Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe problems of the 2003 Buick Century

Three problems related to manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe have been reported for the 2003 Buick Century. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Buick Century based on all problems reported for the 2003 Century.

1 Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe problem

Failure Date: 01/10/2010

The contact owns a 2003 Buick Century. Whenever the contact examined the engine she noticed that the oil level would continually drop after having an oil change. The vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that the engine manifold was leaking. The current and failure mileages were 46000.

2 Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe problem

Failure Date: 04/12/2008

The contact owns a 2003 Buick Century. The contact took her vehicle to the dealer for regularly scheduled maintenance. She was informed that the maintenance could not be performed due to a faulty manifold gasket that was leaking oil into the antifreeze. The dealer replaced the head gasket at the cost of $900. The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage was 78,162 and failure mileage was 78,130.

3 Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe problem

Failure Date: 06/04/2007

The contact owns a 2003 Buick Century. The contact took the vehicle to the repair shop for routine maintenance. The mechanic discovered that the manifold was leaking and made the repair. The contact noticed the number of complaints that were filed for this failure and believes it to be a manufacturer defect. The VIN was unknown. The current mileage is 47,900 and failure mileage was 47,600. The consumer provided the repair invoice for the vehicle. Updated 09/05/07.


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