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2003 Buick Century engine and engine cooling problems

13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2003 Buick Century10% of all complaints for this model year.

13
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
10%
share of all complaints
47,600 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Every buick owner, I have talked to at about 80,000 to 100,000 miles has to replace intake manifold and bolts. This is about a $1200.00 job, gaskets and bolts should last a lot longer. *tr

    filed Jan 22, 2015

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2003 buick century. The contact stated that the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, who informed the contact that the vehicle was overheating. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure…

    filed Jul 29, 2014

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.