2000 Buick Century service brakes, hydraulic problems

“2000 BUICK CENTURY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH ABS CONTROL MODULE BRAKING SYSTEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE 1999 MODEL FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM. ON OCTOBER 23,2007, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND A TROUBLE CODE OF C1218 APPEARED. THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED AND THE HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM WAS PURGED AND FLUSHED AND THE CODE WAS CLEARED. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN IN DECEMBER 2007 INTERMITTENTLY, AT THAT TIME A CODE CAME UP AS B0041. THE ABS COMPUTER MODULE WAS REPLACED AND THE HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM WAS PURGED AND FLUSHED AGAIN. IN JULY 2010, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, BUT INTERMITTENTLY AND AS OF AUGUST 2011, IT IS ON ALL THE TIME. THE MECHANIC RECEIVED A CODE OF C1218 AGAIN. *JB”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING SLOW, THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, HER FOOT EXTENDED DIRECTLY TO THE FLOOR. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS COVERED WITH RUST AND THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,390. UPDATED 9/27/11 *CN UPDATED 10/07/11”

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND HEARD A GRINDING METAL SOUND COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE PROPERLY CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS WRITTEN FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED BY THE REPAIR SHOP. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 150000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/05/10 *BF UPDATED 10/07/10”

“TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL REPEATED FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.”

“LOSS OF BRAKES 1ST INSTANCE 9/4/2008 LOST BRAKES. PROBLEM FOUND CORRODED BRAKE LINES FRONT. 2ND INSTANCE 9/17/2009 LOST BRAKES. PROBLEM FOUND CORRODED BRAKE LINES, REAR. *TR”

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE START POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49600.”