THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR DOESN'T WORK MOST OF THE TIME. IT MAKES A WINING SOUND WHEN YOU TRY TO TURN THEM ON. TO MAKE THEM START WORKING I HAVE TO TAP ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10021218
- Incident
- Apr 1, 2002
- Mileage
- 185,000 mi
Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
Data refreshed
Our database holds 15 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1993 Chevrolet Z71. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
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THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR DOESN'T WORK MOST OF THE TIME. IT MAKES A WINING SOUND WHEN YOU TRY TO TURN THEM ON. TO MAKE THEM START WORKING I HAVE TO TAP ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. *JB
SINCE PURCHASE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE YEARS. *AK *JB
BOLTS THAT HOLD SEAT MOUNT ASSEMBLY TO BACK OF SEAT SEPARATED FROM MOUNT ASSEMBLY TWICE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *SLC
DRIVER SIDE SEAT BOLT BROKE DUE TO STRESS WHICH DEVELOPED ON THE BOLT, CAUSING SEATBACK BOLT TO RECLINE IN THE REST POSITION. ALSO, STRESS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BOLT. *AK
WHEN DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE TOP BOLT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE INTO THE BACK SEAT. TRUCK WAS NOT MOVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE BOLT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE OWNER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AT RANDOM. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE DUE TO VIN. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER SPERFORM ERRATICALLY WHILE IN USE. THEY WILL JUST SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
TRAVELING 60MPH WHEN THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE. TOOK TO DEALER TO CHECK. WAS REFUSED REPAIRS. ALSO, WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD WAS CRACKED. THIS CAUSED THE WIPERS NOT TO WORK PROPERLY WHEN IN USE.
FUEL INJECTION PUMP GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS REPAIRED FUEL INJECTION PUMP. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY CONDITIONS. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN #. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAS A MALFUNCTION WHICH CAUSES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
FRONT BRAKE PADS AND SHOES PREMATURELY WEARING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PADS HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY REPLACED. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. GM REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
UNSPECIFIED.
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