34 of the 230 complaints about the 1998 GMC Sierra are about the glass, mirrors and wipers — 15% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 96,000 miles.
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Complaints
0
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE. IF I TAP ON THE WINDSHIELD MOTOR CASE THEY MAY WORK FOR A WHILE. I CAN HEAR THE MOTOR RUN WHEN THEY ARE NOT WORKING.
NHTSA complaint #10163185 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL OFF & ON--MOSTLY NEVER WORK.
NHTSA complaint #10157039 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS FIRST BEGAN FALL OF 2005. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED AND EXPLAINED NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WIPERS.
NHTSA complaint #10156529 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
DT: THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NO LONGER WORKING PROPERLY. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK SOMETIMES. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED IN 2-2004. THE CONSUMER STATESDTHAT ONCE HE SMELLED A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS RECALL 02054 ON THE 1997 MODELS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS AT THIS TIME.
NHTSA complaint #10135473 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
DURING A HEAVY RAIN STORM THE WINDSHIELD MOTOR/WIPERS QUIT WORKING WHICH IMPAIRED MY VISION.
NHTSA complaint #10132962 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
FAILURE IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSING SHORT WITH WINDSHIELD WASHER. FRIEND HAS 96 CHEVY WITH SAME PROBLEM. THEY FAIL TO WORK IN THE RAIN. WORK FINE DURING SUNSHINE. WORK ONLY OCASSIONALLY.
NHTSA complaint #10129045 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY RAIN. HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEM FOR AROUND A YEAR BEFORE THEY FINALLY QUIT. CHECKED RECALLS , BUT THIS YEAR MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED.
NHTSA complaint #10121926 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTANTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE. USUALLY AFTER THEY RUN A WHILE AND USUALLY STOP AT THE WORST TIME RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A HEAVY DOWNPOUR. WHEN I OPEN THE HOOD I CAN HEAR A SOFT BUZZING NOISE. WHEN I WIGGLE THE CABLE HARNESS ASSEMBLY THAT GOES TO THE MOTOR THE WIPERS WILL START AGAIN. BUT THEN WHEN I SHUT THE HOOD THE VIBRATION SOMETIMES CAUSES THE WIPERS TO STOP. THIS HAD BEEN GOING ON SINCE LAST YEAR, 2004. THIS IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I HAVE READ ABOUT IN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 03V15900.
NHTSA complaint #10110301 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING ON A RAINY DAY. THIS RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY FOR DRIVER. DEALERSHIP INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED DUE TO VIN.
NHTSA complaint #10089630 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED AND THEN MAY START AT A LATER TIME. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS WHEN IT STOPPED AUGUST 20, 2004 IN A DRIVING RAIN STORM AND WE HAD TO PULL OVER BUT IT SOON RESTARTED. LATER THE SAME DAY IT STOPPED AGAIN AND DID NOT RESTART PLACING US IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS MORNING IT IS WORKING AGAIN.
NHTSA complaint #10088388 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED AND THEN MAY START AT A LATER TIME. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS WHEN IT STOPPED AUGUST 20, 2004 IN A DRIVING RAIN STORM AND WE HAD TO PULL OVER BUT IT SOON RESTARTED. LATER THE SAME DAY IT STOPPED AGAIN AND DID NOT RESTART PLACING US IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS MORNING IT IS WORKING AGAIN.
NHTSA complaint #10088388 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT HOME. THEN, CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #10087135 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING AS INDICATED IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER RECALL 98V150001, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
NHTSA complaint #10055959 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
INTERMITTENTLY, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE DEALER INDICATED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #10055918 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE OF THE REMEDY SCOPE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAIT UNTIL THE HEAVY RAIN STOPPED. NOW AT A LATER DATE, THE WIPERS WORKED.
NHTSA complaint #10048372 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK INTERMITTENT.
NHTSA complaint #10039011 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING AND MAY NOT START AGAIN.
NHTSA complaint #10038820 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, WITHOUT WARNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #10039921 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK THE CONSUMER TURNED THE SWITCH OFF THEN ON AGAIN AND THE WIPERS WOULD WORK AGAIN. AS TIME WENT ON THE PROBLEM WORSENED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE SWITCH ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES. SOMETIMES THEY WOULDN'T COME ON FOR 15 MINUTES OR UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. THE RECALL STOPPED AT THE 1997 MODEL YEAR. THE CONSUMER WAS THE ONLY DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE AND HAS SINCE PAID TO THE HAVE THE MODULE REPLACED. *PH ALSO THE TAILGATE DID NOT ALOWAYS LOCK INTO PLACE.
NHTSA complaint #10038212 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING WHILE IN USE. WIPER MOTOR HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE ALREADY, AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT ONCE AGAIN.
NHTSA complaint #10038130 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
CONSUMER STATES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT MOVE , CAN HEAR MOTOR RUNNING.
NHTSA complaint #10033561 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
CONSUMER STATES SOMETIMES WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE TURNED ON THEY OPERATE AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T.
NHTSA complaint #10031806 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #10030216 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY.
NHTSA complaint #10025011 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 98 V 150 001; BUT, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TOVIN.
NHTSA complaint #10024875 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #10022290 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AT 50 MPH, THE DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENTS . THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE TRUCK TO A LICENSED MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CAUGHT FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #10019649 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN.
NHTSA complaint #10017654 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY DURING USAGE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #8015744 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS & WASHER SPRAY INTERMITTENTLY WOULD STOP WORKING, BUZZ SOUND FROM MOTOR HOUSING. TYPICALLY I COULD GET TO START AGAIN BY HITTING BLACK COVER OF WIPER MOTOR. I TOOK OFF COVER AND DETERMINED THE CONTROL CIRCUIT BOARD FAILED, PROBABLY THE RELAY. I PURCHASED NEW BOARD AND WORKS FINE. I NOTIFY NHTSA FOR 2 REASONS & THINK SHOULD BE RECALL. 1) NEW PART INDICATES NEED TO SEAL COVER, ORIGINAL NOT SEALED 2) FRIEND HAS SAME YEAR CHEVY K2500 & HAS IDENTICAL PROBLEM. SUSPECT MAY BE DUE TO NORTHEAST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DEFECT IN DESIGN.
NHTSA complaint #753023 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.