Vehicle report
1998 BUICK CENTURY
Reported problems
218 complaints · median 56486 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 20 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 16 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 14 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 14 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | 12 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 8 |
| STEERING | 8 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 7 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 7 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 6 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION | 6 |
| AIR BAGS | 5 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 5 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 5 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 5 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 4 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 4 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 4 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 4 |
| VISIBILITY | 4 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 4 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | 3 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | 3 |
| SEAT BELTS | 3 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT | 3 |
| SEATS | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 3 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 3 |
| SUSPENSION | 3 |
| TIRES | 3 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 3 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | 2 |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | 2 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT | 2 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT | 2 |
| WHEELS | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLING/CHARGING | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:BANJO HOUSING | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST | 1 |
| STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 1 |
| STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | 1 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES | 1 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM | 1 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK | 1 |
| STRUCTURE | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | 1 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.