1998 Chevrolet Tahoe Visibility
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WHILE TRAVELING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK *PH *JB
WINDHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. YEAR NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL FOR SAME PROBLEM.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS HESITATE AND STARTS MOVING WHEN NOT ON. ALSO, IT WON'T TURN OFF AND STOP HALFWAY UP WITH WINDSHIELD - THIS IS AN EVERY WEEK OCCURRENCE. *LA
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK *CB *JB
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY DURING USAGE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. AND THE COST WAS $100.00 TO FIX. *AK *CB *JB
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS OFTEN DO NOT COME ON OR WILL COME ON AND STOP. THIS FIRST OCCURRED IN 2000. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, IT LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THE MAN WHO STOPPED TO ASSIST ME HIT A BOX UNDER THE HOOD TO MAKE THE WIPERS COME ON. THIS ACTION HAS STARTED THE WIPERS EVER SINCE. *JB
I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 1998 TAHOE AS WAS RECALLED ON THE 1994-1997 VEHICLES IN REGARD TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD ON MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE DEALER ON THE ISSUE, THERE HAVE BEEN JUST AS MANY 1998'S AS EARLIER MODEL PROBLEMS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE GM RECALL THIS VEHICLE FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE PROBLEM TO AVOID ANY FUTURE FATALITIES IN RAIM STORMS.
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1998 TAHOE SOMETIMES STOP WORKING. THIS STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO, AT FIRST THEY WOULD AT TIMES HESITATE. LAST WEEK DURING A HEAVY RAIN THEY STOPPED IN MID CYCLE. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ,AS I SLOWED DOWN THEY BEGAN TO WORK. THEY DID NOT STOP AGAIN BUT THEY DID HESITATE 3 OR 4 TIMES OVER THE NEXT 15 MINUTES. I WAS TOLD BY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 1997 TAHOE FOR FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE. MY TAHOE WAS AN EARLY 98 PRODUCTION. DO I HAVE A WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED? *NLM
MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK MAYBE 50% OF THE TIME. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL BY CHEVROLET FOR THE WIPER MOTORS, BUT I WAS INFORMED THAT IT DID NOT INCLUDE MY VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ALL VEHICLES WITH DEFECTIVE WIPER MOTORS INCLUDED. *NLM
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. MY MODEL YEAR/VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL CLASS. *NLM
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK *JB
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF VISIBILITY. *MR *NLM
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE TURNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON OR ATTEMPT TO TURN THEM OFF, THEY WOULD NOT GO OFF. SOMETIMES WHEN CONSUMER TURNED THEM OFF THEY WOULD STAY ON AND THEN STOP RANDOMLY IN MID SWIPE AND GENERALLY BECAME UNCOOPERATIVE. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED DELAY MODULE. *YD
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
NO AIR OUT OF VENTS: O-RING CRUSHED, DUE TO FACTORY INSTALLMENT.
WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. *YC
LOCATION OF POWER WINDOW CONTROL PANEL ON DRIVERS SIDE DOOR PANEL PLACED WHERE IF DRIVERS LEG TOUCHES THE RIGHT POWER WINDOW SWITCH THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW CAN BE OPENED INADVERTENTLY. POWER WINDOW CONTROL PANEL SHOULD BE RELOCATED HIGHER. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN ROUNDING AND CORNER AND ONES KNEE REST ON THIS PANEL.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR BROKE, CAUSING GLASS TO SHATTER AND IINJURED PASSENGER, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
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The 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe has 44 Visibility complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.