1995 CHEVROLET ASTRO Visibilitywindshield Wiperwasher Problems

RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V150000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. BEFORE THE RECALL WAS DONE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE OPERATING PRIOR TO DEALER REPLACING THE CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER. CURRENTLY, AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK. THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. *AK *SC AFTER THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED THE DEALERSHIP DECIDED TO FIX WINDSHIELD WIPERS.*JB

WINDSHEILD WIPERS START AND STOP ON THERE OWN STOPPING MORE THAN GOING. DT

1. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN. THE WIPERS DON'T WORK WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED ON. OFTEN THE WIPERS WILL CYCLE WHEN NOT NEEDED AND ON THEIR OWN. THE WIPER BLADES HAVE TO BE REPLACED TOO OFTEN DUE TO WEAR. WE CANNOT CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE BLADES WITH THE SWITCH. 2. THE WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY WHILE USING THE SWITCH.

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON SPORADICALLY. PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSED. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *YH

WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON AND OFF ANYTIME AND THEN FAIL TO TURN ON OR STOP WHEN BEING USED. *AK

FOR OVER 2 YEARS WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD RUN ON OR STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CYCLE. I UNDERSTAND FROM THE LOCAL NEWS THAT YOU ARE CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION INTO DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON VANS OUR YEAR. WE HAD THE WIPER BOARD REPLACED & NOW ALL WORKS CORRECTLY.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS CUT OFF WHEN RAINING CREATING A HAZARD. THEY INTERMITTENTLY CUT OFF AND ON. THIS PROBLEM EXIST WITH MY SISTER'S 1995 CHEVROLET ASTRO TOO.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN FAILING IN THE SUMMER OF 1997 AND FINELY PROGRESSED TO THE POINT WHERE THEY WOULD NEVER COME ON. I LOVE MY ASTRO AND IT HAS BEEN THE MOST RELIABLE VEHICLE I'VE EVER OWNED, BUT I WOULD HAVE SOLD IT IF I LIVED IN SEATTLE, WA. MY ONLY SAVING GRACE IS THAT I LIVE WHERE IT SELDOM RAINS HARD. 1995 TRUCKS AND/OR SUBURBANS HAD RECALLS FOR INTERMITENT WIPERS DUE TO DEFECTIVE OR INPROPER SOLDER CONNECTIONS, WHICH WOULD CAUSE CONNECTOR FAILURE TO THE MOTOR. SINCE, ASTROS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS, DEALERS (I.E. MORE THAN ONE) TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD ONLY DO THE REPAIRS AT MY EXPENSE. I KNOW MY PROBLEM IS A POOR SOLDER CONNECTION BECAUSE I CAN PUSH IN ON THE WIRES AT THE "PIN" CONNECTOR, LEADING TO THE MOTOR, AND THE WIPER MOTOR WILL BEGIN RUNNING. THE BIGGEST HAZARD IS THAT THE CONNECTION FAILS...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS REDUCES DRIVER VISIBILITY AND INCREASES RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. *AK *JB

I SEE THE SAME THREE PROBLEMS REPORTED ON THE ASTRO...WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING, TORSION BAR BREAKING, AND AIR CONDITIONING NOT WORKING. WHEN IS CHEVROLET GOING TO ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS?

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

I SEE THE SAME THREE PROBLEMS REPORTED ON THE ASTRO...WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING, TORSION BAR BREAKING, AND AIR CONDITIONING NOT WORKING. WHEN IS CHEVROLET GOING TO ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS?

WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT TURN ON.*AK

REPEATED INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF WIPERS, SOMETIMES THEY WORK, SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. WHY NOT COVERED BY CHEVY RECALL #98043 (LIKE 1995 S-10 TRUCKS WITH SAME PROBLEM). *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK WHEN EVER THEY WANTED. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS OF TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROBLEM, FOUND CIRCUIT BOARD IN WIPER MOTOR BAD. REPLACED WIPER MOTOR AND NO PROBLEM SINCE. STILL TOOK SEVERAL MONTHS TO FINALLY FIND PROBLEM AND DRIVING IN THE RAIN WAS VERY EXCITING. *AK

I HAVE REVIEWED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME PROBLEM.WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION, AND SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT COME ON AT ALL. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, CAUSING WIPERS TO FAIL AT HIGH SPEEDS ON HEAVILY TRAFFICKED ROADS, DURING THE RAIN. THIS HAS PLACED MY FAMILY AT RISK AS IT APPEARS TO HAVE DONE TO MANY OTHERS. IF YOU CANNOT SEE THE PATTERN HERE, PLEASE CONTACT ME AND I WILL BE GLAD TO GIVE YOU A LIST OF THE ODI ID NUMBERS, SUCH AS 861175, 719100, 853252, 847447, 847065.*AK

WIPERS WILL START RUNNING WITH SWITCH OFF / WHEN TURNED ON IN WET WEATHER THEY WILL STOP ON THEIR OWN OR WHEN TURNED TO INTERMITENT SETTING THEY WILL STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ARC IT WAS REPORTED TO DEALER WHILE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY WERE TOLD THEY WERE REPLACED THEN 1 YEAR LATER THEY DID THE SAME THING AGAIN, NOW THEY ARE DOING IT AGAIN PROBLEM ONLY HAPPENS IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK SPORADICALLY. SOMETIMES THEY OPERATE WHEN TURNED ON; SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT OPERATE. SOMETIMES THEY BEGIN TO OPERATE SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER BEING TURNED ON. SOMETIMES THEY STOP OPERATING WHEN IN USE (SOMETIMES IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS).

