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1993 Buick Century Airbags Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Airbags reportsComplaints 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.
13
Latest Oct 3, 2000
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
24%
of 54 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
10
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
10

What this page shows

Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Buick Century submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 reports on file name it.

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

Owner reports naming airbag

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Airbags
Filed Oct 3, 2000
Crash reported2 injuries reported

WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH THIS VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BUICK HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

NHTSA ID
872073
Incident
Jan 7, 2000
Airbags
Filed Nov 10, 1999

AIRBAG HOUSING IS SPLITING DOWN THE CENTER. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE . ALSO, MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
848884
Airbags
Filed Sep 9, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported

AT 50 MPH , DRIVER HIT CEMENT PILLAR WHICH DAMAGED ENTIRE FRONT END. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES. *AK

NHTSA ID
847330
Airbags
Filed Jul 14, 1999

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT IS FLASHING, POSSIBLE FAILURE. *YC

NHTSA ID
547198
Airbags
Filed Jun 29, 1999

DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG FAILURE CAUSING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. MJS

NHTSA ID
546450
Airbags
Filed Jun 10, 1998
Crash reported4 injuries reported

WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 60MPH WHEN 18-WHEELER TRACTOR TRAILER CROSSED INTO BUICK'S LANE. THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE TRACTOR TRAILER. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE INSURANCE PICKED UP BUICK. *AK

NHTSA ID
822200
Incident
May 17, 1996
Airbags
Filed Jan 23, 1998
Crash reported

AIR BAG: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE A HEAD MADE SUDDEN STOP. CENTURY WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE STOP, AND RAN INTO THE BACK OF VEHICLE. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID
820145
Incident
Dec 2, 1997
Airbags
Filed Oct 25, 1996
Crash reported

OTHER: AIRBAG FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
601639
Incident
Mar 27, 1994
Airbags
Filed Aug 14, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

DURING A FRONT ACCIDENT AT 35 MPH, THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

NHTSA ID
800864
Incident
Jul 29, 1996
AirbagsBody & structureBrakes
Filed Jul 24, 1996
Crash reported

DRIVING CAR DOWN BLVD, RAINY & SLICK RDS, APPLIED BRAKES WHICH LOCKED UP, REARENDED ANOTHER CAR, BUMPER DID NOT WORK, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID
985684
Incident
Jun 14, 1996
Airbags
Filed Nov 27, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

DURING HEAD ON COLLISION DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

NHTSA ID
975467
Incident
Nov 1, 1995
AirbagsDriver assistance
Filed Oct 24, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND PUSHED THE DRIVER TO THE LEFT SIDE AND CAUSED HIM TO BREAK HIS SHOULDER. TT VEHICLE'S ACCELERATOR STUCK CAUSING VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A WALL, THERE WAS ONE INJURY IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

NHTSA ID
973845
Incident
Oct 16, 1995
Airbags
Filed Feb 15, 1995
Crash reported

ESTIMATED 25 MPN UPON FRONTAL IMPACT HIT ROCK AND ROCK SKID UNDERNEATH VEHICLE, NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. TT

NHTSA ID
960043
Incident
Oct 9, 1994

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Engine10Driver assistance8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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