1996 Buick Century Common Problems, Issues, Recalls, and Reliability

• 1996 Buick Century Intake Manifold Gaskets May Leak Coolant or Engine Oil

  The intake manifold gasket may develop and external engine oil or coolant leak. In some cases, an internal coolant leak may occur causing coolant to mix with the engine oil. Our technicians tell us that operating the engine with a coolant/oil mix can result in internal engine damage. Replacing the intake manifold gasket should correct these leaks.

• 1996 Buick Century Power Window Switch May Fail

  One or more power window switch may fail. The affected window may work intermittently before failing completely.

• 1996 Buick Century Transmission Pressure Control Solenoid Failure May Cause Erratic Shifting

  The transmission pressure control solenoid may fail causing erratic shifting. Our technicians tell us that partial dis-assembly of the transmission is necessary to replace a failed pressure control solenoid.

• 1996 Buick Century Power Window Motors May Fail From Overheating

  A door window may move slowly or stop in mid travel due to a failing power window motor . The affected window may start working again after the motor cools off. Replacing the faulty window motor will commonly correct this concern.

• 1996 Buick Century Check Engine Light Due to Gas Cap Issue

  Illumination of the check engine light may be the result of a loose or worn gas cap .

• 1996 Buick Century Leaking Water Pump May Cause Coolant Loss and Overheating

  A coolant leak may develop from the water pump . The engine may overheat as a result of the coolant loss. A leaking water pump should be replaced.

• 1996 Buick Century High Pressure Power Steering Hose Can Leak Fluid

  The high pressure power steering hose will commonly leak fluid; it should be replaced.

• 1996 Buick Century Failed Fuel Pump Can Cause Engine to Stall

  The fuel pump may fail causing engine to stall and not restart.

• 1996 Buick Century Steering rack can fail

  The steering rack may fail causing the steering to become hard to turn.

• 1996 Buick Century Corrosion At Ignition Coil Towers

  Corrosion may develop at the connection between the ignition coil tower and spark plug wire resulting in an engine misfire. The Ignition coil and spark plug wire should both be replaced to correct this condition.

• 1996 Buick Century Oil Pump Drive O-ring May Leak Oil From Rear of Engine

  An engine oil leak may develop from the rear of the engine. This is commonly caused by a failed oil pump drive o-ring seal. The leaking o-ring should be replaced to correct this concern.

• 1996 Buick Century Rubber Transmission Cooler Lines Can Leak Fluid

  The rubber section of an automatic transmission cooler line may develop a fluid leak . In some cases the leaking section of hose can be replaced. In others, the complete cooler line must be replaced to correct this concern.

• 1996 Buick Century Torque Converter Clutch Can Stick After Extended Freeway Driving

  The torque converter clutch can stick "on" after extended freeway driving causing the engine to stall when coming to a stop. Our technicians tell us when this occurs, the engine usually will restart and stall when put into gear. After allowing about twenty minutes for the engine and transmission to cool down, the engine will start and the transmission will operate normally. Replacing the torque converter clutch solenoid, transmission filter, and fluid will generally correct this issue.

• 1996 Buick Century Front Brake Rotor Wear Can Cause Pulsations

  Front brake rotors can wear causing a pulsation felt in the brake pedal. Our technicians tell us this condition is best corrected by replacement of the front rotors and brake pads .

• 1996 Buick Century Replace spark plugs every 100,000 miles

  The spark plugs should be replaced every 100,000 miles. Our technicians recommend replacing the spark plug wires also at this time.

• 1996 Buick Century Contamination of extended life coolant

  Extended life coolant may become contaminated and require cooling system service before the recommended 100,000 miles.

• 1996 Buick Century Front Struts May Wear at 75,000 Miles

  The front struts may show signs of wear, or be excessively bouncy ride at freeway speeds. This may begin to occur at around 75,000 miles.

• 1996 Buick Century Inside Door Handles May Break

  The inside door handle may break causing the door not to open from the inside.

• 1996 Buick Century ABS light due to brake lamp failure

  If the ABS light on the instrument panel illuminates, our technicians recommend checking the brake lamps first. It could indicate that a brake light is not working or has burned out.

• 1996 Buick Century Flush brake fluid every 60,000 miles

  Brake fluid can become dirty and may cause problems in the brake system ; it should be flushed every 60,000 miles.

• 1996 Buick Century Inspect transmission/fluid every 30,000 miles

  You may be able to prevent transmission problems by servicing the transmission and inspecting the fluid every 30,000 miles. If the fluid is dark or burned then the transmission system should be completely flushed .

1996 Buick Century Questions and Answers

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• Buick Century 1996 Buick Century Blinkers Wont Work.

  1996 BUICK CENTURY, V6, FWD, AUTOMATIC

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• Buick Century Dash Temperature Hardly Moves.

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• Buick Century Why Does The Anti-lock Brake Light Stay On And The...

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• Buick Century Where Is The Horn Relay 1996 Buick Century

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• Buick Century Horn Not Working On My 1996 Buick Century

  1996 BUICK CENTURY, 66, 000 MILES

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• Buick Century On A 96 Buick Century Special How To Get To The Rear...

  1996 BUICK CENTURY, 68, 000 MILES

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• Buick Century Where Is A Trun Siganl Flasher Located At On A 1996...

