Driver reported intermittent loss of windshield wipers, primarily during summer months while trying to clean windshield. Oct 2004, first big rain of the season and wipers are intermittent again. Loss of wipers while heavy downpour on freeway lead to near serious accident.0/19/04 - spoke with chevrolet customer assistance. They report no recall for this year (1999, sold in 6/1998) and not service bulletin. A look on the internet found many complaints for the same year. Arranging to have service done; will keep old defective part (motor?). *ak I doubt this is an isolated situation given the occurance of failures acknowledge via the existing recalls, and the qty of complaints received.
1999 Chevrolet Suburban visibility complaints
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Windshield wipers failed to operate.
Windshield wipers quit working while driving in a rain storm. Windshield wipers stuck in the up right position. This reduced driver's visibility, almost resulting in an accident. Consumer pulled of the road and waited until the rain stopped. The relay switch or mechanism is mounted on the firewall broke due to the heat, which caused the failure.
Intermittently when the windshield wipers were engaged they malfunctioned. Windshield wipersz will either not work, quit working while engaged, or engage in the faster speed. Dealership replaced the circuit board,the wiper motor, and the tap washer.
Windshield wipers failed in middle of downpour. Had to pull onto shoulder of road. Have not had them inspected yet.
Turned windshield wipers on during heavy rain as I was driving down interstate . Windshield wipers stopped working in middle of windshield.my driving was impaired,so I pulled over to side of road. I then moved the wipers with my hand.they started to work,but stopped again. This also happens to my other vehicle.
The wipers would occasionally work normally, or not work at all or turn themselves on and we were unable to stop them until we turned off the ignition.
Unexpected windshield wiper motor failure at 60 MPH on interstate. Able to manuever to shoulder without incident. Car is parked. Looking for answers and solution.
Problem with windshield wipers. I have had a continual problem with the wipers and have read in several places that there had been a recall on chevrolet suburbans prior to model years 1999. This is an intermitent problem sometimes they work, sometimes they won't go off at all (they keep running) sometimes when I try to use the wiper washer they continue to go and usually stop in the middle of the windshield.
While driving in inclement weather windshield wipers came on and off on their own. Dealer was aware this was an intermittent problem. Driver informed the mechanic this problem occurred and will remain.
1999 chevrolet suburban. As of 4/28/04 with only 47k miles, A/C compressor defective & dealer will not replace in spite of several attempts to repair before warranty expired, as soon as 3 months after purchase in october of 2002. Replaced brakes 3 times at our expense. Dealer (bob neill pontiac in winston-salem, nc refused to repair under warranty), steering problems, attempted repair, again at our expense. Replaced door locks and window mechanism's at our cost. Total piece of junk. Will never buy from bob neill pontiac in winston-salem, nc again & will never buy another gm product. Just bought entire fleet (6 trucks) from chevy. Dealer n kernersville, nc). Waiting with baited breath for the entire lot to break down. Completely disgusted with gm.
Windshield wiper blades would periodically quit during a light rain. Would usually start back after turning wipers off and on again. Last time during a driving rain storm on I-10 with 18 wheeler close behind, wiper system completely stopped. A very helpless feeling and dangerous situation. Wiper module was replaced the next week. This should be a recall. Talked to dealer and they were aware of several cars with similar situation.
The windshield wipers on my 1999 chev. Suburban fail from time to time and the windshield washer was failing from time to time, but now never works.
Malfunction of windshield wipers during use in rainy weather. Windshield wipers stopped working.
While driving in inclement weather windshield wipers came on and off own their own. Dealer was aware that this was an intermittent problem. Mechanic determined that windshield wiper motor needed to be replaced.
Intermittent windsheild wipers work sporadically.
While driving on an interstate at 65 MPH, the front driver side window shattered and blew out. There were no other vehicles in the vicinity. Out as opposed to in because most of the shattered glass was blown away from my vehicle.
