Tl*the contact owns a 2003 buick century. The contact took the vehicle to the repair shop for routine maintenance. The mechanic discovered that the manifold was leaking and made the repair. The contact noticed the number of complaints that were filed for this failure and believes it to be a manufacturer defect. The VIN was unknown. The current mileage is 47,900 and failure mileage was 47,600. The consumer provided the repair invoice for the vehicle. Updated 09/05/07
2003 Buick Century engine complaints
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Consumer complained about doors locking and unlocking while driving. The dealer inspected the vehicle several times but could not duplicate or correct the problems. The dashboard was also falling apart. *ak *nm the trunk popped open, the brakes were inopeative, there was a fume smell coming from the vehicle. Updated 12/13/05.
While driving,vehicle stalled. Consumer restarted vehicle, and drove it to the dealer for inspection. Mechanic informed consumer that the vehicle was placed on diagnostic machine, and no problem was recalled from the machine. Then, mechanic took the vehicle on a test drive . Vehicle duplicated the problem. But mechanic insisted that no solution was available at this time.
My 2003 buick century started running bad so I took it to a dealer and they found that the bolts holding down the rocker arms had stripped out of the head. The vehicle was 2000 miles out of warranty and gm would only agree to pay for parts, I had to pay $1276.46 for labor. To me this is a manufacturing defect in the parts and I should not have had to pay for anything.
There was a problem with the brakes grabbing. Vehicle had been to the dealer three times. The consumer felt the brakes were still unsafe. *ak the problem continued to back. There was a whine coming from the engine upon deacceleration sitting and stopping and then went away as soon as the gas was depressed to accelerate there was no problem. (idle was rough) the brakes squeaked and made noise when when applied in the morning. *scc
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