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RE: 2003 Suburban DEFECT - rear hatch glass hinge breaking - 4/17/2008 1:36:53 PM

jcashe

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I have a 2003 Suburban LT and have enjoyed the vehicle for five years. I rarely use the back window and do not tow anything behind the vehicle. About a year ago the plastic cracked around the rear window and am reluctant to spend $1300 on the car.

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RE: 2003 Suburban DEFECT - rear hatch glass hinge breaking - 7/6/2008 3:45:04 PM

2kids1onway

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Add another one to the List of "Poorly Engineered" Hatch Glass hinge. My 2005 Suburban LT w/41,000 miles had a failure on the left hatch while on vacation in sunny Florida 2 weeks ago. Our hatch was seldom used because my wife is only 5''4" and has difficulty reaching into the car through the hatch. I thought it was due to the smoldering temperature our truck is exposed to in NC and FL. Dealer said same story $1100-$1200 and out of warranty. Only owner and treated very well. Found this post while researching replacement part on www. Hope this gets some attention from Chevrolet.

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RE: 2003 Suburban DEFECT - rear hatch glass hinge breaking - 7/7/2008 6:48:19 PM

unhinged

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I have a 2003 Suburban with 75k miles. About 1 week ago, the rear window began making a whistling noise while driving. When I inspected it, I found that the hinge had separated from the window. I have probably opened that window 20 times since I purchased the vehicle new in 2003. I phoned the dealer that I purchased it from, they were completely aware of the problem, as they had seen it before, but said I should come it. Their answer was "it can''t be fixed, but rather a new rear window should be installed to the tune of $1,000. I contacted GM Customer Service who claimed they had never heard of this problem before, but also stated that the only solution would be to replace the entire rear window.

The vehicle has only been used for pleasure use, never towed a vehicle.

If you have had this happen to you or someone you know google: suburban rear window hinge

gerry.west@hotmail.com

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RE: 2003 Suburban DEFECT - rear hatch glass hinge breaking - 7/12/2008 9:38:12 PM

doodlebug70

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Count me in too! 03 Tahoe, 90,000 miles, no abuse, good care. Looks like JB Weld for me!

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RE: 2003 Suburban DEFECT - rear hatch glass hinge breaking - 7/13/2008 6:48:13 AM

Flyer

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Same problem, 2003 seldom use the window entrance. With the window blowing out at higher speeds I will probably fix it using JB weld.

Thanks for the info.

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