Service bulletins for the 1997 Buick Century
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
92 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 010730017 | 2001-05-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SELECTOR LEVER IS DIFFICULT TO MOVE / SHIFT. *TT |
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| 010601008 | 2001-05-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON A REPEAT ENGINE OIL PAN LEAK. *TT |
| 876002A | 2000-12-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME V6 ENGINES MAY, ON A VERY INFREQUENT BASIS, HAVE AN OIL ODOR CONDITION THAT IS GENERALLY ENCOUNTERED AFTER THE ENGINE'S OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED.TYPICALLY THE ODOR LASTS APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES AFTER THE CHANGE OF OIL AND THEN DOES NOT REAPPEAR UNTIL THE NEXT CHANGE OF OIL. *TT |
| 97IDPD17BLA | 2000-06-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH. INFORMATION ON THE BASE AND GAGE CLUSTERS - CIRCUIT BOARD UPDATE. *TT |
| 990603007B | 2000-04-07. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: 1) THE FUEL GAUGE READING INCORRECTLY. 2) LOW FUEL CHIME SOUNDS PREMATURELY. 3) FUEL GAUGE MAY FLUCTUATE FROM FULL TO EMPTY. *TT |
| 000854001 | 2000-04-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN. A CONDITION MAY EXIST OF A HIGH AMOUNT OF EFFORT REQUIRED TO SOUND THE HORN. *TT |
| 990730030 | 2000-03-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HYDRA-MATIC 3T40, 4T60 OR 4T60-E TRANSXALES MAY COMMENT ON A GRINDING AND / OR GROWLING NOISE THAT IS NOTICEABLE WHEN IN PARK ON INCLINE. *TT |
| 990603007A | 2000-01-11. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. CONDITIONS WITH INACCURATE FUEL GAUGE / FLUCTUATES, PREMATURE LOW FUEL CHIME. *TT |
| 990603007 | 1999-09-29. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE FUEL GAUGE READS INCORRECTLY / FLUCTUATES, AND THE LOW FUEL CHIME SOUNDS PREMATURELY. *TT |
| 990850012 | 1999-09-29. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE CUPHOLDER MAY SEPARATE FROM THE ARMREST. *TT |
| 990232003 | 1999-08-06. Service bulletin. STEERING. CONDITIONS WITH STEERING SHUDDER OR VIBRATION AT LOW SPEED. *TT |
| 990858001 | 1999-08-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. CONDITIONS WITH GENERAL WIND NOISE / WINDRUSH. *TT |
| 990604005 | 1999-04-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME OWNERS MAY EXPERIENCE A DRIVEABILITY SYMPTOM OF LONG OR HARD STARTS, CHUGGLE, ROUGH IDLE AND LIGHT OR INTERMITTENT MISFIRE. *TT |
| 831704 | 1999-01-25. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. CONCERNS OF DOOR HANDLES ON WHITE PAINTED VEHICLES TRUNING YELLOW. *YC |
| 837111 | 1999-01-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A SHAKING SENSATION WHEN VEHICLE IS OPERATED BETWEEN 35-55 MPH (55-90 KM/H) ON SMOOTH ROADS WITH CURVES OR DIPS. *YC |
| 98576124A | 1998-08-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. COMMENTS ON A TICKING TYPE NOISE THAT BEGINS SHORTLY AFTER COLD ENGINE START-UP AND GRADUALLY DIMINISHES AS THE ENGINE WARMS UP. *YC |
| 98060898001 | 1998-08-28. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SUBJECT ON HEADLAMP AIMING OWNER MANUAL INFORMATION. *YC |
| 9810014 | 1998-08-24. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION ON CHECK OIL LEVEL LIGHT COMING ON DRIVING UP HILL. *YC |
| 9810013 | 1998-08-24. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. INFORMATION ON ABS LIGHT ON CAUSED BY RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR HARNESS INSULATION. *YC |
| 9810009 | 1998-08-24. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL. INFORMATION ON LEFT TURN SIGNAL INOPERATIVE. *YC |
| 10001 | 1998-08-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. INFORMATION ON GROWLING NOISE IN TRANSAXLE DURING FIRST FOUR MINUTES AFTER START UP. *YC |
| 97022 | 1998-08-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. INFORMATION ON MANUAL CLIMATE CONTROL MODE SELECTOR. *YC |
| 98776514A | 1998-08-03. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A MIL (MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP) LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE VEHICLE'S INSTRUMENT PANEL. *YC |
| 98738205A | 1998-07-01. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. CONDITION WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS/BLADES PARK AT INCORRECT LOCATION. *YC |
| 98776304A | 1998-05-05. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A DRIVEABILITY SYMPTOM OF LONG OR HARD STARTS, CHUGGLE, ROUGH IDLE AND LIGHT OR INTERMITTENT MISFIRE. *YC |
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