2003 Buick Century Common Problems, Issues, Recalls, and Reliability

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  • Buick Century Fuel Pump Relay

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 180, 000 MILES

    related to fuel-system, fuel-pump, relay

    03 Buick Century has no power at Fuel pump relay. The relay coil has power and comes on. There does not seem to be any power supply for the pump to run at the relay. I can supply fuel..

  • Buick Century 2003 Buick Century Blinkers

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, AUTOMATIC, 130 MILES

    related to exterior-light, turn-signal, not-working

    Blinkers do not work in mornings only @media(max-width: 960px) { .adt { display: none;padding:0; } } Tuesday, July 28th, 2015 AT 2:33 PM ..

  • Buick Century Cloth Top Removal, How To Remove It So I Can Recover...

    2003 BUICK CENTURY

    related to interior, seat, upholstery, cloth

    Step by step how is it removed then replaced after cloth is repaired. I got an estimate for 1600 dollars to do it, I think thats a steep price just to repair the stitchwork that has come apart. Chea..

  • Buick Century Coil Pack

    2003 BUICK CENTURY

    related to ignition, coil, replace-remove

    How to install a coil pack on a 2003 buick century? and what tools I need @media(max-width: 960px) { .adt { display: none;padding:0; } } Thursday, July 14th, 2011 AT 7:48 PM ..

  • Buick Century 2003 Buick Century Front Suspension: Strut & Spring...

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 1.3L, 6 CYL, 2WD, AUTOMATIC

    related to suspension, coil-spring, replace-remove

    I'm looking for the torque specs for the top 3 bolts (by spring retention nut) of strut assembly. And also the torque specs for the 2 bottom bolts that hold strut to the knuckle. I installed M..

  • Buick Century Headlamps

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, FWD, AUTOMATIC, 130, 000 MILES

    related to exterior-light, headlight, fuse

    My headlights (both) on my 2003 Buick Century will not turn on, I do have all other lights, and I have already changed both lamps, and fuses, now what? @media(max-width: 960px) { .adt { displ..

  • Buick Century Hi Guys,any Speacial Procedure For Changing Power...

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 83, 000 MILES

    related to steering, fluid

    Just want to change it, dirty color @media(max-width: 960px) { .adt { display: none;padding:0; } } Thursday, December 15th, 2011 AT 7:56 PM ..

  • Buick Century In The Middle Of July 2012, My Temperature Gauge...

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 150, 000 MILES

    related to interior, instrument-cluster, gauges, engine-temperature

    In the middle of July 2012, my temperature gauge started going up. I looked under hood and saw the coolant was very low. I filled it up. A day later, it was empty. I added more with some Barrs sea..

  • Buick Century The Power Mirror Switch Only Works Half Way. Meaning (...

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 115, 000 MILES

    related to body, mirror, switch

    The power mirror switch only works half way. Meaning (for both mirrors) only the Up and Left buttons work. The right and down buttons do not work. Fuse? Bad Switch? Coincidentally I jus..

  • Buick Century Gas Filler Clicks Off Before The Tank Is Full

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 171, 000 MILES

    related to general, noises, click

    I recently purchased a BUICK Century 2003. I have a problem with filling gas. When I put the gas Nozzle in the tank, I get a click very soon before the tank is full. I have to put gas repeatedly in..

  • Buick Century How To Replace The Thermostat

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 150, 000 MILES

    related to engine-cooling, thermostat, replace-remove

    How to replace the thermostat in the 3100 V-6 engine? @media(max-width: 960px) { .adt { display: none;padding:0; } } Saturday, December 15th, 2012 AT 7:33 PM ..

  • Buick Century Oil Light Reset Procedure

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, 2WD, AUTOMATIC, 124, 000 MILES

    related to warning-lights, oil-life-reset

    How do I reset the "change oil soon" light on a 2003 Buick Century with 3.1 L V6? @media(max-width: 960px) { .adt { display: none;padding:0; } } Tuesday, July 19th, 2011 AT 3:12 PM ..

  • Buick Century Rust Removal

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, 2WD, AUTOMATIC, 43, 000 MILES

    related to body, door, replace-remove

    How can I get rust off the bottom of my door cheaply @media(max-width: 960px) { .adt { display: none;padding:0; } } Sunday, February 27th, 2011 AT 5:46 AM ..

  • Buick Century Is This Normal?

