Wiper Problems of GMC Yukon - part 1

This has occurred multiple times but while driving in the rain the wipers will stop on the middle of the swipe for a couple seconds and then start moving again. It is terrifying since a few seconds of zero visibility when it is raining with no wipers could cause me to run off the road or run into oncoming traffic.

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Multiple times the windshield wipers have randomly stopped working. Other times were on short drives from home and we were able to get home safely but had issues with visibility. Eventually they would come back on and start working again. Yesterday this occurred while we were out of town and driving home on the interstate in traffic and very heavy rain. It was almost impossible to see the road and due to multiple lanes of traffic it was a very dangerous situation. This is an huge safety issue and has now put my families safety in jeopardy on multiple occasions. Other drivers have also reported this issue.

The front windshield wipers suddenly stopped working and will not turn on.

On two separate occasions the front windshield wipers have stopped functioning while driving in heavy rains. Seemingly the only way to resume the wipers working was to cycle through "rain sense" options in the vehicles settings menu and turn off and on the vehicle several times. Unclear if it was those actions or simply waiting that caused the problem to abate. Discussed the issue with our dealer when in for service but they advised that they have seen that problem before but don't know what causes it. There could be several issues but they cannot address unless they recreate the situation and it is so random that it is hard to do. There are some internet forums (one is linked below) where this problem is discussed so it is clearly not just our vehicle but some sort of design flaw. In any case, it is very, very dangerous. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

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I am experiencing ongoing issues with the infotainment system in my vehicle, which has remained unresolved despite multiple service visits. The system frequently blacks out, reboots while driving, and fails to function entirely at times, for days at a time. This is more than an inconvenience — it presents several serious safety concerns, including: •loss of the rearview camera and parking assist features, making reversing hazardous. •inability to access hands-free calling and navigation, increasing the risk of driver distraction and noncompliance with hands-free driving laws. •disruption of access to climate controls and safety alerts that are routed through the infotainment system. •frequent system crashes while driving, which divert my attention from the road. These issues compromise both the safety and usability of the vehicle, and I am requesting immediate action to resolve the problem under warranty.

On multiple occasions, more recently 03/28/2025, the windshield wipers would stop working. On 3/28/25 in pouring rain at night the front windshield wipers were working and then stopped. The rear window continued to work. I finally found somewhere to safely pull over and check fuses for front and back wipers. They were both good and I even swapped the fuses for front and back and the back wipers continued to work while the front would not. This continued on our our trip in rain and even the next morning the front wipers would not come on. An hour later driving (with the wiper switch in the off position) the front wipers came on. I switched the switch to on and they were functioning. This has happed several time in the 6 months of new ownership with the dealership denying they have ever heard of such a problem. As we arrived to our destination and telling the story to the other families we were meeting another family there said they just had the same exact problem on their 2024 Yukon denali on the trip too. This put 2 families in a very dangerous situation. As I google this problem there are multiple reviews of individuals with this same problem.

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While in use on several different occasions, the front windshield wipers malfunction. They stop working for hours sometimes even days. This is a hazard especially if you are in the middle of driving and it’s storming. The a few days ago for instance I was driving and all of a sudden they stopped working while I was driving home in the rain, at night. I had to immediately pull onside the road and wait for the rain to stop because I tried everything to get them to start back working. Including observing and trying to make sure it wasn’t the wiper /signal switch. I even went under the hood and checked to see if the fuse had blown or if there was some kind of wiring undone. Still nothing. I have taken it to the dealership and several people complain about the same thing but no remedy has been presented. They just all of a sudden start back to working out of the blue. This is definitely a safety hazard and these wipers or wiper motor should be recalled and fixed immediately in my opinion. Please help. Save some lives before it’s too late. Thanks for helping with this matter.

Windshield wipers quit working while raining and driving. I was able to get home even though I couldn’t see. I tried turning the car on and off multiple times and testing the windshield wipers but they still didn’t work. After about 10 mins, I restarted the car and the wipers worked again. I took video of the wipers not working while the car was on. They will work fine and then all of the sudden while it is raining they will stop work. This is the second time this has happened in 4 months.

Serious safety issue: while driving in the rain, with the wipers on (actively working), randomly they will stop working. They will not work again until 10-15 minutes of time has passed. Any alternative setting makes no difference. During the 10-15 minutes of non-working wipers, there is nothing the driver can do…. Except wait. Depending where and when this occurs, this could be a deadly safety issue. I’ve checked the fuse; turned off the rain auto-sensing feature – yet the vehicle is scary to drive in the rain, not knowing if / when the wipers may stop working again. During my ownership of this vehicle, this has happened three times; of course you must be driving during rain for the issue to occur.

Windshield wipers quit working. I turned off the rain sensing feature and they did not work even then. This is the second complaint I am filing on this vehicle. The vehicle is at the dealership for the second time to address this issue. Very very unsafe! they will work fine and then all of the sudden while it is raining they will stop working. Night time is the worst.

