NHTSA Complaint #11151678 — 2012 GMC TERRAIN

VISIBILITY/WIPER issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11151678
Vehicle	2012 GMC TERRAIN
Component	VISIBILITY/WIPER
Date of Incident	November 13, 2018
Date Filed	November 15, 2018
Mileage	88,915 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NJ

Consumer Description

ON 11/13/2018 ON A HIGHWAY IN HEAVY RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOPPED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION LINKAGE WHICH I DISCOVERED TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. THIS IS BEING REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP TODAY 11/15/2018. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR COLLISION AS MY TRIP WAS NEARLY COMPLETE AND TRAFFIC WAS LOW. THIS IS BEING REPAIRED AND ALL DOCUMENTS WILL BE RETAINED AND AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

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