1991 Buick Century problems
The 1991 Buick Century has 50 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (18%) concerns brakes. After that come electrical system (16%) and cruise control (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 50 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 14 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: 9 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 14 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 92% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1991 ranks 16th most-complained-about out of 16 model years of the Buick Century with enough data (12 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.
When switching gear from drive to reverse engine sudden accelerated, crashing into vehicle behind. Then, switched gear to drive and engine sudden accelerated again, crashing into vehicle in front. Vehicle took off on it's own, driving over curve and crashing into a wall then, hitting an utility pole. Vehicle was totaled.
Parked in drive way with engine running put car in drive and engine went wide open. Applied brakes, brakes went to floor. Please describe. Tt
Tl* the contact owns a 1990 buick century (n/a). The contact stated that while driving various speeds, the engine stalled. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.