2000 Buick Century: jerking or lurching

9 of the 193 complaints about the 2000 Buick Century describe jerking or lurching.

owner complaints: 9
of this car's complaints: 5%
typical mileage: 65,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 19 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Jerking or lurching by model year

2003
2
2002
1
2001
2
2000
9
1999
2
1998
2
1996
1
1995
1
1994
3
1993
1
1992
1
1990
1

What owners say

Filed May 30, 2012 · Electrical, Engine · 83,249 miles · OH

Vehicle exhibited hard transmission shifts and jerking while shifting in traffic. Vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed with code p1811, which indicates high transmission fluid pressure and solenoid problems.

Filed May 10, 2012 · Transmission · 65,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 buick century. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the transmission would shift hard and cause the vehicle to jerk abnormally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the pressure control solenoid was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 65,000 and the current mileage was 69,102....updated 07/06/12 *bf updated 08/06/12

Filed May 12, 2008 · Transmission · 43,000 miles · NY

Automatic transmission jerks and clunks when shifting gears.

Filed Feb 26, 2008 · Transmission · 59,970 miles · NC

Transmission problem, car was lurching into gear. Mechanic said bad tran. Codes. Shift solenoid bad and something else. Had to replace transmission and car only has 60,000 miles. Work done at aaa car care center.

Filed Oct 31, 2007 · Transmission · 80,000 miles · MN

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 buick century. While driving 2-20 MPH, the vehicle jerked extremely hard when shifting from one gear to another. The mechanic stated that the solenoid valve was defective. As of october 31, 2007, the dealer had not inspected or repaired the vehicle. The failure mileage was 80,000 and current mileage was 86,000. Updated 01-10-08. *kb the consumer stated the vehicle fails to shift out of gear on the consistent basis. Updated 12/31/07

Filed May 31, 2007 · Transmission · 82,000 miles · PA

2000 buick century transmission shifts very hard causing vehicle to lurch. Intermittent problem. After checking online message boards found that this is a fairly common problem in 2000 buick models, and that gm has refused to address the issue or offer a resolution out of pocket cost of getting a transmission valve and solenoid repaired is about $600. These issues are popping up anywhere between 30k and 80k miles, and these parts are parts that should last the life of the car and never be replaced. Ongoing problem.

Filed Sep 22, 2004 · Transmission · 29,150 miles · PA

While drivingm, the transmission slipped as if it did not know what gear it should be in. Took vehicle to the dealer, but problem was not resolved. *ak there was also a jerking motion displayed when shifting the gears up and or down. The p/c solenoid was replaced. *sc

Filed Jul 15, 2004 · Transmission · MI

Transmission jerks into gear when on the highway - seems to be especially prominent after using the overdrive; will stop if car is stopped, engine shut off for awhile, and then restarted.

Filed Jul 6, 2001 · Acceleration · MA · crash · 1 injury

Whenever starting vehicle and shifting into gear vehicle would jerk forward or backwards suddenly, even with foot on brake. Due to this sudden acceleration, vehicle was involved in an accident. *ak one person was injured.