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.
10
Latest Mar 22, 2018
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.
8%
of 133 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.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1997 GMC Yukon submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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 Mar 22, 2018
ON MY 1997 YUKON THE FRONT WIPER MOTOR FAILS INTERMITTENTLY USUALLY WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. THE FAILURE IS CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT IN THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD. IN 1998 A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM ON A NUMBER OF GM VEHICLES, HOWEVER THE RECALL COVERED VEHICLES FROM 1994 TO EARLY 1997. ALTHOUGH GM CONTINUED TO USE THE SAME DEFECTIVE CIRCUIT BOARDS IN AT LEAST THE LATE 1997 AND 1998 MODELS THEY WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. WE HAVE HAD 2 1998 GMC SIERRA'S THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND EVERYONE ELSE I KNOW WITH A 1998 SIERRA HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. IN FACT SOME YEARS AGO A MET A MAN WHO'S WIFE WAS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT AFTER THE SUDDEN FAILURE OF THEIR WIPER MOTOR. BECAUSE THEIR VEHICLE WAS ALSO A 1998 AND NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL THERE WAS NO COMPENSATION. BY NOW I AM SURE GM IS WELL AWARE OF THE FACT THAT THEY CONTINUED TO USE THE DEFECTIVE CIRCUIT BOARDS LONG AFTER THE DATES COVERED IN THEIR RECALLS.
NHTSA ID
11080920
Incident
Mar 22, 2018
Mileage
54,000 mi
BrakesHeating & air conditioningFuel system+1 more
Filed Feb 3, 2007
Crash reported1 injury reported
BRAKES FAILED AT LOW SPEED AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT STOP LIGHT. PUSHED BRAKES TO THE FLOOR AND SEEMED TO PICK UP SPEED. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TOTALED THE OTHER CAR. WENT RIGHT UP ON TOP OF HIS BACK END. IT COST ME 200.00 TO FIX MY YUKON. HAD ALREADY REPLACE ABS SYSTEM ABOUT 8 YEARS AGO.THE BACK WINDSHEILD SHATTERED ONE DAY WHEN I GOT INTO THE DRIVERS SEAT.THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS HAD SERIOUS PROBLEM.REPLACED THE COMPUTER PART TWICE. *NM
NHTSA ID
10181501
Incident
Sep 25, 2006
BrakesVisibility
Filed Nov 9, 2004
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CONSISTANT WITH RECALL. NUMBER CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 03V159000 ALTHOUGH THE CONSUMER MISSED THIS RECALL BY A YEAR THE PROBLEM IS STILL THE SAME. ABS BRAKES AT ALL SPEEDS FEEL SPONGY AND OFTEN GOES CLEAR TO THE FLOOR. *TC
NHTSA ID
10096784
Incident
Jun 21, 2004
Mileage
127,900 mi
Visibility
Filed Jul 24, 2004
BROKEN WIPER MOTOR, WILL NOT BE COVERED BY GMC OR DEALER DUE TO ITS A 1997 AND HAS 110K MILES. IT HAPPEND DURING A RAIN STORM AND I WAS STRANDED BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR AN HOUR. NOW I CANT DRIVE IN THE RAIN, AND THEY WANT 200 BUCKS TO FIX IT. WHY IS IT NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL? I CALLED GMC AND HAVE RECORD NUMBER 1-239-630035. *AK
NHTSA ID
10082574
Incident
Jul 24, 2004
Mileage
110,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Apr 14, 2004
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL. SAME PART GMC USES IN 1997 C/K SERIES AND 1997 SURBURBANS HAVE BEEN RECALLED UNDER GM RECALL NUMBER 03023. 1997 YUKONS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THE PART IS THE SAME.
NHTSA ID
10066142
Incident
Apr 13, 2004
Mileage
105,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Sep 26, 2002
THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE WINSHIELD WIPERS. *SCC
NHTSA ID
567635
Visibility
Filed Jul 22, 2002
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK SOMETIMES. SWITCH IS OPERATIVE AS IS MOTOR. ELECTRICAL SHOP WANTS TO "SEARCH DOWN A POTENTIAL SHORT" THEY HAVE SEEN SEVERAL YUKONS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND 1996 YUKONS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK
NHTSA ID
764568
Incident
Jan 1, 2002
Visibility
Filed Jul 18, 2002
MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK OCCASIONALLY OR FAIL COMPLETELY. I AM AFRAID OF SOME DAY I WILL BE CAUGHT IN THE RAIN, WITH THEM NOT WORKING. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER, AND EXPLAINED MY PROBLEM. THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO FIX THEM MYSELF AT A COST OF $120, BECAUSE MY YUKON IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL.*AK
NHTSA ID
764380
SteeringVisibility
Filed May 9, 2001
WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT TIHS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH GMDC VEHICLES. STEERING CENTERING DEVICE MAKE VEHICLE STEERING ERRATIC .THIS IS ALSO AN ONGOING PROBLEM.*AK
NHTSA ID
745098
Incident
Apr 1, 2001
Body & structureBrakesInterior & seats+2 more
Filed Sep 9, 1997
DRIVER SEAT POWER RISER FAILED.
NHTSA ID
603723
Incident
Jan 22, 1996
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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