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, 48, 000 MILES

    related to engine-cooling, cooling-fan, stays-on

    I let my car run today at idle for an extended time and noticed my radiator fans never did come on, the temp gauge stayed around the notch below the halfway mark, never did go much beyond that mar..

  • Buick Century Windshield Washer

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, FWD, AUTOMATIC, 134, 000 MILES

    related to body, windshield, washer, not-working

    Windshield washer stopped working. No noise. Nothing. Fuse? Is it connected to wiper motor? Wipers work @media(max-width: 960px) { .adt { display: none;padding:0; } } Friday, Novemb..

  • Buick Century Bypass Or Reset Security?

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 100, 000 MILES

    related to security, bypass

    How do you bypass the ignition key security switch and the 2 white wires. @media(max-width: 960px) { .adt { display: none;padding:0; } } Saturday, March 30th, 2013 AT 8:10 PM ..

  • Buick Century 2003 Buick Century

    2003 BUICK CENTURY

    related to body, mirror, replace-remove

    Electrical problem 2003 Buick Century 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive 50000 miles how to replace multifuntion switch on the Buick Century 2003 Replace mirror on driver door side @media(m..

  • Buick Century 2003 Buick Century

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, FWD, AUTOMATIC, 50, 000 MILES

    related to body, door, switch, replace-remove

    Eng 3.1 century sedan vin # J this is in references of replacing a multifuntion switch and a door miror draver side I donated 20.00 @media(max-width: 960px) { .adt { display: none;padd..

  • Buick Century 2003 Buick Century

    2003 BUICK CENTURY

    related to tires, symptoms, loud

    2003 Buick Century Automatic Loud "Buzzing" noise coming from the right front by the glove compartment/right wheel, or engine. It's quiet when the car is idle, but when I start driving it ..

  • Buick Century 2003 Buick Century

    2003 BUICK CENTURY

    related to exterior-light, headlight, not-working

    2003 Buick Century Low beams don't work on my 2003 Buick Century. I have replaced the lamps but still, nothing. Any suggestions? @media(max-width: 960px) { .adt { display: none;padding:0..

  • Buick Century 2003 Buick Century

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, 2WD, AUTOMATIC, 118, 000 MILES

    related to ignition, spark-plug, replace-remove

    What does a misfire mean I have already changed the spark plugs and the wires and the catalytic converter what else could it mean @media(max-width: 960px) { .adt { display: none;padding:0; } } ..

  • Buick Century 2003 Buick Century Car Is Making A Propeller Plane...

    2003 BUICK CENTURY

    related to tires, balance

    Noises problem 2003 Buick Century Two Wheel Drive Automatic 99000 miles I'm trying to figure out why the car is making a propeller plane like noise when I get over say 45 MPH. It does..

  • Buick Century 2003 Buick Century Change Power Steering Pump

    2003 BUICK CENTURY

    related to steering, pump, replace-remove

    Steering problem 2003 Buick Century 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic How should I change a power steering pump, and do you have any tips? @media(max-width: 960px) { .adt { display: no..

  • Buick Century 2003 Buick Century Control Arm

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, FWD, AUTOMATIC, 89, 000 MILES

    related to suspension, lower-control-arm, estimate

    We were told the rr control arm to front of car was bent. How serious is this? The price is quoted $ 200. @media(max-width: 960px) { .adt { display: none;padding:0; } } Saturday, Janu..

  • Buick Century 2003 Buick Century Dashboard Brake Light Keeps Coming...

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, FWD, AUTOMATIC, 150, 000 MILES

    related to warning-lights, brake-warning-light

    Our dash board break light has suddenly started to come on and more and more is staying on. The brakes themselves seem to be operating just fine when I drive the car. However, I looked at the man..

  • Buick Century Draining Radiator?

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, FWD, AUTOMATIC, 165, 000 MILES

    related to engine-cooling, radiator, drain-plug

    How do I drain my radiator to put fresh anti freeze in. @media(max-width: 960px) { .adt { display: none;padding:0; } } Thursday, December 10th, 2009 AT 11:01 AM ..

  • Buick Century 2003 Buick Century Fuel Pump

    2003 BUICK CENTURY

    related to fuel-system, fuel-pump

    2003 Buick Century 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic 75'000 miles Is it true you should not let your fuel go below 1/4 tank because it takes fuel to keep the fuel pump cool? @media(max-wid..

