1998 Chevrolet C/K Pickups Visibility Problems

I HATE TO SOUND REPETITIVE ,BUT I ALSO HAVE A 1998 CHEVY SILVERADO 4X4 THAT HAS A WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR PROBLEM. I ALSO THINK THAT GM SHOULD STEP-UP AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE WHEN IT HAPPENS TO SO MANY OF THE SAME VEHICLES I FEEL AS THOUGH IT'S A FACTORY DEFECT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A LONG TIME. THE TRUCK DOESN'T HAVE BUT 61,000 MILES ON IT. I CONFRONTED THEM ABOUT IT AND THEY WOULDN'T HELP ME OUT. THAT'S WHY I HAVE A TOYOTA ,THAT'S MADE IN THE USA, SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. GOD BLESS THE USA !!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10267909

Incident

May 7, 2009

Mileage

21,000 mi

1 WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMENTENT. 2 VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN. 3 REMOVED AND REPLACED WIPPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER. *CN

NHTSA ID

10216373

Incident

Jul 22, 2007

Mileage

69,755 mi

TRUCK STALLS WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING FOR NO REASON. STEERING HAS SUDDEN FAST JERK TO RIGHT THEN WE HAVE TO OVER CORRECT TO LEFT, HAZARD LIGHTS WOULDN'T TURN OFF NOW THEY ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. WIPER FLUID MOTOR DOESN'T WORK, GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK IT JUST VIBRATES REALLY FAST. THERE ARE WIRES IN DASH THAT HAVE BURN MARKS AND OTHER COMPONENTS ARE MELTED. ITS AMAZING THAT THIS TRUCK EVEN RUNS! WE HAVE SPENT 1200 ON THIS PILE AND STILL HAVEN'T EVEN FIXED ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10163491

Incident

Aug 25, 2005

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

NHTSA ID

10163057

Incident

Jan 16, 2006

Mileage

70,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING SEVERAL TIMES. I SEEN THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH MANY OTHER VEHICLE YEARS. WHY DIDN'T THE 1998 MODELS GET INCLUDED? THE LATEST OCCURRENCE WAS 3/8/2006. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY DURING A DOWN POUR AND THEY JUST STOPPED. I HAD TO WORK MY WAY TO THE SHOULDER AND TRY TO GET THEM TO START AGAIN. IT'S VERY SCARY WHEN THIS HAPPENS AT 60 MILES PER HOUR. TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND STARTING IT AGAIN GETS THEM GOING AGAIN BUT OTHER TIMES I'VE HAD TO TAP ON THE WIPER MOTOR TO GET THEM STARTED AGAIN. *JB

NHTSA ID

10152495

Incident

Mar 8, 2005

Mileage

115,520 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPER WASHER WORKS INTERMEDIATELY ON MY CHEVROLET CK 1500 PICK-UP. SAME AS ON THE 1996 MODEL WHICH WAS RECALLED DUE TO BAD CONNECTION ON WIRING. I HAVE HAD WIPERS STOP WORKING IN BAD WEATHER THEN START WORKING AGAIN. *NM

NHTSA ID

10147279

Incident

Dec 27, 2005

Mileage

82,000 mi

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WOULDN'T TURN OFF WHEN SWITCHED OFF, AND THE SPEED COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED USING THE INTERMITTENT SETTING. IT SEEMED TO CLEAR UP HOURS AFTER DRIVING, BUT THIS COULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF RAIN AND DRIVING CONDITIONS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10143172

Incident

Nov 1, 2005

Mileage

52,000 mi

MY 1998 CHEVROLET Z71 PICKUP HAS A MALFUNCTIONING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY ONE ON THIS MODEL PICKUP I HAVE HAD TO GO OUT. I OWN TWO PICKUPS THIS YEAR MODEL, AND BOTH HAVE THE PROBLEM. SEEMS LIKE GM SHOULD PICK UP ON THIS AND FIX THE DEFECT. I HAVE TO KEEP RAINX IN MY VEHICLE TO HELP ME SEE IN RAIN STORMS. THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER WANTS TOO MUCH TO FIX THE PROBLEM, SO I HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT THE ONLY WAY I KNOW HOW TO. IT HAS CAUSE MANY NEAR MISSES FOR ME, AND I AM SURE IT WILL CAUSE A WRECK IF IT CONTINUES TO GO UNFIXED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10137791

Incident

Sep 1, 2004

Mileage

107,000 mi

WIPERS FAIL TO START OR STOP AT ANY TIME IF THEY DO START TO WORK. I UNDERSTAND THAT IF MY TRUCK WAS A 1997 THIS WOULD BE COVERED UNDER RECALL 03023, BUT SINCE IT'S A 1998 IT'S NOT COVERED EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE SAME ISSUE!!!(BAD CONTROL BOARD)*JB

NHTSA ID

10136013

Incident

Aug 31, 2005

Mileage

38,000 mi

ON MANY OCCASIONS WHEN WIPERS ARE NEEDED, THEY FAIL TO WORK. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT ON 1997 AND OLDER C\K PICKUPS, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN RECALLED,(GM RECALL NO. 03023). MAYBE SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BEFORE SOMEBODY IS HURT OR KILLED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10132514

Incident

Mar 17, 2005

CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER QUIT WHEN THEY WERE NEEDED. WHEN THE CONSUMER TURNED THE WIPERS ON, THERE WAS A BUZZ SOUND BUT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER DIDN'T WORK. SOMETIMES THEY WILL WORK AND OTHER TIMES THEY DIDN'T WORK. THE DEALER SHIP SAID THE CIRCUIT BOARD WAS BAD. *JB

