1999 Chevrolet Tahoe Visibility Problems

REAR VIEW MIRROR DISCONNECTED FROM GLASS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10641058

Incident

Oct 2, 2014

Mileage

150,000 mi

DRIVING MY VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD IN THE RAIN TRY TO TURN ON WINDSHIELD WIPER AN NOTHING HAPPENED SO I HAD TO PULL OVER UNTIL I COULD SEE GOOD ENOUGH TO GET BACK ON THE ROAD TO DRIVE AN THAT'S ALWAYS HAPPENS TO ME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10357980

Incident

Jul 20, 2010

I WAS DRIVING FROM SC AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON THE WIPERS AND THEY DIDN'T WORK. I PULL TO THE SIDE AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND THEY JUST STARTED WORKING. I CHECK THE FUSE BUT THEY WERE GOOD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE LAST YEAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10279304

Incident

May 26, 2008

Mileage

139,698 mi

INTERMITTENT INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. SAME AS RECALL 98V150001. HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A YEAR. I NOW KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10146029

Incident

Jan 1, 2005

Mileage

60,000 mi

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DEVELOPED A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE ELECTRIC REARVIEW MIRROR SWITCH AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. HE WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH THE WATER HOSE. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN INSPECTOR TO ESTIMATE THE DAMAGE, AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED.*AK UPDATED 1/11/2006 - RECALL 03V093000 WAS INITIATED BUT IT ONLY COVERED THE 1997 AND 1998 MODELS. *NM

NHTSA ID

10145481

Incident

Dec 2, 2005

Mileage

82,000 mi

WHILE TURNING ON THE DEFOGGER WATER WAS LEAKING FROM THE VENTS. ALSO, DRIVER NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT. DRIVE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HEATER CORE AND HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10111252

Incident

Feb 9, 2005

THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO ROLL UP THE REAR POWERED WINDOWS. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

NHTSA ID

10109768

Incident

Oct 27, 2004

Mileage

200,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK *TC

NHTSA ID

10034174

Incident

Aug 15, 2003

WHILE PARKED POWER SIDE VIEW MIRROR SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE. AS A RESULT, THE PLASTIC ON THE DOOR WAS DAMAGED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10101767

Incident

Nov 25, 2004

Mileage

80,000 mi

FREQUENT RECURRING FAILURE OF FRONT WIPERS. MOST RECENT: NOV 18, NOV 20 AND NOV 23, 2004. WIPER WILL QUIT IN MID-SWEEP. REMEDY: RAISE HOOD, JIGGLE WIRING HARNESS PLUGS ON GEAR BOX AND/OR TAP ON FRONT OF GEAR BOX. REMEDY MAY WORK HOURS, DAYS OR WEEKS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10100715

Incident

Nov 23, 2004

Mileage

130,500 mi

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ENGAGED THE MOTOR BUZZES BUT THE WIPERS DON'T ENGAGE. A SERVICE REP,.TOLD THE CONSUMER TO BANG ON THE CASING WHEN THIS OCCURS. THE TRUCK'S VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER RECALL 03V159000. *NM... IF GM KNOWS THER EIS A PROBLEM WITH THIS WIPER MOTOR AND HAS RECALLED CERTAIN VINS. I SEE NO REASON WHY MY VIN SHOULDN'T BE CONSIDERED- APROBLEM-IS A PROBLEM-SINCE THIS MODEL WAS ON EARLY 1999-PURCHASED IN MAY OF 1998. IS IT POSSIBLE IT HAS PARTS THAT WERE RECALLED ON OTHER VEHICLES EARLIER MODELS. I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY ON OTHER VEHICLES, EARLIER MODELS? I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAV ETO PAY FOR A KNOWN PROBLEM THA TIS A FACTORY RECALL. *AK

NHTSA ID

10096934

Incident

Jun 15, 2004

Mileage

52,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ERRATIC IN OPERATING. SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT WORK AT ALL , OR START AND STOP ON THEIR OWN. INTERMITTENT OPERATION IS ALMOST NON-EXISISTANT. YOU HAVE TO EITHER TAP ON THE MOTOR UNDER THE HOOD OR PULL ON THE ARMS TO GET THEM TO WORK.SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE RAIN TO STOP SO YOU CAN CONTINUE TO DRIVE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR MONTHS AND I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL DEALERS IN MY AREA WITH MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. I HAVE SINCE TALKED TO A LOT OF OTHER OWNERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

10091225

Incident

Sep 1, 2004

Mileage

50,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS, JUNK, TRANSMISSION JUNK,TRANSFER CASE JUNK AND REAR END JUNK. HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS WITH 1997 4X4 SUBURBAN, KNOW MANY PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEMS NOW. THERE SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE EXISTED FOR YEARS. MAY START BUYING FOREIGN AT LEAST THEY STAND BY WHAT THEY BUILD. MUST WE WAIT UNTIL PEOPLE ARE INJURED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10087060

