints10 involved a crash1 involved a fire14 injuries
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Unknown 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…
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 people can looklike any type of person tall short male female.there could be beings out there who cause car accidents on purpose and they have the right to by law given to them by a state a government etc. But want the devil worshipers to stop doing car accidents on purpose they should not have the rights to do that so something that can be done IS anyone who IS related to the devil and IS causing accidents on purpose at places like nascar or any other place like in the nba nfl nhl where they cripple a good player on purpose so the team loses there are rules to taking care of a step child what you cant do to them the devil worshipers are known to make agreements and sign contracts saying they wont do somethings like make a 5 year old boy blind or try to and they are willing to pay the price something priceless worth more then anything in the world they will try and maybe one thing that beings did was take the devil worshipers to court and hold them in a facility and make them do what IS right and what the agreements are so people who drive should sign papers with agreements about how they cant cause car accidents on purpose and if that agreement IS broken you guys have to give them the right punishment or they wont listen like what does the devil have that you can take away from him to make him do what he they agreed on to make this paper agreement there should be a reason why devil worshipers cant do any more accidents on purpose in sports cars and they have pilots ar
- Air bags
1995 buick century. Consumer writes in regard to airbag safety, the airbag can be seen through vinyl cover. *As *js
- Fuel system, gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
1995 buick century. Consumer states problem with leaking gas line. *Tgw the consumer stated a leak developed in the gas line below his feet, saturating the underside of the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was determined the fuel line needed to be replaced. the consumer…
1995 buick century. Consumer states problem with leaking gas line. *Tgw the consumer stated a leak developed in the gas line below his feet, saturating the underside of the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was determined the fuel line needed to be replaced. the consumer inspected the old part and discovered a small hole on the upper side of the return gas line at the point where the protective sheath ended and the line had come in contact with the sharp corner of the rear engine/transmission support mount. *jb
- Tires
TL* the contact owns a 1995 buick century with sigma shadow tires, size 195/75/r14. The contact stated he had experienced tread separation seven times with the tires. Each time he expereinced the failure, the contact would take the vehicle to a tire specialist and the tire would be replaced at the…
TL* the contact owns a 1995 buick century with sigma shadow tires, size 195/75/r14. The contact stated he had experienced tread separation seven times with the tires. Each time he expereinced the failure, the contact would take the vehicle to a tire specialist and the tire would be replaced at the contact's expense. The contact was unable to contact the manufacturer. The tire failure mileage was 15,000. the vehicle failure mileage was 90,000 and the current mileage was 142,000.
- Structure › Frame and members
The rear uni-body snaped on the drivers side and then 1 mile later the passenger side snaped, both sides snaped in the front halph, I brought the car to the junk yard so I donot have the defective part any more
- Vehicle speed control › Cruise control
The cruise control did not disengage on applying breaks. The engine/motor keep on pushing the vehicle and I failed to stop on stop light. I had to turn off the engine on the main street in the path of running traffic. Then back to park, start and drive. *tr
- Seat belts › Rear/other
Dt: the rear middle seat belt will not stay cinched. It starts to loosen, and the car seat just flops over. The buckle never opens.*ak
- Electrical system › Ignition
While driving 25 mph consumer heard a loud knocking noise coming from the front. suddenly, the vehicle stalled. consumer restarted vehicle, and took it to the dealer for inspection. Consumer was not able to determine the cause of the problem. *ak
- Seat belts
Heat IS causing the plastic seat belt latch cover to deteriorate. dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *Ak
- Service brakes, hydraulic
Foot on brake, shifted into drive, car suddenly took off at a fast pace. Ended up hitting a van on the right bumper. *bf the vehicle jumped the curb and crossed the sidewalk crossing 6 lanes of traffic ending up on the grounds of a building. *tc
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
While driving 30 mph consumer applied the brake pedal and the brakes became inoperative. this caused consumer's vehicle to collide with another vehicle. Vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. the mechanic determined that the brakes needed to be replaced, and replaced it. however, the problem recurred. *ak
- Power train
Once the transmission warmed up it would not down shift and would not change gear going up hill....would shake and shimmy and buck until it finally shifted .....transmission shop and dealership could not seem to find the problem .... Wiring was also checked .... Finally had to replace transmission…
Once the transmission warmed up it would not down shift and would not change gear going up hill....would shake and shimmy and buck until it finally shifted .....transmission shop and dealership could not seem to find the problem .... Wiring was also checked .... Finally had to replace transmission to make it stop ... Was told after it was replaced that they had had a great deal of this happening to these cars but could not get buick to answer us about the recall
- Tires
While driving at 50 mph the front passenger tire blew out, causing the consumer to pull of the road. michelin radial tires. *ak at 28K miles, the left front tire tread separated, at 32K miles the right front tire tread separated and 34K miles the left rear tire went flat overnight. *sc *jb
- Tires
The tire went flat after it developed a deep crack. the tire was replaced. *ph *jb
- Air bags › Frontal · Vehicle 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
- Vehicle speed control
Intermittently the vehicle experienced sudden acceleration. the dealer inspected the vehicle several times and could not duplicate or correct the problem. *ak *scc *jb
- Steering › Hydraulic power assist system · Suspension › Front
The vehicle experienced a sever vibration at highway speeds, a 4-wheel alignment was performed and new tires were installed on the vehicle, which alleviated the problem about 30 percent, also the power steering did not perform as designed, it did not activate until the wheel was turned. *ts *jb
- Vehicle speed control
The consumer stated that he was driving and a screw had worked loose and fell into the throttle position sensor linkage, blocking the linkage gear in full throttle and lost control with traffic all surrounding him. the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably. scc
- Structure
Vibration of vehicle felt while driving.
