1995 CHEVROLET C1500 Visibilitywindshield Wiperwasher Problems

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 95 C1500 WORKS RANDOMLY AT BEST. THE PUMP FOR THE FLUID ALSO ONLY WORKS SOME OF THE TIME. SOME TIMES I'LL TURN OF THE WIPERS AND IT WILL TAKE UP TO A MINUTE FOR THEM TO START WORKING,OTHER TIMES THEY WORK FINE AND THEN STILL OTHER TIMES THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL. FLUID HAVEN'T COME OUT OF THE PUMP FOR THE LAST 4 MONTHS AT ALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET C1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE WIPERS WOULD STOP WHILE IN MOTION AND OCCASIONALLY FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN PROMPTED. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER 98V150001 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 101,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,500. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM CAN BE SOLVED BY REPLACING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR PULSE BOARD. UPDATED *JB

ACCORDING WITH NHTSA DATABASE, MY TRUCK HAD A RECALL ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ASSEMBLY (98V150001). I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER, LAKESIDE CHEVY, SPOKE WITH GARY AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, FOUND OUT MY TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN THROUGH THE RECALL AND HE FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS RECALL, SAYING THAT I HAD TO PAY $95.00 APPROX., TO GET IT FIXED. I'D LIKE TO ASK FOR YOUR HELP DETERMINING IF THIS NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND IF SUCH, WHERE I NEED TO TAKE IT. THANKS. DT

NHTSA RECALL 98V150001 WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD; THE PICKUP IS OUT OF THE PEREMETER FOR RECALL AND IS EXHIBITING THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF WIPER FAILURE OR INTERMITTENT FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. NLM

THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE WINSHIELD WIPER AND WSHER SYSTEM. CONSUMERS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. CONSUMER HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS DEFECT, BUT DOES NOT BELIEVE HE SHOULD HAVE TO IF GM KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT EXISTS. *JG

CONSUMER STATES THE WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WASHER WILL ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTING THE DEALER CONSUMER FOUND HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, NHTSA 98V150001, HE HAD TO PAY OVER 100 DOLLARS FOR REPIARS. *YD

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INTERMITTENT. FIRST TIME IT FAILED WAS WITH A LIGHT RAIN. I TURNED THEM ON AND THEY WORKED BUT THE NEXT TIME, THEY DID NOT. ONE TIME, IN A HEAVY RAIN, I HAD TO WAIT BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT WORKING. A THIRD TIME, IT ONLY STARTED WORKING AFTER I WENT OVER RAILROAD TRACKS. I TALKED TO A FRIEND AT WORK WITH A 95' TAHOE THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN TO HIM IN A RAINSTORM AND HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON A MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. I CONTACTED A DEALER TO COME IN AND GET IT FIXED AND HE TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE HAD NO RECALL FOR THE MODULE. I ALSO TALKED TO ANOTHER PERSON WHO HAD TWO 95' TRUCKS THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND HE HAD TO ALSO PAY FOR THE MODULE HIMSELF BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT RECALL FOR...

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S BECAUSE OF A BROKEN CIRCUIT BOARD IN THE WIPER MOTOR. GM ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN BUT VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED DUE TO VIN. *JG

OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY, AND HAVE RECENTLY FAILED COMPLETELY. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY ANY RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *AK

OVER PAST TWO MONTHS, WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM HAS LOCKED UP APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES, AND STAYED IN ONE POSITION, FAILING TO OPERATE. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. SAME CAUSE AS PREVIOUS RECALL, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. FROM READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, THIS RECALL WAS OBVIOUSLY TOO LIMITED BASED ON HOW WIDESPREAD THIS PROBLEM WAS.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK HALF OF THE TIME. CONSUMER STATES THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAY OR MAY NOT WORK WHEN IT'S RAINING. *AK

EXPERIENCING EXACTLY THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF RECALL 98V150001 BUT WAS TOLD BY CHEVROLET THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF RECALL.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY.*AK

I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS. THE PROBLEM WAS EXACTLY WHAT WAS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL, BUT VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. REPAIR COST $125.00 BUT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED. I AM REQUESTING BROADENING OF CAMPAIGN 98V150001 AND REIMBURSEMENT. I NOTICED FROM YOUR WEBSITE THAT MANY OWNERS WERE TOLD THAT THEIR VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED.

DRIVING APPROX. 50MPH IN RAIN AT DUSK ON BUSY FREEWAY. WIPERS SUDDENLY QUIT. BLIND! TOOK TO LOCAL AUTO REPAIR. MECHANIC COMMENTED FAILURE IS COMMON FOR THIS MODEL VEHICLE (FOUR OR FIVE PER MONTH IN A LITTLE TOWN OF 3,000!) SEEMS LIKE MY "NEAR MISS" MAY NOT BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. MFG. NOTIFIED. WAS DIPLOMATIC, BUT UNRESPONSIVE.

MY WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. IF I GRABBED THE BLAKES, AND SHOOK THEM, THEY WOULD USUALLY START WORKING AGAIN. THEY WOULD SOMETIMES JUST STOP WORKING IN A RAIN DOWN POUR. VERY DANAGEROUS!!!! I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL PUT OUT ON MOST CHEVY P/U'S AND UTILITY VEHICLES. IT LOOKS LIKE ALL BUT MY 1995 C1500. SURELY THEY ALL HAVE THEY SAME WIPER SYSTEM COMPONENTS AS MINE (AT LEAST THE TAHOE AND SURBURBAN). WAS MINE NOT RECALLED BECAUSE OF SOME BEAN COUNT OR IS IT INFACT DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHERS? I DO KNOW THERE ARE OTHER FOLKS WHO HAVE THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AS MINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO GOTTEN CONFLICTING STORIES. MY DELEARSHIP SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL ON MINE VEHICLE, BUT A WEBSITE (WWW.ALLDATA.COM) SAYS THERE IS. I CALLED A 1-800 NUMBER FOR CHEVROLET, AND THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT MY DEALERSHIP.