Windshield wipers quit working. Either with or without rain sensing on or off.

Windshield wipers periodically fail to operate when turned on. This is but extremely dangerous because it's been impossible to determine what the cause is. When the wipers stop working, I adjust the speed from the intermittent settings to lo and hi and there is no change. I can turn the rainsense setting to off and there is no change. The wipers stop working and then after a few minutes, will turn back on. I have taken the vehicle to the multiple GMC dealers for service and they cannot diagnose the problem because it only occurs periodically. They refuse to change parts in an attempt to fix it. I have called GMC customer care and their response is "take it to another dealer". I have showed the videos I have captured of this dangerous situation and the dealers don't care. I have the videos and can share (but this site doesn't allow upload of videos). This is extremely dangerous. The wipers have cut out at highway speed in torrential downpour multiple times.

I used the remote to open the rear hatch and pressed the button on the hatch to close it. While it was closing it traveled about half way back down and the rear window on the hatch exploded in my face. Glass went everywhere behind the SUV in a 5ft radius. I'm getting it repaired this upcoming Monday.

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The contact owns a 2021 GMC Yukon xl. The contact stated while driving 40 mph during a rainstorm, the front windshield wipers suddenly failed operate, causing the contact to pull over to the shoulder of the roadway. After restarting the vehicle, the vehicle returned to normal functionality. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 21,000.

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The wiper system turns off randomly when it’s raining…. It’s been taken in to the dealer multiple times but no changes made. Doesn’t matter if auto sensing is on or off.

Brand new vehicle, at about 5k miles the backup camera went out in April 2023. It is not decemeber of 2023 and I have no had any sort of resolution. I have 3 children ages 2, 4 and 5 and it is very concerning for me and my wife to not have a backup camera especially at night.

Large fire started at rear of car. Car was parked on driveway and no one was inside. Noticed a burning smell before fire started. Could not locate any smoke. Vehicle rear burst into flames 20 minutes later. Fire department responded quickly and was able to put out the fire before it reached the house. Vehicle is totaled. Vehicle was inspected by fire department and police after fire was extinguished. They believe the fire was electrical. Vehicle is currently being inspected by insurance company. No warning lamps or messages appeared. Rear windshield wiper stopped working 2 weeks prior to fire.

My driver side back glass (quarter panel long glass) spontaneously exploded this morning with my young child in her car seat. No one was nearby, the car was in park. Nothing caused the glass to break it just randomly occurred.

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Driving down an interstate on a clear sunny day 70 degrees. There were no vehicles nearby or an overpass. It was me, my husband and our dog in the vehicle. Out of nowhere we heard a large bang and I noticed the sunroof was shattered. It took all my husband all he could to from wrecking. Thankfully I thought to close the sunroof shade so more glass wouldn't land in the vehicle. There were shards 9f glass everywhere. We purchase our 2021 Yukon 3 months ago. So we were in a new vehicle with approximately 5k miles. Very scary and I was still shaking once we were able to exit the interstate. The safety guidelines for panoramic sunroof need to be updated! I had no idea this was an issue.

Air conditioning condenser refrigerant leaked, preventing ac from functioning. Could lead to visibility issues due to defroster not functioning properly. Reported problem in NHTSA 10166241 (gm special coverage 17336), but vehicle had condenser shield used as 'solution' to problem. Still leaked and gm would not cover repair costs.

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I've owned over a dozen gm trucks over the last 20+ years and this model is the worst ever! my complaint: gm took away the turn signal lights on the side mirrors. The turn signal indicators on the dash are too small and located with many other lights/indicators, so they cannot be seen quickly nor 'easily' and can't be heard under normal traffic conditions. This creates an incredibly dangerous situation with driver distraction trying to see if a turn signal has been activated and increases the risk of vehicles next to the truck not expecting a lane change if they are ahead of the tail lights. Numerous times over the past few weeks I've owned this vehicle, I've almost run into adjacent vehicles I couldn't 'see' because the blind spot warning system does not detect vehicles well enough to avoid turning into them and also because I was distracted trying to see the turn indicator on the dashboard, ook into the side mirrors and watch my distance to cars in front of me. The turn signal indicators on the mirrors on the prior model significantly reduced driver distractions and increased safety to the driver, passengers and adjacent vehicles. Gm must be held accountable for removing safety features! they must be forced to replace the mirrors with ones that have turn signal indicators in them like on prior model years. If it's not a safety issue, why did they have the indicators in the mirrors before?? removing the mirror signal lights was obviously a sick way for gm to save a few dollars with intended disregard for the safety of it's owners, passengers and everyone else on the road. These problems exist when the vehicle is stopped (blind spot issues), turning, changing lanes and moving on every type of roadway, but especially at highway speeds where hundreds of feet are traveled in only a few seconds, and distractions become even more unsafe and dangerous to everyone.

