1994 Chevrolet Astro Visibility Problems

I HAVE A 1996 CHEVY ASTRO VAN. DURING A HEAVY RAIN,WITH THE WIPERS ON HIGH THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10299712

Incident

Aug 10, 2008

Mileage

130,000 mi

DT: THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEM ON 1994 CHEVROLET ASTRO. WINDSHIELD FUNCTIONS FAILED. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS ON CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED GM, AND THEY REFERRED THE CONSUMER TO NHTSA. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR AROUND SIX MONTHS. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT COME ON IMMEDIATELY WHEN TURNED ON. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAD A DELAY REACTION WHEN THE SWITCH WAS TURNED ON. THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FIXED TODAY.*AK *NM

NHTSA ID

10137059

Incident

Jun 7, 2005

Mileage

74,000 mi

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING WHILE RAINING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING. CONTACT STATES IF LIFTING THE HOOD AND MOVING THE MOTOR THEY WILL START WORKING AGAIN. IF THE VEHICLE GOES OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING AGAIN. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE, BUT CONSUMER'S SPECIFIC VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, BUT CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE WIPERS FAIL ED TO OPERATE EACH TIME WHEN RAINING, AND NEED TO BE USED.*AK *NM

NHTSA ID

10128924

Incident

May 1, 2005

Mileage

70,000 mi

DT: CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FOR 1995 CHEVORLET PICKUP. HE ALSO OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET ASTRO WHICH ACTUALLY HAS THE PROBLEM THAT THE RECALL MENTIONS BUT THAT PARTICULAR VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED. HAS BEEN HAVING THE PROBLEM OVER A YEAR. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD TO TAP IT TO KEEP IT WORKING. CONSUMER FEELS THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO COVER THIS PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

10126808

Incident

Mar 3, 2004

RECALL 03V159000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED OPERATING WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT CONDITIONS. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10106984

Incident

Jul 20, 2004

Mileage

105,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER MUST TURN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON AND OFF MANY TIMES TO ACTIVATE THEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10091670

Incident

Sep 4, 2004

Mileage

100,000 mi

CONSUMER HAD THE SAME THE PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN NHTSA RECALL 03V159000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOMING INOPERABLE AND RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10087333

Incident

Aug 6, 2004

I WAS GOING AROUND A SHARP CURVE HEADING TOWARD ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN THE STEERING WOULD NOT CORRECT. I WENT AT NO FAULT OF MINE UP BEHIND A MAILBOX HEADED STRAIGHT TOWARD A HUGE TREE AT WHICH TIME GOD ALMIGHTY HAD A HAND ON ME NO DOUBT, AND VEERED BARELY TO THE LEFT OF TREE, MAILBOX I DAMAGED WITH MIRROR WENT UP AN EMBANKMENT CROSSED LADIES DRIVEWAY, WENT UPON ANOTHER EMBANKMENT AND BACK DOWN INTO DITCH. THE TIE ROD CAME COMPLETELY OFF. *MR

NHTSA ID

10073241

Incident

Jun 14, 2003

Mileage

141,700 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, AND RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER INDICATED WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT RECALLED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10061044

Incident

Mar 1, 2004

Mileage

150,000 mi

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED ONLY WHEN THEY FELT LIKE IT. TOOK IN TO A CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE MODULE. COST ME $125.71.*AK

NHTSA ID

10058571

Incident

Oct 5, 2003

Mileage

117,923 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND GO OFF INADVERTENTLY. ALSO, THE DOOR LATCHES DID NOT OPERATE CONSISTENTLY.*AK *JB *NM

NHTSA ID

10046229

Mileage

150,000 mi

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY DURING A RAIN STORM. SOMETIMES THE WIPERS DID NOT WORK AT ALL. *NLM *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10048650

