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Subject:Service VME - Windshield Wiper Arm Change

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When servicing the vehicle with the VIN you entered, the following diagnosis might be helpful if the vehicle exhibits the described symptoms.

SERVICE VME

Some customers may comment that their front windshield wiper arm does not remain upright (Service Up) position as it did on prior models and as a result, customer may inadvertently brake the wiper arm trying to extend the blade. Beginning with the 2003 model year, Chevrolet and GMC full size pickups and utilities eliminated the service up feature to avoid crashing the wiper arm into the rear hood hem flange which could result in paint chipping. Further changes were made to limit wiper arm breakage by improving the retainer clip ( C bow ) that went into production in September, 2003 and a new positive stop feature that went into production in January, 2004. For GMC only, customers who desire the Service Up feature, it is possible to replace the current wiper arm with the old P/Ns 15761496-97. Chevrolet models cannot utilize the old wiper arms due to the new hood design in 2003.

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Please follow this diagnosis process thoroughly and complete each step. If the condition exhibited is resolved without completing every step, the remaining steps do not need to be performed. If these steps do not resolve the condition, please contact GM TAC for further diagnostic assistance. This diagnostic approach was developed for the vehicle with the VIN you entered and should not be automatically be used for other vehicles with similar symptoms.

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(03-04 CADILLAC ESCALADE and EXT 2WD) and (03-04 CADILLAC ESCALADE and EXT AWD) and (03-04 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2WD) and (03-04 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 4WD) and (03-04 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2WD) and (03-04 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 4WD) and (03-04 GMC SIERRA 2WD) and (03-04 GMC SIERRA 4WD ) and (03-04 CHEVROLET TAHOE 2WD) and (03-04 CHEVROLET TAHOE 4WD) and (03-04 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2WD) and (03-04 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 4WD) and (03-04 GMC YUKON 2WD) and (03-04 GMC YUKON 4WD) and (03-04 GMC YUKON XL 2WD) and (03-04 GMC YUKON XL 4WD) and (03-04 GMC YUKON DENALI AWD) and (03-04 GMC YUKON DENALI XL AWD) ******************************************************************

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