1998 GMC Yukon Visibility Problems

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT FUNCTION. *AK

NHTSA ID

10191069

Incident

Apr 21, 2007

Mileage

97,850 mi

DT: A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR THE SAME FAILURE THAT WAS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS STARTED ON DECEMBER 2, 2004 AND CONTINUED TO DO THIS TWO OR THREE TIMES A WEEK. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE WIPERS WENT OUT. *SC

NHTSA ID

10130584

Incident

Dec 2, 2004

Mileage

96,000 mi

FOR THE PAST YEAR, MY WIPERS HAVE BEEN STOPPING INTERMITTENTLY. ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS RAINING, THEY DO NOT START. I TRY WHEN THE WEATHER IS DRYER, AND THEY SEEM TO WORK AT THAT TIME, HOWEVER, STILL INTERMITTENLY.

NHTSA ID

10121819

Incident

May 20, 2005

Mileage

105,000 mi

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ON MY 1988 GMC YUKON OCCASSIONALLY FAILS IN WET WEATHER. (AS DESCRIBED IN YOUR FILE #30V159000) THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS, 03023 , DOES NOT COVER MY VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

10096136

Incident

Oct 18, 2004

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I HAD TO CHANGE LANES THROUGH TRAFFIC AND STOP ON THE SHOULDER BECAUSE I HAD NO VISIBILITY. THIS SAME EVENT HAS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES PREVIOUS TO THIS INCIDENT. MY HUSBAND OWN A DIFFERENT GMC VECHILE THAT WAS RECALLED DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT THE 1998 YUKON WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MOST RECENT RECALL RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT GM SHOULD ADDRESS. THIS DEFECT IS PUTTING ALOT OF PEOPLE IN DANGER AND IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT GM IS AWARE OF IT.*AK

NHTSA ID

10082800

Incident

Jul 20, 2004

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10065422

Incident

Mar 24, 2004

Mileage

84,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON THEY WILL SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING. CONSUMER HAS TO EXIST THE TRUCK AND PLAY WITH THE WIPER FOR THEM TO RESTART. THIS RESULTS IN POOR VISIBILITY AND ALMOST CAUSES ACCIDENTS. THERE'S A RECALL 03V159000 FOR THIS ISSUE BUT THE MODEL AND YEAR IS OUTSIDE THE REMEDY SCOPE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10061805

Mileage

110,000 mi

RECENTLY, MY DAUGHTER, TRACYE, A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER FOR THE DAWSON COUNTY GEORGIA SCHOOL SYSTEM, CALLED ME FOR HELP WITH HER 1998 YUKON. AT DAYS END, SHE PROCEEDED TO HER VEHICLE TO GO HOME. IT WAS RAINING HEAVILY AT THE TIME. HER WINDSHIED WIPERS WOULD NOT START. SHE CALLED ME, AND I HAD HER CHECK THE FUSE WHICH WAS OK. I THEN LEFT MY HOME TO DRIVE THE 80 MILES TO HER SCHOOL. WHILE I WAS ENROUTE, SHE CALLED AND SAID THE RAIN WAS REDUCING, AND SHE THEN DROVE THE 20 MILES TO HER HOME WITHOUT WIPERS. I CONTINUED ON TO HER HOME, SOME 90 MILES FROM MY HOME. THE NEXT MORNING, IT WAS NOT RAINING, SO I TOLD HER TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE TO SCHOOL, AND I WOULD DRIVE HER VEHICLE FOR REPAIR. I WENT TO NAPA AUTO PARTS WITH THE PROBLEM. NAPA WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM; STATING THAT GM CARS HAD A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE SOLDER CONNECTIONS BREAKING ON THE ELECTRONIC BOARD THAT CONTROLS THE WIPERS. UNFORTUNATELY, HE HAD TO ORDER THE BOARD WHICH WAS GOING TO BE DELIVERED THE NEXT MORNING. I LEFT NAPA AND WENT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER. HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM, BUT SAID THE REPAIR COVERED BY GM WENT FROM 94 THROUGH 97 MODELS. THE NEXT MORNING, I GOT THE PART FROM NAPA AND WENT TO A NAPA REPAIR SHOP. THEY WERE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS RECURRING PROBLEM ON GM CARS. SINCE I WAS WAITING, THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. THE CIRCUIT BOARD WAS THE PROBLEM. I DROPPED MY DAUGHTER'S VEHICLE AT HER SCHOOL AND RETURNED HOME. I FEEL THAT THIS WELL-KNOWN PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ITEM IN THAT OCCURRENCE WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN LIKELY WOULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE A RECALL BY GM AND THE COST OF THE BOARD AND THE LABOR SHOULD BE BORNE BY GM. OWNERS SHOULD BE COVERED ALSO FOR REPAIRS/PARTS COMPLETED AT OTHER SHOPS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10058606

