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 K1500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 26 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 26, in the owner's own words
MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 50MPH! I WAS VERY SCARED. PLEASE CHECK IN TO THIS AS I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT OTHERS HAVE BEEN REPORTING THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN NEGLECTED SO LONG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.*AK
WHILE DRIVING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AKCONSUMER RESEARCHED AND FOUND SEVERAL RECALLS PERTAINING TO THE SAME FAILURE. TEH DEALER WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE. *JG
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT ANY WARNING.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK CONSISTENTLY...WILL TURN ON BUT CONTINUE TILL THEY DECIDE TO STOP ON THEIR OWN...WASHER PUMP ENGAGES INTERMITTENTLY.*AK
ONE TIME WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK FINE, THE NEXT TIME THEY WILL NOT. THEY HAVE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAUSES A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. GM DEALERSHIPS SAY THIS PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL BULLETIN # 98043. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS. I THINK THE DEALERS ARE TRYING TO SELL A FIX THAT IS THE MANUFACTURES RESPONSIBILITY. GM WOULD NOT SUBJECT THEIR CUSTOMERS TO A SAFETY HAZARD AND BE SUBJECT TO THE LIBILITY. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK
THIS IS A RECALL THAT INVOLVED ONLY CERTIAN VEHICLES, CHEVY DOES NOT WANT TO REIMBURSE FOR THE REPAIRS COMPLETED AT THE DEALERSHIP. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
GM RECALL #98043 SHOULD COVER THIS, HOWEVER, VIN RANGE DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL POSSIBLE UNITS PRONE TO FAILURE. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN PROBLEM. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
WINSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP AT ANY TIME CAUSING THE DRIVERS VIEW TO BE OBSTRUCTED. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AFTER READING YOUR NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 98V150001. THEY CHECKED WITH GMC AND SAID THIS DID NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. I AM A MASTER SERVICE TECHNITION (BRIGGS AND STRATTON) AND I ELECTRONICS ARE A HOBBY OF MINE. I REMOVED THE CIRCUT BOARD AND DISCOVERED THE SOLDER FOR 3 OF THE LUGS WAS CRACKED. I RESOLDERED THE LUGS AND HAVE HAD NO OTHER PROBLEMS SINCE. I BELEVE THIS PROBLEM TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY COCERN AND BELEVE GM SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES ALSO.*AK
CONTACTED GM RE: RECALL # 98043. FIRST TOLD NO SUCH RECALL. NOW TOLD MY VIN NOT INCLUDED. OVER 71,000 RECALLS IN CANADA. MANY MORE VINS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL THAT HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE. ALLDATA WEB SITE SHOWS SEPT. 1998 SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR MY TRUCK -- #98043 -- BUT NHTSA HAS NO RECORD OF THIS. CALLED GM AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO SUCH RECALL, BUT I HAVE HEARD FROM SEVERAL OTHER CHEVROLET AND GMC TRUCK OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM WITH WIPERS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN IT IS GEARED AT LOW PACE. SAME MAKE AND YEAR OF VEHICLES WERE RECALLED FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROLLER BOARD WHICH SHUT WINDSHIELD WIPERS OFF. MANUFACTURER ADVISED CONSUMER THATVEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 98V150001, CHEVY UNWILLING TO COVER!*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND HORN WORK INTERMITTENTLY. SAFTEY ISSUE WHEN THE WIPERS WON'T WORK IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, AND HORN WON'T WHEN NEEDED. ALSO CRUISE CONTROL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. ALL THREE HAVE WIRES GOING THROUGH THE STEERING COLUMN, POSSIBLY LINKING THE THREE INTO ONE BIGGER PROBLEM.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN. THIS COULD RESULT IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. DEALER MENTIONED THAT THIS SAME PART WAS REPLACED ON VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *AK *ML
WIND WIPERS AND WASHERS DON'T WORK. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MODULE FAILED. YH
SEAT WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE. SLIDES BACK AND FORTH. ACCIDENT COULD BE FATAL!!!
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, AND SOMETIMES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WON'T WORK AT ALL. *AK
NO SUMMARY
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPES BECOME INOPERABLE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SOME MAKES AND MODELS; HOWEVER THIS VEHHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WIBDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON AND OFF INTERMIITTENTLY, CAUSING LOSS OF VISIBILITY. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
FUEL PUMP FAILED. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY, ESPECIALLY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, AFFECTING VISIBILITY/ FRONT BUCKET SEAT LATCH FAILED, CAUSING SEAT TO FALL BACKWARD. *MJS
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