1997 Buick Century: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1997 Buick Century. The newest campaign is 99V348000. NHTSA received the report on 16 Dec 1999. The NHTSA record gives the component Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer / Linkages. NHTSA has 99 complaints on file for this model year. 4 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 99V348000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect these vehicles for the presence of a plastic water deflector and, if necessary, replace the wiper motor crank arm and install a water deflector. On vehicles receiving a replacement crank arm and new water deflector, dealers will also apply additional sealing material to improve water deflection away from the crank arm assembly and will install a reinforcement to improve the performance of the wiper park mechanism.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 304,491 units in total.
99V348000Received . 155,149 units.
Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer / Linkages
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The windshield wipers may stop working due to a separation between the drive pin and crescent in the crank arm assembly.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Driver visibility could be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect these vehicles for the presence of a plastic water deflector and, if necessary, replace the wiper motor crank arm and install a water deflector. On vehicles receiving a replacement crank arm and new water deflector, dealers will also apply additional sealing material to improve water deflection away from the crank arm assembly and will install a reinforcement to improve the performance of the wiper park mechanism.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 99091. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
98V102000Received . 149,342 units.
Exterior Lighting / Headlights
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The owner manuals do not contain the requirement information pertaining to the vehicle headlamp aiming device. This does not comply with requirements of FMVSS no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the headlamp assemblies are replaced, customers may not be able to properly aim the headlights.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owners will be mailed an owner manual's insert which contains the appropriate information.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
99 complaints, 124 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 1997 Buick Century
- All 1997 vehicles
| Component | 1997 Century | All 1997 vehicles | Century, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 169.4 | 79.7 | 83.2 | 21 |
| Visibility | 129 | 58.9 | 78.2 | 16 |
| Seat Belts | 121 | 25.2 | 54.1 | 15 |
| Steering | 104.8 | 70.3 | 70.4 | 13 |
| Exterior Lighting | 64.5 | 25.7 | 61 | 8 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 56.5 | 106.3 | 119.1 | 7 |
| Suspension | 56.5 | 62.4 | 36.4 | 7 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 48.4 | 134.8 | 127 | 6 |
| Air Bags | 48.4 | 60.7 | 47.2 | 6 |
| Structure | 32.3 | 35.8 | 46.8 | 4 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 21.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 4
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 2
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 12 Apr 2010
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA03019 | Engineering analysis | POWER RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILURE | Steering | 15 Sep 2003 | 18 Dec 2003 | 03V527000 |
| RQ03001 | Recall query | POWER RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILURE | Steering | 2 Jan 2003 | 15 Sep 2003 | |
| EA99024 | Engineering analysis | WINDSHIELD WIPER | Visibility | 20 Aug 1999 | 13 Jan 2000 | |
| PE99028 | Preliminary evaluation | WINDSHIELD WIPER | Visibility | 16 Apr 1999 | 20 Aug 1999 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
- 19733
- 19742
- 19752
- 19762
- 19773
- 19786
- 19795
- 19805
- 19813
- 19822
- 19831
- 19843
- 19850
- 19862
- 19870
- 19883
- 19891
- 19902
- 19912
- 19923
- 19932
- 19946
- 19951
- 19961
- 19972
- 19982
- 19993
- 20005
- 20013
- 20020
- 20030
- 20040
- 20050
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1997 Buick CenturyThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1997 Buick Century: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/buick/century/1997/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1997 Buick Century?
- 304,491 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Buick Century have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 55 recall campaigns for the Buick Century, model years 1973 to 2005. 2 of them name the 1997 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1997 Buick Century name most often?
- Electrical System: 21 of 124 component mentions, or 169.4 per 1,000. For all 1997 vehicles the figure is 79.7 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Buick Century open?
- No. Each of the 4 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.