Visibility
Filed Sep 24, 2003
PRESSURE MUST BE APPLIED TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS IN ORDER FOR THEM TO OPERATE. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10040491
1993 GMC Suburban Visibility Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Visibility reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
19
Latest Sep 24, 2003
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
9%
of 212 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 GMC Suburban submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 19 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming visibility
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Visibility
Filed Aug 25, 2003
WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10034466
Visibility
Filed Jun 26, 2003
THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT COMING ON WHEN TURNED ON. RECALL WAS FOR LATER YEAR MODELS, BUT THIS YEAR MODEL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECT WHEN SOMEONE WHO BOUGHT THEIR VEHICLE A FEW MONTHS LATER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM DOES NOT? *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10023850
- Incident
- Jun 16, 1998
Visibility
Filed Mar 13, 2003
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE. WIPERS WILL SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING DURING OPERATION. ** INCIDENT DATE LISTED BELOW INDICATES APPROXIMATELY DATE OF ONSET. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE THIS DATE (TIME WE TOOK OWNERSHIP OF VEHICLE). *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10010392
- Incident
- Jun 4, 1998
- Mileage
- 80,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Sep 27, 2002
CONSUMER STATES WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR
- NHTSA ID
- 8019659
- Incident
- Sep 1, 2002
Visibility
Filed Oct 24, 2000
WHENEVER RIDING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOP WORKING. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN TURNING ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONE HEARS A HUMMING NOISE , LIKE THEY WANT TO MOVE, BUT THEY WON'T MOVE.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 873697
- Incident
- Mar 3, 2000
Visibility
Filed Mar 14, 2000
WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY/WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 551354
BrakesVisibility
Filed Nov 19, 1999
THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF ABS BRAKE FAILURES WITH THE SUBURBANS. I HOPE NO ONE GETS KILLED WHILE DRIVING ONE OF THEM. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 714999
- Incident
- Nov 15, 1999
Interior & seatsVisibility
Filed Nov 17, 1999
WHILE DRIVING FRONT POWER SEAT FELL OFF THE BASE. METAL PIECE THAT SUPPORTS THE FRAME BROKE. THIS CAUSED A HAZARD FOR THE DRIVER. DID NOT LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THE SEAT FRAME WAS VULCANIZED. BOLT WAS STILL HOLDING SEAT, WHICH WAS WELDED & CRACKED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. OWNER JERI-RIGGED SEAT TO WORK. WILL NOT LAST LONG. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS CIRCUIT BOARD WAS REPLACED. THEY STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HAVE POOR VISIBILITY. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 853055
- Incident
- Oct 26, 1999
Visibility
Filed Sep 29, 1999
WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 849185
Visibility
Filed Sep 22, 1999
INTERMITTANT FUNCTION/NO FUNCTION/NOISE DURING NORMAL OPERATION
- NHTSA ID
- 711799
Visibility
Filed Sep 2, 1999
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPES BECOME INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS; HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. DUE TO VIN. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 846611
- Incident
- Jul 28, 1999
TransmissionVisibility
Filed Jul 23, 1999
THIS SUBURBAN HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS RUNNING FOR A WHILE THEN SIMPLY STOPING FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN RUNNING AGAIN. I AM TOLD BY GMC THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT IS NOT COVERED BY A WARRANTY. THE WIPER PULSE MODULE I AM TOLD IS THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT IN THESE CASES. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND OCCATIONALLY LEAVES A PUDDLE UNDER IT IF IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A WHILE. THE GUAGES ARE RANDOM IN THIER READINGS FOR OIL PRESSURE, TEMP, AND AMPERES.... THE FUEL SEEMS TO BE ACCURATE. OTHER PROBLEMS ARE NOT AS OBVIOUS BUT ANNOYING NONE THE LESS
- NHTSA ID
- 709100
- Incident
- Jun 29, 1999
Visibility
Filed Apr 20, 1999
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, NEW. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 836902
Visibility
Filed Apr 5, 1999
WINDSHEILD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY JUST AS THE RECALL FOR THE 1994-1996 GMC TRUCKS INDICATES, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. REPLACEMENT PART RESOLVED PROBLEM. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 836506
Visibility
Filed Jan 22, 1999
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR IS FAULTY, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 833904
Visibility
Filed Oct 1, 1998
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WITHOUT APPLICATION. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WAS REPLACED IN AUGUST OF 1998 AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 828461
Interior & seatsVisibility
Filed Sep 1, 1998
WINDSHEILD WIPER FAILURE AND UNSTABLE SEAT. CONSIDERED A DEFECT IN 1994 AND 1995 MODELS BUT NOT THE 1993 MODELS.
- NHTSA ID
- 540487
Heating & air conditioningVisibility
Filed Jan 16, 1996
FAN MOTOR FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER, HEATER AND DEFROSTER COMES ON SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 977640
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Other components reported on this vehicle
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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