Windshield Problems of Buick Century

The contact owns a 2002 Buick Century. The contact stated that the windshield sparkles in the sunlight due to frost. The glare impairs his visibility when driving. The dealer recommended that he buy a new windshield. The failure and current mileages were 95,000. Updated 12/08/08.

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I have a 2002 Buick Century. Last year I had problems with the windshield getting stuck in a vertical position. It was under warranty and was fixed by the dealer, who handed me a receipt indicating replacement of cost approx. $400. 00. Well it happened again and this time not covered under warranty. I took it to a responsible auto repair shop and was told that whoever fixed it last year did it the cheapest way possible, that's why is broke again. How was I handed a bill from Buick dealer saying it cost $400. 00 to replace parts? now I have to pay $150. 00 this time. What was Buick dealer trying to do gouge me, impress me. I don't think I'll buy another Buick.

Consumer experiences poor visibility through windshield ,especially at night time and during rain. When headlights shine onto windshield view becomes opaque , and consumer can ot see center or edge lines on the road. Ts. . . .

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The windshield was designed improperly.

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There is glare from dashboard on windshield caused by a seam on top of dashboard. Dealer test drove vehicle, and agreed this was a design flaw, but there was nothing he could do. Consumer could purchase a reflector cover for the dashboard.

Color of the dashboard, light gray, is causing a severe glare in windshield during daylight hours regardless of the weather. The dashboard contains a horizontal split that runs across the width of the dashboard. The forward section of the dashboard contains the air (defroster) grill. This causes the glare to contain reverse images of the air grill and the horizontal split line. Dealership examined vehicle and informed consumer nothing can be done to remedy this problem.

Windshield cracked without just cause. Car was parked when windshield cracked. There is no start of origin or blemish to blame crack on rock, bb, etc. Took car to mechanic who stated looked like a "stress fracture" to him. I wanted to report this in case there were other similar cases like this one. Thank you.

When rolling down rear window while driving at highway speed, it causes severe vibration /air pressure and noise. Dealer / manufacturer notified, and informed consumer that they were aware of problem, and nothing will be done.

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When the rear windows of a Buick Century are wide open and the front windows closed, the car shakes violently, to the extent of causing panic. We tried first one window and then the other, finally both together, and the violent shaking continued. It would be impossible to drive this car even for a few minutes under these conditions. The salesman even took out a brand new car and it acted the same. I have asked friends who have a Buick Century to verify my description, and they all have the same reaction. When I called the manufacturer, I was told it was a design fault and basically told to live with it.

While driving an alamo rental car on July 21, 2000, on I-94 outside of minneapolis, minnesota, the left front window, driver's side, literally exploded in my ear. I was going approximately 60 - 65 mph and what occurred was literally an explosive decompression. The window glass shattered, most going out the window but some fragments entering inside the vehicle. I controlled the vehicle and steered it onto the shoulder where we stopped. Because of the tremendous speeds of the other vehicles passing by, I quickly tried to push the excess glass that remained in the door to feel safe in driving the rest of the distance to the airport. We tried to contact the alamo emergency number - when my travelling companion contacted alamo and told them it was an emergency, she was told to hold on. She did so but was disconnected. We travelled to the aiport below speed limit since the left window was no longer there and there were fragments of glass that, at times, would blow inside . When we reached the alamo rental car agency, they appeared to be little concerned - they said they would contact the manufacturer to determine other similar occurrences. Unfortunately, the manager of alamo tried to convince me that it was a rock that had struck the window and caused the problem. Since I was driving the vehicle and felt the sudden decompression and explosive quality of what happened, I believe him to be wrong. Thankfully, the glass did not blind me or prevent my controlling the vehicle. However, under different c ircumstances this event could have proven disastrous, not only to me and my passengers but to other vehicles on the road. I believe a complete investigation is warranted.

