1998 Chevrolet Suburban visibility problems
48 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the visibility on the 1998 Chevrolet Suburban — 24% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Speed variation, and sometimes cease, of operation of windshield wipers. Possible discrepancy with turn signal lever, seems to be affected by, and sometimes corrected with wiggling with the lever. *jb”
filed Jan 6, 2007
“(1) driving in rain. (2) wiper failure. Consequences are obvious! (3) stop, open hood of vehicle, and smack the wiper control! Note! Due to fact that a friend of mine has a 1996 gmc sierra truck which was recalled for this problem, I refuse to pay hundreds of dollars to have it fixed! My vehicle is…”
filed Feb 9, 2005
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, MINI VANS, AND PICKUP TRUCKS MAY DEVELOP A SHORT CIRCUIT…Campaign 03V093000 · Mar 7, 2003
Visibility problems in other Suburban years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 Suburban | 1 | 1% |
| 2016 Suburban | 2 | 1% |
| 2015 Suburban | 2 | 0% |
| 2013 Suburban | 1 | 1% |
| 2012 Suburban | 2 | 2% |
| 2008 Suburban | 4 | 2% |
| 2007 Suburban | 2 | 1% |
| 2005 Suburban | 4 | 3% |
| 2004 Suburban | 7 | 3% |
| 2003 Suburban | 13 | 4% |
| 2002 Suburban | 9 | 3% |
| 2001 Suburban | 14 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1998 Chevrolet Suburban
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.