1994 CHEVROLET ASTRO Visibilitywindshield Wiperwashermotor Problems

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING WHILE RAINING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING. CONTACT STATES IF LIFTING THE HOOD AND MOVING THE MOTOR THEY WILL START WORKING AGAIN. IF THE VEHICLE GOES OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING AGAIN. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE, BUT CONSUMER'S SPECIFIC VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, BUT CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE WIPERS FAIL ED TO OPERATE EACH TIME WHEN RAINING, AND NEED TO BE USED.*AK *NM

DT: CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FOR 1995 CHEVORLET PICKUP. HE ALSO OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET ASTRO WHICH ACTUALLY HAS THE PROBLEM THAT THE RECALL MENTIONS BUT THAT PARTICULAR VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED. HAS BEEN HAVING THE PROBLEM OVER A YEAR. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD TO TAP IT TO KEEP IT WORKING. CONSUMER FEELS THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO COVER THIS PROBLEM.*AK

RECALL 03V159000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED OPERATING WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT CONDITIONS. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

CONSUMER HAD THE SAME THE PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN NHTSA RECALL 03V159000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOMING INOPERABLE AND RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD CONNECTOR DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN, I.E. INSUFFICIENT SUPPORT OF SOLDERED WIRES, LEADING TO FATIGUE CRACK OF SOLDER JOINTS, THEN FAILURE OF MOTOR OPERATION. TWO OF TWO OTHER OWNERS OF EARLY 90'S ASTROS I SPOKE TO HAD HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT, AND ONE OF THOSE HAD HEARD OF OTHERS. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL 03-V-159-000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOMING INOPERABLE OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR VEHICLE BECAUSE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK

HAZARD; 1994 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN FRONT WINDSHEILD WIPERS DON'T ALWAYS WORK. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IT RAINS AND TRYING TO DRIVE. I NOTICED THAT AFTER 1995 THEY WERE RECALLED. I THINK THEY SHOULD INCLUDE THE 1994 MODELS ALSO. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL A MAIN NUMBER. I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO THE MANAGER ON DUTY TO NO AVAIL. *LA

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY DURING USEAGE. *AK

FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR STOPS INTERMITTENTLY, ESPECIALLY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. RESTARTING REQUIRES LIGHTLY TAPPING THE MOTOR WITH THE WIPER SWITCH IN THE ON POSITION. CURRENT GM RECALL (#03023) ONLY INCLUDES 95-97 ASTROS. GM TOLD ME THEY EXPECT 94'S & 98'S TO BE INCLUDED IN RECALL IN NEAR FUTURE. OWNERS WITH VALID REPAIR RECEIPTS WILL BE REIMBURSED, ACCORDING TO MY GM CALL.*AK

I OWN A 1994 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN, VIN: [XXX]. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK, OFF AND ON. MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *NLM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON AND THEN GO OFF. *NLM THE WIPER MODULE WAS REPLACED FOR SAFETY REASONS. WIPERS DIDN'T WORK FOR DAYS AT A TIME IN THE PAST MONTHS. *PH *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT FUNCTION ALL OF THE TIME. MAY GO OFF WHILE WORKING AT ANYTIME. SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT COME ON AT ALL. WHEN YOU POUND ON THE WIPER MOTOR THEY MAY START BUT WILL QUIT AT ANYTIME. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE IDENTICAL MOTOR AND CIRCUIT BOARD AS OTHER VEHICLES WHICH WERE REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *JB

I HAVE A COMPLAINT ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER HARNESS. I OWN A 1994 CHEVY ASTRO VAN, THE WIPER MOTOR SEEMS TO WORK ON AND OFF. I HEARD ABOUT A SIMILAR PROBLEM ON THE SAME YEAR AS MY VAN BUT IT ONLY COVERS TRUCKS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN EXTENCION TO COVER MY VEHICLE AS WELL. THE RECALL IS 98V150001

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENLY RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY IN THE RAIN. TS

CONSUMERS HAS DEFECT IN WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THEY WORK 10 MINUTES & SHUT OFF WHEN IT'S RAINING OR USING WASHER SOLUTION. DEALER SAYS IT COULD JUST HAPPEN. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE CHEVROLET, BLAZER FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER & THE PART#12463017 ON THE CHEVROLET ASTRO MAY BE SIMILAR. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTANTLY. THEY TURN OFF AT ANY TIME CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY.*AK

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

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILS INTERMITTENTLY, RECALL ON OTHER MAKE AND MODELS, HOWEVER VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. *MJS

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE RELAY SWITCH. *AK *ML

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY, VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL FOR THE SAME FAILURE. *MJS

WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. CONTACTED DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS THE MOTOR. *AK *ML

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSIUED ON VARIOUS MAKES AND MODELS. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. DUE TO VIN. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES FAIL TO OPERATE WHEN ACTUATED. VEHICLE OPERATOR MUST OPEN HOOD AND POUND ON WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR IN ORDER FOR IT TO WORK. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ALSO MAY QUIT OPERATING AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING. IDLER ARMS; BOTH FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT IDLER ARMS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO AN INABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE ON UNEVEN SURFACES, SUCH AS ENCOUNTERING A CRACK IN THE ROAD OR PAVEMENT SEAM. LOSS OF CONTROL WAS WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE OPERATED OTHERWISE NORMALLY EXCEPT FOR A SLIGHT DRIFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AT LOW SPEEDS, VEHICLE COULD CHANGE LANES WITHOUT NOTICE. REPLACEMENT PERTS SUPPLIER INFORMED ME THAT OE PARTS WEAR OUT VERY RAPIDLY, AND MUST BE REPLACED AT LEAST EVERY 2 YEARS FOR SAFETY SAKE. *AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WINSHIELD WIPERS PERIODICALLY CUT OFF. *AK

SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON, AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT. AFTER ADJUSTING THE CIRCUIT BOARD, THE WIPERS MAY CAME BACK ON. DEALER WAS CALLED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILING DURING OPERATION. COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE COLLISION DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF A RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK *YC

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY,THIS HAS BEEN A ONGOING PROBLEM, AND DEALERS AREN'T ABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FUTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INTERMITTENTLY INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THESE VEHICLES. THE DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

ON TWO OCCASIONS THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD FAILED DURING RAINY CONDITIONS, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY, RECALL COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED. *YC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED WHILE IN USE, OBSTRUCTING VISIBILITY AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE IN USE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, AFFECTING VISIBILITY WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. ALSO WHEN TURNING ON THE WIPERS, THEY WON'T WORK. CURRENTLY WILL BE TAKING TO DEALRES. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTANTLY.

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FAILED INSPECTION AND WOULD NOT OPERATE. DEALER CONTACTED, AND WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE REPAIRED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR INTERMITTENTLY WOULD FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY.THERE IS A RECALL CONCERNING OTHER CHEVORET VEHICLES, RECALL # 98V-15 . BUT ASTRO IS NOT INCLUDED. DEALER / AMUFACTURER NOTIFIED, BUT WILL NOT REPAIR UNLESS COST IS PICKED UP BY CONSUMER. *AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING AN ONGOING PROBLEM CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN SWITCH IS TURNED ON THE WIPERS WOULD RUN FOR A WHILE THEN STOP. CONSUMER WOULD TAP THE MOTOR AND THE WIPERS WOULD OPERATE AGAIN FOR A WHILE AND START ALL OVER AGAIN. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP. DEALER NOW KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, BUT WILL NOT REPAIR UNLESS COST IS TO THE CONSUMER. *AK

FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED INTERMITTENTLY.