2001 Chevrolet Tahoe Visibility & Wipers Problems

I WAS LOADING GROCERIES THROUGH THE OPEN LIFTGATE WINDOW. WHEN I FINISHED AND TRIED TO CLOSE THE WINDOW IT WOULDN'T CLOSE. IT WAS OFF CENTER, I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO CLOSE IT BY PUSHING UP ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE GLASS ALLOWING ME TO SECURE THE LIFTGATE GLASS. I BOUGTH THIS CAR THROUGH CARMAX IN CHARLOTTE AND NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT WITH RESEARCH I HAVE DISCOVERED IT TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM.

THE REAR HATCH GLASS IS MOUNTED TO THE BODY BY A RUBBER HINGE ATTACHMENT PROCESS, THE BONDING FAILED WHICH ALLOWED THE REAR HATCH GLASS TO FALL OFF OF THE BODY HITTING ME IN THE PROCESS. THIS CAUSES A DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT COULD HARM ANOTHER MOTORIST IF THE GLASS FALLS OFF WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. IT IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE THAT IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. *TR

ON 6/8/2001, I PURCHASED A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE FROM SEWELL CADILLAC-CHEVROLET. IN 2003 HINGES ON THE REAR DOOR CARGO WINDOW HAD TO BE REPLACED/REPAIRED BECAUSE THE WINDOW WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY BECAUSE THE HINGES WERE COMING LOOSE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CARGO WINDOW ON THE REAR DOOR WAS RARELY USED. THE LAST TIME IT WAS OPENED WAS AUGUST, 2009. WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY IN MAY, 2010, THE CARGO WINDOW FLEW OFF THE CAR. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT FAILURE OF THE ATTACHMENT OF THE HINGES TO THE WINDOW IS DUE TO THE RUBBER BONDING MATERIAL THAT IS USED AND IS NOT AN UNCOMMON EVENT. THE OCCURRENCE OF A WINDOW FLYING OFF A VEHICLE WHILE IT IS BEING DRIVEN IS, IN MY OPINION A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTS AND SEVERE INJURY. I PAID TO HAVE THE WINDOW REPLACED. GENERAL MOTORS WAS INFORMED(FILE # [XXX] ), WERE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE HAS DONE NOTHING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND MY 3 YEAR OLD GRANDSON IN THE BACK SEAT. ALL WINDOWS WERE ROLLED UP WITH THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE BEING AROUND 70 DEGREES. WITHOUT SEEN CAUSE OR WARNING THE PASSENGER WINDOW INSTANTANEOUSLY WITH A LOUD BANG BROKE INTO A MILLION PIECES COVERING MY DAUGHTER. I PULLED OVER TO SEE IF I COULD SEE ANYTHING THAT COULD OF CAUSED THIS. IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING. MY DAUGHTER WAS O.K. AND I CALLED THE POLICE. A REPORT WAS MADE. THERE WAS NO ROCK THROWN, NO BULLETS FIRED, NO ONE AROUND DOING ANY LANDSCAPING OR CONSTRUCTION TO CAUSE AN OBJECT TO BE PROJECTED TOWARD THE WINDOW. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT BUT FORTUNATELY IT DID NOT. WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS? THE POLICE SUGGESTED A DEFECT IN THE WINDOW. THE WINDOW HAD NO PREVIOUS CRACKS, OR PROBLEMS. COULD YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED AND WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT. THANK YOU, JILL *TR

THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WENT DOWN BY ITSELF, AND NOW IS INOPERABLE FROM EITHER THE DRIVERS ELECTRIC WINDOW SWITCH OR REAR PASSENGER SWITCH, SO IT IS STUCK DOWN. ALL OTHER WINDOWS WORK FINE. I HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM YET. *NM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL ONLY WORK ON HIGH. WHEN THE WIPERS ARE TURNED OFF THEY WILL NOT RETURN TO THEIR APPROPRIATE PLACE OF REST. THIS CREATES A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. I WILL TAKE TO A GM DEALER FOR REPAIR. I HOPED TO FIND RECALL INFORMATION ON THIS WEB SITE, BUT I COULD NOT. I SUPPOSE THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED, BUT FROM HEARSAY SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *JB

THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER WINDOWS HAVE DEFECTS. THE CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE WHEN ROLLING THE WINDOW DOWN, AND THEN THE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN. THE WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS HALF WAY. THE DRIVER SIDE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *TT

BOTH FRONT DOOR POWER WINDOWS FAIL TO OPERATE. THE MOTORS MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AND THE WINDOWS WILL NOT FULLY OPEN OR CLOSE. THE GLASS PANELS APPARENTLY ARE NOT ATTACHED AS THEY CAN BE MOVED BY HAND. THE FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED WITHIN TWO DAYS OF EACH OTHER AND HAVE BEEN VARY RARELY BEEN OPENED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER SHEAR PINS BROKE (4 SEPARATE TIMES) DURING SNOW CONDITIONS-COMPROMISES ABILITY TO VIEW THROUGH FRONT WINDOW- CREATES HAZARD WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW CONDITIONS. *JB

I HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM AS JB---DRIVER'S OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR (HEATED AND LIGHT DIMMING) REFLECTED IMAGE IS SEVERELY DISTORTED. THERE HAS BEEN NO DAMAGE TO THE MIRROR, BUT IT IS DISTORTED AND AT NIGHT IT IS VERY HARD TO TELL HOW MANY VEHICLES ARE BEHIND BECAUSE EACH HEADLIGHT APPEARS TO BE 3 OR 4 HEADLIGHTS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

DRIVER'S OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR (HEATED AND LIGHT DIMMING) REFLECTED IMAGE IS SEVERELY DISTORTED. THERE HAS BEEN NO DAMAGE TO THE MIRROR, BUT IT IS DISTORTED AND AT NIGHT IT IS VERY HARD TO TELL HOW MANY VEHICLES ARE BEHIND BECAUSE EACH HEADLIGHT APPEARS TO BE 3 OR 4 HEADLIGHTS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MY STEP-DAUGHTER BOUGHT A TAHOE FROM A DIFFERENT DEALER ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE AND SHE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HERS. *JB

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK