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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 17 of 411 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
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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
What owners actually said
411 reports
Mileage unknown · Oct 11, 2000
Tires
WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN RIGHT REAR TIRE WENT FLAT. PULLED OVER, CHECKED THE TIRES, AND NOTICED TIRE HAD CRACKS ON SIDEWALL NEAR THE CAUCUS OF TIRE. OTHER TIRES & SPARE HAD ALSO THE SAMECRACKS. TOOK VEHICLE TO TIRE RETAILER AFTER REPLACING TIRE. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. FIRESTONE, LT 245/75R16 WITH 50,000 MILES. ON A 1994…
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WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN RIGHT REAR TIRE WENT FLAT. PULLED OVER, CHECKED THE TIRES, AND NOTICED TIRE HAD CRACKS ON SIDEWALL NEAR THE CAUCUS OF TIRE. OTHER TIRES & SPARE HAD ALSO THE SAMECRACKS. TOOK VEHICLE TO TIRE RETAILER AFTER REPLACING TIRE. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. FIRESTONE, LT 245/75R16 WITH 50,000 MILES. ON A 1994, CHEVROLET, SUBURBAN.*AK FIRESTONE TIRES (P245 75 R16) *SLC
NHTSA ODI #872749
Mileage unknown · Oct 9, 2000
Visibility
WIPERS STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD.UNIT HAVE TO BE PULLED BY HAND TO MAKE WORK AGAIN.THIS PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE WE NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL STOP WORKING.
NHTSA ODI #733792
Mileage unknown · Oct 4, 2000
Tires
BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE TIRES(P235 75 R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, THIS TIRE IS ON RECALL AND CONSUMER HAD TO BE PUT ON A WAITING LIST AND HAS NOT YET RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
NHTSA ODI #555364
Mileage unknown · Oct 2, 2000
Visibility
WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED WHICH MAY CAUSE VISUAL DIFFICULTY AND A CRASH. CONSUMER GOT OUT AND TURNED WINDSHIELD PIVOT ARM IN ORDER FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK. THERE IS A RECALL 98V150000 FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
NHTSA ODI #871997
Mileage unknown · Oct 1, 2000
Tires
EVEN THOUGH I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED, IT ONLY HAD 245 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME & WAS PURCHASED FROM A GM DEALER. OF THE 4 ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE GROUND, I'VE HAD TO REPLACE TWO BECAUSE OF IRREGULAR WEAR & THE INABILITY TO BALANCE OR ELIMINATE VIBRATIONS FROM THE TIRES. SUCH WEAR PATTERNS ARE USUALLY INDICATIVE OF SEPARATED OR …
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EVEN THOUGH I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED, IT ONLY HAD 245 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME & WAS PURCHASED FROM A GM DEALER. OF THE 4 ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE GROUND, I'VE HAD TO REPLACE TWO BECAUSE OF IRREGULAR WEAR & THE INABILITY TO BALANCE OR ELIMINATE VIBRATIONS FROM THE TIRES. SUCH WEAR PATTERNS ARE USUALLY INDICATIVE OF SEPARATED OR BROKEN BELTS. WHEN I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER THEY OFFERED NO ADJUSTMENT. NOW THE LAST TWO OF THE ORIGINAL 4 TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE ARE EXHIBITING THE SAME TYPES OF WEAR PATTERNS. ONE OF THE FAILED TIRES WAS TURNED INTO THE DEALER A YEAR OR SO AGO WHEN I PURCHASED A NEW TIRE. I'M STILL USING ONE OF THE FAILED TIRES AS A SPARE, SO I HAVE 3 OF THE ORIGINAL 4 TIRES. (TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT24575R16 )
NHTSA ODI #733058
Mileage unknown · Sep 29, 2000
Visibility
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED WHICH CAUSED VISUAL PROBLEM AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM DUE TO A CIRCUIT BOARD, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
NHTSA ODI #871858
Mileage unknown · Sep 20, 2000
Tires
TIRE BLEW OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16 )
NHTSA ODI #732009
Mileage unknown · Sep 15, 2000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
WHEN APPYLING ABS BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN, DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *AK FRONT BRAKES ARE SHUDDERING BECAUSE FRONT BRAKES ARE TOO SMALL FOR THE VEHICLE. *YH
NHTSA ODI #870644
Mileage unknown · Sep 1, 2000
Tires
BOTH FRONT TIRES FAILED IN ABOUT 10000 MILES AFTER INSTALLATION. THE TIRES BOTH LOST THEIR INTEGRITY AND BULGED ENOUGH TO PRODUCE A SEVERE SHIMMY MAKING THE CAR HARD TO STEER. NO BLOWOUT OR TREAD SEPERATION OCCURRED, BUT THE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITHOUT HESITATION BY A BRIDGESTONE DEALER. IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES?( …
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BOTH FRONT TIRES FAILED IN ABOUT 10000 MILES AFTER INSTALLATION. THE TIRES BOTH LOST THEIR INTEGRITY AND BULGED ENOUGH TO PRODUCE A SEVERE SHIMMY MAKING THE CAR HARD TO STEER. NO BLOWOUT OR TREAD SEPERATION OCCURRED, BUT THE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITHOUT HESITATION BY A BRIDGESTONE DEALER. IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES?( DOT NUMBER: 691Q TIRE SIZE: LT245/75R1 )
NHTSA ODI #729814
Mileage unknown · Aug 31, 2000
Visibility
WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE PULSE BOARD. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V150000 DUE TO VIN. *AK
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.
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NHTSA investigations
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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.
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
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