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HAVE 96 BLAZER WITH INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPERS----DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR AND SAID THAT THERE IS A 70,000 MILE LIMIT. *NM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS... RECENTLEY I HAVE BEEN HAVING MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE WIPERS WORKING. THE OTHER NIGHT I WAS IN TIONESTA PA. DRIVING UP A MOUNTAIN IN A BAD RAIN STORM...THE WIPERS COMPLETELY STOPPED AND THIS TIME I COULD NOT GET THEM TO COME BACK ON. I HIT MY BRAKES JUST IN TIME BEFORE I WENT DOWN OVER THE MOUNTAIN. SINCE I CAN NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN RAINING AND THE WIPERS NOW DO NOT WORK. I CHECKED ON RECALLS AND SEEN THAT MY VEHICLE WAS ON THE LIST FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER DEFECTS. HOW DO I GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED? *AK

ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, PICKUP TRUCKS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES WITH CERTAIN MODEL-ENGINE COMBINATIONS THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MAY FAIL DUE TO CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION." THE "FASTEN SAFETY-BELT" AUDIBLE WARNING OCCASIONALLY MAY NOT COME ON OR MAY TERMINATE IN LESS THAN FOUR SECONDS AS REQUIRED BY THE STANDARD. THE CONSUMER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WIPER MOTOR. *TS *JB

CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTORS. EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS. *MR *TT *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK *TS *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 03 V 159 000, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

DEALER REPLACED HEATER CORE DUE TO LEAK AND FOUND SLUDGE IN COOLING SYSTEM (DEX COOL). HEATER CORE REPLACED AND SYSTEM FLUSHED 4 TIMES. HEATER CORE REPLACED AGAIN ON 1/19/03, WATER PUMP REPLACED IN 2/03. RADIATOR HAS LARGE LEAK 5/22/03. SLUDGE VISIBLE IN RADIATOR AND OVERFLOW BOTTLE. DEALER/GM INDICATES PROBLEM WITH SLUDGE BUILD UP CAUSED BY OWNER NOT MAINTAINING SYSTEM. HEAD GASKET REPLACED IN 2001 AND WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD IN 2001 (BAD SOLDER JOINT) - GM INDICATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEM NOT ASSOCIATED WITH VIN NUMBER. ALL COSTS OUT OF POCKET. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. (ESPECIALLY IN THE RAIN) *NLM *SCC

I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT CHEVROLET BLAZER 97 AND NEWER HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR BAD WIPER MOTORS. I OWN A 96 CHEVROLET BLAZER AND NEED TO REPLACE IT ALSO. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING OFF AND ON NOW FOR 6 MONTHS, I THOUGHT IT WAS THE FUSE AT FIRST, SWAPPED VEHICLES, ETC... NOW I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 97'S, HOWEVER, I'LL NEED TO PAY FOR MY REPAIR. SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM TO ME. I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY AREN'T ALL RECALLED. *NLM

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1996 CHEVY BLAZER STOPPED UNEXPECTEDLY. I CONTACTED TWO CHEVY DEALERS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. EACH SAID THE PROBLEM WAS COMMON, BUT ONLY 1997 BLAZERS ARE UNDER RECALL. MY 1996 BLAZER HAS THE SAME MECHANISM AS THE 1997 BLAZER. I WROTE TO CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD ONLY 1997'S WERE UNDER RECALL, WHICH I ALREADY KNEW. I WOULD LIKE THIS DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT REPLACED. THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.*JB

THE VEHICLE WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. ONE OCCASION THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE IT WAS RAINING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *NLM

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

THE WIPERS STOPPED. THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE PLASTIC CIRCUIT BOARD ON THE WIPER MOTOR. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN THE SCOPE OF THE ORIGINAL RECALL. THE CONSUMER HAD EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SITUATION WITH ANOTHER CHEVROLET TRUCK (1994). SCC

FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE SOMETIMES. *AK

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE EXPERIENCES PERIODIC FAILURES OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THIS HAS BEEN INTOLERABLE IN DAMP WEATHER AND AFTER CAR WASHES, DEALER HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. *SLC

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WILL GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAY OR MAY NOT ALWAYS TURN ON. THEY WILL GO OUT WHILE DRIVING, THEN THEY MAY TURN BACK ON AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME. *SCC

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. A RECALL HAS ISSUED ON SIMILAR VEHICLES; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTICED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK THE WIPERS WERE NOT WORKING AT ALL. CONSUMER HAD TO DRIVE WITHOUT WORKING WIPERS. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED DUE TO VIN. CONSUMER WOUND UP PAYING OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIRS. *JG

WHILE DRIVING AND USING WINDOW WIPERS THEY MALFUNCTIONED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. MECHANIC HAS CONFIRMED THERE WAS A RECALL 98V150001, HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE DID NOT FALL UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY BECAME INOPERATIVE, RESULTING IN DRIVER DEVELOPING A BLURRY SIGHT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS RECALL. 98V150001; HOWEVER, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DID NOT FALL UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V150001 DUE TO VIN. *AK

RECALL 98 V 150 001/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL DUE TO VIN. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER WHICH REDUCES VISIBILITY OF DRIVER. DEALERSHIP DETERMINED VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 98V150001. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DURING A HARD RAIN WHILE DRIVING. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE RECALLED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

RECALL 98 V 150 001/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK CONSUMER STATED ALL WIPERS FREEZE UP AT TIMES, ALSO WINDOW MOTOR IS INOPERATIVE.*SLC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD RANDOMLY STOP WORKING. REPLACED WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AT DEALERSHIP. SEVERAL OTHER CHEVROLET BALZERS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. MY PARTICULAT MODEL CHEV S10 BALZER 4WD WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I BELEIVE THIS MODEL SHOULD BE INCLUDED.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES HAVE TO GO UNDER HOOD TO SHAKE WIRING TO WORK. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL # 98V150001/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98043. CONTACTED DEALER AND WIRING WAS REPLACED.*AK *SLC

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY...I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, THEY STOP FUNCTIONING DURING PERFORMANCE. CIRCUIT BOARD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. *AK

RECALL 98 V 150 001/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, RESULTING IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS, REDUCING DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AND INCREASING RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *SLC

WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL JUST STOP WORKING, THEY MAY COME BACK ON OR THEY MAY NOT.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, THEY STOP WORKING DURING OPERATION . DEALER / MANUFAXCTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *SLC

I HAVE CALLED THE GMC ABOUT THE RECALLED 1996 BLAZER FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS. ACCORDING TO THEM THEY SAY MY VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL. AS OF 03/19/01 THEY QUIT WORKING. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL CALLS AND GMAC WOULD LOOK INTO IT. I HAVE A REFERENCE # THAT THEY HAVE GIVEN ME C01482358.*AK

RECALL 98V 150 001/ WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: VEHICLE EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT WORKING OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD BE WORKING/SOMETIMES THEY WOULD NOT,AND SOMETIMES THERE WAS A DELAYED REACTION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD FAILURE. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL FOR THIS SAFETY DEFECT, BUT THE PROBLEM IS EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN OTHER VEHICLES WHICH WERE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY BECAUSE THE VIN # DID NOT MATCH #'S IN THE RECALL. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD. *AK

RECALL 98V150001/WINDSHEILD WIPER WIRING: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, REDUCING DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, AND INCREASING RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMERTHAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVEED UNDER THAT RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT COME ON AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL. CONSUMER IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 98V150001. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT WORKING.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKS INTERMITTENTLY IN RAIN, ABS BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY ON WET PAVEMENT; PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR . HAS BEEN TO DEALER . THERE HAS BEEN RECALLS ON BOTH PROBLEMS, AS PER MANUFACTURER. BUT, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF RECALLS.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT APPARENTLY ONLY COVERED VEHICLES MANUFACTURED UP TO MAY, 1996. MINE WAS BUILT IN JULY, 1996 SO IS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME, THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER AT NO COST. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT APPARENTLY ONLY COVERED VEHICLES MANUFACTURED UP TO MAY, 1996. MINE WAS BUILT IN JULY, 1996 SO IS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME, THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER AT NO COST. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, THEY TURN OFF AND ON . DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. ALSO, PULLEY BELT HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

RECALLS 99V193000/ ABS AND 98V150001/ WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WIRING. DEALER SAID RECALL REPAIRS WON'T FIX THE PROBLEMS. ALSO, DEALER REPORTED TO MANUFACTURER THAT THE RECALLS WERE SERVICED, ALTHOUGH THEY WERE NOT. *AK

SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL OPERATE AND SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT. WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. OWNER WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT RECALL CAMPAIGN # 98V150001 DID NOT APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE DUE TO VIN. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED.*AK

RECALL 98V150 001/WINDSHIELD WIPER/WIRING: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, RESULTING IN INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, REDUCING DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, AND INCREASING A RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON, WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STOP RUNING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO ON INTERMITTENTLY. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT....WHEN YOU TURN THEM IN THE ON POSITION, THEY DONT COME ON FOR ONE TO TWO MINUTES, SOMETIMES LONGER...I REPORTED THIS TO. *AK

PULSE BOARD SHORTED CAUSING WINDSHIELD WIPER TO FAIL DURING A THUNDERSTORM. COMPONENT WAS RECALL BUT VEHICLE NOT COVERED DUE TO VIN. NLM

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, OPERATION CONTINUED.DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. BLAZER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 98V15000 DUE TO VIN. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRRECTED. *AK