Incident

May 15, 2003

Mileage

130,000 mi

FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD CONNECTOR DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN, I.E. INSUFFICIENT SUPPORT OF SOLDERED WIRES, LEADING TO FATIGUE CRACK OF SOLDER JOINTS, THEN FAILURE OF MOTOR OPERATION. TWO OF TWO OTHER OWNERS OF EARLY 90'S ASTROS I SPOKE TO HAD HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT, AND ONE OF THOSE HAD HEARD OF OTHERS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10050819

Incident

Dec 1, 2002

Mileage

150,000 mi

CONSUMER STATED THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL 03-V-159-000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOMING INOPERABLE OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR VEHICLE BECAUSE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10048748

Incident

Nov 28, 2003

Mileage

130,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK CONSUMER NEVER KNOWS WHEN THE WIPERS WOULD AND WOULDN'T WORK. SHE NOTED THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY IN NEW YORK WINTERS. *PH *JB

NHTSA ID

10043987

Incident

Apr 1, 2002

Mileage

120,000 mi

VEHICLE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED.*MR CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR A 96 ASTRO VAN WHICH THEY NO LONGER OWN, STATING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONSUMER WISHES TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS ON THE 94 ASTRO VAN THAT THEY CURRENTLY OWN THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.*TS *JB

NHTSA ID

10044454

HAZARD; 1994 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN FRONT WINDSHEILD WIPERS DON'T ALWAYS WORK. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IT RAINS AND TRYING TO DRIVE. I NOTICED THAT AFTER 1995 THEY WERE RECALLED. I THINK THEY SHOULD INCLUDE THE 1994 MODELS ALSO. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL A MAIN NUMBER. I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO THE MANAGER ON DUTY TO NO AVAIL. *LA

NHTSA ID

10043331

Incident

Jan 1, 2003

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID

10037709

Incident

Jun 22, 2000

CONSUMER STATES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY DURING USEAGE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10033749

WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON AND THEN GO OFF. *NLM THE WIPER MODULE WAS REPLACED FOR SAFETY REASONS. WIPERS DIDN'T WORK FOR DAYS AT A TIME IN THE PAST MONTHS. *PH *JB

NHTSA ID

10019400

Incident

May 7, 2003

Mileage

70,800 mi

FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR STOPS INTERMITTENTLY, ESPECIALLY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. RESTARTING REQUIRES LIGHTLY TAPPING THE MOTOR WITH THE WIPER SWITCH IN THE ON POSITION. CURRENT GM RECALL (#03023) ONLY INCLUDES 95-97 ASTROS. GM TOLD ME THEY EXPECT 94'S & 98'S TO BE INCLUDED IN RECALL IN NEAR FUTURE. OWNERS WITH VALID REPAIR RECEIPTS WILL BE REIMBURSED, ACCORDING TO MY GM CALL.*AK

NHTSA ID

10021420

Incident

Jun 11, 2003

Mileage

110,000 mi

I OWN A 1994 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN, VIN: [XXX]. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK, OFF AND ON. MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *NLM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10020960

Incident

May 10, 2002

Mileage

75,786 mi

THE CONSUMER VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR SYMPTOMS OF A RECALL. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER RECALL BECAUSE THE VEHICLES VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10019335

Incident

May 4, 2003

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1994 ASTRO VAN WORK INTERMITTENTLY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR 1995 - 1997 CHEVROLET ASTRO VANS. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A 1994 MODEL. I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, AT LEAST. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10017125

Incident

May 5, 2003

RECENT RECALL OF SOME 1994-1997 CHEVROLET ASTRO, SUV AND PICKUPS TO FIX FAULTY WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE RECALL EXCLUDED 1994 CHEVROLET ASTRO, WHICH I OWN. MY WIPERS FAIL PERIODICALLY. WHEN I TURN THEM ON I HEAR THE MOTOR HUMMING BUT THE WIPERS DO NOT MOVE. I HAVE A FRIEND WITH THE SAME YEAR ASTRO AND THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE MAKE CHEVROLET CORP. INCLUDE 1994 ASTRO IN THE RECALL. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10017120

Incident

May 30, 2003