2003 GMC Sierra Visibility & Wipers Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, A BURNING ODOR EMITTED AND THE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTER MODULE CONNECTION HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S HEATER SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN WITH WIPERS ON INTERMITTENT, THEY SUDDENLY RAN FULL-TIME AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. ONLY WAY TO TURN OFF WIPERS IS PULL THE FUSE. WITH FUSE OUT, WIPERS DO NOT WORK AT ALL, AND DRIVER'S DOOR MUST BE OPENED TO ACCESS FUSE AREA. THIS IS A HAZARD, AS WIPERS ARE NOT AVAILABLE WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT OPENING DOOR. *TR

WINDSHEILD WIPERS WON'T TURN OFF...POSSIBLE WIPER PULSE MODULE. *CN

TRUCK WAS PARKED OUTSIDE AT WORK DURING THE DAY. WHEN I ENTERED THE TRUCK AND CLOSED THE DRIVER DOOR TO LEAVE, THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED WHEN THE DOOR CLOSED. I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY OBJECTS HITTING THE WINDOW PRIOR TO THIS, OR DEFECTS, ETC. CONTACTED LOCAL GMC DEALER WHO CLAIMED TO HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS AND THEREFORE DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. IT IS BEING REPAIRED AT A GLASS SHOP AT MY EXPENSE WITH A NEW WINDOW. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE EXTERIOR PASSENGER SIDE REAR MIRROR WAS ROUNDED AND DID NOT HAVE A STATEMENT INDICATING OBJECTS IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR MAY APPEAR CLOSER THAN THEY ARE. DUE TO THE ROUNDED DESIGN, IT CREATED A BLIND SPOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

OUTSIDE PASSENGER SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR DEFROST DOES NOT WORK. *TR

TRAVELING 47 MPH OR HIGH, WIPER BLADE LIFTS OFF WINDSHIELD AND DOES NOT COME INTO CONTACT TO CLEAN WINDSHIELD. *JB

HVAC SYSTEM WILL HANG UP ON DEFROST, IT WILL NOT RETURN TO ANY OTHER POSITION UNTIL VEHICLE IS RESTARTED WITH SWITCH IN DIFFERENT POSITION. ALSO WHEN USING VENT ON THE HIGHER FAN SETTINGS YOU CAN HEAR AND FEEL A SURGING OF AIR THE FAN IS NOT A PRODUCING A CONSTANT FLOW OF AIR. *TR

REAR WINDOWS ON EXTENDED CAB BLEW WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION. THERE WERE NO SEVERE CONSEQUENCE DUE TO WINDOWS BLOWING OFF FORTUNATELY AND THE WINDOWS WERE RETRIEVED. WINDOWS WERE REPLACED BY GM DEALERSHIP AT OWNERS EXPENSE EVEN THOUGH MECHANIC STATED THIS WAS A COMMON DEFECT. *NM

THE THERMOMETER IN THE MIRROR THAT READS THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN THE SNOWPLOW IS ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. WHEN SNOWPLOWING, IT IS CRITICAL TO KNOW THE FREEZING POINT, AND IS THE TIME THAT THE THERMOMETER IS NEEDED THE MOST.GIVING AN INACCURATE TEMPERATURE (ABOVE FREEZING WHEN IT IS REALLY BELOW FREEZING) WILL CAUSE SKIDDING ACCIDENTS. THE DEALER AND THE GMC FACTORY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE "DESIGN DEFECT" BUT HAVE FAILED TO CORRECT IT OR OFFER A REFUND FOR THE COST OF THE THERMOMETER OPTION. DEALER HAS REPLACED TEMPERTATURE SENSOR, BUT ITS LOCATION IS WHAT PREVENTS IT FROM WORKING WHEN THE SNOWPLOW IS ATTACHED. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER TO RELOCATE THE SENSOR, BUT THEY SAID THEY CANNOT ALTER THE VEHICLE'S DESIGN. THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT ON ALL 2003 & 2004 GMC PICK UP TRUCKS WITH SNOWPLOWS ATTACHED, AND YET GMC HAS OFFERED TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. BEAR IN MIND, THESE VEHICLES ARE BEING MARKETED WITH "COLD CLIMATE" PACKAGES AND DEALER INSTALLED SNOWPLOWS. A SKIDDING ACCIDENT CAN AND WILL RESULT WHEN THE THERMOMETER READS 45 DEGREES FARENHEIT AND IT IS ACTUALLY 28 DEGREES FARENHEIT OUTSIDE. *AK