2002 Buick Century Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2002 Buick Century. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 204 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
17
1fires
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
14
1fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
10
ENGINE
8
1fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
8
SERVICE BRAKES
8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
7
1fires
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
7
STEERING
6
1crashes
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
5
Total complaints204

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Right front cooper gs5 grand touring 205/70 r15 96t with only 862 miles on it had a complete air loss/went completely flat when car was turning into a parking lot. This is one of a set of brand new tires on the car. The car was never driven on a highway after these were purchased. Only local…”

TIRES:BEAD · reported 2023-05-13

“Right front cooper gs5 grand touring 205/70 r15 96t with only 862 miles on it had a complete air loss/went completely flat when car was turning into a parking lot. This is one of a set of brand new tires on the car. The car was never driven on a highway after these were purchased. Only local…”

TIRES:SIDEWALL · reported 2023-05-13

“Unknown; the issues started around 6 months ago. Just casually driving like usual, and my steering wheel would lock up and be ridiculously hard to turn, which is scary because its happened while turning through lights and intersections and trying to even just park my car. And on some of those…”

STEERING · reported 2023-05-01

“Unknown; the issues started around 6 months ago. Just casually driving like usual, and my steering wheel would lock up and be ridiculously hard to turn, which is scary because its happened while turning through lights and intersections and trying to even just park my car. And on some of those…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2023-05-01

“While letting off the gas in order to break, the accelerator pedal went to the floor on its own for about 3 seconds. Pushing on the break stopped the accelerator.”

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 2022-04-19

“I was driving at night switched headlights to high beams - few minutes later switched back to low beams and all lights dash and head lights went completely out . Tried to pull head light knob and nothing - pitch black . Luckily I was a short distance from my home. This is extremely dangerous ! I…”

EXTERIOR LIGHTING · reported 2022-01-24

“I was driving at night switched headlights to high beams - few minutes later switched back to low beams and all lights dash and head lights went completely out . Tried to pull head light knob and nothing - pitch black . Luckily I was a short distance from my home. This is extremely dangerous ! I…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2022-01-24

“I was driving at night switched headlights to high beams - few minutes later switched back to low beams and all lights dash and head lights went completely out . Tried to pull head light knob and nothing - pitch black . Luckily I was a short distance from my home. This is extremely dangerous ! I…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2022-01-24
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2002 Buick Century as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.