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1994 Chevrolet C10 Visibility Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Visibility reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
10
Latest Nov 21, 2003
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
50%
of 20 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Chevrolet C10 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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.

Owner reports naming visibility

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Visibility
Filed Nov 21, 2003

WINDSHIELD/WIPER FAILURE ON 1994 CHEVROLET C10. NOTICED ON NHTSA'S WEBSITE THAT THERE IS A RECALL # 98V150001 AND ALSO A RECALL NOTICE FROM CONSUMER REPORT INVOLVING THIS PROBLEM. CHEVY ADVISED THAT THERE IS NOT CURRENT RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY WORK. *LA

NHTSA ID
10047332
Incident
Nov 21, 2003
Visibility
Filed Jun 16, 2003

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH ITS WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING AS STATED IN RECALL 98 V 150 001; BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID
10024070
Mileage
80,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Oct 16, 2002

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER INTERMITTENLY WORKS. MR

NHTSA ID
8020966
Incident
Oct 7, 2002
Visibility
Filed Jan 28, 2002

WHEN DRIVING AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NEEDED, THEY WERE INOPERABLE, CAUSING POOR DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. RECALL 98V150000 DEALS WITH SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK SPORADICALLY. CONSUMER REPAIRED PROBLEM HIMSELF. *JG

NHTSA ID
8002914
Incident
Jan 23, 2002
Visibility
Filed Aug 15, 2001

98 V 150 001/ 98 V 150 000/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS, REDUCING DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, AND INCREASING RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALLS DUE TO VIN. *AK CONSUMER STATES WIPERS WILL WORK IF YOU TAP ON THE WIPER MOTOR, CONSUMER ALSO STATES HIS WIPER SYMPTOMS ARE THE EXACT SAME AS WHAT IT STATES IN THE RECALL. *SLC

NHTSA ID
894392
Incident
Oct 15, 1998
Visibility
Filed May 31, 2001

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEMS AS STATED IN RECALL 98V150001/ WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, SOLDIER JOINTS NEAR WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR CRACKED. MANUFACTURER ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID
889490
Incident
Aug 1, 2000
Visibility
Filed Oct 11, 1999

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS EXHIBIT THE SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED IN CAMPAIGN NUMBER 98V150001. I HAVE CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER AND CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE TO OBTAIN REPAIRS AND BOTH TELL ME THAT THE CAMPAIGN DOESN'T APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. PERHAPS THE SCOPE OF THE CAMPAIGN SHOULD BE EXPANDED.

NHTSA ID
713115
Incident
Oct 10, 1999
Visibility
Filed Oct 8, 1999

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL ACTIVATE ON THEIR OWN WHILE THE SWITCH IS IN THE OFF POSITION. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
850336
Visibility
Filed Aug 24, 1999

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. SOMETIMES THEY STOP DURING PERFORMANCE, AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T COME ON AT ALL. DEALER SAYS THE MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID
845705
Visibility
Filed May 19, 1999

VEHICLE NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE DUE TO VIN. NLM

NHTSA ID
545697
Incident
Apr 1, 1999

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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