Engine
Filed Apr 29, 2002
NOISE WOULD COME FROM THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING, DEALER NOTIFIED, AND UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 8008744
- Incident
- Apr 29, 2002
1996 Buick Century Engine Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Engine 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.
9
Latest Apr 29, 2002
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.
11%
of 80 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.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Buick Century submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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 engine
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Engine
Filed Feb 27, 2002
CONSUMER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 8004645
- Incident
- Feb 26, 2002
Engine
Filed Aug 14, 2001
Fire reported
CONSUMER PULLRED OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND PROCEEDED DOWN THE ROAD, NOT 100 YARDS FROM DRIVEWAY SMOKE BEGAN COMING OUT OF THE VENTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER EXITED VEHICLE THEN IT CAUGHT FIRE, POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE MAY HAVE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 562500
- Incident
- Jun 9, 2001
Body & structureBrakesEngine+1 more
Filed Feb 5, 2001
THE ABS BRAKES DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY, THEY LOCKED UP CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO THROUGH A RED LIGHT. NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 559436
Engine
Filed Sep 29, 1999
VEHICLE KEEPS STALLING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 849099
Engine
Filed Aug 18, 1999
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC VEHICLE WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING.MECHANIC CANNOT DETERMINE DEFECT.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 845277
Engine
Filed Dec 24, 1998
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND THE VEHICLE IS NOT WARMED UP, THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. *AK WHEN PROCEEDING AFTER A STOP, VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING, CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS INTERMITTENT, AND THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE FUEL JETS. *TT
- NHTSA ID
- 832672
- Incident
- Oct 1, 1998
Body & structureElectricalEngine
Filed Nov 18, 1998
OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 542638
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1997
Engine
Filed Oct 3, 1997
CAR CONTUNUES TO STALL AFTER MANY REPAIR ATTEMPTS.
- NHTSA ID
- 523510
- Incident
- Aug 12, 1996
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
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .