2003 GMC Yukon Visibility & Wipers Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BLOWER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR AND RELAY SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE REAR WINDOW DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 177,702.

I HAVE A 2003 GMC YUKON. SEVERAL DAYS AGO I WAS GOING TO PUT SOME ITEMS IN THE BACK END. AFTER RAISING THE REAR HATCH GLASS, I HEARD A POPPING NOISE. I COULDN'T TELL WHERE IT CAME FROM AT FIRST, BUT WHEN I TRIED TO SHUT THE REAR GLASS, THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GLASS JUST POPPED UP. AFTER LOOKING AT IT CLOSELY I COULD SEE THAT THE GLASS WAS SEPARATED FROM THE RIGHT HINGE. I HAD TO PULL THE GLASS DOWN BY HAND AND ALIGN IT WHILE TRYING TO SHUT THE GLASS. MY VEHICLE IS A 2003 MODEL WITH 55,000 MILES. IT IS A SECOND VEHICLE AND STAYS GARAGED MOST OF THE TIME. I HAVE A 1996 TAHOE I USE FOR HAULING AND ODD JOBS. I HAVE PROBABLY OPENED THE REAR GLASS ON THE 2003 YUKON NO MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES IN THE YEARS THAT I HAVE HAD IT I USUALLY OPEN THE ENTIRE HATCH. GM STATES THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT A DEFECT AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. UPON CHECKING ON LINE APPARENTLY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. GM REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE REPAIR COSTS APPROXIMATELY $1000.00. IF THIS GLASS BLOWS OUT OR FALLS OFF WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, SOMEONE COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED NOT ONLY FROM THE WEIGHT OF THE GLASS BUT FROM FLYING GLASS AND DEBRIS./ THIS IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT AGAIN GM IS IGNORING UNTIL SOMEONE IS INJURED AND THEY ARE SUED. *TR

THE RIGHT HINGE OF THE REAR LIFT GLASS ON MY 2003 GMC YUKON FAILED CAUSING A DANGEROUS CONDITION WHEREBY THE REAR GLASS COULD BLOW OUT, OR OTHERWISE FALL OFF THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE ENTIRE REAR LIFT GLASS MODULE MUST BE REPLACED. *TR

THE RIGHT HINGE OF THE REAR LIFT GLASS ON 2003 GMC YUKON FAILED CAUSING A DANGEROUS CONDITION WHEREBY THE REAR GLASS COULD BLOW OUT, OR OTHERWISE FALL OFF THE CAR. I AM TOLD THE ENTIRE REAR LIFT GLASS MUST BE REPLACED. *TR

2003 YUKON BACK HATCH GLASS EXPLODED DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE GLASS WAS EVERY WHERE AND CUT MY DAUGHTER IN THE BACK SEAT. *TR

WHEN THE TOP RIGHT HINGE BROKE AWAY FROM THE GLASS ON THE REAR DOOR OF MY 2003 YUKON DENALI (~50,000 MI.), AND AFTER DISCUSSING IT WITH MY DEALER, I THOUGHT IT WAS AN ISOLATED CASE. THE RESULTING TWISTING OF THE MISALIGNED WINDOW HAS CAUSED THE LEFT HINGE BOND TO PARTIALLY CRACK AND SEPARATE AS WELL. MY VEHICLE IS GARAGED 90+% OF THE TIME AND I SELDOM USED THE REAR WINDOW. CURRENTLY, THE ONLY THING HOLDING THIS WINDOW TO THE VEHICLE IS THE DOOR LOCK AND ONE PARTIAL (LEFT) HINGE. IT IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. MY DEALER WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING, OTHER THAN REPLACE THE ENTIRE BACK DOOR AT $1,000. MY INSURANCE COMPANY WOULDN'T EITHER SAYING THERE WAS NO BROKEN GLASS. I FEEL THE ABOVE DEFECT, ALONG WITH OVER 100 FORUM EXACT SAME DESCRIPTIONS ARE JUST A SMALL PORTION OF THIS TOTAL PROBLEM WITH BOTH THE CHEVY AND GMC VEHICLES OF THIS ERA. *TR

REAR WIPER DOES NOT WORK. NEEDS A NEW WIPER MOTOR. *TR

2003 YUKON XL- REAR WINDOW FELL OFF AN SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING THOUGH CITY TRAFFIC AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON XL 1500. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, ACTIVATED THE HEATER, AND CLOSED THE DOOR. HE STEPPED AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE AND, UPON RETURNING, HE NOTICED A FIVE INCH HOLE IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AND DOOR AND THE GLASS SHATTERED IN HIS WIFE'S FACE. THE FAILURE HAS ONLY OCCURRED ONCE, BUT THE CONTACT BELIEVES IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE A SEVERE INJURY COULD HAVE RESULTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 97,000.

REAR HEATER NOT WORKING. ON JULY 25, 2006, THE DEALER REPLACED:" COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY-REPLACE SENSOR, INSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE-REPLACE, CASE, AUXILIARY HEATER ONE PIECE-REPLACE" AT 38,371 MILES. TODAY, I RETURNED TO THE DEALER. REAR A/C IS WORKING BUT NO HEAT THROUGH THE REAR HEATER. THEY REPLACED THE ACTUATOR, BUT THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEY PUT THE ORIGINAL ACTUATOR BACK AND STATED A REAR CONTROL MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE ORDERED. NOW THE CONSOLE LIGHTS ON THE REAR HVAC DIALS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. I AM AWAITING THE PART. *TR

WIPER BLADES DO NOT CLEAR DRIVERS SIDE OF WINDSHIELD AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 55 MPH. THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE DURING RAIN DAY OR NIGHT - ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT WHEN THE WATER FILM DISPERSES THE LIGHT AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. *TR

HINGE ON GLASS IN TRUNK DOOR BROKE. *TR

ODOMETER READING AND HOUR METER READING DISPLAYING ALTERNATELY EVERY 5 SECONDS WHILE VEHICLE WAS GARAGE PARKED AND OFF, NO KEY IN THE IGNITION, NO OTHER LIGHTS ON. DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM, BUT RE-SECURED GROUND CONNECTION. ALSO AT VARIOUS TIMES HVAC & RADIO FACE PANEL TO HOT TO TOUCH EVEN WITH A/C ON. DEALER RE-PROGRAMED SOMETHING.*AK

WHEN DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE DEFROSTER WILL NOT SEND AIR TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH LEAVES A VOID, AND DOES NOT DEFROST THE LEFT SIDE. HOWEVER, IT WILL SEND AIR TO THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. CONTACTED THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

WHEN IT RAINED, WATER ENTERED THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP MAINTAINED THAT THE WATER WAS COMING THROUGH THE ROOF. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SEAL ON THE REAR AND THE FRONT OF THE SUNROOF BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *SC *JB

WHEN IT RAINS WATER LEAKS INSIDE THE SUN ROOF. ALSO, WATER LEAKS INTO SUN ROOF WHEN VEHICLE IS INSIDE A CAR WASH. THERE IS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 01448 WHICH DEALS WITH THIS PROBLEM. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR VEHICLE ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *AK

THE HEATER DID NOT WORK. I DID NOT REALIZE THAT UNTIL IN THE HIGHWAY. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS 29 DEGREES (F). I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD IF IT WERE NEEDED (WHICH COULD IMPAIR DRIVING). I CALLED ON-STAR TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THEY DETERMINED THERE WERE PROBLEMS IN THE SYSTEM AND SUGGEST ME TO SEE THE DEALER. LATER ON IN THE SAME DAY, THE HEATER WORKED (ONLY ON THE DRIVER''S SIDE) AFTER THE CAR PARKED TWICE.