NHTSA Complaint #10359254 — 1998 CHEVROLET S10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET S-10 PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE TURNED ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THEY DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. SOMETIMES THEY WOULD WORK FOR A BRIEF TIME AND SHUT OFF AND OTHER TIMES, THEY WOULD FUNCTION PROPERLY. HE WOULD HAVE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND TAP ON THE MOTOR WITH A HAMMER OR SCREWDRIVER TO GET THE WIPERS TO FUNCTION; SOMETIMES IT WORKED, OTHER TIMES, IT DID NOT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIRS COULD BE PERFORMED AT HIS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.