1994 Buick Century vehicle speed control problems
13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1994 Buick Century — 12% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“First crash---vehicle acelerated uncontrollably with foot on brake / second crash---vehicle accelerated in reverse extremeley fast with gear shift in the park position upon turning key in ignition. *ak”
filed Jun 21, 2001
“Consumer was driving on the highway at 55-60 mph with cruise control engaged. Cruise control failed to disengage when consumer needed; consumer was able to move over to emergency lane and turned off ignition switch which caused cruise control to disengage. Dealer/mfr. Notified, and informed…”
filed Oct 22, 1998
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Century years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 Century | 3 | 8% |
| 2003 Century | 6 | 5% |
| 2002 Century | 7 | 5% |
| 2001 Century | 19 | 13% |
| 2000 Century | 4 | 2% |
| 1999 Century | 14 | 6% |
| 1998 Century | 5 | 2% |
| 1997 Century | 3 | 3% |
| 1996 Century | 8 | 10% |
| 1995 Century | 6 | 6% |
| 1993 Century | 8 | 15% |
| 1992 Century | 5 | 11% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1994 Buick Century
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.