1994 Chevrolet Pickup Visibility Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACTIVATE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THEY FAILED TO WORK. INTERMITTENTLY, AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, THE WIPERS MAY FUNCTION PROPERLY; HOWEVER, IT IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT USED OFTEN. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER BOTH STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW

NHTSA ID

10236677

Incident

Jul 20, 2006

Mileage

70,000 mi

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. I HAVE A 1994 CHEVROLET PICKUP, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE STOPPED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN. I HEARD THROUGH A FRIEND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MY TYPE OF TRUCK. THIS PROMPTED ME TO COME TO THIS SITE AND LOOK IT UP. I FOUND A RECALL WITH CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V159000. I THEN CALLED A LOCAL DEALER AND AFTER GIVING MY VIN #, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN CAMPAIGNS ON THIS VEHICLE. I THEN CALLED THE 800 NUMBER FOR CHEVROLET THAT WAS ON THE REPORT AND WAS ALSO TOLD BY THEM THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN CAMPAIGNS ON MY VEHICLE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS AN ANALYSIS DONE THAT PROBABLY PRODUCED A LIST ON VINS THAT WERE AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL. HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THOSE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. AT THE CURRENT TIME I DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO HAVE THE REPAIRS MADE. I BELIEVE THAT IF THIS PROBLEM RESULTED IN A RECALL OF THESE VEHICLES TO REPAIR THE CIRCUIT BOARD, AND MY VEHICLE WAS SHOWING THE SAME SYMPTOMS, THE COMPANY SHOULD AT LEAST EVALUATE THE PROBLEM TO SEE IF THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONING. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS AN UNREASONABLE REQUEST. *AK (11/23/05) *SC I DO NOT REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE THAT I CALLED, HOWEVER IT WAS BETWEEN THE 2ND AND 20TH OF NOVEMBER 2004. I DID HOWEVER WRITE DOWN THE SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER GIVEN TO ME BY THE REPRESENTATIVE I SPOKE WITH. SERVICE REQUEST # 1-276472594

NHTSA ID

10101793

Incident

Nov 15, 2004

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY.*AK

NHTSA ID

10097906

Incident

Oct 27, 2004

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC INFORMED DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10095152

Incident

Oct 2, 2002

WHILE DRIVING FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10081370

Incident

Jun 10, 2004

Mileage

90,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT HOME. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10080341

Incident

Dec 20, 2002

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED; HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK THE WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE CONSUMER FELT GM WAS TRYING TO AVOID EXPANDING THE RECALL FOR OTHER VEHICLES THAT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WANTED ANSWERS AS TO WHY HIS VEHICLE WASN'T COVERED IN THE RECALL. *PH *NLM

NHTSA ID

10040027

Incident

Sep 16, 2003

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED; HOWEVER,THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN.*AK

NHTSA ID

10049954

Incident

Dec 1, 2003

Mileage

73,000 mi

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 03V15900 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS. DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED BUT THE WIPERS REMAINED INTERMITTENT. THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO RAISE THE HOOD AND PHYSICALLY HIT THE WIPER MOTOR IN ORDER TO GET IT TO WORK. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10037762

Incident

Aug 23, 2003

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILS TO WORK DURING RAIN. *TS

NHTSA ID

10040536

Incident

Sep 19, 2003

Mileage

40,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THIS ERRATIC PERFORMANCE DISTRACTS THE DRIVER AND IMPAIRS HIS VISION. DEALER STATES " A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS PART; HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10044247

Incident

Oct 20, 2003

Mileage

120,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE PROBLEM; HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10040376

Incident

Feb 16, 2003

CONSUMER STATES THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP INTERMITTENTLY. THEY STOP SOMETIMES ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES, THEN THEY START UP AGAIN. THIS IMPAIRS DRIVER'S VISION, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS RAINING HARD. CONSUMER CALLED MANUFACTURER REGARDING THIS PROBLEM ,AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT A RECALL.*AK 1994 CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS. WIPERS STOP WORKING INTERMITTENLY WHILE IN USE. THEY STOP FOR ABOUT 5 TO 10 MINUTES THEN START BACK UP AGAIN. CONSUMER SAYS THAT THIS PROBLEM IMPAIRS HIS VISION WHILE DRIVING IN VERY BAD INCLEMENT WEATHER. CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AS FAR AS HIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED.*MR

NHTSA ID

10034057

Incident

Aug 15, 2003

Mileage

92,000 mi

CONSUMER HAS A PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. CONSUMER STATED THAT AFTER TURNING ON WIPERS THERE ARE TIMES WHEN AT LEAST TEN MINUTES PASS BEFORE THEY START TO WORK. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER, AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10030018

Incident

Jul 14, 2003

Mileage

46,368 mi

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FOR ABOUT A MONTH. THE CONSUMER HAS TO HIT ON THE MOTOR IN ORDER FOR THE WIPERS TO OPERATE. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED NEW WIND SHIELD WIPERS FOR THE COST OF $88.13 BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COVERED BY RECALL.*AK *CB

