1995 Chevrolet S10 Visibility Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET S10. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMPLETELY STOPPED. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V150001 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). THE CONTACT HAS TO PURCHASE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND PULSE MODULE AND REPAIRED IT HIMSELF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 10/28/08 *BF UPDATED 10/29/08. *JB

NHTSA ID

10244961

Incident

Oct 9, 2008

Mileage

160,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CONNECTION TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER MOTOR FUNCTIONED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. UPDATED 09/11/06. *JB

NHTSA ID

10165029

Incident

Aug 7, 2006

Mileage

130,000 mi

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS OF 1995. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK *LA

NHTSA ID

10079719

Incident

Jun 23, 2004

Mileage

125,000 mi

RECALL 98V150001 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10082001

Incident

Aug 1, 2003

Mileage

119,000 mi

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. THE DEALER INDICATED THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK RECALL#98V150001 *SC

NHTSA ID

10053435

Incident

Jan 6, 2004

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED WHEN IN USE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC IMPLIED A RECALL 98V150001 ON MAKE/MODEL, AND YEAR WAS ISSUED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE AND HAS BEEN FAILING FOR 8 YEARS. WIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN INFORMED THERE WAS NO FAILURE. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE HIS VEHICLE ADDED TO THE RECALL. *PH

NHTSA ID

10044752

Incident

Oct 20, 2003

Mileage

70,000 mi

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED OPERATING WHICH CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS WITHIN THE REMEDY SCOPE FOR RECALL# 98V150001 BUT WAS OUT OF TIME TO RECEIVE THE REPAIRS. *NLM THE WIPERS WERE INTERMITTENT. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10040671

Incident

Sep 25, 2003

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED OPERATING, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. *AK

NHTSA ID

10042226

THE VEHICLES WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AND CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED PREVIOUSLY FOR THIS PROBLEM IN 1998. *AK *NLM

NHTSA ID

10033528

Incident

Jul 9, 2003

CONSUMER STATED THAT THEY ARE STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER THE RECALL ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS REPAIRED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH

NHTSA ID

10031734

Incident

Jul 17, 2003

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING A DOWN POUR. CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10029760

Incident

Jul 19, 2003

THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS OF RECALL #98V150000 WHICH WAS RELATED TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER RECALL BECAUSE THE VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10020336

Incident

May 18, 2003

CONSUMER STATED THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL#98V150001 WINDSHIELD WIPER. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED. *ND THE WIPERS WERE INTERMITTENT. THE CRUISE HAD GONE OUT WHEN THE WIPER/WASHER WAS ERRATIC. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO THE COST. THE CONSUMER USED RAIN X TO HELP THE WIPERS. *SCC

NHTSA ID

10018120

Incident

Apr 29, 2003

Mileage

127,000 mi

1995 CHEVY S-10 WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY, NOT WHEN RAINING. *TT

NHTSA ID

10016930

Incident

May 2, 2003

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL 98 V 150 000, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED.*JB

NHTSA ID

10010060

Incident

Mar 6, 2003

I WENT TO YOUR WEB SITE TO CHECK OUT ALL RECALLS ON MY 1995 CHEV. S10, I BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER FOR ABOUT A COUPLE OF YEARS AND NEVER RECIEVED A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM SO I CONTACTED CHEVROLET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX THIS PLOBLEM ON MY 95 S10.

NHTSA ID

10007734

Incident

Feb 18, 2003

Mileage

80,000 mi

UNDER RAINY CONDITIONS, CONSUMER STATES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL SUDDENLY STOP. THEY MAY COME BACK ON OR MAY NOT. CONSUMER FEELS UNSAFE DRIVING UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

NHTSA ID

10004465

CONSUMER STATES STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AFTER RECALL HAS BEEN PERFORM ON VEHICLE RECALL#98V150000 WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING. MR

