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WINDSHIELD WIPER INTERMITTENT FAILURE. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME THE WIPERS ARE TURNED ON. THEY WILL WORK ONLY FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. THE WIPERS WILL ONLY START BACK WORKING AFTER THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. IT WAS DETERMINED THE WASHER MOTOR IS FAILING. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, 03V159000, REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

OWNING THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE AND A FINANCIAL DRAIN. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED WHEN THEY CHOSE, REPLACED WIPER MOTOR DUE TO DEFECTIVE PART. UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. WHEEL BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. A/C STOPPED WORKING, HAD IT LOOKED AT AND RECHARGED AND IT STILL DOESN'T WORK. FUEL GAGE DIDN'T WORK, REPLACED FUEL SENSOR AND SENDING UNIT. REAR WIPER QUIT WORKING, REPLACED REAR WIPER MOTOR, A FEW DAYS LATER IT DOES NOT WORK AGAIN. REPLACED WATER PUMP, HAVE REPLACED ABS ONLY TO GET A RECALL AFTER THE FACT WITH NO REIMBURSEMENT. WEARS THROUGH BRAKE PADS ENTIRELY TOO FAST. REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY TWICE. REAR HATCH DOES NOT UNLOCK WITH KEY. HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM THEY MIGHT AS WELL NOT EXIST. WATER LEAKS INTO INTERIOR ON DRIVERS SIDE DUE TO A BAD SEAL. IDLER ARM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. GAS PEDAL STICKS. NOW HEATER...

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1997 CHEVY S-10 BLAZER. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I NOTICED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK SPORADICALLY, AND SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND FOUND ON DIFFERENT INTERNET FORUMS THAT OTHERS HAD AN ISSUE WITH THIS TOO. I THEN DID A RECALL SEARCH AND FOUND NOTHING UNDER 1997 CHEVY BLAZER, HOWEVER, UNDER 1997 CHEVY S-10 (MY BLAZER IS THE S-10 MODEL) A RECALL PERTAINING TO EXACTLY WHAT I AM EXPERIENCING (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V159000). I THEN PROCEEDED TO CONTACT MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER, AND WITH NO AVAIL, WAS TOLD THAT MY PARTICULAR MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED. SO I THEN CONTACTED CHEVROLET DIRECTLY, AND AGAIN WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT SUBJECT TO THIS PARTICULAR RECALL. IN THE RECALL SUMMARY, IT STATES "ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES." I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS MATTER TAKEN CARE OF WITHOUT ANY...

DT: WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER CALL GM AND THEY INDICATED THERE WAS NO RECALL. THERE WAS ONE ON THE SAME VEHICLE A YEAR OLDER. THE CONSUMER HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE WIPERS FOR 6 MONTHS AND NOW THEY DON'T WORK. *NM

ERRATIC WINDSHEILD WIPER BLADES ON MY 1997 BLAZER S-10. THE WIPERS WILL NOT COME ON SOMETIMES UNLESS THE WIPER ARMS ARE MOVED BY HAND. WHEN THAT HAPPENES, IT IS DIFFICULT AT TIMES TO GET THEM WORKING. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE WIPERS FOR THE 1996 BALZER AND THE 1997 S-10. MY VEHICLE HAS THE EXACT SAME WIPER SYSTEM AS BOTH OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES. MY VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED.

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WERE TOO MANY MILES ON THE VEHICLE TO MAKE THE REPAIRS AT NO COST.*AK RECALL CAMPAIGN: NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: 10001125. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED CAMPAIGN NUMBER 03V159000. *TC

NAR 02/10/2003. THE CONSUMER HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, THE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED, THE TURN SIGNALS WENT OUT, 2 BATTERIES FAILED WITHIN A YEAR, THE ALTERNATOR AND BELT FAILED, THE OXYGEN SENSOR AND A/C COMPRESSOR FAILED. *JB

BALL JOINT UPPER CONTROL ARM BROKE AS I WAS DRIVING TODAY. SINCE I PURCHASED THIS 1997 BLAZER I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS-THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL,THE WATER PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT MOST OF THESE PROBLEM HAVE BEEN RECALLED I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. I PURCHASE THE VEHICLE USED AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP,WHOM BY THE WAY DID NOT TELL ME OF ANY OF THESE RECALLS. I HAVE HAD VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. *JB

