1999 Chevrolet Suburban Visibility
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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VEHICLE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERATIVE WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN.*MR THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 1994-1997 MODELS *TS *JB
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL CONCERNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. RECALL NUMBER UNKNOWN. DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED.*AK *PH *JB
HEATER VENTS SMOKED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER STATED THAT HEATER SWITCH MELTED. *AK
REPEATED WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE ON 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. I COULD RAP ON WIPER MOTOR BOX AND GET IT TO RESUME SEVERAL TIMES, BUT IT WOULD FAIL AGAIN IN 20 TO 30 MINUTES. EVENTUALLY IT FAILED COMPLETELY LATE ON A RAINY NIGHT. I DROVE 30 MILES WITH NO WIPERS IN THE RAIN RATHER THAN BE STRANDED WITH WIFE AND TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN RURAL VIRGINIA WHERE WE HAVE RECENTLY HAD NEWS OF ATTACKS AND RAPES OF MOTORISTS WHO HAD STOPPED TO CHECK THEIR MAPS. *NLM
WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE (INTERMITTENT)*JB
AFTER GETTING HOME AND CLOSING CAR DOOR, REAR/RIGHT PASSENGER'S QUATER WINDOW SHATTERED. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING, WINDOW WAS NOT CRACKED OR LOOSE. CONTATCED DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THAT WINDOW WAS NOT PART OF WARRANTY,AND THAT THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS CONSUMER PAYS FOR IT. *AK
THE DEFROSTER DOES NOT ADEQUATELY CLEAR FOG FROM THE PASSENGERS SIDE OF THE WINDOW CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *MJS
MY NEW SURBURBAN AND SEVERAL OF THOSE THAT I LOOKED AT HAVE WINDSHIELD VISUAL DISTORTIONS. EXAMPLE: VEHICLES LOOKS TALLER AND SKINNIER OR SHORTER AND WIDER THAN THEY ARE. IT HAS A NUMBER OF THESE OPTICAL RIPPLES. THE DISTORTION, LIKE A CARNIVAL HOUSE OF MIRRORS, MAKES ME DIZZY AND CONFUSES SPEED JUDGEMENTS--VEHICLES SUDDENLY SEEMS BIGGER AND CLOSER, OR SMALLER AND FARTHER AWAY. OUTSIDE LEFT HAND REARVIEW MIRROR LIKEWISE HAS RIPPLE EFFECT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. *AK
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The 1999 Chevrolet Suburban has 33 Visibility complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.