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1996 Buick Century Engine problems

Owners have filed 9 complaints about the 1996 Buick Century's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 11% of all its complaints, most recently on June 6, 2002. They describe 0 crashes, 1 fire and 1 injury. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

Complaints
9
Recalls
0
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
1
Deaths
0

Engine complaints

Engine & cooling1 injury

To start the engine , and the car was pushed into st stall by.The ss tube under the car and the ss manifold on the motor block are connected vie a thin-walled plasric tube, which is heat-shrinke under the car and connected to the manifold by a flimsy plastic connector. Both connectors broke ( of course they must brake eventually thru age etc), and the gas spilled onto the hot motor block, forming a puddle and vaporizing , thus forming an explosive mixture waiting to be ignited from the hot exhaust mamnifold. *Ak referenced in ea02-030

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 762719
Engine & cooling

Noise would come from the engine while driving, dealer notified, and unable to correct the problem. Feel free to provide any further information. *Ak

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 8008744
Engine & cooling

Consumer noticed fluid leaking while vehicle was parked. Took vehicle to a mechanic, and mechanic indicated that head gaskets were leaking.*Ak

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 8004645
Engine & coolingFire

Consumer pullred out of driveway and proceeded down the road, not 100 yards from driveway smoke began coming out of the vents on the passenger side, the driver and passenger exited vehicle then it caught fire, possible engine failure may have caused the accident. Nlm

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 562500
Engine & cooling

Vehicle keeps stalling intermittently while in traffic without any warning. *Ak

Filed Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 849099
Engine & cooling

While driving at any speeds in traffic vehicle will stall intermittently without warning.Mechanic cannot determine defect.Please provide further information. *Ak

Filed Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 845277
Engine & cooling

While driving 30 mph and the vehicle is not warmed up, the vehicle stalls without warning. *Ak when proceeding after a stop, vehicle stalls without warning, consumer states that this intermittent, and that the problem is with the fuel jets. *Tt

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 832672
Engine & cooling

OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED.

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 542638
Engine & cooling

Car contunues to stall after many repair attempts.

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 523510

Buick Century engine complaints by year

Century engine problems, every year

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