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING. THERE IS A SHORT IN THE WIRING OR SOMETHING BECAUSE THE MOTOR WILL RUN BUT THE WIPERS WON'T MOVE. *JB

DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER.*MR THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL WHICH STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE POSSIBLY DEFECTIVE AND THE REPAIR SHOULD BE DONE BY FEB. 24,3004. THE CONSUMER MISSED THE DEADLINE AND WAS TOLD ALSO THAT THE VEHICLES MILEAGE WAS OVER 70,000 MILES. *JB

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK PART TIME. THEY MAY COME ON AND WORK FOR A SHORT TIME AND THEN STOP WITHOUT WARNING OR NOT COME ON AT ALL. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT FUEL GAUGE WAS GIVING WRONG READINGS. SHE RAN OUT OF GAS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY BECAUSE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT SHE HAD FULL TANK WHEN SHE DID NOT. ALSO, CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT WINDSHIELD WIPERS. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD COME ON, AND THEN STOP. CONSUMER COULD NOT GET THEM STARTED AGAIN. SHE HAD TO WAIT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE,L AND PULLED OVER. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND WENT OFF ON THEIR OWN. *AK THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THERE WERE ALSO MANY OCCASIONS WERE AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL VERY HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. ALSO, RIGHT REAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

WIRING BUNDLE HOLDER ABOVE TRANSMISSION ONE OF WHICH GOES TO THE TRANSMISSION SWITCH FAILS AND LETS WIRING BUNDLE FALL ON TRANSMISSION AND RUBS THE COATING OFF OF THE WIRING CAUSING ELECTICAL SHORTS; DAYLIGHT HEADLIGHTS, TRANSMISSION FAILURE ( NOTHING WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION)INTERIOR LIGHTING GOES OUT OR STAYS ON ALL THE TIME CAUSING BATTERY TO GO DEAD OVERNIGHT, BURNING OF WIRING ESPECIALLY UNDER DASH AND AT FUSE BOX AND TRANSMISSION SWITCH (NO FIRE RESULTED, UNHOOKED BATTERY REMOVED FUSES,AND HAD WIRE REPLACED TO TRANSMISSION SWITCH THEN TRASMISSION WORKED; NO FAILURE OF SWICTH JUST WIRING,WIPER AND NIGHT LIGHT FAILURES AND MORE. TRANSMISSION AUTO REPAIR SAYS IT IS NUMBER 1 FAILURE AND HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. THE DEALER SAID I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER. I STILL HAVE ELECTRAL PROBLEMS I HAVE TO GET FIXED. SOME RECALLS WERE MADE ON THIS AUTO THAT MAY BE DUE TO THIS SHORTAGE CAUSED...

CONSUMER STATES THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING, RESULTING IN NO VISIBILITY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER.*AK

PROBLEMS WITH FRONT BALL JOINTS,WINSHIELD WIPER BLADES, AND FUEL PUMP.THE FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED ALSO THE WIND SHIELD MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO GET A NEW FUEL PUMP FOR THE COST OF $400.00. CONSUMER FELLS DEALERSHIP SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS. *MR *CB

INTERMITTENTEDLY WINDSHIELD WIPER BECAME INOPERABLE OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVERS VIEW. *TT

WINDSHIELD WIPERS LOSE INTERMITTENT FUNCTION AND STICK IN LOW SPEED. USUALLY HAPPENS IN A LIGHT RAINSTORM. WIPERS, WHEN MALFUNCTIONING, ALSO WILL STAY ON GOING AT LOW SPEED EVEN WITH THE SWITCH TURNED OFF. GAS GAUGE ALSO IS NOT FUNCTIONING RIGHT AND HAS A TENDENCY TO BOUNCE FROM EXTREME TO EXTREME WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, IDLER ARM, CAP ROTOR AND COIL WIRE WERE REPLACED. *PH *JB

