There are 2 stored owner reports matching the visibility & wipers leading-label group for the 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE WHILE OPENING GLASS HATCH. SOLDERED JOINT BROKE AWAY FROM GLASS. SEEMS AS IF THE ELECTRICAL WIRE IS TOO SHORT OR UNDER TOO MUCH TENSION. BACK GLASS WILL NO LONGER DEFROST LIMITING VISIBILITY. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN PROBLEM OCCURRED. *TR
REAR DEFROST WIRE CONSTANTLY SEPARATES FROM THE GLASS. WE HAVE BEEN TO VARIOUS DEALERSHIPS MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES AND THE SAME PROBLEM PERSISTS. MANY OF THESE REPAIRS HAVE INCLUDED A BRAND NEW BACK WINDOW AND WIRING AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR. OUR TRUCK HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE DEALER FOR DAYS AT A TIME ONLY TO BREAK AGAIN WITHIN DAYS/WEEKS OF REPAIR. THIS CREATES A VERY UNSAFE DRIVING EXPERIENCE, ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER MONTHS (NOW) WHEN WE CANNOT SEE OUT OF THE BACK WINDOW. THIS CASE IS FULLY REGISTERED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND WITH GM DIRECTLY, BUT NO PERMANENT RESOLUTION HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. THE WIRE IS CURRENTLY DETACHED, IT FELL OFF AGAIN WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE LAST REPAIR. THIS HAS HAPPENED BOTH WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND WHILE IT IS MOVING.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.