# 2007 BUICK LUCERNE — VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
> NHTSA complaint `653094` · 2008-01-11 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** LUCERNE
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
## Narrative
2007 BUICK LUCERNE WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MADE A SHARP NOISE THEN STOPPED COMPLETELY. CONSUMER COULD NOT SEE THE VEHICLE LEFT THE ROAD AND HIT A HEDGE IN SOMEONE'S YARD.  *KB  THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS DUE TO A PLASTIC CLIP THAT SUDDENLY DISENGAGED.  THE CLIP LINKED THE WIPER MOTOR WITH THE WIPER BLADES.  *JB
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*