Headlights Problems of Buick Century - part 1

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 approximately 62,000. 12/21/2017 date.

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The contact owns a 2003 Buick Century. While driving 35 mph, the headlights failed to respond. The local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 132,704.

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1) need headlight adjustment instructions for a known recall. 2) every door window motor in the Buick failed on each window preventing the windows from lowering if in the up position or prevented the windows from raising if in a lowered position. The windows had to be duct taped shut in order to prevent rain from entering the vehicle cab and the failures happened over 2015 to 2016 and each had to be replaced with new motors. There are large numbers of Buick owners across the internet complaining about this issue but I don't believe Buick ever issued a recall but I believe they should have. If this isn't a recall, it should be because of the large number of vehicles experiencing this known failure. The closest Buick dealer to us is sam leman Chevrolet Buick, 1040 west center st. , eureka, IL. 309-467-2351.

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A few times in the last 2 years the headlights have turned off while driving for no reason. Once while I was in the car with a friend who also owns a Buick the issue occurred and he told me his car had been recalled for the same issue. I contacted Buick, who denied any knowledge of the issue, they referred me to my local Buick dealer who was aware of the problem but indicated my model was not one that had been recalled. As gm said they had no liability, I paid my local Buick dealer to diagnose the issue, which they determined was a faulty headlight sensor. The part was replaced at my expense on July 1, 2015. 3 weeks ago the issue occurred again, driving on a dark country road the headlights went out. I contacted gm again, they assigned a file # 8-1631489873 but assumed no responsibility, again telling me to deal with my local Buick dealer.

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When I turn on the high beams the headlights will occasionally turn off completely, instead. To turn back on the vehicle's headlights I have to pull the high beam lever back and forth multiple times. When attempting to turn back on the headlights I engage the hazards so that other vehicles can still see me on the road.

Headlights turned off while driving. No headlights or brights only available.

The contact owns a 2003 Buick Century. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph, the headlights suddenly failed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Buick Century. While driving various speeds, the plastic headlight covers caused a haze over the headlights, which prevented them from illuminating correctly at night. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed by the technician to clean or replace the plastic headlight covers. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 185,000. The VIN was not available.

While driving at night my headlights stopped working and then turned back on, this morning as I left for work the headlights did not come on at all, the brights only worked if I held the bar back as it would not stay on by clicking it. After reading all of the problems with this there needs to be a recall on this serious problem. What can be done to make sure this gets taken care of?.

Driving in the dark with high beams on, the headlights went out completely, had to activate low beams to get lights back on. This is happening frequently.

The contact owns a 2005 Buick Century. The contact stated that the headlight bulbs were positioned too close to the plastic cover lens causing the plastic cover to fog. The failure would cause reduced visibility of the roadway and the contact believed the failure could potentially cause a fire. The dealer advised they were not able to assist with the defect. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 57,000 and the current mileage was 72,617. Updated 12/21/10 the consumer stated the transmission was slipping, the rotors, tires and seat belts needed to be replaced. Updated 12/3/10.

Turn brights on and radio/clock light goes off. No headlights on during day driving, radio/clock light randomly goes on and back off. Head lights briefly gone off during night driving 3 different times only for maybe 5 seconds, but it only takes a second for a deer or object to appear at night or a car ahead braking suddenly. Speedometer back light does not illuminate for night driving. Trac off and anti lock warning lights continuously stay on, I have had my brakes replaced throughout the years of owning the car since October 2007 and the warning lights do not reset themselves as they should, they continuously stay on since 2009. I am tired of dealing with all of these electrical and lightening issues with this car. I have tried to find gm recall for these problems. Please tell me where and how I can have these defects fixed.

2005 Buick Century headlights turn themselves off while driving. This has happened on three separate occasions . I believe a faulty high low beam switch is the problem.

The contact owns a 1999 Buick Century. He received a safety recall notification in February of 2007. The dealer repaired the vehicle. The contact stated that the lights on the vehicle are now dim. The contact felt that the dealer should be responsible for the repair. The current and failure mileages were 125,000.

Headlights on my 65,000mi 2002 Buick Century just quit and then come back on. This problem has occurred 4 four times. The other times it appeared as though I misclicked, but the last time I had to pull over and click the dimmer switch 30+ times. This is a real safety issue and I barely was able to stop in time from 55 mph. The outer headlights are only on in low beam and the inner only on high beam. There are 4 headlights this can't be right all 4 should be on in high beam setting on. Need to check on this headlight operation issue, but felt I should pass this on that these gm models do this.

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Sometimes when you turn high beams on head lights will go off and you will have to play with dimmer switch to get the lights to come back on.

The contact owns a 2002 Buick Century. While driving 65 mph, the headlights on the vehicle shut off. The lights remained off for two hours before illuminating again. The dealer was unable to determine the cause of failure. The current mileage was 57,000 and failure mileage was 55,000. The consumer stated the lights malfunctioned 4 times at night and the dealer does not know what is the problem. Updated 09/05/07.

