NHTSA Complaint #710662 — 1994 CHEVROLET ASTRO

I HAVE HAD 3 CHEVROLET ASTRO VANS, THE FIRST TWO I PURCHASED NEW. THEY ARE A 1991, 1994 AND ANOTHER 1994 MODEL. I HAVE PURCHASED ALL THREE FROM BUFORD WARD CHEVROLET. ON ALL THREE UNITS I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILING. IT IS INTERMITTENT BUT HAPPENS AT THE MOST INOPORTUNE TIME. THE WIPER MOTOR EITHER FAILS TO START UP OR IT WILL QUIT WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN A RAIN. THEN AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE MOTOR WILL START UP AGAIN. I ALSO NOTICED THAT IF I HIT THE DASH BOARD REAL HARD SOMETIMES THAT WILL GET THE MOTOR GOING AGAIN ALSO. ON THE 1ST 1994 MODEL I HAD, I FINALLY UNSCREWED THE FRONT PLASTIC COVER ON THE WIPER MOTOR WHICH COVERS THE COMPUTER CHIP. I PLACED A FAIRLY THIN PIECE OF CARDBOARD BETWEEN THE CHIP AND THE COVER KEEPING THE CHIP IN PLACE TIGHTER. AFTER DOING THAT, IT ALLEVIATED THE PROBLEM. NOW I HAVE ANOTHER 1994 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT. DRIVING DOWN A CROWDED 4 LANE IN THE RAIN AND HAVING THE WIPERS FAIL IS A VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE.