2003 Buick Century problems, complaints & recalls

2023-08-06 · Suspension

“my vehicle was receiving a pa state required annual mechanical safety inspection by an ase certified mechanic. i was informed that the "sway bar" which stabilizes the steering system had failed, and as a critical part of the steering operation, the vehicle could not pass a pa state mechanical safety inspection. i had the "sway bar" replaced with th…”

2021-03-30 · Suspension

“service engine light and gas light came on. code read at autozone indicated po135- oxygen sensor. two days later, both check engine lights came on, security, battery and gas lights. even revved up and had other issues with fuel economy and compressor kicking on and failing to start. other issues, popping noise when turning steering wheel. the con…”

2021-03-19 · Fuel/Propulsion System

“the vehicle's gas tank won't hold much and clicks as if full. also, when on uneven pavement or ground, the ⛽ gas warning light comes on, even after gas was just put in. in addition, at times i smell a "burning electrical" smell and the headlights go out, the brights fail to "click" on or goes off by itself. the turn signal lights have to be…”

2020-10-04 · Unknown Or Other · 62,000 mi

“horn button is part of air bag. the horn button shorts out and the horn blows all the time. have to remove fuse to stop horn blowing. had to replace air bag to fix. in a few months the problem reoccurred. its too expensive to replace air bags so i am left without a horn this is a safety issue. can the manufacturer provide a fix? the internet shows …”

2018-10-16 · Exterior Lighting · 98,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2003 buick century. while driving various speeds, the headlights suddenly shut off. the contact indicated that the failure mainly occurred while switching from low to high beam and vice versa. the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer and local dealer were not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was…”

2018-05-19 · Exterior Lighting · 79,846 mi

“bright lights won't stay on and sometimes if you can get them to come on they will go out while driving. was on a city street and turned right , they went off. since then you can hold the bright light switch, but when you turn loose they goes off.…”

2017-09-05 · Exterior Lighting · 132,704 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2003 buick century. while driving 35 mph, the headlights failed to respond. the local dealer was not contacted. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was 132,704. …”

2017-03-14 · Unknown Or Other · 130,000 mi

“was driving up a grade and the vehicle failed to downshift to climb the grade properly on the freeway so remained at 60 mph while in drive. vehicle also seemed to accelerate under its own power where i had to stop the vehicle by putting it into neutral in order to brake safely almost as if i was braking as the vehicle was accelerating. i was a…”

2016-09-16 · Service Brakes · 110,782 mi

“turn brights on and radio/clock light goes off. no headlights on during day driving, radio/clock light randomly goes on and back off. head lights briefly gone off during night driving 3 different times only for maybe 5 seconds, but it only takes a second for a deer or object to appear at night or a car ahead braking suddenly. speedometer back light…”

2016-08-01 · Exterior Lighting · 185,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2003 buick century. while driving various speeds, the plastic headlight covers caused a haze over the headlights, which prevented them from illuminating correctly at night. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed by the technician to clean or replace the plastic headlight covers. the vehicle was not…”