FaultScore

Chevrolet 1500 window and wiper problems

117 of the 278 complaints filed about the Chevrolet 1500 are about the glass, mirrors and wipers — 42% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1995.

117

Complaints

42%

Share of all complaints

0

Crashes

0

Fires

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers complaints by model year

1988 1500 1 0.9%

Median failure at 60,000 miles

1991 1500 2 1.7%
1992 1500 7 6.0%
1993 1500 5 4.3%

Median failure at 110,000 miles

1994 1500 34 29.1%

Median failure at 87,000 miles

1995 1500 65 55.6%

Median failure at 30,000 miles

1996 1500 3 2.6%

What owners said

1995 Chevrolet 1500 Ludowici, GA

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY SINCE APRIL 2005. A LOCAL MECHANIC FOUND THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CIRCUIT BOARD. THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10140649 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet 1500 at 64,000 miles Oregon, OH

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE WIPERS WILL NOT COME ON.

NHTSA complaint #10103210 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1996 Chevrolet 1500 Harrogate, TN

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

DURING RAINY WEATHER FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10101816 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet 1500 Harker Heights, TX

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

THE DEALER WHERE THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE LIED ABOUT HAVING FIXED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IN 1998 IN RESPONSE TO THE RECALL. (NAR) *PH

NHTSA complaint #10058095 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet 1500 at 80,000 miles Jacksonville, FL

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

03 V 159 000/WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN OPERATING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #10087968 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet 1500 at 98,000 miles Carmel, IN

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN IT WAS RAINING WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. RECALL 03V159000 WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN.

NHTSA complaint #10079734 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1993 Chevrolet 1500 Kennesaw, GA

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION PERODICALLY CAUSING DIFFICULTY SEEING IN RAINY WEATHER.

NHTSA complaint #10066176 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet 1500 Bellbrook, OH

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WHILE USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY STOPPED FUNCTIONING DURING MOVEMENT. *AK THE CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER ALTHOUGH THEY INDICATED THAT THEY SENT TWO.

NHTSA complaint #10062944 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet 1500 at 6,200 miles Ransomville, NY

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP ON SIX SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK (INTERMITTENT PROBLEM)

NHTSA complaint #10053712 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet 1500 Chattanooga, TN

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THIS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. PLEASE ADD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #10052165 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet 1500 at 172,000 miles ASH Land, KY

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WINDSHIELD WIPER WORK ONLY WHEN THEY CHOOSE --HAVE CHECKED AND RECALL NOT AVAILABLE FOR MY 1994 CHEVROLET FULLSIZE P\U THEY HAVE STOPPED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVEING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING DANGER TO ME AND MY FAMILY AS WELL AS OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS ATTENTION.

NHTSA complaint #10051196 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet 1500 at 145,000 miles Lodi, WI

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE WHILE SNOWING, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #10051777 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet 1500 at 94,000 miles Midlothian, VA 1 injured

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.

NHTSA complaint #10043724 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1988 Chevrolet 1500 at 60,000 miles Redford, MI

VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER

WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AN OFF BY THEMSELVES ONCE THE KNOB WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION. *AK WIPERS WERE REPAIRED AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE BY THE DEALERSHIP. A FEW YEARS LATER, THE SAME THING. CONSUMER FEELS GM SHOULD COVER THE COST OF THE NEXT REPAIR. SHE NOTED SHE CAN'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE IF THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF RAIN AND NORMALLY THERE ARE CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. ONE TIME IT STARTED TO RAIN, SHE HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAIT UNTIL THE RAIN SLOWED DOWN TO DRIVE HOME. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD.

NHTSA complaint #10044643 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet 1500 Plum City, WI

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY.

NHTSA complaint #10043968 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet 1500 at 125,000 miles Frankfort, KY

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

I HAVE A 1994 CHEVY SILVERADO THAT HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIPERS STOPPING DURING RUNNING. THERE IS A RECALL BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT DID NOT QULIFY FOR THE RECALL. SEEING AS THIS PROBLEM IS CLEARLY ON THIS TRUCK IT SHOULD BE UNDER THE RECALL.

NHTSA complaint #10039434 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet 1500 Alpena, AR

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WHILE TRAVELING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY.

NHTSA complaint #10039830 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1993 Chevrolet 1500 at 110,000 miles Mitchell, SD

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. BECAUSE OF POOR VISIBILITY VEHICLE WENT INTO A DITCH. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, BUT MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10039677 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet 1500 Meridian, ID

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER TO GET THE WIPERS TO WORK AGAIN.

NHTSA complaint #10038618 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet 1500 at 55,000 miles Meridian, ID

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER TO GET THEM TO WORK AGAIN.

NHTSA complaint #10038627 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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