1990 Buick Century problems
The 1990 Buick Century has 49 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (18%) concerns electrical system. After that come seat belts (16%) and seats (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 49 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1990 ranks 13th most-complained-about out of 16 model years of the Buick Century with enough data (22 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Seat belt; failure on the driver and passenger side seat belts, consumer was in a accident and the driver and passenger side seat belt did not lock.
While driving, heard noise, within minutes, all power stopped, black smoke poured out from underhood, fire started coming from under vehicle, no warning.
Carburetor backfired starting a fire, the electrical fuel pump continues to pump fuel, causing the car to completely burn.