The contact owns a 2017 Buick Envision. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, there was an abnormal sound coming from the windshield and the windshield shattered. The contact called the insurance company to get a list of places to repair the vehicle and provided an estimate for the repair. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 139,463.
Visibility & wipers
Buick Envision Visibility problems by year
5 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Buick Envision's visibility & wipers. Windshields, wipers, defrosters, mirrors, backup cameras and glare.
Visibility complaints by model year
Latest Envision visibility complaints
When driving 2021 Buick Envision, the windshield and side windows do not defrost with HVAC set to defrost mode. Service Climate system is displayed on dash. Vehicle was inspected by dealer finding replacement of HVAC case half housing required on 1/22/24 ( a year ago). GM (OEM) has been in contact but has failed to provide a solution after 1 year of trying to obtain a part from their system. This condition results in immediate fogging condition of all windows without warning presenting a visibility safety hazard...
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for the driver and surrounding vehicles. Sorry GM, but a rag to wipe the window is not a good solution. It has been a year with no urgency from GM to remedy the issue. This is deemed a critical function for safety and GM does not take it seriously.
The contact owns a 2017 Buick Envision. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle in the driveway on a rainy evening, upon entering the vehicle the following day, the contact became aware that the sunroof had opened independently and allowed rainwater to enter the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed. The contact was informed that the sun/moon roof motor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 77,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 buick envision. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, the glass sun roof suddenly exploded causing glass fragments to shatter within the sunroof section of the roof. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer pointe gmc located at 91 n virginia ave route 130, penns grove, nj 08069, who ordered a replacement part to repair the vehicle. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 24,828.
On two separate occasions, we had had significant issues that were only fixed after the event occurred, at which time the dealership advised that software updates were available to resolve the problems we had. One involved the display screen/back-up camera which was very dark and difficult to see in the daytime, observed shortly after purchase in 2017 - a pretty significant safety issue. The other incident occurred last week, when the car died after starting it, as I was trying to pull away from the curb -...
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another safety issue. If software updates are available to remedy these sorts of issues, why aren't owners being informed before having to experience them? Shouldn't these sorts of issues be the subject of recalls?
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