2001 Buick Century problems
The 2001 Buick Century has 190 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (15%) concerns brakes. After that come engine (15%) and cruise control (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 190 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 15% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 55,000 miles 100 complaints with mileage
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%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 11 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 22 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 19 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 15 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 8 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 12 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 8 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 100 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 55,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 44,000 miles (12 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 10 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 5 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 16 model years of the Buick Century with enough data (117 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 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.
Consumer's vehicle rear ended another vehicle while driving at 50 MPH. Front end pushd the engine back 2 - 3 inches. Most of the damage occurred on the passenger side. Upon impact,none of the frontal air bags deployed. Driver and passenger sustained serious injuries.
Trunk door assist arms failed. Trunk came crashing on my back and hit me, causing black and blue marks/trip to emergency doctor. Unknown (at the moment) if they will pay fee. Buick agreed to provide part at no charge, customer I to pay for installation .
Dt: the consumer was rear ended by another vehicle. When this happened the front seat belts failed to lock. The consumers vehicle was pushed into another vehicle. The passenger sustained minor injuries. The incident took place on october 5, 2005, and a police report was taken. When the consumer took the vehicle to a dealership they checked the vehicle. At first, the dealer said that the seat belts were alright. Then, he test drove the vehicle with the contact, and the seat belts worked on/off.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 buick century. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the panel lighting failed to illuminate without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis but the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000. The VIN was not available.
We bought are century like 3 months ago with 109k on it we noticed the transmission was shifting hard when car is warmed up or restarted GM current knows about just feeling it not there problem well it is a costly one to car owns as I read on the internet over 50 thousand complaints for this issue I feel GM has to recall this issue its there mistake not mine are century other wise is a fine car but dash is out for odo and that GM cutting corners as well its poor penmenship on their behalf as car makers and we love…