FaultScore

1994 GMC Yukon window and wiper problems

19 of the 71 complaints about the 1994 GMC Yukon are about the glass, mirrors and wipers — 27% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 155,000 miles.

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19

Complaints

0

Crashes

0

Fires

0

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Motor 14 73.7%
Windshield Wiper/Washer 4 21.1%
Switch/Wiring 1 5.3%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers across every GMC Yukon year

1994 19 21.1%
1995 11 12.2%
1996 14 15.6%
1997 10 11.1%
1998 16 17.8%
2000 20 22.2%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

at 132,000 miles Houston, AK

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. WHEN THE CONTACT SET THE WIPERS ON HIGH, THEY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. REPORT NUMBER 71-744459098 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V159000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). HE WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

NHTSA complaint #10278445 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 155,000 miles Pocktelloo, ID

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V159000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

NHTSA complaint #10265890 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 185,000 miles Gowen, MI

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING

I OWN A 1994 GMC YUKON AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. SOMETIMES THEY WILL START WORKING ON THEIR OWN, SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO TUG ON THEM TO GET THEM TO START UP AGAIN. THE RECALL SAYS 1994 TO 1997 BUT I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A LETTER. GM SAYS MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. THIS IS A JOKE, THERE IS DEFINATELY A DEFECT AND THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS I DRIVE 68 MILES A DAY.

NHTSA complaint #10062153 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 161,000 miles Ramona, CA

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. RECALL 03V159000 WAS ISSUED. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA complaint #10061235 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Kansas City, KS

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMPLETLY STOPPED WORKING IN A WINTER STORM 12/09/03. I FOUND OUT ABOUT A RECALL ON THE WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THEY DID NOTHING BUT LOOK AT THE VIN AND TOLD ME THAT MY 1994 YUKON NEEDED A CIRCUIT BUT DID NOT FIT INTO THE RECALL. THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE ME $85.00 FOR SOMETHING THAT MANY OTHERS GET FIXED FOR FREE. THEY KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE WIPERS WITHOUT ANY EXAM AT ALL. THAT TELLS ME THAT THERE MUST ALSO BE A PROBLEM WITH ALL ON THE CIRCUIT BOARDS IN ALL OF THE TRUCKS. I CALLED GMC THEY TOLD ME IT HAD TO DO WITH THE PLANTS WERE THE BOARDS WERE MADE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY PLANTS THERE WERE. IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT IF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVEING PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME PART ON THE SAME TRUCKS BUT THEIR PARTS WERE MADE IN A DIFFERENT PLANT THAT THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE PLANT BUT A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF THE PART THAT WILL CAUSE ALL OF THEM TO FAIL. I AM GOING TO HAVE THE ONE FROM MY TRUCK LOOKED AT BY SOMEONE THAT DESIGNS AND MANUFACTURES BOARDS EVERY DAY TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS THE ONE STATED IN THE RECALL. SOMEONE NEEDS TO HAVE THIS RECALL EXPANDED TO COVER ALL OF THE DEFECTIVE (POORLY DESIGNED) PARTS.

NHTSA complaint #10049723 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 38,000 miles Shelby Township, MI

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH ITS WINDSHIELD WIPERS AS STATED IN RECALL 03 V 159 000. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WORKED ALMOST 70% OF THE TIME. SOMETIMES THE WIPER WOULDN'T SHUT OFF BY USING THE SWITCH BUT WHEN THE WOULD FINALLY GO OFF THE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. *AK *CB *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10026739 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Travelers Rest, SC

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT APART OF THE RECALL, BUT THE PLUG TO THE WIPER MOTOR DEFECTIVE.

NHTSA complaint #10026358 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Pasadena, TX

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

NHTSA# 98-V-150-0001: 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. CONSUMER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED DUE TO THE VIN.

NHTSA complaint #10024346 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Macon, GA

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTEMITTENTLY. WHEN IT RAINS WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WITHOUT WARNING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND NO REPLY TO SITUATION.

NHTSA complaint #890810 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Lincoln, NE

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTFIED.

NHTSA complaint #875036 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Denver, CO

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. AT TIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME BACK ON, AND AT TIMES THEY WOULD NOT. SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT COME ON AT ALL. WHEN DEALER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM, HE INDICATED THAT VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V150001 GM/WINDSHIELD WIPERS DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #863281 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Dayton, OH

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD FAILED, RECALL (98V-150) DOES NOT APPLY TO VEHICLE, DENIED RECALL REPAIR. MJS

NHTSA complaint #548413 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Jasper, AL

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAS SAME DEFECT.

NHTSA complaint #855150 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Jasper, AL

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

THIS SAME MODEL TRUCK WAS RECALLED IN 1998 FOR MODEL MADE ON OR AFTER AUGUST 1994 ON. NHTSA HAS TWO CAMPAIGN NUMBERS FOR THIS SAME YEAR. #98V150000 & #98V150001. THE # OF VEHICLES AFFECTED WERE 1,566,510. YEAR OF RECALL WAS IN 1998. THESE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL EITHER NOT COME ON DURING RAIN OR WILL WORK AND QUIT(THIS IS THE CASE MOST OFTEN). THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT I WOULD APPRECIATE NHTSA LOOKING INTO, AND NOTIFYING OF ANY CHANGES IN THE RECALL. THANK YOU.

NHTSA complaint #717493 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Cedar Falls, IA

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WITHOUT APPLICATION. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. A COMPUTER CHIP WAS REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. WHEN CONTACTING MANUFACTURER, OWNER WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALLS # 98V150001/98V150000 GM/ WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING DUE TO VIN#.

NHTSA complaint #853431 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Alexfield, PA

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING RANDOMLY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND DENIED THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXIST.

NHTSA complaint #845821 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Panama City, FL

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER /MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS EHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER NHTSA RECALL 98V-150.001. DUE TO VIN. *ADJ

NHTSA complaint #841918 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Poughkeepsie, NY

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

RECALL 98V150000. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WILL STOP WHEN WIPERS ARE BEING USED. DEALER CONTACTED, AND VEHICLE DOES NOT COMPLY TO RECALL.PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.

NHTSA complaint #834463 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Londonderr, NH

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

NHTSA complaint #537878 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Other 1994 GMC Yukon problems

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