Buick Century
Registered from 1996 to 2005.
About this model
Buick Century is the model name that was used by Buick for a line of upscale full-size cars from 1936 to 1942 and 1954 to 1958, as well as from 1973 to 2005 for mid-size cars.
From the Wikipedia article Buick Century, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crash test
| Stability control | No |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 1528 kg · 2770 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2004 | 1528 kg · 2770 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2003 | 1528 kg · 2770 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2002 | 1528 kg · 2770 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2001 | 1528 kg · 2770 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2000 | 1528 kg · 2770 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 1999 | 1516 kg · 2770 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 1998 | 1525 kg · 2770 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 1997 | 1518 kg · 2770 mm wheelbase · Sedan, 4-door |
| 1996 | 1414 kg · 2660 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Power rack and pinion steering failure
Engineering analysis, opened September 2003, closed December 2003.
Power rack and pinion steering failure
Recall query, opened January 2003, closed September 2003.
Accelerator cable detaches from throttle
Investigation SQ, opened February 2000, closed January 2001.
Windshield wiper
Engineering analysis, opened August 1999, closed January 2000.
Windshield wiper
Preliminary evaluation, opened April 1999, closed August 1999.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Buick filed 496 bulletins about the 2005 Century.
- Equipment: 186
- Electrical system: 77
- Engine and engine cooling: 62
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 32
- Power train: 22
- Visibility: 22
- Engine: 18
- Wheels: 17
- Fuel system, gasoline: 9
- Exterior lighting: 6
- Other: 45
- This PI communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from TAC. · July 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. · June 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. · June 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. · June 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint. Technician should get… · February 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. The J-35616-64B is the… · December 2024
- This Preliminary Information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the Tire Pressure Monitor, Active Fuel Injector tester, multi media tester, PICO… · October 2024
- This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on When and How to Submit a Field Product Report (FPR) (U.S. and Canada Dealers Only). · October 2024
488 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.