Buick wipers, windshield & visibility problems
Across all Buick models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,397 complaints involve wipers, windshield & visibility. The Lesabre accounts for the largest share (42%). The single worst model year is the 2000 Lesabre with 252 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,397 about wipers, windshield & visibility, all Buick models
- Most affected
- Lesabre 42% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 50,000 miles 715 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 13 and 20
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Buick models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lesabre | 586 | 42% |
| Century | 167 | 12% |
| Regal | 164 | 12% |
| Lacrosse | 73 | 5% |
| Rendezvous | 72 | 5% |
| Park Avenue | 68 | 5% |
| Enclave | 62 | 4% |
| Lucerne | 36 | 3% |
| Roadmaster | 29 | 2% |
| Rainier | 22 | 2% |
Worst model years for wipers, windshield & visibility
- 2000 Buick Lesabre252 complaints
- 2002 Buick Lesabre120 complaints
- 2001 Buick Lesabre104 complaints
- 2008 Buick Enclave33 complaints
- 1999 Buick Century31 complaints
Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 7 |
| 1991 | 16 |
| 1992 | 32 |
| 1993 | 24 |
| 1994 | 31 |
| 1995 | 45 |
| 1996 | 36 |
| 1997 | 83 |
| 1998 | 76 |
| 1999 | 65 |
| 2000 | 304 |
| 2001 | 139 |
| 2002 | 181 |
| 2003 | 49 |
| 2004 | 29 |
| 2005 | 17 |
| 2006 | 36 |
| 2007 | 26 |
| 2008 | 45 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 15 |
| 2011 | 31 |
| 2012 | 11 |
| 2013 | 9 |
| 2014 | 14 |
| 2015 | 11 |
| 2016 | 16 |
| 2017 | 17 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Among the 715 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.