35 complaints reported

1996 Chevrolet Tahoe Visibility

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
35
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

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Oct 2010

1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE LEFT WINDSHIELD WIPER WORKS AND THE RIGHT WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT. THIS BEGAN WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND RESULTED IN VERY LIMITED VISIBILITY. HE WENT TO AUTO ZONE TO REPLACE THE WIPERS AND WHEN THEY REPLACED THE RIGHT WIPER, IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I AM TAKING IT IN FOR REPAIR TODAY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS PROBABLY THE WIPER TRANSMISSION. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2010
Dec 2002

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS THIS VEHICLE RUNS OFF OF ETHANOL. AT TIMES, THE WIPERS WILL NOT SHUT OFF. REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN MADE AS OF YET. *JG

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2002
Nov 2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND IT WILL HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO SEE DURING RAINY WEATHER. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2002
Nov 2002

WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. WOULD NEED TO STOP VEHICLE AND JERK ON ARM TO RESTART WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK. THIS IS CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY OF THE ROADS. HAVE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, INFORMED CONSUMER NO RECALLS ON VEHICLE.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Aug 2002

THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #98V150001 TO REPLACE THIS PART INCLUDED VEHICLES PRIOR TO MY VIN #. I WANT TO REPORT THAT I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS AND FINALLY HAD TO HAVE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD REPLACED. I WANT YOU TO BE AWARE THAT ADDITIONAL VEHICLES MAY NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THIS REPLACEMENT. I PAID $50 FOR LABOR AND $53.47 FOR THE PART. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THIS COST.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2002
Jul 2002

NHTSA RECALL 98 V 150 001/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98043 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Aug 2002
Jul 2002

NHTSA RECALL 98 V 150 001/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALLL 98043 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2001
Jul 2002

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Feb 2001
Jun 2002

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF RECALL 98V150001. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Feb 2002
May 2002

CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD, CAUSING IT TO SWITCH ON/OFF AUTOMATICALLY WHILE DRIVING.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V150001. *SLC

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Feb 2002
May 2002

RECALL 98 V 150 001/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2001
Jan 2002

FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY STOPPED WORKING, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY . WIRE WAS STRAPPED DOWN TO THE MOTOR HOUSING CAUSING PRESSURE . THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2001
Sep 2001

WHILE DRIVING AND USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERSTHEY ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILTY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, BUT MY VIN IS NOT UNDER THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH CHEVY TRUCKS MADE FROM 1994-1996 WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2001
Sep 2000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY CONDITIONS DUE CRACKS IN THE SOLDER JOINT. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V150001 DUE TO VIN. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2000
Sep 2000

PURCHASE FROM LOCAL INDEPENDENT AUTO DEALER(OFF LEASE AT WHOLESALE AUCTION). VERY DANGEROUS WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEM IN RAIN AT HIGH SPEEDS. DON'T KNOW IF NHTSA CAMPAIGNS 98V150001,98V150000,96057000 HAVE BEEN DONE. REAR LEFT PASSENGER POWER WINDOW WORKING INTERMITENTLY. LOW THUNKING OR POP NOISE WHEN PULLING OFF ON PASSENGER SIDE CONCERNS ME. MAY BE A/C RELATED OR POSSIBLE STEERING COMPONENT.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2000
Sep 2000

WHILE DRIVING AND TRYING TO TURN ON THE WINSHIELD WIPERS, THEY DIDN'T WORK. WHEN THEY START WORKING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD QUIT WITHOUT A WARNING. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2000
Jul 2000

SOLDER JOINTS NEAR WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR CRACKED, CAUSING WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V15000 DUE TO VIN. *AK THEY STOPPED COMPLETELY IN MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *YH

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 1999
May 2000

I REPLACED WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AT MY OWN EXPENSE/ CIRCUIT BOARD DID NOT COME WITH NEW MOTOR AND HAD TO BE TRANSFERED FROM OLD UNIT. THIS WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL NHTSA 98V15001 HOWEVER IT COVERED VEHICLES MFG. UP TO 5/96 MINE WAS MFG 6/96 YET IT HAS THE PROBLEM COVERED IN THE RECALL WHICH IS TO CORRECT AN INTERMITTENT WIPER FAILURE. IT'S A REAL TREET TO BE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND HAVE YOUR WIPERS QUIT. YOU CAN PULL OVER, OPEN THE HOOD, AND SLAP THE WIPER UNIT AND IT WILL RESUME WORKING FOR A WHILE. .

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 1998
Mar 2000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY DURING RAINY WEATHER. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Jan 2000

WINDSHEILD WIPERS WORK IN RAINING CONDITIONS FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME AND THEN STOP. THEY WILL ATTEMPT TO START BACK IN 5 MINUTES , AND START THE SAME PROBLEM ALL OVER AGAIN. CONSUMER HAS MENTIONED THE RECALL TO THE MANUFACTURER. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL. DEALER ISN'T CORRECTING THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE VIN # DOESN'T MATCH THE RECALL. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Dec 1999

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE ALMOST RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS, DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY. YH

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Nov 1999

WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL TURN OFF DURING OPERATION OR IT WILL NOT WORK AT ALL, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.CONSUMER CLAIMS RECALL NOTICE WAS SENT OUT, BUT MANUFACTURER AND DEALER CLAIM THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Oct 1999

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHEN IN USE. WOULD STOP WHILE IN USE. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO HAVE POOR VISIBILITY & HAZARDOUS DRIVING. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Aug 1998
Oct 1999

WHILE USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THAY WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 1999
Aug 1999

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY. WHEN BEING USED WOULD STOP SOMETIMES. THIS CAUSES DRIVER TO HAVE POOR VISIBILITY. WORK INTERMITTENTLY. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK MOTOR. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Aug 1998

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The 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe has 35 Visibility complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.