1994 GMC Sierra Visibility Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE OWNER WHO STATED THAT THE CIRCUIT BOARD TO THE WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10433666 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 125,000. UPDATED 11/29/11 *CN UPDATED 12/12/11

NHTSA ID

10433674

Incident

Oct 29, 2011

Mileage

125,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 GMC SIERRA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ACTIVATED BUT FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO FUNCTION AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 98V150001 (VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER) BU THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

NHTSA ID

10429410

Incident

Nov 17, 2009

Mileage

40,000 mi

I AM EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH MY WIPERS NOT WORKING ON A 1994 GMC SIERRA PICKUP. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED THE ROAD CONDITIONS ARE WET AND WITHOUT THE AID OF THE WIPERS WORKING PROPERLY VISIBILITY IS NEAR ZERO. THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS CONDITION WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. NO WARNING SIGNALS ARE GIVEN WHEN THE WIPERS WILL OR WILL NOT WORK. MOST RECENTLY I CALLED A GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AND HIS RESPONSE WAS THAT WITH THE AGE OF THE TRUCK THIS PROBLEM WAS CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR. THIS LEFT ME THE FEELING THAT THEY (GENERAL MOTORS) WERE NOT CONCERNED WITH THE ISSUE. AT THIS POINT THE CONDITION STILL EXISTS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10162302

Incident

Jul 13, 2006

Mileage

100,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 98V150001, REGARDING THE VISIBILITY WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 6/19/2006 - *NM

NHTSA ID

10159358

Incident

Jun 8, 2006

Mileage

145,000 mi

CONSUMER 1994 SIERRA 1500 WINDSHIELD WIPER WORKS ON AND OFF. *TS THE STARTER WAS ALSO REPLACED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10155147

Incident

Mar 8, 2005

DT: CONTACT STATES THAT HE OWNS A 1994 GMC SIERRA AND THAT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR QUIT. CONSUMER GOT ONTO THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND SAW THERE WAS RECALL 98V15001 FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL . *AK

NHTSA ID

10126697

Incident

Mar 15, 2005

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN CAUGHT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN THE RAIN AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK. THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER NHTSA RECALL 98V150001. *AK THE CONSUMER WOULD FIRMLY HIT THE WIPER MOTOR WITH HIS HAND 2 OR 3 TIMES. THEY WOULD START THEN STOP DURING THE RAIN. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10115137

Incident

Jul 15, 2002

Mileage

110,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT STOP. SOMETIMES THEY STOP MID-WIPE. SOMETIMES THEY CHANGE SPEEDS WITHOUT MY CHANGING THE SETTINGS. CALLED GMC WHEN I DISCOVERED A RECALL FOR THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, BUT THEY CLAIM THAT MY VIN IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL.*JB

NHTSA ID

10106471

Incident

Jan 11, 2005

NHTSA RECALL 98V150001/ CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEMS. WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARE ON THEY WILL NOT GO OFF, AND CONSUMER MUST PLAY WITH THE WIPER SWITCH FOR A WHILE BEFORE THEY WILL TURN OFF. SOMETIMES WHEN TURNING THEM ON THEY WILL NOT OPERATE. CONSUMER JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, AND PROVIDED THE VIN TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO WAS TELLING CONSUMER THE RECALL WAS OUT DATED, AND WANTED CONSUMER TO PAY OUT OF POCKET, AND MAYBE REIMBURSED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10106810

Incident

Jan 5, 2005

Mileage

110,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER HE NEVER RECEIVED IT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10101230

Incident

Oct 20, 2002

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE , I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL AS DESCRIBED ON YOUR WEBSITE , THE WIPERS WILL NOT START QUITE FREQUENTLY AND STOP WHEN THEY WANT TO . THIS WAS MENTIONED TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY 14 MONTHS AGO . PLEASE ADVISE !*AK

NHTSA ID

10082669

Incident

Apr 10, 2003

RECALL 98V15001, WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. DEALERSHIP DID NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10067000

Incident

Mar 29, 2004

Mileage

25,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING (INTERMITTENT PROBLEM) OR WILL NOT STOP ONCE STARTED. I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GMC REGARDING A SAFETY RECALL FOR 1994 PICKUP TRUCKS, BUT WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER I WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO MY SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER -- EVEN THOUGH I WAS EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IN THE SAFETY RECALL. THE RECALL IS COVERD BY GMC TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 03023 AND REFERS TO PROBLEMS WITH SOLDER JOINTS ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL CIRCUIT BOARD. I CONTACTED GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE FACT THAT THE RECALL APPLIED TO MY MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE BUT THAT MY SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL WAS CONFIRMED. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND THE RECALL SHOULD COVER ALL VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THE IDENTIFIED DEFECT. *AK

NHTSA ID

10065752

Incident

Mar 6, 2004

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED, BUT THE MOTOR CONTINUED. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID

10061093

Incident

Mar 1, 2004

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING AND STUCK IN THE UPWARD POSITION WHEN IN USE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAY OR MAY NOT RESTART. THIS REDUCED THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD WAS BAD, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10061554

Mileage

100,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR STOPS OPERATING INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. *AK

NHTSA ID

10053754

Mileage

65,000 mi

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION THE WIPERS OPERATED POORLY DUE TO A WIPER MOTOR DEFECT. *AK THE BRAKES FAILED TWICE. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10039736

Incident

May 25, 2000

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 98-V-150-001 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS. DEALER WILL NOT PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS BECAUSE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK *PH

NHTSA ID

10038314

Incident

Sep 5, 2003

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 03 V 159 000; BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10045014

Mileage

32,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A RECALL, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10044876

Incident

Jul 15, 2003

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AS STATED IN RECALL 03 V 159 000, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID

10033715

Mileage

112,000 mi

HAVE HAD RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS/WASHER FLUID NOT WORKING DURING CRITICAL TIMES OF NEED (I.E. TORRENTIAL DOWN POURS, SNOW, ETC.). FINALLY FOUND THAT 1994 GMC TRUCKS WERE RECALLED BECAUSE OF FAULTY WORKMANSHIP IN THE WIPER MOTOR, BUT MY TRUCK WAS MANUFACTURED 20,000 MODELS TOO SOON. THIS DEFECT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE A SEVERE ACCIDENT DURING A RECENT STORM. NOW, WE HAVE A HURRICANE COMING AND CAN'T EVEN GET A DEALER TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM........AGGRAVATING! *JB

NHTSA ID

10038974

Incident

Sep 15, 2003

Mileage

88,000 mi

PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. WHILE DRIVING DURING A RAINSTORM THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE WIPERS WERE RECALL BUT THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN. THE CONSUMER FEELS HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED BECAUSE IT'S EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10038482

WINDSHIELD WIPER EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 03 V 159 000; BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10038099

Mileage

140,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED AND STOPPED WORKING, CAUSING POOR DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. *AK

NHTSA ID

10033818

Mileage

115,000 mi