Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / CENTURY / 1997

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003199681 Incident Date: Feb, 09 2003
Consumer's City: PINELLAS PARK Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: CENTURY Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:rack and pinion
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2G4WY52M7V1 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 12 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 30 1998
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Started car and backed out of parking space. steering wheel would hardly turn wheels to the left; no power assist. started moving forward and turning right, then power assist resumed. also, steering shudder occurs after rounding corners and accelerating. local dealer service rep states car needs new rack & pinion assembly and is a common problem in centuries and regals 4-5 years old.