Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Chevrolet C1500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 59 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 59, in the owner's own words
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET C1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. HE HAS HAD TO TAP THE MOTOR IN ORDER FOR IT TO FUNCTION AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS NO LONGER ACTIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,500.
WHILE DRIVING, N RAINY WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER TALKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALE CONSUMER WAS TOLD, THERE WAS A RECALL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
CONSUMER STATED WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT WORK DUE TO CIRCUIT BOARD FAILURE. DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE WIPER ARMS UNDER RECALL. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF. *AK
WIPERS FAIL INTERMITANTLY AT ANY SPEED. GM CLAIMS VIN NOT PART OF MASSIVE WIPER RECALL, BUT PROBLEM IS OBVIOUSLY THE SAME (BAD SOLDER JOINTS).
WHEN VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD WIPER IS TURNED ON, THEY WILL EITHER, NOT COME ON OR QUIT WORKING. WHEN IT IS TURNED OFF, THEY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. PH
CONSUMER STATES THAT THEIR VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME DEFECT WITH THEIR WINDSHIELD WIPERS AS STATED IN RECALL # 01 F 156 000, BUT VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED BY IT'S VIN NUMBER. TS
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING ON MY 1996 SILVERADO WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. THEY TURN ON AND THEN DEPENDING ON HOW LONG THEY ARE KEPT ON, THEY JUST STOP. I'VE HAD TO DRIVE HOME IN THE RAIN WITH VERY LITTLE VISIBILITY BECAUSE OF THIS. CHEVROLET DID A RECALL FOR THIS IN 1998 FOR A LIMITED NUMBER OF VIN'S. THERE ARE APPARENTLY MANY MORE PROBLEMS THAN JUST WHAT THEY RECALLED IN 1998. THE INTERNET HAS HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM VARIOUS CHEVY TRUCK OWNERS IN RECENT YEARS. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND A FURTHER RECALL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BECAUSE OF THE ABRUPT WAY THE PROBLEM SHOWS UP. YOU DON'T KNOW YOU HAVE A PROBLEM UNTIL IT IS RAINING AND YOU TRY TO USE THE WIPERS AND THEY DON'T WORK. *PH **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768333
INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVERS VIEW. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDE DUE TO THE VIN DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM
A GLARE COMING FROM INSTRUMENT PANEL IS REFLECTED IN WINDSHIELD. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY -- TSB 98043 ISSUED BUT I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. NLM
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY.DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME FAILURE WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AS INDICATED IN RECALL 98V150001. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK JLG
WINDSHIELD WIPER/ WASHER FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES DURING HEAVY RAINS. THE SHOP (NON DEALER) REPLACED THE CIRCUIT BOARD, AND STATED THAT GMC HAVE A HISTORY OF DOING THIS. I CANNOT LOCATE A RECALL ON A 96 C1500. ALL I CAN FIND IS A 96 C10. IS THERE A RECALL, AND IF NOT, ARE THERE OTHER REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM OCCURING ON 96 C1500'S?*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WITH THE CONTROL IN THE OFF POSITION, DURING HOT WEATHER AFTER 30 TO 40 MINUTES OF RUN TIME. THE DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NO RECALL AND WANTS TO PUT A NEW CIRCUIT BOARD IN. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH GMS WIPER COMPONENTS.*AK
MANUFACTURER CLAIMS THIS IS NOT COVERED BY RECALL EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE ONE FOR MODELS BUILT FROM 8/94 THROUGH 6/96. MY VEHICLE WAS BUILT 8/96. I HAVE HAD FREQUENT INTERMITENT FAILURES OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION.*AK
WENT TO ALFORD CHEVROLET IN JEFFERSON TX TO HAVE PROBLEM FIXED UNDER NHTSA WINDSHIELD WIPER RECALL FOR THIS MODEL TRUCK. WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT MY TRUCK WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL. YET MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STILL DONT WORK.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. *AK *YD
WINDSHIELD WIPERS UNEXPECTEDLY BECOME INOPERABLE WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE ARE TWO ROUNDED CONTACTS ON THE MOTOR CONTROL BOARD WHICH RIDE ON A ROTATING DISK TO SUPPLY VOLTAGE TO THE MOTOR, AS THESE CONTACTS WEAR FLAT DUE TO USE THEY BEGAN TO RIDE UP ON THE GREASE WHICH COATS THE ROTATING DISK TO REDUCE WEAR, WHEN THIS HAPPENS VOLTAGE IS LOST TO THE MOTOR AND THE WIPERS STOP WORKING.*JB
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. *YH
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING. DEALER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL. CHEVROLET WILL REIMBURSE CONSUMER FOR THIS REPAIR. *AK THERE WAS RECALL ON WIPER MODULE FOR PRIOR YEAR MODELS, BUT THE DEALER INCIATED THAT THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *YH
WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE BUT FAILED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER AS IT WAS WORKING PROPERLY. HOWEVER, IT FAILED LATER ON AND THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *YH
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.
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
Data on this page last refreshed .