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Complaint 502408

1998 GMC ENVOY • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING • incident Oct 19, 2004

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
502408
Make
GMC
Model
ENVOY
Model Year
1998
Component
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
Incident Date
Oct 19, 2004
Date Received
Oct 20, 2004
Data As Of
Sep 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING

Owner Narrative

WIPER MALFUNCTION WITH EXACT SYMPTOMS THAT THE NEWER GMC SUV ARE HAVING. MECHANICS ARE USING THE SAME PART ON ALL VEHICLES AND IT OCCURS SPIRATICALLY. DEALERS ARE SAYING THIS CONTROLLING DEVICE IS COMMON TO HAVE THIS OCCUR. THE WIPER MOTOR SOMETIMES JUST STOP OR CHANGE SPEED ON IT'S OWN AND IT HAS BE OCCURING FROM 96 TO CURRENT AND THEY ONLY WANT TO REPLACE CERTAIN ONES. I OWN A 98 GMC ENVOY AND THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT WHEN IT DOES IT IS DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING IN THE VEHICLE ESPECIALLY TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS WHEN IT IS RAINING.

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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