1997 GMC Safari Visibility Problems

WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE FAILURE, APPROXIMATELY IN EARLY 2006 ON 1000K TRIP. PARTS PURCHASED MODULE N12463 PART NUMBER 12463090 FROM DEALER IN EDMONTON AT COST OF $64.87 INCLUDING GST.. RETURNED HOME 1000K AS DEALER TOO BUSY TOO FIX, AND PAID $36.00 LABOR TO HAVE INSTALLED. TOTAL COST FOR MODULE AND LABOR: $100.87. MY REQUEST IS FOR GM TO PAY THIS $100.87 AS THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER A RECALL NOTICE AT ANY TIME IN THE LIFE OF THESE VEHICLES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10227944

Incident

Jul 28, 2006

Mileage

171,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETRERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10115908

Incident

Mar 25, 2005

SEPTEMBER 1, 1999: AC PROBLEM (NOT COOLING) REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. NOVEMBER 3, 1999: LEFT DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW MOTOR REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY (NOT PASSENGER SIDE AS DOCUMENTED ON THE INVOICE). JANUARY 31, 2003: I WROTE TO GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE VIA EMAIL, DETAILING SOME PROBLEMS THAT HAD DEVELOPED WITH MY VAN. I COMPLAINED THAT THE DRIVERS WINDOW MOTOR WAS INTERMITTENT AT BEST. I MENTIONED WAS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED ERRATICALLY. MY LOW SETTING ON THE AC FAN WAS INOPERABLE, AND EVENTUALLY ALL 3 LEVELS STOPPED. I HAD BEEN LIVING WITH IT FOR OVER A YEAR, BECAUSE I AM A SINGLE MOM, WORK FULL TIME AND COULDNT AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT MY TRANSPORTATION. THE REPLY I GOT WAS THAT MY VAN WAS TOO OLD, AND THINGS BREAK. THREE MONTHS LATER, I RECEIVED A RECALL CAMPAIGN IN THE MAIL FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. MAY 8, 2003: I TOOK MY VAN INTO THE CLOSEST GMC DEALER TO HAVE MY DRIVERS WINDOW MOTOR ($329.38) AND THE AC RESISTOR REPLACED ($103.24), AND PERFORM THE CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD MOTOR. JULY 22, 2003: RETURNED TO GMC DEALER TO REPAIR AC PROBLEM (AC BLOWS FROM DEFROSTER AND NOT FROM VENTS) THAT DEVELOPED MAY 10, 2003.($132.50) SEPTEMBER 24, 2003: RETURNED TO GMC DEALER FOR SAME AC PROBLEM THAT RETURNED JULY 30, 2003. THAT VAN WAS IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ALL DAY, AND WAS NEVER REPAIRED. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR FOR WORK AND COULD NOT LEAVE IT. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WAS VERY UNHAPPY WITH THEM. I HAD BEEN UNABLE TO LEAVE THE VAN AGAIN UNTIL JUST RECENTLY, CHOOSING INSTEAD TO LIVE WITH THE PROBLEM UNTIL SUCH TIME I COULD AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT THE CAR FOR A DAY. APRIL 20, 2004: RETURNED TO GMC DEALER FOR AC PROBLEM. WAS TOLD THE HOSE WAS BROKEN IN A DIFFERENT PLACE THAN BEFORE. (169.24). DURING THE DRIVE HOME, THE AC PROBLEM RETURNED. APRIL 29, 2004: VAN WONT START DUE TO A DEAD BATTERY. I REPLACED THE BATTERY, AND STILL SAME PROBLEM RETURNS. NOW I HAVE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM SOMEWHERE THAT IS KILLING MY BATTERY, AND I CANT FIND IT.*AK

NHTSA ID

10072604

Incident

Jul 22, 2003

Mileage

32,804 mi

CONSUMER DISAPPOINTED IN SOME OF THE PROBLEMS HE HAD WITH THE CHASSIS AND OTHER AUXILIARY SYSTEMS. (NAR) *PH TRANSMISSION, ENGINE, AC/ HEATER, GAS GAUGE, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, ELECTRIC WINDOW. *CB

NHTSA ID

10066973

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

WHILE DRIVING FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, MAKING IT HARD TO SEE DURING RAINY WEATHER. *AK

NHTSA ID

10059608

Incident

Feb 19, 2004

Mileage

149,000 mi

ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS ON CONSUMER'S TWO VANS. EACH VAN HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT'S TRANSMISSION, ALTERNATOR, MOTORS FOR DOOR AND WINDOWS, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, FUEL PUMP, OXYGEN SENSORS AND WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. *LA THE CONSUMER HAS TWO GMC SAFARI'S BOTH 1997 MODELS. THEIR VIN'S ARE [XXX] AND [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10059141

