Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 GMC Suburban submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 20 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V159000 CONCERNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT HAS NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. *AK
RECALL 98 V 150 001/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, PROBLEM CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS, REDUCING A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT HAS NOT RECEIVED IT YET. NLM
AT INTERMITTENT TIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STOP DURING OPERATION OR NOT WORK AT ALL. DEALER WAS NOT NOT CONTACTED. *AK
DEALER INDICATED THAT THERE IS NO COVERAGE FOR CONSUMERS RECALLED WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR (98V-150). *NLM
EA95026, POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES SUDDENLY ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCK UP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DRIVER HAS NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, THIS HAPPENS ON ANY TYPE OF ROAD SURFACE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY *AK *ML
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (98V-150). MJS
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, HVAC CONTROLS, DOOR WINDOW MOTORS (2), ALTERNATOR, AND RADIO FAILED BETWEEN 50,000 AND 75,000. BATTERY DIED WHILE TRUCK UNDERGOING HVAC CONTROLS REPLACEMENT. WINDSHIELD MOTOR FAILURE OCCURRED DURING STORM--NEARLY CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES. DESPITE OUR REPEATED ATTEMPTS, NEITHER GM NOR DEALER HAS MADE GOOD ON ANY REPAIR/REPLACEMENT COSTS.
ON TWO OCCASIONS THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED, PRIOR TO RECALL REPAIR. *YC
NO SUMMARY
WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND HAD TO WAIT TEN MINUTES BEFORE THEY CAME ON. *AK
THE 1ST YEAR ROTORS CRACKED & BRAKES REPLACED. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING DURING A STORM. DEALER REPLACED MOTOR. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DRIVER'S DOOR WINDOW SHATTERED. ABS LIGHT CAME ON & REMAINED ON. MODULE WAS GONE & HAD IT REPLACED. *AK
DRIVERS SEAT FAILED CAUSING IT TO BREAK, FIXED AND BROKE AGAIN.
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILS INTERMITTENTLY.
WHEN USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY STOP WORKING. AFTER THE HOUSING AREA DRIES OUT THEY WORK AGAIN. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE SITUATION. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED, CAUSING WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BE INOPERABLE IN RAINSTORM.
WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING. MADE VISIBILITY VERY POOR. PULLED OVER TO SIDE & WAITED A WHILE AND THEN WIPERS STARTED WORKING AGAING FOR A WHILE. *AK
PROBLEM W/MIRROR ON DRIVER'S DOME LIGHT. *AW
KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM DESIGNED TO UNLATCH REAR WINDOWS, THIS FEATURE CAN BE ACTIVATED ACCIDENTALLY WHEN PUT IN DRIVER'S PURSE OR POCKET. *SKD
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.
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