# 2003 Buick Century 3.1L

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-buick-century-3-1l/21140>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 24, 2008, 2:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-buick-century-3-1l/21140 "2008-10-24T02:50:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![hustler9852](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4af34b/32.png) [@hustler9852](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hustler9852)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 2:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-buick-century-3-1l/21140/1 "2008-10-24T02:50:35Z")

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When I pull the knob to turn on the headlights, the lights in the instrument cluster do not work. The only working light is the combination shift/odometer(bottom center of the instument cluster). The dimmer does not respond either. The fuse is good and the headlights work. The light on the radio indicating time or station appears dimmer than usual. Do you have any thoughts on how to correct this problem? Thank you!

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**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-buick-century-3-1l/21140/2 "2008-10-24T14:56:40Z")

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Sounds to me like you have a bad dimmer switch (rheostat).