THE ENGINE SEEMS TO RUN TOO HOT LATELY. I'VE REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT & FLUSHED SYS. W/ NO IMPROVEMENT. WIPERS STOPPED WORKING W/O REASON AND WASHER MOTOR DOESN'T DISPENSE WATER PROPERLY. ONLY 1 REAR DOOR WINDOW DEFROSTS AND ONLY PARTIALLY. I'VE CLEANED CONTACTS W/ NO RESULTS. REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW POWER DOESN'T WORK. USED T…
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THE ENGINE SEEMS TO RUN TOO HOT LATELY. I'VE REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT & FLUSHED SYS. W/ NO IMPROVEMENT. WIPERS STOPPED WORKING W/O REASON AND WASHER MOTOR DOESN'T DISPENSE WATER PROPERLY. ONLY 1 REAR DOOR WINDOW DEFROSTS AND ONLY PARTIALLY. I'VE CLEANED CONTACTS W/ NO RESULTS. REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW POWER DOESN'T WORK. USED TO WORK OFF AND ON, BECAUSE OF IRREGULARITY WINDOW IT'S LEFT UP AT ALL TIMES. *AK
NHTSA ODI #726082
Mileage unknown · Jun 25, 2000
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WINDSHIELD WIPERS FREEZE UP AND STALL AFTER MOVEING ABOUT 1 INCH,IF I JIGGLE WIPER CONTROL SWITCH IN ABOUT 1 MINUTE IT SOMETIMES WIPES WINDOW 1 TIME AND THEN SHUTS OFF.THEN IT SEEMS TO WORK OK FOR A WHILE.I KNOW GMC HAD A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR.COULD THIS DEFECTIVE PART HAVE BEEN USED ON MY VEHICLE?MY VEHICLE WAS MADE ABOUT 4+MONT…
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WINDSHIELD WIPERS FREEZE UP AND STALL AFTER MOVEING ABOUT 1 INCH,IF I JIGGLE WIPER CONTROL SWITCH IN ABOUT 1 MINUTE IT SOMETIMES WIPES WINDOW 1 TIME AND THEN SHUTS OFF.THEN IT SEEMS TO WORK OK FOR A WHILE.I KNOW GMC HAD A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR.COULD THIS DEFECTIVE PART HAVE BEEN USED ON MY VEHICLE?MY VEHICLE WAS MADE ABOUT 4+MONTHS BEFORE THE AFFECTED RECALL. *AK
NHTSA ODI #724528
Mileage unknown · Jun 3, 2000
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WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAN GET WIPERS TO MOVE WITH SWITCH ON. *AK
NHTSA ODI #723527
Mileage unknown · May 30, 2000
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WHILE DRIVING WOULD TURN ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THEY WOULD QUIT WORKING WITHOUT A WARNING. THEN, WOULD RESTART AGAIN. *AK
NHTSA ODI #862691
Mileage unknown · May 17, 2000
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MY 1994 GMC WAS SAID TO BE COVERD UNDER RECALL 98V15001, THEN THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT (ACCORDING TO HIS COMPUTER). SOME 94 VEHICLES ARE COVERED, AND MINE WAS NOT--THIS IS THE EXACT SAME PART CAUSING THE PROBLEM FOR THE RECALL, AND I HAD TO PAY $104.00 TO REPLACE AN ADMITTEDLY DEFECTIVE PART. I COULD UNDERSTAND IF THE CAR WA…
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MY 1994 GMC WAS SAID TO BE COVERD UNDER RECALL 98V15001, THEN THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT (ACCORDING TO HIS COMPUTER). SOME 94 VEHICLES ARE COVERED, AND MINE WAS NOT--THIS IS THE EXACT SAME PART CAUSING THE PROBLEM FOR THE RECALL, AND I HAD TO PAY $104.00 TO REPLACE AN ADMITTEDLY DEFECTIVE PART. I COULD UNDERSTAND IF THE CAR WAS A YEAR OLDER, BUT CARS IN THE SAME MODEL YEAR, MADE IN THE SAME PLANT, ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE SAME RECALL. ALSO, THE COMPUTER FOR THE RECALL INFORMATION IS DIFFERENT AT GMC HEADQUARTERS THEN AT THE DEALER! THEY ALSO WERE DIFFERENT ON ANOTHER RECALL (RADIATOR CAP). GM SHOULD ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT AND COVER THESE COSTS. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION OF THE PART NUMBER INVOLVED AND THE COSTS AND ASK THE NHTSA TO INTERCEDE TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT--MY WIPERS FAILED WHILE I WAS ON A HIGHWAY IN A STORM, JUST AS THE RECALL SAID THEY WOULD AND THEY SHOULD BE COVERED. THANKS, MIKE WATERS. *AK
NHTSA ODI #722810
Mileage unknown · Feb 23, 2000
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WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CIRCUIT BOARD. DEALER HAS REPAIRED WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD. *AK *ML
NHTSA ODI #857371
Mileage unknown · Feb 23, 2000
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WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING AT TIMES, AT OTHER TIMES THEY WOULD NOT COME ON AT ALL. SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 98V150001. *AK