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

WHILE TRAVELING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

NHTSA ID

10033753

Incident

Aug 12, 2003

CONSUER STATES THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL INTERMITTENLY STOP WORKING WHEN THE CONSUMER HAS THE WIPERS IN USE. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *MR

NHTSA ID

8019575

Incident

Sep 2, 1999

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENLY. MR

NHTSA ID

767769

Incident

Sep 26, 2002

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR BEGAN TO PERFORM ERRATIC, NOW WIPER SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*JB

NHTSA ID

8014789

WHILE DRIVING AND TRYING TO USE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY BECOME INOPERABLE. MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED.*AK *JB

NHTSA ID

8014199

Incident

Jul 6, 2001

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE MOST OF THE TIME. MUST STOP ON SIDE OF ROAD AND MANUALLY START THEM , THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROCEDURE WHILE TRAVELING IN RAIN AND TRAFFIC.*AK

NHTSA ID

764149

WHILE OPERATING WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WITHOUT WARNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED; HOWEVER DID NOT HAVE A SOLUTION. *AK

NHTSA ID

8013758

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT GO ON WHEN RAINING WHEN DRIVING. FAN BLOWS AIR OUT OF DEFROSTER ONLY NO MATTER WHAT POSITION DIAL IS SET AT [AIR,HEAT,BI-LEVEL,FLOOR NO MATTER WHERE].*AK

NHTSA ID

760425

Incident

Dec 30, 2001

POWER WINDOW ON DRIVER SIDE WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8004631

WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS DURING RAIN THEY WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

8004626

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT WORK WHEN TURNED ON. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND STATED IT WAS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

8001170

Incident

Dec 17, 2001

GM CHAS A FAILURE IN THE SAFARI AND THEY DON'T CARE, IT'S A LEMON!! NO SAFETY DEFECT STATED.*AK

NHTSA ID

751372

Incident

Aug 1, 2001

SINCE LAST NOVEMBER, HAVE NOTED UNFORTUNATLEY WHEN IT START TO RAIN THAT THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS DON'T ALWAYS ACTIVATE WHEN THEY ARE TURNED ON. THIS CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND THERE IS NO WAY TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD. THE PROBLEM CAN BE RECTIFIED BY GETTING OUT OF THE VAN, OPENING THE HOOD AND PRESSING THE WIRE CONECTIONS TOGETHER. HOWEVER, THAT DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE WIPERS WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE. ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS HAVE POWER AMD THE PLUG CONNECTION IS TIGHT AND DOES NOT APPEAR TO LOOSEN. THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE JUST MY PROBLEM, BUT A NEIGHBOR WHO OWNS A 94 SUBURBAN STATES HE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I JUST CONTACTED THE DEALER TO DETERMINE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS AND THEY SAID NO. HAVE ASKED THAT THE ZONE REP GIVE ME A CALL.*AK

NHTSA ID

748517

Incident

Nov 1, 2000

THIS PROBLEM RLESS THAN 30 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VAN, IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN FIXED AT THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP 12K AGO, BUT THIS PROBLEM HAS REOCURRED. IN ADDITION, HAVE HAD A POWER WINDOW MOTOR GO OUT, BLOWER FAN BURN UP, TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS AFTER BEING SERVICED BY DEALERSHIP AND LASTLY A FUEL GAUGE THAT REFUSES TO WORK.*AK

NHTSA ID

739911

Incident

Jan 25, 2001

UNDERSTAND GMC IS AWARE OF MOTOR/CIRCUIT CONTROL WINDSHIED FAILURE(WHAT CAUSES WIPERS NOT TO WORK) BECAUSE AT THE DEALER THEY SAID GMC HAD ISSUE A REPLACEMENT KIT BUT SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL ON IT I HAD TO PAY AROUND $300 FOR IT. I THINK GMC SHOULD GO AHEAD A PAY FOR IT SINCE THEY KNOW IS A PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

726514

Incident

Jul 29, 2000

VEHICLE STALLS AT A SLOW SPEED OR WHEN APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM A STOP POSITION. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON 12 OCCASIONS, AND AT TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS. PROBLEM IS STILL UNRESOLVED. ROTORS REPAIRED/OUT OF ROUND, MASTER POWER WINDOW SWITCH FAILED, HEADLAMP SWITCH REPLACED.*AK *ML

NHTSA ID

858704

Incident

Sep 15, 1998

A NEW VEHICHLE SHOULD NEVER HAVE THESE KINDS OF PROBLEMS. GMC COULD CARE LESS ABOUT MY PROBLEMS BECAUSE THEY WERE OUT OF WARRANTY AND I HAD TO PAY FOR THEM. EACH TIME COST OVER $1,000 DOLLARS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

NHTSA ID

719600

Incident

May 12, 1999

ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING DURING OPERATION, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

854212

Incident

May 17, 1999

ENGINE LEAK AND RATTLE NOISE. NLM

NHTSA ID

548976

Incident

Jan 26, 1998