1999 Buick Century Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 14about this part
- Share
- 6%of 235 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 95,494miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 14 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 1999 Buick Century, 6% of the 235 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 95,494 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My car is nothing but a problem and very serious problem. I lost control of my car and almost get into accident. The ABS breaks is not stable,so many electrical problems. Power windows is defect.”
NHTSA complaint #10749945, filed 2015-08, 88,988 miles“I pulled into a parking space & was just ready to complete brake and turn off engine when my car lunged forward as though the gas was floored. It was so fast I could do nothing! The car went barreling down the side of the building scraping the wall & only stopped when it hit a parked car. This car did this all on it's own. Now I am afraid to drive it when it gets out of repair (giuffre Buick). They said they have never heard of such a thing but I found a complaint just like it on your site.”
NHTSA complaint #717102, filed 2000-01“The contact owns a 1999 Buick Century. The contact's wife was applying the brakes while pulling into the driveway when the vehicle surged forward into the garage. There were no injuries and no police report was taken. The contact had not taken the vehicle to the dealership and had not spoken with the manufacturer to-date. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were approximately 102,000. Updated 03/19/2010. Updated 07/14/10”
NHTSA complaint #10312744, filed 2010-02, 102,000 miles“On nov. 9th 2001, we were on our way to atlanta, the cruise control froze up at 70 miles per hour, I was unable to disengage it or turn it off and the brakes failed to respond , they were locked up also. Thinking that the accelerator might be stuck I tapped it lightly and the car sped up to 85 MPH. I was in atlanta traffic and finally after about 5 miles I was able to get it to disengage. There was no place to pull off and I decided to turn it off. It instead reengaged and would not disengage for awhile. We finally got onto I-285 looking for a place to get off. …”
NHTSA complaint #754645, filed 2001-11“The cruise control was set at 55 MPH, suddenly the vehicles speed steadily increased until it approached 70 MPH in the midst of heavy traffic, the consumer depressed the brake to cancel the cruise control but it would not disengage, the dealer found that the cruise control cable was pinch by the strut tower bolt causing the sudden acceleration, the dealer replaced and re-routed the cable. Nlm”
NHTSA complaint #562325, filed 2001-07Related service bulletins
- 10017568Sep 1, 2005Intermittent chuggle or fishbite on light acceleration or a highway speeds with no diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs).
Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3 | 8% |
| 2003 | 6 | 5% |
| 2002 | 7 | 5% |
| 2001 | 19 | 13% |
| 2000 | 4 | 2% |
| 1999 | 14 | 6% |
| 1998 | 5 | 2% |
| 1997 | 3 | 3% |
| 1996 | 8 | 10% |
| 1995 | 6 | 6% |
| 1994 | 13 | 12% |
| 1993 | 8 | 15% |
| 1992 | 5 | 11% |
| 1991 | 5 | 13% |
| 1989 | 7 | 18% |
| 1987 | 2 | 7% |
| 1985 | 1 | 14% |
Other parts of the 1999 Buick Century
55 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
30 complaintsBrakes
29 complaintsExterior lighting
24 complaintsAir bags
15 complaintsElectrical system
15 complaintsOther or unknown
13 complaintsSteering
13 complaintsFuel system
11 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
11 complaintsSuspension
10 complaintsBody and structure
9 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1999 Buick Century
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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