2000 Buick Century Brakes Problems

MY SISTER OWNED VEHICLE ABOVE UNTIL I PURCHASED IT IN 2004 FROM HER. SHE NOR I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL LETTERS FROM GM ON THE 7 RECALLS THAT YOUR RECORDS SHOW THAT NEEDED TO BE CORRECTED OR REPLACED. WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO CHECK INTO THIS AS TO WHY WE DIDN'T RECEIVE NOTICES FROM GM. I HAVE NOT HAVE ANY INCIDENTS,BUT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RECALL NOTICES. NOR DID MY SISTER THE PREVIOUS OWNER . THANK YOU . [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10606427

Incident

Jun 27, 2014

Mileage

75,000 mi

BRAKE LINES THAT RUN FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO REAR BRAKES RUSTED THROUGH. FUEL LINES ALSO SHOW EXTENSIVE RUST DAMAGE. I HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES ON REAR OF THIS CAR TWO YEARS AGO FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10551684

Incident

Nov 1, 2013

Mileage

130,000 mi

2000 BUICK CENTURY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH ABS CONTROL MODULE BRAKING SYSTEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE 1999 MODEL FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM. ON OCTOBER 23,2007, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND A TROUBLE CODE OF C1218 APPEARED. THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED AND THE HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM WAS PURGED AND FLUSHED AND THE CODE WAS CLEARED. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN IN DECEMBER 2007 INTERMITTENTLY, AT THAT TIME A CODE CAME UP AS B0041. THE ABS COMPUTER MODULE WAS REPLACED AND THE HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM WAS PURGED AND FLUSHED AGAIN. IN JULY 2010, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, BUT INTERMITTENTLY AND AS OF AUGUST 2011, IT IS ON ALL THE TIME. THE MECHANIC RECEIVED A CODE OF C1218 AGAIN. *JB

NHTSA ID

10429911

Incident

Oct 23, 2007

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING SLOW, THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, HER FOOT EXTENDED DIRECTLY TO THE FLOOR. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS COVERED WITH RUST AND THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,390. UPDATED 9/27/11 *CN UPDATED 10/07/11

NHTSA ID

10419505

Incident

Jul 1, 2011

Mileage

71,000 mi

BOUGHT 2000 BUICK CENTURY AND LIKE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE LIST I HAVE REPAIRED THE MANIFOLD, WATER PUMP, FUEL FILTER AT 83,000. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE WHINNING AND HARD SHIFTING THE ENTIRE TIME I OWNED THE CAR. I HAD INTERMITTENT DASH LIGHT FAILURE WHICH IS REAL DANGEROUS SINCE YOU CAN'T SEE THE SPEEDOMETER OR ANYTHING ON THE DASH. MY BRAKES HAVE FAILED TO BRAKE AND I WENT OUT INTO TRAFFIC - LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT AND THERE WAS A MEDIAN I COULD STEER INTO! I HAVEN'T HAD A WORKING GAS GAUGE FOR YEARS. LAST NIGHT GOING 70 MPH I FELT 3 CHUGS AND LOST POWER. AGAIN LUCKILY I WAS AT A FREEWAY EXIT AND COULD COAST OFF THE FREEWAY. SO MY 3 MOST EXPENSIVE BILLS (AND NONE OF THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN SOLVED -$1800. FOR BRAKE CALIPERS, ROTORS AND PADS. $1100 FOR WIRE SET, MANIFOLD SET, FUEL FILTER AND WATER PUMP. $350 FOR HEADLAMP SWITCH AND DASH LIGHT PROBLEMS. I AM PUTTING NO MORE MONEY INTO THIS CAR AND UP UNTIL LAST NIGHT I WAS LOOKING FOR A BUICK BUT NEVER AGAIN. I DIDN'T PUT THE MILEAGE DOWN WHEN THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED BECAUSE THE SYMPTOMS ARE ONGOING!!! IT LOOKS LIKE 1000'S OF COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN IGNORED THROUGH THE YEARS AND THE BRAKE ISSUE AS WELL AS SHUTTING DOWN GOING 70 MPH ARE BOTH SAFETY ISSUES WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED IN A RECALL MANY YEARS AGO!!! I AM DEVASTATED BY THE FACTS I LEARNED RESEARCHING THE COMPUTER LAST NIGHT. I AM ON A FIXED INCOME AND NOW WITHOUT A CAR TOO. WHAT REPORTS DO I BELIEVE WHEN SHOPPING FOR A NEW CAR?????? DOWN BELOW WHERE YOU DATE THE INCIDENT LUCKILY I CAN SAY NO TO ALL OF THE QUESTIONS (BUT BY THE GRACE OF GOD!) *TR

