2000 Buick Century Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 2%of 193 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 75,508miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2000 Buick Century, 2% of the 193 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 75,508 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, 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.
“Dt: the consumer experienced unwanted acceleration on 2000 Buick Century. Sporadically, there were super high revs when the vehicle was first started. Then the consumer had to stop the car and restart it again in order for the revving to go to a correct idle speed. The car has been to the dealership 4 times over this problem. This did not happen for the first four and half years. The dealer has replaced the throttle position sensor two times and the computer once. The consumer is still having the unwanted acceleration problem. The dealer can't figure out what the problem is.”
NHTSA complaint #10121167, filed 2005-05, 75,508 miles“Whenever starting vehicle and shifting into gear vehicle would jerk forward or backwards suddenly, even with foot on brake. Due to this sudden acceleration, vehicle was involved in an accident. One person was injured.”
NHTSA complaint #892150, filed 2001-07“Application of brakes resulted in spontaneous racing of engine, both front and rear wheels jumped curb in spite of hard braking. Car stopped prior to entering freeway.”
NHTSA complaint #719713, filed 2000-03Vehicle 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 2000 Buick Century
48 complaintsBrakes
31 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
23 complaintsEngine cooling
21 complaintsElectrical system
20 complaintsExterior lighting
14 complaintsSteering
11 complaintsAir bags
10 complaintsFuel system
9 complaintsSeat belts
9 complaintsSuspension
8 complaintsOther or unknown
7 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 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.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology