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1995 Buick CENTURY problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

47 owner complaints analyzed

1 distinct recall campaigns

92,500 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1995 model year. Data snapshot: . 10 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Air Bags:Frontal is the most frequently named component, appearing in 3 of 47 complaints (6.4%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior510.6%
Transmission and shifting48.5%
Engine operation48.5%
Steering behavior36.4%
Fuel system concerns24.3%
Electrical and battery issues12.1%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Air Bags:Frontal
3
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
3
Steering:Hydraulic Power Assist System
3
Suspension:Front
3
Tires
3
Vehicle Speed Control
3
Air Bags
2
Electrical System:Ignition
2
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Air Bags:Frontal3
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline3
Steering:Hydraulic Power Assist System3
Suspension:Front3
Tires3
Vehicle Speed Control3
Air Bags2
Electrical System:Ignition2

Air Bags:Frontal: 3; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline: 3; Steering:Hydraulic Power Assist System: 3; Suspension:Front: 3; Tires: 3; Vehicle Speed Control: 3; Air Bags: 2; Electrical System:Ignition: 2

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
2
50,000 to 74,999
1
75,000 to 99,999
3
100,000 to 149,999
3
150,000 and above
1
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0000
25,000 to 49,9992
50,000 to 74,9991
75,000 to 99,9993
100,000 to 149,9993
150,000 and above1

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 2; 50,000 to 74,999: 1; 75,000 to 99,999: 3; 100,000 to 149,999: 3; 150,000 and above: 1

75,000 to 99,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (3). 37 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

1995
8
1996
8
2000
5
2001
3
2002
5
2003
5
2004
6
2005
1
2008
1
2010
2
2011
1
2019
1
2020
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
19958
19968
20005
20013
20025
20035
20046
20051
20081
20102
20111
20191
20201

1995: 8; 1996: 8; 2000: 5; 2001: 3; 2002: 5; 2003: 5; 2004: 6; 2005: 1; 2008: 1; 2010: 2; 2011: 1; 2019: 1; 2020: 1

Pattern summary

Air Bags:Frontal leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 5 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 4 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 4 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10088062 · 2004-08-17 (August 17, 2004)

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES BECAME INOPERATIVE. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO COLLIDE WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10088062 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10099366 · 2004-11-01 (November 1, 2004)

FOOT ON BRAKE, SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, CAR SUDDENLY TOOK OFF AT A FAST PACE. ENDED UP HITTING A VAN ON THE RIGHT BUMPER. *BF THE VEHICLE JUMPED THE CURB AND CROSSED THE SIDEWALK CROSSING 6 LANES OF TRAFFIC ENDING UP ON THE GROUNDS OF A BUILDING. *TC

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10099366 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10070520 · 2004-01-15 (January 15, 2004)

ONCE THE TRANSMISSION WARMED UP IT WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT AND WOULD NOT CHANGE GEAR GOING UP HILL....WOULD SHAKE AND SHIMMY AND BUCK UNTIL IT FINALLY SHIFTED .....TRANSMISSION SHOP AND DEALERSHIP COULD NOT SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM .... WIRING WAS ALSO CHECKED .... FINALLY HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION TO MAKE IT STOP ... WAS TOLD AFTER IT WAS REPLACED THAT THEY HAD HAD A GREAT DEAL OF THIS HAPPENING TO THESE CARS BUT COULD NOT GET BUICK TO ANSWER US ABOUT THE RECALL

Owner-reported narrative. 110,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10070520 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10103276 · 2004-12-07 (December 7, 2004)

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE, AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10103276 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 506616 · 1996-07-25 (July 25, 1996)

FUEL PUMP FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *SD

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 506616 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10011440 · 2003-03-18 (March 18, 2003)

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SEVER VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, A 4-WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED AND NEW TIRES WERE INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH ALLEVIATED THE PROBLEM ABOUT 30 PERCENT, ALSO THE POWER STEERING DID NOT PERFORM AS DESIGNED, IT DID NOT ACTIVATE UNTIL THE WHEEL WAS TURNED. *TS *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10011440 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 971907 · 1995-09-09 (September 9, 1995)

WHEN DRIVING AND HIT THE WATER THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT . TT *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 971907 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 738826 · 2001-01-05 (January 5, 2001)

FUEL PUMP FAILURE WHEN PARKING/WOULD NOT RESTART. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 738826 at NHTSA ↗