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2008 Buick Enclave wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 33 complaints for the 2008 Buick Enclave, 4% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
33 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
69,000 miles 27 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2008 Buick Enclave Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 69,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 69,000 miles
Based on 27 complaints that include mileage. 44% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles6
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 27 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 69,000 miles, and 44% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick enclave. The contact stated that when the moon roof was closed, the shade was not solid and would allow the sun to shine through into the vehicle. The contact believed that the sun coming through the moon roof was the cause of her skin cancer. The contact called the manufacturer and requested a solid shade to block out the sun but they refused. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 10 and the current mileage was 24,019.

Reported at 10 miles, July 2008 Injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick enclave. The contact stated that water leaked through the sun roof during rainy weather. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on numerous occasions to have the debris cleaned out, but the failure recurred. The fuse box was replaced due to the water leakage. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 23,507.

Reported at 23,507 miles, January 2009

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