Electrical System Problems of Buick Century - part 2

Faulty instrument cluster on 2003 Buick Century. Other general motors vehicles with similar problems were recalled and fixed, but Buick has not. Cost to replace exceeds $600.

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I have a 2003 Buick Century v6 while driving at night my lights go out it is very scary and dangerous I would like to no the problem as I have read that there has been others with the same problem also if I hit the dimmer switch they will come back on but then go back off.

Dash board light where the mileage shows. Cannot see anything, the light suddenly went out and cannot see miles on car. Also, automatic button to push seat back and forth is not working. I consider this a safety factor because the seat is pushed up to close to the front .

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I was driving on the highway at about 4:00 am, when the lights suddenly went out, and I did not even have park lights. After about a half hour I was able to get the park lights to work and go on to our son's house using only my park lights. Then I finally got the lights to burn enough to finish my trip using low beams. The high beam would just go off and only the low beams would work. This has happened many times since then. I have had to replace the combination switch for the lights twice, and at this time,it needs to be replaced again because I cannot get the right rear signal light to operate. I have been told I need to replace the entire combination switch again. This is a very expensive repair to have done. Have there been many more reports of this dangerous problem of suddenly having no lights and having to have the whole combination switch replaced. Is there a recall for this problem with the electrical system?.

When I switch to high beams my headlights go out completely. They only go back on when I switch back to dims. This is a common problem and I don't understand why you haven't owned up to it and had a recall.

Instrument cluster on 2003 Buick Century doesn't work , I understand this is common on this car and very expensive to fix. I feel gm should be accountable. Also, the head gasket is blown I was told by a garage that it was the type of coolant they used and also very common on these cars. These are clearly defects in their product and they should be recalled. I have bought american cars all my life but I,m done with them ,they don't stand behind their product.

When the vehicle was shut off, the daytime running lights failed to shut off. This caused the vehicle to remain unlocked for a long period of time. Both the manufacturer and the dealer were contacted.

The door locks failed to lock from using the remote key entry device. Also, consumer noticed that the lock button failed to unlock the doors intermittently. Inspector verified that the power door locks operated as designed. The odometer operated normally. Trunk popped open once while driving. The brakes applied and released as designed; and the the emergency brake held the vehicle properly and appeared to be properly adjusted.

Most of the complaints on the Buick Century 2002, my car has them: 1. Windows not working, only passengers' up to now 2. Hard upshifts on transmission 3. Mileage on the digital odometer won't show 4. Volume on steering wheel never corrected so, what's being done about it?.

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Consumer had her automobile for a short period of time, and a lot of things had gone wrong. Electrical system malfunctioned/ visor light stayed on all the time/ back windows would not go/ brake caliper was not sealing/ front brake rotors were pitted, that was what the mechanic told her, and the suspension system had to be replaced. She stated all of the above have happened to vehicle which had a low mileage. But all of these things were repaired. But she was not worried, what else was going wrong.

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Gear shift indicator does not illuminate when first starting the car and in a dark surrounding such as a car port or garage, it's impossible to see what gear has been selected. I fear that even though caution is used, there is high potential for an accident because the wrong gear was selected. After a couple of minutes the light does come on and all is normal. Is this a design problem or is there a defect in the car's electrical system?.

I have three lights coming on {check engine soon}{anti lock &trac off} this has been going on for over two years and several trips to the garage is not getting it repaired. I am told when these lights are on I lose antilock breaks and traction control. ] ].

Each time I exit my 2002 Buick Century I get shocked. It has increased in intensity, and I sometimes get shocked twice. I took my vehicle in to have the local dealership look it over, as well as check to see if any of the recalls on the vehicle had been taken care of, as it was a program car. I was assured that none of the numerous recalls on the 2002 Buick Century applied to my care. I was also told that there is nothing they can do about my being shocked when I exit the vehicle after driving it. This concerns me a great deal, as I have read about people fueling their vehicles who cause cumbustion when the static electricity is discharged.

The vehicle experienced a problem with the gear shift due to a faulty electronic system problem.

Front day-time light/signal sockets are overheating and burning the plastic parts of socket & bulb. Replaced bulb+socket produced the same results within several weeks. Dealer does not want to investigate unless paid. Gm says car out of warranty. Burning smell was detected about two years ago but couldn't locate the source, only after the flasher failed. Bulb was still functioning but the electric contacts did not function.

The contact stated after parking vehicle and turning it off the air conditioner fan kept running. She had the vehicle towed to a dealership. Repairs were made to the vehicle. Currently, the vehicle had exterior lighting defects. The lights will come on intermittently. The vehicle is at the dealership, and they are unable to duplicate the problem with the exterior lighting. The manufacturer has been contacted. Updated 01/11/06.

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Body control module failed causing vehicle not to crank or start. Yh.

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Consumer 2001 Buick Century electrical and cooling are defective. Master window switch lock stuck, anti freeze leak, coolant light remains on, front and rear lights do not work. The dome lights and back up lights, and tag light were all inoperative. The consumer stated all the bulbs were changed, however it didn't resolve the problem. The intake gasket leaked.

Defective electrical master lock unit: left front door. Anti freeze leaks, coolant light stays on, lights are defective etc. The front and rear turn signals, brake lights, dome lights, back up lights and tag plate light were all inoperative.

In rainy weather conditions the windshield wipers became inoperable, cause unknown. In addition, while driving on highway vehicle went completely dead due to short in electrical system.