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1985 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.
7
Latest Jun 27, 2001
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.
2
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.
0
Reports on file since Jan 14, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1985 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 1–7 of 7

Steering
Filed Jun 27, 2001

ITIS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. DEALER REPAIRED POWER STEERING ONCE UNDER A RECALL. CONSUMER STATED PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
891437
Incident
May 27, 2001
Engine
Filed Feb 26, 1998

ENGINE MOTOR BLOCK CRACKED.

NHTSA ID
531443
Incident
Feb 10, 1986
Brakes
Filed Jul 28, 1997

WHILE DRIVING THE REAR RIGHT BRAKE CALIPER BROKE AND WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP. PRIOR TO THIS, THE LEFT SIDE HAD BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE. *AK

NHTSA ID
814441
Brakes
Filed Jan 27, 1997

WHEN APPLYING THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP SITUATION, THE VEHICLE'S RIGHT REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
806673
Engine
Filed Jan 23, 1996
Fire reported

CONSUMER WAS PARKING AND OVERHEATED CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE . TT

NHTSA ID
978030
Incident
Jan 10, 1996
Driver assistanceEngineSteering
Filed Sep 1, 1995

COOLANT LEAK.

NHTSA ID
483584
Incident
Sep 1, 1995
Electrical
Filed Jan 14, 1995
Fire reported

VEHICLE FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, ORIGINATING IN VICINITY OF BATTERY, OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT. *TW

NHTSA ID
481500
Incident
Jan 14, 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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