NHTSA ID

10373760

Incident

Jan 1, 2011

Mileage

131,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND HEARD A GRINDING METAL SOUND COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE PROPERLY CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS WRITTEN FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED BY THE REPAIR SHOP. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 150000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/05/10 *BF UPDATED 10/07/10

NHTSA ID

10344910

Incident

Jul 16, 2010

Mileage

150,000 mi

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL REPEATED FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10326449

Incident

Mar 12, 2010

Mileage

95,000 mi

LOSS OF BRAKES 1ST INSTANCE 9/4/2008 LOST BRAKES. PROBLEM FOUND CORRODED BRAKE LINES FRONT. 2ND INSTANCE 9/17/2009 LOST BRAKES. PROBLEM FOUND CORRODED BRAKE LINES, REAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10324918

Incident

Sep 4, 2008

Mileage

71,673 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE START POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49600.

NHTSA ID

10324184

Incident

Apr 7, 2009

Mileage

49,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. SHE STATED THAT UPON TAKING HER VEHICLE IN FOR STATE INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL AND BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO CORRODED COMPONENTS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

NHTSA ID

10313886

Incident

Jan 1, 2010

Mileage

82,000 mi

2000 BUICK CENTURY. FREQUENTLY I APPLY PRESSURE TO BRAKES AND THE CAR WILL NOT STOP FOR SEVERAL FEET. I PUSH PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN, IT MAKES A GRINDING SOUND AND SORT OF VIBRATES BUT CAR WILL NOT STOP. SEVERAL TIMES JUST MISSED HITTING OTHER CARS/PEOPLE. I AM ALSO A SINGLE PARENT WITH SMALL CHILDREN IN MY CAR. I HAVE CHANGED BRAKES, ROTORS, ETC. SEVERAL TIMES IN LAST COUPLE YEARS. HAVE BEEN TO MANY DIFFERENT MECHANICS & DEALER- NONE CAN FIND PROBLEM. PROBLEM MOST OFTEN HAPPENS WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE. I AM LUCKY NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT- OR WORSE, BUT UNABLE TO AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE RIGHT NOW. *TR

NHTSA ID

10280180

Incident

Aug 4, 2009

Mileage

108,000 mi

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY CUSTOM AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, THE THERMOSTAT, AND WATER PUMP. THESE COMPONENTS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE REAR BRAKE SHOES AND A LEAKING CYLINDER ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE REAR DRUMS, AND THE SWITCH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FOR THE POWER WINDOWS WHERE REPLACED DUE TO POSSIBLE FIRE CONCERNS. IN ADDITION, THE RIGHT OUTER TIE ROD END ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL WAS LOOSE AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS INHERITED IN 2003 ALL THE AFOREMENTIONED FAILURES HAD TO BE REPLACED OR REPAIRED STARTING IN 2005. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY STATED THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE THE CONTACT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED WITH THE DEALER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,442, AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,218.*AK THE CONSUMER HAS PROVIDED INVOICES OF SERVICES AND CHECKED WITH GM TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE GASKET MANIFOLD, HOWEVER SHE WAS INFORMED NO RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THAT PART. UPDATE 05/10/07*TR

NHTSA ID

10187620

Incident

Nov 9, 2005

Mileage

64,218 mi

2000 BUICK CENTURY WITH ANTI LOCK BRAKE FAILURE**CC THE ALTERNATOR DRIVE BELT WAS REPLACED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10187965

Incident

Dec 31, 2006

BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AFTER ENTERING INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. LOST ALL BRAKE FLUID. HAD TO REPAIR BRAKE LINE AS IT WAS CORRODED AT THE BENDS IN THE LINE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10175478

Incident

Nov 23, 2006

Mileage

29,170 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING SLIGHT BRAKE PRESSURE AT 5 MPH ON A CITY STREET, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN INTO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. MINOR DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXPOSED TO EXTREME WINTER WEATHER AND ROAD SALTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN.

