IllustrationWINDSHIELD WIPERS COMPLETELY CUT OFF WHILE WORKIING,AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T EVEN COME ON.DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER RECALL 98V1500000 DUE TO VIN. *AK
1994 GMC Suburban
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 270 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Visibility. Review the 72 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Tires. Review the 17 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
64 crash reports4 fire reports13 injury reports
Visibility complaints
72 reportsI AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM STATED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #: 98V150000. MANUFACTURER CAMPAIGN # 98043. WHEN I CHECKED WITH MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE ID NUMBER WAS NOT COVERED BY THIS NOTICE AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT A GREATER NUMBER OF VEHICLE NEED TO BE COVER AS THE PROBLE…
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I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM STATED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #: 98V150000. MANUFACTURER CAMPAIGN # 98043. WHEN I CHECKED WITH MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE ID NUMBER WAS NOT COVERED BY THIS NOTICE AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT A GREATER NUMBER OF VEHICLE NEED TO BE COVER AS THE PROBLEM STATED IN YOUR NOTICE IS EFFECTING MY VEHICLE.
WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH IS ACTIVATED, SOMETIMES THE WIPERS WILL WORK, AND MOST OF THE TIME THEY WON'T. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT PRIOR TO NOTICE AND IS HAVING TROUBLE WITH REIMBURSEMENT. MJS (WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROLLER).
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY IN RAIN. GO OFF & ON BY THEMSELVES. WOULD HAVE GET OUT & HIT MOTOR START WIPERS AT TIMES. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBLITY FOR THE DRIVER. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN AT 35 MPH WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS BEGAN TO DETERIORATE, CONSUMER TURNED ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND BLADES FLEW OFF, RESULTING IN CONSUMER TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER RECALL COMPONENT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (98V-150). MJS
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, AND DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE IN USE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS WHICH MAY RESULTIN A CRASH. WIPERS STALLED IN MID-STROKE. THE FIRST TIME THEY STARTED AGAIN AFTER TURNING SWITCH ON AND OFF. THE SECOND TIME THEY RESTARTED ON THEIR OWN AFTER APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEH…
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WHILE IN USE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS WHICH MAY RESULTIN A CRASH. WIPERS STALLED IN MID-STROKE. THE FIRST TIME THEY STARTED AGAIN AFTER TURNING SWITCH ON AND OFF. THE SECOND TIME THEY RESTARTED ON THEIR OWN AFTER APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN #. *AK
Official recalls
303V159000 · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer
Apr 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.
99V025000 · Exterior Lighting:brake Lights:switch
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.
98V150001 · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer
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.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
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.
Additional source detail variants (2)
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.
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.
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