This customer was not given the opportunity to test drive this vehicle before purchase. This car is "unsafe " to drive. The why's are listed below. Mym basic complaint is the constant annoying reflections in the windshield and even makes it differcult to see through the windshield under certain driving conditions. Some of my experiences and examples. Stopping and crossing a elevated railroad tracks. Very differcult to distinguish a horozontal reference line related to the railroad tracks and the horozontal line on the windshield in the bottom third of the windshield resulting from the reflection off the top of the large dashboard surface. Construction cones located along the side of roadway, difercult to distinguish their assigned locations. When using full depth of the sun visor, your one third see thru area of the windshield is contaminated with the full annoying reflections from the top of the dashboard. In NY state, the vehicle registration, and the inspection certificate must be attached to the lower left hand corner of the front windshield. These two stickers cover a 7x3 inch surface area. During the daylite hours driving, the reflection from the 7x3 inch stickers is further enlarged onto the corner of windshield as a large black area, resulting in further loss of safe driving windshield visiabilty seeing area.

Front right windows exploded for no apparent reason, causing damage to exterior mirror. (ohio traffic crash report). Mjs.

On a sunny day the front windshield reflects the whole dashbroad which causes poor visibility. Also, the front and the back windshield cloud up very badly from bright light and going into a darker area. The dealer is not able to detect a problem with the windshield. Ak.

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Vehicle's back window shattered for no apparent reason, no protective coating on window to eliminate glass fragments from entering the interior of vehicle,due to design.

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Consumer has a constant reflection of curved dashboard in windshield with or without sunlight.

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In cold weather/winter snow and frost develops inside of windshield, which cause water to enter into dash, and possibly may cause problems. Please provide further information.

Under certain conditions, condensation collects on the outside of the windows reducing visibility through these windows to near zero and making it impossible to see approaching traffic. The glazing materials around both windows (weatherstripping) do not make contact with the surface of the windows during raising or lowering. Therefore, the condensation cannot be removed from the exterior of the windows without exiting the car and manually cleaning the surface. For example, when the condensation collects while I am traveling on a highway, it is necessary for me to stop on the side of the road, get out of the car, and clean the surface of both windows in order to proceed safely. The dealer was first notified of this defect within 60 days of my purchase. At that time, I was advised by the dealer's repair shop that the windows were not aligned properly and that adjustments were made to correct the problem. The shop reported that the corrections were made to correct the defect, but the defectb was not corrected. I have taken the car to other dealers and returned to the original dealer on several occasions during the past two years in an attempt to have the defect corrected. Each time I have received a different response. In September 1999, I notified the manufacturer (Buick division of gm) of this and other safety defects, but I did not receive a response. Late last month I returned again to brown's Buick to seek repairs, and I have now been told that the windows are operating as designed. I believe that the failure of the window systems and related materials to clear the condensation that periodically collects on the exterior surface creates a safety hazard to me and to others on the road. Although the manufacturer and the dealer have had several opportunities to correct the defect, no correction has been made.

Ppg, the manufacturer of the 1998 and 1999 Buick Century windshields is manufacturing the windshileds with a latent defect, which causes the windshield view to be hazy when driving directly into the sun. It appears that the laminate layering between the glass sheets has failed. I also noticed this same defect on a 1999 Century as well. Dealer was notified and confirmed the defect but general motors customer zone rep was unwilling to proceed further. The defect will probably not cause any accidents, but may impair or distort a person's clarity of view, when driving into the sun.

When the wiindow is rolled down the inside of the door comes into the driver. When the window is rolled up, it will jerk /am and pull the door to its normal condition. The dealer has been notified.

The reflection on the windshield is blocking the driver's view especially when facing sun light. Yh.

While driving during daylight hours there would a massive reflection from the dashboard onto the windshield, affecting visibility and this distracting driver from the road. Been back to leasing corp. & nothing was done or corrected. No problem was found.

Driver experiencing glare in windshiled.

The windshield angle and design results in vision being obscured due to reflection.

Windshield reflects dashboard mating surfaces at eyelevel, obstructs vision across complete windshield cross section by approximately 4 to 6 inches high in the middle of the viewing area. Cannot adjust seat to move eye level and avoid obstructed vision area. Extremely dangerous in all light conditions.

Driver gets a constant reflection in the windshield from the seam in the dashboard in all weather conditions.

When the rear windows are down they cause a loud shaking noise.

Consumer was unable to see out of the windshield. Vehicle's windshield builds up a film making it hard for the driver to see out of.