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1994 Buick Century Interior & seats Problems

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

Data refreshed

Interior & seats 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 Oct 2, 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.
8%
of 106 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.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
3

What this page shows

Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 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 interior

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

Interior & seats
Filed Oct 2, 2000

CONSUMER HAS REQUESTED DEALER TO PERFORM RECALL 94V159000 DUE TO FAULTY LOCKS, DEALER IS REFUSING TO DO RECALL UNTIL SOMEONE GIVES HIM AUTHORIZATION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE'S CONSUMER'S CAMPAIGN NUMBERS DIDN'T MATCH HIS RECALL NUMBERS. *SLC

NHTSA ID
555293
BrakesInterior & seatsSuspension+1 more
Filed Nov 23, 1999

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FAILED. YH

NHTSA ID
549657
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 1, 1997

SPLIT BENCH TYPE SEAT FRAME BENT, CAUSING THE SEAT BACK TO EXTEND TO REAR SEAT.

NHTSA ID
519005
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 24, 1996
2 injuries reported

FRONT SEATS CAME LOOSE IN REAR END COLLISION, CAUSING INJURIES.

NHTSA ID
509109
Incident
Apr 5, 1996
Heating & air conditioningElectricalInterior & seats+1 more
Filed Jul 22, 1996
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVING NOTICED SMOKE ODOR COMING FROM VENT, SUDDENLY DASH CAUGHT FIRE, DUE TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRING SHORT IN DASH. *AK VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED MANY ELECTRICAL RELATED PROBLEMS, BATTERY FAILED, BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF EVEN AFTER VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND DEALER FOUND AN OPEN CIRCUIT STOP AT LAMP SWITCH, WINDSHIELD WIPER FUSE BLEW MANY TIMES EVEN AFTER DEALER REPLACED TERMINALS AT FUSE PANEL, ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE STALLED, DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR, DEALER FOUND A SHORT IN THE COLUMN HARNESS. WHENEVER IT RAINED, FLOORBOARD ON PASSENGER SIDE WOULD GET SOAKED, DEALER RESEALED WINDHSIELD. AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT BLOWING COLD AIR, DEALER FOUND A LOOSE FITTING AT THE CONDENSOR. *SLC

NHTSA ID
987193
Incident
Mar 14, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 2, 1996

DRIVER'S SEAT TRACK BROKE. *SD

NHTSA ID
505990
Incident
Jun 17, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed May 31, 1996

WIRING HARNESS SHORTED, CAUSING SMOKE.

NHTSA ID
504902
Incident
Apr 15, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed May 25, 1995
Fire reported1 injury reported

UNDERDASH FIRE WHILE DRIVING; CAUSE UNKNOWN; VEHICLE TOTALED; SPEED 50 MPH. TT

NHTSA ID
965898
Incident
Sep 15, 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

Brakes20Engine15Airbags14Driver assistance13Seat belts9Steering8Electrical8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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