NHTSA Complaint #10910871 — 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE VISIBILITY/WIPER

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10910871
Vehicle	2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE
Component	VISIBILITY/WIPER
Date of Incident	September 30, 2016
Date Filed	September 30, 2016
Mileage	78,500 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MI

Consumer Description

WHILE I'M DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON I-75 IN DETROIT, MY DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPS WORKING AND SHOOTS ALL THE WAY UP THE OPPOSITE WAY FROM WHERE IT SITS AT REST AND STAYED STUCK THERE DURING A BAD STORM WHERE THERE WAS FLOODED ROADS. SECONDS AFTER IT MALFUNCTIONS I HIT A HUGE PUDDLE OF WATER DUE TO ME FRANTICLY TRY AND SEE OUT MY WINDSHIELD AND HYDROPLANED ALMOST INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 55-65 MPH. THIS WAS ONE OF THE SCARIEST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE AND NOW I'M STUCK WITH A BROKEN WINDSHIELD WIPER. I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS AN ISSUE BECAUSE IT WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I'M VERY LUCKY TO NOT HAVE CRASHED MY CAR.

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