Tl*the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet suburban. The contact noticed that her windshield wipers would turn on and off automatically after she manually activated the wipers. The wipers would stop moving, but she could hear the windshield motor still running. The vehicle has not been taken to the dealer. A friend of the contact, who is also a mechanic, stated that the circuit board was the cause of the failure. The manufacturer stated that the VIN was excluded from the federal safety agency campaign id number 03v159000 (visibility:windshield wiper/washer) because of the model year. The current mileage was 215,638 and failure mileage was approximately 140,000.
1999 Chevrolet Suburban: windshield wiper failure
31 of the 634 complaints about the 1999 Chevrolet Suburban describe windshield wiper failure.
- owner complaints
- 31
- of this car's complaints
- 5%
- typical mileage
- 85,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Windshield wiper failure by model year
What owners say
Windshield wipers work when they want to, when it rains they don't work and when it's dry they do...you can hear the motor trying to work but nothing happens. This has been going on for almost a year now and is happening much more frequently now.
1999 suburban with brake problems customer believes that her vehicle should have been included in the gm recall #630-2438**cc the consumer was having problems with the ABS activating at low speeds. The ABS sensor was removed and corrosion was cleaned from the knuckles. The right front caliper bolt was replaced. Even though the consumer experienced the same problem as stated in the recall, the vehicle identification number was not included in the recall there were certain vehicle identification numbers. The accelerator pedal was hard to push down. The dealer cleaned the injectors. The rear wiper had to be replaced.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving various speeds in rainy weather, the windshield wiper/washer worked intermittently. The vehicle was inspected by an independent repair shop who replaced the windshield wiper/washer motor. The manufacturer was not alerted of this incident.
Dt: while traveling in a severe rainstorm the windshield wipers stopped working intermittent and subsequently they stopped working completely. The contact wiggled the wires where the wires plug into the wiper motor. The windshield wipers began to work but later on they quit again. The contact found a plastic tie to place on the wiring harness to hold tight against the motor which allowed the windshield wipers to work. This corrected the problem at this time. The consumer received a recall letter on a separate vehicle, but not on the other vehicle which has this problem. The vehicle was excluded due to the VIN and the model, but this vehicle was experiencing the same symptoms as indicated in the recall. The recall involved the windshield wiper motor. No further corrections or repairs at this time.
Dt: consumer owens a 1999, chevrolet suburban. The windshield wiper motor module needed replacement. Windshield wipers will work off and on while driving. When turning them in the on position while going 60 MPH the windshield wipers quit on 7-10-2005. The dealership replaced the windshield wiper pulse module at consumer's expense because it was bad. Consumer knew that there was a recall on all models from the mid 1990s through 1997. There were no other known problems with the vehicle at this time. As of now the consumer has not contacted the manufacturer. The dealership that worked on the vehicle was not the same as the one where vehicle was purchased. *ak
Dt: 1999 chevrolet suburban, the problem is with the windshield wiper module. While driving in a rain storm the windshield wipers stopped working. Pulled over, played around with the switch, and the windshield wipers operated. The car was in the repair shop for general service work and when the windshield wipers didn't work. Consumer told the mechanic, and he opened the hood, and hit the module and windshield wipers started to work. Also mechanic told consumer that there was manufacturer's recall 98043 on this vehicle. Consumer took the vehicle to a chevrolet dealer, and they told him that there was no recall on this vehicle. After pressing the dealer he admitted there was a recalls on other VIN. Mechanic and service manager stated that they had done many of these recall repairs.
1999 chevy suburban truck c 1500 suburban @wd v8-350 5.7l windshield wiper defect have been called by gm for other vehicles. The 1999, which I own, has the same defect, but no recall! Dangerously stops functioning while driving, then intermittent, then will not shut off. When turned off, they remain up on windshield at times and block driving view. Has happened since I purchased vehicle in june 2004. Please advise.
The problem is something to do with the windshield wiper motor or something. At first they would stop just anywhere, and I would have to get out and move them back and forth to start them again, then when I would turn them off, they wouldn't turn off. This happened again and again, them going out at assorted times. Finally, now they make a grinding sound but will not come on at all.
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.
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.
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Related recalls
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Questions about the 1999 Chevrolet Suburban wipers
Is windshield wiper failure a common problem on the 1999 Chevrolet Suburban?
31 of 634 owner complaints about the 1999 Chevrolet Suburban (5%) mention windshield wiper failure. The model year with the most reports is 1994.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1999 Chevrolet Suburban?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1999 Chevrolet Suburban
ABS 63Tire blowout 50Pulling 47Brake failure 26Stalling 20Door locks 17Fuel pump 14Grinding brakes 13Jerking 12No deployment 11Headlights 11Transmission failure 11Fire or smoke 9Power steering loss 9Won't start 8Premature wear 7Check engine light 5Knocking 5Fuel gauge 5Loss of power 5Overheating 5
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