Automatic Transmission Torque Converter Problems of Buick Century

Buick Century owners have reported 2 problems related to automatic transmission torque converter (under the power train category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Buick Century based on all problems reported for the Century.

1 Automatic Transmission Torque Converter problem of the 2000 Buick Century

Failure Date: 07/01/2006

The transmission on my 2000 Buick Century fails to readily downshift on deceleration, and bucks severely during normal drive and may cause an accident. Repair shops have been unable to fix.

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2 Automatic Transmission Torque Converter problem of the 2003 Buick Century

Failure Date: 09/09/2005

2003 Buick Century has 90,000 miles. Transmission shifts hard on acceleration/deceleration. Obd ii reports dtc of p0742 - torque converter circuit stuck on. Transmission repair shop, and internet search indicate common problem with these type of gm transmissions. Estimate to fix $1900 to $2400. If this is a manufacturing defect, shouldn't gm resolve at no or nominal cost to owner of car?.

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Other Common Power Train related problems of Buick Century

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Automatic Transmission problems	42
Transmission Solenoid problems	17
Power Train problems	12
Automatic Transmission Gear Indicator problems	9
Transmission Failure problems	6
Manual Transmission Shift Pattern Indicator problems	2
Automatic Transmission Torque Converter problems	2
Vehicle Shudder problems	2
Noises During Shifting problems	2
Transmission Gear Indicator problems	1

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