NHTSA ID

10026212

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER SAW A RECALL THAT STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS RECALLED UNDER RECALL #03V159000, WHICH IS SUPPOSE TO BE MAILED OUT SOMETIME THIS MONTH ACCORDING TO ODI. CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE HIS WIPERS STOP WHEN IT IS RAINING HARD. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10019944

Incident

May 15, 2003

CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSISTOR BOARD THAT COMPLETES THE CONNECTIONS TO THE WIPER MOTOR, FAILED ON MANY OCCASIONS. THE WIPERS WOULD WORK FINE ON A DRY/SUNNY DAY, BUT IF IT WERE HUMID/FOGGY, THE WIPERS WOULD FAIL. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND STATED IT WASN'T A SAFETY ISSUE, AND THE CONSUMER HAD THEM REPLACED. SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10001980

THE GLASS MIRROW SEPARATED FROM THE MOUNTING FLYING ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THESE MIRROWS ARE HELD ONTO THE METAL BY TWO SPOTS OF GLUE. IF THERE HAD BEEN A PEDESTRIAN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD HE WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY THE GLASS.*AK

NHTSA ID

767042

Incident

May 20, 2001

REGARDING WIPER MOTOR AS REPORTED RECENTLY IN THE MEDIA. MY WIPER MOTOR IS FAILING AND I HAVE TO SOMETIMES START IT WITH MY HANDS TO GET IT GOING. *AK

NHTSA ID

764565

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL WHILE IN USE. OTHER VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM ARE COVERED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN #98V150001. RECALL CAMPAIGN SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO COVER ALL VEHICLES USING THE SAME COMPONENTS, AS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

762458

Incident

Nov 1, 2001

GM HAD A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT OF THE WIPERS ON THEIR SUBURBANS, BUT IT DID NOT INCLUDE PICK UP TRUCKS. I PERSONALLY KNOW OF 3 OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT FAILURE OF THIS COMPONENT. I HAVE CONTACTED THE GM CORPORATION WITHOUT ANY RETURN OTHER THAN " THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE PICKUPS". DON'T FIGURE...IS THE SAME KIND OF VEHICLE WITH SAME COMPONENT FAILURE. I WAS FORTUNATE IN MY SMALL ACCIDENT. I RECEIVED MINIMAL DAMAGE DUE TO HITTING A CURB AND BLOWING OUT A TIRE. THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE TIRE, RUINING IT, PLUS KNOCKING THE ALIGNMENT OUT. I LIVE IN NEW MEXICO WHERE RAIN IS A RARITY AND WHIPER/WASHER USE IS AT A MINIMUM. I WAS IN FLORIDA AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND WAS CAUGHT IN A SUDDEN RAIN DOWN POUR WHICH DID NOT ALLOW ME ENOUGH TIME TO SAFELY PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND BANG ON THE WHIPER UNIT TO GET IT TO OPERATE. THE UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROX. $ 62. TO WHICH I THINK THAT GM SHOULD PAY FOR. THEY HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THIS BEING A PROBLEM AND DID NOT FOLLOW UP ON ANYTHING OTHER THAN THEIR SUBURBANS. GLAD I AM NOT AN ACCIDENT STATISTIC DUE TO THEIR LACK OF CONCERN. PLEASE, CAN YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS FOR OTHER PEOPLES' SAKE.THANK YOU. *AK

NHTSA ID

759461

Incident

Jul 12, 2001

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SYSTEM FAILS SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT NOTICE. *AK

NHTSA ID

756501

Incident

Jan 5, 2002

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR RELAY FAILURE MUTIPLE TIMES. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE WAS ON MARCH 6, 2001 OCCURRING IN A MAJOR RAINSTORM ON INTERSATE 40 IN ARIZONA AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE, MY WIFE WAS WITH ME. THE RAIN WAS SO INTENSE IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH AS I COULD NOT SEE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. I PREVIOUSLY CONTATED CHEVROLET WHO ADMITTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTORS. THERE WAS ALSO A SAFETY RECALL REPORTED, HOWEVER, MY TRUCK WAS NOT BUILT AT A CERTAIN SITE SO IT DID NOT QUALIFY. I HAD MY TRUCK REPAIRED TODAY AND THE SHOP INFORMED ME THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET TRUCK TYPE VEHICLES. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD. IT IS QUITE APPARENT THAT CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER, REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. I APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANKS - RUDY BLUM. *AK

NHTSA ID

742101

Incident

Mar 6, 2001

CURRENT RECALL 98V150001 FOR GM/CHEVROLET, MY VEH HAS SAME PROBLEM OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKING INTERMITTENLY. I BELIEVE THE SAME COMPONENTS ARE USED ON MY VEHICLE AS ON THE RECALLED ONES. DANGEROUS PROBLEM, THE WIPERS SOMETIMES DO NOT COME ON WHEN SWITCHED ON.*AK

NHTSA ID

733219

Incident

Sep 1, 1999

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTTERMITTENTLY DUE TO WIPER MOTOR FAILURE. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE IN RAIN.*AK

NHTSA ID

864249

Incident

Jun 26, 1996