Chevy Tahoe Rear Wiper Repair - Wiper Motor Re-installation and the REAL Problem Discovered!

You are watching Part 3 of a video Series that shows troubleshooting and repair of the rear wiper on a 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe. This procedure should be similar if not the same for GMC Yukon, and Chevy/GMC Suburbans based on the GMT800 platform.
Video #1 Is here:
• Chevy Tahoe Rear Wiper...
Video #2 is here:
• Chevy Tahoe Rear Wiper...

[@DobraLLC]

My 04 Escalade’s rear wiper has worked on and off for a few years. Today my wife said it got stuck in the up position and after turning the truck off she hear a thumping sound in the back door. Your video came up 1st. Watched all 3 videos, went right outside and tested it with a lead wire and it worked perfectly. I made a small jumper like yours. Works great! Thank you!

[@nerdepreacher7787]

You may have just saved me hundreds of dollars with your videos on this.

[@kellykracht6560]

Just saved me buying a new unit. Bad enough I had to grab one from the junkyard for $15, it was doing the same thing as the original one. Found your video and luckily I watched it to the end before ordering a new one. Got my rear window defogger working too. By the way, the wiper motor assembly that you have is an aftermarket one. The factory units are different. They have a different gearing mechanism and circuit board configuration. Oh...one other thing, the washer hose goes around the wiper shaft clockwise and then plugs into the rubber fitting. Functionally it will work the same, it's just that there's a chance of something snagging the hose the way you have it. Also wanted to add that this is one of the best instructional video's I've found on KZbin, you definitely take your time and show all the steps and explain things very well. Keep up the great work!

[@WrathofPharaoh]

Dude, I bought my 2005 Suburban 5 years ago, and the rear wiper and rear defrosters never worked properly. Two different Chevy dealers and my local mechanic shop all threw their hands up in despair and told me to take it to a place that specializes in electrical work. Your little ground wire hack took me 10 minutes, and now both systems work perfectly. Thanks for a great video. Subscribed and liked!

[@adelaideautowashes]

Im glad you got it fixed! Wipers are very important for clearing your visibility out the front and rear windows, and not having them work can be a big problem, especially the front wipers. Great video!

[@andyhansen2030]

Thanks for the video, can't wait for the weather to get warmer to try that fix. I have an 05 Yukon with the same 2 problems, rear wiper and rear defrost. A repair shop said that there was an issue with the 'grid' on the back window, but I'll try this before I replace the window.

[@mikeredfield2102]

On mine, I just cleaned off all the extra grease from the wiper contacts and no more wiper problem. On a side note, I had a problem with the climate control baffle motor under the dash. It was making a clicking noise when set at max cold. One day after disconnecting the battery, the AC quit blowing cold altogether. Again, similar contacts all loaded up with grease, cleaned with a q-tip and as good as new! Gotta love these helpful youtube videos.

[@BellesetBeauxDad]

Excellent video! You're a good man for making these detailed videos. Thank you!

[@TheHazelberg]

This is really a good documented, very detailed in comments, repair video instruction on the Tahoe 2004 rear wiper.

[@chris59011]

Great videos. Very helpful and gave great detail on how to remove, inspect and replace.

[@jedarramorriss7064]

This is exactly what I needed!! I haven't fixed it yet, but I also have a new ground noise in my radio and my battery quickly dies sometimes, so I'm betting that this is the culprit 🥰🥰🥰🖤🖤🖤

[@davebarron5939]

Man you saved me a boat load of screwing around, Thanks.

[@CooganBear]

My 2001 Yukon was doing the same thing. It turned out that it was just ceased up. I took the wiper arm off of the motor and worked the motor spline back and forth with some channel-locks, then sprayed some PB-Blaster down the shaft. It kicked right on. I let it run for about 20 minutes, then sprayed it again.

[@michaelc.fischer2439]

Great video's X3. This helped me a lot on my 2005 Escalade.

[@adrianquintal7010]

Very thorough indeed, thank you, I'll be trying to fix mine soon. Very helpful

[@Bourricot]

I had the same symptoms, mine gradually slowed down for a year until it was not moving, but was still clunking. I started by redoing the burned ground at the body to liftgate, no success. Added a ground between the motor and liftgate, no success either. Took the motor apart, removed the rust on the shaft and greased it generously, put it back on and added the ground and it works perfect now. At the end, I think both the grease and the ground solved the issue, not just one of them. Thanks for the walk up.

[@stoobydoo4790]

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU the extra ground strap worked and now my wife thinks that I have super powers 😉. ( at least for today)lol Thanks again for sharing your knowledge & experience, it saved all kinds of time

[@sacaircooled]

Awesome videos bud!

[@julial8442]

Great vid, very informative. Thank you.

[@stoobydoo4790]

Very helpful as my wife just let me know that ours quit working in a 06 Suburban.