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#74 of 431 Re: 1994 Buick Century [myervin] by jay49 Dec 20, 2005 (3:32 pm)
Replying to: myervin (Dec 03, 2005 6:05 pm) My situation is #67 of 73. I just got my car out of the shop for the tail lights not working. Have your headlight switch, and the connector checked. It fixed my problem.
#75 of 431 Should I Buy A Buick Century? by sangster Dec 20, 2005 (5:29 pm)
I am thinking about buying a 2000 Buick Century with low kms. I was reading some of the entries on the forum and now I'm worried about making a bad decision. I know all cars have their problems, but the uncontrollable acceleration problems some people have been having seem very scary to me. Should I buy a Buick Century? Replies to this message: usmar4l (Dec 21, 2005 1:48 pm)
#76 of 431 Re: Should I Buy A Buick Century? [sangster] by usmar4l Dec 21, 2005 (1:48 pm)
Replying to: sangster (Dec 20, 2005 5:29 pm) The problem (usmar4l) that I have with my Century has been the only one, besides that I think that it is a wonderful car to drive and the price and quality can't be beat. I brought my car used with low miles, and have put plenty of miles on it and the problem with the heat has been the only downfall.
#77 of 431 Re: paul41 [paul41] by guardrail Dec 29, 2005 (9:33 am)
Replying to: paul41 (Oct 30, 2005 8:12 am) Hey, usually when the crank sensor fails the car will start and run till its warmed up than quit(loses spark and fuel injectors). I am not going to guess whats wrong with your car (hopefully not liquid locking the cylinders from a head gasket=pull spark plugs). Anyhow I recommend creating your own starter circuit. Bypass the ignition and starter cut relays by shorting the starter solenoid. Sometimes a screwdriver will fit but you may need a jumper wire. On the solenoid go from the top large stud (batt voltage) to the small solenoid control stud(the one with the wire from the passenger compartment). If it cranks and all is well the problem is with the crank control circuit. If it still fails check the starter engine and transmission. This trick will tell you where to go. Check that you can turn the engine over by hand. The alternators use to seize up causing this problem as well but u took the belt off. Keep digging, good luck.
#78 of 431 turn signals kill engine by ferree4all Jan 05, 2006 (10:14 pm)
I own a 99 Buick Regal 3.8 automatic. Lately when I turn the car on the abs light ,check engine light and the trac off light will stay on, and when I press on the brake to put car into gear I can not push the little button down on the floor shifter. If I turn car off and then turn back on all light go off like they are suppose to and I can put into gear to drive car.   Also when I am driving below 40-45 mph and use my turn signals occasionally my car will die, above that speed the car will stay running but my headlights will go out and all the dashboard warning lights came on, like when you first start up your car.   I have seem this problem listed on a few sights, but no one responded on solutions. please help
#79 of 431 buick regal owners by ntaylor123 Jan 06, 2006 (12:34 pm)
i have a buick regal ls 2004 and i brought it 8/05 lately i have been hearing some kind of clicking noise with in the dash i don't know if it only happens when i have on the heat or defrost or whether it is coming from me playing the radio. at first i thought maybe the speakers were busted but then i would not be able to hear the music at all, and when i pay close attention it seems like i only hear the clicking noise when i have the heat on. have anyone ever experienced this problem if so what can i do or should i take it to the shop. my fear is me not being able to point out the problem when i take it to get looked at, that has happened to me before with a previous car, when the car is with you, the problem exists and then when you take it to the shop it doesn't happen. please help me.
#80 of 431 Dash lights and highbeams go out by awyborny Jan 12, 2006 (1:34 pm)
I'm having a strange problem, I own a 95 Buick Century that till this point has given me no problems. Occasionally after a short period of driving at night the dash lights will turn off along with the high beams. I can get the dash lights back on by manually turing on the car lights (normally they are automatic), but the highbeams won't come back. I have checked the fuses and they all seem fine so I don't know what else could be wrong. Any insight would be appretiated.
#81 of 431 1998 Buick Century rattle under hood in reverse by horns1976 Jan 21, 2006 (3:31 pm)
We have a 1998 Buick Century with only 34K miles. Lately, have been experiencing the following problem. When the engine is cold or has been sitting for an hour or so after driving and you start the engine and put the car in reverse with your foot on the brake, there is a rattle that sounds like it's coming from the firewall area. When you let off the brake, the rattle may or may not stop. When the engine is warm, there is no rattle nor is there a rattle when the car is in drive.   The front disc brakes pads were replaced in December and the rotors were turned at that time. Don't know if this has anything to do with the rattle but I include here for information purposes.   Yesterday, I took the vehicle to my local mechanic that did the front brake job. He searched ALLDATA but did not find my problem. Of course, I was unable to recreate the problem for him because engine was not cold enough. He told me not to worry about it. He said, "If something breaks, then we'll fix it."   Anyone else experienced this problem?? Any suggestions??
#82 of 431 blown rod 2002 buick centry by accord2 Jan 24, 2006 (7:52 pm)
A rod in my mom's 2002 Century blew yesterday. She got it to the Buick dealer and is having an engine put in for $2000.00 w/40,000 warranty on it. The car has 56,000 miles and she has changed the oil every 3,000 miles. The service manager told her it just was a "freaky" thing that happened-no other explanation. I think that's a lot of BS. It seems to me that at 56,000 miles this should not have occured. Also a few months ago she had a valve replaced for $600.00. Has anyone else had this problem? This car is a piece of crap!!! Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 25, 2006 10:35 am) accord2 (Jan 27, 2006 11:16 am)
#83 of 431 Re: blown rod 2002 buick centry [accord2] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Jan 25, 2006 (10:35 am)
Replying to: accord2 (Jan 24, 2006 7:52 pm) you can't know unless the old engine were stripped down and examined by an expert to determine cause of failure...if you suspect dealer negligence you could have this done...but it could very well be just a freaky metallurgy failure...statisically this happens to anything made...   It's a murky subject and the only way it gets unmurky is to apply scientific analysis to it. Replies to this message: accord2 (Jan 27, 2006 11:16 am)

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