  • Buick Century 2003 Buick Century Headlights Go Off

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, FWD, AUTOMATIC, 100, 000 MILES

    related to exterior-light, headlight, not-working

    This has been an issue for a few years, but within the past month, it has gotten severe. My headlights go out at night. It doesn't matter if I am using dims or brights. I will just be driving a..

  • Buick Century 2003 Buick Century Interchangeable Parts

    2003 BUICK CENTURY

    related to exterior-light, running-light

    2003 Buick Century 6 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic 122K miles I need to replace a bumper cover for this 03 centure and the left tail light, I was wondering what parts could be interchangeable..

  • Buick Century 2003 Buick Century Leaking Water

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, V8, 2WD, AUTOMATIC, 99, 000 MILES

    related to interior, water

    I went over a parking lot curb then back out off of it. The car seemed fine. This was on Sat. June 5th. Today, June 8th I noticed there is water leaking out from under the car. I checked i..

  • Buick Century Low Tire Light?

    2003 BUICK CENTURY

    related to warning-lights, tire-pressure-light

    The inflation pressure is has been corrected on all tires. How do you reset the "low tire light" @media(max-width: 960px) { .adt { display: none;padding:0; } } Saturday, December 1st,..

  • Buick Century No Back-up Or License Plate Lights

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, FWD, AUTOMATIC, 124, 000 MILES

    related to body, license-plate, light

    I have no back-up lights or license plate lights or inner taillights in the trunk lid. What do I do? Thanks for any help. @media(max-width: 960px) { .adt { display: none;padding:0; } } ..

  • Buick Century Odometer Light Quit Working

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, 2WD, AUTOMATIC, 105, 200 MILES

    related to interior, instrument-cluster, gauges, odometer, not-working

    The light on my odometer quit working about 3 weeks ago. Don't know why. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks @media(max-width: 960px) { .adt { display: none;padding:0; } } Thursd..

  • Buick Century 2003 Buick Century Oil In Coolant

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, FWD, AUTOMATIC, 15, 000 MILES

    related to engine-cooling, oil-in-coolant

    I have oil in my coolant only. There appears to be no other problems @media(max-width: 960px) { .adt { display: none;padding:0; } } Thursday, September 23rd, 2010 AT 6:28 PM ..

  • Buick Century 2003 Buick Century Oil In Radiator

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, FWD, AUTOMATIC, 70, 000 MILES

    related to engine-cooling, radiator

    2003 buick century 3100. Suddenly started to make a loud rattling noise in the engine similar to rocker noise, at certain RPM's it would go away. The car ran fine and we drove it for quite a few th..

  • Buick Century 2003 Buick Century Please Help Me!!!!!

    2003 BUICK CENTURY

    related to exhaust, manifold, replace-remove

    2003 Buick Century 6 cyl Automatic 121057 miles i got computer read, saying map sensor low circuit. So I changed it 1 hour later, check light back on got it read again and said the same thi..

  • Buick Century 2003 Buick Century Power Window

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, FWD, AUTOMATIC, 104, 000 MILES

    related to body, window, not-working

    My drivers side power window does not work. The switches will open and close the passenger window and both rear windows but it will not open or close the drivers side window. When I push the switc..

  • Buick Century 2003 Buick Century Power Window

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, V8, 2WD, AUTOMATIC, 138, 000 MILES

    related to body, window, track

    The back passenger window started falling down all by it self. Could it have fallen off the tract or if the motor is out will this allow the window to fall up and down by itself without any resiste..

  • Buick Century 2003 Buick Century Problem Category: Power Windows

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, FWD, AUTOMATIC, 56, 000 MILES

    related to body, window, not-working

    Two weeks ago, power windows stopped working. I turned off engine and restarted car and power windows worked. Today, power windows stopped working and would not work after turning off engine and ..

  • Buick Century 2003 Buick Century Service Engine Soon Caution Light

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, 2WD, AUTOMATIC, 158, 000 MILES

    related to warning-lights, check-engine-light

    The code reader indicated that the coolant temp was too low for the termostat to regulate temp. The temp seemed alright and there are no other problems experienced. Changed the cooling pump recen..

  • Buick Century 2003 Buick Century Spark Plug Change.

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, 2WD, AUTOMATIC, 108, 000 MILES

    related to ignition, spark-plug, replace-remove

    Is it difficult to gain access to the 3 rear sparkplugs? @media(max-width: 960px) { .adt { display: none;padding:0; } } Thursday, April 24th, 2008 AT 5:55 PM ..

