We have classified the 3 complaints from 2002 Buick Century about STRUCTURE into the following categories.
I purchased a new 2002 buick century from auto mall, putney, vt on 0/06/01- only have 57,000 miles on the vehicle now. air conditioner fixed 3 times; still not working; brakes fixed; still squeak before my car could be inspected the line for the back brake lights which were rusted needed to be repaired in feb 2008 [$300]. on march 1, 2008 my brakes went; brought to nearest garage; brake line rusted out and was replaced [$200] i was informed by the mechanic that the rocker panels were rusted and should not have passed inspection. informed dealership; brought vehicle for diagnosis and estimate [$5,000]. was told by gmac that vehicle's warranty ended on 11/06/07. i am awaiting word weather they will cover some of the repair work. *tr
Consumer 2002 buick century front end assembly fell off. when consumer released the tension off of the steering wheel the slip joint on the lower end of the steering column dropped leaving consumer with no steering. *ts ***nar received 9-29-05*** the consumer stated there were 2 bolts that held the engine and transmission onto the frame under the body. the dealer re-installed both rear subframe bolts. *jb
Knocking or popping noise after vehicle gets wet, and before it dries off. dealer is stonewalling and acting completely clueless. *la
The rear defrost had 5 lines that quit, also caused radio antenna that is on the rear window to quit when turning on rear defrost. window was replaced and same thing has happened with second window. dealership accused me of damaging window and will not replace second window under warranty. also have chirping noise near speedometer that dealership has not been able to fix after 4 repair attempts. dealership has destroyed entire dashboard trying to repair noise.
The front seat bolts rusted.*jb