2004 Buick Century exterior lighting problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2004 Buick Century — 28% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The multi function switch does not work properly. When going around curves and corners you can't dim the headlights. Because the steering wheel doesn't allow the lever to go far enough to catch. Now my headlights will not turn on when the they are suppose to. My cruise control doesn't work. My a/c…”
filed Jun 13, 2018
“Headlights went off while driving on interstate at night. ( I may have flashed my high beams to signal a truck that it was safe to change lanes before this happened. Interior lights still working when this happened. Nothing I did would bring headlights back on. Very dangerous problem!! Car mileage…”
filed Dec 21, 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% |
| 2003 Century | 48 | 38% |
| 2002 Century | 24 | 16% |
| 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 2004 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.