Service bulletins for the 1998 Buick Century
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
87 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 01024 | 2001-05-29. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. CERTAIN VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION IN WHICH THE OIL WARNING LIGHT WILL NOT ILLUMINATE UNDER LOW / NO OIL PRESSURE CONDITIONS. *TT |
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| 990730030A | 2001-05-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. OWNERS OF SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HYDRA-MATIC 3T40, 4T60, 4T60-E OR 4T65-E TRANSAXLES MAY COMMENT ON A GRINDING AND / OR GROWLING NOISE THAT IS NOTICEABLE WHEN STANDING IN PARK ON A HILL OR SLOPE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE PARKING BRAKE NOT APPLIED. *TT |
| 990603007C | 2001-05-24. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. A CONDITION MAY EXIST IN WHICH THE FUEL GAUGE READS INCORRECTLY / FLUCTUATES, LOW FUEL CHIME SOUNDS PREMATURELY. *TT |
| 990604005A | 2001-05-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON DRIVEABILITY SYMPTONS OF LONG OR HARD STARTS, CHUGGLE, ROUGH IDLE AND LIGHT OR INTERMITTENT MISFIRE DUE TO CLOGGED FUEL INJECTORS. *TT |
| 010730017 | 2001-05-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SELECTOR LEVER IS DIFFICULT TO MOVE / SHIFT. *TT |
| 01024 | 2001-05-23. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION IN WHICH THE OIL WARNING LIGHT WILL NOT ILLUMINATE UNDER LOW / NO OIL PRESSURE CONDITIONS. *TT |
| 010730011 | 2001-05-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL). ON SOME VEHICLES, THE TRANSMISSION GEAR RANGE SELECTOR IS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT. *TT |
| 010601008 | 2001-05-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON A REPEAT ENGINE OIL PAN LEAK. *TT |
| 731066A | 2000-12-27. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE DOOR GLASS STICKS IN THE FULL UP POSITION. THIS CONDITION MAINLY HAPPENS IN WARM WEATHER. *TT |
| 831514 | 2000-12-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE RIGHT REAR FLOOR IS WET WITH CLEAN WATER ON VEHICLES BUILT BETWEEN VIN BREAKPOINTS W1587942 AND W1584117. *TT |
| 876002A | 2000-12-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME V6 ENGINES MAY, ON A VERY INFREQUENT BASIS, HAVE AN OIL ODOR CONDITION THAT IS GENERALLY ENCOUNTERED AFTER THE ENGINE'S OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED.TYPICALLY THE ODOR LASTS APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES AFTER THE CHANGE OF OIL AND THEN DOES NOT REAPPEAR UNTIL THE NEXT CHANGE OF OIL. *TT |
| 000851001 | 2000-12-05. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE BLACK PLASTIC HOUSING AROUND THE OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR TURNS CHALKY OR IS DULL IN COLOR. *TT |
| 97IDPD17BLA | 2000-06-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH. INFORMATION ON THE BASE AND GAGE CLUSTERS - CIRCUIT BOARD UPDATE. *TT |
| 990603007B | 2000-04-07. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: 1) THE FUEL GAUGE READING INCORRECTLY. 2) LOW FUEL CHIME SOUNDS PREMATURELY. 3) FUEL GAUGE MAY FLUCTUATE FROM FULL TO EMPTY. *TT |
| 000854001 | 2000-04-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN. A CONDITION MAY EXIST OF A HIGH AMOUNT OF EFFORT REQUIRED TO SOUND THE HORN. *TT |
| 990730030 | 2000-03-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HYDRA-MATIC 3T40, 4T60 OR 4T60-E TRANSXALES MAY COMMENT ON A GRINDING AND / OR GROWLING NOISE THAT IS NOTICEABLE WHEN IN PARK ON INCLINE. *TT |
| 990603007A | 2000-01-11. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. CONDITIONS WITH INACCURATE FUEL GAUGE / FLUCTUATES, PREMATURE LOW FUEL CHIME. *TT |
| 990604037 | 1999-11-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. SUBJECT ON ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC (OBD) SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS. *MJS |
| 990603007 | 1999-09-29. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE FUEL GAUGE READS INCORRECTLY / FLUCTUATES, AND THE LOW FUEL CHIME SOUNDS PREMATURELY. *TT |
| 990850012 | 1999-09-29. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE CUPHOLDER MAY SEPARATE FROM THE ARMREST. *TT |
| 990232003 | 1999-08-06. Service bulletin. STEERING. CONDITIONS WITH STEERING SHUDDER OR VIBRATION AT LOW SPEED. *TT |
| 990858001 | 1999-08-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. CONDITIONS WITH GENERAL WIND NOISE / WINDRUSH. *TT |
| 990604005 | 1999-04-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME OWNERS MAY EXPERIENCE A DRIVEABILITY SYMPTOM OF LONG OR HARD STARTS, CHUGGLE, ROUGH IDLE AND LIGHT OR INTERMITTENT MISFIRE. *TT |
| 849602 | 1999-03-08. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THE RADIO CLOCK GAINS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF TIME. *YC |
| 839607 | 1999-01-25. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. COMMENTS ON SWITCHING BETWEEN LOCAL STATIONS OR CROSS TALK IN METROPOLITAN AREAS WITH SEVERAL STRONG AM STATIONS. *YC |
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