1998 Buick Century exterior lighting problems
21 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 1998 Buick Century — 10% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“My vehicle's window controls and lock controls are no longer working, when locking the door or the window will go down but will not come up. The rest of the windows control throughout the car will not work as well. The lighting in the car flickers if you would push the lot or the window control…”
filed Dec 29, 2020
“Tl* - the contact owns a 1998 buick century. During january 2007 the contact noticed that the head lights were not on while driving. The contact tried to turn them on with the on off switch but that did not work. The high beams would turn on while holding the lever, but the normal head beams lights…”
filed Feb 26, 2007
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Exterior Lighting problems in other Century years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 Century | 8 | 42% |
| 2004 Century | 11 | 28% |
| 2003 Century | 48 | 38% |
| 2002 Century | 24 | 16% |
| 2001 Century | 4 | 3% |
| 2000 Century | 14 | 7% |
| 1999 Century | 24 | 10% |
| 1997 Century | 9 | 8% |
| 1996 Century | 2 | 3% |
| 1995 Century | 3 | 3% |
| 1994 Century | 3 | 3% |
| 1992 Century | 2 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1998 Buick Century
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.