Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / CENTURY / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000147632 Incident Date: Oct, 24 2000
Consumer's City: BROOKLYN PARK Consumer's State: MN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: CENTURY Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Unknown or other
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 264WY52M3W1 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 24 2001 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 01 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Engine check light started flashing on dashboard. consumer parked vehicle, and dealership determined that 5th fuel injector was defective, and a spark plug was inoperative. on second occurrence, while traveling at approximately 50 mph, engine started misfiring, and engine check light came on. then, engine suddenly died, causing consumer to lose power steering capabilities. dealership examined vehicle, and found 4th fuel injector to be defective. had to change oil because fuel leaked into t crank case. *ak *slc