Buick Century 2000

• Recall 85314 [USA]: A broken steering knuckle could result in loss of steering control and a possible crash without warning.
  Dorman is recalling 979 steering knuckles, dorman p/nos. 697-902 and 697-903, sold under dorman's "oe solutions^tm" brand name, and napa p/nos. 7-8502 and 7-8503 which were sold for replacement use on the various vehicles listed above. A potential material or design defect could result in the steering knuckle breaking in the hub area.
  dorman will notify owners and replace the defective steering knuckles free of charge and reimburse the repair facility or owner for labor. The recall began on february 23, 2009. Owners may contact dorman's toll-free hotline at 1-800-523-2492 and press 5.
  this recall only pertains to aftermarket dorman steering knuckles and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles manufactured by general motors corporation.Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov .

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• Recall 45686 [USA]: Fuel may leak, possibly resulting in a fire.
  Certain delphi fuel pressure regulators, p/nos. FP10020-11b1, fP10026-11b1, and fP10027-11b1, sold after january 9, 2007, as aftermarket equipment for various passenger vehicles listed above. The universal pressure regulators (upr) were produced without an o'ring and retainer.
  delphi will notify owners and replace the upr free of charge. The recall began on april 23, 2007. Owners can contact delphi at 877-411-8770.
  this recall only pertains to aftermarket delphi fuel pressure regulators and has no relation to any original equipment installed by general motors.Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 3749 [USA]: These vehicles do not comply with the standard.
  Vehicle description: certain passenger vehicles, equipped with sunvisor located air bag labels, fail to conform to federal motor vehicles safety standard no. 208, "occupant crash protection." these vehicles have a message area less than 30 cm which does not meet the requirements of the standard.
  gm will mail a new bilingual air bag label with installation instructions. However, the customer may bring the label to their dealer for installation free of charge. Owner notification began may 4, 2001. Owners who do not receive the free label and installation instructions within a reasonable time should contact oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537 or buick at 1-800-521-7300.
  also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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• Recall 7351 [USA]: If the inflator separates, the air bag will not deploy properly during a crash and occupant protection would be reduced. if is also possible that a separated inflator could be propelled downward and could result in injury to a rear seat passenger whose foot is positioned approximately under the inflator module.
  Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Some of these vehicles exhibit a condition in which the driver side impact air bag inflator separates from the air bag module during deployment.
  dealers will replace the side impact air bag module.
  owner notification is expected to begin during december 2000.Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or buick at 1-800-521-7300.Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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• Recall 6118 [USA]: In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained.
  Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and mini vans equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies. The buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."
  dealers will inspect the vehicle's safety belt buckle assembly date codes and, if necessary, will replace any safety belt buckle assembly.
  owner notification began august 24, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact buick at 1-800-521-7300; chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020; gmc at 1-800-462-8782; oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537; pontiac at 1-800-762-2737; or saturn at 1-800-553-6000. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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• Recall 7872 [USA]: This could cause fuel leakage exceeding the permissible amount.
  Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The clamp that secures the flexible fuel fill hose to the metal fill tube may be loose and could separate.
  dealers will inspect the fuel hose fill neck clamp and, if necessary, reposition and tighten the clamp.
  owner notification began june 21, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or buick at 1-800-521-7300.Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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• Recall 7750 [USA]: The rear wheel can shift, causing rear steering of the vehicle. the driver could lose control and a crash could occur.
  Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with rear drum brakes. The bolt head(s) on the rear spindle rod can separate.
  dealers will replace the rear spindle bolts.
  owner notification began june 23, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact buick at 1-800-521-7300 or chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020.Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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• Recall 2000124 [Canada]: Brakes
  Certain vehicles equipped with rear drum brakes may exhibit a condition in which the bolt head(s) on the rear spindle rod may separate. There may be a noticeable rattle in the rear suspension. If the remaining portion of the bolt breaks, the wheel can shift, causing rear steering of the vehicle. This could cause the driver to lose control and a crash could occur without prior warning. Correction: dealers will replace the rear spindle rod bolts on affected vehicles.

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• Recall 2000139 [Canada]: Fuel supply
  Certain vehicles do not comply with the requirements of cmvss 301 - fuel system integrity. The clamp that secures the flexible fuel fill hose to the metal fuel fill tube may be loose and could separate in a crash or rollover. In the presence of an ignition source, a fire could result. Correction: fuel hose fill neck clamp will be inspected and if necessary, the clamp will be repositioned and tightened.

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• Recall 2000196 [Canada]: Seats and restraints
  Certain vehicles do not comply with the requirements of c.M.V.S.S. 209 - seat belt assemblies. Vehicles may have seat belt assemblies that will not withstand the force requirements of the standard. In a crash, if the belt buckle fails, there is an increased risk of injury to the occupant. Correction: suspect buckle assemblies will be replaced.

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• Recall 1999225 [Canada]: Emissions
  Certain vehicles do not comply with the requirements of cmvss. 1105 - evaporative emissions. Vehicles may have an obd-ii (on board diagnostics) calibration that causes a false evaporative emission system code to set under certain conditions, resulting in malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illumination. Correction: dealers will reflash the vehicle pcm (power control module) with new calibration software.

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Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

• Accelerator cable detaches from throttle investigation # SQ00004

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Tl* the contact owns a 2000 buick century. The contact stated that while driving at low speeds, there was an abnormal odor inside of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the fuel pressure regulators failed and needed to be replaced. The dealer also became of fuel leaking form the fuel line. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced nhtsa campaign number: 07e021000 (fuel system, other) as a possible solution to the failure however, the vin was not included. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 56,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 buick century. The contact stated that while driving at low speeds, there was an abnormal odor inside of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the fuel pressure regulators failed and needed to be replaced. The dealer also became of fuel leaking form the fuel line. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced nhtsa campaign number: 07e021000 (fuel system, other) as a possible solution to the failure however, the vin was not included. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 56,000.

