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 S10 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 241 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 241, in the owner's own words
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET S-10. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED AND FAILED TO FUNCTION WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE MOTOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 162,000.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED MANY TIMES TO START OR STOP. I HAVE HAD TO SOLDER AGAIN THE MAIN BOARD A NUMBER OF TIMES. GM SAID IT WAS NOT ONE OF THE RECALL UNITS YET IT HAS THE SAME SYMTOMS.*AK
SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE (SECOND OWNER) I NOTICED A GLITCH IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER OPERATION, NOTABLY A SUDDEN CEASE IN OPERATION, WHETHER OR NOT THE INTERMITTENT SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED. THIS OCCURRED USUALLY AFTER 20 OR MORE MINUTES OF DRIVING, WHICH RESULTS IN SOME FAIRLY DANGEROUS VEHICLE OPERATION IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. *NM
MY 1994 CHEVROLET S-10 PICKUP IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL #98V150001. I THINK IT SHOULD BE. I AM HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THEY INTERMITTENTLY DO NOT WORK. SOMETIMES THEY STOP WORKING AS I'M DRIVING. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE STARTED WITH THE NEW BODY STYLE FOR S-10 PICKUPS, WHICH IS WHAT I HAVE. SHOULD MY VEHICLE BE INCLUDED? VIN: [XXX] THANKS. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
I BOUGHT A USED 1994 S-10. I FOUND OUT THE WIPERS DON'T WORK OR QUIT WORKING AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF RAIN OR WHEN IT IS REALLY HUMID OUTSIDE THE DON'T WORK EITHER, SO I LOOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE, BECAUSE I TRY TO PULL OVER BUT CANT SEE WHERE TO PULL OVER, EXAMPLE TREES SIGNS CURVES. I UNDERSTAND THAT A LOT OF OTHER VEHICLES WHERE INVOLVED IN THE WIPER RECALL, AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT MINE DOES NOT QUALIFY DUE TO THE VIN #. REGARDLESS THE WIPERS ARE THE PROBLEM THAT THEY DID THE RECALL ON. PLEASE HELP AND GIVE ME SOME ADVICE ON WHAT TO DO NEXT. DEALERSHIP OR GM DOD NOT WANT TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION.*AK
RECALL 03V159000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD RANDOMLY SLOW, STOP OR NOT WORK. LEFT TURN SIGNAL WOULD TURN OFF AFTER TURN IS COMPLETE(NOT SURE IF THEY'RE RELATED). HAD MOTOR AND MODULE REPLACED IN 2000 FOR $650 AND NOW HAVING SAME PROBLEM. RECALL ISSUED FOR SOME '1994'S BUT NOT FOR MY VEHICLE, YET IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE RECALL COVERS ON SIMILAR VEHICLES. CHEVROLET NOT ASSUMING RESPONSIBILITY. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL! *AK
WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SC *JB
I HAVE A 94 CHEVROLET S10 TRUCK WITH A INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPER OPERATION PROBLEM. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM FOR THE 94 S10 BUT CHEVROLET SAYS MY TRUCK IS NOT INCLUDED.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK SOMETIMES, DON'T WORK MOST TIMES.*AK
WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO WORK DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. NHTSA RECALL 03 V 159 000 DEALT WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER DEFECT, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THE CONSUMER STILL HAS THE OLD MOTOR IN HIS POSSESSION. *NM
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK *PH *NLM
WHILE DRIVING DURING RAINY WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR STOPPED OPERATING WHICH CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE CONSUMER HAD THE MOTOR INSTALLED AT HOME *AK *TS *NLM
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE.*MR THE FAILURE IS A RESULT OF A FAILED CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD NEAR THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR. DEPENDING ON WHICH SOLDER JOINTS CRACK OR THE SEVERITY OF THE CRACK, THE WIPERS COULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. *PH THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WORK VEHICLE A 1997 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE CONSUMER FELT SINCE GMC AND CHEVROLET WERE WITHIN THE SAME FAMILY, A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR CHEVROLET AS WELL. *JB
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING FOR NO APPARENT REASON, AND SOMETIMES WHEN TURNING ON THE WIPERS, THEY WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL. THE PROBLEM IS MOST PERSISTENT DURING RAINY WEATHER.*AK
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS A RELATED RECALL 98V150001, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK *CB *JB
IT SEEMS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON THE S-10 TRUCK. HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR A LONG TIME, AND AM ALSO HEARING THE SAME PROBLEM FROM OTHER S-10 OWNERS. IT IS A REAL HAZARD TO HAVE YOUR WIPERS STOP, WHEN NEEDED TO SEE. I AM SURE IF YOU CHECK ON THIS THERE WILL BE MANY COMPLAINTS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU FIND OUT. THANK YOU, JOHN TATKOVSKY
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK, THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK *TS *JB
1994 CHEVROLET S10 PICKUP. WIPERS DON'T WORK IN THE RAIN. PULSE BOARD BAD. EVEN WITH NEW BOARD INSTALLED, MODIFING WIPER SPEED NEVER WORKS PROPERLY. ACTED UP FOR YEARS PRIOR TO BEING REPLACED NEVER BEING CONSISTANT. EVEN WITH NEW BOARD, IT'S ON WHAT EVER SPEED IT FEELS LIKE RUNNING AT THAT DAY. NOT NECESSARILY A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT, I'D SAY ONE OF EXTREMELY INFERIOR DESIGN. AND WE PUT MEN ON THE MOON. SHEESH!*AK
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH ITS WINDSHIELD WIPER AS STATED IN RECALL 03 V 159 000, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO THE YEAR AND VIN. *AK *SCC *JB
CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WA SHAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. RECALL NUMBER UNKNOWN.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS CUTT OUT IN MIDLE OF STORM. WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY. FUNCTION RETURNED AFTER 15 MINUTE SHUTDOWN. THIS IS THE 3RD INCIDENT. I HAD CHECKED WITH DEALER SINCE OTHER S10'S WERE RECALLED FOR SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT THE 1994 PICKUP.*AK
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