2000 Buick Century Custom review from North America

The car has had a few glaring faults. When the car was one year old, I noticed surface rust on the bottom of the two front doors. The rust was sanded down and the doors were repainted by the dealer. The next year the rust was back so the dealer replaced the doors. The following year I noticed surface rust on the bottom of one of the rear doors. The door was replaced by the dealer. Now the car is out of warranty (4yrs old, 40,000miles) and there is rust on one of the front doors again. Buick will not cover it since the car is out of warranty even though the door is only 2 years old.

I also experienced problems with excessive engine noise when the car was started. There is a known problem with the pistons in this engine and Buick offered to replace the pistons and it cost me $200. It turned out that this was an extreme case and the entire engine was replaced because of damage to the cylinder walls.

The car gets very good gas mileage for a car this size. On numerous occasions I have gotten better than 32mpg.

It is a very comfortable car to drive in for long distances.

If it were not for the extreme examples of poor engineering and workmanship that I have listed above, I would be very happy with this car. Unfortunately I have lost all confidence in the quality of a Buick and cannot afford to own another one.