  • Buick Century Stereo Code

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, 2WD, AUTOMATIC, 164, 544 MILES

    related to interior, radio, code

    How do you remove theft lock from stereo? @media(max-width: 960px) { .adt { display: none;padding:0; } } Saturday, August 29th, 2009 AT 11:18 PM ..

  • Buick Century 2003 Buick Century The Instrument Panel Light Has...

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, 2WD, AUTOMATIC, 105, 000 MILES

    related to interior, instrument-cluster, lights

    I would like to check the fuse but I don't know which one to check. Is there a way that I could get a wiring diagram for this car on line. If it turned out that the bulb was burnt out, could you..

  • Buick Century 2003 Buick Century The Instrument Panel Light Will...

    2003 BUICK CENTURY

    related to interior, instrument-cluster, lights

    Electrical problem 2003 Buick Century Two Wheel Drive Automatic 105000 miles I would like to check the fuse but I don't have a diagram showing fuse locations or designations. If it shou..

  • Buick Century 2003 Buick Century WATER DRIPS

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, FWD, AUTOMATIC, 61, 000 MILES

    related to interior, water

    IS IT NORMAL TO DRIP WATER WHILE HEATER IS ON. THANK YOU. @media(max-width: 960px) { .adt { display: none;padding:0; } } Sunday, February 7th, 2010 AT 8:22 AM ..

  • Buick Century 2003 Buick Century Windows Fogging Up

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, FWD, AUTOMATIC, 63, 000 MILES

    related to body, window

    When it is rainy & humid (above 60 degrees outside) the inside of the car fogs up and the windows will not clear. I have tried the defroster and also turned on the air conditioner. Nothing seems..

  • Buick Century 2003 Buick Century Wiper Fluid Reservour

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, FWD, AUTOMATIC, 133, 000 MILES

    related to body, wiper

    My windshield wiper reservoir split when I hit a large rock on my right bumper. It has not been used in some time. I do not hear my pump moter working now. Maybe it seized up over time.I don't kno..

  • Buick Century Cooling Fans Not Working Right

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 3.1L, V6, FWD, AUTOMATIC, 101, 560 MILES

    related to engine-cooling, cooling-fan, not-working

    The cooling fans are not coming on unless I turn on the A/C. I have a obd2 adapter, using Torque Pro I checked the coolant temperatures to see if the fan came on at the right temperature. It got ..

  • Buick Century Driver's Window Rolls Down When You Turn On The Car

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 111, 000 MILES

    related to body, window

    A couple of weeks ago my driver's window would not go down. A few days later when you turn on the car the driver's window rolls down and will not immediately roll back up. After a few minutes the ..

  • Buick Century No Running Lights

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, 2WD, AUTOMATIC, 276, 342 MILES

    related to exterior-light, running-light, not-working

    My brake lights and everything work fine. But my running lights will not turn on. I've changed fuses, traced the wires. I'm at a loss. Do I just need a new fuse box? @media(max-width: 960px) {..

  • Buick Century Power Steering

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 200, 000 MILES

    related to steering, symptoms, noise

    Hard to turn left and right. It has fluid and makes a little noise. @media(max-width: 960px) { .adt { display: none;padding:0; } } Monday, February 12th, 2018 AT 7:32 AM ..

  • Buick Century Power Windows Not Working Properly

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, V6, 2WD, AUTOMATIC, 72, 000 MILES

    related to body, window, not-working

    Drivers window won’t go down when you push the button cut the switch off and back on and it goes down on it’s on but will not come back up until you let one of the other windows down and back up..

  • Buick Century Car Speeding Up On Its Own

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 3.1L, 2WD, AUTOMATIC, 175, 000 MILES

    related to interior, gas-pedal, sensor, replace-remove

    A while back my car started speeding up by itself with foot off pedal. A week later it happened again. Started happening more often and car started stalling after just a few blocks. I finally got..

  • Buick Century Turn Signal Problems

    2003 BUICK CENTURY, 2WD, AUTOMATIC, 217, 000 MILES

    related to exterior-light, turn-signal, stay-on

    When I push lever down for turn signal the front signal light stays on but does not blink on both sides. The rear bulbs do not change at all when I push lever for turn signal. I changed the relay an..

2003 Buick Century Maintenance and Repair