Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Chevrolet 1500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 65 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 65, in the owner's own words
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY SINCE APRIL 2005. A LOCAL MECHANIC FOUND THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CIRCUIT BOARD. THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *AK
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SPORADICALLY WORKED. *JB
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. *JB
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WON'T COME ON OR WON'T START AT ALL
CONSUMER NOTICED AFTER TURNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH ON, THE WIPER WOULD NOT WORK. CONSUMER WOULD TAP ON THE MOTOR AND THE MOTOR WOULD START WORKING. TS THE MODULE ON THE WIPER FAILED, DISALLOWING THE WIPERS TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED. *JG
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMPLETE SHUT DOWN WHILE RAINING CONSUMER COULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANY FURTHER. TOOK THE VEHICLE THE DEALER. PROBLE STILL EXSIST. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRENTY.*AK *YH
THIS IS THE 2ND GMC VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED THAT HAD BAD WIPER MOTORS!*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY.THEY DO NOT COME ON AT ALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL FAIL TO OPERATE ON A RANDOM BASIS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY CUT OUT AND SHUT OFF ON THEIR OWN. CHEVROLET HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE ORIGINAL TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION AND THE SECOND SET OF TIRES PURCHASED BY THE CONSUMER AS REPLACEMENT ALSO HAVE TREAD SEPARATION. TIRE SIZE P275/60R15. *YH SECOND SET OF TIRES ONLY HAVE 27000 MILES ON THEM, TIRES ARE GOODYEAR EAGLE GT II. *SLC
CONSUMER WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 98V150000, BUT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN NUMBER. *AK *SLC
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN OPERATION OR NOT AT ALL, CAUSING SEVERE POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING, AND COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR STOPS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. IF CONSUMER WIGGLES IT, IT STARTS BACK AGAIN. CONSUMER IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS IN RECALL 98V150000. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM ALL OF A SUDDEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING. CONTACTED DEALER , AND WAS NOT ABLE TO HELP. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WENT TO TURN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON AND COULD HEAR MOTOR RUNNING, BUT WINDSHIELD WIPERS DIDN'T WORK. PULLED OVER, PULLED ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS/OPENED HOOD TO HIT THE COMPUTER BOX IN ORDER TO GET THEM STARTED. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *ML
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. YH
WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE. VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V150001 DUE TO VIN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY DURING OPERATION, AS WELL AS NOT WORKING AT ALL. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, AND REPAIRS WOULD BE DONE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK
DRIVER'S AND THE PASSENGER'S SEATS MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD, WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, REAR TAIL LIGHT CONTINUALLY HAS WATER WHICH HAS LEAKED INTO SOCKET, THE WINDOWS SEEP WATER ALSO. *AK.ET.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. VEHICLE VIN# IS NOT INCLUDED UNDER RECALL.*AK
AFTER WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE BEEN TURNED ON THEY WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. ALSO THEY WONT OPERATE ON DELAYED SPEED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THEY WOULD COME ON AND THEN STOP. SOMETIMES THEY WOULD NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. DEALER REPLACED THE MOTOR. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. *AK
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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