1999 Chevrolet Tahoe Windshield Wiper/Washer Problems

January 1, 2005 · 60,000 miles

Windshield Wiper/Washer

Intermittent inoperative windshield wipers. Same as recall 98v150001. Has been going on for a year. I now know what the problem is. *jb

ODI 10146029

September 1, 2004 · 50,000 miles

Windshield Wiper/Washer

Windshield wipers are erratic in operating. Sometimes they will not work at all , or start and stop on their own. Intermittent operation is almost non-exisistant. You have to either tap on the motor under the hood or pull on the arms to get them to work.sometimes you have to wait for the rain to stop so you can continue to drive. This has been an ongoing problem for months and i have called several dealers in my…

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ODI 10091225

August 24, 2004 · 96,000 miles

Windshield Wiper/Washer

Windshield wipers/washer fails to either start or to continue wiping when on. They just "stop" for no apparent reason.*ak

ODI 10088493

July 8, 2004 · 100,000 miles

Windshield Wiper/Washer

Intermittently while driving at any speed the windshield wipers did not work properly. This problem occurred ten times in the last three months. *ak tahoe had a recall on the wiper motor circuit board and cover on the 1994 through 1997 vehicles. *sc *jb

ODI 10087100

June 15, 2004 · 52,000 miles

Windshield Wiper/Washer

Intermittently when the windshield wipers are engaged the motor buzzes but the wipers don't engage. A service rep,.told the consumer to bang on the casing when this occurs. The truck's vin # is not included in the windshield wiper recall 03v159000. *nm... If gm knows ther eis a problem with this wiper motor and has recalled certain vins. I see no reason why my vin shouldn't be considered- aproblem-is a problem-since…

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ODI 10096934

May 16, 2004 · 116,670 miles

Automatic Transmission · Windshield Wiper/Washer

Windshield wipers, junk, transmission junk,transfer case junk and rear end junk. Had the exact same problems with 1997 4x4 suburban, know many people having same problems now. There should be some type of recall or service bulletin. These problems have existed for years. May start buying foreign at least they stand by what they build. Must we wait until people are injured. *jb

ODI 10087060

January 22, 2004 · 51,000 miles

Windshield Wiper/Washer

Windshield wipers on my 1999 chevrolet tahoe suddenly stopped, then become intermittent, then may work fine for a few minutes then stop again. Acts like there is an intermittent issue with the circuit board for the wipers. Very dangerous to happen when i was driving in hard rainstorm.*ak

ODI 10054698

November 12, 2003 · 109,300 miles

Windshield Wiper/Washer

Drove into rainstorm. Turned on wipers. After two sweeps, they quit, but motor continued to run. Pulled into service station. Attendant raised hood, jiggled the wiper wiring harness. Wipers worked; then quit. Repeated jiggle; wipers worked until i reached home. Checked with local chevrolet dealer. No recall listed, but service agent said she was familiar with problem and had seen it on several other chevrolets. *la

ODI 10046934

October 11, 2003 · 50,000 miles

Windshield Wiper/Washer

Windshield wipers failed while driving in moderate rain resulting in near zero visibility through the windshield. Symptoms are exactly as described in nhtsa campaign #03v159000. Vehicle affected is a 1999 chevrolet tahoe and chevrolet customer service representatives say this vehicle is not affected by the recall issued for 94 through 96 model vehicles. *la

ODI 10041727

November 2, 2001 · 57,000 miles

Windshield Wiper/Washer

Windshield wipers don't always work. Sometimes they will turn on but not turn off. Delay function almost never works. Several times they have failed to work at all.*ak

ODI 10062532