Three problems related to power train have been reported for the 2001 Buick Century. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Buick Century based on all problems reported for the 2001 Century.
We purchased this car (as is) for our grandson. On our way home from the dealer, as soon as the transmission warmed up (4-5 miles), the shifting was hard and jerking with a whine coming from the transmission. Took the car to a garage which found the computer code of p1811 and were told a complete rebuild would be necessary. Went online and discovered many others had complaints of the same nature. Would hope gm would come forward with reimbursement since its transmission in this model was incorrectly designed. The rebuilding garage owner even had to go to a special school to learn how to correct this problem in the Buick Century. After paying $1,757. 25 to queens transmission, inc. , in bradenton, FL (941-746-7480), the shifting is now normal.
The contact owns a 2001 Buick Century. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 mph, the vehicle starting jerking and would not accelerate. The failure was recurring. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 123,000.
The transmission had to be totally rebuilt due to a failure of the tarrington bearing which in turn caused the whole inside of the transmission to get chewed up and all the internal parts had to be replaced.