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 1994 Chevrolet C1500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 74 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.
The 25 most recent of 74, in the owner's own words
DURING WET CONDITIONS (RAIN/SNOW) THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1994 CHEVROLET C-1500 STOP FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD AND THE TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME. THIS PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED IN 2005. *TR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE WIPER MOTOR HAD CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, WHO STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL #03V159000, WHICH PERTAINED TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER.
FOR THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS, MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD OCCASSIONALLY STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING NEARLY CAUSING ME TO CRASH. SOMETIMES, THEY WOULDN'T EVEN COME ON AT ALL AND OTHER TIMES THEY WOULD APPEAR TO GET STUCK AND I WOULD HEAR A LOUD WHIRRING SOUND COMING FROM THE W/S WIPER MOTOR. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FREQUENTLY. WITH WINTER NEARLY UPON US, THE NEED FOR MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK PROPERLY HAS INCREASED GREATLY. WHILE RESEARCHING PRICES TO REPAIR THIS, I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR COMPONENT SO I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THIS WAS PARTICULARLY UPSETTING SINCE MY VEHICLE IS EXHIBITING THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL BULLETIN. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED WHEN IT IS ALREADY A KNOWN DEFECT IN MY 1994 CHEVY C1500 PICKUP. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY VIN ADDED TO THE RECALL SO THAT I CAN GET THIS REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *NM
DT: WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY, WITHOUT WARNING THE WIPERS WILL STOP. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, BUT NOT ON HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
1994 CHEVY C1500 PICK UP - WINDSHIELD WIPERS FUNCTION ON AND OFF OR NOT AT ALL BY THEM SELVES. YOU CANNOT DEPEND ON THEM WORKING AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THE DEALERS SAID MY TRUCK WAS NOT PART OF NHTSA RECALL # 03V159000 EVEN THOUGH IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS UP TO $400.00 TO FIX PROBLEM. CAN THIS ISSUE PLEASE BE REVIEWED FOR CONSIDERATION IN A RECALL? THANK YOU J.L. MERAZ
WHEN DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. RECALL 03V159000 WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND WENT OFF ON THEIR OWN. THE DEALER WAS AWARE THAT THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF A RECALL. *AK *SC *JB
RECALL NOTICE FOUND FOR DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPING WHILE IN USE DURING RAIN. *MR THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE CIRCUIT BOARD WAS REPLACED AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE. *SC (RECALL (98V150001) THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT REALLY WAS NOT A RECALL, IT WAS A SPECIAL POLICY THAT EXPIRED 4 YEARS AGO. *JB
WHEN WIPERS ARE IN USE WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THEY WOULD FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY. THE WIPER WOULD GO ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT THE DEALER IS AWARE OF. *NLM
COMPLAINT REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS.*MR THE CONSUMER HAD EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE AND HAD THEM REPAIRED AT THERE OWN EXPENSE. DEALER NOTIFIED ABOUT THE DEFECT VEHICLE, AND TO DATE HAS NOT OFFERED REIMBURSEMENT. PLEASE REVIEW FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS. *CB
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL QUIT WORKING. SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT EVEN START UP. SOMETIMES I CAN GET OUT UNDER THE HOOD AND HIT ON THE WIPER MOTOR AND THEY WILL START UP. THEY MAY NOT STAY RUNNING THOUGH. THIS OCCURS IN DELAY AND REGULAR MODES. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIME SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE USED IN JUNE 2002. *JB
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER WAS INFORMED, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH HIS WINDSHIELD WIPER AS STATED IN RECALL 03 V 159 000 BUT THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *PH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INTERMITTENT. WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN, THE WIPERS STOPPED AND HAD TO BE MANUALLY RE-STARTED. THIS HAD BEEN A PROBLEM FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. *SCC *JB
PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR.*MR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ONLY WORKED ON SUNNY DAYS. THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT DID NOT APPLY TO HIS VEHICLE. *JB *NLM
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, WHICH RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER.*AK *JB *NLM
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE SAME PROBLEM WAS RECALLED ON OTHER CHEVROLET TRUCKS. GM ALSO STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED THE RECALL. *AK *CB *JB
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE VEHICLES WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AND AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *NLM
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED.8JB
CONSUMER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. PH
WHEN TURNING OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS THERE WAS A NOISE LIKE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WANTED TO COME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND THEY STATED THAT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON A RAINY DAY WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS IN USE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. NOTIFIED DEALER, MECHANIC STATED VEHICLE HAD A RECALL WHICH WAS CONFIRMED WITH MANUFACTURER, HOWEVER BECAUSE OF THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE LOCATION WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED, THE VEHICLE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO CONSUMERS VEHICLE. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, SOMETIMES THEY COME ON AND STAY ON, AND OTHER TIMES THEY DO NOT COME ON AT ALL.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID ACCIDENT BECAUSE I COULDN'T SEE. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, SOMETIMES THE WIPERS DON'T COME ON AT ALL. THERE IS A RECALL FOR OTHER MODELS OF CHEVROLET TRUCKS ON THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER. I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE OF MY VIN, THE DEALER COULD NOT COVER THIS UNDER THE RECALL. I SCHEDULED TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT 05/14/02 AT SMEDLEY'S CHEVROLET, VANDALIA OH 45377.*AK
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