Tl*the contact owns a 1997 chevrolet suburban. The contact stated that the windshield wiper motor would intermittently function when in activation; and over a period of time the failure became progressively worse. The vehicle was repaired. The federal safety agency recall campaign id number 03v159000 (visibility: windshield wiper/washer) was associated with the failure. The dealer and manufacturer were notified and stated that the recall was closed. They also stated that the vehicle would not have qualified due to the model year, excessive mileage; and because the vehicle was purchased used. The contact disagreed with the manufacturer and the dealer and stated that the recall summary did not mention those factors as a requirement. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.
1997 Chevrolet Suburban 1500: windshield wiper failure
5 of the 16 complaints about the 1997 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 describe windshield wiper failure.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 31%
- typical mileage
- 120,000
- recalls
- 0
Windshield wiper failure by model year
- 20231
- 20111
- 20081
- 20051
- 20001
- 19983
- 19975
- 19961
- 19952
- 19943
What owners say
When it began to rain, I turned on the wiper switch to have nothing happen but a soft buzzing noise. This has been ongoing and intermittent, since it began shortly after I purchased the vehicle in may of 2003. I now find there was a recall for this, but I was never notified and now will have to pay for the repair out of pocket. Gm recall no. 03023. Gm refuses to help as the recall has been "closed", and their records indicate the repair was made. I owned the vehicle during that entire time. It was not repaired!
Windshield wipers work only sometimes. Sometimes have to spin the controller a few times to get them working. Even then they may not work. Frustrating!
Because of problems with the turn signal mechanism the wipers stop on there own at any given time and now the brake lights do not work at all, per the dealers inspection. No repairs have been done yet as I believe this should be a recall of a very serious matter!
My windshield wipers quit working during a rainstorm.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 wipers
Is windshield wiper failure a common problem on the 1997 Chevrolet Suburban 1500?
5 of 16 owner complaints about the 1997 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 (31%) mention windshield wiper failure. The model year with the most reports is 1997.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Chevrolet Suburban 1500?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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