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2003 Buick Lesabre wipers, windshield & visibility problems

15 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2003 Buick Lesabre, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
15 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
26,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2003 Buick Lesabre Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 26,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 26,000 miles
Based on 10 complaints that include mileage. 80% 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 miles3
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 10 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 26,000 miles, and 80% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the wipers, windshield & visibility complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

Windshield wipers worked intermittently. Dealer was notified. Dealer informed consumer that this vehicle was not covered under recall due to VIN.

Reported at 1,500 miles, September 2004

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 buick lesabre. While driving at approximately 55 MPH, the rear passenger window independently rolled downward. The vehicle was taken to an independent repair facility where the rear passenger window and regulator motor assembly were replaced. In addition, the mechanic advised that the regulator motor was defective and the failure would most likely recur in all of the other windows. The failure has since recurred on the drivers side rear window as well as the passenger side front window.

Reported at 25,000 miles, September 2008

Other problems reported for the 2003 Buick Lesabre

Wipers, windshield & visibility problems in other years

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Wipers, windshield & visibility problems across all Buick models