Engine Problems of Buick Century

Failure of intake engine gasket on 2002 Buick Century with 110,000 miles.

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The contact owned a 2003 Buick Century. An hour and fifteen minutes after parking the vehicle at his residence, the contact was informed that it was on fire. He noticed flames coming from the engine compartment. The fire department was called and a report was filed. The fire quickly spread throughout the contact's home before the fire department could arrive. It took approximately one and a half hours to extinguish the fire. The home and carport were severely damaged. The vehicle was destroyed and the home was condemned due to the fire. There were no injuries. The fire department stated that the origin of the fire was the engine compartment. The failure and current mileages were 48,000. Updated 01/08/09.

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Tappets sound on a 2001 Buick Century tappets were replaced twice until I was informed that all gm 2001 cars had this defect. It seems that oil is not getting to the center cylinders, because the connecting feeds are too small. Problem that can develop is the engine can seize.

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Engine dies while driving, losing both steering and braking ability. This has happened three times within the past four weeks. Taken to three different mechanics, none being able to determine the problem. This is an extreme hazard, not only to my daughter who is the principle driver, but also to all drivers/cars driving nearby, as it could lead to a serious accident.

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2001 Buick Century engine piston cracked damaging the cylinder wall. ** answer required***.

Continue to have a rough idling engine.

My 2003 Buick Century started running bad so I took it to a dealer and they found that the bolts holding down the rocker arms had stripped out of the head. The vehicle was 2000 miles out of warranty and gm would only agree to pay for parts, I had to pay $1276. 46 for labor. To me this is a manufacturing defect in the parts and I should not have had to pay for anything.

Problems with engine on 2000 Buick Century. The vehicle's engine block cracked.

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Engine failed prematurely, vehicle had been repaired twice in one year.

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The vehicle experienced the same problem as stated in TSB #020601014, however the dealer refused to correct the problem, because the vehicle identification number was not included.

I own a 1998 Buick Century custom. I am the original owner and am very good about proper maintenance. Last week my husband noticed a few drops of coolant on the garage floor. He cleaned it up and agin the next day, a few more drops. He checked the hose clamps and hose conditions, they were fine. He checked the reservoir where you put in dexcool, it was dry. He filled the reservior and drove the car immediately to our local mechanic so we would not do any engine damage. After 2 days and $800, the car has been fixed. Now I notice when searching the web, there are thousands of reports very similar to mine. Unfortunately, I also noticed many where there were fires or accidents. Gm has to fix this and at least partially reimburse those like me who have had to pay major repair bills.

Oil/filter had been changed, lose oil, return to dealer, they said it was a bad filter, they no damage had been done to the engine.