2002 Buick Century exterior lighting problems
24 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2002 Buick Century — 16% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I was driving at night switched headlights to high beams - few minutes later switched back to low beams and ALL LIGHTS dash and head lights went completely out . Tried to pull head light knob and nothing - pitch black . Luckily i was a short distance from my home. This is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ! I…”
filed Jan 25, 2022
“Traveling at night, once in heavy traffic with lights on low beam and other times in light or no traffic with lights on high beam, all outside lights go out creating a very dangerous situation. Does not matter if the manual switch is used or if the lights are on automatic. The only thing that makes…”
filed Mar 10, 2017
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% |
| 2001 Century | 4 | 3% |
| 2000 Century | 14 | 7% |
| 1999 Century | 24 | 10% |
| 1998 Century | 21 | 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 2002 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.