I purchased the used vehicle from glendale car connection at on 8/28/03. I noticed on the day of purchase it seemed hard to steer the vehicle so I mentioned it to the sales person as well as the office manager. It was scheduled to be repaired. I drove the vechicle home that night I begin to notice a hard turn made the vehicle make a noise I too the vehicle back to glendale car connection were the mechanic told me the power steering pump was going out and he change it I also asked about the brakes squealing and he said the vehicle needed brake fluid which he put in. I took the vehicle home and begin to drive it I noticed it was getting hard to turn and it would swerve while driving it, I contacted the dealer again. The office manager kathy baggett told me it was not covered under my warranty and the company would not fix it so I had to pay to get it fix, at this time the brakes still squeal and I have used tires on the vehicle that are different sizes. Katy stated at the time of purchase for $100 more she would supply the vehicle with new tires. I feel I was sold an unsafe vehicle and when I brought it to their attention the company did not care.
Windshield wiper motor failed without warning. *ak the wipers worked intermittently, stop in the middle of the windshield, and would not dispense wiper fluid.
While driving front windshield wipers would be hard to turn on/off. This would cause a distraction to the consumer's view while driving.
Vehicle windshield wipers became inoperative while driving in the rain.*mr the dealer informed the consumer there was a recall on the 1994-1997 models *ts
Heater vents smoked without warning. Dealer stated that heater switch melted.
Consumer's vehicle had the same problem as mentioned in the recall concerning the windshield wipers. Recall number unknown. Dealer would not repair vehicle because the VIN was not included.*ak *ph
Windshield wiper faulty and the brake booster system failed. The wipers will work but than all the sudden stop. The brakes completely went out and the vehicle had very little brake capablility to it. I talked to gm manager jack cunningham on 082903 and he said that a recall has been issued for faulty wipers on years 1994-1997. He did not address the brake problem. Jack said that under the special policy that if my vehicle had the same problem as the recall, gm would honor the recall. I called ed bozarth service and chris needed to verify from jack that this repair would be covered. Chris as well as myself has not yet received a call back from jack at 866 942 4368 x 48470. I called the gm customer service 800# and they said this year is not covered under the recall. I explained to them that I talked to jack and what he said. They commented that they did not want to go over his head and transfered me back to his audix.this needs to be recalled for the faulty wipers and the brake system needs to be investiagated, because these are safety issues and need to be corrected. Thank you
Repeated windshield wiper motor failure on 1999 chevrolet suburban. I could rap on wiper motor box and get it to resume several times, but it would fail again in 20 to 30 minutes. Eventually it failed completely late on a rainy night. I drove 30 miles with no wipers in the rain rather than be stranded with wife and two small children in rural virginia where we have recently had news of attacks and rapes of motorists who had stopped to check their maps.
Windshield wiper failure (intermittent)
Vehicle stalls/electrical resets when engaging reverse or drive regardless if vehicle is cold or hot.
Truck pulls to the left while driving and pulls hard to the left when applying brakes, although some modifications have helped the truck continues to pull left, hard left, especially in a panic braking situation, modifications included rotors machined, repacked wheel bearings, pads deglaze, new front brake pads installed, front rotors switched. Cj
Consumer has several problems with vehicle: front end pulls to the right and left while driving, there are front end alignment problems, it has been aligned, however still pulls to the right and left. Engine is burning antifreeze, when checked shortly after vehicle was serviced the oil was down 2 quarts, vapor recovery tank was empty, antifreeze/water level in antifreeze in radiator was down 1 quart, head gaskets leaking antifreeze into the combustion chamber and burning the antifreeze, check engine light illuminated, coolant level in radiator dropped once the engine was started, there was a minute amount of exhaust gases coming out of the filler neck of the radiator and the water level slowly dropped in the radiator. Vehicle pulls drastically to the left while braking, dealer has replaced brake pads and rear shoes and has refaced rotors and drums, pulling still exists, dealer also replaced the proportioning valve. Transmission makes a ticking noise. A specialist looked at vehicle and observed that when the engine was started, it charges at 15.1 volts direct current which is overhcarging the batter, even after vehicle ran for 15 minutes, the vehicle was still charging at 14.71 volts, the battery has failed 4 times, it has leaked and corroded, check gauges light came on and all gauges went crazy. Vehicle idles high, dealer replaced idler air control valve. Driver side mirror will not turn side to side, dealer replaced faulty mirror switch.
After getting home and closing car door, rear/right passenger's quater window shattered. There was no prior warning, window was not cracked or loose. Contatced dealer, and dealer said that window was not part of warranty,and that they won't do anything unless consumer pays for it.
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