Incident

Nov 15, 2003

Mileage

80,000 mi

ABOUT 3 HOURS INTO A LONG-DISTANCE TRIP, DURING HEAVY RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY CAR QUIT WORKING. I WAS PULLING A CAMP TRAILER AND HAD 4 CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME. IT WAS A VERY FRIGHENING EXPERIENCE AND CAUSED US ALL GREAT DISTRESS AND ANXIETY WITH THE DANGEROUS SITUATION. THERE WAS NO PULL-OUT AVAILABLE SO I WAS FORCED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHILE IT STUCK OUT IN THE ROADWAY. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND OPENED THE HOOD OF THE CAR. I LIGHTLY HIT THE WIPER MOTOR WITH A ROCK. THE WIPERS STARTED WORKING AGAIN. I CONTINUED DRIVING WITH CAUTION NOT KNOWING WHEN THE WIPERS MIGHT QUIT WORKING AGAIN. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE USED A LUBRICANT TO HELP REPELL WATER FROM MY WINDSHIELD AND TRY TO LIMIT THE USE OF MY WIPERS UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. I CANNOT DEPEND ON MY WIPERS TO GIVE ME VISABILITY. I CONTACTED THE GMC ASSISTANCE CENTER IN DETROIT AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM. THEY DID NOT WRITE ME BACK. MY GMC MECHANIC HAS ALSO TRIED TO GET GMC TO REPLACE THIS KNOWN DEFECT IN THEIR WASHER ASSEMBLY, ALSO WITHOUT SUCCESS. PLEASE PUT PRESSURE ON GMC TO INCLUDE 1998 YUKONS IN THEIR RECALL

NHTSA ID

10058499

Incident

Aug 26, 2003

Mileage

173,000 mi

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN SO. IDAHO, DURING A HEAVY RAINSTORM, IN MODERATE TRAFFIC, MY WINDSHIELD WIPER SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. I COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING IN FRONT OF ME (THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD) AND HAD TO GUIDE MY CAR TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD USING THE SIDE WINDOW FOR VISABILITY. I REPEATEDLY TURNED THE WIPER SWITCHES BUT COULD NOT GET THEM TO WORK. I SAT BY THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE FOR OVER 20 MINUTES WITH MY ENGINE RUNNING WHILE TRYING TO GET THE WIPERS TO START WORKING AGAIN. THEY DID NOT. I HAD TO ABANDON MY VEHICLE AND FLAG DOWN A PASSING VEHICLE TO ASSIST ME IN GETTING HELP. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE WITH A MECHANIC, AND STARTED MY YUKON UP, THE WIPERS WORKED FINE. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A GMC DEALER WHERE I FIRST LEARNED THAT THE WIPER MOTOR WAS DEFECTIVE, I LEARNED THAT GMC KNEW IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND ALSO LEARNED THAT GMC WAS NOT GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

10058496

Incident

Mar 6, 2003

Mileage

165,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE DURING A WET SNOW-STORM, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE SLUSH ON OUR WINDSHIELD, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING. IT IS ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT I WAS ABLE TO CROSS LANES AND REACH THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF MY ENGINE AND WAITED FOR APPROX. 10 MINUTES FOR THE WIPER MOTOR TO COOL DOWN. MY GMC MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS EXACT MOTOR BUT THAT GMC HAS NOT INCLUDED THE 1998 YEAR YUKONS INCLUDED. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME MY WIPERS HAVE STOPPED WORKING - ALWAYS DURING LONG-TERM DRIVING AND DURING HEAVY USE OF THE WIPERS. I HAVE WRITTEN TO GMC ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND REQUESTED THEIR HELP. THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED IN HELPING ME NOR WERE THEY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MYSELF, MY FAMILY AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD THAT ARE SEVERELY AT RISK WITH THIS PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

10058495

Incident

Feb 17, 2004

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED FUNCTIONING DUE TO THE WIRES DISCONNECTING, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. *AK

NHTSA ID

10034299

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL.*AK

NHTSA ID

10031147

Incident

Aug 8, 2003

Mileage

25,000 mi

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1998 YUKON NEVER SEEM TO WANT TO WORK WHEN IT RAINS. OTHER TIMES THEY SEEM TO BE OK ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME, BUT THE FAILURE IN THE RAIN IS ABOUT 75%. *JB

NHTSA ID

10018333

Incident

May 5, 2003

Mileage

77,000 mi

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY 1998 GMC YUKON WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE FIRST TIME I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE TOWING A 23 FT. BOAT! I KNOW GM HAS RECALLED MANY VEHICLES FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY DID NOT INCLUDE 1998 MODELS! PLEASE MAKE THEM FIX THE WHOLE PROBLEM BEFORE A LOT OF PEOPLE DIE! I ALMOST TOOK OUT THREE VEHICLES BEFORE I COULD GET OVER ON THE SHOULDER! I'VE FIXED MY YUKON ALREADY BECAUSE IT WAS TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BUT GM IS STILL DROPPING THE BALL! *JB

NHTSA ID

10017005

Incident

Aug 6, 2002

Mileage

63,000 mi

ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK MECHANISM AND DUAL ELECTRIC EXTERIOR DRIVER SIDE MIRROR HAVE FAILED TWICE.

NHTSA ID

537499