NHTSA ID

8024210

Incident

Nov 24, 2002

FAILURE #1-REAR BRAKES WOULD LOCK WHEN STOPPING. THIS WOULD ACTIVATE THE REAR ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND RESULT IN EXTRA LONG STOPPING. FAILURE #2-THE AIR VACUUM HOSE THAT CONTROLS THE POSITION OF THE VENTS (IE HEATER OR VENT OR DEFROST) MELTED AND CONTROL OF THE DEFROST WAS LOST. WINDSHIELD FROSTED OVER AND REDUCED VISION THROUGH WINDSHIELD RESULTING IN DANGEROUS CONDITION. DT

NHTSA ID

770197

Incident

Nov 20, 1999

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL NUMBER 98V15001. DEALER CLAIMS MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED DUE TO VIN NUMBER. DEALER RECOMMENDS REPLACING SAME DEFECTIVE COMPONENT AS LISTED IN RECALL FIX (WIPER PULSE MODULE). *AK

NHTSA ID

763760

Incident

Jun 10, 2002

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WHILE DRIVIING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK*JG

NHTSA ID

8011614

Incident

Apr 10, 2002

I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY GM DOES NOT WANT TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND POSSIBLY FATAL DEFECT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR SOLDER JOINT NEAR THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR THAT HAS CRACKED CAUSING MY WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED ME TO HAVE REDUCED VISIBILITY ON THE HIGHWAY AT A RATE OF SPEED OF 65 MPH. I WAS IN A HORRIBLE RAIN STORM THAT CAME ON ALL OF THE SUDDEN AND MY WIPERS QUIT IN MID STREAM!!!! I ALMOST CRASHED INTO A SEMI-TRUCK IN ORDER TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH THE CEMENT BARRIER. NOT ONLY WAS I IN THE TRUCK BUT SO WAS MY 3 YR OLD CHILD! I WANT THIS PROBLEM WITH ALL OF THE DEFECTIVE WIPER MOTORS FIXED IMMEDIATELY! THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LIVES AT STAKE HERE. I WANT TO KNOW IF GM WOULD RATHER ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEATHS OF PEOPLE THAT MAY BE AFFECTED BY THEIR OBVIOUS DEFECT, BECAUSE OUR VIN #'S AREN'T PART OF THE "CAMPAIGN" 98V150001. I THINK THAT IT IS HORRIFYING TO KNOW THAT SUCH A MUTIBILLION DOLLAR COMPANY DOESNT CARE THAT BECAUSE OUR TRUCKS WERE MANUFACTURED A MONTH PRIOR TO THE RECALL SPECIFICATIONS ON MAUFACTUR DATE, THAT WE SHOULDN'T QUALIFY? I WANT TO KNOW THAT I MATTER. I ALONG WITH SO MAY OTHERS HAVE DONE OUR PART AND COULD HAVE NO WAY SHAPE OR FORM PREVENTED THIS MALFUNCTION FROM OCCURRING. I HONORED MY COMMITMENT TO GM BY PAYING THE PURCHASE PRICE. GM DO YOUR PART AND HONOR YOUR GUARENTEE OF EXCELLENCE, BY KEEPING US SAFE FROM HARM OR DEATH! GM NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE BEFORE I AND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS STEP UP TO COURT. IT WOULD BE MUCH MORE COST EFFICIENT FOR GM TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY NOW!!! I TRUELY DON'T SEE A NEED TO REINVESTIGATE THE MATTER. I BELIEVE IT IS CRYSTAL CLEAR TO ALL THAT WILL READ MY AND ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, NOT INCLUDING THE OTHERS THAT WERE TURNED AWAY BY GM CUSTOMER SERVICE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY WAS UP! THAT SHOULDN'T MATTER THERE WASN'T ANY PREVENTABLE THING WE AS S10 OWNERS COULD HAVE DONE! *AK

NHTSA ID

762775

Incident

Apr 10, 2002

98 V 150 000/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: DEALER: GENERAL MOTOR; SAINT ALBANS, WV; PHONE# 304/755-7707 UNABLE TO HONOR RECALL, NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8007100

Incident

Apr 4, 2002

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

755694

WHEN TURNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON THEY COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

899263

Incident

Oct 1, 2001