WIPERS FAIL DURNING RAIN OR PERIODS OF HIGH HUMIDITY

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF THE DRIVER. WIPER MOTOR /BLADES AND ARMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED.*AK

WHENEVER DRIVING IN RAIN & WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE IN USE,THEY WOULD STOP WORKING WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. THIS CAUSED A HAZARD WITH DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. HAVE NOT BEEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK

CONSUMER HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES & THE DEALER COULDN'T REMEDY THE SITUATION OR GIVE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS DIDN'T WORK WHEN IT WAS RAINING, AND VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AT 50MPH. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION, AND SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT COME ON AT ALL. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP, BUT PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WINDSHEILD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, IF THE WIRING ON THE MOTOR IS MANEUVERED THE WIPERS BECOME OPERATIONAL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. RECALL ON COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK.ET

THE SPEED OMETER WORKS INTERMITTENLY AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALSO WORK INTERMITTENLY. SOMETIMES THE CAR STALLS, OR WILL NOT START AND WHEN TAKEN TO A DEALER THEY CAME NOTHING IS WRONG. IT ALSO WILL SOMETIMES RUN ROUGH AND WILL HAVE A SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COME ON. I DID RECEIVE A LETTER FROM CHEVROLET REGARDING SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS, BUT I WAS TOLD MY CAR DID NOT QUALIFY FOR A RECALL REPAIR BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG.

WINDSHEILD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL EVENTUALLY QUIT , BECOME INOPERATIVE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER WOULD WORK HALF THE TIME WHEN RAINING & SOMETIMES NOT. WOULD GO OFF/ON BY THEMSELVES. THIS CAUSES THE DRIVER TO HAVE POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. THIS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP CAN NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIME THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL. *YC

SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK

VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL FOR INTERMITTENT WIPER FAILURE DUE TO VIN.

WHEN USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THE WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

SOMETIMES THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES DO NOT COME ON. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CUTS OFF WHEN ALREADY IN OPERATION. OWNER HAS REPLACED THE PART. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK

HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INTERMITTENT FAILURES OF THE WIPER SYSTEM. REPORTED THE FIRST INCIDENT TO THE DEALER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THEY FOUND NO FAULTS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE WIPERS HAVE BEEN OPERATING INTERMITTENTLY ALL THRU THE VEHICLES LIFE. IT DID NOT HAPPEN VERY OFTEN AT FIRST, BUT AS THE VEHICLE HAS GOTTEN OLDER IT OCCURED MORE FREQUENTLY. IT FINALLY QUIT WORKING ALTOGETHER TODAY 1FEB99. BEING AN ASE CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN, I MADE A DIAGNOSIS OF THE VEHICLE MYSELF. I DISCOVERED THAT THE CIRCUIT BOARD INSIDE THE WIPER MOTOR WAS AT FAULT. I COULD LIGHTLY TAP THE CIRCUIT BOARD AND THE WIPERS WOULD RESUME OPERATION. WHEN I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER TO CHECK ON THE PART I LEARNED THAT THIS ITEM HAS A PARTICULARLY HIGH FAILURE RATE. THEY ACTUALLY HAD 63 OF THEM IN STOCK. THE PARTS PERSON STATED THAT THEY SELL LIKE HOTCAKES. I REALLY FEEL THAT IT IS...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK WHEN IT'S RAINING. WOULD HAVE TO STOP VEHICLE & GET OUT & LIFT HOOD TO SHAKE OR BANG ON THE WIPER MOTOR TO GET THE WIPERS TO MOVE. POSSIBLY CAUSED BY BAD SOLDER CONNECTIONS IN THE MOTOR. A VERY INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK *ML

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HAVE VISIBILITY PROBLEMS WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN. *AK

OCT-NOV-98, CONSUMER EXPRIENCED WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL PANEL FAILURE. THERE IS A RECALL THROUGH GM FOR THIS PROBLEM, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING FOR NO REASON. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED A PROBLEM WITH MODULE & HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERATIVE, FAILED WHILE IT WAS POURING RAIN, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY,DEALER REPLACED CIRCUIT BOARD MODULE. *AK

WHEN USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THE WIPERS STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATING. DRIVER HAS TO PRESS WIPER MOTOR UNDER HOOD BEFORE WIPERS CONTINUE OPERATION. THE MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK *ML

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN TURNING ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY DO NOT COME ON. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED DELAY MODULE WHICH IS SAME PART NUMBER USED IN RECALL # 98V-043. CONSUMER FEELS THIS VAN SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES DO NOT WORK, BUT THEY MAY COME ON WHILE DRIVING. WHEN RAINING, THE WIPERS WILL OCCASIONALLY COME ON. DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.