Engine failed prematurely, vehicle had been repaired twice in one year.
1999 Buick Century engine complaints
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The vehicle overheated because one of the engine gaskets became unsealed and leaked coolant. This failure was not recalled because the manufacturer didn't see the problem as a safety issue. *ak *cb
My complaint is on my 1999 buick century. December of 2002 I took my car to my mechanic because it was leaking dex-cool coolant. My mechanic informed me it was the intake manifold gasket and it would cost around $440.00. My car only had 59,000 miles on it and was only three years old. This shouldn't have happened. Very poor job of quality in this area by general motors/.
The vehicle stalled, the dealer attempted to fix the problem on several occasions.
Intake manifold gasket (lower) failure
While driving the vehicle began to overheat and eventually the engine seized. Dealer notified. Please provide additional information. *nlm
Consumer states that coolant leaked and spewed all over the top of engine causing major engine failure. Ts
I noticed smoke from the hood last month and called a mechanic out to check all the hoses. I took it to the original dealership where I purchased the car. There finding was that they found coolant leaking from the lower intake gasket. I could not get the repair done because of two reasons. This is my only form of transportation and money is scarce since I am a full time college student and mother. I have had many gm cars with over 100,000 cars before that never had this problem. I voiced my frustations to the manufactuer, who just simply stated tough luck. The dealership refused to give me an extended warranty above the intial manufacturing warranty. The engine has less than 60,000 miles and a major component already needs to be replaced. It does not matter if I was the original owner or not. I can be a future buick owner, but after this whole situation I am going foreign. Dt
Same incident as odi id 8012684. All the hoses were checked prior to contacting the dealer. Dt
Vehicle was overheating while driving. Was taken to a mechanic who stated that anti freeze was gunked up and radiator needed to be flushed. The consumer had a mechanic flush the radiator with the same type of fluid (dexcool) on june 15, 2002, consumer went on a trip then noticed low coolant light came on, the antifreeze was checked and it was again full of gunk, later that night the car was check and it was observed that antifreeze was leaking from the head gasket. Original coolant was used, dexcool brand, the consumer believes that the dexcool antifreeze may be the problem.*ak
There is a tapping noise coming from motor. Dealer has been contacted. *ak consumer stated the service engine light comes on, consumer took the vehicle to the dealer. But the dealer refused to fix the problem.
Engine is knocking when driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, it was determined that engine needed to be replaced. Provide further information.
When looking under hood noticed radiator was full of gunk. Took vehicle to a mechanic, and they said this happens to all buick century vehicles.
After getting off work consumer went to turn vehicle on and engine caught on fire. There was no prior warning to incident occurring. Consumer contacted dealer, and dealer could not figure out what problem was. Said that they were going to call manufacturer for the consumer.*ak referenced in ea02-030
While driving at 20 MPH the entire vehicle began to jerk backward and forward, at 30 MPH the jerking became violent, the engine became noisy and there was a loud noise which appeared to come from below and toward the back of the car. Consumer took vehicle to dealer but dealer was unable to duplicate the problem. Nlm the dealer, not knowing what the cause of the problem is, replaced the main computer. The consumer is upset that the dealer replaced a part on the vehicle that wasn't possibly what was causing the problem.
While traveling noticed engine knocking. Dealer was contacted, and engine was replaced. Please provide further information.
Car would not start, engine froze up in the garage, the tempature is never 60, put dry gas in tank and after car warmed up it cranked. Also the horn is hard to locate in an emergency event.
While air conditioning was on consumer noticed fumes inside of vehicle. Temperature gauge was repaired three times. Air scoop to cool engine scrapes ground, also lets fumes and heat from engine in car. *ak
Strong fumes enter vehicle causing burning eyes, nose, headaches, stomach pains, nausea, spacy feeling, body aches, extreme fatigue, shortness of breath and blurred vision. (potential exhaust problem)
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.
The air snap located underneath the vehicle which supplies air to the engine cooling system is too noisy, indicating a problem which may result in a loss of vehicle control. Please provide further information.
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