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE VALVE BODY AND IT CAUSED MY TRANSMISSION TO BREAK, I WENT TO THE DEALER WHEN I FIRST HAD THE PROBLEM OF A HARD SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN LONG DISTANCES. THE DEALER SAID THE VEHICLE IS SHIFTING FINE AND TO BRING IT BACK WHEN IT DOES IT AGAIN. THIS WAS BACK ON 08/19/02 AND NOW I HAVE A CODE 1870 ON THE COMPUTER AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. I FOUND OUT THE TRANSMISSION IS A 4L60E AND IT IS VERY UNRELIABLE. ALSO I ALREADY HAD TO CHANGE MY WATER PUMP AND ALTERNATOR AND MY GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK AND THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALSO. *JB

1997 CHEV BLAZER S-10 WINDSHIELD WIPPERS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. STOP WORKING WITHOUT WARNING TRANSMISSION TCV SHORTED OUT, CAUSING COMPUTER TO SHORT OUT, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK PAST 1/2 TANK NO WARNING. RAN OUT OF GAS ON INTERSTATE.

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAS QUIT FUNCTIONING ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS DURING THE PAST YEAR, AND EVERYTIME, NATURALLY, IT HAS BEEN RAINING OR SNOWING. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER 96 AND 97 BLAZER OWNERS AND ABOUT HALF HAVE HAD THEIR WIPER MOTORS REPLACED INDICATING TO ME A BASIC DESIGN FLAW. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE FIRST CASE HE'S HEARD OF A TAP ON THE MOTOR CASE BRINGS THE DEAD MOTOR BACK TO LIFE. DT

GM WON'T REIMBURSE BALL JOINTS DUE TO REPLACEMENT NOT BY GM DEALER. DT

CONSUMER STATES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. MR THE DEALER REPAIRED THE DEFECT, INDICATING THE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL BOARD WOULD CONTINUE TO CAUSE UNPREDICTABLE INOPERABLE WIPERS. *JG

CONSUMER STATES HIS WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK AT WILL. SOMETIME WHEN HE TURNS THEM ON THEY DO NOT COME ON. THIS OBSTRUCT HIS VISION WHEN THE WEATHER IS INCLEMENT. TS

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL FAIL ,NOT MOVING EVEN THROUGH, MOTOR IS RUNNING. OWNER HAS HAD TO SIT ON SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR TWENTY MINUTES UNTIL WIPERS STARTED MOVING AGAIN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

I JUST SAW THIS IN THE NEWSPAPER - I WAS NOT NOTIFIED BY THE DEALER ABOUT THE PREVIOUS RECALL. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR A MONTH. THE WIPERS WORK AWHILE, BUT ONCE TURNED OFF THEY MAY NOT COME BACK ON. DEALER WAS INFORMED. *AK *YH

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN USE OR WILL NOT TURN ON. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER ADDS WHEN WIPERS ARE ACTIVATED THE MOTOR CAN BE HEARD, BUT THE WIPERS WORK WITH EXCESSIVE EFFORT. WIPER DELAY MODULE WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER'S HUSBAND WHO HAS SAME YEAR IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TT

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, DEALER SAID THEY HAD RECALL ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BUT VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.

WINDSHIELD WIPER WORKS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY, DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO GET OUT VEHICLE AND TOUCH MODULE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT WINDOW WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. *YD

THIS IS A REOCCURING PROBLEM. I LITERALLY NEED TO GET OUT OF THE TRCK AND PULL UP ON THE BLADES IN ORDER FOR THEM TO FUNCTION - OR CONSTANTLY TURN THE KNOB ON AND OFF, UNTIL THE WIPERS "CATCH". THERE HAS BEEN INSTANCES WHILE DRIVING AND THE WIPERS FUNCTIONING THAT THEY LITERALLY STOP IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE 1996 MODELS - HOWEVER THE 1997 WAS NOT INCLUDED. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM!*AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, DEALER SAID THEY HAD RECALL ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BUT VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING WHILE IN USE. CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAD TO SHAKE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WHILE DRIVING TO GET THEM TO CONTINUE WORKING. *AK THE WIPER PROBLEM WAS RECALLED FOR 1996 MODEL, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS IN 1997 MODEL. *YH

