Four problems related to windshield wiper/washer have been reported for the 2000 Buick Lesabre. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Buick Lesabre based on all problems reported for the 2000 Lesabre.
The windshield wipers were inoperative.
Consumer states that while driving at highway speed in a down poor of rain, the drivers side wiper quit, twenty minutes later the passenger side wiper stopped. Consumer states he was almost killed, could not see. Took to Buick, Buick stated that bolts that hold windshield wiper arms came loose. Consumer states there is no information in owner's manual that states you should make sure the two bolts are tight periodically.
The windshield wipers did not function after vehicle was washed. Dealer tried to fix it. Problem occurred again during rainstorm causing poor visibility.
Consumer stated while driving with the windshield wipers in use, they all of a sudden sped up suddenly to maximum speed, however they did not clear enough water away, after running at high speed for about 10 seconds, the drivers side wiper arm moved up and became tangled with the other arm near the middle, in which both arms were then inoperative, the drivers side arm was loose and it could move easily up and down the windshield, after the repair was made consumer found the nut which holds the drivers side wiper arm to the drive shaft had nothing to lock it in place, consumer believes that the nut could become loose again, which would cause the wiper arm to be inoperative.