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 1996 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 65MPH WHEN IT BEGAN TO RAIN. I TURNED THE WIPERS ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY WOULD NOT RESPOND. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE RAIN INTENSIFIED I TRIED THE WIPERS AGAIN AND THEY WORKED. I RECENTLY NEEDED THE WIPERS AGAIN AND THEY FAILED. *TR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY A DEALER. THERE IS A RECALL, 98V150001, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED DUE TO VIN. *AK *TT
CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER REGARDING RECALL 98V 150 001/98 V 150 000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL. HOWEVER, DEALERSHIP INSISTED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. *AK *YH
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING DRIVER NOT TO HAVE A CLEAR VIEW. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND STATED THAT DESPITE A RECALL ISSUED FOR WIPER MOTOR FAILURE IT DID NOT APPLY TO THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. *AK *YH
WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH DURING A RAIN STORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INITIALLY, AND SUDDENLY STOPPED AND WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES. *AK
WHILE USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY QUIT WORKING WITHOUT A WARNING JUST LIKE MENTIONED IN RECALLS 98V150001 AND 98V150000. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN, WITHOUT A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I HAD BROSZ REPAIR LOOK AT THEM AND THE PRINTED CIRCUIT MODULE WAS BAD, SO A NEW REPLACEMENT WAS BOUGHT AND INSTALLED. WHILE VISITING YOUR WEBSITE, I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS YEAR AND MODEL PICKUPS. I CONTACTED MY DEALER WHO SAYS MY PICKUP WAS NOT RECALLED. I THINK THAT, AS THE FAULTY PART S NOW KNOWN TO BE FAULTY, CHEVROLET SHOULD RE-IMBURSE ME FOR THE PART($53.43), AND THE SMALL LABOR BILL($10).*AK
WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY WOULD WORK ON AND OFF. CONSUMER HAD TO HIT THE BOX FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO START THEY WERE WORKING AGAIN. BUT, THEN THEY STOPPED WORKING. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. BUT, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER PULSE MODULE FAILED - SAME COMPONENT AS FAILURE ON S-10 PURCHASED SAME DATE (NHTSA RECALL 98V150001). *AK
INTERMITTENTLY, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. STOP WORKING FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES THEN CONTINUE TO OPERATE. THE DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM.
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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