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1998 Buick Century visibility & wipers problems

The 1998 Buick Century has 26 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

26

Visibility & Wipers complaints

9%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Century visibility & wipers complaints by model year31 complaints1983: 1 complaints1986: 2 complaints1990: 1 complaints1991: 3 complaints1992: 1 complaints1994: 2 complaints1995: 4 complaints1996: 10 complaints1997: 16 complaints1998: 26 complaints1999: 31 complaints2000: 27 complaints2001: 16 complaints2002: 22 complaints2003: 5 complaints2004: 2 complaints2005: 1 complaints
Century visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

THE ABOVE THE DASHBOARD WAS LEAKING BLACK FLUID THIS CAUSED THE MIRROR GO BLACK. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER THAT THE HEAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM AND A REPLACEMENT OF A RECALL WAS NOT FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAS TO RENDERED…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers · September 14, 2004

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 1998 Buick Century have?

NHTSA has 26 complaints about the 1998 Buick Century visibility & wipers — 9% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.