NHTSA ODI #719107
Mileage unknown · Dec 16, 1999
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MY VEHICLE HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE NHTSA RECALLS #98V150001 & #98V150000. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY TOLD ME MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE EXISTING NHSTA RECALLS NEED TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDED ADDITIONAL DATES OF VEHICLE MANUFACTURE OR ADDITIONAL WIPER CIRCUT BOARDS. *AK
NHTSA ODI #716106
Mileage unknown · Nov 12, 1999
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WNIDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. AFTER PUSHING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MANUALLY THEY CONTINUE TO WORK AGAIN. DRIVER ALMOST HAD ONE CRASH BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 98V15001, WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING DUE …
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WNIDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. AFTER PUSHING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MANUALLY THEY CONTINUE TO WORK AGAIN. DRIVER ALMOST HAD ONE CRASH BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 98V15001, WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING DUE TO VIN. *AK
NHTSA ODI #842844
Mileage unknown · Oct 25, 1999
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THE PROBLEM WAS OCASSIONAL, NOW IT IS COMPLETE FAILURE. THERE IS CURRENTLY A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE 1994 CHEVORLET SUBURBAN- FOR WINSHIELD MOTOR FAILURE, HOWEVER WHEN I CONTACTED GMC, THEY TOLD ME IT DID NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE.
ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, PICKUP TRUCKS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES WITH CERTAIN MODEL-ENGINE COMBINATIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MAY FAIL DUE TO CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR DURING BAD WEATHER, DRIVER VISIBILITY WOULD BE REDUCED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 19, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, GMC AT 1-800-462-8782, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PICKUP TRUCKS, CREW CABS, UTILITY TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH THE POLARITY OF THE WIRING FOR THE ZERO ADJUST BRAKE SWITCH REVERSED FROM WHAT WAS SPECIFIED ON THE SWITCH DRAWING. WITH THE REVERSED POLARITY, THE CONTACTS IN THE BRAKE SWITCH CAN WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. THE BRAKE SWITCH WILL PERFORM NORMALLY UNTIL THE BRAKE SWITCH CONTACTS WEAR OUT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF THE BRAKE LAMPS WITHOUT ANY WARNING TO THE DRIVER.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS WOULD FAIL TO WARN A FOLLOWING DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE IS BRAKING AND COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE SWITCH AND REVERSE THE WIRING.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, 2 AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE. SOLDER JOINTS NEAR THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR CAN CRACK CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS, REDUCING A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
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EA02006 · Windshield Wiper Failure
Opened May 31, 2002 · Closed Jul 23, 2003
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:motor
AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
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AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
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AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
DP00001 · Oem Hitch Receiver Platform Cracking
Opened Jan 31, 2000 · No close date supplied
Status: open (inferred from source dates) · Equipment
THE PETITION ALLEGES THAT CRACKS IN THE HITCH RECEIVER PLATFORM MAY LEAD TO SEPARATION OF THE TRAILER AND LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL
EA95026 · Poor Brake Performance
Opened Sep 20, 1995 · Closed Sep 20, 2001
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
POOR PERFORMANCE OF ABS BRAKES
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