2002 Buick Century recalls and problems
No recalls and 154 owner complaints on file with NHTSA for the 2002 Buick Century.
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2002 Buick Century recalls
NHTSA lists no recalls for this model year.
Most reported problems
Areas named in owner complaints to NHTSA. One complaint can name several areas.
What owners report
Recent complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. These are unverified accounts from owners, not findings.
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 occations the trac and…
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 driving at 45 to 50 MPH…
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.
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 have found 33…
BOTH FRONT SIDES HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT THE ABS, SERVICE SOON, ALSO THE TRACTION OFF LIGHTS . COMES ON AND STAY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. ONCE I TURN VEHICLE OFF IT GOES OFF.
Century model years compared
Across all years, the 2000 Century has the most complaints (193). All Buick Century years →
Questions
- Does the 2002 Buick Century have any recalls?
- NHTSA lists no recalls for the 2002 Buick Century as of October 27, 2026.
- What are the most common problems with the 2002 Buick Century?
- Owners have filed 154 complaints with NHTSA. The most frequently reported area is engine and engine cooling (25 complaints), followed by electrical system (24).
- How many 2002 Buick Century complaints mention a crash or fire?
- 9 of 154 complaints report a crash and 4 a fire; 11 injuries were reported in total. Complaints are unverified reports from owners.
Source: NHTSA recall and complaint data, updated October 27, 2026. Latest complaint received October 3, 2023.