1995 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Visibility Problems

1995 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER DID NOT HONOR THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE RECALL REPAIR.

HAD RECEIVED A RECALL ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS. HAD TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. MECHANIC INDICATED THE RECALL FOR WIPERS WERE ALREADY DONE AND WOULD NOT REDO. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND INFORMED OF SAME INFORMATION. VEHICLE NEVER REPAIRED FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS. ORIGINIAL OWNER. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND IT WILL HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO SEE DURING RAINY WEATHER. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WILL GO OUT. WIPERS PERFORM INTERMITTENTLY. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN.L DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM DISCONNECTED WHILE DRIVING 60MPH IN GUSTY AND HEAVY WINDS. DRIVER LOST VISIBILTY DUE TO ARM RESTING ON SIDE MIRROR. DRIVER'S SIDE WIPER ARM DOESN'T HAVE A CAPTURE TO HOLD THE ARM IN TACK LIKE PASSENGER'S SIDE. DEALER NOT INFORMED. *AK CONSUMER REVIEWED THIS FAILURE WITH ENGINEERS AND THEY ADMITTED THAT THE DESIGN OF THE WIPER IS FAULTY. ENGINEER IS FROM DELCO ITT AUTOMOTIVE PLANT WHERE CONSUMER WORKS AND WHERE THE ORIGINAL WIPER SYSTEM IS MADE. *JG

THE POWER WINDOWS AND THE DOOR KNOB DO NOT WORK. CONSUMER STATES HE SPOKE WITH THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AS OF YET. *JB. CONSUMER STATED THE REAR RIGHT TUNR SIGNAL NOT WORKING, THE WIRES WERE REPLACED.*MJ

WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH IN POURING RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT OUT, RESULTING IN POOR VISABILITY FOR CONSUMER. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ONCE BEFORE, BUT WINDSHIELD WIPERS EVENTUALLY WORKED AGIAN. RECENTLY, WIPERS HAVE GONE OUT, AND HAVE NOT COME BACK ON.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING AT ANY TIME. WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO OFF CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO TURN THEM BACK ON. CONSUMER S HAS EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 98 V 150 001. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

UNIT IS SAME PROBLEM AS CAMPAIGN NO 98043, KERRY CHEVROLET REFUSES TO ADD UNIT TO CAMPAIGN EVEN WITH IDENTICAL PROBLEMS STATING THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS MADE ON A DIFFERENT DAY OR ON A DIFFERENT LINE THAN THE ONES INVOLVED IN THE RECALL FOR THE WINDOW WASHER PROBLEMS. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS, ENGINE OIL PAN FAILURE, FAULTY POWER WINDOWS AND LOCKS. BROKEN PLASTIC PARTS ON THE SEAT BELTS, FROZEN EMERGENCY BRAKE AND GLAZED BRAKE PADS. POOR DEALER SERVICING. ABS BREAKS WENT SKIDISH 3 TIMES AND STILL NO FIX. LOST CONTROL. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS, ENGINE OIL PAN FAILURE, FAULTY POWER WINDOWS AND LOCKS. BROKEN PLASTIC PARTS ON THE SEAT BELTS, FROZEN EMERGENCY BRAKE AND GLAZED BRAKE PADS. POOR DEALER SERVICING. ABS BREAKS WENT SKIDISH 3 TIMES AND STILL NO FIX. LOST CONTROL. *AK

VEHICLE USED FOR EMERGENCY FIRE DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS COMPONENT FAILED TO OPERATE DURING RAINY WEATHER. *AK

RECALL 98V150001; WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, WILL QUIT DURING OPERATION. CONSUMER CALLED MANUFACTURER AND DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE SAME DEFECT.*AK *SLC

WHILE USING WINDSHELD WIPERS WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WOULD STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

RECALL COMPONENT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT(98V-150). YH

RECALL COMPONENT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT(98V-150). YH

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED ON THE INTERSTATE AT 60MPH, CAUSING LOSS OF VISION BECAUSE OF SALT SPRAY. HAD TO PULL OF HIGHWAY AND USE BACK ROADS TO DRIVE ON AND STOP OFTEN TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD BY HAND. FOUND A PARTS STORE AND REPLACED IT IN THE PARKING LOT. NOT A FUN TRIP. *AK

DEALER REFUSES TO HONOR RECALL 98V150001 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS ONCE CONSIDERED SALVAGED. BUT, CONSUMER HAS TOTALLY REPAIRED VEHICLE, AND IT IS BEING DRIVEN. *AK *ML

WHEN CLOSING THE TAILGATE RIGHT SIDE GLASS WINDOW BROKE WITH IMPACT. SAME HAPPENED WITH THE LEFT SIDE. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN ON WET ROADS PULLING A 16 FOOT TRAILER W/WOOD ON IT, AND GOING UP A SLIGHT SLOPE. WENT TO PUT 4- WHEEL DRIVE ON AND IT WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT BY A BULLDOZER. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ACCUMULATOR HAD GONE OUT. WAS TOLD THIS WAS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLE. ALSO, ELECTRIC POWER WINDOW STOPPED WORKING TEMPORARILY. MASTER SWITCH HAD GONE OUT. THIS HAPPENED IN HOT WEATHER. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION (98V-150). *MJS

ON 12-8-97 DEALER REPLACED WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE AT CONSUMER'S COST. ON 4-1-99, WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMMENCED ERRATIC OPERATION AGAIN, WIPERS WOULD REMAIN OPERATING AFTER BEING TURNED OFF FOR SOMETIME BEFORE STOPPING. ALSO WOULD STAY AT LOCATION WHERE IT STOPPD. INTERMITTENTLY, IT WOULD COME ON WHILE IN AN OFF POSITION.A RECALL GOT CONSUMER A REIMBURSEMENT FOR IST MODULE SINC EIT FAILED AGAIN. *AK

WITHOUT WARNING, DURING DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM @ 65 MPH THE WIPERS "STOPPED" IN MID-STROKE . IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE TO SAFELY SLOW DOWN AND STOP. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS THEY STARTED WIPING AGAIN. THIS CONTINUED EVERY FEW MINUTES UNTIL WE LEFT THE RAIN STORM. I CAN NOT DUPLICATE THIS WHEN IT IS DRY AND NOT RAINING.

