Windshield wipers have to work on high speed for a while before they can operate on normal speed. Vehicle been to dealer on four occasions, and problem still occurring. Feel free to provide any further information.
1997 Buick Lesabre: windshield wiper failure
10 of the 393 complaints about the 1997 Buick Lesabre describe windshield wiper failure.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Windshield wiper failure by model year
- 20051
- 20043
- 20032
- 20022
- 20014
- 20007
- 19993
- 19984
- 199710
- 19951
- 19942
- 19933
- 19921
What owners say
Windshield wipers fail and will not work on delay when turned on.
Windshield wipers continually failing, several repair attempts however continued to experience intermittent failure. Mjs
Windshield wipers occsaionally fail to operate at low speed or single swipe mode due to wiper sticking on windshield and motor horsepower/torque insufficient to break "seal."
Windshield wipers do not work properly on high, obstucting view of the driver. The dealer has been notified.
Windshield wiper unit replaced due to failure.
Windshield wipers will not operate in the wash/mist/delay or low speed mode until they are switched to high speed mode.after the windshield wipers ar eplaced in the high speed mode the other modes will operate correctly. Also, intermittent howling sound when brakes are used.
When using the windshield wiper fluid the blades do not move, making it hard to see out ahead on the road. Dealer can't fix problem. *ak
Every now and then when turning on the windshield wipers they do not come on. Reported to dealer in september of 97. Dealer not able to duplicate the problem. In march the circuit board was replaced, but the prolbem still continued. Vehicle taken to dealer again on may 8th. Dealer could not detect the problem with vehicle.
Windshield wiper system must be used on a regular basis otherwise when used certain features such as the 'delay' feature will not work.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Buick Lesabre wipers
Is windshield wiper failure a common problem on the 1997 Buick Lesabre?
10 of 393 owner complaints about the 1997 Buick Lesabre (3%) mention windshield wiper failure. The model year with the most reports is 1997.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Buick Lesabre?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Buick Lesabre
Stalling 30Fire or smoke 14Overheating 12Won't start 12Check engine light 11Seat belt 10No deployment 9Transmission failure 9ABS 7Engine failure 7Fuel smell 6Hesitation 5
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