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1998 Buick Century steering problems reports

5 NHTSA complaints describe lost or stiff power steering, locking or wandering on the 1998 Buick Century — roughly 2% of all complaints for this model year.

5
Steering problems reports
2%
share of complaints
57,972 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Steering problems in other Century years

1997 Century6
Century steering problems by year →

Other symptoms owners describe on the 1998 Buick Century

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 1998 Buick Century report before drawing conclusions.