I was driving at night when the headlights shut off, had to hit the dash near the light switch to turn the lights back on.

Our daughter was nearly killed by a driver with their lights off. Many drivers of late model cars are not aware that their lights are off because their dash is lit and their driving lights are on. There are no alerts telling people their lights are off!!!!! Our seat belts make noise, if a car door is open it alerts us. I have observed that approximately 10-20% of cars on a street or freeway are driving with their lights off. This is a major problem and needs to be solved. This is the second time i have complained with no result. If there is no action i will be filing a class action lawsuit in the name of my daughter against the ntsb to demand action. Please respond.

Defective odometer readings, gear indicators disappeared. The odometer reading disappeared, and the gear indicator disappeared on instrument cluster. I have no way to read my odometer, nor do i know what gear i am in, prnd21. Now i can accidently be in reverse and not even know it. This is an extremely dangerous situation, and there should be a recall on this. Mechanic charges $100.00 to fix, and also states they can insert any odometer reading that i would like to have. This should be illegal. I no longer have a valid odometer reading for my yearly inspections, or if i were to sell my vehicle. I could drive in 1st gear and burn up my transmission and shut down in the middle of the interstate and cause a serious accident or be run over for dead stopped on roads. My instrument panel has not had an accurate fuel guage reading in years, it comes and goes. I have been able to figure out gas usage by mileage, now that is no longer possible. I must fill up weekly just so i know i wont run out of gas. The car only has 55,000 original miles on it. This is just not right. I extremely upset about this and dont know how to get it fixed properly and covered from the dealerships. You should have a lifetime warranty on your odometer reading and knowing what gear you are in. Please advise and look forward to hearing from you concerning this very serious safety issue.

I have had to replace three different window regulators and now i am replacing the fouth one. The driver's window regulator has been replaced twice and now i am having to replace the window switch. Very costly. I also saw a buick like mine and they had three windows closed with wood shims. This has to be a known problem with these regulators. Who do i speak to about this?

Engine stalls at a stop- when engine is warm- engine leaking oil- fuel gage-

Purchased 4 new P20570r15 tires from, u guest is, wal-mart in mwc, ok. All four tires had belt separation issues and threw my car out of balance and in turn caused major wheel issues. My car started vibrating and shaking so bad i was afraid to drive it. While driving at night on the interstate the vibration got so bad, my back two tires blew out, i lost control of my car and my car ended up in a field of mud with no one in miles of me. My phone had died and i had to walk 4 miles, in the dark in 36 degree temp. After towing my car to wal-mart and complaining about my tires wal-mart would not replace any of the faulty, bulging, death trap tires. Because of these tires i almost lost my life twice. And wal-mart, well they can kiss my ass so can the manufacturers. I will never recommend nor purchase their product ever again.Oh by the way during the initial purchase of these crap tires a wal-mart mechanic stole items out of my car. I witnessed the act and complained to the store manager, which nothing resulted in the matter.

I am submitting this on behalf of my father. Was involved in an accident in which his driver side air bag didn't deploy. Not sure whom the manufacture of the air bag is . According to the police report my dad was at fault. See pictures he basically pulled out on a 4- lane road and was hit by a vehicle traveling the opposite direction. The impact of the crash was pretty much driver's side headlight to drivers side headlight. I can not download photo's because they are 5.3 mb..The accident location was jackson, ky

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• P1002 [1] P1002
• P050D [7] Cold Start Rough Idle
• P0300 [8] Random/Multiple Cylinder Misfire Detected
• P0308 [7] Cylinder 8 Misfire Detected
• P0442 [6] Evaporative Emission Control System Leak Detected (small leak)
• P0455 [3] Evaporative Emission Control System Leak Detected (gross leak)
• U1500 [1] U1500
• B101D [1] Electronic Control Unit Hardware Internal Malfunction
• C1225 [1] Lamp Brake Warning Output Circuit Short To Battery
• C1226 [1] Lamp Brake Warning Output Circuit Short To Ground
• C1232 [1] Speed Wheel Sensor Rear Center Input Short Circuit To Battery
• C1233 [1] Speed Wheel LF Input Signal Missing
• C1276 [1] Park Brake Actuator Assembly Switch Applied Circuit Short to Gnd
• C1277 [1] STEERING Wheel Angle 1and 2 Circuit Failure
• B1000 [1] Electronic Control Unit
• P0716 [2] Input/Turbine Speed Sensor A Circuit Range/Performance
• P0717 [2] Input/Turbine Speed Sensor A Circuit No Signal
• P0730 [2] Incorrect Gear Ratio
• P0753 [2] Shift Solenoid A Electrical
• P0758 [2] Shift Solenoid B Electrical
• P1860 [2] Torque converter clutch (TCC) solenoid - circuit malfunction
• P1887 [2] P1887
• B0041 [1] Third Row Left Frontal Stage 1 Deployment Control (Subfault)
• B1001 [1] Option Configuration
• P0748 [1] Pressure Control Solenoid A Electrical
• P1811 [3] Transmission 4-Wheel Drive High Indicator Short Circuit To Battery
• P0741 [1] Torque Converter Clutch Circuit Performance or Stuck Off
• P0742 [1] Torque Converter Clutch Circuit Stock On
• P2057 [1] Reductant Injection Valve Circuit Low Bank 2 Unit 2