2005 Chevrolet Tahoe Visibility & Wipers Problems

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE SUNROOF GLASS CAME OFF THE ROOF AND SHATTERED. I HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS AUTOMOBILE AND I AM NOW ASSUMING IT IS RELATED TO THIS SUN ROOF PROBLEM. I HAVE FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL AT ONE TIME, BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. WHAT DO I DO? *TR

MY CHEVY 2005 Z71- TAHOE HAD IT'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS REPLACED AT THE GM DEALER. TWO METAL RIVETS EXTENDING THROUGH THE WIPER BLADE ATTACH IT TO THE LONG WIPER ARM. THE RIVETS BROKE AND WIPER BLADE ASSEMBLY CAME OFF WIPER ARM AT SLOW SPEED IN A HEAVY RAIN. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER CAME LOOSE THEN FROZE AND BECAME INOPERABLE ON THE WINDSHIELD LEFT EDGE DURING RAINSTORM CAUSE WAS THE NUT WHICH HOLDS THE WIPER ON THE ROTATING SHAFT COMING LOOSE AND MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED/ TORQUED PROPERLY AT THE FACTORY. *TR

DEVICE, NOW REPORTED BY CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO BE AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL THERMOSTAT,LOCATED DIRECTLY OVER DRIVER'S HEAD IN 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE CONTINUOUSLY (WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING) EMITS 100+/- MILLIGAUSS OF ELECTRICAL CHARGE. MY EXPOSURE TO THIS DURING FIRST WEEK OF MY OWNERSHIP OF VEHICLE AFTER MY JULY 21, 2008, PURCHASE CAUSED ME TO HAVE DEBILITATING HEADACHES AND TINNITUS; ALSO, MY MEMORY SEEMS TO BE LESS SHARP THAN BEFORE EXPOSURE. TWO CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AND I IDENTIFIED THE DEVICES CAUSING HIGH RADIATION EXPOSURE TO MY HEAD,AND SELLING DEALER DISCONNECTED THERMOSTAT;DISCONNECTING THERMOSTAT RESULTS IN FRONT DEFROSTER,AND ALL HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS BEING RENDERED VIRTUALLY UNCONTROLLABLE. ORIGINALLY SELLING DEALER OFFERED TO RELOCATE THE THERMOSTAT AWAY FROM MY HEAD,BUT DEALER LATER RETRACTED THAT OFFER. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE LOOKED INTO THE ISSUE OF THE THERMOSTAT EMITTING HIGH LEVEL OF RADIATION AND REPORTED TO ME THE THERMOSTAT/DEVICE IS PERFORMING ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATION AND MAY NOT BE RELOCATED. WITH THERMOSTAT CONNECTED,I GET DEBILITATING HEADACHES AND TINNITUS,THE RELATED LONG TERM PHYSIOLOGICAL RAMIFICATIONS OF WHICH I DO NOT KNOW. IF THE THERMOSTAT IS DISCONNECTED,MY INABILITY TO CONTROL TEMPERATURE AND AIRFLOW INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT RENDER THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNDER MANY WEATHER CONDITIONS. POSTSCRIPT: IT OCCURS TO ME THAT THE RADIATION EXPOSURE FROM THE TAHOE THERMOSTAT SEEMS MANY TIMES HIGHER THAN THE RADIATION EXPOSURE ASSOCIATED WITH CELL PHONE USAGE;AND THE THERMOSTAT RADIATION IS EMITTED CONTINUALLY WHILE DRIVING. I AM INFORMED THAT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME SEVERAL YEARS AGO,VOLVO OFFERED FOR SALE IN EUROPE,A RETROFIT PACKAGE TO GROUND OUT HIGH RADIATION LEVELS IN ITS VEHICLES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. OCCASIONALLY, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AS IF SOMEONE WAS SMOKING A CIGAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BLOWER RESISTOR SHORTED AND MELTED THE CONNECTOR. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE BURNING OCCURRED EVEN WHEN THE SWITCH WAS DEACTIVATED. HE IS IN POSSESSION OF THE OLD PARTS. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

1. DRIVING DURING A MINOR SNOWSTORM THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. 2. I COULD NOT SEE CLEARLY AND HAD EXTREME DIFFICULTY NAVIGATING THE ROADWAY. 3. AS THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AT A LOCAL DEALER. THAT DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE WIPER TRANSMISSION WAS BAD, THOUGH THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I PURCHASED A NEW WIPER TRANSMISSION AND HAD IT INSTALLED BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE LINKAGES ARE MADE OF PLASTIC AND DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, SUCH AS SNOW, MIGHT CAUSE FAILURE. I FEEL THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, WHEREBY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE SUPPOSED TO OPERATE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, AND IF THE UNDERLYING COMPONENTS ARE OF INFERIOR QUALITY, IT SHOULD BE REPLACED BY NON-PROBLEMATIC MATERIALS. THE SERVICING DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO MY NOT CLEANING THE AREA SURROUNDING THE WIPER ARMS. BUT THIS IS NOT CORRECT, AS I DID CLEAN THIS AREA. I SHOULD BE ABLE TO OPERATE THIS VEHICLE DURING A STORM WITHOUT HAVING TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY TO MANUALLY CLEAN THE WIPERS AND SURROUNDING AREAS. IF THE LINKAGES ARE UNABLE TO HANDLE SNOW AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THEN THEY MUST BE UPGRADED. *JB