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. *SLC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK THEN DO NOT WORK. HEAR WIPER MOTOR MAKING NOISE BUT NOT WORKING. HAS HAPPEND 4 TIMES NOW. HAVE TO TAP WIPER MOTOR TO WORK, BUT LAST TIME TAPPING DID NOT WORK. NEXT DAY WIPERS WORKED.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD SPONTANEOUSLY BECOME INTERMITTANT AND SUBSEQUENTLY STOP WORKING AFTER CONSECUTIVE USE UNTIL THEY FINALLY STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. INDEPENDANTLY REPLACED CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER AT OWN EXPENSE . HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THAT NUMEROUS IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS EXIST AND RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID#: 98V150001) EXISTS FOR 1996 MODELS. BELIEVE ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE MADE TO INCLUDE NEWER VEHICLES AS WELL.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION.*AK

VEHICLE HAS 92K MILES, BUT ITS 99% HIGHWAY MILES. THE TRANISSION FAILED AS WELL AS THE SENSOR MODULE, GAS GAUGE FAILED, WATER PUMP FAILED, CRACKS IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, WINDSHIELD FLUID LEAKED INTO THE VEHICLE WHEN REAR WASHER WAS ACTIVATED, BAD BATTERY WHICH WAS NEVER REPLACED (TRYING TO SELL ME A NEW ONE ALL THE TIME), CONSTANT RESURFACING OF FRONT ROTORS DUE TO UNEVEAN WEAR AND A DEFECTIVE GAS GASKET TO THE EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM. I CAN SUPPLY EXACT MILEAGE AND DATES OF REPAIR. IF I DIDN'T HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, I WOULD HAVE TAKEN CHEVROLET TO COURT BY NOW FOR A NEW VEHICLE. I DON'T THINK MY NEXT VEHICLE WILL BE A GM.

RUST DEVELOPED ON THE DIP STICK. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSED BY THE WIPER PULSE CIRCUIT BOARD. DEALER /MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE PROBLEM FITS THE DESCRIPTION OF RECALLED AND PREVIOUSLY REPORTED FAILURES. PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED BY SELLER WARRANTY. REPORTING FAILURE TO HELP IDENTIFY MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME LOOSE TWICE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPAIRED AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED SEVERE STEERING DIFFICULTY. ( THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN ALL BLAZERS AND HE'LL SEE ME AGAIN IN ABOUT 15-25K MILES)TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED EARLY BECAUSE THEY WEAR FAST ON THE FRONT. REPLACED BALL JOINT RECENTLY. VEHICLE MAKES EXCESSIVE NOISES IN FRONT END( INCLUDING ENGINE COMPARTMENT) FOR AGE. VEHICLE HAS HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHACE TO INCLUDE IGNITION REPLACEMENT, FUEL PUMP AND SENSORS REPLACED, FUEL GUAGE GOING WACKY,LIGHTS ALWAYS SEEM DIM( I HAVE A HARD TIME SEEING AT NIGHT WHEN DRIVING THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE), VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ON TOO MANY OCCASIONS TO LIST AND TOWED ONCE WHILE ON A TRIP FOR THIS PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAD TO BE JUMP STARTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BATTERY SEEMS TO DRAIN FO NO APPARENT REASON....

WINDSHIELD WIPERS RANDOMLY DO NOT TURN ON. OCCASIONALLY STOPPING THE VEHICLE, TURNING ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING ENGINE WILL ALLOW WIPERS TO START. SOMETIMES AFTER THEY START THEY WILL STOP OPERATING ON THE UPSWEEP. SOMETIMES THEY WILL START AGAIN FROM THAT POSITION WITHOUT ANY INPUT FROM THE DRIVER. THEN THERE ARE DAYS WHEN THEY OPERATE AS INTENDED, WITH NO PROBLEMS AT ALL.

WIPER ARM ASSEMBLY FAILED.

WHILE DRIVING IN BAD WEATHER CONDITION THE SOLDER JOINT NEAR THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. DEALER PROVIDED ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX TO THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER 98V150001. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK