1997 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUPS Visibilitywindshield Wiperwasher Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE WINDSHIED WIPERS WOULD NOT OPERATE NORMALLY. HE WOULD HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND WAIT UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE CIRCUIT BOARD TO THE WIPER MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT HE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V159000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/09/12*LJ UPDATED 02/13/12

RECENTLY HAD WIPERS FAIL DURING HEAVY STORM WHILE ON FREEWAY. NEARLY CAUSED CRASH. CONDITION IS INTERMITTENT. CHECKED NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND RECALL (03V159000) AND DOCUMENTS SHOWED ENTIRE PRODUCTION FROM MY MODEL WAS INCLUDED. TOOK TRUCK TO PENSKE CHEV. OF CERRITOS, CA. ASKED THEM TO CHECK FOR RECALL APPLICABILITY. THEY TOLD ME "THE TRUCK WAS TOO OLD" AND MY VIN NUMBER WAS "NOT A GOOD VIN". THEY CALLED GM AND GOT THE SAME INFO, NO RECORD OF VIN. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER (NEVER RECEIVED OWNER NOTIFICATIONS) AND SHOWED THEM MONRONEY LABEL, ORIGINAL BILL OF SALE AND TITLE WITH THIS VIN. SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME THAT WITHOUT VIN, THERE WOULD BE NO REPAIR, DESPITE THE PAPERWORK PROVIDED AND GM RECALL DOCUMENT WITH AFFECTED RANGE. DEALER ACTED LIKE I WAS TRYING TO STEAL FROM THEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET K 1500. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED, THE WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V159000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE WIPERS HAVE YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 01-11-08. *KB UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE WIPERS ARE ENGAGED IN RAINY WEATHER, THEY WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V159000, REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 05/10/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V159000, REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V159000, REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.

1997 K3500 CHEVY TRUCK. HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE WIPERS NOT WORKING INTERMITTENTIALY FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS. CAME ACROSS A CHEVY BULLETIN ( 03023 ) AND NHTSA 03V159000 THAT REFLECTS THE PROBLEM ACCURATLY ALONG WITH THE INTERNAL DEALER/GM NOTICES THAT I OBTAINED FROM ALLDATA.COM. I CONTACTED BOTH MY LOCAL DEALER AND CHEVY CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT THE ISSUE. (ED MWANGO CASE 1-379680418 CASE NUMBER FROM CHEVY CORPORATE ). THEY SAID THAT MY VIN DID NOT COME UP IN THE RECALL AND IT WAS TOO OLD FOR THEM TO CONSIDER. ACCORDING TO THE INTERNAL GM DOC THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED REGARDLESS OF AGE OR MILEAGE. I WOULD LIKE GM/CHEVY TO HONOR THIS RECALL. *JB

DT: THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY STOP OR FAIL TO COME ON. IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, MAY HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND MAY COME ON OR GO OFF. MOST OFTEN THIS OCCURS IN RAINY WEATHER. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE TO BE MANUALLY MANIPULATED TO WORK. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR 3-4 YEARS BUT BECAME WORSE. TOOK TO A DEALER AND THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1997 CHEVROLET C1500 PICKUP TRUCK WILL STOP WORKING WHILE I AM DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. TODAY IT WAS RAINING FAIRLY HARD AND I WAS DRIVING ALONG AT 55MPH AND THE WIPERS JUST STOPPED. IT WAS LIKE DRIVING BLINDFOLDED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT HITTING ANYONE. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET TO FIND OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THIS. I FOUND A RECALL ON THE NHTSA.GOV SITE FOR MY YEAR AND MAKE TRUCK. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V159000 I WENT TO A CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG, BUT TOLD ME MY TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS CAN BE.

1997 CHEVROLET C/K 1500 PICK-UP WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE VIN # [XXX]. CALLED ATZENHOFFER CHEVROLET ABOUT RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL (GM RECALL #03023, NHTSA ID# 03V159000). *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS LEADING TO A COMPLETE FAILURE AND TOTALLY INOPERABLE. WIPER MOTOR MODULE/CIRCUIT BOARD WAS REPLACED BY CHEVROLET DEALER AT FULL PRICE OF $148.15. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER GENERAL MOTORS RECALL #03023 (NHTSA RECALL # 03V159000) AS MY VIN [XXX] WAS NOT ON THE APPROVED GM RECALL LIST. ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT LISTED, THE FAILURE WAS THE EXACT SAME AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL DESCRIPTION AND I FEEL I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS. *JB UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS STATED IN RECALL# 03V159000 REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. DURING EACH FAILURE, TO DATE, I HAVE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND RAISED THE HOOD. WITH THE WIPER IN THE "ON" POSITION, I RAP SHARPLY ON THE MOTOR AND THE WIPERS BEGIN TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THIS WOULD INDICATE A SHORT IN THE SYSTEM.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FREQUENTLY FAIL TO TURN ON. THE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT INCLUDE 1997 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUPS. *LA