- the contact stated that the 2004 Buick Century headlights turned off while driving the vehicle. On 02/15/07 at 30 mph on a rural highway the headlights blinked off and on, and then they went out again and stayed off for about 1/2 mile. The contact stated that the current odometer reading was 33,800 miles. On the next day he took the vehicle to the Buick dealership and they replaced the dusk dawn sensor. After the repairs he drove the vehicle, and the next night the headlights turned off again. The contact hasn't driven the vehicle since the last event with the lights turning off. The contact filed a complaint with the manufacturer, and was given case# 71-495164830.

- the contact owns a 1998 Buick Century. During January 2007 the contact noticed that the head lights were not on while driving. The contact tried to turn them on with the on off switch but that did not work. The high beams would turn on while holding the lever, but the normal head beams lights did not. The contact explained that after moving the light lever the normal headlight beams turned on. A month after the failure began the head lights completely stopped working on 2/25/07. The contact was going to take the vehicle to the dealer and have it inspected. The contact believed that this failure was too soon for a vehicle with an odometer reading of 119,000 miles and about 9 years old. The failure mileage was 118500.

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Headlights went out approx. 4 times over a 30 min period. This is the second time this has happened. The first time they went out once for about 15 seconds. This time they were out long enough for me to have to pull off the road.

: the contact stated the headlights occasionally failed to remain illuminated, leaving the contact stranded without light while traveling at night. This has occurred at least six times in the last year, currently happening about every other week. The service dealer could not identify the problem.

The contact stated the headlights turned off without warning. When this happened the contact was able to turn them on with the manual switch. The vehicle was taken to the dealership, but they were unable to diagnose the problem. The lights went out while at the dealership. They suggested the multi-function switch should be replaced, although they were not sure this will correct the problem.

Contact stated when turning bright lights they will be on bright for a while , then the headlights will go off and vehicle will be in total darkness until she clicing back to the regular headlights. This happened just about every time she put on bright lights. She has been having this problem over a year and she had complained to the dealer and because it was not under warranty it would cost $118. 00 an hour to diagnose the problem.

While driving, the headlights would shut off without warning intermittently. The dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. The cause was not determined. The dealership replaced the mulitfunction switch. They did not find the problem, however they replaced the switch as a possible cause of the problem.

While driving at any speed headlights shut off intemittently. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

Headlights were repaired. Consumer stated after recall repairs the headlights were very dim.

The consumer read about defective headlights and wanted to know if there is a recall for the 2004 Buick regal.

Consumer stated after recall repairs the headlights became dimmer than before the repairs.

I have a 2002 Buick Century custom. The multifunction light, wiper, cruise switch intermittently fails and I lose my headlights. I was driving on a mountain road the first time it happened and I had to turn on my hazards and find a place to stop with a lot of traffic behind me. On two other occassions I had other motorists flash me to let me know to turn on my lights. The failure has happened a lot since and I have to jiggle the switch to get it to work. This failure is extremely dangerous and has put me at serious risk. I have now figured out that jiggling the switch will bring the lights back on but that is no help if I don't know when they are out. I went to the Buick dealer and they want nearly $500. 00 to fix this. I don't have the money to fix it and I will have to park the car for a few of weeks until I can afford to fix it. My real concern is that this could cause a serious accident because you don't know when it will happen. Please feel free to have Buick contact me.

At a stop on a hill when depressing the brakes there was a minor vehicle roll back once the foot was off the brake pedal to depress the accelerator pedal. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. The vehicle was having problems with excessive rollback while the vehicle was in drive. When the vehicle was tested it rolled back a distance of 15 feet at a speed of 15mph. The vehicle stalled disabling brakes and power steering. The headlights on low beam do not merge. They act as two separate spotlights and distance appears to be limited. The consumer stated that eventually general motors repurchased the vehicle.

Intermittently the headlights operate poorly while driving at night time. Independent shop could not find nothing wrong. Dealer notified.

Nhtsa# 99-v-356-000 vehicle description: passenger vehicles. These vehicles do not conform to the requirements of fmvss no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment. " the vertical head lamp adjusting device may not be calibrated properly. Consumer has the same problem. However this vehicle was not recalled due to the VIN.

: the contact stated the head light aiming device on the vehicle does not work properly. There is a NHTSA recall, # 99v356000, regarding the headlights. The vehicle has the same problems as indicated in the recall; however the vehicle was repaired under the recall, it is still having the type of problems as before the repair was performed. The vehicle has been to the dealership 3 times concerning the headlight aiming devices. The manufacturer has been alerted.

Consumer stated that vehicle has headlight sensors which automatically turn on lights when it becomes dusk. While driving at night the lights intermittenly cut themselves on and off without warning. The manual headlight switch would not correct problem. Consumer contact manufacturer who advised that manual switch will not override light sensor. Ts.

While driving during night hours, it was hard difficult for the consumer to see because the head light lens covers were not clear. Determined. The headlights had moisture inside them. Once the moisture evaporated the headlamps did not illuminate properly.