NHTSA ID

10121431

Incident

Mar 28, 2005

Mileage

65,500 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE DEFECTIVE. SOMETIMES THEY WORK AND OTHER TIMES THEY DON'T.*AK

NHTSA ID

10114699

Incident

Jan 1, 2005

Mileage

4,500 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING WHILE IN USE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10114354

Incident

Mar 1, 2005

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. GM WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON 1998 MODELS. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 1997'S.*AK

NHTSA ID

10095733

Incident

Oct 13, 1998

I HAVE A 1998 CHEVROLET K1500 PICKUP, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WILL SUDDENLY STOP WHILE IN OPERATION,I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL ON MODELS UP TO 1997,BUT WHY NOT THE 1998 MODELS,THEY USE THE SAME PARTS! IT'S KINDA SCARY WHEN YOU ARE GOING DOWN I-95 IN MAINE IN THE MIDDLE OF A SNOW STORM WITH YOUR KIDS IN THE TRUCK AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DECIDE THEY ARE GOING TO STOP AND YOU HAVE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND STICK YOUR HEAD OUT TO SEE WHERE YOU ARE AT ON THE ROAD AND HOPE TO HELL YOU CAN FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON GOING WITH THIS TRUCK SINCE I OWNED IT(JANUARY 2001,28000 MILES) AND G.M. SHOULD PAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.*AK

NHTSA ID

10093279

Incident

Feb 2, 2001

Mileage

30,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.

NHTSA ID

10092056

Incident

Aug 5, 2004

Mileage

108,000 mi

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOP WORKING AND MAKE A LOUD BUZZING SOUND. SOMETIMES IT TAKES MINUTES BEFORE THEY WORK AGAIN. DURING WHICH TIMES IT WAS RAINING OR SNOWING HEAVILY AND AT NIGHT IT IS NEARLY MADE ME RUN OFF THE ROAD. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND LIFE THREATENING DEFECT.*AK

NHTSA ID

10074992

Incident

Apr 1, 2003

Mileage

120,000 mi

WIPER MOTOR: MOTOR WILL STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. CURRENTLY HAVE FOUR WIRE TIES HOLDING WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR TIGHT AGAINST MOTOR BODY. THIS IS A TEMPORARY FIX.

NHTSA ID

10066110

Incident

Mar 5, 2002

Mileage

42,500 mi

INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE FIRST TIME EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM, I WAS CAUGHT IN A HEAVY RAINSTORM, IN ADDITION TO HEAVY INTER-CITY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, ON MY WAY TO WORK, UPON TURNING ON MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHICH HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND APPEARS TO BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. THIS PROBLEM ALSO OCCURS IN THE WASHER MODE AND APPEARS TO HAVE A NO MODE ADHERENCE. FROM MENTIONING THIS IN CONVERSATIONS, I HAVE DISCOVERED THIS IS A REOCCURRING PROBLEM IN SEVERAL OTHER YEARS SILVERADO'S. CONSEQUENTLY, GM HAS ANOTHER PROBLEM THEY ARE FAILING TO RECOGNIZE HOW MANY ACCIDENTS/DEATHS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO OCCUR BEFORE THEY ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, IN ADDITION TO INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS REGARDING OTHER EQUIPMENT THAT CREATES A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD! *AK

NHTSA ID

10064272

Incident

Jun 1, 2002

Mileage

70,000 mi

MALFUNCTIONING WINDSHIELD WIPERS

NHTSA ID

10058472

Incident

Nov 28, 2003

WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING WHEN RAINING. THEY WILL RUN FOR A LITTLE BIT AND THEN GET STUCK . I WOULD HAVE TO PULL ON THEM TO GET THEM GOING AGAIN. I SEE THERE IS A RECALL FOR 1997 TRUCKS BUT MINE BEING A 1998 I HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. CLOSE TO $ 200.00. *JB

NHTSA ID

10055015

Incident

Aug 1, 2003

Mileage

49,632 mi

WIPER'S STOP WORKING RANDOMLY. IDENTICLE PROBLEM TO RECALL NUMBER 03V159000 ON 97 TRUCKS. GM IS REFUSING TO RECTIFY PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

10054480

Incident

Dec 22, 2003

Mileage

110,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. FORTUNATELY THE WIPERS ARE FUNCTIONAL ALTHOUGH THEY WILL NOT FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. THEY ALSO DO NOT PARK WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED TO OFF POSITION AND WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE UNTIL THEY PARK IN RANDOM POSITIONS AT A RANDOM INTERVAL UP TO FIVE MINUTES OBSERVED SO FAR. THE "MIST" OPERATION ALSO EXHIBITS THE SAME BEHAVIOR AND BUT BE USED TO EVENTUALLY GET THEM TO STOP IN AN ACCEPTABLE POSITION FOR DRIVING. INTERNET RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR VEHICLES OF SIMILAR TYPE FOR SEVERAL YEARS PREVIOUS (FOR WHICH THERE IS A RECALL) AND IS RELATED TO A CONNECTION TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD THAT CONTROLLS WIPER OPERATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

10048835

Incident

Nov 15, 2003

Mileage

68,500 mi

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 1997 AND OLDER CHEVROLET TRUCKS AND I BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER THAT I TAKE MY TRUCK TO FOR SERVICE. THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NOT ANY RECALL FOR MY 1998 CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK. PLEASE HELP ME!!!!! *LA

NHTSA ID

10047516

Incident

Nov 17, 2003

Mileage

71,700 mi

REAR VIEW MIRROR SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE. *LA

NHTSA ID

10047138

Incident

Nov 18, 2003

Mileage

108,500 mi