Model year record
2003 Buick Century
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 170 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Exterior lighting | 37 | 80,000 mi |
| Electrical system | 20 | 88,000 mi |
| Exterior lighting: headlights: high/low beam dimmer switch | 8 | 98,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 8 | 3,250 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling | 7 | 47,600 mi |
| Steering | 6 | 40,000 mi |
| Structure | 5 | 12,000 mi |
| Vehicle speed control | 5 | 76,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 4 | 38,784 mi |
| Structure: body | 4 | 100,000 mi |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 3 | 87,253 mi |
| Power train | 3 | 37,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 3 | 10,500 mi |
| Suspension | 3 | 37,000 mi |
| Tires | 3 | 9,630 mi |
| Air bags | 2 | 8,300 mi |
| Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator | 2 | 21,000 mi |
| Electronic stability control (ESC) | 2 | 45,000 mi |
| Engine | 2 | 45,000 mi |
| Exterior lighting: headlights | 2 | 44,221 mi |
| Service brakes | 2 | 38,000 mi |
| Structure: body: door | 2 | — |
| Structure: frame and members | 2 | 56,430 mi |
| Unknown or other | 2 | 62,000 mi |
| Air bags: frontal | 1 | 14,000 mi |
| Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel | 1 | 120,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe | 1 | 78,130 mi |
| Equipment | 1 | — |
| Equipment: electrical: anti-theft devices | 1 | 66,000 mi |
| Exterior lighting: headlights: switch | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting: turn signal: switch | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 1 | — |
| Interior lighting | 1 | 88,000 mi |
| Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch | 1 | — |
| Latches/locks/linkages: trunk lid: lock | 1 | — |
| Parking brake | 1 | — |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 1 | 113,591 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission: torque converter | 1 | 88,650 mi |
| Power train: manual transmission: lubricant | 1 | — |
| Seats | 1 | — |
| Seats: front assembly: power adjust | 1 | 28,800 mi |
| Seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler | 1 | 50,000 mi |
| Service brakes, electric | 1 | 88,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder | 1 | 18,000 mi |
| Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front: springs: coil springs | 1 | 67,000 mi |
| Tires: tread/belt | 1 | 45,000 mi |
| Vehicle speed control: cables | 1 | 28,000 mi |
| Visibility | 1 | — |
| Visibility: power window devices and controls | 1 | 50,000 mi |
| Visibility: rearview mirrors/devices: interior | 1 | — |
| Visibility: windshield wiper/washer | 1 | 22,000 mi |
| Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor | 1 | — |
| Wheels | 1 | 50,000 mi |
The 2002 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. The 2004 model has 3 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
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