1997 Chevrolet Suburban wipers, windshield & visibility problems

37 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 1997 Chevrolet Suburban, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.

Complaints: 37 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 104,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 0 and 1
Injuries and deaths: 0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Based on 16 complaints that include mileage. 13% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	2
20k to 40k miles	0
40k to 60k miles	0
60k to 80k miles	1
80k to 100k miles	5
100k to 120k miles	1
120k to 140k miles	4
140k to 160k miles	2
160k to 180k miles	0
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	1

What the data shows

Of the 16 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 104,000 miles, and 12% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire.

What owners wrote

Driving at about 40 MPH the vehicle will vibrate which will cause both interior and exterior mirrors to vibrate excessively. The car is at the dealership.

March 1997

1997 cheverolet c1500 suburban intermittent wiper motor failure to work properly. Causes lack of visibility during inclement weather conditions or during windshield cleaning operations. Wipers will cease to work continuous and problem is sporadic.

Reported at 15,000 miles, May 2004

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