1995 Chevrolet Lumina Apv Visibility Problems

FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS. FIRST THEY WOULD ONLY WORK IF IT WASN'T RAINING (CLEANING WINDSHIELD), NOW THEY HAVE STOPPED ALL TOGETHER. THIS HAS CAUSED INCIDENCE OF BEING STRANDED AND NEAR CRASHES EVEN ON CHRISTMAS DAY WITH MY TWO CHILDREN AND HAVING TO GET RIDES TO AND FROM WORK. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS FOR ALL OTHER 1995 CHEVROLETS BUT NOT THE APV SEEMS AS THOUGH SINCE THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING ON THIS VEHICLE THE RECALL SHOULD BE ON IT ALSO. I COULD HEAR THE MOTOR TRYING TO WORK AND WOULD SOMETIMES BE ABLE TO MANUALLY PUSH THE WIPERS BACK AND FORTH TO GET THEM WORKING AGAIN, BUT NOW THEY ARE LOCKED UP. *JB

NHTSA ID

10178268

Incident

Sep 1, 2006

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. ON GOING PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT VAN. CHEVY SAYS NO RECALL WAS ISSUED AND IT'S NOT THEIR PROBLEM. I HAVE REPLACED THE MOTOR AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I CAN NOT DRIVE IF IT IS RAINING DUE TO WIPERS MAY WORK BUT THEY COULD STOP WORKING AGAIN AT ANY TIME. ALSO WIPER FLUID DOES NOT WORK WHEN WIPERS DO NOT WORK. I CAN NOT TELL YOU HOW MANY FAILURES DUE TO IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME IT RAINS/SNOWS/SLEETS. MEANING THEY MAY WORK OR MAY NOT BUT IF THEY DO WORK THEY ALWAYS STOP. *JB

NHTSA ID

10154461

Incident

May 1, 2004

Mileage

165,819 mi

WHEN I BOUGHT MY VAN IN MAY OF 2004 I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORKING SPORADICALLY, I THOUGHT I WOULD CHECK INTO IT AND SEE IF MIGHT BE A RECALL REGARDING MY VEHICLE. WHEN I WENT ONLINE TO SEARCH I FOUND THE EXACT PROBLEM I WAS HAVING AND CHECKED TO SEE IF I WAS COVERED, I DISCOVERED MULTIPLE GM RECALLS THAT COVERED THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING, AND ONLINE IT SEEMED AS THOUGH MY VAN QUALIFIED. WHEN I PHONED A DEALER WITH MY VIN #, I WAS TOLD I WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I BELIEVE THAT MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM COVERED BY THE RECALL OF THOUSANDS OF OTHER GM VEHICLES. ALSO, I HAVE REPLACED THE WIND SHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

NHTSA ID

10139040

Incident

May 20, 2004

WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

NHTSA ID

10050401

Incident

Nov 11, 2003

Mileage

146,000 mi

REF: NHTSA RECALL NO. 97V017000 SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A STRAINED OR SEPARATED WINDSHIELD WASHER/WIPER SWITCH WIRE. THIS CAN CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WASHER/WIPER TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND COULD ULTIMATELY RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE DURING OPERATION OF MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS AND NEEDING THE WIPERS DURING A SUDDEN RAIN STORM. FIVE MINUTES LATER THE WIPERS WOULD BE WORKING AGAIN. I HAVE CONTACTED BOTH THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE NEW CAR FROM, AND CHEVROLET (1-800-222-1020) AND NEITHER KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. *LA

NHTSA ID

10047572

Incident

Jul 9, 2003

Mileage

98,000 mi

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER. *JB *NLM

NHTSA ID

10048166

FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER INTERMITTENT OPERATION.