Incident

May 16, 2004

Mileage

116,670 mi

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED TEN TIMES IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS. *AK TAHOE HAD A RECALL ON THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER ON THE 1994 THROUGH 1997 VEHICLES. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10087100

Incident

Jul 8, 2004

Mileage

100,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS/WASHER FAILS TO EITHER START OR TO CONTINUE WIPING WHEN ON. THEY JUST "STOP" FOR NO APPARENT REASON.*AK

NHTSA ID

10088493

Incident

Aug 24, 2004

Mileage

96,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *NM

NHTSA ID

10079360

Incident

Apr 16, 2004

Mileage

143,000 mi

WIPERS OFTEN FAIL WHEN IN USE. THEY WILL RUN STOP,RUN STOP. THEY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD,STOP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD,STOP ANYWHERE. WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM THIS IS QUITE DANGEROUS,YOU ARE UNABLE TO SEE. I OWNED A 1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN THAT DID THE SAME THING,RECALL WAS ISSUED. WHY NO RECALL ON MY TAHOE. I AM SURE IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM. DO I NEED TO BE INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT FIRST? *NM

NHTSA ID

10073209

Incident

May 3, 2004

Mileage

78,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T ALWAYS WORK. SOMETIMES THEY WILL TURN ON BUT NOT TURN OFF. DELAY FUNCTION ALMOST NEVER WORKS. SEVERAL TIMES THEY HAVE FAILED TO WORK AT ALL.*AK

NHTSA ID

10062532

Incident

Nov 2, 2001

Mileage

57,000 mi

ON FOUR OCASSIONS I HAVE HAD COLD AIR BLOW OUT OF MY HEATER AFTER THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS OVER 100 DEGREES. AFTER CONTIUOUSLY MOVING THE CONTROL KNOB ON AND OFF, EVENTUALLY, SOMETIMES AN HOUR LATER THE HEAT COMES ON. THIS JUST STARTED TO OCCUR THIS YEAR. BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A DEALER THERE WAS HEAT COMING OUT AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. WHEN THERE IS COLD AIR COMING OUT, YOU CAN DEPRESS THE "FLOW THRU AIR AND AIR CONDITIONING" BUTTONS AND THE LIGHT ON THESE BUTTONS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. WHEN THE HEAT COMES BACK ON, THE LIGHTS ON THESE BUTTONS ILLUMINATE. I HAVE TOLD THIS TO THE DEALER BUT THEIR "DIAGNOSTIC" CHECK, AGAIN, SHOWS NO PROBLEM. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THIS COULD BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM OR A BAD SWITCH. JUST THE OTHER DAY, TWO DAYS AGO, WHEN THIS LAST HAPPENED, I HAD THE RADIO ON AM AND WHEN I MOVED THE HEAT SWITCH FROM "OFF" TO "ON" THIS CREATED STATIC ON MY RADIO. *AK

NHTSA ID

10061940

Incident

Feb 20, 2004

WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED AND RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY. THE CONSUMER HAD TOO OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIPER MODULE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10054002

Incident

Jan 13, 2004

Mileage

72,000 mi

REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED ON THEIR OWN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10057530

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE SUDDENLY STOPPED, THEN BECOME INTERMITTENT, THEN MAY WORK FINE FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN STOP AGAIN. ACTS LIKE THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE WITH THE CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE WIPERS. VERY DANGEROUS TO HAPPEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN HARD RAINSTORM.*AK

NHTSA ID

10054698

Incident

Jan 22, 2004

Mileage

51,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE AND NOTICED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE LEFT DOOR THE PANEL,THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND HEAVY SMOKE ENTERED THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE DOOR PANEL MELTED. THE CONSUMER INDICATED THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE SAME PROBLEM, NHTSA RECALL 03V093000, PICKUP TRUCKS MAY DEVELOP A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE ELECTRIC OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR SWITCH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB *SC

NHTSA ID

10054165

Incident

Jan 14, 2004

Mileage

70,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL EITHER QUIT WORKING WHILE ENGAGED OR WILL NOT COME ON , THE MOTOR WILL JUST RUN. RECALL 03V159000 WAS ISSUED ON THIS MAKE/MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10053360

Mileage

80,000 mi

DROVE INTO RAINSTORM. TURNED ON WIPERS. AFTER TWO SWEEPS, THEY QUIT, BUT MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN. PULLED INTO SERVICE STATION. ATTENDANT RAISED HOOD, JIGGLED THE WIPER WIRING HARNESS. WIPERS WORKED; THEN QUIT. REPEATED JIGGLE; WIPERS WORKED UNTIL I REACHED HOME. CHECKED WITH LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER. NO RECALL LISTED, BUT SERVICE AGENT SAID SHE WAS FAMILIAR WITH PROBLEM AND HAD SEEN IT ON SEVERAL OTHER CHEVROLETS. *LA

NHTSA ID

10046934

Incident

Nov 12, 2003

Mileage

109,300 mi