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2000 Buick Lesabre wipers, windshield & visibility problems

252 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2000 Buick Lesabre, which is 30% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
252 30% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
57,000 miles 164 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 2
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2000 Buick Lesabre Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 57,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 11 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 32 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 42 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 35 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 23 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 11 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 6 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 57,000 miles
Based on 164 complaints that include mileage. 52% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles11
20k to 40k miles32
40k to 60k miles42
60k to 80k miles35
80k to 100k miles23
100k to 120k miles11
120k to 140k miles6
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 164 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 57,000 miles, and 52% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires.

What owners wrote

Consumer states while the car was running a fire started under the hood. Ts prior to fire vehicle lost electric power and warning lights on dash flashed on. Air temp sensor, air intake duct, inner and outer air cleaner assembly replaced. Washer reservoir replaced. PCM repgorammed.

Reported at 46,000 miles, November 2002 Fire

Dashboard cover lifting at driver side sight-line approximately at 1 o'clock position (straight ahead is 12 o'clock) over about a one foot width, where dashboard meets windshield . Height of rise maybe only an inch now but getting worse. Headliner also falling from overhead blocking driver's rearward view through rear view mirror.

Reported at 160,936 miles, January 2013

Other problems reported for the 2000 Buick Lesabre

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Wipers, windshield & visibility problems across all Buick models