1998 GMC Yukon

DT: A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR THE SAME FAILURE THAT WAS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS STARTED ON DECEMBER 2, 2004 AND CONTINUED TO DO THIS TWO OR THREE TIMES A WEEK. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE WIPERS WENT OUT. *SC

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I HAD TO CHANGE LANES THROUGH TRAFFIC AND STOP ON THE SHOULDER BECAUSE I HAD NO VISIBILITY. THIS SAME EVENT HAS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES PREVIOUS TO THIS INCIDENT. MY HUSBAND OWN A DIFFERENT GMC VECHILE THAT WAS RECALLED DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT THE 1998 YUKON WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MOST RECENT RECALL RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT GM SHOULD ADDRESS. THIS DEFECT IS PUTTING ALOT OF PEOPLE IN DANGER AND IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT GM IS AWARE OF IT.*AK

RECENTLY, MY DAUGHTER, TRACYE, A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER FOR THE DAWSON COUNTY GEORGIA SCHOOL SYSTEM, CALLED ME FOR HELP WITH HER 1998 YUKON. AT DAYS END, SHE PROCEEDED TO HER VEHICLE TO GO HOME. IT WAS RAINING HEAVILY AT THE TIME. HER WINDSHIED WIPERS WOULD NOT START. SHE CALLED ME, AND I HAD HER CHECK THE FUSE WHICH WAS OK. I THEN LEFT MY HOME TO DRIVE THE 80 MILES TO HER SCHOOL. WHILE I WAS ENROUTE, SHE CALLED AND SAID THE RAIN WAS REDUCING, AND SHE THEN DROVE THE 20 MILES TO HER HOME WITHOUT WIPERS. I CONTINUED ON TO HER HOME, SOME 90 MILES FROM MY HOME. THE NEXT MORNING, IT WAS NOT RAINING, SO I TOLD HER TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE TO SCHOOL, AND I WOULD DRIVE HER VEHICLE FOR REPAIR. I WENT TO NAPA AUTO PARTS WITH THE PROBLEM. NAPA WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM; STATING THAT GM CARS HAD A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE SOLDER CONNECTIONS BREAKING ON THE ELECTRONIC BOARD THAT CONTROLS THE WIPERS. UNFORTUNATELY, HE HAD TO ORDER THE BOARD WHICH WAS GOING TO BE DELIVERED THE NEXT MORNING. I LEFT NAPA AND WENT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER. HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM, BUT SAID THE REPAIR COVERED BY GM WENT FROM 94 THROUGH 97 MODELS. THE NEXT MORNING, I GOT THE PART FROM NAPA AND WENT TO A NAPA REPAIR SHOP. THEY WERE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS RECURRING PROBLEM ON GM CARS. SINCE I WAS WAITING, THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. THE CIRCUIT BOARD WAS THE PROBLEM. I DROPPED MY DAUGHTER'S VEHICLE AT HER SCHOOL AND RETURNED HOME. I FEEL THAT THIS WELL-KNOWN PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ITEM IN THAT OCCURRENCE WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN LIKELY WOULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE A RECALL BY GM AND THE COST OF THE BOARD AND THE LABOR SHOULD BE BORNE BY GM. OWNERS SHOULD BE COVERED ALSO FOR REPAIRS/PARTS COMPLETED AT OTHER SHOPS. *AK

ABOUT 3 HOURS INTO A LONG-DISTANCE TRIP, DURING HEAVY RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY CAR QUIT WORKING. I WAS PULLING A CAMP TRAILER AND HAD 4 CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME. IT WAS A VERY FRIGHENING EXPERIENCE AND CAUSED US ALL GREAT DISTRESS AND ANXIETY WITH THE DANGEROUS SITUATION. THERE WAS NO PULL-OUT AVAILABLE SO I WAS FORCED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHILE IT STUCK OUT IN THE ROADWAY. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND OPENED THE HOOD OF THE CAR. I LIGHTLY HIT THE WIPER MOTOR WITH A ROCK. THE WIPERS STARTED WORKING AGAIN. I CONTINUED DRIVING WITH CAUTION NOT KNOWING WHEN THE WIPERS MIGHT QUIT WORKING AGAIN. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE USED A LUBRICANT TO HELP REPELL WATER FROM MY WINDSHIELD AND TRY TO LIMIT THE USE OF MY WIPERS UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. I CANNOT DEPEND ON MY WIPERS TO GIVE ME VISABILITY. I CONTACTED THE GMC ASSISTANCE CENTER IN DETROIT AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM. THEY DID NOT WRITE ME BACK. MY GMC MECHANIC HAS ALSO TRIED TO GET GMC TO REPLACE THIS KNOWN DEFECT IN THEIR WASHER ASSEMBLY, ALSO WITHOUT SUCCESS. PLEASE PUT PRESSURE ON GMC TO INCLUDE 1998 YUKONS IN THEIR RECALL

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN SO. IDAHO, DURING A HEAVY RAINSTORM, IN MODERATE TRAFFIC, MY WINDSHIELD WIPER SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. I COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING IN FRONT OF ME (THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD) AND HAD TO GUIDE MY CAR TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD USING THE SIDE WINDOW FOR VISABILITY. I REPEATEDLY TURNED THE WIPER SWITCHES BUT COULD NOT GET THEM TO WORK. I SAT BY THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE FOR OVER 20 MINUTES WITH MY ENGINE RUNNING WHILE TRYING TO GET THE WIPERS TO START WORKING AGAIN. THEY DID NOT. I HAD TO ABANDON MY VEHICLE AND FLAG DOWN A PASSING VEHICLE TO ASSIST ME IN GETTING HELP. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE WITH A MECHANIC, AND STARTED MY YUKON UP, THE WIPERS WORKED FINE. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A GMC DEALER WHERE I FIRST LEARNED THAT THE WIPER MOTOR WAS DEFECTIVE, I LEARNED THAT GMC KNEW IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND ALSO LEARNED THAT GMC WAS NOT GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM.