1996 CHEVROLET ASTRO Visibilitywindshield Wiperwashermotor Problems

THE WIPERS WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY TO NON OPERATIONAL WHEN NEEDED. THE MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED. *JG

WIPERS QUIT WORKING DURING HEAVY RAIN STORM, SWITCH POSITION MADE NO DIFFERENCE. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES THEY STARTED WORKING AGAIN, ONLY TO FAIL WORKING AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS HAPPENED (4) MORE TIMES DURING OUR DRIVING TIME OF 6 HOURS RETURNING HOME FROM VACATION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT OPERABLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WIPER CONTROL MODULE FAILED, CONSUMER STATES SOME ASTRO VANS HAVE RECALLS REGARDING THIS SAME TYPE OF FAILURE. *SLC

SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK FINE/SOME TIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL GO FAST, EVEN ON INTERMITTENT BASIS, AND SOME TIMES THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL.*AK THERE WAS A RECALL ON WIPERS MULFUNCTIONS DURING THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THIS PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS THE 95 MODELS. THE A/C HOSE ASSEMBLY FAILED TWICE AND WAS REPAIRED, BUT IT FAILED AGAIN. *YH

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO CRACKS IN SOLDER JOINTS. *AK BECAUSE OF BAD DESIGN OF ELECTRICAL CABLE CONNECTION TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD, THERE WERE FREQUENT FAILURES OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *YH

WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY WILL QUIT WORKING. NO SIGN THAT WINDSHIELD MOTOR IS WORKING. *AK REPLACED PULSE WIPER BOARD. *YH

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO ACTUATE, STOP ACTUATING DURING INTERMITTENT MODE, OR DO NOT ACTUATE UNLESS TOGGLED ON/OFF SEVERAL TIMES.*AK

WE ALSO OWN A 1995 S10 PICKUP AND WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. IT WAS CORRECTED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 98V150001. *AK

WIPERS OFTEN QUIT AND WON'T START BACK MANY TIMES DURING A RAINSTORM. *AK

WIPER WOULD NOT TURN ON BECAUSE OF WIPER CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. YH

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

ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON, AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. THEY WILL WORK ON HIGH SPEED FOR A LITTLE WHILE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY . DEALER REPLACED CIRCUIT AND MODULES . *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN IN USE. WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY ON DIFFERENT MODE SETTINGS. SOMETIMES STOPPED ON THEIR OWN & THEN RESTARED ON THEIR OWN. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO HAVE POOR VISIBILITY DURING RAIN. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY DURING RAIN STORMS, THEY WILL JUST SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CURRENTLY HAVE NOT BEEN WORKING FOR WEEKS. DEALER SAYS THEY ARE NOT ON RECALL. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF PERFORMANCE. THIS WOULD HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER REPLACED MODULE. *AK

A VEHICLE WITH 45,000 MILES SHOULD NOT HAVE A WIPER MOTOR FAILURE.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY DO NOT WORK. HAS HAPPENED DURING ALL SORTS OF CONDITIONS. WHEN STOPPED, MOVING, ETC.. LAST TIME FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN A DRIVING RAINSTORM. WHEN CHEVROLET WAS CONTACTED ON JUNE 30, 1999, THEY STATED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT IS FOR THE PULSE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND THE NUMBER IS 97V043. WHEN THEY CHECKED OUR VIN, I WAS INFORMED IT DID NOT APPLY TO OUR VEHICLE. THIS CONDITION IS POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. SEVERAL OTHER CHEVY ASTRO OWNERS HAVE STATED THEY ALSO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS SIMILIAR TO THIS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS WINDSHIELD WIPER RECALL INDICATED, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN #. CONSUMER HAD TO PAY TO HAVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS REPAIRED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS A BAD WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR THAT CAUSES THE WIPER TO WORK INPROPERLY. WHEN THE WIPERS ARE ACTIVATED THEY SOMETIMES WILL NOT MOVE/THEY WILL GO VERY FAST, OR STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHENEVER WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE IN USE, THEY CAN BE USED ONLY IN HIGH POSITION. AFTER VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP, WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY IN THE RAIN. THE MORE MOISTURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE, THE WORSE THE WIPERS WORK OR STOP COMPLETELY. WHEN PARKED IN GARAGE & HEATER DRYS OUT WIPERS,THEY WORK FINE ON HIGH, BUT NOT ON LOW. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY WIPER MOTOR IT DOES NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. SIGNAL LIGHT SWITCH ALSO WORKS SOMETIMES. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.