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1984 Buick Century Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jan 14, 2002
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jan 19, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 8 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1984 Buick Century. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–8 of 8

Body & structure
Filed Jan 14, 2002

ENGINE CRADDLE BOLT WAS CRACKED ON LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK FROM ENGINE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID
8002167
Incident
Oct 1, 2001
ElectricalEngineInterior & seats
Filed Aug 16, 2001

VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE BEEN INTO DEALER SHOP ON TEN OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK DEALER HAS REPLACED SEVERAL THINGS IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT PROBLEM, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, OIL PAN GASKET, INTAKE GASKET, UPPER AND LOWER RADIATOR HOSES, MOTOR MOUNTS, TRANSMISSION MOUNTS, HEATER HOSES, WATER PUMP, AND THERMOSTAT. MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE CREEPS FORWARD WHEN STOPPING. DOOR LOCK REPLACED. *SLC

NHTSA ID
894535
Incident
Aug 2, 2001
Electrical
Filed Aug 30, 1999

FUSE FOR HORN KEEP'S BLOWING OUT

NHTSA ID
710702
Brakes
Filed Jun 11, 1996

BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN WET, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN AROUND. *SD

NHTSA ID
505413
Incident
Jun 11, 1996
Steering
Filed Dec 11, 1995

THE POWER STEERING UNIT IS BROKEN HAD TO REPLACE 3 TIMES. TT

NHTSA ID
976414
Incident
Dec 11, 1995
Steering
Filed Jun 19, 1995

RACK AND PINION, STEERING CONTROL UNITS, BINDS WHEN TURNING. TT

NHTSA ID
967161
Incident
Jul 1, 1990
EngineSteering
Filed May 14, 1995

STEERING WHEEL FREEZES UP.

NHTSA ID
486111
Incident
May 14, 1995
Steering
Filed Jan 19, 1995

'COLD POWER STEERING'. *DH

NHTSA ID
480595
Incident
Jan 19, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

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