1998 Buick Century wipers, windshield & visibility problems
26 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 1998 Buick Century, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 26 9% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 52,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 10 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 52,000 miles, and 70% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the wipers, windshield & visibility complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
In rainy weather conditions the windshield wipers became inoperable, cause unknown. In addition, while driving on highway vehicle went completely dead due to short in electrical system.
Dt: contact owns a 1998 buick century. Power windows were defective. The contact took the vehicle to dealer. All 4 windows stopped working. Within 2 months all 4 windows have been checked . The dealer worked on 3 windows . They failed at 70, 000 miles . The contact did not want to pay for windows to be fixed.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Buick Century
- Brakes 31 complaints
- Electrical system 26 complaints
- Transmission 26 complaints
- Steering 24 complaints
- Lighting 23 complaints
- Engine 21 complaints
Wipers, windshield & visibility problems in other years
Wipers, windshield & visibility problems across all Buick models