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411 reportsMileage 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 21, 2000
Electrical System
APRIL 26, 1996 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BATTERY FAILED, WAS REPLACED AT SUPERIOR PONTIAC, SAN ANTONIO TEXAS WITH A AC DELCO PART 1981590. ON JULY 30,1997 THE ABS LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON. RESULT OF "ACID FROM BATTERY LEAKED ONTO SPEED SENSOR, SHORTING IT OUT." HAD TO HAVE WIRING AND CONNECTORS, REPAIRS TO ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, CA…
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APRIL 26, 1996 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BATTERY FAILED, WAS REPLACED AT SUPERIOR PONTIAC, SAN ANTONIO TEXAS WITH A AC DELCO PART 1981590. ON JULY 30,1997 THE ABS LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON. RESULT OF "ACID FROM BATTERY LEAKED ONTO SPEED SENSOR, SHORTING IT OUT." HAD TO HAVE WIRING AND CONNECTORS, REPAIRS TO ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, CABLES AND PAINT REPLACED. I HAVE ALL DEALER PAPERWORK THAT SAYS ALL THIS IN PRINT. WAS WITTNESS TO PHONE CALL AT DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS SAME THING AHPPENING ON MINI VAN. SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT AC DELCO HAS A BIG PROBLEM WITH LEAKING BATTERIES AND THEY REFUSE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT.
NHTSA ODI #724356
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 23, 2000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
EA-95026: POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE: VEHICLE EXPERIECED PROBLEM WHENEVER IT ROLLED OVER ON ROUGH SURFACE, CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO PULSATE, AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE BEEN INSPECTED BY INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. *AK
NHTSA ODI #862389
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 · May 17, 2000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
ABS FAILURE CAUSED ACCIDENT. YH
NHTSA ODI #552320
Mileage unknown · May 12, 2000
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrashInjury
I DROVE A GM PRODUCT FOR OVER 20 YEARS, BEFORE OWNING THIS MACHINE, THAT WEIGHED THE SAME AS THIS ONE, HAD THE SAME SIZE TIRES AND TYPE(FACTORY RECCOMMENDED) AS MY SUBURBAN AND I NEVER FREEWHEELED THROUGH ANY RED LIGHTS OR HIT ANYONE! IT IS VERY SCARY DRIVING THIS MACHINE. IF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE SO GOOD THEN WHY ARE THEY…
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I DROVE A GM PRODUCT FOR OVER 20 YEARS, BEFORE OWNING THIS MACHINE, THAT WEIGHED THE SAME AS THIS ONE, HAD THE SAME SIZE TIRES AND TYPE(FACTORY RECCOMMENDED) AS MY SUBURBAN AND I NEVER FREEWHEELED THROUGH ANY RED LIGHTS OR HIT ANYONE! IT IS VERY SCARY DRIVING THIS MACHINE. IF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE SO GOOD THEN WHY ARE THEY AUTOMATICALLY DISCONNECTED WHEN IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE? I THOUGHT OFF ROAD CONDITIONS AND SNOW AND ICE(WHERE 4 WHEEL DRIVE IS NECESSARY) IS WHERE YOU WOULD WANT THE SUPERIOR BRAKES?*AK
NHTSA ODI #722576
Mileage unknown · May 10, 2000
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrashInjury
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY, BRAKES GRABBED AND COMPLETELY LET GO, CAUSING DRIVER TO CRASH INTO VEHICLE AHEAD. THIS HAPPENED ON A SMOOTH ROAD SURFACE, AND NO INCLEMENT WEATHER. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE WERE REPAIRED. NOTHING WAS DONE TO THE ABS. *AK *ML
NHTSA ODI #861718
Mileage unknown · Apr 18, 2000
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash
CONSUMER WAITING AT THE INTERSECTION FOR LIGHT TO CHANGE SHE APPLIED BRAKES AND THE BRAKES DIDN'T HOLD, AND RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER STATED ABS SYSTEM WASN'T OPERABLE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #860512
Official recalls
3Apr 28, 2003
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.
Feb 5, 1999
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.
Jul 1, 1998
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.
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NHTSA investigations
3EA02006 · 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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