NHTSA Complaint #10260407 — 2008 BUICK LUCERNE

VISIBILITY issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10260407
Vehicle	2008 BUICK LUCERNE
Component	VISIBILITY
Date of Incident	December 17, 2008
Date Filed	March 2, 2009
Mileage	3,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	WI

Consumer Description

DURING FREEZING RAIN OR SNOW CONDITIONS THERE IS A BUILD-UP OF ICE AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD BELOW THE POINT OF THE DEFROSTERS. HEAT FROM THE DEFROSTER SYSTEM CANNOT REACH THE AREA OF BUILD-UP CAUSING THE WIPERS TO CONSTANTLY PASS OVER THE ICE AND BECOME CLOGGED WITH ICE WHICH IS THEN DRAGGED ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY AND A POTENTIAL DRIVING HAZARD. IN JUST A FEW MILES OF DRIVING IT WAS NECESSARY TO PULL OVER AND SCRAPE THE WINDSHIELD AND CLEAR THE ICE FROM THE WIPERS IN ORDER TO HAVE ADEQUATE VISIBILITY. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY CONDITION DUE TO THE LIMITING OF VISIBILITY AND THE REPEATED STOPS TO CLEAR THE ICE. *TR

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