1993 Chevrolet C1500 Visibility Problems

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES WON'T WORK AND WILL STOP DURING USE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10266483

Incident

Oct 20, 2006

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE. EVEN AFTER HAVING THE PROBLEM FIXED. THIS PROBLEM KEEPS OCCURRING OVER AND OVER. WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO ISSUE A RECALL? I GUESS WHEN SOMEONE DIES IN AN ACCIDENT AND THEY GET SUED OVER IT . THIS YEAR MODEL TRUCK ALSO HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING . I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED ONCE IN THIS TRUCK AND THE PROBLEM JUST KEEPS RECURRING.(WHY?) *TR

NHTSA ID

10209004

Incident

Jan 8, 1996

DT: WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING EVERY TIME THERE WAS A HARD RAIN. OWNER DID RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER. HOWEVER, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. CONSUMER DID NOT FIND THIS OUT UNTIL HE HAD ALL READY TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. DEALERSHIP CALLED BACK, AND TOLD THE OWNER THAT THE OWNER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL, AND SINCE OWNER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER THE OWNER'S VEHICLE WAS RETURNED THERE WAS NO WIPER FUNCTION AT ALL. THE WIPERS WILL NOT EVEN COME ON. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP MANAGER TO INFORM HIM ABOUT FAILURE, AND THE MANAGER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO ABOUT IT. BUT IF CONSUMER WAS WILLING TO PAY $160.00, THE WIPERS COULD BE FIXED. CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW WHY HE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE WIPERS WERE WORKING WHEN HE DROPPED OFF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER CALLED THE GENERAL MANAGER, AND HE WAS SUPPOSE TO RETURN THE PHONE CALL TOMORROW. OWNER WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE HIS VEHICLE WITHOUT THE WIPERS SINCE THEY LIVED IN FLORIDA, AND THEY WERE HAVING HURRICANE WEATHER. *AK *NM

NHTSA ID

10127509

Incident

Jul 5, 2005

Mileage

126,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING, IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF OWN THEIR OWN. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10089216

Incident

Aug 18, 2004

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK OCCASIONALLY. WHEN THEY DON'T WORK I HAVE TO RELEASE THE HOOD, OPEN THE HOOD, AND TAP ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. ONCE I HAVE DONE THIS THEY START WORKING, MOST OF THE TIME, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN THEY HAVEN'T. I DO BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. AND I SAY THIS BECAUSE OF A RECENT RECALL ON THE WINSHIELD WIPER MOTORS, ON 1996 CHEVROLET EXTENDED CAB PICK-UPS ( LIKE MINE). SINCE, CHEVROLET WAS ABLE TO DO A RECALL ON NEWER MODEL PICK-UP TRUCKS, THEN CHEVROLET SHOULD ALSO DO SO ON THEIR OLDER MODELS PICK-UP TRUCKS. SINCERLEY, SHIRLEY. *AK

NHTSA ID

10037551

Incident

Jan 19, 2003

Mileage

152,000 mi

WHEN THE WIPER SWITCH WAS TURNED ON IT SOUNDED LIKE THE WIPER MOTOR WAS RUNNING BUT THE WIPERS WERE NOT MOVING. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PLAY WITH THE SWITCH TO GET THE WIPERS TO WORK. *NLM WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST PURCHASED, THE WIPERS WOULD COME ON BY THEMSELVES WHENEVER THEY WANTED. AFTER REPAIR, THE WIPERS WERE TURNED ON AND A NOISE WAS PRESENT, THEN THEY STOPPED WORKING. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10019760

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY DURING RAIN. NOT GOOD. HAD IT TRACED TO CIRCUIT BOARD FAILURE. WAS OF THE UNDERSTANDING THIS PROBLEM WAS RECALLED BUT I NEVER GOT NOTICE. PLEASE RESPOND. HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR AWHILE NOW. *JB

NHTSA ID

10016414

Incident

Nov 1, 2002

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL.*AK

NHTSA ID

765654

Incident

May 1, 1998

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. IF TAPPING ON WIPER MOTOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL START AGAIN. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHILD DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP OPERATING AND CAN NOT GET TO THE WIPER MOTOR FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE.*JB

NHTSA ID

894412

Incident

May 15, 2001

WINDOW WIPER MOTOR INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT OPERATE WHEN RAINING. EXTERIOR BODY PAINT AND PRIMER PREMATURELY "SPIDER-WEBS" THEN FLAKES OFF AFTER 4 YEARS OF OPERATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

736458

Incident

Oct 19, 2000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE MOTOR. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

871601

DRIVER'S SEATBACK BOLT BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH COULD HAVECAUSED SUDDEN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. OCCURRED TWICE. FIRST TIME DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM, SECOND TIME DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER. ALSO PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONING DUE TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD. BUT 1993 C1500 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

871160

Incident

Jul 24, 2000

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ONLY WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, THE CONSUMER HAS RECONNECTED THE SWITCH, BUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE MOTOR STILL OCCURS. *SLC

NHTSA ID

783647

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WILL STOP, AND I MUST GET OUT OF TRUCK AND HIT WIPER MOTOR OR PULL ON WIPER BLADE TO GET THEM RESTARTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

715750

Incident

Sep 8, 1999

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED.CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

NHTSA ID

843750

Incident

Mar 15, 1999

WHEN EVER IT RAINS WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY AFTER BEING TURNED ON. SOMETIMES WOULD COME ON BY THEMSELVES & GO OFF BY THEM SELVES. WOULD NEED TO SHAKE THE WIPERS TO GET THEM TO WORK AGAIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

842834

Incident

Jun 11, 1998

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, RECALL NOTICE SENT HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED REPAIR DUE TO VIN #. MJS

NHTSA ID

547291

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN USE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH.*AK *YH

NHTSA ID

840505

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILS CONTINUALLY. MJS

NHTSA ID

546042

Incident

May 4, 1999

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTION WHILE IN USE WHICH MAY CAUSE VISIBILITY PROBLEM, AND RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER SAID WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WAS THE CAUSE, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT IN RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

836053

Incident

Jan 1, 1996

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WORKS SPORADICALLY. WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO ON/OFF ON THEIR OWN. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED NOT UNDER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER ADMITS A PROBLEM DO EXIST. *AK

NHTSA ID

832437

Incident

Nov 30, 1998

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOP DURNG A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.

NHTSA ID

540355

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIOND. ALSO, DRIVER'S POWER WINDOW FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY. DRIVER ALSO REPLACED TRANSMISSION/REAR AXLE SEALING/REAR ABS BRAKES AND STARTER. *AK

NHTSA ID

518163

Incident

Apr 23, 1994