Major Problems with 2004 Buick Century Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2004 Buick Century

2004 Buick Century AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 12646 miles

2004 Buick Century FRONTAL Victims: 1 Mileage: 3000 miles

2004 Buick Century AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 90000 miles

Browse 2004 Buick Century complaints by category

Problems with EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and ENGINE are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Buick Century owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
EXTERIOR LIGHTING driving on a country road the headlights went out. hit the dimmer switch and they came back on. it did...	7 ~ 111370 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM there is an electric short in my vehicle and the consumer was afraid it was going to catch on fire....	5 ~ 98940 miles
ENGINE the gas gauge is not accurate even through it says no fuel it still has plenty in the tank. the...	4 ~ 92975 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL when driving the car increase speed without touching the pedal will keep increasing speed slightly making you hit brakes or...	3 ~ 137667 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM the gas gauge is not accurate even through it says no fuel it still has plenty in the tank. the...	3 ~ 112467 miles
AIR BAGS my parent's vehicle a 2004 buick century collided with a guard rail on an entrance ramp to i-81 in christiansburg...	3 ~ 34216 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING the consumer read about defective headlights and wanted to know if there is a recall for the 2004 buick regal.	3 ~ 23500 miles
SERVICE BRAKES brake line failed on rear brakes. lost all fluid in motion on highway rust on brake lines...	2 ~ 38500 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER tl*the contact owns a 2004 buick century. the contact stated that the seals with the vehicle frame failed. as a	2 ~ 107261 miles
VISIBILITY while driving driver's side and passenger's side windows when rolled down or half way down a loud vibrating sound was...	2 ~ 62944 miles
SUSPENSION while driving driver's side and passenger's side windows when rolled down or half way down a loud vibrating sound was...	2 ~ 32000 miles
STEERING the "swaybar" for steering broke. i brought it to my mechanic and he says he has seen this issue with	1 ~ 64000 miles
TIRES 2004 buick century. problem with season tires....	1
SEAT BELTS there is a part missing on the driver's seat belt that makes it difficult to use. i find that drivers...	1 ~ 50000 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES there is a part missing on the driver's seat belt that makes it difficult to use. i find that drivers...	1 ~ 50000 miles
FRONT > SUSPENSION recently in dec. 2008 my car had a suspension component part replaced. my 2004 buick century just 4 yrs. old...	1 ~ 61000 miles
EQUIPMENT driving on a country road the headlights went out. hit the dimmer switch and they came back on. it did...	1 ~ 125887 miles
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT driving on a country road the headlights went out. hit the dimmer switch and they came back on. it did...	1 ~ 125887 miles
TIE ROD ASSEMBLY > LINKAGES > STEERING tl*the contact owns a 2004 buick century. while driving 50 mph and merging to the left the vehicle veered to...	1 ~ 31000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl*the contact owns a 2004 buick century. the contact noticed that the fuel gauges were inoperative and displayed inaccurate readings...	1 ~ 78000 miles
HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH > HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING dt: the contact stated while driving at night the headlights went out. she had to engage the dimmer switch several...	1 ~ 25000 miles
TANK ASSEMBLY > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER consumer was able to hear the fuel slashing back and forth in the fuel tank due to the fact the...	1
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS while driving 45 mph consumer's vehicle was involved in a head on collision. upon impact dual air bags did not	1 ~ 3000 miles
TANK ASSEMBLY > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE this is in reference to consumer complaint # odi case number 10061519. i have experienced the same complaint of the...	1

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