FaultScore

1994 Buick Century engine problems

16 of the 144 complaints about the 1994 Buick Century are about the engine — 11% of everything reported for this model year.

B

16

Complaints

0

Crashes

1

Fires

0

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Gasoline 6 37.5%
Engine 5 31.3%
Exhaust System 2 12.5%
Belts AND Associated Pulleys 2 12.5%
Hoses/Lines/Piping/Fittings 1 6.3%

Engine & Cooling across every Buick Century year

1986 12 4.8%
1993 10 4.0%
1994 16 6.4%
1995 12 4.8%
1998 23 9.2%
1999 64 25.7%
2000 27 10.8%
2001 33 13.3%
2002 37 14.9%
2003 15 6.0%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

Eaton Rapids, MI

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

ENGINE MOUNTS AND SUPPORTS ARE CORRODED AND COMING APART WHICH COULD EVENTUALLY CAUSE ENGINE TO DROP. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #899440 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Dekalb, IL

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING WHENEVER FOOT WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM A STOP POSITION. VEHICLE BEEN INTO DEALER SHOP FOR REPAIRS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.

NHTSA complaint #857532 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Round TOP, NY

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS

ENGINE BELTS/TENSIONER FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, HOSES FAILED ONE TIME.

NHTSA complaint #536488 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Round TOP, NY

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS

ENGINE BELTS/TENSIONER FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, HOSES FAILED ONE TIME.

NHTSA complaint #536488 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Cuiagoga Falls, OH

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

ENGINE PULLEY/ EXHAUST SYSTEM/ABS BRAKES AND CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED. UNDER 34,000 MILES.

NHTSA complaint #838219 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Cuiagoga Falls, OH

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

ENGINE PULLEY/ EXHAUST SYSTEM/ABS BRAKES AND CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED. UNDER 34,000 MILES.

NHTSA complaint #838219 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Toronto, OH

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

TRAVELING 65MPH WHEN A THINNING SOUND HEARD FROM ENGINE. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC & NOTICED THE TIE ROD WAS BROKEN. WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW ENGINE WOULD BE NEEDED.

NHTSA complaint #836805 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

LAS Vegas, NV

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE AUGUST 1998 RECALL ON EMISSIONS EQUIPMENT. THEY FIRST SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART, THEN THEY SAID THEY HAD THE PART AND HAD REPLACED IT, THEY DID NOT. I HAD THEM DO THE SEAT BELT RECALL, BUT HAVE NO IDEA WHETHER THEY REALLY DID IT OR NOT. I HAVE NO IDEA WHETHER THE PREVIOUS RECALLS, ON THE FRONT END, FOR EXAMPLE WERE EVER DONE. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY SAID MY GRIEVANCE WAS WITH THE LOCAL PEOPLE AS EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN LOCAL POLICIES. I HAVE NO IDEA WHETHER MY CAR IS SAFE OR NOT, ALL I KNOW IS THEY CANNOT BE TRUSTED AND I CAN'T VERY WELL TAKE IT BACK THERE.

NHTSA complaint #704942 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Hoffman ES, IL

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS

SERPENTINE BELT FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #511246 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Canton, OH

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

WITH THE AMOUNT OF MILES ON THIS CAR, I FEEL WE SHOULD NOT BE REPLACING THE ENGINE. WE ARE VERY UPSET WITH THIS SITUATION AND WOULD LIKE SOME CORRESPONDENCE AND EXPLAINATION FOR THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS.

NHTSA complaint #703678 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Bremen, IN

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

VEHICLE IS USING UP A LOT OF OIL. WHEN GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE ONE CAN SMELL OIL, BUT THERE ISN'T AN OIL LEAK. CONSUMER CAN'T DETERMINE WHERE THE OIL IS GOING TO.

NHTSA complaint #835001 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Stockton, IL

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

VALVE BENT.

NHTSA complaint #604793 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Minneapoli, MN

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE NOISE ON START UP.

NHTSA complaint #525582 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Minniapolis, MN

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE, THERE IS AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, IT CLATTERS AND AS TIME HAS WENT ON, THE NOISE GETS LOUDER, CONSUMER FEELS THIS HAD TO DO WITH THE SERVICE BULLETIN 57-61-24, DEALERS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX PROBLEM, ONE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE BELT TENSION PULLEY AND REPLACED IT, HOWEVER PROBLEM DID NOT CEASE. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #818702 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Cummaquid, MA Fire

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)

NHTSA complaint #511503 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Fair Lawn, NJ

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

NHTSA complaint #501351 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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