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 Silverado submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 128 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 128, in the owner's own words
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V159000, REGARDING THE VISIBILITY WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.
MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THIS JUST HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY (THEY WORK TODAY). IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR QUITE SOMETIME. FORTUNATELY IT DOES NOT RAIN TOO OFTEN IN THE LA AREA. THIS WINDSHIELD WIPER ISSUE HAS LED TO SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS. I SUSPECT THAT MY VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE UNIT AS DESCRIBED IN YOUR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V159000. I CONTACTED A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I DISAGREE COMPLETELY. MY VIN NUMBER IS [XXX]. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE IN GETTING THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. MORE IMPORTANTLY, I WOULD LIKE OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE BE NOTIFIED THAT THEY SHOULD GET THEIR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR INSPECTED AND REPAIRED. RESPECTFULLY YOURS, [XXX]. *NM UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
DT: THE CONSUMER FELLS THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE 2001-2002 RECALL CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD. 1994 , CHEVEROLET, SILVERADO PICKUP. THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE FAMILY OWNED IT. THE WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED AT HER EXPENSE LAST WEEK. *AK *NM
DT:1994 CHEVROLET WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MAKES A SQUEALING TYPE NOISE. IF THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF THE WIPERS WILL SOMETIME WORK. BEHIND THE MOTOR CAN BE TAPPED WITH A SCREW DRIVER AND IT STARTS WORKING. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON SOME 1994 MODELS, BUT HIS VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER THIS RECALL.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED IN THE RAIN. I NOTED THERE IS A RECALL INVOLVING THE PROBLEM, SO I CALLED MY CHEVROLET DEALER TO SCHEDULE REPAIRS. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THERE IS NO RECALL. THE RECALL I REFER TO IS: GM RECALL NO. 03023.*AK
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A RAIN STORM THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. OWNER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM
FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY OR WERE INOPERATIVE DURING INCLEMENT CONDITION. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND D INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS OUTSIDE OF THE REMEDY SCOPE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.*AK
CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. DEALER WAS INFORMED. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEWS. THE DEALER SAID SORRY, THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK A NEW COMPUTER BOARD FOR THE WIPER MOTOR WAS PLACED IN THE VEHICLE AND REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMERS RECALL WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *SC *JB
WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *MR
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *MR
WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED THREE TIMES.*AK *JB
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THEY WILL EITHER STOP THEN RESTART OF WOULDN'T WORK AT ALL WHEN IN USE. THERE IS RECALL 03V159000 ON THIS ISSUE, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
PROBLEMS WITH 1994 CHERVOLET SILVERADO WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. *MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INTERMITTENT, HE NEVER KNEW WHEN THEY WOULD WORK. *SCC *JB
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY WHILE IN USE. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO HAVE POOR VISIBILITY WHEN IT WAS RAINING. *AK *TT *JB
INTERMITTENTLY,THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY UNDER RAINY CONDITIONS. *AK THE WIPER MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL 03023. *TS *NLM
WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAD BECOME INTERMITTENT. THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN. *AK THE INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THE CONSUMER'S VISIBILITY HAD BECOME COMPLETELY OBSCURE WHEN ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WIPERS HAD COME BACK ON. *SCC *JB
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER MADE CONTACT WITH DEALER.*AK *TS *JB
CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THEY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THEY FAILED AT TIMES WHEN THE CONSUMER REALLY NEEDED THEM. CONSUMER HAD SPOKEN TO THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED ON THE WIPERS. *AK *PH *JB
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY.*AK. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MODULAR WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF SIXTY DOLLARS. *JB
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. *JB THE DRIVER WOULD HAVE TO SHAKE THE WIRES CONNECTED TO THE MODULE TO GET THE WIPERS TO WORK. SOMETIMES THAT DIDN'T WORK. CONSUMER REALIZED IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING HOME IN THE RAIN AND HE HAD TO PULL OVER 3 TIMES TO WIPE THE WINDSHIELD IN ORDER TO SEE. THE CONSUMER SEEN WHERE OTHER GM VEHICLES HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. HE FEELS THAT HIS VEHICLE SHOULD QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL DUE TO THE FAILURE. *PH
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