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Great Family Car.
johnhomer44, 03/25/2002
2001 Buick Century Custom 4dr Sedan (3.1L 6cyl 4A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
If you are looking for a solid performing, roomy reliable car at reasonable price, this is the car for you. Solid Buick make with alot of extras for the price. Great car for a growing family like mine. Engine is smaller than the Regal or LeSabre but since my car is used about 7000 miles a year, it was fine for me. Highly Recomended
Good value and ride
none, 02/15/2007
2001 Buick Century Custom 4dr Sedan (3.1L 6cyl 4A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
I bought this car used w/ 29k, I'm now turning 133k. Car has been very comfortable and reliable thus far, very few items to fix. I drive 70mi each way to work, so comfort was a key, and I have not been disappointed at all. Acceleration is more than adequate for around town and on / off ramps. Sound system good. Fits all 3 kids in the back comfortably and still gets pretty good mileage.
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Poorly Built, GM deserves it's troubles
Publlius Publico, 02/28/2008
2001 Buick Century Custom 4dr Sedan (3.1L 6cyl 4A)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
We Bought this car because of a previous good experience with a 1997 model. This car is a disaster. This car belongs to a grandma that has it serviced regularly at her local Firestone.THis car rarely get up over 45 mph, It drives to the local stores and back. It had a Catastrophic Transmission failure at 33,000 miles costing 2,500 dollars. The cruise control never worked. too many rattles in the dash board and instrument panel to list. And no at 38,000 miles leaking head / manifold gaskets losing coolant with no warning lights going of due to low coolant level. The low washer fluid light works though!
POS-All those high ratings are after previous owner spent $$$$
analytical, 01/26/2011
2001 Buick Century Custom 4dr Sedan (3.1L 6cyl 4A)
12 of 17 people found this review helpful
FACT - all those high ratings come from people who got the Century after previous owner put $$$ into it. ALL GM 3100's & 3400s for about 7 years had the problem with the Lower Intake Manifold gasket - ALL of them. This was a $1,400 repair at the dealership and the was a class action suit that GM agreed to settle for about $800 per owner but it was opened in 2007 & closed in 2008. Mine happened @ 58k miles 19 days after the close & they told me Tough Luck. Also they changed me over $300 to clear out the cooling system & replace thermostat and hoses after the GM DEX-COOL antifreeze turned into clumps of sludge and clogged the radiator and cooling system. Cost me $1,000s to keep running.
Look out for 100k miles
Derek M, 11/27/2019
2001 Buick Century Custom 4dr Sedan (3.1L 6cyl 4A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I didn't get to pick this vehicle nor would i again. however, i'm also not 75 years old. For the time I had this vehicle, it did what it needed to do until 100k miles. I probably replaced my intake gaskets 3x on this car in 5 years. Buick used a cheap plastic part instead of metal. This caused a lot of issues. My buick overheated quite often due to these issues as well. It was finally laid to rest when the engine started smoking like crazy after driving it. To be fair, i paid $4k for this car and got 8 years out of it. I also put easily $6k into repairing the thing. Aside from mechanical issues and the fact that it's usually driven by grandmas, it was relatively comfortable. Considering it was a 2001, the sound system was ok, (concert theater II). it did alright in the South Dakota winters as long as the tires were good and you didn't drive like a teenager. Reasonable passenger/cargo space.
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