1993 GMC Sierra Visibility Problems

WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN WITH MY WIPERS ON LOW SPEED, THEY SUDDENLY STOPPED, JUST AS A TRUCK WAS PASSING ME, WITH THE ROAD WATER THROWN ON THE WINDSHIELD BY THE SEMI, I COULD NOT SEE THE ROAD AHEAD. I COULD SEE IN MY SIDE MIRROR THAT I WAS CLEAR ON MY RIGHT SIDE, SO I PULLED OVER ON THE SHOULDER AND STOPPED. I ALSO OWN A 1991 3/4 TON SILVERADO WHICH I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE WIPER DELAY FUNCTION, ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE NOT TOTALLY STOPPED AS THE SIERRA'S DID. I SPOKE WITH SOME OTHER GM TRUCK OWNERS WHO SAY THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE WIPER SYSTEMS OF THEIR TRUCKS, SOME AS FAR BACK AS 1988 MODELS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10152489

Incident

Mar 11, 2006

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V159000; GENERAL MOTORS ISSUED A WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. HOWEVER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10117811

Incident

Apr 11, 2005

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF OWN THEIR OWN. *AK WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. GENERAL MOTOR CORPORATION (GM) ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL ON 1994-1996 GMC LIGHT TRUCKS, AND TRUCK'S WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. *LA

NHTSA ID

10066997

Mileage

75,000 mi

DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS TO WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, CAUSING WIPERS TO STOP RUNNING RANDOMLY.*AK

NHTSA ID

10068257

Incident

May 1, 2001

Mileage

74,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN A SNOW STORM. THIS RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER, AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO START WORKING. RECALL 03V15900 WAS ISSUED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10052267

Incident

Dec 29, 2003

Mileage

72,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10050576

Incident

Dec 15, 2003

FAILURES IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. RADIO,DASHBOARD LIGHT (SPEEDOMETER, ETC.),WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *LA

NHTSA ID

10045281

Incident

Aug 8, 2003

Mileage

87,510 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING PROBLEMS ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE IS A RECALL ON SIMILAR VEHICLES BUT THE CONSUMER'S VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *PH

NHTSA ID

10039923

Incident

Aug 19, 2003

Mileage

115,000 mi

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INOPERATIVE. A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED, HOWEVER, IT DID NOT APPLY TO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. *JB

NHTSA ID

10022453

Incident

Jun 5, 2003

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 02 V 280 000, BUT THIS VEHICLE WA SNOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10022356

EVERYONE I KNOW WHO OWNS A FULL-SIZED GENERAL MOTORS PICK-UP HAS EXPERIENCED INTERMETTENT FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. MINE HAVE NOW FAILED COMPLETELY AND WILL NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. I CONTACTED THE PARTS DEPARTMENT AT THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. THE GENTLEMAN IN THE PARTS DEPARTMENT STATED THAT 'QUITE A FEW' OF THE FAILING COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN SOLD. THE COMPONENT THAT IS FAILING IS SOME TYPE OF ELECTRONIC CARD THAT CONTROLS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE CARD IS MOUNTED ON THE FIREWALL IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. MY QUESTION IS: IF SO MANY OF THESE CARDS ARE FAILING AND CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO STOP FUNCTIONING, WHY HASN'T GENERAL MOTORS ISSUED A RECALL TO HAVE A MORE RELIABLE COMPONENT INSTALLED? THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS PERFORM A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY FUNCTION BY MAINTAINING THE DRIVER'S VISION DURING ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS*AK.

NHTSA ID

740554

Incident

Jul 21, 2000

WINDSHIELD WIPESR WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY, AND MAY LEAD TO A VEHICLE COLLISION. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

866651

Incident

Apr 15, 1999

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE LATER MAKES AND MODELS; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK

NHTSA ID

866486

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INTERMITENT, NOW FAIL AND CAUSE HIGH CURRENT DRAW ON ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. RECALLED SEATS WERE REPAIRED AT DEALER, SEA-BACK MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING AGAIN REPORTED TO DEALER SAID THEY NEEDED MANAGER APPROVAL, NO MANAGER AVAILABLE NOW DRIVING WITH ICE CHEST HOLDING SEAT BACK IN PLACE SPEED CONTROLS ON CRUISE CONTROL ARE INTERMITTENT BRAKE LIGHT/TURNSIGNAL PASSANGER/REAR BURNS OUT MORE OFTEN THAN OTHER BULBS CHARRING AT ELECTRICAL PLUG ASSY. LEFT DOOR SAGS DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. MY BIGGEST CONCERNS ARE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THE SEATS I AM GOING TO TRY DEALING WITH THE REPAIR SHOP BUT ANY HELP FROM THIS ORG. WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU

NHTSA ID

725622

Incident

Jun 30, 2000

IN RAINY CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL QUIT WORKING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN USE , CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. MANUFACTURER CLAIMS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V150000 DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

862683

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THE PAINT IS PEELING SO BAD IT IS DOWN TO THE METAL. THE DRIVERS SIDE POWER WINDOW GETS STUCK AT VARIOUS POSITIONS. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WENT OUT DURING A SNOW STORM. STARTER AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO.THIS TRUCK HAS HAD ALOT OF PROBLEMS FOR BEING ONLY 7 YEARS OLD.

NHTSA ID

721174

Incident

Sep 1, 1999

WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE STOPPED WORKING ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. OCCASIONALLY WHEN USING THE WINDSHIELD WASHER SWITCH, WIPERS WILL NOT CUT OFF. *AK

NHTSA ID

719335

Incident

Aug 11, 1999

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP IN MID STROKE AND STAY THERE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE RESUMING. NEWER MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED, BUT THE '93 GMC HAS ALWAYS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE EGR VALVE TENDS TO STICK OPEN. IT HAS BEEN CLEANED AND/OR REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, AND IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT DRASTICALLY LOWERS MANIFOLD VACUUM AND THAT EFFECTS THE POWER BRAKES. *AK

NHTSA ID

715169

Incident

Sep 30, 1994

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS.

NHTSA ID

707502

Incident

Apr 15, 1998

THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED AT VEHICLE STARTUP, WHEN DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AS WELL AS HAVING THEM STOP RUNNING ONCE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER GM DEALER TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED THEY SAID THERE WAS A SHORT AND SUPPOSEDLY CORRECTED IT. THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE REOCCURED AND KEEPS OCCURING. THE NUMBER THAT I PUT IN THE BOX IS LOW WHEN I CONSIDER ALL OF THE TIMES THAT THEY WOULD NOT OPERATE WHEN THEY WERE TURNED ON.

NHTSA ID

701148

Incident

Dec 3, 1998

ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT BOARD FOR WIPER MOTOR FAILED SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

NHTSA ID

542267

Incident

Jun 1, 1997

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HAS BEEN TO DEALER TWICE FOR DEFECT. *AK

NHTSA ID

823239

ON (2) DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, ONE IN FEBRUARY AND ONE IN MAY OF 97, WHILE USING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND AIR CONDTIONER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT COME ON. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

816589

Incident

Feb 2, 1997