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

“For the past year, my wipers have been stopping intermittently. Especially when it is raining, they do not start. I try when the weather is dryer, and they seem to work at that time, however, still intermittenly.”

“On several occasions my 1998 Gmc Yukon windshield wipers stopped working. The first time I was on the interstate towing a 23 ft. Boat! I know GM has recalled many vehicles for this problem but they did not include 1998 models! Please make them fix the whole problem before a lot of people die! I almost took out three vehicles before I could get over on the shoulder! I've fixed my Yukon already because it was to dangerous to drive but GM is still dropping the ball!”

“About 3 hours into a long-distance trip, during heavy rain, the windshield wipers on my car quit working. I was pulling a camp trailer and had 4 children in the car with me. It was a very frighening experience and caused us all great distress and anxiety with the dangerous situation. There was no pull-out available so I was forced to stop the vehicle while it stuck out in the roadway. I turned off the engine and opened the hood of the car. I lightly hit the wiper motor with a rock. The wipers started working again. …”

“Recently, my daughter, tracye, a special education teacher for the dawson county georgia school system, called me for help with her 1998 Yukon. At days end, she proceeded to her vehicle to go home. It was raining heavily at the time. Her windshied wipers would not start. She called me, and I had her check the fuse which was ok. I then left my home to drive the 80 miles to her school. While I was enroute, she called and said the rain was reducing, and she then drove the 20 miles to her home without wipers. I continued on to her home, some 90 miles from my home. …”

“Driving on the interstate in so. Idaho, during a heavy rainstorm, in moderate traffic, my windshield wiper suddenly stopped working. I could not see anything in front of me (through the windshield) and had to guide my car to the shoulder of the road using the side window for visability. I repeatedly turned the wiper switches but could not get them to work. I sat by the side of the interstate for over 20 minutes with my engine running while trying to get the wipers to start working again. They did not. I had to abandon my vehicle and flag down a passing vehicle to assist me in getting help. …”