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2003 Buick Rendezvous wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 23 complaints for the 2003 Buick Rendezvous, 6% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
23 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
52,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 2
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2003 Buick Rendezvous Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 52,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 52,000 miles
Based on 14 complaints that include mileage. 64% 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 miles1
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 14 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 52,000 miles, and 64% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

When set to heat on vent, heat does not flow like it does when it is blowing cold air. When the heater is put in bi-level position it becomes extremely loud and sounds like the air cant get out when put in heat setting. When it is extremely cold the car does not heat properly. Have had this problem looked at 3 separate times, 1st incident told that this was normal, second said they "fixed" it after a meltdown (smelled plastic burning) in the heater controls, now saying there was a TSB related to this problem that…

March 2005 Fire

When snow builds up in wheel wells the AWD became disabled and spun out in road, have failed with mud, build up as well had replaced 3 times since owning vehicle. Also feel that the sideview mirrors have dangerous blind spot that could be a problem.

Reported at 141,000 miles, March 2008

Other problems reported for the 2003 Buick Rendezvous

Wipers, windshield & visibility problems in other years

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