Tl- the contact owns a 2016 GMC Yukon. The contact stated that he was pulled over by a local police for tail light failure. The contact scheduled appointment with carmax (916-782-2404, located at 1450 eureka rd, roseville, CA 95661) to replace the tail light. The contact stated that it was a known issue that the led light bulb in the tail light assembly could not be replaced without replacing the entire tail light assembly. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 29,400. Fe.

As I was walking to my truck, I hit the button (as I have always done) to unlock the door, the passenger side airbag exploded and crashed the windshield.

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While driving in the rain, the wipers would slowly move across the windshield. After getting through this experience, I purchased a new wiper motor. Only to find that, due do a defect in engineering, the linkage had seized up. Had I not noticed the linkage not working properly, I could have been put in a dangerous situation again.

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My dashboard has cracked and is now in many pieces. I know it is expensive to replace so I've glued and taped it together to the best of my ability. The dash rattles and shakes throughout any trip I take. I love my car! I want it to be �healed�. It's very distracting to drive with your dash making all that noise. If I'm ever in an accident, even ever so small, I'm sure parts of that dash will go flying and hurt the driver and/or passenger. I also don't know how safely contained my dash-airbag is. My speaker and gps are also on that dash and are no longer installed where they should be causing more problems in their new locations which could result in something else not functioning like it was designed to be. I take care of my vehicles with regular tuneups and replacements where needed. This is beyond my control and is a serious flaw in this vehicle.

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The car was parked, all of a sudden we heard a boom and the rear window had exploded outward and shattered, with the latch still attached to the rear tailgate. The hydraulic arms were up and extended, indicating the window had possibly tried to open, but didn't unlatch, and then shattered. Nobody was inside the vehicle or had the keys on them, so the rear tailgate was not activated in either way.

Led brake lights failed in both tail lamps. Led is supposed to be a longer lasting alternative to standard lights. Unfortunately the way gm designed these you cannot service or repair them like you can with a traditional bulb. After much research it appears that there is a thin strip that breaks in the circuit causing both taillamps to loose functionality, there is no bulb out warning so the driver is not alerted. And with no brake lamps this could result in a crash or injury.

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Wipers will only work on high, low or delayed wipers will not work in any configuration. Also tab for water and wipers does not work. Vehicle was in a snow storm and could not use them consistently. We had to keep taking hands of the wheel to cycle from off and only high speed.

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The pigtails on the rear window keep coming off, this is a poor engineering for the rear defroster. I have went to a dealership several times to have these put back on and they are telling me I need to replace the whole rear glass and I have to pay out of pocket. I did nothing to make them come off, and I feel this is a safety issue. I can not use it to defog my rear glass and to help melt the snow and ice when needed. I noticed the pigtails were off when I was driving and they were swinging around in my rear view mirror. Going to give a estimate on when this happened initially, has been going and now dealership will no longer fix.

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On my 1997 Yukon the front wiper motor fails intermittently usually while driving in the rain. The failure is caused by a manufacturers defect in the wiper motor circuit board. In 1998 a recall was issued for this problem on a number of gm vehicles, however the recall covered vehicles from 1994 to early 1997. Although gm continued to use the same defective circuit boards in at least the late 1997 and 1998 models they were not included in the recall. We have had 2 1998 GMC sierra's that had the same problem and everyone else I know with a 1998 sierra has had this problem. In fact some years ago a met a man who's wife was killed in an accident after the sudden failure of their wiper motor. Because their vehicle was also a 1998 and not included in the recall there was no compensation. By now I am sure gm is well aware of the fact that they continued to use the defective circuit boards long after the dates covered in their recalls.

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Tl the contact owns a 2015 GMC Yukon xl. While driving 60 mph, the rear driver's side brake light failed to illuminate. The vehicle was taken to five star Chevrolet Buick GMC (located at 495 watson blvd, warner robins, GA 31093, (478) 387-4424) where it was diagnosed that the brake assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred approximately 5 months later. The contact took the vehicle back to the dealer for repairs and an oil change. The contact was informed that lifters on the engine and condenser line needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 96,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2003 GMC Yukon. While driving 55 mph, a loud bang was heard as the contact noticed that the rear tailgate glass shattered. Upon starting the vehicle, the contact remembered that the rear defogger was turned on; however, she was unsure if it was on at the time the glass shattered. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the rear tailgate glass was replaced. The cause of the failure was unknown. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The contact was informed that there were no recalls. The approximate failure mileage was 225,000.

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The dashboard cracked in 3 places shortly after we purchased vehicle. Above steering wheel and passenger side by airbag.

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Air conditioning failure, condenser defective. Repair impossible because part has been on backorder for over a month.

Left rear window defogger connection came unattached from window.

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