1996 Chevrolet Silverado window and wiper problems

VISIBILITY/WIPER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V159000 (VISIBILITY/WIPER). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO WITTMEIER CHEVROLET (2292 FOREST AVE, CHICO, CA 95928, (530) 895-8181) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE CURRENTLY ON BACKORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.

NHTSA complaint #11288439 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY

1996 CHEVY SILVERADO CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE THE MOTOR MIGHT FAIL RESULTING IN CRACKING SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD CUSTOMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED**CC THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS DOCUMENTATION THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATES HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED.

NHTSA complaint #10188981 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED HOWEVER NO INSPECTION HAS BEEN MADE.

NHTSA complaint #10158860 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE OR FUNCTION PROPERLY DUE TO THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN RECALL 03V159000. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #10106647 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

NHTSA complaint #10031464 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY.

NHTSA complaint #10024776 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. TURNED TO HIGH THEY STARTED WORKING, IF PUT IN LIMIT TIME IT DID NOT WORK. SHUT OFF TRUCK AND RESTARTED TRUCK THEY WORKED O.K. FOR 5 MIN. THEN STOPPED AGAIN.

NHTSA complaint #10013570 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING.

NHTSA complaint #10008927 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED ONLY INTERMITTANTLY. THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED. TS

NHTSA complaint #8022818 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

NO COLLISIONS, BUT THIS TRUCK HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 3 WIPER MOTORS, (2 REPLACEMENTS) AND IT IS A 1996 MODEL WITH 81000 MILES ON IT: I READ IN TRUCK TREND THAT GM IS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR WIPER MOTOR FAILURE, SO I WANTED TO TELL HOW I HAVE EXPERIENCED THESE FAILURES IN MY OWN VEHICLE. DT

NHTSA complaint #769365 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

CONSUMER STATE WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPER WITHOUT ANY INDICATION WIPER WOULD WORK INTERMITS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

NHTSA complaint #8022247 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO TURN ON WHEN DRIVING AND STARTS TO RAIN. CANNOT SEE ROAD WHEN DRIVING . DID NOT RECEIVE RECALL NOTIFICATION 98V150001. GM MUST WIDEN SCOPE OF RECALL TO INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE AND OTHERS. PLEASE COMMAND GM TO INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE UNDER RECALL 98V150001. I AM TOO POOR TO REPAIR THIS DANGEROUS SAFETY DEFECT MYSELF WHAT WITH ALL THE OTHER RECENT UNANTICIPATED REPAIRS THAT I HAVE HAD TO MAKE TO THIS VEHICLE RECENTLY. GM IS LIABLE FOR SAFETY DEFECT AND BY LAW MUST PAY TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. I LOVE THIS TRUCK. I HAVE OWNED 6 CHEVY TRUCKS ALL BOUGHT BRAND NEW FROM DEALER. GM AND NHTSA PLEASE HELP. MR

NHTSA complaint #767918 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. THEY DO NOT GO DOWN TO LOW POSITION ON GLASS WHEN NOT IN USE. MY NEIGHBOR HAD SIMILAR VEHICLE THAT CAME OFF THE SAME PRODUCTION LINE IN PONTIAC, MI WITHIN 3 WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. HIS WIPERS GOT RECALLED AND MINE DID NOT. GO FIGURE? WE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #765056 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

MULTIPLE FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS WITHOUT WARNING.

NHTSA complaint #764459 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY. LAST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 60 MILES AN HOUR DURING HEAVY THUNDERSTORM. I WAS PULLING A 7000 TRAILER ON A TWO LANE ROAD WITH NO SHOULDER. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH SO THAT I COULD SEE WELL ENOUGH TO STAY ON THE ROAD, HOPEING NO ONE WOULD REAR END ME. THIS PROBLEM IS IN GM'S RECALL # 98043 AND YOUR # 98V150, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VIN # , EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM IS EXACTLY AS EXPLAINED IN GM'S RECALL. THISW IS A $270 REPAIR THAT GMSHOULD COVER BECAUSE THE WIPER MOTOR IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM. THANK YOU, [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA complaint #764356 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONTINUALLY FAIL,HAVE TO OPEN HOOD AND WIGGLE WIRES OR HIT ON MODULE TO RESTART THEM.

NHTSA complaint #764217 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WINDSHIEILD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER IS STATING THAT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WAS COVERED BY A RECALL FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED THROUGH MAY 1996; HIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN JUNE OF 1996.

NHTSA complaint #8005648 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK DEALER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN RECALL REGARDING THIS CONDITION.

NHTSA complaint #8004204 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WIDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING AND COME ON THEMSELVES AFTER THE UNIT SEEMS TO COOL DOWN. THIS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE IN ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING AND IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK MY VEHICLE.I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF GM IS DOING A RECALL ON A VEHICLE WITH THE VIN # THAT MINE HAS.

NHTSA complaint #757548 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, AND APPEARS TO FAI WHEN EITHER CD PLAYER OR DEFROSTER IS USED. WHEN BOTH ARE DISCONTINUED AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF TIME PASSES,WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK PROPERLY.

NHTSA complaint #755359 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN STOP. SOMETIMES VEHICLE HAS TO BE PULLED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL WIPERS WANT TO START AGAIN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION.

NHTSA complaint #895608 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

I HAVE BEEN ON THE FREEWAY THREE TIMES DURING HEAVY THUNDERSTOMES WHEN MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE FAILED TO COME ON. I HAD HEARD A RECALL EXISTED FOR 1996 CHEVROLET PICKUPS. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY 100% OF THE COST TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER BOARD FOR THE WIPERS. I WAS TOLD BY CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE MINE WAS AN UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT AND UNCOMMON OCCURRENCE. I LONG SINCE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE AND SEEN COMMENTS ON THE INTERNET THAT MY PROBLEM IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND FRUSTRATION AS I AM. ONE OF THE TIMES THE WIPERS FAILED TO WORK WAS WHILE MY WIFE, 2 YR OLD CHILD AND I WERE ON A FAMILY TRIP WHEN IT STARTED TO RAIN HEAVILY; THE WIPERS WORKED FOR A FEW TIMES AND THEN STOPPED, WE PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY AND WAITED FOR THE RAIN TO STOP BEFORE CONTINUING ON.

NHTSA complaint #751140 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY AND FAIL TO OPERATE DURING WET CONDITIONS. MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.

NHTSA complaint #891472 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY,. THIS CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS , REDUCING A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AND INCREASING RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.

NHTSA complaint #889478 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY WHEN IN USE. SOMETIMES WOULD TURN ON/OFF ON THEIR OWN. WOULD GET OUT IN RAIN AND EITHER JIGGLE WIRES OR MOTOR TO GET WIPERS WORKING AGAIN. AT HIGH SPEED WOULD START OKAY, BUT AT LOW SPEED THEY WORKED ONCE OR TWICE BEFORE STOPPING.*AK

NHTSA complaint #889112 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.

NHTSA complaint #883119 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL DURING HEAVY DOWN POUR.

NHTSA complaint #741766 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.

NHTSA complaint #880428 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED TWICE. NLM

NHTSA complaint #785186 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL FAIL INTERMITTENTLY DURING OPERATION. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP IN MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD, CAUSING POOR TO ZERO VISIBILITY. DEFECT IS CAUSED BY FAILURE OF SOLDIER JOINTS IN THE COMPUTER OF WINDSHIELD WIPER.*AK *SLC

NHTSA complaint #874599 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.