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1988 Buick Century Owner Complaints

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

Data refreshed

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.
16
Latest Mar 19, 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.
0
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 Feb 3, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 16 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 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 1–16 of 16

Body & structureSuspension
Filed Mar 19, 2002

FRONT END COLLAPSED BECAUSE ENGINE CRADLE BOLT AND STEERING COLUMN DISINTEGRATED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INCLUDED UNDER RECALL 88 V048 000. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THE DEALER STATES THIS VIN WAS NOT ON THE RECALL. *YH

NHTSA ID
8005879
Incident
Mar 1, 2002
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 19, 2001

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAME BROKE. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT WARRANTY EXPIRED. PLEASE ADD ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
898040
Incident
Sep 19, 2001
Steering
Filed Jul 31, 1999

RACK AND PINION STEERING FAIILED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK AND RESIST ANY TURNS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT CAUSING THE DRIVER TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO UNLOCK THE SEIZED WHEEL. NLM

NHTSA ID
547676
SteeringSuspensionTransmission
Filed Sep 9, 1998

CHANNEL PLATE (SIDE) ON THE TRANSMISSION IS WARPED RESULTING IN LEAKAGE.

NHTSA ID
539736
Steering
Filed Aug 4, 1997

WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH THE LEFT CRADLE BOLT BROKE, AND THE RIGHT CRADLE BOLT FELL THROUGH THE FRAME, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE INOPERATIVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
814994
Incident
Jul 17, 1997
SteeringSuspension
Filed Apr 1, 1997

SHOCKS ABSORBER FAILED.

NHTSA ID
516073
Seat belts
Filed Feb 27, 1996

DRIVER'S SIDE SIT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT AND SOMETIMES IT LOCKS YOU IN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
979806
Incident
Sep 19, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 7, 1995

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT FAILURE, SEAT BROKE DOWN. TT

NHTSA ID
976252
Incident
Dec 1, 1992
Electrical
Filed Oct 4, 1995

THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING UNEXPECTENTLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
972897
Incident
Oct 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Aug 17, 1995

FRONT SEAT BELT PLASTIC COVERS BROKE. *SD

NHTSA ID
483191
Incident
Aug 17, 1995
Body & structure
Filed Aug 4, 1995

WELD BRACKET ON BROKE WHEN OPENING THE HATCHBACK. TT

NHTSA ID
969858
Incident
Jul 31, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jul 1, 1995

PLASTIC COVER ON SEAT BELT

NHTSA ID
484910
Incident
Jul 28, 1991
Steering
Filed Jun 12, 1995

STEERING RACK FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL. *SKD

NHTSA ID
485526
Incident
Jun 12, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed May 26, 1995

BUCKET SEAT BACK BROKE AND COLLAPSED DOWN. TT

NHTSA ID
965990
Brakes
Filed Mar 1, 1995

PARKING BRAKE LEVER CAME OFF 4 TIMES. (OTHER VEHICLE ON 479512) *SKD

NHTSA ID
479192
Incident
Mar 1, 1995
Steering
Filed Feb 3, 1995

'COLD POWER STEERING'. *SD

NHTSA ID
481098
Incident
Feb 3, 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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