1998 GMC Jimmy Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

“Drive an 1998 Gmc Jimmy with around 172,000 miles on it (I know this is a lot of miles). Had the local GM dealer work on my rear defroster (one of the clips fell off). After receiving the vehicle back from the dealer I turned my defroster on about two weeks later. The back window exploded like a shotgun after about 15-20 seconds. Dealer says rear defroster voltage regulator must have went bad. I argued that a fuse should had blown before an explosion took place. Gm complaint department also disagrees, saying that the vehicle is old and things like this happen. …”

“On my way to work, my windshield wiper keeps failing. It's almost 100% guaranteed to fail during any rain. It also fails when using the windshield washer. This is very dangerous, as I do only highway driving every day. I know that previous years had the recall, yet the 1998 has not been recalled for fix. I realized this was a problem during the first rain after I purchased my vechicle 2 1/2 years ago. I hope GM is willing to fix this problem soon. I am sincerly considering converting to another maker.”

“The windshield wipers on my 1998 Gmc Jimmy are sporadically not working. When they are turned on they will wipe half my windshield then stop then I have to turn off my wiper blades and turn them back on to wipe to the full extent of my windshield which is where they will stop again and must repeat this process several times to get a complete wipe. My wipers too will fail to stop wiping even though I have turned the switch to the off position. It has become more and more of a safety issue as time as worn on. …”

“My windshield wipers just stop in the middle of the windshield and start back when they feel like it. I was on my way to work at 3:00 am. In a bad rain storm this morning, and not for the first time my wipers just stopped. I almost wrecked and had to pull over to the left side of a four lane highway because I couldn't see until they just started up again. I was very late for work. I never know when they are going to stop. My sister has the same model , make and year car. Her wipers had been stopping on her for two years off and on. Hers finally just quit completely. …”

“Windshield wipers work sometimes when its dry out. Never work when raining or damp. Recall stops at 1997 for Gmc Jimmy, but I have a 1998 and have problems. Recall should include 1998 and any other years that have problems. You would think that general motors would have solved this problem a long time ago. It seems as they almost do not care about their customers safety.”