A TECH SVC BULLETIN WAS ISSUED, BUT IS NOT BROAD ENOUGH TO INCLUDE ALL TRUCKS, LIKE MINE! THEY KNOW IT'S BROKEN BUT WON'T INCLUDE ALL AFFECTED. NO SAFETY DEFECT (S) LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONTINUALLY FAIL. MJS

CHEVROLET REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL (98V15) FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER. NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT RANDOMLY. *AK

FOR THE PAST YEAR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE OCCASIONALLY FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN NEEDED. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PLAY WITH THE SWITCH OR TAP THE MODULE COVER TO MAKE THEM OPERATE. THIS HAPPENED ONLY A FEW TIMES UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN THEY BEGAN TO FAIL ON A REGULAR BASIS. I WAS INFORMED BY A FRIEND WHO OWNS A SIMILAR TRUCK THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE WIPER CONTROL MODULE FOR CERTAIN '94-'96 MODEL CHEVROLET TRUCKS. HOWEVER, MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. I HAD REPAIRS MADE AT CENTURY CHEVROLET, BLOOMINGTON, IL. WHICH WERE THE SAME AS THOSE DONE FOR THE RECALL, BUT MINE WERE NOT DONE AT NO COST TO ME. I AM REPORTING THAT THIS RECALL DOES NOT COVER ENOUGH OF THE MODELS DURING THIS TIME FRAME AS I KNOW OTHERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, WHO ARE NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL YET EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM....

WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD FAILED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. MJS

WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD FAILED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. MJS

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK WINDSHIELD WIPER HAVE FAILED NUMEROUS TIME CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY AND REQUIRED DRIVER TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD. *MJS

FIVE TIMES I TURNED MY TRUCK IN FOR REPAIRS DUE TO A HARD PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT DURING BRAKING AND I FINALLY GAVE UP AS FRUSTRATION SET IN. MANY WORK DAYS LOST AND STILL I LIVE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE BRAKES ARE TERRIBLE AND IT TAKES FOR EVER TO STOP THE TRUCK. I AM AFRAID OF WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN A PANIC STOP. ALSO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK WHENEVER THEY FEEL LIKE.

ABOUT 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE DURING RAIN. I OPENED THE HOOD AND STRUCK THE WIPER MODULE AND THEY COMMENCED TO OPERATE. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION WHEN DRIVING AND IT STARTS TO RAIN , ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND UNABLE TO STOP BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC OR ROAD CONDITIONS.

WINDSHIELD WIPER'S ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATE'S THE WINDSHIELD WIPER'S ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND SOMETIME'S DON'T WORK AT ALL AND THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INTERMITTENTLY INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. *AK

WHEN TRAVLEING IN BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INOPERATIVE REDUCING DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. ALSO, THERE IS A RECALL LISTED FOR SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING IN RAINY WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION . *AK

WHEN DRIVING AND TRYING TO USE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL THE RAIN STOPS. WINDSHIELD WIPERS REPAIRED TWICE. RECALL WAS ISSUED, BUT CHEVROLET REFUSED TO MAKE REPAIRS BECAUSE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION OR THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL. THE DEALER COULD NOT REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V150001, GM/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING. OWNER EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. THE OWNER HAS HAD THE WIPERS REPAIRED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON OTHER TRUCKS FOR THIS SAME MAKE/MODEL AND YEAR . OWNER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

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

CONSUMER WAS DENIED RECALL REPAIR FOR INTERMITTENT WIPER FAILURE (CAMPAIGN) DUE TO VIN., WIPERS FAILED.

IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

1) THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT WORK CONSISTENTLY. OCCASIONALLY THEY WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. DEALER WOULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT RESURFACE IF FIXED. 2) WITHIN THE FIRST 6000 MILES MY TRUCK EXPERIENCED A DROP IN POWER, PERFORMANCE AND ECONOMY. IN ADDITION IT COULD NOT OPPERATE ON 87 OCTANE FUEL WITHOUT SEVERE PINGING AND CONSUMED 2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 3000 MILES. THE DEALER SERVICED THE TRUCK AND SAID IT WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WERE MADE AT ALMOST EVERY DEALER SERVICE. WHEN THE TRUCK WOULD NO LONGER OPERATE ON 93+ OCTANE FUEL WITHOUT PINGING, I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED ALL OF THE ONGOING PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS TO BE CAUSED BY THE "VALVE SEALS LEAKING OIL AND FOULING THE PLUGS". I CONTACTED GM AT CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE (800 222 1020) AND WAS TOLD THAT A SUPERVISOR WOULD CONTACT ME TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER,...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND THEN QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT COME ON AT ALL. DEALER SAYS THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

PULSE ASSEMBLY FAILED.

DURING EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS, VEHICLE EXPERIENCE WIPER FAILURE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *YC

WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE SOLDER JOINTS NEAR TERMINAL CRACKED, CAUSING WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY.

SOLDER JOINT NEAR THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. SOMETIMES WHEN USING THE WIPERS, THE WIPERS STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. TRUCK NOT INCLUDED ON CURRENT RECALL. *AK.ET.

THIS VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE ONE MENTIONED IN RECALL FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS. INADVERTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERATIVE INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN USE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE RELAY BOARD. *AK