NHTSA ID

10030830

Incident

Aug 1, 2003

Mileage

65,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY WORK. *AK

NHTSA ID

10020940

Incident

May 1, 2003

I HAVE A 1995 CHEVROLET LUMINA APV MINIVAN. I HAVE HAD WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEMS FOR YEARS BUT REFUSED TO PAY $300-400 TO HAVE THEM REPAIRED BECAUSE I FELT IT TO BE A PRODUCT DEFECT. NOW, GM HAS A MASSIVE RECALL ON MANY MODELS BUT MINE IS EXCLUDED EVEN THOUGH I WAS TOLD BY A FEW SERVICE PEOPLE OVER THE YEARS THAT IT WAS A CHRONIC PROBLEM IN GM MINIVANS. I WANT THEM TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE IN THE RECALL. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10018562

Incident

May 12, 2003

VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD WIPERS, FAIL TO WORK WHEN YOU NEED THEM TO WORK, DAMP WEATHER , RAINY WEATHER, THEY ARE GETTING WORSE FAILING TO WORK WHEN YOUR DRIVING IN BAD WEATHER, WORKING WHEN THEY WANT TOO!!! THIS HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER I PURCHASED THE LUMINA VAN, NEW,24 MILES ON IT, TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THEY COULDNT FINE ANYTHING WRONG BECAUSE THEY WERE WORKING THEN ( THE WIPERS ) 8 YEARS LATER I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

10005666

Incident

Oct 9, 1995

HUGH TOWNS END OF CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE DECLINED TO HONOR RECALL 97V017000. *AK

NHTSA ID

767215

Incident

May 1, 2000

THE WIPERS WILL JUST QUIT AT RANDOM. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE HEATER CORE STARTED LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. BOTH BALL JOINTS WENT BAD AROUND 30,000 MILES, ONE UNDER WARRANTY, ONE JUST AFTER 36.000 MILES. THE POWER STEERING PUMP STARTED LEAKING AT THE PUMP SHAFT AND MADE A REAL MESS OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BEFORE IT WAS REPLACED. AND I DIDN'T REPORT YET THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD STARTED LEAKING OIL RECENTLY AND IS UNDER REPAIR RIGHT NOW. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEEDED ALOT OF REPAIRS THAT A QUALITY PRODUCT WOULDN'T HAVE HAD.*AK

NHTSA ID

764202

WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST QUIT,AND SOMETIME WILL WORK FOR A FEW WIPES THAN NOTHING!!! THEN WILL WORK JUST LIKE THEY WERE DESIGHNED TO DO,HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER , AND OFF THE THE HIGHWAY WHEN RAIN HAS STARTED BECAUSE THE WIPERS WOULDN'T COME ON!!! I NEVER KNOW IF THEY ARE GOING TO WORK PROPERLY,I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF MY VEHICLE!! BUT I HAVE SEEN WHERE NSTA IS INVESTIGAING COMPLAINTS ON GM WIPERS!! SO I THOUGHT I WOULD WRITE AND VOICE MY CONCERNS!!! THANKS FOR LISTENING. *AK

NHTSA ID

764146

Incident

Jan 1, 2000

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERATE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

NHTSA ID

899238

Incident

Jun 6, 2001

THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK SPORADICALLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE JANUARY 2000. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A SMALL SERVICE STATION, A GOODYEAR STATION, AND HEISER CHEVROLET. NONE OF THEM CAN FIND THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN THE DAY THEY HAVE IT. I JUST WANT TO KNOW THE CAUSE SO I CAN GET IT FIXED. IT HAPPENS DURING RAIN, SNOW, SLEET AND DRY DAYS. IT ONLY AFFECTS THE FRONT WIPERS. THE BACK WIPER WORKS FINE EVEN WHEN THE FRONT WIPERS WILL NOT WORK. THE FRONT WASHER FLUID ALSO DOES NOT WORK WHEN THE WIPERS DO NOT WORK. I TURN THEM ON AND ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAPPENS, NO ATTEMPT TO WORK, NO NOISE, NOTHING. IT'S AS IF I NEVER TURNED THEM ON. I JUST KEEP TRYING THEM, AND EVENTUALLY THEY WORK AS IF NOTHING WAS EVER WRONG. THIS CAN TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 5 MINUTES AFTER I START DRIVING, TO THE NEXT TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I AM AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I WANT TO KNOW IF ANYONE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM, AND WHAT THE SOLUTION IS. THANK YOU.

