Consumer had her automobile for a short period of time, and a lot of things had gone wrong. Electrical system malfunctioned/ visor light stayed on all the time/ back windows would not go/ brake caliper was not sealing/ front brake rotors were pitted, that was what the mechanic told her, and the suspension system had to be replaced. She stated all of the above have happened to vehicle which had a low mileage. But all of these things were repaired. But she was not worried, what else was going wrong.
2001 Buick Century electrical complaints
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Gear shift indicator does not illuminate when first starting the car and in a dark surrounding such as a car port or garage, it's impossible to see what gear has been selected. I fear that even though caution is used, there is high potential for an accident because the wrong gear was selected. After a couple of minutes the light does come on and all is normal. Is this a design problem or is there a defect in the car's electrical system?
Computer would not act properly. When starting vehicle it would start making some squealing noises then, it would stop. Contacted dealer, and ealer was not willing to do anything.
Consumer has had the vehicle only a short time and on four occasions the horn would not blow when consumer needed it.
Windshield glare from dashboard, horn difficult to locate and hard to operate, trunk lid height blocks view when backing up, defroster clears center of windshield and finally driver's side due to small vent and false code gives service engine reading requiring dealer reprogramming.
On steering hub are 2 horn symbols. If they aren't pressed in correct spot they wouldn't go off. Dealer didn't have another solution for consumer.*ak the horn spot was hard to find during emergency. Also the horn when found requires exceptional strength to sound it.
Consumer states it's very hard to honk the horn.
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