COMING TO A STOP & WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES. THER EWAS A LOT OF GROWLING NOISE. BRAKE PEDAL GOT MUSHY. TOOK TO DEALER AGAIN & BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED FOR THE 4TH TIME. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY IN THE RAIN. WOULD CUT OFF & ON ON THEIR OWN. AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT WAS NOT CORRECTED. *AK

I WENT TO DEALERSHIP AND HAD A MIRROR REPLACED AND THEY BROKE THE CLIPS ON IT SO I CANT HAVE IT REPLACED AGIAN AND THEY DONT HAVE A RECORD OF ME BEING THERE SO THEY WONT REPLACE WHAT THEY BROKE AND I CANT AFFORD TO BUY A WHOLE NEW UNIT , PLEASE ADVISE

I HAD THE FAILURE AND COMPLETED THE REPAIR AT THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT 9 MONTHS BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. SINCE THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED, I COMPLETED THE STEPS I WAS TOLD WERE NEEDED TO OBTAIN REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY CONTINUE TO STONEWALL ME. AT THIS POINT, THE MANUFACTURER SAYS THE DEALER "NEEDS TO CLEAR THE SYSTEM" FOR THE REPAIR, AND THE DEALER SAYS HE CANNOT "CLEAR THE SYSTEM" BECAUSE IT WILL NOT ALLOW HIM TO COMPLETE THE ENTRY. NEITHER OF THEM SEEMS TO CARE WHETHER I GET REIMBURSED OR NOT. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT (98V-150) WINDSHIELD WIPERS PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY AND NEAR ACCIDENT. MJS

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT (98V-150) PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE. MJS

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD FAILED, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO MOTOR DUE TO SHORT / BURNING *YC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED.

WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN STORMS THE VEHICLE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AC/HEATER FAN FAILED.

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP UNEXPECTEDLY FOR ABOUT 2 TO 3 MINUTES THEN START BACK UP. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME/TRACK BROKE FROM MOUNTS AND ROCKED BACK AND FORTH MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE IN WET WEATHER.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL SUDDENLY STOP, AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME THEY WILL RECOVER, INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. ALSO, DRIVER'S SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET THAT HOLDS SEAT IS BROKEN, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE LACK OF SUPPORT OF SEAT. DEALER REPLACED BRACKET. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM FAILED DURING A STORM.

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED.

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK SPORADICALLY, THE DEALER HAS FIXED.*AK

WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING, CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK DEALER REALIGNED EXHAUST BECAUSE IT WAS CAUSING A RATTLING NOISE. POWER MIRROW SWITCH INOPERABLE. DRIVER DOOR HANDLE (INSIDE) INOPERABLE, DRIVER DOOR INOPERABLE. BATTERY WAS LEAKING ACID, DEALER REPLACED. REAR DOOR LIGHTS INOPERABLE. FUEL LEAK, DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP. VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT, DEALER PERFORMED ALIGNMENTS, HOWEVER HAS NOT IMPROVED PULLING. DEALER HAS REPLACED INJECTOR PUMP TWICE, MAP SENSOR, AND FUEL SOLENOID DUE TO VEHICLE STALLIING. ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER STATED DEALER HAS AGREED TO BUY BACK VEHICLE. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM,THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN DRIVING IN BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS, SUCH AS RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING WITHOUT A WARNING, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY, CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. CONSUMERC ONTACTED THE DEALER BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WHICH IS UNKNOWN. *AK

POWER WINDOWS INOPERATIVE DUE TO SHORT.

RECEIVED FIRST SNOW STORM, TURNED ON THE DEFROSTER AND WINDSHIELD CRACKED . PLEASE DESCRIBE .

WATER HEATER DEFROSTER BLOWER VENT IS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED, FAILURE TO CLEAR WINDOWS , CAUSING VISION PROBLEMS. *AK NO DEFROSTER VENT UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER BLADE , WHEN DRIVING IN SNOW THE BLADE QUICKLY ICES UP AND SOON THEREAFTER THE WINDSHIELD IS GLAZED OVER AND VISIBILITY IS ALMOST ZERO. *SLC

WATER HEATER DEFROSTER BLOWER VENT IS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED, FAILURE TO CLEAR WINDOWS , CAUSING VISION PROBLEMS. *AK NO DEFROSTER VENT UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER BLADE , WHEN DRIVING IN SNOW THE BLADE QUICKLY ICES UP AND SOON THEREAFTER THE WINDSHIELD IS GLAZED OVER AND VISIBILITY IS ALMOST ZERO. *SLC

MIRROR REMOTE LEVER FAILED. *DH

WHEN WIPER SELECTOR MODE IS IN MEDIUM TO LOW IT BECOMES INOPERATIVE. MUST PLACED ON HIGH TO RESTART. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK

POWER WINDOW FAILURE. *AW

REAR WINDSHIELD WASHER FAILED 3 TIMES. *AK

REARVIEW MIRROR DETACHED FROM WINDSHIELD. *DSH

WHEN REAR WINDOWS ARE OPENED TUNNEL EFFECT OCCURS DUE TO DESIGN OF CAR, CAUSING SEVERE VIBRATION/SHIMMY. TT