1993 Buick Century problems
The 1993 Buick Century has 71 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (20%) concerns air bags. After that come engine (14%) and cruise control (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 71 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 22 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 16 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: 22 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 16 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 97% 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 1993 ranks 11th most-complained-about out of 16 model years of the Buick Century with enough data (32 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.
Was driving on highway going about 60MPH when 18-wheeler tractor trailer crossed into buick's lane. The vehicle struck the tractor trailer. Upon impact, the air bags did not deploy. The insurance picked up buick.
Tl* the contact owns a 1993 buick century. The contact stated that the vehicle was started and the defroster was engaged. The contact then smelled a burning odor and noticed smoke emitting from the defroster area. The contact moved the vehicle away from his residence and turned the engine off but the smoke continued. The contact then opened the hood and a fire erupted. The fire was extinguished and the contact sustained a knee infection from attempting to move the vehicle away from his residence.
Front seat belts are attached to the doors, and when the doors are opened, the seat belts extend forward. Consumer feels this feature posses a safety risk because if the doors flings open in an accident they will not restrain the occupants in their seat.