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1993 Buick Century Driver assistance Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Driver assistance 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.
8
Latest Apr 7, 1998
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.
15%
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.
5
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2

What this page shows

Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. 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. 8 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 driver-assistance

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

Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Apr 7, 1998
Crash reported

CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID
513026
Incident
Jun 10, 1995
Driver assistance
Filed Sep 2, 1997

ACCELERATOR CABLE FROM FIRE WALL RUNS RIGHT UP A LONG AIR CONDITIONING LINE, CAUSING THE CABLE TO RUB UP AND DOWN RUBBING A HOLE THROUGH THE LINE, SHOOTING FREON IN THE AIR.

NHTSA ID
521621
Incident
Oct 10, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 9, 1997

THE THROTTLE STICKS AND CAUSES THE ENGINE TO SURGE UNEXPECTENTLY AND THEBRAKE DOES NOT STOP THE CAR. *AK

NHTSA ID
813994
Incident
Jun 9, 1997
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
Driver assistance
Filed Sep 11, 1995

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL WHEN ENGAGED IN DRIVE, REGAIN CONTROL, THEN PUT IT IN PARK AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD AGAIN. TT

NHTSA ID
971901
Incident
Sep 9, 1995
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 26, 1995
Crash reported

CONSUMER WAS PUTTING CAR INTO THE GARAGE AND CAR ACCELERATE . TT

NHTSA ID
969450
Incident
Jul 25, 1995
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 16, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

VEHICLE WAS IN IDLE POSITION, PUT INTO GEAR, VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION IN REVERSE IMPACT 6:00 POSITION, HIT A PARKED VEHICLE, LOST CONTROL. TT

NHTSA ID
962086
Incident
Feb 12, 1995
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 31, 1995
Crash reported

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). *AK

NHTSA ID
480845
Incident
Jan 31, 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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Airbags13Engine10

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .