19 of the 254 complaints about the 1993 GMC Suburban are about the glass, mirrors and wipers — 7% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 80,000 miles.
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Complaints
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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
PRESSURE MUST BE APPLIED TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS IN ORDER FOR THEM TO OPERATE. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER.
NHTSA complaint #10040491 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY.
NHTSA complaint #10034466 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT COMING ON WHEN TURNED ON. RECALL WAS FOR LATER YEAR MODELS, BUT THIS YEAR MODEL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECT WHEN SOMEONE WHO BOUGHT THEIR VEHICLE A FEW MONTHS LATER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM DOES NOT?
NHTSA complaint #10023850 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE. WIPERS WILL SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING DURING OPERATION. ** INCIDENT DATE LISTED BELOW INDICATES APPROXIMATELY DATE OF ONSET. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE THIS DATE (TIME WE TOOK OWNERSHIP OF VEHICLE).
NHTSA complaint #10010392 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
CONSUMER STATES WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #8019659 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHENEVER RIDING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOP WORKING. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN TURNING ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONE HEARS A HUMMING NOISE , LIKE THEY WANT TO MOVE, BUT THEY WON'T MOVE.
NHTSA complaint #873697 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY/WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. NLM
NHTSA complaint #551354 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF ABS BRAKE FAILURES WITH THE SUBURBANS. I HOPE NO ONE GETS KILLED WHILE DRIVING ONE OF THEM.
NHTSA complaint #714999 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING FRONT POWER SEAT FELL OFF THE BASE. METAL PIECE THAT SUPPORTS THE FRAME BROKE. THIS CAUSED A HAZARD FOR THE DRIVER. DID NOT LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THE SEAT FRAME WAS VULCANIZED. BOLT WAS STILL HOLDING SEAT, WHICH WAS WELDED & CRACKED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. OWNER JERI-RIGGED SEAT TO WORK. WILL NOT LAST LONG. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS CIRCUIT BOARD WAS REPLACED. THEY STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HAVE POOR VISIBILITY.
NHTSA complaint #853055 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #849185 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
INTERMITTANT FUNCTION/NO FUNCTION/NOISE DURING NORMAL OPERATION
NHTSA complaint #711799 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPES BECOME INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS; HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. DUE TO VIN. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #846611 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THIS SUBURBAN HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS RUNNING FOR A WHILE THEN SIMPLY STOPING FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN RUNNING AGAIN. I AM TOLD BY GMC THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT IS NOT COVERED BY A WARRANTY. THE WIPER PULSE MODULE I AM TOLD IS THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT IN THESE CASES. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND OCCATIONALLY LEAVES A PUDDLE UNDER IT IF IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A WHILE. THE GUAGES ARE RANDOM IN THIER READINGS FOR OIL PRESSURE, TEMP, AND AMPERES.... THE FUEL SEEMS TO BE ACCURATE. OTHER PROBLEMS ARE NOT AS OBVIOUS BUT ANNOYING NONE THE LESS
NHTSA complaint #709100 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, NEW. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN.
NHTSA complaint #836902 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHEILD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY JUST AS THE RECALL FOR THE 1994-1996 GMC TRUCKS INDICATES, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. REPLACEMENT PART RESOLVED PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #836506 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHEILD WIPER FAILURE AND UNSTABLE SEAT. CONSIDERED A DEFECT IN 1994 AND 1995 MODELS BUT NOT THE 1993 MODELS.
NHTSA complaint #540487 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR IS FAULTY, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #833904 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WITHOUT APPLICATION. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WAS REPLACED IN AUGUST OF 1998 AT OWNER'S EXPENSE.
NHTSA complaint #828461 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
FAN MOTOR FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER, HEATER AND DEFROSTER COMES ON SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
NHTSA complaint #977640 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.