- Suspension › Front
When vehicle reaches speeds of 60 or greater front end vibrates. dealer can't find cause of problem. *Ak *jb
- Air bags › Frontal
While driving 40-50mph driver's air bag deployed for no reason.*ak
- Steering › Linkages › Tie rod assembly
Inner tie rod keeps coming loose and dropped out of place because pin theat holds it keeps falling out. Contacted dealer. *Ak
- Steering › Hydraulic power assist system · Steering › Rack and pinion
No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Whenever driving or waiting at a stop light vehicle would stall causing a safety hazard in middle of traffic. Have taken to dealership. Vehicle was test driven, but mechanic could not indicate exact cause of problem.*ak
- Power train › Axle assembly
Axle beam went bad some other parts that are involed are rear axle assembly and brake drums . due to axle there was some noise whle consumer applied brakes. Has not contacted dealer. *Ak
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10246631Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules
- 10208027This Preliminary Information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the Tire Pressure Monitor, Active Fuel Injector tester, multi media tester, PICO Scope, GR8 starting/charging tester and Vehicle Data Recorder tools, giving website address and step by step instructions to complete the update.
- 10171318This Preliminary Information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the Tire Pressure Monitor, Active Fuel Injector tester, multi media tester, PICO Scope, GR8 starting/charging tester and Vehicle Data Recorder tools, giving website address and step by step instructions to complete the update.
- 10168979This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to unlock radios that are Delco TheftLock. Technician will use the radio to get the scrambled code. Technician will need to contact the radio unlock center to retrieve the unlock code from the scrambled code. The PI update to version D is to advise the unlock procedure is temporarily unavailable. E version update is to add administrative details.
- 10166638This warranty administration bulletin provides information regarding the field action courtesy transportation policy.
- 10165876This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to unlock radios that are Delco TheftLock. Technician will use the radio to get the scrambled code. Technician will need to contact the radio unlock center to retrieve the unlock code from the scrambled code. The PI update to version D is to advise the unlock procedure is temporarily unavailable.
- 10157018This Preliminary Information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the Tire Pressure Monitor, Active Fuel Injector tester, multi media tester, PICO Scope, GR8 starting/charging tester and Vehicle Data Recorder tools, giving website address and step by step instructions to complete the update.
- 10154641This warranty administration bulletin provides information regarding the field action courtesy transportation policy.
- 10141381This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to unlock radios that are Delco Theft Lock. Technician will use the radio to get the scrambled code. Technician will need to contact the radio unlock center to retrieve the unlock code from the scrambled code.
- 10138060This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information with the field action courtesy transportation policy.
- 10114947This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to unlock radios that are Delco TheftLock. Technician will use the radio to get the scrambled code. Technician will need to contact the radio unlock center to retrieve the unlock code from the scrambled code.
- 10114924This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to unlock radios that are Delco TheftLock. Technician will use the radio to get the scrambled code. Technician will need to contact the radio unlock center to retrieve the unlock code from the scrambled code.
- 10113443This Preliminary Information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the Tire Pressure Monitor, Active Fuel Injector tester, multi media tester, PICO Scope, GR8 starting/charging tester and Vehicle Data Recorder tools, giving website address and step by step instructions to complete the update.
- 10023171ABS pump running when not needed.
- 10000782Revised piston pin removal / installation procedure.
- 6089996Some vehicles equipped with hydra-matic 3T40, 4T60 or 4t60-e transxales may comment on a grinding and / or growling noise that IS noticeable when in park on incline.
- 619370Owners of some vehicles equipped with hydra-matic 3T40, 4T60, 4t60-e or 4t65-e transaxles may comment on a grinding and / or growling noise that IS noticeable when standing in park on a hill or slope with the engine running and the parking brake not applied.
- 619360Some owners may comment on driveability symptons of long or hard starts, chuggle, rough idle and light or intermittent misfire due to clogged fuel injectors.
- 615073Some V6 engines may, on a very infrequent basis, have an oil odor condition that IS generally encountered after the engine's oil has been changed.typically the odor lasts approximately 1000 miles after the change of oil and then does not reappear until the next change of oil.
- 604343Some owners may experience a driveability symptom of long or hard starts, chuggle, rough idle and light or intermittent misfire.
- 601915Comments on a ticking type noise that begins shortly after cold engine start-up and gradually diminishes as the engine warms up.
- 601058Vehicles may exhibit a clattering noise at idle speed originating from the timing chain and front cover area.
- 600282Some vehicles may experience a driveability symptom of long or hard starts, chuggle, rough idle and light or intermittent misfire.
- 54419Comment that the ABS light IS on with diagnostic trouble codes (dtc's) 46 and 86 set as current or history.
- 54328Experiencing intermittent steering column snap or click noise when turning.
- 54066Subject pertaining to driveability symptoms due to fuel injector deposits.
- 52935Information concerning engine knock/rattle or tap noise before engine has reached operating temperature or under light load conditions at operating temperature (replace piston and/or rod assemblies). Ak
- 51497Cold start rattle noise (diagnosis/service procedure).
- 51302Knock, rattle or tap noise from the engine before the engine has reached operating temperature or under light load conditions at operating temperature knock, rattle or tap noise from the engine before the engine has reached operating temperature or under light load conditions at rature (replace piston and/or rod assemblies).
- 51296Intermittent neutral or loss of drive at highway speeds or from fourth gear (replace control valve body assembly).
- 50571Cold start rattle noise.
- 45881Grinding and/or growling noise in park on incline.*sd
- 45815Cold engine tick or rattle after start-up (replace piston/pin assembly).
- 39725Oil leak at the rocker cover.
- 39308Cold start rattle noise.
- 39083Exhaust manifold seal squeak.
- 37824Supplemental bulletin to campaign 95c08.
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