NHTSA ID

743128

Incident

Mar 12, 2001

WHILE DRIVING COULD TURN ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND THEY WILL NOT OPERATE, JUST INTERMITTENTLY, AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. CONSUMER HAD TO PLAY WITH SWITCH, AND THEY WILL WORK.*AK

NHTSA ID

877952

Incident

Jan 10, 2001

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP ALL THE TIME IN RAIN JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING AND ALL THE DEALER SAYS IS THAT THE VAN IS NOT UNDER THE COVERED RECALL. SAME EXACT PROBLEM OTHER PEOPLE GET FIXED WE WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR BECAUSE WE SURE CAN'T DRIVE IT LIKE THIS. IF I GET HURT I WILL SUE GMC. *AK

NHTSA ID

735293

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

866694

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VISUAL DIFFICULTY WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. *AK

NHTSA ID

865736

Incident

Jul 13, 2000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING FOR NO REASON. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP OR RESTART. ON PASSENGER'S SIDE THEY WOULD SNAP AND START UP. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC INDICATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM, BUT REFUSED TO REPAIR.*AK

NHTSA ID

864622

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP ON THEIR OWN WHEN IN USE. ITS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. CAN HIT A BUMP/CURB AND CRACK FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO STOP. WENT TO PASSENGER'S SIDE & SNAPPED WINDSHIELD WIPERS & THEY WOULD START UP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC NOTICED PROBLEM, BUT REFUSED TO REPAIR IT.*AK

NHTSA ID

864391

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS DIDN'T WORK, CAUSING POOR DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

863567

WINDSHIELD WIPERS, SOMETIMES WILL NOT WORK AT ALL, HAVE SUDDENLY STOPPED AND RESTARTED, WEATHER MAY HAVE BEEN PART OF CAUSE, BUT WIPERS HAVE FAILED OR NOT STARTED AFTER VAN HAS BEEN IN GARAGE,DURING GOOD WEATHER. WIGGLING SWITCH ON COLUMN, COLUMN POSTION, TURN SIGNAL ON HAS HAD NO EFFECT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. VAN IS STILL UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, DEALER HASN'T FOUND CAUSE, HAS DOCUMENTED COMPLAINT. *AK

NHTSA ID

723506

Incident

Mar 1, 2000

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THEY STOPPED WORKING. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. VEHICLE NOT AT DEALERSHIP. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

859176

Incident

Feb 25, 2000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE FAILED SEVERAL INTERMITANT TIMES. FIRST TIME IN 1998 AT 70 MILES PER HOUR IN A RAIN STORM, WIPERS STOPPED, TOOK CAR OFF CRUISE THEN THE RESUMED. SEVERAL INTERMITENT TIMES AFTERWARD. DEALER WANTED $400 + TO "FIX" MOTER. I WAS SCEPTICAL BECUASE THIS IS NOT THE ONLY GM CAR I HAVE DRIVEN WITH WIPER TROUBLE. LAST BIG INCIDENT WAS LAST FALL 1999 WHEN THE WIPERS STOPPED ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY PREGNANT WIFE AND CHILD IN CAR -200 MILES FROM HOME. I COULD NOT GET THEM TO RESUME. CHECKED FUSE ETC. WAITED OUT STORM UNDER BRIDGE, PROCEDED TO TRUCK STOP AND BOUGHT RAIN-X TO CONTINUE JOURNEY. WHEN I GOT TO DESTINATION I PULLED THE WIPER MOTOR AND IT CHECKED OUT FINE AND THE SWITCH-OK. INTERMITENT TROUBLES ARE HARD TO GET FIXED! I TOOK WIPER MOTOR APART, CLEANED BRUSHES, AND NOTICED SOME BUILD-UP ON THE COMMUNICATOR DISC, AND CONTACTS FOR THE PARKING MECHANISM. CLEANED THIS WITH LIGHT ABRASIVE -REASEMBLED AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEM SINCE, ALTHOUGH WITH THE WIPER'S HISTORY I NOW USE RAIN-X ALL THE TIME. I AM AFRAID TO TRAVEL IN SNOW WITH KIDS IN VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE TO SELL IT BUT WITH THE WIPER SYSTEM TROUBLES, AND THE COOLING SYSTEM THAT KEEPS LEAKING -NEW RADIATOR, WATER PUMP, AND HEAD GASKET -MECHANICS SAY PINK COOLANT IS CORROSIVE. I CAN'T SELL IT TO ANOTHER, AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP THROWING MONEY AT THIS VAN. THANK YOU.VINCENT WALTER. *AK

NHTSA ID

717447

Incident

Apr 15, 1999