My car is nothing but a problem and very serious problem. I lost control of my car and almost get into accident. The ABS breaks is not stable,so many electrical problems. Power windows is defect.
1999 Buick Century acceleration problems
14 complaints (6% of all complaints for this car). 4 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 14
- of this car's complaints
- 6%
- crashes
- 4
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Linkages2
At what mileage
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Buick Century acceleration problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 1999 Buick Century acceleration
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Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 1999 Buick Century owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 buick century. The contact's wife was applying the brakes while pulling into the driveway when the vehicle surged forward into the garage. There were no injuries and no police report was taken. The contact had not taken the vehicle to the dealership and had not spoken with the manufacturer to-date. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were approximately 102,000. Updated 03/19/2010. *lj updated 07/14/10
Vehicle tends to hesitate to accelerate at various times while on the road. This occurs while the check engine light remains on.
The vehicle was at a stop, when it suddenly accelerated and rear ended another vehicle.
Consumer was at a stop sign at an intersection with foot on brake, and without prior warning, vehicle took off, went into traffic, and collided with another vehicle. Dealership was aware of problem.
On nov. 9th 2001, we were on our way to atlanta, the cruise control froze up at 70 miles per hour, I was unable to disengage it or turn it off and the brakes failed to respond , they were locked up also. Thinking that the accelerator might be stuck I tapped it lightly and the car sped up to 85 MPH. I was in atlanta traffic and finally after about 5 miles I was able to get it to disengage. There was no place to pull off and I decided to turn it off. It instead reengaged and would not disengage for awhile. We finally got onto I-285 looking for a place to get off. As we got up to speed it once again reengaged and it took me nearly 8 miles to get it off again. This happened three more times, each time I was not able to exit. We were fortunate that we were able to get off at the exit to our daughters house and I unplugged it under the hood. I had no further problems. I have never been so scared in a car in my life. 85 MPH in atlanta traffic & no brakes. I took the car to the local chevrolet/buick dealer (bennett chevrolet/buick) on monday the 12th. They told me that the cruse control module had gone out. I thought that you might need to know about this potential for a fatal crash. We were lucky, please see that this happens to no one else, they might not be so lucky.
The cruise control was set at 55 MPH, suddenly the vehicles speed steadily increased until it approached 70 MPH in the midst of heavy traffic, the consumer depressed the brake to cancel the cruise control but it would not disengage, the dealer found that the cruise control cable was pinch by the strut tower bolt causing the sudden acceleration, the dealer replaced and re-routed the cable. Nlm
While driving uphill, vehicle began slowing so consumer accelerated, vehicle hesitated for a moment and then took off, consumer took foot off accelerator, however vehicle continued to accelerate at a rapid rate, consumer kept foot on brake slowing vehicle, consumer put vehicle in park and shut it off, brakes were so hot that flames were coming out of the wheels, consumer threw snow on tires to extinguish fire on both tires, brake discs were glowing orange, consumer traded vehicle for a 2000 model, however was $5000 more and feels she is entitled to some compensation.
When driving on highway with cruise control engaged and when attempting to disengage cruise control, it would not disengage, causing unwanted accleration, vehicle continued to gain speed. In order to stop vehicle, consumer had to remove key from the ignition and place vehicle in neutral. Consumer has contacted dealer. Dealer has ordered parts from the manufacturer. Please provide any further details.
When brakes were applied vehicle accelerated suddenly and unexpectedly. Dealer will be notified.
Questions about the 1999 Buick Century acceleration
Does the 1999 Buick Century have acceleration problems?
Owners have filed 14 complaints about the acceleration of the 1999 Buick Century, 6% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1999 Buick Century acceleration problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1999 Buick Century acceleration?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Buick Century have the most acceleration problems?
The Buick Century model years with the most acceleration complaints are 2001 (19 complaints), 1999 (14 complaints) and 1994 (13 complaints).
Other 1999 Buick Century problems
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