NHTSA ID

10168857

Incident

Sep 15, 2006

Mileage

35,000 mi

DT: THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWED DOWN AT 5 MPH WHEN THE CONSUMER LOST HIS BRAKES. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH BY THE DRIPPING OF THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE BRAKES WERE FIXED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE DEALER GAVE THE CONSUMER THE MANUFACTURER'S PHONE NUMBER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND OFFERED NO HELP AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE. *AK (12/08/05) *SC

NHTSA ID

10139676

Incident

Sep 19, 2005

Mileage

22,214 mi

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT FAILED, REPLACED PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE. *BF *SC

NHTSA ID

10109546

Incident

Apr 17, 2003

ON A 2000 BUICK CENTURY THE CROSSOVER BRAKE LINE FROM THE ABS UNIT TO THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER IS PLACED AGAINST THE SOUND DEADENING SPONGY MATERIAL ON THE FIREWALL, HELD IN PLACE WITH A BRACKET, DIRECTLY UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS CAR LOST ALL BRAKE FLUID WHEN THE STEEL BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH AT THE POINT OF CONTACT WITH THE SPONGY MATERIAL. IT APPEARS THAT ON THIS LOW MILEAGE CAR , 21,000 MILES, INSUFFICIENT DRIVING TIME MAY LEAD TO ANY MOISTURE NOT HAVING ENOUGH HEAT/TIME TO EVAPORATE. THIS HAS LEFT CONSTANT MOISTURE IN CONTACT WITH THIS STEEL PIPE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10104435

Incident

Dec 22, 2004

THE ABS SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE ABS WILL FAIL. THE DEALER STATES THE SENSOR NEEDS A NEW MODULE. *PH THE ABS SENSOR LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MECHANIC FOUND A BAD GROUND WIRE WHICH WAS REPAIRED. THERE WAS A PULSATION WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE FRONT ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10048373

Incident

Aug 21, 2003

Mileage

51,000 mi

THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, BECAUSE THE ROTORS OVER HEATED AND CAUSED THE REAR TIRE TO BLOW OUT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10014742

Incident

Mar 10, 2003

Mileage

36,000 mi

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED UNKNOWINGLY WITH A SAFETY RECALL, 00V143, RELATING TO THE BOLT HEADS ON THE REAR SPINDLE ROD WHICH CAN SEPARATE. CONSUMER CONTINUES TO HAVE PROBLEMS EVEN AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BOLTS. SPECIFICALLY THERE IS A THUMPING SOUND AND THE BRAKES ARE SQUEAKING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER THREE TIMES. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT

NHTSA ID

567563

REAR CYLINDER IS LEAKING FLUID, THERE WAS NO WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE FLUID LEAKAGE DETECTED UPON ROUTINE INSPECTION IN EACH REAR BRAKE CYLINDER. *JG

NHTSA ID

8015349

Incident

Jul 22, 2002

CONSUMER STATES HAS HAD NUMEROUS BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. AT 11500 MI HAD TO HAVE ROTORS TURNED AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED. AT 12500MI REPLACED FRONT ROTORS, BRAKE PADS AND GALIPERS. AT 24000MI REPLACED REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS, CUT DOWN/TURNED REAR DRUMS, REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND REPLACED 2 LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS.*JB PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WAS RATTLING. *YH

NHTSA ID

8014815

Incident

Jan 1, 2002

WHEN TAKING FOOT SLIGHTLY OFF THE BRAKE VEHICLE TOOK OFF. CONSUMER STATED THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS SOMEONE COULD GET RUN OVER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8009267

Incident

May 1, 2002

WHEN APPLYING BRAKE THERE IS A SQUEALING SOUND AND VIBRATION. DEALER REPLACED RIGHT FRONT ROTOR,. AT THIS TIME LEFT FRONT ROTOR WERE BEING REPLACED DUE TO WARPING.*AK

NHTSA ID

8008500

Incident

Dec 15, 2001