  1996 BUICK CENTURY, 24, 000 MILES

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• Buick Century 1996 Buick Century

  1996 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, FWD, AUTOMATIC, 21, 000 MILES

  related to fuel-system, fuel-leak

  I have a 1996 buick century that has 210,000 miles and it had a fuel leak when I bought it. I fixed the fuel leak by replacing the fuel pump assembly and then I replaced the fuel filter assembly. Af..

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• Buick Century 1996 Buick Century

  1996 BUICK CENTURY

  related to engine-cooling, leak

  1996 Buick Century 6 cyl the antifreeze leaked out after driving it for ten minutes let it sit for about two hours poured water in the radiator and now its not leaking out. When it first leake..

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• Buick Century 1996 Buick Century

  1996 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, 2WD, AUTOMATIC, 90, 000 MILES

  related to steering, steering-wheel

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• Buick Century 1996 Buick Century Broke Door Latch

  1996 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, FWD, AUTOMATIC, 89, 000 MILES

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• Buick Century 1996 Buick Century Grinding Noise From The Rear When...

  1996 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, FWD, AUTOMATIC, 71, 000 MILES

  related to general, noises, grind

  I am hearing a grinding noise from the rear of the car when the brakes are applied. I had assumed the cause was worn brake shoes. I removed both wheels to inspect the brake shoes and found that bo..

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• Buick Century Hazzard Flasher Location

  1996 BUICK CENTURY

  related to exterior-light, turn-signal, flasher, location

  Electrical problem 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic 164000 miles I found the blinker location, above the gas pedal mount, following pink and purple wires, however, I can't find the second ..

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• Buick Century 1996 Buick Century Leak

  1996 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, FWD, AUTOMATIC, 153, 997 MILES

  related to body, hood, open

  Hi, my 1196 Buick Century is not overheating but I noticed a small amount of smoke/steam coming from under the front paasenger side of the hood. When I popped the hood the underneath of the hood wa..

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• Buick Century 1996 Buick Century Noise In Front End When Brake/...

  1996 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, FWD, AUTOMATIC, 11, 600 MILES

  related to suspension, symptoms, noise

  Gas/brake, a "bonk" sounds in the front end. If I put the car in neutral, and brake, it makes the same sound. What is it? @media(max-width: 960px) { .adt { display: none;padding:0; } } ..

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• Buick Century 1996 Buick Century Power Windows

  1996 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, FWD, AUTOMATIC, 135, 000 MILES

  related to body, window, not-working

  4dr sedan. Power window switch (master on driver door) opens only back two windows. Does not open either front window. Power window switch on front passenger side, does not open that window. R..

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• Buick Century 1996 Buick Century Power Windows

  1996 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, FWD, AUTOMATIC, 10, 200 MILES

  related to body, window, switch

  When trying to put down the passenger front and rear windows they only go down so far then stop and it takes three days just to get them back up, I tried a new master switch and this did nothing to..

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• Buick Century 1996 Buick Century Rear Window Defrost Not Working

  1996 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, FWD, AUTOMATIC, 315, 000 MILES

  related to body, rear-window, defroster, not-working-

  My rear window defrost does not clear the window. The switch in the dash indicates working. Seems the connectors on the glass are worn. Suggestions? Also. Looking for a radio. From Toronto, C..

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• Buick Century 1996 Buick Century Replace Front And Back Shock

  1996 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, FWD, AUTOMATIC, 59, 000 MILES

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• Buick Century 1996 Buick Century Replace Spark Plugs

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  related to ignition, spark-plug, replace-remove

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• Buick Century 1996 Buick Century Temperature Gauge Not Working...

  1996 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, FWD, AUTOMATIC, 134, 000 MILES

  related to interior, instrument-cluster, gauges, engine-temperature, not-working

  Ive replaced the thermostat and the sending unit. So ive probably got a bad gauge. The thing is though I get poor gas mileage like it never warms up. The gauge only goes up to the 1/8 mark and it ta..

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• Buick Century 1996 Buick Century Turn Signal Flasher

  1996 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, FWD, AUTOMATIC, 104, 000 MILES

  related to exterior-light, turn-signal, flasher

  My turn signals dont work no flashing no ticking and no dashboard arrows are visible I checked the fuse its good i figured I would try the least expensive replacment and replace the flasher but I..

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• Buick Century 1996 Buick Century Windows

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• Buick Century Both Windows Stop Working

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• Buick Century Injector Coil Fuse

  1996 BUICK CENTURY, 6 CYL, FWD, 300, 534 MILES

  related to fuel-system, fuel-injector, fuse

  The injector coil fuse keeps blowing every time I turn key on. What will cause that what can I do to fix it? @media(max-width: 960px) { .adt { display: none;padding:0; } } Friday, May ..

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• Buick Century Light Covers & Dent

  1996 BUICK CENTURY

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• Buick Century Only The Car Starts Nothing Else Works

  1996 BUICK CENTURY, 2.1L, 6 CYL, 2WD, AUTOMATIC, 177, 000 MILES

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• Buick Century Master Switch Wiring

  1996 BUICK CENTURY, 3.0L, V6, 2WD, AUTOMATIC, 153, 000 MILES

  related to body, window, switch

  Hot wire to master window switch. @media(max-width: 960px) { .adt { display: none;padding:0; } } Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 AT 7:58 AM ..

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1996 Buick Century Maintenance and Repair

• Causes of 1996 Buick Century wagon Engine Vibration
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